Repurposing the (super)crip: media representations of disability at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games [PDF]
, 2019 Mega-events attract ever larger media audiences, and the 2016 Rio Paralympics were no exception. As audiences grow, media coverage extends to ever more varied domains, which are themselves then colonised by an increasing range of discourses.
Blain N. +17 more
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Environmental pre-requisites and social interchange : the participation experience of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Zurich [PDF]
, 2020 Aim: Participation of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder hardly occurs in settings outside of home and school. Little is known about how their participation is influenced by environmental factors.
Beurskens, Anna +4 more
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Pathogenic Neurofibromatosis type 1 gene variants in tumors of non‐NF1 patients and role of R1276
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Somatic variants of the neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene occur across neoplasms without clinical manifestation of the disease NF1. We identified emerging somatic pathogenic NF1 variants and hotspots, for example, at the arginine finger 1276. Those missense variants provide fundamental information about neurofibromin's role in cancer.
Mareike Selig +7 more
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Analysis of sit-ski alpine skiing trajectories based on an inverted pendulum model
Scientific ReportsThis study analyzes sit-ski alpine skiing trajectories during gate-turning phases using an inverted pendulum model combined with an advanced kinematic testing system involving inertial sensors and drone video analysis.
Xu Zhiyi +5 more
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Disabled sports: Steps towards a reduced exclusion and a new value paradigm of the Serbian society [PDF]
Fizička Kultura, 2019 Over the last decade, the sport for persons with disabilities (Disabled Sports DS) in Serbia has been experiencing its development, which is reflected not only by achieving significant sports results on an international scale, but primarily by creating a
Kasum Goran
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The Health and Health Care of People with Intellectual Disabilities [PDF]
, 2005 New research studies conducted by Special Olympics found disturbing evidence that individuals with intellectual disabilities face widespread health problems, while physicians, dentists and other health professionals are not receiving adequate training in
Henry Hood +2 more
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Tracking Motor Progression and Device‐Aided Therapy Eligibility in Parkinson's Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To characterise the progression of motor symptoms and identify eligibility for device‐aided therapies in Parkinson's disease, using both the 5‐2‐1 criteria and a refined clinical definition, while examining differences across genetic subgroups.
David Ledingham +7 more
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Disability-Specific Sporting Competitions and the UN CRPD: Segregation as Inclusion?
Laws, 2023 Since the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was created, segregation of persons with disabilities is no longer allowed.
Rinke Beekman +2 more
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Development of leisure and sports consumption and sports motivation among children with disabilities
Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 2022 The number of studies on the leisure and sporting habits of people with disabilities as well as the background of sports motivation is far from the focus of research on intact research.
Nóra Laoues-Czimbalmos +2 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Poststroke fatigue (PSF) and frailty share substantial overlap in their manifestations, yet previous research has yielded conflicting results due to the use of heterogeneous frailty assessment tools. Objective To evaluate the independent impact of frailty on PSF using a unified measurement system (Tilburg Frailty Indicator, TFI ...
Chuan‐Bang Chen +6 more
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