To Teach Is to Give

specialized methods to teach spelling: comparing three methods

چکیده: بررسی ادبیات مربوطه در کشور در زمینه یادگیری زبان انگلیسی نشان می‎دهد که علی‎رغم اهمیت املا در فرآیند یادگیری به طور عام و یادگیری زبان انگلیسی به طور خاص، این مولفه از جایگاهی متناسب با اهمیت آن برخوردار نیست و عمدتاً نادیده گرفته شده است. تحقیقات گسترده‎ای در خارج از کشور در مورد ماهیت این مولفه صورت گرفته است، در حالی که به جرأت می‎توان گفت در داخل کشور گامی در مورد درک ماهیت آن و فرآی...

to give or not to give fluids, artificially: that is an ethical dilemma!

abstract eating and drinking are essential for life. there are clinical situations that artificial hydration is necessary. for dying patients artificial hydration looks useless and in many conditions could even be harmful (e.g. pulmonary edema in hypoalbuminemic patients). in our medical culture artificial hydration is a symbol of care to the patient and withholding it, is a very emotive issue,...

To give or not to give? That is the question.

To teach or not to teach.

To give or not to give probiotics to preterm infants.

Should probiotics be routinely used in preterm infants? This is one of the most common questions asked with regard to probiotics. In this issue of the Journal, Athalye-Jape et al. (1) present the results of a meta-analysis (search date: April 2014) that assessed the effects of probiotic supplementation on enteral feeding in preterm (gestational age ,37 wk) or low-birth-weight (,2500 g) infants....