FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC DELAY IN ORAL CANCER PATIENTS: A HOSPITAL BASED SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC STUDY IN KOLKATA

Factors Responsible for the Diagnostic Delay in Oral Cancer Patients: A Hospital Based Sociodemographic Study in Kolkata

Introduction Oral cancer is a challenging health problem globally.Delay in diagnosis is an important factor in determining the outcome of the disease.It is a major determinant of mortality and morbidity of oral cancer patients.Present observational study was conducted with the objective of finding the factors responsible for delay in diagnosis of o

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Processing of metaphors in transcortical motor aphasia

Abstract Great emphasis has been placed on the right hemisphere, due to its possible selective contribution, in the processing of metaphorical statements.Objectives: To describe the processing of metaphors in the case of a patient with transcortical motor aphasia, using specific tests for patients with encephalic injuries of the right hemisphere, a

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Understanding Karma Police: The Perceived Plausibility of Noun Compounds as Predicted by Distributional Models of Semantic Representation.

Noun compounds, consisting of two nouns (the head and the modifier) that are combined into a single concept, differ in terms of their plausibility: school bus is a more plausible compound than saddle olive.The present study investigates which factors influence the plausibility of attested Milk Jugs and novel noun compounds.Distributional Semantic M

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