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Helle. How do you define the phenomenon of disability?
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I appreciate the thoughtfulness behind your response and your effort to explore new ways of framing disability. Like you, I sometimes struggle with the word and how best to use it, but I think a key consideration is clarity. If a new term is introduced or an existing one is repurposed, what is the goal? Does it reduce bias? Shift mindsets? Improve how we discuss accessibility and inclusion?
My personal feeling is that alternatives like 'differently abled' or 'diverse ability' often feel like a way of tiptoeing around the subject. And when we avoid a word, we risk unintentionally reinforcing the idea that it is something that should be hidden. There are colloquial examples of words being reclaimed over time, and I believe this was also mentioned in Against Technoableism by Ashley Shew, which, if you haven't read yet, is a relatively quick read with interesting perspectives that may be useful in your research.
From a professional standpoint, I work in digital accessibility, and I find the social model of disability particularly useful because it helps shift the focus from the individual to the environment. In the digital space, barriers are often created through inaccessible design, coding decisions, or content structures. And as easily as they were built, they can be removed. Framing disability in this way empowers those involved in product creation, showing them that accessibility is about fixing barriers, not people.
I understand your point about Stephen Hawking, and I agree that 'disabled' as a label does not fit. However, I wouldn't hesitate to describe him as a 'person with a disability', as I see that as a factual description rather than a defining characteristic. It's an important distinction because labels can feel limiting, whereas descriptors acknowledge reality without reducing a person to it. That, of course, opens a broader discussion about identity-first vs. person-first language. However, that is a complex topic that deserves more attention than I give here.
I felt moved to share my perspective because your post resonated with me. I hope my thoughts are helpful. Wishing you the best in your research!
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Walking aids, such as crutches and wheelchairs, depend on the strength of the body to bear the weight, as well as the joints, nuts, friction with the ground, dimensions, and the type of material they are made from.
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I think that AI and 3D printer I think would be a great help in this area, although I am not sure because I am not an expert!
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It is crucial to use person-first language and avoid the use of stigmatizing terms when addressing individuals with one form of disability or the other. Person-first language places the focus on the individual rather than the condition, and thus helps reduce stigma. This is a way of showing respect to the persons with disability. The use of respectful language helps to foster inclusivity, understanding, and support for persons with disability. Avoid making assumptions or stereotypes. Focus on abilities, not limitations. Use accessible language and communication formats.
Avoid the use of stigmatizing terms , such as: handicapped or crippled, the handicapped, the handicapped persons, the disabled individuals, the deformed individuals, abnormal individuals, etc.Avoid using suffering from or afflicted with.
It is preferable to say: person with a disability, person with a physical disability, person with an intellectual disability, person with a mental health condition.
For specific conditions: person with autism, person with cerebral palsy, person who is hard of hearing, person who is of low vision.
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Avoiding terms that stigmatize persons with disabilities is important to promote respect, inclusion, and equality. Words or phrases that highlight a person's disability in a negative or pitying way, such as "handicapped" or "suffering from," should be replaced with neutral and empowering language. Instead, use terms like "person with a disability" or "differently-abled," which focus on the person first rather than their condition. Avoiding labels like "disabled person" and using people-first language shows respect and recognizes their individuality beyond the disability. By choosing thoughtful and inclusive language, we can help reduce stigma and create a more supportive and understanding society.
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Does the literary work depict persons with disability?
Is the writer positively disposed to persons with disability judging from the language use or are they being stigmatised in the book?
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Yes, we can talk of ableist literature.
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I am looking for research on lack of publications, disability inclusion and advocacy for students and interns at both the graduate leves, internships, felllowships and jobs.
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Are you aware of the mentor mentee program for graduate students and mentors with disabilities. We are currently working on a round table addressing how ABA has been Abelist where applicants graduate students, staff and faculty are still discouraged in dicslosing their physical, invisible disabiliteis as well as chronic health problems. Look at APA thery have proposed a new 3 part study on this issues. For many of this that demonstrates they lack of awareness and interest in advocating members with disabilitites. We will close with actions that every can take to create s safe setting where we create an alliance for psychologists with disabilities, inclusion and equity. I am on the BOD or SMADIE. Stanford Medicine Alliance Disability inclusiong and Equity. They provide a road map for us.
Also check out Docs with Disabiliteis.
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I currently doing my PhD research about on the representation of disabilities in superheroe comics. So, how do you see this representation in comics, even in other genres of comics?
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Oh such an interesting idea! Certainly we see some notable comics with physical disabilities but off the top of my head I can't think of developmental or communication conditions.
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I would like to write my graduate paper on the mental health aspects and/or statistics associated of a sexless marriage with acquired disability
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People with physical disabilities especially the acquired disabilities are at a higher risk of facing mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. This may be due to isolation and discrimination especially from the family members and close relatives and friends.
Disabilities especially chronic ones may also affect sexual urge, performance and relationships leading to low arousals. According to research in the journal Sexual Medicine Reviews, almost 60% of individuals with a disability report a decline in their sexual activity and satisfaction post-injury or illness, with partnered individuals often facing similar challenges.
Sexless marriages are also associated with acquired disabilities. sexless marriage is a situation whereby couples can have fewer than 10 times per year resulting to serious psychological problems. A 2014 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 16% of married couples report having sex less than 10 times a year, and those in sexless marriages often have lower relationship satisfaction and increased symptoms of depression.
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This question is coming as when I teach.. Generally stakeholders ask.. It's for all.. I think placement depends on Degree of disability..
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I believe it is for all students. And there are three grades for selection of inclusion of students, such as full.or partial. The advantage is that the differently abled children would be getting the same learning environment as the others, is what I understand; rather than giving them a conditional or pre meditated learning environment
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I would like to use VOSviewer for bibliometric analysis and I have used both desktop as well as web versions. However during adding data or creating a map from 'Scopus' or 'Dimensions' on my PC all the options of 'Type of Analysis' remain disabled except 'Co-authorship'. The solution is highly solicited.
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Hi, everyone!
I just solved this problem: In my case it was because of the language settings set in Scopus. In was not an English. When I changed it to English, everything worked out. Of course, you also need to select the right boxes of information that you needed for the analysis, as described above.
To change the language to English - just scroll down Scopus page, and you will see this option below.
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I think it suggests that while individuals may have varied preferences, they often share common aversions and basic, universal requirements like safety, food, and well-being. It highlights the balance between personal taste and shared human needs.
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Are there studies ysing ballet for disability assesment
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Yes, it can be used, it is good and it gives a new experience to disabled people, and it depends on the conditions of the patient and the type of disability, because in some ways it is difficult to use these balls, and the number of times they are used and the amount of pressure The necessity and type of use for what kind of problems are completely different.
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We have been able to download the maui installer to the computer, however, we cannot get the .exe file to open and run.
We have tried to run it as administrator, we disabled the firewall, we restarted the computer, nothing seems to work.
Thank you!
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There isn't specific information readily available on the usage of MAUI (Measurements from Arterial Ultrasound Imaging) by Hedgehog Medical on Windows 11. However, the software is designed to run on any 64-bit Windows machine, and compatibility with Windows 11 is generally expected given the software's support for 64-bit Windows operating systems【10†source】.
If you're facing issues or have specific questions about running MAUI on Windows 11, it may be helpful to contact Hedgehog Medical directly or check their FAQ section for any updates or known compatibility issues.
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What effect do representations of disability have on the concept of abjection?
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Representations of disability raise the question of whether visibility is always empowering or desirable for minorities if said visibility relies on toxic tropes and stereotypes. For instance, even empathetic representations may present disabled figures as "abject" individuals in need of care, as one who is (as the definition of abjection goes) "servile, wretched, or contemptible." As Alexa Alice Joubin argues in her Introduction to Critical Theory, https://criticaltheory.info/, "impairment is not necessarily an obstacle and does not in and by itself constitute disability. It only becomes a form of disability when the environment and its design fail to support a person’s needs. Disability is a socially induced hindrance to mobility or to access."
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May be what it will take to age gracefully with a disability and what is the greatest handicap.
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There are numerous valuable journal articles and conference papers addressing aging and disability. However, it is essential to recognize that this concept is influenced by cultural factors and support systems that vary across countries. There is a clear need for further research on this topic to explore how older individuals experience disability differently based on their culture, beliefs, and available support systems.
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Hi everyone,
I am currently working on human mtDNA and try to construct phylotree based on my samples. I noticed that a tool called mtPhyl (https://sites.google.com/site/mtphyl/) was used in many studied.
However, somehow it is disable from the link above. I try to contact the authors but no responses. Can someone help me with this issue.
Thank you in advances
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Thank you for your answer. Sure I have noticed this function of haplogrep2 to generate phylogeny tree, however, this function do not provide the detail branching similar to mtPhyl, so I still have to manually arrange the samples into specific lineage.
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Dear Colleagues,
I am looking for a UK Collaborator for the Going Global Partnership, British Council for putting up application on the Disability Inclusion Partnership. Here is the given link: https://opportunities-insight.britishcouncil.org/news/opportunities/disability-inclusion-partnerships.
Please let me know if anyone from UK would like to initiate the project Grant with me, you can reach out to me at
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Thank you so much Jim, But i have limitations for applying this grant. I need a faculty member from UK University.
I really appreciate your interest.
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Sadia.
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It seems odd to me that so much else can be done online and yet there is so much discrimination in effect still against people who cannot easily travel (or who are even housebound, for example).
Are there any institutions who have adapted to the new working landscape (in industry) and are allowing a PhD to be done remotely?
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There is a lot of matrix effect that disable me to quantify it. what i need is a quick and fast extraction method. what should i add?
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I think there is no simple method for large scale extraction of Vit D from fat or oil. Just check pharmaceutical procedures used in extracting vit D from lanolin / woolfat. See for example https://www.vitamaniathemovie.com/how-to-make-vitamin-d/#:~:text=The%20synthesis%20of%20vitamin%20D,final%20product%20vitamin%20D3.
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For instance, if Mr. "Y" has a limb impairment [physical] and categorises a person as having a physical disability, is there any standard procedure or tool to certify a disability in Ethiopia?
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That should be social health problem however of direct accountability by the Ministry of social affairs, Census & Planning....
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Con este planteamiento se pretende hacer reflexionar a los lectores de los diferentes planes de actuación, medidas y otros tipos de propuestas que pueden ser implantados en los Servicios Sociales de Andalucía a la hora de eliminar desigualdades laborales, favoreciendo a una integración del colectivo de personas con discapacidad en este ámbito. Con ello tenemos en cuenta diferentes perspectivas tanto sociales y culturales como de aprovisionamiento económicos y fundamentación sociológica y antropológica, todas ellas desprovistas de cualquier tipo de paternalismo y capacitismo.
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Para eliminar estas barreras de acceso laboral en personas con discapacidad, los Servicios Sociales cuentan con una serie de recursos especializados. Alguna de las medidas que se implementan incluyen:
- Estudios sobre las necesidades y demandas del colectivo con diversidad funcional para establecer prioridades en las políticas a desarrollar desde los ayuntamientos.
- Centros Base de Valoración y Orientación que ofrecen servicios especializados para el reconocimiento del grado de discapacidad y orientación laboral.
- Programas electorales que incluyen medidas para mejorar el empleo, la educación y la dependencia de las personas con discapacidad.
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I want to do molecular dynamics simulation of adsorption. For this purpose, I want to place two graphene sheets on both sides of the layer. How can I disable these pages so they don't interact?
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Dear BB !!!
In the Materials Studio software, graphene can be modeled as an inert sheet using a variety of approaches. One common approach is to simulate graphene as a 2D material within a periodic boundary condition.
  • Here's an overview of how you can model an inert graphene sheet in Materials Studio;
  1. Create a Graphene Structure
  2. Define the Unit Cell
  3. Apply Periodic Boundary Conditions;Specify periodic boundary conditions in all three dimensions (x, y, and z) to create an infinite graphene sheet.
  4. Assign Force Field Parameters
  5. Energy Minimization; Perform an energy minimization to relax the atomic positions and remove any steric clashes or high-energy configurations.
  6. Finally use Molecular Dynamics or Other Simulations
  • To simulate a molecular dynamics simulation of adsorption with two graphene sheets on both sides of the layer, you can use Materials Studio to create an inert graphene sheet and disable the interactions between the graphene sheets.
  • Here's a general approach;
  1. Create the Graphene Sheets
  2. Combine the Graphene Sheets
  3. Define Interactions
  4. Disable Interactions
  5. Energy Minimization
  6. Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  • It is recommended to refer to the Materials Studio documentation or tutorials for detailed instructions for your specific version and requirements.
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Fresh off her book The Minority Body, Elizabeth Barnes raises a question sorely needed for our community of analytic philosophers: What epistemic status do we give to those with physical disabilities? For those interested in discussion, please contribute your thoughts on what constitutes an epistemic peer, what conditions possible peers fulfill, and what solutions can philosophers find from individuals excluded from testimonial relations.
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I tried to answer this question, but the app doesn’t work, unfortunately.
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How do we account for learning disabled researchers? Many people who are not adaptable to conventional education may have great research input if only given the effective medium. For instance, many disabled writers may be savants in research areas but lack a means to popularize their works.
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The matter is complex. Kurt Kuban once said "Came as you are". For students and scientists the motto should be"Learn as you are", "Work as you are" and "Publish as you are". But we cannot take this attitude for granted. There is still a widespread exclusionary, normalizing mind set, which hinders an emancipatory, inclusive coexistence.
The European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education (2013, 2015) emphasizes the importance of information and communication technologies (ICT) for the implementation of inclusive teaching/ learning settings. UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education and European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education (2011) identify four functions of ICT in the school context:
- Supporting opportunities for participation through access to digital media;
- Supporting teaching and learning situations;
- Support for educational administrative processes; and
- Support of personal communication and interaction.
In recent years, more and more stationary and mobile hardware and software solutions have been innovated in order to offer suitable assistive and rehabilitative media and tools (Assistive Technology, AT) to learners with different handicaps: Starting with the use of laptops or pen-based notebooks for mentally handicapped students, to working with talkers (speech computers) of communication-impaired children and adolescents, to blended learning, a combination of face-to-face instruction and distributed media-based learning (e-learning), for chronically ill students. Above all, the use of tablet PCs, touch pads or touch screens is considered particularly promising.This is because these small, very light devices are ideally suited for people with motor disabilities, who need to be able to work in a mobile environment:
But the crucial point is: We must not narrow the discussion instructionally or instrumentally. Ultimately, it depends on personal and institutional attitudes.
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It aims to understand how AI technologies benefit the stem cell field.., potentially leading to advancements in areas like disease modeling, disability, and personalized medicine.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized various fields, and its impact on innovative stem cell approaches is no exception. Stem cell research holds immense potential in areas such as disease modeling, disability treatment, and personalized medicine. The integration of AI technologies into this field has opened up new avenues for advancements and discoveries that were previously unimaginable.
One significant way AI positively impacts innovative stem cell approaches is through disease modeling. AI algorithms can analyze vast amounts of patient data to identify patterns and predict disease progression accurately. By combining this capability with stem cells' regenerative properties, researchers can create disease models that closely mimic the human body's response to specific conditions.
For instance, in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, AI algorithms can analyze patient data to identify key factors contributing to the disease's development. Stem cells can then be used to generate neurons or other relevant cells affected by the condition. By studying these artificially created cells in a controlled environment, researchers gain valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying the diseases and develop targeted therapies.
Furthermore, AI technologies enhance disability treatment by optimizing stem cell-based therapies. For individuals with spinal cord injuries or paralysis, stem cell transplantation offers hope for functional recovery. However, it is crucial to ensure that transplanted cells integrate properly into the host tissue and promote regeneration effectively.
AI algorithms aid in this process by analyzing complex cellular interactions and identifying optimal conditions for successful transplantation. By simulating different scenarios using computational models based on real-time data from patients, researchers can determine the most effective combination of stem cells and growth factors for each individual case.
Personalized medicine is another area where AI positively impacts innovative stem cell approaches. Traditional drug discovery methods often rely on animal models that may not accurately represent human physiology or pathology. This limitation hinders progress towards personalized treatments tailored to an individual's unique genetic makeup.
By leveraging AI technologies alongside stem cell research, scientists can create patient-specific organoids or mini-organs. These organoids can be used to test the efficacy and safety of potential drugs, allowing for personalized treatment approaches. AI algorithms can analyze the vast amount of data generated by these organoids, identifying patterns and predicting individual responses to different treatments.
In conclusion, the integration of AI technologies into innovative stem cell approaches has immense potential for advancements in disease modeling, disability treatment, and personalized medicine. By combining AI's analytical capabilities with stem cells' regenerative properties, researchers can gain deeper insights into diseases' mechanisms and develop targeted therapies. Additionally, AI aids in optimizing stem cell-based treatments by simulating complex cellular interactions. Finally, the creation of patient-specific organoids enables personalized medicine approaches that were previously unattainable. The future of stem cell research looks promising with the continued integration of AI technologies.
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Smith, J., & Johnson, K. (2021). Artificial Intelligence in Stem Cell Research: Current Status and Future Prospects. Journal of Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 11(2), 1-8.
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If you can't give the victimizer 3 chances to apologize because they are no longer in your life, how do you get closure, and how do you forgive and accept others that engage in disability discrimination? (I am autistic.)
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In the Jewish belief there is a distinction between forgiveness and consequences. Lack of consequences is not synonymous with forgiveness and negative consequences does not equate with lack of forgiveness.
According to Jewish law, a person may not expect forgiveness unless he undergoes a sincere effort to perform “teshuvah,” meaning “repentance” or “return.” The elements of teshuvah include rigorous self-examination and require the perpetrator to engage with the victim, by confessing, expressing regret and making every effort possible to right the wrong that he committed. It remains clear, however, that if the perpetrator fails to perform the requirements of teshuvah, forgiveness has not been earned and cannot be granted. For while granting earned forgiveness is an act of grace that may be emotionally restorative, uplifting and inspiring, nevertheless, to grant unearned forgiveness is not kind but callous, and can only further desensitize both the perpetrator and the victim to distinctions of morality.
Ultimately, however, the only source from whom nie may obtain forgiveness is from the heavenly court, and God alone will judge if the “teshuvah” has been sufficient to earn it. In any case, Jinny Davis , a little bit of light can dispel a great deal of darkness; hope this is of little help for your very complicated query.
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How to disable grid line in scattering parameter plot in CST? (I am not asking about unchecking the bounding box)
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Typically, public assistance only offers financial aid to families with dependent children. Many people without children suffer from some form of disability that prevents them from earning money. The process of applying for and receiving SSDI or SSI is arduous and lengthy. Sometimes it can take up to a year for approval. Interim programs will evaluate the likelihood o a person being approved for disability, and if they deem it likely, they will offer some form of interim assistance. Unfortunately, the amount of money offered through these programs is not enough to sustain living costs. This situation creates a gap in services and supports that people with disabilities need to survive. What are some of the ways people can survive and avoid homelessness while they wait for their SSI or SSDI approval?
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In the Philippines, PWD can avail and enjoy the benefits if they are going to apply the PWD ID. According to the Republic Act No. 10754, they can have the following privileges and benefits with the PWD ID. At least twenty percent (20%) discount on different sales and services; Educational assistance; Special discounts on basic commodities; Express lanes in establishments; Continuation of benefits from GSIS, SSS, and Pag-IBIG. Although it will take time to get the PWD ID but still they are going to enjoy some of the benefits. They are going to visit their barangay and seek help and advice from the barangay health workers for support networks and more tailored assistance based on the individual's needs.
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current situation of disability,prevalence of disability,life of disabled people,support for disabled people etc.
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thank you for your response.yes you are right it is broad concept.My specific focus is to understand the current status of disability and rehabilitation in America like what their policy talks, prevalence of disability etc
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I tried to do DFT calculation but the submit button was disabled. I cannot do any other calculations also
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I rarely use GaussView and never used it to run tasks, so I'll just assume that the program didn't find the path to Gaussian or some other path/setting required for the program to work.
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İ am studying on visual perception of visually impaired users and designers. For sharing the act of designing experiencel, i am seeking for low-vision designers if there are any.
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Mahmut Ferit Aydin Mahmut, Not only are there are some….but there’s entire cultures who are more generous in avoiding such strict segregation (an either or) visually normal people from others.
I’m struggling to understand the assumption you make that there are only two; that is visually “normal” or visually impaired artists and designers. In my experience vision is made of physical, emotional, intellectual and “soulful” components. Together they form how we see and, in this context, how artists and designers strive to learn to “see”. In essence, I recommend (1) looking at vision as a continuous spectrum with each from their unique insights making contributions to art & design (2) not describing (only) one part of the visual spectrum as worthy of recognition for what it contributes to society. Oh, by the way, until we tested the vision of our children we thought they were intellectually impaired. Not simply in need of glasses. Same with the elderly!!!
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  • Prior to an FDA submission, it is required that any chemical advocated to treat cancer is required to have its toxicity tested. Since the mechanism of action is the disabling of the respective cancer's telomerase, with no visible changes to the underlying tissue, what kind of toxicity testing is adequate?
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Please refer to the article attached below. The telomerase inhibitory efficacy must be accompanied by both low inherent cytotoxicity and the absence of mutagenicity/genotoxicity.
The investigators in the paper have examined the genotoxicity of telomerase inhibitors using the Ames test and the Comet assay.
Ames test: The Ames test is a commonly used method that utilizes bacteria to test whether a particular chemical can cause mutations in the DNA of the test organism. It is a biological assay that is formally used to assess the mutagenic potential of a chemical compound.
Comet assay: DNA damage induced by DNA-interactive telomerase inhibitors can be assessed using the comet assay with human lymphocytes.
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I have installed the GROMACS in Windows Subsystem for Linux - Ubuntu. The simulation is working perfectly on the CPU and I am unable to run it on GPU.
I realized that the GPU is disabled as per the previous info from Ubuntu.
"GROMACS version: 2020.1-Ubuntu-2020.1-1
Precision: single
Memory model: 64 bit
MPI library: thread_mpi
OpenMP support: enabled (GMX_OPENMP_MAX_THREADS = 64)
GPU support: disabled
SIMD instructions: SSE2
FFT library: fftw-3.3.8-sse2-avx
RDTSCP usage: disabled
TNG support: enabled
Hwloc support: hwloc-2.1.0
Tracing support: disabled
C compiler: /usr/bin/cc GNU 9.3.0
C compiler flags: -msse2 -fexcess-precision=fast -funroll-all-loops
C++ compiler: /usr/bin/c++ GNU 9.3.0
C++ compiler flags: -msse2 -fexcess-precision=fast -funroll-all-loops -fopenmp"
My system configuration of GPU is 'NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Laptop GPU, 115W (140W with Dynamic Boost)6GB GDDR6'
But I am unable to install the GMX in GPU and it is showing an error when I run the following code
'cmake … -DGMX_BUILD_OWN_FFTW=ON -DREGRESSIONTEST_DOWNLOAD=ON -DGMX_MPI=on -DGMX_GPU=CUDA -DMPI_C_COMPILER=mpicc -DGMX_MPI=on'
Kindly guide me how to install the GROMACS in GPU.
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The problem is likely to be the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Originally it didn't support GPUs, so with the first WSL you just can not use the GPU, independently from the software you want to use.
If this is the case, you have to install WSL2 and then install CUDA on it, before moving on to GROMACS installation and configuration. If you can't install WSL2 for any reason, then you simply won't be able to use the GPU with GROMACS as long as you stick to WSL. In that case, you should do a linux partition or install GROMACS directly on windows.
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I will be conducting a study on the impact of digital technology on economic inclusion of women entrepreneurs and the vulnerable group. Particularly, small and medium enterprises owned by women and also women who are single-mothers , PWD (person with disability) and senior citizen (elderly). There is no listings on the number of women-owned enterprises. Initially I am thinking of snowball sampling. Is there a more appropriate sampling method for this type of study?
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Senior citizens/elderly. Please use the nomenclature, "older adults" or "senior adults."
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I purposly installed this software to simulate the SAR, but it looks is not working for me. Please any who knows/ experience about this application can help me.
I am highly appriciate for your help.
Berhane Gebreslassie PhD student
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Virtually you can simulate everything under the size of mesh cells in student version but to export u need to have the commercial version either for practical purposes you can use either key cad or eagle cad to print your designs for fabrications
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When I am trying to draw a polyhedral by clicking on 'Polyhedral' Style in VESTA Software, it is not changing. It seems like this option is jammed. Even when in the properties -> Polyhedra, all the options are disabled.
All the other styles (Ball-and-stick, Space-filling, Wireframe, Stick) are properly working. But when I am clicking on the Polyhedra option, it brings Ball-and-stick style to the structure.
I have also reinstalled the software. But the problem is still the same.
How can I enable the polyhedral option in VESTA?
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Thank you very much for sharing your experience with this simplified explanation . It has completely cleared my doubt. Many many thanks.
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Questionnaires or surveys done regarding any illness or condition would be helpful. Specifically treatment awareness for cerebral palsy or such disability.
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It depends on which disease or pathology you want to study. To my knowledge I did not heard this type of scale or score. You can develop and validatr one through research. But it is difficult to make generalised questinnaire. Good luck
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Minimization of environmental impact caused by solid waste management activities and facilities is one of the three objectives of our present research, and we will use DALYs.
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I do not think so. However, the Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM) is one of the ways that it can be used for environmental impact assessment (EIA). This method minimizes the elements of subjectivity and introduces some degree of transparency and objectivity.
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Different researchers have been trying to estimate the percentage of persons with disabilities in Kenya since 2007. Between 2007 and 2019, five independent studies have been conducted, each reporting significantly different results eg 4.6%, 3.5%, 13.5%, 11.4% and 2.2%. Utilizing all this published information, what Statistical treatment can be used to get the true estimate of disability prevalence.
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This warrants going through all the studies quoted and looking for all methodological details, sampling frame, type of sampling, ascertainment of a case, stat. methods, socioeconomic and cultural factors, etc. This itself could be a study.
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Disability need to be ZEro all over the world?
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That would be a utopian idea because Neurodevelopmental conditions have a prevalence and only early detection and Genetic counseling could control to some extent.
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Disability and impairment: how similar are they and, do they widely differentiate themselves from each other?
They seem to be used interchangeably, but are they one and same? Are they negatively associated with stress, anxiety, stigma, shame, isolation, and depression?
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Dear Professor Ildefonso Gustavo Díaz Sandoval thank you so much for your contribution.
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Disability sport researchers, please join us in initialing ideas for establishing a society for disability sport studies. I am Tiao, a Ph.D. student in Sport Administration at the University of Houston, my research is housed in disability sport marketing and sponsorship in Adaptive Athletic Lab under Dr. Michael Cottingham. Through almost a decade, the lab/Dr. Cottingham has worked with colleagues from disciplines across the spectrum including medicine, kinesiology, sport management, adaptive physical activity, recreation, economics, communications, and cultural studies programs. In realizing that we often do similar work from different angles and frequently cite each other’s work with the shared passion in building the scholarship in disability sport, a collective need to establish a society for disability sport studies is revealing itself and now we are generating interest/support to make it come true! This society would allow people with the shared context to coordinate together better, to share and disseminate ideas and resources. Whether it is a conference, a journal, or something else entirely, the first step is collecting a list of names of people who might be interested to be involved with this project. So, please take a minute to fill out the survey if you are one of us and share this with people in Disability Sport Research. Thank you! https://lnkd.in/gCPQMsQA
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Dear Tiao,
Congrats for your idea. I've already filled out the form so I can be part of the working group. Please consider our participation.
With my best regards,
Raul Antunes
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Hi everybody, I am starting a reaseacrh about cognitive overload and technostress in subjects with visual or auditory disability, but still I have found a few evidence on the issue. Can anyone suggest me some references?
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Hi,
Here are some references which could help you:
Taya F, Sun Y, Babiloni F, Thakor N, Bezerianos A. Brain enhancement through cognitive training: a new insight from brain connectome. Front Syst Neurosci. 2015 Apr 1;9:44. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2015.00044. PMID: 25883555
Xie H, Wang F, Hao Y, Chen J, An J, Wang Y, Liu H. The more total cognitive load is reduced by cues, the better retention and transfer of multimedia learning: A meta-analysis and two meta-regression analyses. PLoS One. 2017 Aug 30;12(8):e0183884. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183884
Kamaleswaran R, McGregor C. A Review of Visual Representations of Physiologic Data. JMIR Med Inform. 2016 Nov 21;4(4):e31. doi: 10.2196/medinform.5186. PMID: 27872033
Borle P, Reichel K, Niebuhr F, Voelter-Mahlknecht S. How Are Techno-Stressors Associated with Mental Health and Work Outcomes? A Systematic Review of Occupational Exposure to Information and Communication Technologies within the Technostress Model. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 17;18(16):8673. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168673
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How synergic integration between AI and IoT help disabled and elderly people?
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please find this related article for your reference
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The current assessment of disability evaluation using IDEAS scale for psychiatric illnesses provides range of disability percentage using the absolute scores. Is there a provision in IDEAS to calculate absolute disability percentages as well using the scores obtained?
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15 percent of all people have a disability. This means that every 7th person worldwide is affected by disability. Previously, it was assumed that 10 % were affected. This is described in a WHO report.
World report on disability
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Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) is a method of quantifying disability in multiple sclerosis that is the most widely used measurement tool to describe disease progression in patients with MS.
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Resistant exercises can tire MS disease quickly. This is an undesirable situation in patients with MS.
I recommend more ROM exercises and short-term isometric exercises.
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In most cases, we deal with active Ports at the level of Maritime Trade and a continuous resume of their activities. But there may be Ports that were previously active but have been disabled for various reasons. My question is about your information and experiences in these cases and how to Revitalizing them?
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Dear Behrooz Fathi , thank you for your question which is valid even now. Below article of 2021 can also help to shade some light on ports.
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Transportation for the elderly and the disabled was difficult in normal life. However, during the pandemic process, reasons such as time constraints and meeting the needs in a certain period were also added. Therefore, what should be the increasing problems and solutions?
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Elderly and disabled people were'nt allowed to use public transportation during the pandemic process. This was a precaution taken to prevent the spread of the disease. But this situation is a diffucult especially for these people who don't have a private car. For prevent this negative situation, the solutions can be: buses or other public transportation vehicles which depart at certain hours allocated for these people, with smaller vehicles such as minibuses allocation from designated assembly points to business points such as the center of the city, .
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I have HFSS ver 17.2 when I try design anything the reference point and diamond cursor is disable somehow. Now I cannot see the 3d or 2d structure without drawing at randomly... does anyone knows whats the problem
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Dear lvaylo, i am also facing same problem and tried your suggestion but still the same results. Kindly, Suggest me new resolution
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Does your country have a specific disability or work loss assessment system for pneumoconiosis? How is it working? What is the role of the ILO radiological classification in this disability assessment?
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Please follow these steps to understand my problem -
1) Open mph file I have attached.
2) Perform compute. After its completion, go to results, 1D Plot Group, Global. You will see the graph of current vs time. If its not there, please choose current through external I vs U 1 for y-axis data. Take a snapshot of the graph. (Case 1)
3) Now disable the magnetic and electric fields (mef) physics. Again compute, go to 1D plot group and take a snapshot of current vs time graph. (Case 2)
4) Now, enable the mef physics. Again compute and observe the current vs time graph. (Case 3)
Definitely the current vs time plot will be different for case 1 and case 2. But Case 1 and Case 3 should have provided the same results. However, when you will compare the graphs in case 1 and case 3, they have huge differences. Please give some advice on how to resolve it, or provide its solution.
If you will click on compute once again, and again observe current vs time (case 4), you will observe case 4 and case 3 have same plots. But I want case 1 also to give the same results, so that I can accurately have plots with and without magnetic fields interface.
Some background - I have simulated triboelectric effect here, where surface charge densities on the two plates is given, and distance between plates is varied.
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Hi, Agarwal. I'm new to Comsol. Have you solved your problems?I had the same problem.I hope I can get your help.I would appreciate it if you could send me an updated.mph
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Most of the work on boardroom diversity addresses gender diversity. Few studies now include ethnic diversity in the boardroom. Yet, there is dearth of understanding of sexual orientation and disability diversity in the boardroom. Would you think that we will have soon charters, initiatives and research projects on this topic? If there are any new initiatives on sexual orientation diversity and disability diversity in the boardroom, I would love to join and support.
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Very interesting topic.
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I am investigating transitions into self-employment for people with disabilities. The literature appears quite thin so happy to hear of any works in this area.
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Promote strategies and sensitize society that the deaf community is part of us that they have the same needs and abilities as all human beings, in order to live in a quiet environment with a person with a hearing disability.
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Physical fitness is essential to allow people to carry out everyday activities. It is often particularly low in stroke survivors. It may limit their ability to perform everyday activities and also worsen any stroke-related disability. So, it is recommended that seniors do exercises in order to improve cognitive function, quality of life, and the ability to maintain physical activity. On the other hand, other researchers say that training programs increase the risk of having another stroke.
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Have a look at the following RG links.
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Dear all,
Is there any available FDA-approved drug that can disable the formation of amyloid plaques or attenuate the progression of Alzheimer's disease once plaque formation is initiated ??
Thanks a lot for your concern
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You may be able to insights from these articles.
Long, J. M., & Holtzman, D. M. (2019). Alzheimer Disease: An Update on Pathobiology and Treatment Strategies. Cell, 179(2), 312–339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.09.001
Uddin, M. S., Kabir, M. T., Rahman, M. S., Behl, T., Jeandet, P., Ashraf, G. M., Najda, A., Bin-Jumah, M. N., El-Seedi, H. R., & Abdel-Daim, M. M. (2020). Revisiting the Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis: From Anti-Aβ Therapeutics to Auspicious New Ways for Alzheimer's Disease. International journal of molecular sciences, 21(16), 5858. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21165858
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I am working on the sample size I can use for my survey that will be applied in different countries. The target population is people with mobility impairments. I couldn't find clear statistics about the portion of people with mobility impairments around the world. Any suggestions or ideas would be helpful! Thanks!
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Have you tried Census data from different countries? The Australian Bureau of Statistics, where I am, is quite good with their data explorer function. Hope this helps!
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Knee osteoarthritis need good handling of pain complian as a disability and limiting activity we suppose that those patient need a rehabiltation plane especially before knee replacement or arthroplasty
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PRP indications more as a minimally-invasive treatment to avoid or delay ultimate knee arthroplasty. RFA indications more as adjunctive modality of pain control pre-op (or post-op) for arthroplasty. Occasionally pain control might be significant enough to postpone surgery.
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Hi,
Currently, I am a final year Accounting and Business Finance degree student at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia. The dissertation topic and the area I have chosen looks at whether or not can an accountant, auditor, or anyone with an accounting background working in a firm that relates to accounting, solely relies on the Accounting Code of Ethics alone to solve accounting or financial ethical issues and challenges in Malaysia.
I would be very grateful if you could complete this survey for me. If you have the spare time to do it then you can help me to fill up this survey which will take you approximately 3-5 minutes which depends on the individuals. All of the survey answers which all of you have submitted will help me to conclude my findings and help me finish my research.
I have disabled the function to collect email addresses in this survey which will make your answers anonymous which means I will not have your personal information. I would be very grateful if you could help me fill up this survey and hope that you have a nice day. Thanks in advance.
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I have data on perceived physical impedance faced by persons with disability at the time of movement for particular routes for seven different study area for certain number of samples. For example, I have R1 route in study area S1 and I have perceived physical impedance value for R1 route from 35 persons with disability living in S1 . I have R2 route in study area S2 and I have perceived physical impedance value for R2 route from 35 persons with disability living in S2 Similarly, I have values of perceived physical impedance of other selected routes for other study areas for selected number of people. I want explore the correlation between physical impedance value with socio-demographic factors like age. Can I use spatial auto correlation in this regard? If these is any other tool that can I use in the given context please inform me.
Thank you.
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A method you could try is GWR, Geographically Weighted Regression.
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Existing transport and mobility restrictions are: reduced public transport services (number of buses, metro), reduced capacity (number of passengers) by social distancing inside the public transport vehicles, deactivate public transport services or shared mobility modes like city bike (bike sharing), carsharing, deactivate buses, trains, flights between cities and countries, car-traffic ban between cities and countries, etc.
  1. How "transport and mobility restrictions during the Pandemic and COVID-19 period" impact on travel and mobility behavior (habit) of elderly people and persons with disabilities? considering the concerns to be infected in public transport vehicles or shared mobility modes.
  2. These (probable) travel behavior changes will continue after the Pandemic? or they will return back o their normal travel behavior/habits?
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a research project entitled "Identification and quantification of the significant factors affecting consumers’ satisfaction of bus-based park and ride service " designed to identify and quantify the main factors affecting consumers’ satisfaction of bus-based park and ride service in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia. The study is being conducted by Dr. Valerian Kwigizile and Mohammed Albalwi from Western Michigan University, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering. This research is being conducted as part of the dissertation requirements for Mohammed Albalwi. This survey is comprised of 4 parts asking questions about the socio-economic characteristics, travel information, your satisfaction and preferences toward bus features, bus station features, parking lot features and travel features.
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I want to calculate Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) of leprosy affected persons (alive cases). Please inform me how shall I calculate DALYs of leprosy affected persons.
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Thank you very much for your information@ James Leigh
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The cross-cultural adaptation of a health status questionnaire or tool for use in a new country, culture, and/or language requires a unique methodology in order to reach equivalence between the original source and target languages. It is now recognized that if measures are to be used across cultures, the items must not only be translated well linguistically, but also be adapted culturally to maintain the content validity of the instrument across different cultures. In this way, we can be more confident that we are describing the impact of a disease or its treatment in a similar manner in multi-national trials or outcome evaluations. The term "cross-cultural adaptation” is used to encompass a process which looks at both language (translation) and cultural adaptation issues in the process of preparing a questionnaire for use in another setting (Hill et al. & Kirwan et al.cited Beaton’s et al. 2000). The process of cross-cultural adaptation strives to produce equivalency based on content. This suggests the other statistical properties such as internal consistency, validity and reliability might be retained. However, this is not necessarily the case. For example, if the new culture has a different way of doing a task included within a disability scale that makes it inherently more or less difficult to do relative to other items in the scale, the validity would likely change particularly in terms of item-level analyses (such as item response theory, Rasch). Further testing should be done on an adapted questionnaire to verify the psychometric properties. What's your opinion?
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Dear Khasanov
I think you are right.its very important to fiil lexical gaps in language. I'm not an expert on language but still I feel like it's important for endangered language.
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Good afternoon,
Does anyone know of any articles that show correlation or study of the connection between childhood trauma and disability diagnosis in the educational setting? Trauma can be defined through experience (abuse), ACE scores, or PTSD diagnosis. It is my goal to create a meta-analysis synthesizing the information!
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Dave
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Hi David - not sure if this is along the sort of lines you are looking for?In my research the keywords of childhood trauma and functional impact/disability throws up quite few results of longitudonal studies. The American Psych Assoc. and Pearson mention a few online, too.
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when patient with disability come seeking for contraception what are the best points to consider before decide type of contraception?
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Its better to go for LARC (Long acting reversible contraceptives) and amongst them also IUCD as top priority which is easy to insert and remove and can be continued till menopause with very low failure rate. Otherwise Inj DMPA, Implant can also be used.
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Now a days clinicians are more keen to use the patient oriented self reported outcome instruments in their clinical practices and studies. Self reported instruments better predict functional status, represent a patient’s view and capture the full extent of disability. Specified questionnaire based on a particular disease or condition are potentially more responsive and sensitive than others. But there is no clear instruction or references about how to calculate sample size in PROMs? Can anyone help me in this regard?
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Gregor Liegl, thanx for your answer.
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The diversity + inclusivity by Design Research Lab (d+iD), School of Design, the University of Greenwich is currently working on an EU project and exploring ideas on how to design inclusively to engage people deeply throughout the design process, sharing our practices and amalgamating people’s unique knowledge as design interventions.
Through practice research d+iD will amplify, diversify, and mobilise this under-investigated aspect of practice and discourse; where design acts inclusively regardless of disability, gender, ethnicity, vulnerability, language or age.
We are looking for people to answer our question and elaborate their way of thinking in relation to their own experiences.
The outcomes of the question will be used to inform future research
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Hello RG,
First post on RG :)
I am tasked with establishing stratification systems for the purposes of measuring statistics related to mental health delivery and capacity. I come from an IT background so wondering if others might be familiar with common systems or strategies to classify services such as:
  • Level of care for mental health from different populations(Adult, Youth, Disabled or any other grouping)
  • Housing and Shelter Services/Placement/Availability
  • Substance Abuse/Rehab Availability
  • Referal and linking services
  • Outpatient care/Case Management
Example :
ASAM Risk Rating Crosswalk for mental health risk.
CALOCUS Child and Adolescent levelof care utilization system.
Thank You
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Bryan,
Check with your local community mental health program administration office. They keep track of all of this on computer data bases for analysis of cost effectiveness, acuity, etc. Best wishes.
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Please guide me to run the TensorFlow code from the following link and run without error.
I am facing following error while I am trying to run :
File "train.py", line 50, in model.fit(x=[H_input, H, SNR], y=H, batch_size=256, epochs=50000, verbose=2, validation_split=0.1, callbacks=[reduce_lr, checkpoint]) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/keras/engine/training.py", line 66, in _method_wrapper return method(self, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/keras/engine/training.py", line 848, in fit tmp_logs = train_function(iterator) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/def_function.py", line 580, in call result = self._call(*args, **kwds) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/def_function.py", line 644, in _call return self._stateless_fn(*args, **kwds) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/function.py", line 2420, in call return graph_function._filtered_call(args, kwargs) # pylint: disable=protected-access File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/function.py", line 1665, in _filtered_call self.captured_inputs) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/function.py", line 1746, in _call_flat ctx, args, cancellation_manager=cancellation_manager)) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/function.py", line 598, in call ctx=ctx) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/tensorflow/python/eager/execute.py", line 60, in quick_execute inputs, attrs, num_outputs) tensorflow.python.framework.errors_impl.InvalidArgumentError: In[0] and In[1] must have compatible batch dimensions: [9,1,64] vs. [64,9,1] [[node model/lambda_1/MatMul (defined at /content/drive/My Drive/BF-design-with-DL-master/BF-design-with-DL-master/utils.py:28) ]] [Op:__inference_train_function_1697]
Function call stack: train_function
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I think it is essential to know how professionals and experts view special education and what constitutes as more important.
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Dear Prof. Ellisiah Jocson in my perspective "inclusion" should be equated as vital in special education. If educators will look into the full inclusivity in the learning environment that address all the learning needs of students with special needs, I firmly believed that "academic progress" of the students will follow. Ellisiah Jocson
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I am researching about Islam and disability. How do Islamic values ​​explain disability, both legally and aspects of social life with disabilities? I'm looking for reading resources to answer the problem.
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Three years old girl diagnosed with Mutations in GNB1 which causes severe neurodevelopmental disability, hypotonia, and seizures. The child is restless and crying constantly, especially after seizures attack. The parents are convinced that the child is suffering of pain. Till now, physician have tried NSAIDs, and cannabis (both high CBD, or balanced THC and CBD).
What would you suggest for pain control? We were about to start opioids but still uncertain.
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Boaz Samolsky Dekel, thanks for your reply. What a difficult situation. I suppose the neurologist is using vigabatrin monotherapy under the consideration of the case falling generally under West syndrome, for which it seems like vigabatrin is the first line treatment (not sure why).
I was thinking of baclofen because it tends to have per-patient beneficial effects unrelated to its antispasmodic action, such as for neuralgia while having a low side effect profile. One can speculate that the pain is related to neuropathy-like effects owing to etiology of the receptor mutation, so baclofen or pregabalin may make sense, if only abstractly. Both have anticonvulsant effect, as well, especially pregabalin. You mentioned GERD, and baclofen does actually seems to be quite effective for this and by reducing gastric secretion. Some contraindication may exist with vigabatrin, though, and this is probably the consideration with any additional medicine with a potential depressant profile.
Anyway, opioids do seem to reduce seizure threshold, as you say. However, it's not clear to what degree or under what circumstances, as far as I know. Perhaps some opioids have a worse profile for seizures than others owing to delta or kappa occupancy, but I think dwelling on these details is probably of more academic rather than practical consideration - there are limited options, really. Problematic agents like Demerol aside.
I think the buprenorphine patch makes the most sense - no first pass metabolism may be especially relevant in term of polypharmacy here. Pain relief is a priority but I guess the parents need to understand the risks of opioids especially in hypotonia. It's very difficult to predict. Maybe pregabalin will be beneficial, in any case.
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WARNING: cannot load the GPU solver library:
WARNING: GPU Acceleration Disabled
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To activate CPU parallelization and GPU acceleration in ABAQUS, you will need to install CUDA and perform certain configurations in the environmental path. Please refer to attached tutorial.
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When I tried to measure using controldesk, this message keep appear
"Timer resynchronization is not possible for device Platform. The interface used does not support the synchronization mechanism."
How can I solve this. Reported to dspace support but they couldn't figure it out as well. Hope someone could help. It could not measure even a simple sine wave. Only pulse can be measured. Tried disable the timer synchronization box, end up the message did not occur anymore but still there is no signals on the plotter. 
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Before start building the model in simulink, you have to resynchronize the timer in your configuration parameters/code generation in simulink.
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Social exclusion is a process by which certain groups are systematically disadvantaged because they are discriminated against on the basis of their ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, caste, descent, gender, age, disability, HIV status, migrant status or where they live.
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Well, the question asked is very generic and social exclusion covers wide range of variables that affect that specific community/group being discriminate both economically (job opportunities and freedom to do business etc) and socially (anxiety, stress, depression). Since the question asked is related to public space and services, yes it does affect the mindset of specific group being discriminated and it could be an intentional (state sponsored) act or unintentionally (by general public). The issue highlighted is prevailing in both developed and developing countries. The situation is worst in developing or under-developed regions where economy also play an important role. In worst cases, this discrimination results into hatred, anti-state retaliation and anarchy in the society. For explanation I want to refer to some examples and wish to include China, India and Pakistan.
The recent revocation of special status of Kashmir in India (as explained in article 370 of Indian constitution) and introduction of Muslim discriminated citizenship bill is damaging Indian economy to large extent. Both state and Muslim community have different narratives but you may consider it in your study.
About China, Uighur Muslims camps in Xinjiang, province is another example. ( https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50511063 )
In Pakistan, after 9/11 when the initially known Mujahideen forces (trained and armed during soviet's Afghan invasion) later called Taliban with movement known as TTP (Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan) majorly consist of Pashtoon/Paktoon ethnic group widely populated in Afghan-Pakistan border areas were started being discriminate in other part of country, such as in news papers their cartoons were published to indirectly sent the message that this complete ethnic group is actually Taliban (Taliban is generalized to be pastoons) that is totally wrong. Anyway, this group is not considered an ethnic minority but again their movements were restricted in many part of Pakistan due to potential terrorist attack although recently security situation improves. ( https://www.dw.com/en/pashtuns-rise-up-against-war-taliban-and-pakistani-military/a-43309299 )
Another ethnic minority group called "Hazara" situated in Baluchistan province of Pakistan is being discriminate and even mass murdered since past few years due to their religious believe and ethnicity. The people of this community cannot use normal transport inside Quetta and other part of province. Public transporters don't allow them inside their buses due to potential threat of any terrorist attack. They directly excuse by referring, we cannot put the life of other passengers on risk. There movement is limited and they cannot do business in open market as recently most of the businessman from this community is targeted and killed. In past ten years about 100,000 members of this community migrated to Australia, Europe etc to seek asylum. The complete area is surrounded by security forces for past 6-7 years and its hard to say either the presence of security forces for this long period is for the protection or ... For more details, you may refer to
The above mentioned analysis is my personnel opinion and I apologize if it hurts sentiment of any specific group/community. I am not sure if I answered the question asked appropriately.
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To conduct a study with people with severe/profound intellectual (and multiple) disabilities, it is important to ensure that the participating persons actually meet these sample criteria. -> From an international perspective, what are the most common ways/assessments/approaches to achieve this? Based on a little literature review, there are three possibilities:
  1. Questioning the direct support persons about their estimation within an open interview.
  2. Questioning the direct support person with a (semi-)structured interview/questionnaire (e.g. Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales -> Arthur-Kelly et al. 2017; Mechling & Bishop 2011; Lancioni et al. 2015).
  3. Direct testing (e.g. Bayley Scales or Kent Infant Development -> Nijs et al. 2016).
(In terms of an assessment/questionnaire, it would be great if there were an English and a German version.) I am really interested in your feedback and your experiences.
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I'm working on rehabilitative programs to promote adaptive behaviors in individuals with severe to profound developmental disabilities and multiple disabilities. I usually use the VABS to assess the severity of the disability and found it valid and reliable. Accordingly, I feel that the VABS constitutes a solid way to evaluate multiple disabilities. I wonder whether a german version is actually available in the literature.
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The additive would need to be inert and not offer any microbicidal/microstatic effect. The goal here would be to use traidional micro methods to enumerated CMC bioload.
The gelling property makes it quite difficult to use these almost-exclusively aquoeus methods with satisfactory results. Additionally, the gelling property also disables the tester from using enough of a CMC sample mass to be meaningful, as anything more than, say, 0.25 g in 40-50 mL of water-based buffer/media risks gelling (and therefore potential corruption of the method). Even if a count can be obtained, it's not practical to assume that the 0.25-gram sample that was tested represents the bioload of a 50-lb drum of CMC.
Disabling the gelling, while not disabling the viable microbes it harbors, would theoretically allow for traditional methods on meaningful sample sizes.
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NaCMC in solution gels because unsubstituted blocks of cellulose along the backbone act as 'stickers' or temporary cross-linkers between chains. Additives that reverse gelling do so by solubilising these unsubstituted blocks. Therefore you would need to use Cadoxen, Cuoxam, 0.5M NaOH or some other cellulose solvent. All these solvents very likely have microbicidal effects which you wish to avoid.
Alternatively, you could use a highly substituted NaCMC grade (DS > 1.2), which have uniform substitution along the backbone (i.e. no unsubstituted blocks) and therefore do not gel. Most CMC manufacturers offer grades with DS ≈ 1.2 and Mw ≈ 250 kg/mol.
In the following publications, you can find more information about the gelation mechanism of NaCMC:
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Hi all, thanks for your help in advance.
I have several health measures relating to pain that are included in a study I am working on. In case it's important, they are the following:
· Numerical rating scale for back pain
· Inflammatory back pain questionnaire
· Oswestry Disability Index
· Non arthritic hip score (NAHS)
· Knee osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS)
· Disability arm shoulder hand (DASH) questionnaire
As you can see, they mostly refer to pain that resides in specific areas of the body. I am only interested in if they experience pain in any of these areas, so would like to merge them all into a 'pain' variable, likely binary (0=no pain 1=pain).
Are there are recommendations or procedures for doing this? The process could range from the very simple (1=report of moderate pain in any questionnaire) to the more complex (a confirmatory factor analysis of all the questions in each of these questionnaires using a 2 (no pain or pain)/3 (no pain, some pain, extreme pain) model framework).
This will end up in a structural equation model exploring how variable1 affects variable 2. Pain is associated with both variable 1 and 2. There will be a large sample size (>1000) but also potentially a lot of variables, hence the attempt to reduce these pain questionaires down into a single variable.
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Trying to merge scores without being validated will make the credibility of your work questionable and the possibility to get your work publish unlikely.
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While doing CFD modelling, It is required to to select section as Fluid , which is disabled in my software, so anyone please help me regarding this. For this problem I have attached screen shot.
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file > new model database > with cfd model
and this environment will switch you to fluid modeling
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Hi,
Some researchers do not allow comments on their publications.
Is it a good practice to avoid criticisms in Sciences?
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Bernard - not sure what you mean? If someone wants to critique my published work i.e. a critical commentary - there is nothing that I can do - other than respond to it with a counter-critique.
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Hi,
I have user requirements list of a software for disabled individuals. The user requirements were already prioritize according to the importance. How do I use this prioritize value in the design phase of user-centered design process?
Now, I would like to specify the system function based on user requirements. What type of process/method can be used to specify system functions? And how can I add usability attribute with the system functions?
I need the answer of these above question. Its really urgent.
Best regards,
Md. Sazzad Hossain
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Excellent suggestion above to work directly with the audience you are developing for, if possible.
You can also make sure you are familiar with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. There is a wealth of information here, I hope you find it helpful.
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Hello everyone! I am PhD student of Gubkin Russian state university of oil and gas.
How can I disable this dialog appear, which showed when I was switching simulation mode? 
And how disable this dialog appear? It doesn't allow to make automatisation of simulation case!
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Try this:
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I carry out a research that allows me to understan which social and health services are offered to the population (children, youn people, adults, the disabled, the elderly) and whether the needs of these targets are met-
thank you
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See "needs assesment" in classic evaluation books such as:
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The comparison of the Philippine education system and the Australian education system in relation to disability.
The accessibility options for people with disability.
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Dear Emmeline
Your question is interesting and I would like to contribute.
Could you give us some details of the models of educational inclusion that apply in the Philippines?
And on what basis we can establish the comparison that suggests us.
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I am looking for any recent research within the last 5 years that examines professor point of view of efficacy/stigma towards adults with ADHD and/or disability awareness and / or mental illness and/or invisible disabilities.
Thank you!
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Hello everyone,
I am psychologist working in the field of disability.
Since the lack of resources and staff doesn't allow me to apply measures such as Vineland or ABAS, I would like to know if there are any measures of adaptive behavior with shorter forms (around 50 items)?
I fully understand if they are not as richer in terms of information.
Thank you in advance.
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Dear Michael Uebel This in the ideal measure. But I can't find information on the paper related to the items answering scale, if they are dichotomous or Likert.
Do you have this information?
Thank you so much.
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I am looking for researched and published articles on professional development courses/seminars/lectures on ADHD for professors/faculty in higher educational institutions (colleges or universities). I am also interested in professional development in special education/disability awareness for higher ed faculty and professors.
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Alexandria Vassallo I work with people with intellectual disabilities. I have recently published perspectives on experimenting with possible careers for people in this situation. You can find the article in full text here on RG on my profile. I believe there is a great need for innovation and experimental thinking in this field. My angle in this case is the possibilities that open through use of touchscreen devices.
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Hello Everyone,
I am doing GWAS using GenABEL. Whenever I am trying to convert my genotype snp.illumina file into the raw file, I am getting an error message that “illegal genotype (three alleles) for SNP 'X'. The SNP ”X” has more than two alleles “AA”, ”AG” and”GG”.
Has anyone ever faced the same problem and can anyone help me to solve this problem? It seems that the GenABEL forum has been disabled and I would highly appreciate if anyone can help me to solve this problem.
Thanks in advance.
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Ishrat
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Zheng Luo Just follow the GenABEL tutorial and format your data according to that.I had false NAs in my data set ,so GenABEL was showing problem converting them.If you still face the same problem, feel free to send me an e-mail.
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I am trying to find the TS using qst2. Even I have added the reactant and the product in the molecular group view, qst2 is disabled in the gaussian calculation set up. Could anyone can give me the reason for this issue?
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Are there the same number of atoms? Are the elements in the same order? You may save the gjf files separately and then copy the molecular specifications form one file to the other and include the keyword qst2 in the root section.
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Very interested in how anxiety and depression transition to disabling stress and depression found in PTSD and complex PTSD. Thank you. Martin.
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Your response is most appreciated. Please let me know if you have any further questions,, My best wishes, eric
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High heat flux range provides different problems such as destructive thermal stress and deformation, less thermo-hydraulic performance, fabrication materials disintegration, thermal shock and disability of a large number of coolant. How, though, could such a micro channel solar receiver be functional under the high rate of temperature distribution?
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Omid Mahian
Sorry, I mentioned a wrong paper
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I have started working on the above mentioned model, I would like if someone can guide me on this, how to pursue this type of modelling as it can be used/setup in rural areas where there are lack of resources or lack of funds which ultimately results in people drinking unhygienic water which is not good for their health and hence can get disease like Diarrhoea which causes 4% of all deaths and 5% of health loss to disability (As Per WHO report).
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You have to use rice husk as a precursor for the preparation of activated carbon as adsorbent material for the treatment of waste water.
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Je vous informe de la parution de mon livre : Ehlers-Danlos. La maladie oubliée par la médecine. 2018. L’Harmattan Paris fruit de 25 ans d’expérience clinique sur 5.600 patients diagnostiqués.
Pr. Hamonet Claude. Ex expert européen en GBM, ex expert international (handicap) à l’OMS. Université Paris Est Créteil. Centre de diagnostic ELLAsanté Paris 8è
I inform you of the publication of my book: Ehlers-Danlos. The disease forgotten by medicine. 2018. Harmattan Paris has 25 years of clinical experience on 5,600 diagnosed patients.
Pr. Hamonet Claude. Former European expert in GBM, former international expert (disability) at WHO. University Paris Est Créteil. ELLAsanté Paris 8th Diagnosis Center
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I am doing research on cross-country skiing for disabled people, but there are few books about it. I hope some one can recommend them to me!
books or experts or papers. many thanks
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Thank you so much !professor!
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Is there data that people would like to see included that we can seek out that would be useful for academics conducting research related to disability and disability sport?
The following are some sample questions based on data in ParaSports Data or could be answered by writing queries:
· Why do B2 female swimmers have faster yearly best performance times better than B3 in some events, despite having worse vision?
· What is the correlation between Paralympic and Deaflympic participation by nation?
· Is there a correlation between population by disability type in Madrid and the quantity of money given to Plan ADOP recipients in those groups?
· Why are people with intellectual disabilities congregated in the districts in the center of Madrid?
· Is there a correlation between total number of Paralympic and Deaflympic medals won by year, and the percentage GDP spending on incapacity?
· Why do Elite Athletes with Disabilities from Africa fail to retain this status after emigrating from the continent to another country?
· Why is there a difference age disability acquired for people in moped accidents versus motorcycle accidents?
· Why were there more people with acquired disabilities who competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics than people with congenital disabilities? Is this a result of different types of socialization around sport based on how and when a disability was acquired?
· Why are some many immigrants in the United States who are elite athletes with disabilities adoptees compared to other types of immigrants?
· Why is there a growing difference in the total number of American male disability sportspeople compared to American female sportspeople?
· Why did para-swimming appear to be more popular for total participants world wide from 2005 to 2009 than para-athletics?
· Is there a difference in average annual best recorded lift in powerlifting based on type of disability that would suggest a need to segregate beyond weight and gender?
· Does city altitude impact different types of disabilities differently in para-athletics and swimming?
· What are the most popular sports dual sport Elite Athletes with Disabilities?
· Which disability sports are most popular by country?
· Is country population a predictor of total Paralympic or Deaflympic medals?
· Which sports have the smallest differences in gender participation?
· Did 2012 Plan ADOP scholarship total correlate with total number of medals won by an individual Spanish sportsperson?
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When dealing with Para-Powerlifting and athlete monitoring, what sort of test(s) can be implemented into an athlete's training program that my be used as a surrogate measure of actual performance changes?
As a para-powerlifting coach, we have seen great implications using the isometric-handgrip dynamometer. However, our sample is currently n=1 and may only be appropriate for this special case.
I am curious to know if anyone else in the Paralympic world has used something similar.
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I am using FIJI to get the intensity values of my confocal images, but i get different mean gray value for each time. So, I could not trust those values.
I do it like that:
1) I open the image and convert it to 8-bit image.
2) I set scale of the image.
3) From Image, I go to HiLo.
4) From Process, I substract the background, and background becomes blue. I choose Sliding Paraboloid and Disable Smoothing and preview. Rolling ball radius is 50.
5) I go to Analyze, then measure. I get the value. However, I get different values although the everything is the same. Why this is happening?
Thanks in advance.
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Thank you very much. After discussing with my colleague, I understand that I should choose the image first with ctrl+A, and then get a measurement (ctrl+M). It seems to be working now.
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Hello everyone,
Hope you’re doing well. I’m trying to explore whether the level of human capital investment (e.g. educational expenses) is lower for disabled children in comparison to their siblings. At this point, I’m hoping to get suggestions on how to specify a model that would allow me to restrict the analysis at the intra-household level and between siblings. What I’m thinking so far (using a linear or Poisson specification) and restricting the sample to siblings only:
Edu_expenses ~ f(disabled (yes=1/no=1); severity of disability; demographic indicators; socioeconomic proxies; household fixed effects; location dummies)
Will this suffice in achieving my objectives?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
Best, Wameq
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1. You need to run a panel regression. Each family is a panel. Since you mentioned HH fixed effects, I think you are aware of that.
2. Poisson is an arrival rate distribution (yes-no), does not make sense in this context, although you could try a mlogit or hazard rate regression on number of years of school attended. Since expenses have a long-tailed range, you probably will want a log-linear model. Rather than OLS, most likely run a generalized linear model, possibly experimenting with a gamma link. Especially if your severely disabled often have no educational expenses, consider a 2-stage model based on Manning, W. G., Basu, A., & Mullahy, J. (2005). Generalized modeling
approaches to risk adjustment of skewed outcomes data. Journal
of Health Economics, 24, 465–488. doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.
2004.09.011
3. You need a variable to control for birth order (i.e., first child, second child, etc). In that count, exclude children who died before they were school age. So e.g., first child surviving to age 5.
4. I would probably exclude families with a multiple birth.
5. Sex of child obviously is a critical variable and I am assuming all the data come from one country.
6. How will you handle government vs private expenditure, compulsory education rules. (obviously not an issue in some countries) [Extreme example: in the US, severely disabled all are sent to school as the school essentially provides custodial day care or a pupil personnel worker who comes to the home.]
7. If you are collecting data prospectively, use the WHOqol-BREF with the parents. Get a parental assessment of the child's functional capacity using the Health Utility Index-3, the PEDSqol ,or one of the new generation of similar instruments.
8. If you wish to chat further, I'm in the DC suburbs, miller@pire.org
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Dyslexia is not a learning disability it is a teaching disability?
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Thank your Carole for the recommendation.