abstractthe study of linguistic devices variously referred to as stance expressions is one of the best means by which the relationship between the writer, the reader, and propositional meaning could be examined. this paper looks at a particular structural group of lexical bundles encoding stance expressions. these are bundles starting with an anticipatory it followed by is, a predicative adject...

PURPOSE This study aimed to identify contents and trends of Korean nursing doctoral dissertations in terms of research methodology and theoretical characteristics. METHODS The design of the study was descriptive study and a total of 1,089 quantitative studies completed between 1982 and 2010 were reviewed using the analytical framework developed by the researchers. RESULTS The majority of st...

Objective. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating neurological disorder caused by trauma. Pathophysiological events occurring after SCI include acute, subacute, and chronic phases, while complex mechanisms are comprised. As an abundant source of natural drugs, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) attracts much attention in SCI treatment recently. Hence, this review provides an overview of path...

OBJECTIVE To identify the academic scientific production on palliative care in master dissertations and PhD theses carried out by nurses in Portugal. METHOD A descriptive retrospective study of bibliometric type with search for the abstracts available in repositories of higher education institutions in the period 2000-2014. RESULTS Of the 1814 papers identified, 249 met the inclusion criter...

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The specialized scientific production resulting from master's and doctoral research works reports, indicates existing targets advances in circular economics. This study aims to develop a systematic literature review that highlights the thematic axes areas of interest field economics are addressed highly studies, result studies. 11 predominant researchers theses dissertations identified, denomin...

The purpose of this article is to analyze the use case study research strategy in field cadastral studies. reviews nineteen doctoral dissertations published domain. theoretical background first explained. Major characteristics are then identified. Finally, guidelines provided for approach, design, data collection and analysis focusing researches. Characteristic “contextual inclusiveness” system...