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The dicta-sign Wiki: Enabling web communication for the deaf [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The paper provides a report on the user-centred showcase prototypes of the DICTA-SIGN project (http://www.dictasign.eu/), an FP7-ICT project which ended in January 2012.
Fotinea, SE   +27 more
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Socioeconomic Deprivation and Vocal Handicap in Adults With Voice Disorders

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study examined the relationship between socioeconomic deprivation and quality of life as measured by the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) in adults with voice disorders. Patients living with socioeconomic deprivation experienced greater voice‐related handicap from voice disorders than those from more affluent backgrounds, even when controlling for ...
Robert Brinton Fujiki   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deaf Education in Early Childhood: Bilingual approaches in Mainland China from 1996-2004 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This study investigates Sign Bilingual Education experimental projects introduced by Non Governmental Organizations for deaf children in their early childhood in six sites in five cities in Mainland China from 1996 to 2004.
To, Sing You Samuel, TO, SING,YOU,SAMUEL
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Quantifying Dehydration Effects of Porcine Vocal Fold Attenuation With Optical Coherence Tomography

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
The purpose of this study is to use optical coherence tomography (OCT) to characterize the effect of dehydration on the optical attenuation coefficient of porcine vocal fold (VF) tissue. The optical attenuation coefficient tissue decreased linearly with dehydration, dropping by approximately 0.08 mm−1 for every 1% increase in mass loss.
Owen P. Wischhoff   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unique Features of Nasal Airway and Airflow Improvement Post‐Dupilumab: A Computational Cohort Study

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
The impact of dupilumab on nasal airway patency and airflow is not uniform. It is more pronounced in the middle and superior, but not inferior meatus. These unique regional changes significantly correlate with and potentially drive the improvement in patient symptoms.
Ahmad Odeh   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

He Māori, He Turi, He Turi, He Māori. Advancing the aspirations of Māori Deaf with their indigenous Connections: A case study

open access: yes, 2012
Indigenous peoples consider their connection to whenua (land), whakapapa (genealogy), te reo (language) and tikanga (cultural values) to be an integral part of their worldview (Mead, 2003 & Barlow, 1991).
Dunn, Katie Merepaea
core  

NOTES ON THE DEAFNESSES. [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet, 1885
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openaire   +1 more source

Cochlear Implantation in Autoimmune Inner‐Ear Disease: Outcome and Patient‐Reported Benefit

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that patients with secondary autoimmune inner‐ear disease (AIED) achieve significant improvements in speech perception and quality of life following cochlear implantation. Although AIED patients may show slightly lower performance in noisy environments compared to controls, their subjective hearing benefit converges with matched
Merete Hartmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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