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A perspective on disability and rehabilitation

South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 2007
This paper is written in honor of the memory of the late Jules Rothstein, editor in chief “emeritus” of the Physical Therapy (the journal of the American Physical Therapy Association - APTA) who passed away on the 27-08-2005. It is  fitting to dedicate a
D. J. Mothabeng
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Translational Biomarker in Early‐Phase Anti‐Seizure Medication Development: A Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Study in Generalized Epilepsy

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
One‐third of epilepsy patients remain treatment‐resistant, underscoring the need for novel anti‐seizure medications (ASMs) and reliable biomarkers of central target engagement. Cortical hyperexcitability is a hallmark of epilepsy, making excitability a valuable pharmacodynamic biomarker for early‐phase drug development supporting go/no‐go decision ...
Catherine M. E. de Cuba, Titia Q. Ruijs, Annika A. de Goede, Robert J. Doll, Maria Juachon, Michel J. A. M. van Putten, Geert Jan Groeneveld, Jules A. A. C. Heuberger   +7 more
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The profile of disability grant applicants in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town

South African Family Practice, 2009
Background: Disability grants in South Africa increased from 600 000 in 2000 to almost 1.3 million in 2004. This rise can be attributed to the HIV/ AIDS epidemic, South Africa’s high rate of unemployment and possibly an increased awareness of ...
Thirumani Govender, Gubela Mji
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Evidence of Free‐Bound Transitions in Warm Dense Matter and Their Impact on Equation‐of‐State Measurements

Contributions to Plasma Physics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Warm dense matter (WDM) is now routinely created and probed in laboratories around the world, providing unprecedented insights into conditions achieved in stellar atmospheres, planetary interiors, and inertial confinement fusion experiments.
M. P. Böhme, L. B. Fletcher, A. D. Baczewski, H. M. Bellenbaum, Z. A. Moldabekov, J. Vorberger, D. A. Chapman, M. J. MacDonald, S. Schwalbe, T. R. Preston, D. Kraus, T. Gawne, F. R. Graziani, S. Hamel, T. Döppner, T. Dornheim   +15 more
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Wheelchair users’ perspectives on barriers in public spaces in Vienna: implications for the development of a barrier information system / Barrieren aus der Sicht von Rollstuhlnutzern/-innen im öffentlichen Raum in Wien: Implikationen für ein Barriere-Informationssystem

International Journal of Health Professions, 2016
Wheelchair users often encounter barriers reducing community mobility and participation in societal life. Information on barrier-free routes may improve mobility and therefore societal participation.
Außermaier Hannes, Costa Ursula Margarethe, Essmeister Maria, Diermayr Gudrun   +3 more
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A Prediction Model for One‐Year Disability Risk Among Community‐Dwelling Older Adults in China: Integrating Physical, Metabolic, and Psychosocial Factors

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
Based on a prospective cohort of 1003 older adults, we developed and validated a practical disability prediction model integrating physical, metabolic, and psychosocial factors (AUC = 0.716), presented via a user‐friendly nomogram for community use. ABSTRACT Background Disability in older adults, characterized by progressive limitations in performing ...
Yanjun Ma, Chaofan Geng, Zhibin Wang, Yiwei Zhao, Lixin Ma, Pengpeng Ye, Leilei Duan, Guoping Peng, Yi Tang   +8 more
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Introduction of Medicinal Plants in The South of Lorestan Province

Future Natural Products
Background and aims: The present study identified the medicinal species of southern Lorestan province and explored their traditional uses and potential applications in modern medicine.
Mohammad Mehrnia, Zahra Hosseini
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Changes in Capacity and Performance in Mobility Across Different Environmental Settings in Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Exploratory Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Background: Children with cerebral palsy, although having similar diagnosis, varies in their abilities & level of functioning within & across different environmental context e.g. home, school or community setting.
Shraddha Diwan, Jasmin Diwan, Ankita B. Bansal, Pankaj R. Patel   +3 more
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Linking the Pre-Assessment Information Form (PIF) to the ICF: Enhancing Standardized Functional Assessment in Parkinson's Disease. [PDF]

Physiother Res Int
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose Systematic documentation of functioning in people with Parkinson's disease (pwPD) requires a standardized language to enable comparability across services and countries. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides this framework; however, instruments recommended by the European ...
Rogatto FBT, Guelfi ÉTN, Alflen VEV, Silva LBB, Pereira GS, Silva SM.   +5 more
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Functional status of women with and without potentially life‐threatening maternal conditions after 6 months postpartum: A cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of potentially life‐threatening maternal conditions (PLTCs) on functional disability at 6 months postpartum. Methods This prospective cohort study was done at 10 hospitals in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. A total of 1027 postpartum women (341 with PLTCs and 686 without) were enrolled into
Fitiwi Tinsae Baykemagn, Girmatsion Fisseha Abreha, Yibrah Berhe Zelelow, Alemayehu Bayray Kahsay   +3 more
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