J. M. Robertson: Rationalist and Literary Critic

Lieut.-Col. J. C. Robertson

Linguistics and literature: stylistics as a tool for the literary critic

Since the emergence in the 1960s of English Language as a university subject in its own right, the relationship between the study of literature and the study of language has often been one of bitter rivalry. Literary critics have railed against the ‘cold’, ‘scientific’ approach used by scholars of language in their analyses of literary texts, whilst linguists have accused their literary colleag...

Swinkels , J . M . and Lam , T . J . G . M .

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Anaesth Critic Care Med J 2016, 1(2): 000112

Background: This study was to evaluate whether stroke volume variation (SVV)-guided fluid management would improve postoperative pain perception, plasma lactate and glucose levels, in-hospital mortality and morbidity, and length of hospital stay, when compared with those guided by central venous pressure (CVP). Methods: Ninety-one patients scheduled for major lumbar spine surgery were randomize...

Anaesth Critic Care Med J 2017, 2(2): 000123

Background: We have noticed a high incidence of postoperative agitation (POA) following functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), we reviewed our anesthesia protocol and designed this study. The present study investigated the possible contributing factors in the development of POA in adults, by avoiding these factors postoperative agitation can