abstractacquiring vocabulary, as a significant and challenging part of language learning process, has always been consistent with reading. in this study, the researchers examined the effect of enhanced extensive reading on efl learners’ incidental acquisition of english vocabulary, with specific focus on phrasal verbs. twenty five homogenized participants were selected and divided into two grou...

Partially sericitized tourmaline from a pegmatite was investigated using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Fine-grained muscovite crystals form extensive narrow veinlets preferentially developed along the {110} and {100} cleavages of tourmaline, indicating that a cleavage-controlled alteration mechanism was dominant. HRTEM images show that tourmaline-muscovite interfaces...

PURPOSE To determine whether maintenance therapy with carboplatin and etoposide improves progression-free and overall survival in patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer, compared to the standard four to six cycles of cisplatin and etoposide. METHODS Forty-two patient records (25 males and 17 females) were retrospectively reviewed in a single community practice. All patients were...

The Streptomycetes are gram positive bacteria with a filamentous form that present in a wide variety of soil including composts, water and plants. The most characteristic of Streptomycetes is the ability to produce secondary metabolites such as antibiotics. They produce over two-thirds of the clinically useful antibiotics of natural origin (e.g., neomycin and chloramphenicol. Another characteri...

H. Imaoka*, G.M. Gauvreau*, R.M. Watson*, S.G. Smith*, B. Dua*, A.J. Baatjes*, K. Howie*, T. Hoshino, K.J. Killian*, H. Aizawa{ and P.M. O’Byrne* *Dept of Medicine, Michael G. DeGroot School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, and Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Dept of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, J...

introduction: we report a 56-year-olds female with supraventricular arrhythmia due acute ischemic stroke without structural heart disease. case description: a patient presented with sudden onset of lethargy, right hemiplegia, and global aphasia. there was previous history of stroke 1 year ago presented with left hemiplegia that recovered completely during 10 days. there was no history of comorb...

Wettability alteration is one of the most important methods for oil recovery from sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. The effects of salinity, pH, temperature, and chemicals such as surfactants and fatty acids on the alteration of the wettability were described in previous studies. In recent years, attention has been directed to nanoparticles as a wettability alteration agent. The effect of som...