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Frontiers in Education, 2020 Background: People with deafblindness experience stigmatization, exclusion, and isolation. Due to complex communication challenges, feelings of isolation and exclusion can increase. However, assistive technology can change these negative outcomes.
Vernandi Dyzel +4 more
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South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2020 Introduction: Participation in education is the right of every child, regardless of disability. An Assistive Technology and Inclusion Programme, implemented at a special school, has provided learners with motor impairments with an alternative to typical
Marieta Visser +7 more
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ARATA’s response to the NDIA’s assistive technology discussion paper [PDF]
, 2015 The Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association (ARATA) responds to the NDIA’s AT Discussion Paper, and advocates that roles for all stakeholders must be considered. • Summary of ARATA\u27s key recommendations arising from
Natasha Layton +3 more
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Awareness, requirements and barriers to use of Assistive Technology designed to enable independence of people suffering from Dementia (ATD) [PDF]
, 2012 This article is available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund. Copyright @ 2012 IOS PressThis study investigated the awareness and use of assistive technology for people with dementia. The aim of the study was to explore barriers to the uptake
van den Heuvel, EA +2 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Hyperlipidemia is a major risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Although statins are the cornerstone of lipid‐lowering therapy, their use may be limited in some patients by adverse effects. This study evaluated the possible impact of non‐drug treatment using double‐filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) on CD14+
Yun Cheng +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 This study investigated the effectiveness of an early aquatic exercise program on trunk muscle function and functional recovery of patients with lumbar fusion. Twenty-eight subjects were divided into two equal groups.
An-Hua Huang +4 more
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Assistive technology pricing: is it fair and reasonable? [PDF]
, 2014 Concerns about the price of assistive technology products (AT, also known as aids and equipment) arise regularly in public policy discourse and the media.
Michael Summers, Chris Sparks
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto +3 more
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The Kenyan assistive technology ecosystem: a network analysis
Global Health ActionBackground Assistive technology is central to the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities. However, there remains limited access to assistive technology throughout much of the world, with particularly poor access in lower- and middle ...
Emma M. Smith +5 more
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Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2023 Sign language (SL) avatar systems aid communication between the hearing and deaf communities. Despite technological progress, there is a lack of a standardized avatar development framework.
Maryam Aziz, Achraf Othman
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