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Constructing and rolling out the new South African Sign Language (SASL) curriculum – Reflexive critique

open access: yesPer Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2016
South Africa has one of the most progressive constitutions in the world protecting the linguistic and cultural rights of Deaf people. However, there is a huge gap between policies and reality in schools for Deaf learners in South Africa. In this paper we
Morgan, Ruth Zilla   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hierarchical System for Recognition of Traffic Signs Based on Segmentation of Their Images

open access: yesInformation, 2023
This article proposes an algorithm for recognizing road signs based on a determination of their color and shape. It first searches for the edge segment of the road sign.
Sergey Victorovich Belim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Implementation of an Oral Sign-out Skills Curriculum [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of General Internal Medicine, 2007
Imperfect sign-out of patient information between providers has been shown to contribute to medical error, but there are no standardized curricula to teach sign-out skills. At our institution, we identified several deficiencies in skills and a lack of any existing training.To develop a sign-out curriculum for medical house staff.Internal medicine ...
Leora I, Horwitz   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Evidence‐Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Febrile Neutropenia: Resource‐Sensitive Recommendations for the Asian Continent

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent and serious complication in children receiving cancer therapy. Standardizing FN management across Asia is challenging due to variable healthcare infrastructure, diagnostic capacity, and infection patterns; however, it could improve resource use and patient outcomes.
Joliza Patricia Cañeba   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of face masks on the communication of people with hearing impairment in Jordan during COVID-19

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities, 2023
People with hearing impairment (the Deaf, Deafened and Hard-of-hearing) were immensely impacted by COVID-19. They had to figure out the meaning of the new pandemic-related terminology, and they had to suffice with hand gestures in the absence of face ...
Ibrahim Darwish   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Initial Treatment Setting on Survival in Relapsed Pediatric and AYA Bone Sarcomas: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Clinical Trial

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Outcomes in relapsed or refractory pediatric and AYA bone sarcomas remain poor, and the impact of early referral to specialized sarcoma centers on survival is unclear. Early centralization of care may improve local and systemic treatment quality, but evidence in this population is limited.
Justyna Antoniuk‐Majchrzak   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combining data-driven MT systems for improved sign language translation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In this paper, we investigate the feasibility of combining two data-driven machine translation (MT) systems for the translation of sign languages (SLs).
Morrissey, Sara   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Keep an Eye Out for Crohn’s Disease: Orbital Myositis as the Initial Sign before Gastrointestinal Manifestations

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020
Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease sometimes occur and can present prior to intestinal symptoms. Ocular manifestations of Crohn's disease are considered rare, with orbital myositis an even rarer manifestation with only a handful of cases ...
Gilles Jadd Hoilat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compliance with the surgical safety checklist in Switzerland: an observational multicenter study based on self-reported data

open access: yesPatient Safety in Surgery, 2022
Background Since publication of the surgical safety checklist by the WHO in 2009, it has been introduced in many hospitals. However, frequency and quality of surgical safety checklist use is often low probably limiting the effectiveness of the checklist ...
Annemarie Fridrich   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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