The tetracyclines have enjoyed astonishing popularity since their introduction in 1950. They appeared to have many advantages over other preparations then in vogue and soon became known as 'broad spectrum' antibiotics, a euphemism which probably encouraged their widespread use as prophylactic agents for upper respiratory tract disease occurring in children (Banks, 1968; Banks and Ritchie, 1969)...

Ontologies (and Metaphysics) are floating around since Plato and Aristotle. Although these things have often been declared as non-existent, or as outright nonsense and frauds, nevertheless, rigorous, cold-blooded and definite proofs for these unfriendly judgements seem still to be lacking. The adjective sceptical in the title of the present paper is, of course, a polite euphemism. For we can sh...

The question of how the human mind works and what the basis of its admirable capabilities is probably goes back to the first human who thought about how the very act of thinking comes about. In the meantime, psychologists have acquired plenty of material on human behavior, learning, and perception, while physiologists have uncovered an immense collection of properties of nerve cells and the str...

There is no self respecting professional who can do without continuous professional development (CPD). All of us know more that we did 10 years ago but we should also be aware of the fact that, relative to the explosive increase of knowledge, we are also ignorant of much more than we were 10 years ago. Pathologists who try to escape the pressure of CPD run the risk of lagging behind, of using o...

Tired of eating Intel’s performance dust, AMD is preparing a new entry in the battle for the CPU socket in high-end PCs. At the Microprocessor Forum earlier this month, chief architect Dirk Meyer described AMD’s nextgeneration K7 processor, on which the company will place its hopes for higher ASPs and improved profitability. The new processor was jointly developed by Meyer’s team in Austin (Tex...

Tired of eating Intel’s performance dust, AMD is preparing a new entry in the battle for the CPU socket in high-end PCs. At the Microprocessor Forum earlier this month, chief architect Dirk Meyer described AMD’s nextgeneration K7 processor, on which the company will place its hopes for higher ASPs and improved profitability. The new processor was jointly developed by Meyer’s team in Austin (Tex...

Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan (1) Diksi, (2) majas, dan (3) citraan dalam novel Home Sweet Loan karya Almira Bastari. Sumber data berupa Jenis penelitian adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Data dialog antartokoh Pengumpulan dilakukan teknik simak catat. Analisis dengan analisis isi. Metode penyajian hasil informal. Hasil dapat disimpulkan bahwa aspek stilistika meliputi: penggunaan kosa k...

How is it that punishment has become synonymous with justice and a euphemism for punishment? have almost interchangeable terms? slogans such as ?justice victims? are invariably interpreted demands more harsher punishments. Is truly justice? Are crime victims really bloodthirsty totally obsessed quest A troubling question haunted me throughout my professional life, I spent many sleepless nights ...