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Indirect language therapy for children with persistent language impairment in mainstream primary schools : outcomes from a cohort intervention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
A manualized language therapy developed via a randomized controlled trial had proved efficacious in the short-term in developing expressive language for mainstream primary school children with persistent language impairment.
Ellis, Sue   +4 more
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Original Research Clinical attendance rate at a tertiary adult audiological service in South Africa

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Clinical non-attendance to audiological appointments may negatively affect early diagnosis and intervention as well as treatment outcomes for adults with hearing impairments.
Mubina Khan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Training nurses to perform water swallow test with use of standardised patients

open access: yesThe Asia Pacific Scholar, 2021
Introduction: During the COVID-19 epidemic in Singapore, there was an urgent demand to train more nurses within a short timeframe to perform the Water Swallow Test (WST).
Melissa Su Yi Yong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of the percentage of syllables stuttered, attention, and perfectionism on listener’s comprehension scores

open access: yesRevista de Investigación en Logopedia, 2023
The primary aim of this study was to compare the listening comprehension levels of four groups of people who listened to recordings that varied in terms of the percentage of syllables stuttered (%SS). The secondary aim was to examine the effects of %SS,
M. Emrah Cangi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility of a home-based foot–ankle exercise programme for musculoskeletal dysfunctions in people with diabetes: randomised controlled FOotCAre (FOCA) Trial II

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
This study sought to assess the feasibility of design, adherence, satisfaction, safety and changes in outcomes followed by a home-based foot–ankle exercise guided by a booklet in individuals with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). 20 participants were
Érica Q. Silva   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hypovitaminosis D, Low Bone Mineral Density, and Diabetes Mellitus as Probable Risk Factors for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in the Elderly

open access: yesInternational Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2020
Introduction Studies have found that elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) may present low levels of vitamin D (25 (OH) D), changes in bone mineral density, and diabetes mellitus (DM).
Jessica Aparecida Bazoni   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of speech prosody using WaveNet embeddings : The Lombard effect [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
We present a novel methodology for speech prosody research based on the analysis of embeddings used to condition a convolutional WaveNet speech synthesis system.
Juraj Šimko   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Language therapy manual [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This is the research Language Therapy Manual written for the Health Technology Assessment Project 'An RCT and economic evaluation of direct versus indirect and individual versus group modes of speech and language therapy for children with primary ...
McCartney, Elspeth
core   +3 more sources

Foot-ankle functional outcomes of using the Diabetic Foot Guidance System (SOPeD) for people with diabetic neuropathy: a feasibility study for the single-blind randomized controlled FOotCAre (FOCA) trial I

open access: yesPilot and Feasibility Studies, 2021
Background Diabetic neuropathy dramatically affects musculoskeletal structure and function of the lower limbs by impairing their muscle strength and mobility. Specific muscle strengthening through physiotherapy strategies appears to be promising; however,
Ronaldo H. Cruvinel Júnior   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

wav2vec2-based Speech Rating System for Children with Speech Sound Disorder

open access: yes, 2022
The computational resources were provided by Aalto ScienceIT. This work was supported by NordForsk through the funding to Technology-enhanced foreign and second-language learning of Nordic languages, project number 103893.Speaking is a fundamental way of
Getman, Yaroslav   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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