Joav Merrick's research while affiliated with University of Kentucky and other places
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Neurodevelopmental disabilities are usually a burden for the children, adolescents, young adults, their families, and communities. These issues can complicate their adulthoods and require clinicians to be knowledgeable about these conditions. One of the perplexing problems in this regard is the role of gender and why some conditions are more common...
Tinnitus (“ringing in the ears”) is a prevalent symptom among adult patients with ear disorders. Often co-exists with other otological symptoms such as hearing impairment and hyperacusis, it requires specialized assessments and interventions to minimize its negative consequences, as well as to improve the quality of life of the affected individuals...
When we think of child abuse, we imagine several different forms of harmful parenting and injuries to children. Most are not visible to the naked eye, but can be seen if you look more deeply. X-rays can detect fractures and other imaging can identify internal injury and bleeding, but most maltreated children have more long-lasting harm that reveals...
Much research has been conducted to provide researchers and hearing healthcare professionals with updated information in regard to hearing assessments, results interpretation and case management. This ongoing research is particularly imperative to guide clinicians with optimized methods in assessing and managing pediatric patients with hearing impa...
Vi befinner oss i mitten av Corona COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)
-pandemin inför en global katastrof, som till synes orsakats av
ett nytt dödligt virus som hela världen försöker hantera efter
varning från Världshälsoorganisationen (WHO) om en dödlighet
på 3,4%. Tre ledande experter på infektionssjukdomar,
Wolfgang Wodarg, Sucharit Bhakdi och John PA Ioanni...
Estamos en este momento en medio de la pandemia Corona
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) que enfrenta un desastre global,
que aparentemente es causado por un nuevo virus mortal que el
mundo entero está tratando de enfrentar después de una advertencia
de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) con una
mortalidad del 3,4%. Por otro lado, tres expertos líderes...
Nous sommes actuellement au milieu de la pandémie du Corona
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) que répresent une catastrophe
mondiale, qui est apparemment causée par un nouveau virus
mortel que le monde entier essaie d’affronter après un avertissement
de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS), que selon
cette organisation a une mortalité de 3,4%. D’autre par...
Atualmente, estamos no meio da pandemia do Corona COVID-
19 (SARS-CoV-2) diante de um desastre global, aparentemente
causado por um novo vírus mortal com o qual o mundo
inteiro está a tentar de lidar após um aviso da Organização
Mundial da Saúde (OMS), com uma mortalidade de 3,4%. Por
outro lado, três dos principais especialistas em doenças infecci...
We are at this moment in the middle of the Corona COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic facing a global disaster, which seemingly is caused by a new deadly virus the whole world is trying to cope with after warning from the World Health Organization (WHO) about a mortality of 3.4%. Three leading experts in infectious diseases, Wolfgang Wodarg, Sucharit Bh...
Between 1% and 3% of persons in general population are estimated to have some degree of intellectual disability. A diagnosis of intellectual disability is based on clinical history, level of intellectual ability and level of adaptive function. Both, the intellectual and adaptive functioning are measured using individually administered standardized...
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder characterized by abnormal tone, posture and movement and clinically classified based on the predominant motor syndrome-spastic hemiplegia, spastic diplegia, spastic quadriplegia, and extrapyramidal or dyskinetic. The incidence of CP is 2-3 per 1,000 live births. Prematurity and low birthweight are important risk fa...
With the new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) rapport (1) it has become clear that the end is near. Maybe not the end of life on the planet, but the end of good, sweet, human life, as we have enjoyed it for 10 millennia on this planet. Unless we change our ways, and collectively become sustain...
Young people are expected to learn "academic" or "technical" knowledge in a manufacturing economy, which can be referred to as "hard skills" (for example, to produce a car through assembly lines). In many countries today, countries have been shifting from a manufacturing economy to a service economy, which has resulted in young people expecting to...
Young people are expected to learn "academic" or "technical" knowledge in a manufacturing economy, which can be referred to as "hard skills" such as to produce a television through the assembly lines. In many contemporary countries, we have observed a shift from manufacturing economy to service economy, which will result in young people expected to...
ORIGINAL ARTICLES Naturalistic or biblical worldview of human development 117 Carol T Brown Computer training or human mediator 125 Carol T Brown Correlation between working memory, intelligence, and cognitive functions 139 Carol T Brown Cognitive development curriculum increases verbal, nonverbal, and academic abilities 155 Carol T Brown CASE REPO...
Chronic Disease and Disability: The Pediatric Lung is written for the primary care clinician to help update the knowledge of pediatric pulmonology (pulmo, pulmonis [Latin for “lung”] and λoγíα, -logia [Greek for “study of”]) in the early 21st century. It acknowledges some of the amazing stepping stones of science over time concerning the current un...
Hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease) is a rare autosomal disorder with an identified genetic abnormality identified on chromosome arm 13q and a resultant defect in the hepatic copper-transporting ATPase gene (ATP7B) [1]. The core abnormality is a dysfunction of copper metabolism with abnormal biliary excretion of copper and the resultan...
Although many nations advocate for the full inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in all realms of life, these individuals are nevertheless still frequently excluded. One field of life that has rarely been considered central for inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities is military service. A unique programme was developed tha...
With advances in knowledge and technology, the proportion of cancer patients who have been cured or survive with cancers is growing, but a certain proportion of patients will still have disease recurrence or progression to palliative care. During the entirety of cancer progression, significant adverse impacts on physical and psychological aspects h...
Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities (or simply, Break the Cycle) is an annual collaborative interdisciplinary research and training program involving university students in academic tracks that focus on the impact of adverse social, economic, and environmental factors on children’s health, development, and education. The...
This book celebrates the emergence of knowledge in this field and is written for primary care clinicians to help update the knowledge of pediatric gastroenterology (GI). The current and future shortage of pediatric gastroenterologists necessitates steady, rejuvenated information on GI disorders for primary care clinicians as they care for children...
Lifestyle modifications, including diet and exercise, have importance in research for their correlation to cancer because of their basic and essential nature in daily living but are often overlooked. Several plausible associations between exercise and cancer biology being reported include reduction in adiposity, inflammatory cytokines, insulin resi...
This chapter looks at various critical issues in pediatric pulmonology beginning with newborn pulmonology. Another section considers how psychology and physiology intertwine in the pulmonology tract. Behavioral aspects of chronic disease, including the pulmonary system, are considered because of the importance that chronic pulmonary disease has on...
With the advance in knowledge and technology, the proportion of cancer patients who have been cured or survive with cancers is growing, but a certain proportion of patients will still have disease recurrence or progression to palliative care. During the whole cancer journey, significant adverse impacts on physical and psychological aspects have bee...
Research studies have examined the relationship between working memory, cognitive skills, and academic abilities. However, while some studies and scientific articles have demonstrated that working memory can be increased through direct intervention in either the clinical or classroom setting, other studies have failed to show any further transfer....
Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities (Break the cycle) is an annual collaborative interdisciplinary research and training program involving university students in academic tracks that focus on the impact of adverse social, economic and environmental factors on children’s health, development, and education. The target popul...
Qualitative observations from students who recently moved to a new community predominantly of young adults from a community mainly composed of adolescents noticed that helmet use was lower in their new environment. To definitively verify this observation, the Bicycle Safety and Awareness Club was established. Its first objective was to conduct surv...
Though use of phytocannabinoids are being increasing linked to improvement of some health conditions, frequent users of cannabis are at increased risk for adverse effects which can lead to additional health problems. Marijuana (cannabis) remains a controversial drug in the 21st century. This chapter considers current research on use of cannabis sat...
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common subtype of dementia, with studies reporting that it makes up somewhere between 50-72% of dementia cases. Symptoms of Alzheimer’s include significant episodic memory impairment, behavioural disturbances and psychopathological disturbances. At this moment there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, so it is theref...
While it is good to see there are many leadership programs in the market in different parts of the world, there are several limitations of the existing leadership programs. Primarily, most of the programs focus on skills (i.e., doing) of leaders without much consideration of the inner qualities (i.e., being) of leaders. While skills are important,...
Since we think university students are the “cream of the cream”, it is important to ask whether they thrive well. To what extent can university students in Hong Kong develop in a holistic manner? How should we nurture university students to become the leaders and talents of tomorrow? As part of the general university requirements in Hong Kong is th...
Alzheimer’s disease will become more prevalent in the upcoming decades. With no cure on the horizon, it is important that close relatives and family members of affected patients become knowledgeable about the disease; they can be more conscientious caregivers and improve quality of life. Awareness and knowledge of the disease are especially importa...
While it is good to see that there are many leadership programs in the market for different parts of the world, there are several limitations of the existing leadership programs. Primarily, most of the programs focus on skills (i.e., “the doing”) of leaders without much consideration for the inner qualities (i.e., “the being”) of leaders. While ski...
Adolescent developmental issues are growing globally; studies show that the percentage of adolescent mental health issues such as depression and suicide continues to escalate. Adolescent addiction problems such as substance abuse, pathological gambling and Internet addiction are intensifying. Furthermore, interpersonal problems such as violence and...
This chapter reviews abuse and neglect among children with disabilities, serving as an introduction to the definitions, causes, epidemiology, international aspects, assessment, treatment and legal responses which will be addressed in this book. We highlight the importance of identifying abuse and neglect in this vulnerable population because of the...
The motor vehicle crash is the main cause of death and destruction in children and adolescents. One of the major psychological consequences to those who survive a motor vehicle crash (MVC) is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This discussion considers the future of research in this field that may also involve the use of artificial intelligence...
The "Break the Cycle" program has been an annual academic event since 2005, recruiting students from many different disciplines and departments at different universities across the United States and the world, to break the cycle of environmental health disparities. The chapters in this book range from descriptive narratives to analyses and interven...
The first steam-powered vehicle is attributed to Ferdinand Verbiest in China made in 1672 for the Kangxi Emperor. The first recorded automobile death was Mary Ward in Ireland who was thrown from a steam-powered car and fell under its wheels in 1869. The first person killed in the United States is recorded as Henry Bliss in New York City on Wednesda...
Sport and recreation is a positive influence on the lives of children and youths. Bicycling is great for human health and getting/keeping in shape. It can be a part of physical activities or it can be a means of transportation. However, there are also risks, and bicycle accidents happen and can cause serious injury. Helmet use can substantially red...
This book explores various issues concerning this far-reaching problem in the 21st century. The authors look at a historical reflection from the 20th and 21st centuries as society became more aware of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and vehicular crashes affecting the pediatric population. This book also includes the demographics of current a...
Helmet use can substantially reduce the risks associated with bicycle injuries, as these protective devices can prevent an array of serious facial injuries. A meta-analysis was carried out looking to summarize studies into the helmet use of adolescents and young adults, where we found a Utrend between age and helmet use, with proportion of individu...
Sport and recreation is a positive for our children and youth. Bicycle activity is great for our health and getting or keeping in shape. It can be part of sport activities or it can be a means of transportation as part of our daily life. But there are also risks and bicycle accidents happens and can cause serious injury. Helmet use can substantiall...
In this book, we review abuse and neglect among children with disabilities and highlight the importance of identifying abuse and neglect in this vulnerable population. Child maltreatment has many detrimental consequences, and in the absence of a professional response, further victimization, lifelong complications and possibly early death may occur....
Since we think university students are the “cream of the crop”, it is important to ask whether or not they thrive well. To what extent can university students in Hong Kong develop in a holistic manner? How should we nurture university students to become the leaders and talents of tomorrow? Leadership and intrapersonal development are inherent requi...
In recent years we have seen a trend towards the use of virtual reality (VR) technologies for rehabilitation and disability support. This is partly driven by the decreasing cost and improved accessibility to the technology, but also by the growth in expertise of virtual rehabilitation researchers and practitioners. The benefits of virtual reality a...
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) display deficits/unusual behavior in one of the three domains: Reciprocal social interaction, communication and restricted/repetitive interests/behaviours. The cause of ASD is still unknown, with etiological theories continuing to change as research progresses. It was once proposed that child-rearing was a...
In recent years, humanity has seen a trend towards the use of virtual reality (VR) technologies for rehabilitation and disability support. This is partly driven not only by the decreasing cost and improved accessibility to technology, but also by the growth in expertise of virtual rehabilitation researchers and practitioners. The benefits of virtua...
Have universities forgotten their educational role and guiding students to grow up? With specific reference to Hong Kong, the university structure was a three-year program before 2012/13 academic year, which was modeled after the British system, but with the introduction of the higher education reform, university structure was changed to four years...
The literature of Homo sapiens and research by scientists have attested to the high frequency and the severe consequences of sibling abuse seen in families around the world. Often hidden or ignored by society, such exploitation is the most common form of abuse found in humans. Underpinnings to this phenomenon of desecration of our children are many...
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) display deficits/unusual behavior in one of the three domains: Reciprocal social interaction, communication and restricted/repetitive interests/behaviours. The cause of ASD is still unknown, with etiological theories continuing to change as research progresses. It was once proposed that child-rearing was a...
Adolescent developmental issues are growing globally with studies showing that adolescent mental health issues such as depression and suicide are growing problems. Adolescent addiction problems such as substance abuse, pathological gambling and Internet addiction are intensifying. Furthermore, interpersonal problems such as violence and bullying ha...
Have universities forgotten their educational role in guiding students to grow up? With specific reference to Hong Kong, the university structure was a three-year program before the 2012/13 academic year that was modeled after the British system. However, with the introduction of higher education reform the university structure was changed to four...
Medical cannabis is emerging as an effective treatment option for the management of a variety of common chronic conditions and symptoms, but a lack of scientific evidence demonstrating its efficacy for treating specific indications is hindering the widespread clinical adoption of medical cannabis. Between January 2015 and December 2016, patients wh...
Parkinson's disease, first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson (1755-1824) in 1817 as "shaking palsy", is a neurodegenerative disorder that manifests symptoms such as resting tremor, muscular rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability. These motor disorders have been extensively researched resulting in improved diagnostic accuracy...
Parkinson's disease, first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson (1755-1824) in 1817 as "shaking palsy", is a neurodegenerative disorder that manifests symptoms such as resting tremor, muscular rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability. These motor disorders have been extensively researched resulting in improved diagnostic accuracy...
With adolescence childhood is finished and the teen may experiment with dating, smoking and drinking and they may make important decisions without parental knowledge. They may also engage in risky behavior which may pose threats to their well-being and successful transition to adulthood. We can then ask how we can prevent adolescent risk behavior?...
Denmark established its first residential care center for children with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) in 1855 and gradually until 1940 another nine regional centers. In 1959 the State overtook the service and in the 1960s undertook a process of normalization and de-institutionalization, which culminated in 1980, where the State ha...
While age-related muscle atrophy (i.e. sarcopenia) in normal and healthy populations is widely recognized as a chronic loss of muscle mass, strength and function, there is currently no scientific information on the development, natural course and characteristics of sarcopenia among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The...
Holistic healthcare is complete or total patient care that considers the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of the person, his or her response to illness and the effect of the illness on the ability to meet self-care needs. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), frequently experience clinical comorbid...
This book provides a broad overview of quality health care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). It focuses on providing the reader a practical approach to dealing with the health and well-being of people with IDD in general terms as well as in dealing with specific conditions. In addition, it offers the reader a perspe...
The Smith-Magenis syndrome is a complex neurobehavioral disorder due to 17p11.2 microdeletion involving the gene RAI1 (retinoic acid induced 1) or infrequently a mutation of RAI1. Manifestations include craniofacial dysmorphism, sleep disturbance (including inverted circadian rhythm of melatonin and REM sleep dysfunction), intellectual disability,...
Lead (Pb; Latin: plumbum) is a ubiquitous chemical element with the atomic number of 82 that is known to have major neurotoxic effects in humans (as well as other animals). It is a neurotoxin that accumulates in in bones as well as soft tissue and the reality of lead poisoning (Pb neurotoxicity) has been noted by ancient Chinese, Greeks and Romans....
A variety of topics are presented in this book that seek to reflect on medical history before and after the golden age of the Medical Renaissance. These topics include newborn care, the story of adolescence, behavioral pediatrics, psychopharmacology, substance abuse, psychodermatology, specific organ systems (the kidney and the heart in pediatrics)...
Children with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) are prone to suffer more pain compared to their peers without disability. Nevertheless, the difficulty in assessing pain in this population has resulted in under-diagnosis and under-treatment. Despite a growth in pain evaluation for this population in the last couple of years; there is a...
In this book, some other attributes of service leadership and the related curriculum materials are introduced. The first one is moral character. While generic leadership competences are important, they are simply not enough. The reason is simple. Without moral character, greed and lust for power will dominate leadership and the related work. Theref...
Influenza spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics, resulting in about three to five million yearly cases of severe illness and about 250,000 to 500,000 yearly deaths. Three influenza pandemics occurred in the last century, each caused by the appearance of a new strain of the virus in humans, which killed tens of millions of people. Annual in...
About 29 million Americans (9.3% of the population) in 2012 had diabetes. Approximately 1.25 million American children and adults have type 1 diabetes, and almost all diabetes in children less than 10 years of age is type 1. About 208,000 people younger than 20 years (0.25 % of this age group) have been diagnosed with diabetes (type 1 or type 2). D...
The current and future shortage of pediatric cardiologists necessitates information on the pediatric heart for primary care clinicians, as they care for the child and adolescent with cardiovascular dilemmas and disorders. In view of this shortage and the rapidly increasing knowledge in pediatric cardiology, as well as understanding indications for...
When we attempt to prevent adolescent problem behavior, we have to look at the strengths and potentials of adolescents. The basic line of reasoning is that when adolescents have more inner resources, the probability of engaging in problem behavior would become lower. Using the experience from the United States on positive youth development Shek and...
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... In this process, individuals may experience an increase in negative emotions for reasons such as restriction of social interactions with others, trying to cope with a deadly infection, changes or interruptions in daily routines. 10,30,31 The theme of staying at home quarantine is grouped under 3 categories as "psychological effects," "physiological effects," and "ineffective." The most frequently used category in this theme was "psychological effects of the quarantine process." ...
... Intellectual disability (ID) is characterized by cognitive and adaptive behavioral deficits that originate before the age of 18 years [1]. It is a lifelong condition that requires support from educational, health, and social institutions [2]. ...
... ДЦП не является заболеванием в традиционном смысле, а представляет собой симптомокомплекс ненаследственных двигательных нарушений, развившихся в результате повреждения центральной нервной системы в перинатальном периоде, часто сочетающийся с умственной недостаточностью, нарушением слуха, зрения, речи, а также судорогами [1,2]. ДЦП -это прежде всего нейромоторное Оригинальные исследования Original Researches расстройство, которое влияет на развитие движений, мышечный тонус и осанку [3]. Ключевыми признаками принадлежности заболевания к группе ДЦП являются нарушение произвольных движений и невозможность поддерживать нормальный постуральный баланс тела, непрогрессирующий характер нарушений и повреждение глобальных моторных функций в период их становления [2]. ...
... The prevalence, as a group, for these neurodevelopmental disorders range from 5 to 20% in the general population (2,3), however, the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders is complex and cannot be elucidated in a large percentage of cases (4). Neurodevelopmental disorders usually have their onset from infancy and can persist over the lifespan (5). Unfortunately, clinical symptoms of these developmental delays can be difficult to identify in early childhood, and the early diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders can be difficult to make, which leads to a postponement of intervention and treatment (6). ...
... Можна навести ще багато прикладів визначень терміна «soft skills», але всі вони так чи інакше стосуються таких груп компетенцій, як комунікативні навички, особистісний розвиток, управлінські навички, тобто тих, які допо магають здійснювати ефективну діяльність в будь якій сфері, знаходити най кращі рішення в широкому колі завдань, полегшують перехід до нових, інших галузей професійної активності [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Серед цих груп навичок провідне місце, на нашу думку, посідають комунікативні, що зумовлюється специфікою постіндустріального суспільства, де професії типу «людина-людина» почи нають грати ключову роль. ...
... In IM children with simple EBV infection, the damage of liver function becomes more and more serious with the increase of age. At present, there are few reports about IM combined with other pathogen infections and grouped by age at home and abroad, and only literatures about IM grouped by age caused by EBV infection also found that ALT significantly increased in older children [20][21][22]. ...
... Government should deploy more armed groups to help alleviate the insecurity tension in conflict-prone areas so that humanitarian actors would be motivated to render MHPSS services in those areas. 16 The government should also construct good road network among communities to improve access within and outside of the communities. Alongside, construction of good road network, government should ensure the provision of good telecommunication network in these areas as this would help to facilitate information dissemination in communities. ...
... La medicina, como una ciencia basada en evidencia, ha estado abordando el tema del UMC con mucha cautela debido a la falta de datos clínicos suficientes y de apoyo (Tellioğlu & Tellioğlu, 2017;Friedberg, 2017;O'Hearn et al., 2017;Cheung & Clarke, 2017). ...
... The Equipping Minds Cognitive Development Curriculum (EMCDC) (18) is based on the theory of Structural Cognitive Modifiability" (SCM), "Mediated Learning Experience" (MLE), and developing cognitive functions and abilities. An individual four year case study was done with the Equipping Minds Cognitive Development Curriculum (EMCDC) from 2011-2015 on a learner with a neurodevelopmental disorder (Down syndrome) (19). ...
... Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus (ABK) masih dianggap sebagai anak yang tidak berdaya dalam kekurangan tersebut. Menurut (Becker et al., 2004;Di Lieto et al., 2020;Duque et al., 2020;"Jorun Buli-Holmberg," 2016;Elford, 2015;Fajri, 2020;Hande et al., 2020;Hornby, 2015;Jariono et al., 2021; Korang & Umbugadu, 2020;Naghmeh-Abbaspour & Sabokrooh, 2020;Navarro-Mateu et al., 2021;Nurhidayat, Nurhidayat, Jariono et al., 2021;Palusci et al., 2017;Reindal, 2008;Ringeisen et al., 2008;Science & Centers, 2015;Sholikhati et al., 2021) setiap anak memiliki keterbatasan sesuai dengan kasusnya yang melihat dari segi kemampuan dan tidak kemampuannya. Dengan demikian ABK dapat mengembangkan potensi dengan optimal Mengacu pada hal tersebut bahwa strategi guru dalam mendidik dan membimbing anak berkebutuhan khusus memiliki kesempatan yang sama, tidak ada perbedaan dengan anak normal. ...