The chi-squared test is used to find the vocabulary most typical of seven different ICAME
corpora, each representing the English used in a particular country. In a closely related study, …

Objective. To identify the psychological factors that predict short‐term recovery following
total knee replacement. Method. A group of 42 patients undergoing total knee replacement …

In recent years climate change and environmental issues have attracted worldwide attention
and local, regional and national authorities, as well as policy makers, have accelerated …

Infection control is a key aspect of wound management strategies. Infection results in chemical
imbalances and inflammation in the wound and may lead to prolonged healing times and …

Background Multiple factors contribute to muscle weakness and reduced muscle mass in
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and this impacts patients' quality of life. One …

Little research has been done on renal itch, which affects up to 86% of patients whoare
receiving long term haemodialysis.'Since the first description of uraemic pruritus in 1932 there …

The range of animal morphologies observed in nature is partly determined by natural
selection. However, there is no agreement yet regarding whether it is also partly determined by …

Background: Excretion of creatinine in urine represents the end‐point of endogenous energy
transfer from stored adenosine triphosphate in skeletal and cardiac muscle. Measurement …

Background The elemental composition of peptides results in formation of distinct, equidistantly
spaced clusters across the mass range. The property of peptide mass clustering is used …

The treatment of uraemic pruritus is difficult, as reflected by the variety of treatment that has
been tried.'Hypermagnesaemia is common in chronic renal failure2 and has been shown to …