ELT online materials development, which is a multifaceted multidisciplinary area, is not welcomed by many teachers, because it is demanding, challenging and confusing. They fear facing new technologies in their teaching sessions to avoid failing or being caught by other audiences. Furthermore, they struggle hard in evaluating their pod/vodcasts. In order to remove the fears and barriers, ...

Are abortions covered by Medicare? While Bob Myers does not tell us, he does answer more questions than you are likely to ask about Medicare and Medicaid. This is a textbook on three aspects of Medicare and Medicaid: (1) historical and legislative development, (2) cost estimates, and (3) benefits and administration. Most likely, i t will initially be read for its detailed description of current...

CMAJ • FEBRUARY 9, 2010 • 182(2) © 2010 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors 171 Apreviously healthy four-year-old girl presented with a rash of sudden onset consisting of erythematous macules on both cheeks (Figure 1) that were neither itchy nor tender and did not blanch. Over the next week, the rash spread from her cheeks to her arms, back, thighs and buttocks, and became papular and...

Abstract Background Aortic emergencies, dissection and rupture, are rare but catastrophic entities, with the cornerstone to survival being prompt diagnosis treatment. Insurance status often limits access healthcare, our study aims determine if it plays a role in outcomes of aortic emergencies. Method A retrospective analysis 2019 Nationwide Inpatient Sample was conducted identify hospitalizatio...

In the randomized, double-blind, phase 3 KEYNOTE-189 trial (NCT02578680) pembrolizumab plus pemetrexed-platinum chemotherapy significantly improved OS and PFS vs placebo in patients with previously untreated metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC without sensitizing EGFR/ALK alterations, regardless of PD-L1 expression. We present efficacy safety outcomes after ?4 years follow-up. Patients were randomized...

Cereal Chem. 72(2):151-154 Fermented dairy ingredients prepared with Lactobacillus casei subsp. differ from that of standard milk bread. When milk was the main comrhamnosus and containing variable proportions of milk, whey, and whole ponent of the fermented dairy ingredient (no whey or flour), the quality wheat flour were incorporated in a pan bread formulation and tested of the bread was about...

MUCHOF THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION IN LIBRARY LITERATURE about professional standards concerns librarian malpractice risks. After explaining why these risks have not materialized, this article examines the role of professional standards in fostering good practice in librarianship. Components of good practice include professional knowledge, core competencies, and professional values. INTRODUCTION Do...

Cereal Chem. 70(l):51 -55 Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) levels were determined on individual and for the different wheats at similar cumulative flour yields. Less than 10% pooled millstreams of five cultivars representative of five different classes of the total PPO activity was present in cumulative flour streams of Canadian wheat. The wheats were milled on a pilot mill to extraction corresponding ...

This paper explores how port cities and municipal networks can contribute to reducing the climate and environmental impacts of shipping. Specifically, the paper reflects on the process of developing the World Ports Climate Declaration during 2007-2008 and the work of the World Ports Climate Initiative (WPCI) in subsequent years. The Declaration was a voluntary undertaking, adopted by 55 of the ...

The kidney is one of the most sensitive organs to cadmium-induced toxicity, particularly in conditions long-term oxidative stress. We hypothesized that, transplant recipients, nephrotoxic exposure cadmium represents an overlooked hazard for optimal graft function. To test this, we performed a prospective cohort study and included 672 outpatient recipients with functioning beyond year. median pl...