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Task Allocation Model for Rescue Disabled Persons in Disaster Area with Help of Volunteers

, 2012
In this paper, we present a task allocation model for search and rescue persons with disabilities in case of disaster. The multi agent-based simulation model is used to simulate the rescue process.
K. Arai, Tran Xuan Sang, Nguyen Thi Uyen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acoustic Measures Capture Speech Dysfunction in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) are hereditary cerebellar degenerative disorders with a common feature of dysarthria, involving impaired phonatory and articulatory control of speech, thereby affecting social communication. In this study, we investigated whether acoustic measures could objectively measure speech dysfunction and identify
Zena Fadel, Charlotte Hennessey, Hannah Lee, Pia Parekh, Sheng‐Han Kuo, Ami Kumar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diffusion Spectrum Imaging Maps Early Axonal Loss and a Unique Progressive Signal in Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To delineate specific in vivo white matter pathology in neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) using diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) and define its clinical relevance. Methods DSI was performed on 42 NIID patients and 38 matched controls.
Kaiyan Jiang, Yixiu Pei, Xiaobao Hu, Ying Xiong, Fang Wang, Yanyan Yu, Min Zhu, Dandan Tan, Meihong Zhou, Daojun Hong, Fuqing Zhou   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disability Discrimination and the Right of Disabled Persons to Access the Labour Market

, 2012
Inequality, discrimination and transformation remain the key challenges which most employers are faced with in the South African labor market. Key among such challenges has also been employers' ability to ensure that persons with disabilities access the ...
Motseotsile Clement Marumoagae
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Preferences for post‐traumatic osteoarthritis prevention strategies in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament injury

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives There is growing interest in evaluating new strategies to delay or prevent post‐traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in individuals who have sustained anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study sought to determine characteristics of potential treatments that are acceptable to patients with ACL injury.
Kevin Kennedy, Lily Waddell, Adam Easterbrook, Jeffrey N. Katz, Cale Jacobs, Morgan Jones, Faith Selzer, Elena Losina, Liana Fraenkel, Nick Bansback   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electronic Interface and Signal Conditioning Circuitry for Data Glove Systems Useful as 3D HMI Tools for Disabled Persons

International Conference on Health Informatics, 2011
A simple PC screen can be considered as an interface of a virtual environment where an user can move objects and interact with them. The interaction tools can be simply a virtual mouse or a keyboard.
G. Saggio, Stefano Bocchetti, C. A. Pinto, G. Orengo   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical Practice Guideline for Evaluation and Management of Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations in Sjögren's Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives Sjögren's disease is an autoimmune disorder that can impact multiple organ systems, including the peripheral nervous system (PNS). PNS manifestations, which can exist concurrently, include mononeuropathies, polyneuropathies, and autonomic nervous system neuropathies. To help patients and providers in the decision‐making process, we developed
Anahita Deboo, Robert Fox, Katherine M. Hammitt, Julie Frantsve‐Hawley, Matthew C. Baker, Stamatina Danielides, Eduardo De Sousa, Brent P. Goodman, Jennifer K. King, Steven Mandel, Ghaith Noaiseh, Pantelis P. Pavlakis, George Sarka, R. Hal Scofield, Arun Varadhachary, Daniel J. Wallace, Matt Makara, Nancy Carteron, Steven Carsons, In collaboration with the Consensus Expert Panel (CEP) members   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of radiation diagnostics in estimation of consequences of traumas of thoracic spine and spinal cord in a practice of medical and social examination

Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2015
The purpose. To determine radiation characteristics of trauma consequences of thoracic spine and spinal cord in patients with disability.Materials and methods.
Oleg Tarasenko, Lyudmyla Myronchuk
doaj   +1 more source

Social Inclusion of Disabled Persons: Role of a Professional Social Worker in Pakistan

Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 2020
This paper aims to explore the role of professional social workers in the social inclusion of disabled persons in Pakistan. This paper highlights the present scenario of social work practice with the disabled community and how professional social workers
Syeda Mahnaz Hassan, Aliya Khalid, Muhammad Arshad, Shajiah Qursam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Difference between the attitudes towards minority groups among parents and their children [PDF]

Psihologija, 2005
The aim of this research is to establish if there are differences between discrimination attitudes of parents and their children towards various marginal groups (the Chinese, Roma, the rich, the poor, persons of different sex, disabled persons).
Mićević Jelena
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