Evaluation of patient perceptions of quality and adequacy of care is a critical component of continuous improvement in chronic disease care.The purpose of this study was to ascertain how patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) assess their routine care in primary care centres in Saudi Arabia and to identify areas for improvement.This cross-s
The colourful causal construction. A corpus-based cross-linguistic analysis of its form and function in Dutch, English and French
Previous research has shown that colours are used in many languages to express emotions.This study aims to provide a cross-linguistic constructional analysis of the Colourful Causal Construction (CCC) (e.g., she is red with anger) in which colour-emotion associations play a central role.A corpus study was conducted using the TenTen web corpora to i
Inflammatory modulation of exercise salience: using hormesis to return to a healthy lifestyle
Abstract Most of the human population in the western world has access to unlimited calories and leads an increasingly sedentary lifestyle.The propensity Dosing Funnel to undertake voluntary exercise or indulge in spontaneous physical exercise, which might be termed "exercise salience", is drawing increased scientific attention.Despite its genetic a
Chemical Composition, Antifungal and Anti-Biofilm Activities of Volatile Fractions of Convolvulus althaeoides L. Roots from Tunisia
The antifungal drugs currently available and mostly used for the treatment of candidiasis exhibit the phenomena of toxicity and increasing resistance.In this context, plant materials might represent promising sources of antifungal agents.The aim of this study is to evaluate for the first time the chemical content of the volatile fractions (VFs) alo