to discuss my point, i have collected quite a number of articles, anthologies, and books about "wuthering heights" applying various ideas and theories to this fantastic story. hence, i have come to believe that gadamer and jauss are rightful when they claim that "the individaul human mind is the center and origin of all meaning," 3 that reading literature is a reader-oriented activity, that it ...

fluorescence chemical sensors for the highly sensitive and selective determination of pb2+ , hg2+, co2+ and fe3+ ions in aqueous solutions are described. the ion sensing system was prepared by incorporating lipophilic ligand (l) as a neutral ion-selective fluoroionophore in the plasticized pvc membrane containing sodium tetraphenylborate or potasium tetrakis (p-chlorophenyl) borate as a liphoph...

testing plays a vital role in any language teaching program. it allows teachers and stakeholders, including program administrators, parents, admissions officers and prospective employers to be assured that the learners are progressing according to an accepted standard (douglas, 2010). the problems currently facing language testers have both practical and theoretical implications but the first i...

laparoscopic technique in recent years has tremendously being used as a non invasive surgery to perform different operation in abdominal and thoracic cavities. this technique has been used from 1987 in different aspect of human surgery. in addition to diagnosis, biopsy, visualizing adhesion and neoplastic structure, recently cholecystectomy and ovariohysterectomy were also commonly being used a...

Background: This study aimed to investigate the changes of serum zinc in term neonates who need major operation. Materials and Methods: In this study, 59 neonates who need major operation were studied. All patients underwent major surgical with high stress. The metabolic response to surgery was studied by measuring the serum zinc before and after surgery (24 hours and at discharge time postoper...

Background: to work absenteeism. This disability which is usually due to spinal disc herniation prevents anemployee from doing his/her daily job, thus creating numerous destructive socioeconomicconsequences for him/her as well as the society. The goal of this study is to determine the patientsreturn-to-work rate after undergoing the lumbar disc herniation surgery and to study the relatedfactors...

Background : The main purpose of sedation in patients under ocular surgery  is patients' preparing to stay calm during surgery .Inadequate or deep sedation  may lead to patient's  sudden movement  and subsequently serious complications . Objectives : The main purpose of  this study is  compare the effects of Melatonin and Gabapentin on pain and anxiety  during cataract surgery under topical ...

Preoperative autologous blood donation is commonly used to reduce exposure to homologous blood transfusions among patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of autologous transfusion on patients' hematocryte value, intra and postoperative blood loss, hospitalization time, the development of infective complications and other factors. Materials ...