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The Diagnosis That Arrived Decades Late: Living Without and Then With Myhre Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome (MIM #139210) is a rare multisystem disorder first described in 1981, characterized by short stature, neurodevelopmental delay, joint contractures, and cardiopulmonary complications. Its molecular basis, recurrent pathogenic variants in SMAD4, was not discovered until 2011. This narrative is based on a review of medical records,
Abdallah F. Elias
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The First Reported Case of an Inherited Pathogenic Variant in DEAF1 From a Parent With Milder Phenotype Provides Evidence of Variable Gene Expressivity of the DEAF1‐Associated Vulto‐van Silfout‐de Vries Syndrome (VSVS)

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT DEAF1‐associated neurodevelopmental disorder (DAND) is a neurodevelopmental spectrum disorder caused by two methods of inheritance: the autosomal dominant intellectual disability syndrome (Vulto‐van Silfout‐de Vries syndrome (VSVS), OMIM #615828), and the autosomal recessive Neurodevelopmental disorder with hypotonia and impaired expressive ...
Kylie Katz, Philip Jensik, Milen Velinov
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Laughter therapy as an effective means of preserving the mental health of pre-school children

Науковий Вісник Південноукраїнського Національного Педагогічного Університету імені К. Д. Ушинського
The article clarifies the essence of the concepts “laughter”, “laughter therapy”, “smile therapy”, “emoji therapy”, highlights their importance for preserving the mental health of preschoolers.
Horodyska Violeta
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Pathological Laughter as a Symptom of Midbrain Infarction

Behavioural Neurology, 2004
Pathological laughter is an uncommon symptom usually caused by bilateral, diffuse cerebral lesions. It has rarely been reported in association with isolated cerebral lesions. Midbrain involvement causing pathological laughter is extremely unusual.
Ron Dabby, Nathan Watemberg, Yair Lampl, Anda Eilam, Abraham Rapaport, Menachem Sadeh   +5 more
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National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
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Recognition of emotions in German laughter across cultures

Scientific Reports
Laughter conveys a wide range of information relevant for social interaction. In previous research we have shown that laughter can convey information about the sender’s emotional state, however other research did not find such an effect.
Diana P. Szameitat, André J. Szameitat
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The Leitmotif of Laughter in Sergei Prokofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges

Современные проблемы музыкознания, 2022
Along with the musical leitmotifs, Sergei Prokofiev’s opera The Love for Three Oranges has important literary leitmotifs. This can be explained by the following.
Nailya V. Nasibulina
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Building Community Amidst the Institutional Whiteness of Graduate Study: Black Joy and Maroon Moves in an Academic Marronage

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi, Casianus Gemoh, Denise Chapman, Edmund Hypolite, Simon Angok, Melanie Baak, Joel Windle   +6 more
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Laughter yoga as an enjoyable therapeutic approach for glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
BackgroundLaughter has been reported to have various health benefits. However, data on the long-term effects of laughter interventions on diabetes are limited.
Mayumi Hirosaki, Mayumi Hirosaki, Tetsuya Ohira, Yawei Wu, Eri Eguchi, Kokoro Shirai, Hironori Imano, Hironori Imano, Narumi Funakubo, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Naoto Katakami, Iichiro Shimomura, Hiroyasu Iso   +12 more
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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