.Engagement in Medical Research Discourse : A Multisemiotic Approach to Dialogic Positioning
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By: Daniel Lees Fryer. Series: Routledge Studies in Multimodality. New York, NY : Routledge. 2022. eBook. Description: This book integrates insights from dialogic theory and systemic functional linguistics (SFL) to extend our understandings of engagement in medical research articles, going beyond notions of the role of verbal dialogue to encompass mathematical and visual semiotics and consider text not just as language but as multisemiosis. The volume begins by outlining the engagement framework and offering a brief overview of historical developments in medical research discourse. This discussion culminates in the ... (AN 2933898)
Subjects: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General; Discourse analysis; Medical writing; Medicine--Language; Communication in medicine
Insights into Medicine and Surgery
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By: John Raffensperger, Author. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2022. eBook. Description: This book explores aspects of medical history that are usually overlooked by medical historians. It begins with anthropologic literature and accounts of the early explorers which describe sophisticated medical treatments and wound care by Native Americans that were superior to European practices at the time. The book also shows that the Samhita Sushruta, an ancient Indian medical text, and one of Socrates'dialogues answer the age-old question of Hippocrates'dictum against abortion and operating for ... (AN 3149972)
Subjects: MEDICAL / History; MEDICAL / Education & Training; MEDICAL / Surgery / General; Surgery--History; Medicine--History
Understanding Medical Devices : An Introduction to the Medical Device Industry
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By: Shalinee Naidoo. [Place of publication not identified] : Arcler Press. 2019. eBook. Description: Understanding Medical Devices: An introduction to the medical device industry throws light on the meaning of medical devices and the effects that the global trends have on their usage and demand. It informs about the research that is aimed at improving the medical devices and the various solutions to overcome the barriers in the choosing of medical devices. The book makes the readers understand the various guidelines for medical device donations and throws light on the importance of public health ... (AN 2324410)
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General; Medical instruments and apparatus