English as Lingua Franca, or ELF, seems a straightforward concept: in today’s globalized society, speakers of all varieties of languages elect to use English as a means of communication, regardless of their native tongues. ...

Purpose: The purposes of this paper are testing an efficiency algorithm based on LBM and using it to analyze two-dimensional natural convection with low Prandtl number. Design/methodology/approach: Steady state or oscillatory ...

Increased utilization of antibiotics has contributed to greater resistance among pathogenic bacteria. The prevalence of such organisms has created challenges for practitioners treating bacterial infections. One of the most ...

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) has a large impact on the patient, caregivers, and health care team. From 2005 to 2009, there were 110,000 hospitalized patients in the United States. Overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) may occur ...

Though ubiquitous in optical microscopy, glass has long been overlooked as a specimen supporting surface for high resolution atomic force microscopy (AFM) investigations due to its roughness. Using bacteriorhodopsin from ...

Introduction: Pernicious anemia is not commonly investigated as an etiology for Vitamin B12 deficiency. However, it is associated with other autoimmune disorders and may be linked with H. pylori infections as well as an ...

Postprint. A variety of risk assessment questionnaires are used within the financial planning profession to assess client risk preferences. Evidence indicates that the average person overweighs losses relative to an arbitrary ...

Postprint. Investment in the securities markets is vital to households' wealth accumulation and financial security. Using data from the 2008 Survey of Chinese Consumer Finance and Investor Education, we found that self-assessed ...

Using data from the 2008 FPA-Ameriprise Financial Value of Financial Planning Research Study, this study identifies the factors related to making investment mistakes by moving assets into more of a cash position in a down ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequently encountered in the hospital setting. It may be present on admission or may develop during the hospital stay. Early and consistent recognition of AKI has been a challenge. This has ...

Delirium is common in the post-operative period in patients who have undergone orthopedic surgery, and the elderly are especially vulnerable. It leads to increased costs, longer hospital stays and higher rates of discharge ...

Chest pain is a leading cause of Emergency Department (ED) visits. Risk stratification of risk for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is applied with variability. Revaluation of ACS risk by hospitalists may provide the opportunity ...

Introduction: Predictive genetic testing for adult-onset conditions in children is an issue that has initiated ethical discussions and polarized views. Case Presentation: A genetic counselor is contacted by a mother ...

The prevalence of diabetes in the adult population in United States is approximately 10[percent] and is expected to rise. The myriad of complexities of this entity, both microvascular and macrovascular is anticipated to ...

A healthy 39-year-old Caucasian male presented to an emergency department with three episodes of hematochezia over two days, along with a syncopal episode and diaphoresis. An upper endoscopy revealed mild esophagitis and ...

Question: While completing the transfusion of one unit of packed red blood cells, my patient's temperature rose from 37.2 degrees C to 38.4 degrees C, without any other associated symptoms. What are the next steps I should ...