the present study reports an analysis of response articles in four different disciplines in the social sciences, i.e., linguistics, english for specific purposes (esp), accounting, and psychology. the study has three phases: micro analysis, macro analysis, and e-mail interview. the results of the micro analysis indicate that a three-level linguistic pattern is used by the writers in order to cr...

Background: Hearing impairment as a heterogeneous disorder is the most common sensory defect that occur 1 in 1000. Mutations in GJB2 (CX26) gene at DFNB1 locus on 13q12 are responsible for autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) in many populations. This study investigates the GJB2 gene mutations in deaf patients refereed to the deaf center of Tabriz. Methods: In the present ...