Introduction: Otolaryngology is a field with a high referral rate; however, there is a dearth of research on the quality of referral letters written in this field. This study was carried out to explicitly assess the quality of referral letters, more specifically in the field of otology.   Materials and Methods: Two otologists assessed referral letters written by general ...

1. introduction composition and letter writing are some of the most important issues that have been addressed in the past. especially at the ninth and tenth centuries hegira (teimurian era), valuable works have been composed in this regard, as some have reviewed and attended to the structure, while others have collected the original and content of the letters by the past eminent scholars. these...

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) that nest on Ascension Island, in the south-central Atlantic, utilize feeding grounds along the coast of Brazil, more than 2000 km away. To account for the origins of this remarkable migratory behavior, Carr and Coleman [Carr, A. & Coleman, P. J. (1974) Nature (London) 249, 128-130] proposed a vicariant biogeographic scenario involving plate tectonics and natal ho...

THE physician of today is aware of the numerous adverse effects and potential hazards of modern drug therapy, and it is both refreshing and instructive to look back to the days when the physician's 'armentarium' of therapeutic agents was of 'narrow spectrum', and when many of the 'drugs' available were basically only of 'nutritive' value. Such retrospective views, even though they are often bri...

BOEK: De publicatie van de Franse vertaling roman opgang (De Bezige Bij, 2020, vertaald als Une Ascencion) bij Uitgeverij Gallimard in januari 2022 laat ons toe om dieper te gaan op het speurwerk dat Stefan Hermans verrichtte meerdere zijn naar Frans vertaalde werken. Belgische, Nederlandstalige auteur verwierf al bekendheid met vertalingen Oorlog en terpentijn 2015 2013, Guerre et térébenthine...