April 19, 2011 -- The average length of a hospital stay for hip replacement surgery has decreased significantly in recent years, new research indicates. But the rate of readmissions for complications or referrals to skilled care facilities has increased.
Origin of EMOJI. borrowed from Japanese, literally, â pictograph, â from e â picture, drawing â + moji â letter, character â. First Known Use: 1997. This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis.rigin of EMOJI. borrowed from Japanese, literally, â pictograph, â from e â picture, drawing â + moji â letter, character â. First Known Use: 1997. This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis.
The development of emoji was predated by text-based emoticons, as well as graphical representations, inside and outside of Japan. Emoji were initially used by Japanese mobile operators, NTT DoCoMo, au, and SoftBank Mobile (formerly Vodafone). These companies each defined their own variants of emoji using proprietary standards. The first emoji was created in 1999 in Japan by Shigetaka Kurita.