INFECTION AND THE NOTIFICATION ACT.

the speech act of advice and the introvert/extrovert distinction among iranian efl university students

the aim of this study is to examine the difference between the introverts and extroverts in preferred advice-giving style. furthermore, it explores the difference between l1 (persian) and l2 (english) regarding the giving of advice for the extroverts and introverts separately. it investigates whether an extrovert or introvert gives advice in the same manner in his l1 (persian) and l2 (english) ...

acute and chronic maxillary sinusitis (nonodontogenic infection)

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Transporting minors for immoral purposes: the case for the Child Custody Protection Act & the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.

a comparative pragmatic analysis of the speech act of “disagreement” across english and persian

the speech act of disagreement has been one of the speech acts that has received the least attention in the field of pragmatics. this study investigates the ways power relations, social distance, formality of the context, gender, and language proficiency (for efl learners) influence disagreement and politeness strategies. the participants of the study were 200 male and female native persian s...

Automated Real-Time Detection and Notification of Positive Infection Cases

Infection control in the healthcare setting is an essential component for patient safety and quality of care. To assist with daily infection control functions, we have implemented an alert in the Vigilens Health Monitor (a clinical decision support system at our institution) for real-time detection and notification of positive infection cases in both inpatient and outpatient settings.