Background COPD increases susceptibility to sleep disturbances, which may in turn
predispose to increased respiratory symptoms. The objective of this study was to evaluate, in a …

Background The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is a valid disease-specific questionnaire
measuring health status. However, knowledge concerning its use regarding patient and …

We herein present an overview of the upcoming 5 th edition of the World Health Organization
Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours focussing on lymphoid neoplasms. Myeloid …

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy diagnosed in women worldwide.
Nearly all cases of cervical cancer result from infection with the human papillomavirus, and the …

Background Since the release of the first global hepatitis elimination targets in 2016, and until
the COVID-19 pandemic started in early 2020, many countries and territories were making …

Surgery should be considered for patients with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression
(MESCC) with a life expectancy of ≥3 months. Given the heterogeneity of the clinical …

… Results of the current study indicated that junior residents benefitted the most from
courses in elbow and wrist arthroscopy, while the progress made by senior residents was not …

In cognitive metaphor theory, metaphor is a conceptual and experiential process that structures
our world. This study, taking an applied linguistic' view on CMT, examines how metaphor …

… the curriculum of junior high school teachers in Taiwan. The purposes are to determine junior
high … This study recommended that Taiwan junior high school teachers should incorporate …

Cigar and pipe smoking are considered risk factors for head and neck cancers, but the magnitude
of effect estimates for these products has been imprecisely estimated. By using pooled …