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Anomalous morphology in left hemisphere motor and premotor cortex of children who stutter [PDF]

, 2018
Stuttering is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects the smooth flow of speech production. Stuttering onset occurs during a dynamic period of development when children first start learning to formulate sentences.
Chang, Soo-Eun, Chow, Ho Ming, Garnett, Emily O., Guenther, Frank H., Nieto-Castañón, Alfonso, Tourville, Jason A.   +5 more
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‘Pre‐Technologies’ and the Lifeworld: Assistive Technologies as ‘Pre‐Technologies’ for Self‐Formation as Freedom

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article identifies assistive technologies (ATs) as ‘pre‐technologies’ mediating access to other technologies for disabled subjects (DSs). The motivation is to show that without ATs, DSs cannot be said to have the same level of access to freedom and self‐forming activities as able‐bodied subjects.
Sarel Marais
wiley   +1 more source

Heritability and complex segregation analysis of deafness in Jack Russell Terriers

BMC Veterinary Research, 2007
Background The association between patterns of pigmentation and deafness in the dog has a long-documented history, with reports dating back over one hundred years.
Strain George M, Cargill Edward J, Famula Thomas R   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlations between appraisals, management strategies, and psychological stress among schoolchildren with ADHD—A pilot study

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Children with Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) encounter a range of difficulties in daily life. Guided by previous studies and theories, this pilot study examined whether distinct subgroups of children with ADHD could be identified based on their appraisals of the causes of their symptoms and the strategies they use ...
Noam Ringer, Adva Eichengreen
wiley   +1 more source

The acoustic change complex as a diagnostic tool for cochlear dead regions evaluated in normally hearing adults

Scientific Reports
The loss of inner hair cells and/or neurons in the cochlea leads to cochlear dead regions (DRs). One of the consequences of DRs is noisy transmission of information from the cochlea to the brain, which results in poorer than expected perception of speech
Anna Schelenz, Emanuele Perugia, Lin Wu, Ewa Skrodzka, Karolina Kluk   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical efficacy of mepolizumab and dupilumab for eosinophilic otitis media: Analysis of patient clinical characteristic

Allergology International
Background: Eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) is characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the middle ear; it is frequently associated with bronchial asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis. Although biologics have been used to treat EOM,
Saori Kikuchi, Tomonori Sugiyama, Saemi Suzuki, Yukiko Iino   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

TMC1 and TMC2 Localize at the Site of Mechanotransduction in Mammalian Inner Ear Hair Cell Stereocilia

Cell Reports, 2015
Mechanosensitive ion channels at stereocilia tips mediate mechanoelectrical transduction (MET) in inner ear sensory hair cells. Transmembrane channel-like 1 and 2 (TMC1 and TMC2) are essential for MET and are hypothesized to be components of the MET ...
Kiyoto Kurima, Seham Ebrahim, Bifeng Pan, Miloslav Sedlacek, Prabuddha Sengupta, Bryan A. Millis, Runjia Cui, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Taro Fujikawa, Yoshiyuki Kawashima, Byung Yoon Choi, Kelly Monahan, Jeffrey R. Holt, Andrew J. Griffith, Bechara Kachar   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of congenital hearing loss and cochlear implantation on audiovisual speech perception in infants and children [PDF]

, 2010
Purpose: Cochlear implantation has recently become available as an intervention strategy for young children with profound hearing impairment. In fact, infants as young as 6 months are now receiving cochlear implants (CIs), and even younger infants are ...
Bergeson, Tonya R., Houston, Derek M., Miyamoto, Richard T.   +2 more
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Small Business Grants Awarded by the National Institutes of Health for Rhinologic Diseases, 1985–2024

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
Jack Birkenbeuel, Mishek Thapa, Ericka L. Erickson, Graham Pingree, Kai Zhao, Zachary Soler, Rodney J. Schlosser, Vinay K. Rathi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Study to Investigate Ghanaian Radiography Students' Proficiency, Experiences, Confidence, and Knowledge Concerning Communication With Hearing‐Impaired Patients

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
This study investigated undergraduate Ghanaian radiography students' proficiency, experiences, confidence, and knowledge with regard to communicating with hearing‐impaired patients. It was found that although most students had some knowledge about effective communication strategies to be used with hearing‐impaired patients, their confidence levels were
Seth Kwadjo Angmorterh, Mariella Mawunyo Amoussou‐Gohoungo, Jerry Korley, Adam Inusah, Olawale Ogundiran, Sonia Aboagye, Patience Nyamekye Agyemang, Nathaniel Awentiirin Angaag, Wise Tsivanyo, Octavia Nyamekye Adjoa Amoabeng, Godfred Adusei, Jennifer Bannerman‐Williams, Nii Korley Kortei, Riaan van de Venter   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source