In the present review paper by members of the collaborative research center "Register: Language Users' Knowledge of Situational-Functional Variation" (CRC 1412), we assess the pervasiveness of register phenomena across different time periods, languages, modalities, and cultures. We define "register" as recurring variation in language use depending on the function of language and on the social situation. Informed by rich data, we aim to better understand and model the knowledge involved in situation- and function-based use of language register.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to determin the incidence, severity and prognostic significance of acute kidney injury (AKI) in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). 122 older patients (≥60 years) with community-acquired pneumonia were examined. Acute kidney injury was diagnosed in 49 (40,2%) patients including 47 (95,9%) patients with AKI occurring prehospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: to investigate the prognostic role of erythropoietin (EPO) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Material And Methods: Eighty-four patients (46 men, 38 women, mean age 63+/-11 years) with ACS were studied. Twenty-one patients had ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), 12 - non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, 51 - unstable angina (UA).
Aim: To investigate the incidence, severity, and prognostic value of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Subjects And Methods: A total of 293 CAP patients (185 men and 108 women; mean age 54.3±17.
Aim: To define the prognostic value of arterial hypotension (AH) episodes in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
Subjects And Methods: One hundred and ninety-nine patients (mean age 57.2 +/- 10.