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Pressure sensor-based tongue-placed electrotactile biofeedback for balance improvement - Biomedical application to prevent pressure sores formation and falls [PDF]

Dans Proceedings - 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society., Lyon : France (2007), 2007
We introduce the innovative technologies, based on the concept of "sensory substitution", we are developing in the fields of biomedical engineering and human disability. Precisely, our goal is to design, develop and validate practical assistive biomedical and/or technical devices and/or rehabilitating procedures for persons with disabilities, using ...
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Rehabilitation of older persons disabled by cancer, stroke, and heart disease [PDF]

, 1986
Rehabilitation of older persons disabled by cancer, stroke, or heart disease is discussed. Aspects of each disability are described, and the importance of timely and appropriate intervention with older persons is emphasized.
Myers, Jane E., NC DOCKS at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro   +1 more
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Abnormal DNA Methylation Profile Suggests the Extension of the Clinical Spectrum of the SETD2‐Related Disorders to a Syndromic Multiple Tumor Phenotype

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT SETD2 has an essential role in epigenetic regulation. SETD2 pathogenic variants cause neurodevelopmental disorders (SETD2‐NDDs) that most commonly include various degrees of intellectual disability and behavioral disorders, macrocephaly, brain malformations, and generalized overgrowth.
Marie Lucain, Antonio Vitobello, Bekim Sadikovic, Juliette Albuisson, Léa Gaudillat, Martin Chevarin, Julien Maraval, Christel Thauvin‐Robinet, Jennifer Kerkhof, Christophe Philippe, Sophie Nambot, Laurence Faivre   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges in Elucidating the Free Energy Scheme of the Laccase Catalyzed Reduction of Oxygen

ChemCatChem, Volume 15, Issue 1, January 9, 2023., 2023
Bioinorganic chemistry: High potential variants of the multicopper enzyme laccase have a remarkably low overpotential for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Understanding the precise underlying principles are potentially of great value in light of the energy transition wherein the ORR plays a crucial role.
Daan den Boer, Hendrik C. de Heer, Francesco Buda, Dennis G. H. Hetterscheid   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Twenty-year trends in the prevalence of disability in China

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate changes in the age-adjusted prevalence of disability in transitional China from 1987 to 2006. METHODS: Data from nationally representative surveys conducted in 1987 and 2006 were used to calculate age-adjusted disability prevalence
Xiaoying Zheng, Gong Chen, Xinming Song, Jufen Liu, Lijing Yan, Wei Du, Lihua Pang, Lei Zhang, Jilei Wu, Bingzi Zhang, Jun Zhang   +10 more
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"Ignorance is Not Bliss": Designing Personalized Moderation to Address Ableist Hate on Social Media [PDF]

Disabled people on social media often experience ableist hate and microaggressions. Prior work has shown that platform moderation often fails to remove ableist hate leaving disabled users exposed to harmful content. This paper examines how personalized moderation can safeguard users from viewing ableist comments. During interviews and focus groups with
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Mobile Operator Supports Refugees and Disabled in Georgia [PDF]

Collapse of USSR and declaration of independence by Georgia was followed by ethnic conflicts provoked by Russia, and de-facto loosing of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, with about 300,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Zviad KIRTAVA
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Costello Syndrome and Ophthalmologic Issues: Unveiling the Unseen

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Costello syndrome (CS) is an ultra‐rare condition belonging to the RASopathies, a group of disorders characterized by aberrant RAS/MAPK pathway signaling, which is involved in ocular development and in some eye pathologies. However, only a few studies assessing the ophthalmic features of individuals with CS are available.
Sofia Peschiaroli, Germana Viscogliosi, Annabella Salerni, Emanuele Crincoli, Roberta Mattei, Tommaso Verdolotti, Serafina Antonella Loprete, Valentina Trevisan, Giovanni Antonio Marrocco, Alessia Cherubino, Lucrezia Perri, Roberta Onesimo, Giuseppe Zampino, Chiara Leoni   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Workstream [PDF]

, 1989
Newsletter issued by the Texas Governor's Committee for Disabled Persons discussing news, events, statistics, and other relevant information related to the employment, advocacy, and lives of Texans with ...
Counts, Cindy, Texas Governor's Committee for Disabled Persons   +1 more
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Exploring Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Rett Syndrome Using Directed Content Analysis

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT No validated oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQOL) instrument currently exists for those with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities and who communicate non‐verbally. This qualitative study aimed to explore the domains that were important to the oral health‐related quality of life in individuals with Rett syndrome (RTT).
Yvonne Yee Lok Lai, Jenny Anne Downs, Helen Margaret Leonard, Laurence James Walsh, Sobia Zafar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source