Rationale: Patients with sepsis who survive to hospital discharge may present with ongoing
high morbidity and mortality. However, little is known about the risk of long-term, all-cause …

This study set out to re-examine the effectiveness of study abroad programs in second
language (L2) acquisition through a multi-level meta-analysis. Overall, 42 primary studies …

… In the first section I present a brief biography of Chu Hsi to acquaint the reader with the
highlights of Chu's life. In the second I argue that Chu's interest in education grew out of his …

Three-dimensional (3D) virtual environments provide EFL learners with a rich and dynamic
multimodal context for vocabulary learning. This study aims to investigate the effects of …

Background: Recent studies concluded that dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors provide
glycemic control but also raised concerns about the risk for heart failure in patients with …

Background— Substantial infective endocarditis (IE)–related morbidity and mortality may occur
even after successful treatment. However, no previous study has explored long-term hard …

This handbook is designed to make available research results, analytical procedures, and
engineering data on properties and behaviour of Alberta oil sands deposits. Topics covered …

This study explores whether culture‐specific rhetorical conventions affect the reading recall
of Chinese EFL college students at two grade levels. Four English passages verified as …

This study investigates the effects of the text difficulty of extensive reading materials on the
reading comprehension and reading motivation of English as a foreign language (EFL) …

Our aim was to describe the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) on the
status and chemotherapy of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who had entered …