Two Poems: Stop Time Before; Forsaken Ones

Stop Place Contrasts before Liquids

All languages allow stop place contrasts in prevocalic position. Many languages allow stop place contrasts before liquids [l, r]. Indeed, stop-liquid clusters like [br, gl] are among the most common word-initial consonant clusters [2]. The preference for stop-liquid clusters is commonly attributed to Sonority Sequencing constraints – specifically a preference for large sonority rises in onset c...

Bevacizumab therapy before autologous stem-cell transplantation for POEMS syndrome.

POEMS is an acronym for a rare multisystemic syndrome encompassing polyneuropathy (P), organomegaly (O), endocrinopathy (E), monoclonal gammopathy (M), skin changes (S) and additional features variably expressed [1]. POEMS syndrome is associated with high vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) serum levels. This angiogenic factor likely plays a pathogenic role, in particular for neuropathy, ...

The Stop Smoking Before Surgery Program

Objective:This study aimed to examine the impact of a Stop Smoking Before Surgery (SSBS) program in a health authority where responsibility for surgical services is shared by health professionals in regional centers and outlying communities. Methods: A between-subjects, pre-post mixed method program evaluation was conducted. Elective surgery patients at 2 Northern Canadian hospitals were recrui...

Mystic Poems, Poems of Enlightment

Destination memory: stop me if I've told you this before.

Everyone has recounted a story or joke to someone only to experience a nagging feeling that they may already have told this person this information. Remembering to whom one has told what, an ability that we term destination memory, has been overlooked by researchers despite its important social ramifications. Using a novel paradigm, we demonstrate that destination memory is more fallible than s...