A point which has often arrested the attention of interpreters of the Song of the Valiant Woman, which concludes the book of Proverbs, is the relationship of the body of the poem, with its catalogue of the down-to-earth exploits of the lady portrayed, to verse 30b, which describes her as "the woman who fears Yahweh." The poem as a whole describes such mundane and this-worldly activities, and th...

Walahfried Strabo: Hortulus, translated by Raef Payne, commentary by Wilfrid Blunt, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The Hunt Botanical Library, 1966, pp. xi, 91, illus, $12.00. This publication is number 2 of the Hunt Facsimile Series, edited by George H.M. Lawrence, Director of the Hunt Botanical Library. It is a happy choice, for this poem, written by a monk of Reichenau in the ninth century, has g...

Oftentimes, the question “what is this poem about?” has no trivial answer, regardless of length, style, author, or context in which the poem is found. We propose a simple system of multi-label classification of poems based on their subjects following the categories and subcategories as laid out by the Poetry Foundation. We make use of a model that combines the methodologies of tf-idf and Latent...

Abstract The article studies the narrative poem by Patricio de la Escosura El bulto vestido del negro capuz (1835), relating it to European romantic literature of his time, which author knew well from stays as an emigrant in France. work analyzes themes and form a composition that is always cited but scarcely studied contemporary current critics. analysis shows connection themes, motives resour...

Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a new minimally invasive endoscopic treatment for achalasia. Since the first modern human cases were published in 2008, around 2,000 cases have been performed worldwide. This technique requires advanced endoscopic skills and a learning curve of at least 20 cases. POEM is highly successful with over 90 % improvement in dysphagia while offering patients the a...

Robert Burns's poem, Death and Doctor Hornbook, 1785, tells of the drunken narrator's late night encounter with Death. The Grim Reaper is annoyed that ‘Dr Hornbook’, a local schoolteacher who has taken to selling medications and giving medical advice, is successfully thwarting his efforts to gather victims. The poet fears that the local gravedigger will be unemployed but Death reassures him tha...

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) depth profiling with C60(+) sputtering was used to resolve the lithium-ion distribution in the nanometer-scale domain structures of block polymer electrolyte thin films. The electrolytes of interest are mixtures of lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate and lamellar-forming polystyrene-poly(oligo(oxyethylene)methacrylate) (PS-POEM) copolymer. XPS depth profilin...

The treatment of patients with achalasia is complex due to a considerably high recurrence rate and risk of treatment-related complications. The per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a new endoscopic technique that combines the benefits of a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure with the efficacy of a surgical myotomy. Implementation of the POEM technique may lead to fewer complications, a low...

Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) is a transmural endoscopic surgical technique that is gaining widespread adoption in the management of adult achalasia. The endoscopic approach offers excellent access to the muscular wall of the esophagus enabling division of the abnormal circular fibers. The procedure offers the benefits of being incisionless, preserving the outer longitudinal esophageal mus...

She Walks in Beauty: Introduction 1. She Walks in Beauty: Text of the Poem 2. She Walks in Beauty: Lord George Gordon Byron Biography 3. She Walks in Beauty: Summary 4. She Walks in Beauty: Themes 5. She Walks in Beauty: Style 6. She Walks in Beauty: Historical Context 7. She Walks in Beauty: Critical Overview 8. She Walks in Beauty: Essays and Criticism The Byronic Hero ♦ Aesthetically Perfect...