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Vaccination in people with disability: a review [PDF]
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2019 People with disabilities are vulnerable to complications from vaccine-preventable diseases, and every effort should be made to ensure equitable access to immunization for this population. This paper aims to summarize the research on immunizations in people with disabilities, in order to ensure a comprehensive understanding of knowledge in this area and
Sally Lima +6 more
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Hinst: Human‐Like Interactive Instinct Enables Robots to Robustly Accomplish Universal Tasks
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Aiming at current robot limitations of poor flexibility, poor practicality, and poor universality in task accomplishment, the authors report a human‐like interactive instinct (Hinst) and an anthropomorphic robotic system architecture. The Hinst greatly enhances the efficiency and the success rate of robotic manipulation, skill learning, and task ...
Zijian Liao +4 more
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‘Work’ is a Four Letter Word? Disability, Work and Welfare [PDF]
, 2003 [Excerpt] This chapter suggests that to overcome the problem of disabled people’s ongoing disadvantage in mainstream employment and, therefore, society, a radical alternative strategy is required that poses a direct challenge to orthodox thinking on work,
Barnes, Colin
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People with intellectual disabilities and dysphagia [PDF]
Disability and Rehabilitation, 2017 Dysphagia (difficulties in eating, drinking or swallowing) is associated with serious health complications and psychosocial sequelae. This review aims to summarise the state of the evidence regarding dysphagia in people with intellectual disabilities (excluding prevalence), identify gaps in the evidence base and highlight future research priorities ...
Robertson, Janet Margaret +4 more
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PIEZO Force Sensing in Vascular Biology: An Explosion of New Knowledge, Concepts and Opportunity
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Knowledge of the remarkable mechanical force sensing and electrically transducing PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 channels is discussed across vascular biology and its cell types from the embryonic to adult stages in health, disease and old age. How the channels work, relate to other factors and signal for tissue responses to mechanical forces is debated.
David J Beech
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Accessing emergency rest centres in the UK - lesson learnt [PDF]
, 2011 Emergency rest centres (ERC) are premises that are used for the temporary accommodation of evacuees during an emergency situation. They form an important part of emergency response, by providing a focal point for receiving people and providing food ...
Kipling, J, Newton, R, Ormerod, M
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This study reports on a qualitative thematic analysis of secondary data from group session recordings collected as part of the Community Wise Optimization Trial. Community Wise is a multilevel behavioral intervention designed to increase critical consciousness and reduce substance use among formerly incarcerated men living in predominantly ...
Richmond E. Hayes +4 more
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Ergonomic Standards for Disabled People in Pedestrian Areas : Results from Leeds Observation Work 1988/89 [PDF]
, 1989 This working paper is one of a series (WP 252, 253, 254, 255, 274, 275), describing work undertaken under contract to TRRL investigating design guidance for pedestrian areas and footways to satisfy the needs of disabled and elderly people.
Berrett, B. +3 more
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Social connections to neighbors and NIMBYism among public housing residents in Seoul
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract The study examines whether and how transitions into and out of social connections with neighbors have asymmetric effects on residents' attitudes toward the siting of locally unwanted land uses—commonly referred to as “Not In My Backyard” (NIMBY) responses.
Gum‐Ryeong Park, Jinho Kim
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Peculiarities of Tour Guides’ Communication with Disabled People
Informacijos Mokslai, 2019 Disabled people tend to go on tours more often. Neither guide training programs nor the guidebooks of arranging and doing tours include the peculiarity of working and communicating with disabled people.
Daiva Statkuvienė
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