A Swimming Program for Blind Children

Swimming blind: A microscopic pursuit problem

indicators of water quality. In healthy systems, they are relatively sparse, but in algal blooms their density is found to be greater by two orders of magnitude [5]. Presently, there is very little understood about the connections between environmental parameters such as sunlight, nitrogen content, pH, the presence of prey, and dinoflagellate behavior. The purpose of this project is to try to u...

Designing a Computerized Neuro-Cognitive Program for Early Diagnosing Children at Risk for Dyslexia

Objectives: The aim of this research is to design a neuro-cognitive program, based on dysfunctions and alterations of some neural circuits in dyslexics. The visual and auditory working memories in pre-schoolers were evaluated with this program in order to early screening for dyslexia. Methods: This study is a longitudinal descriptive research. A total of 259 randomly selected pre-schoolers, wi...

Domestic swimming pool drowning in children. Positive results of a practical prevention program.

Effectiveness of home program intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a double-blind randomised controlled trial

Abstract presented at the 5th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine, 3-6 March 2010, Christchurch, New Zealand

Blind river dolphin: first side-swimming cetacean.

The blind river dolphin (Platanista gangetica), first written about by Pliny the Elder in A.D. 72, was found (10 November 1968) to be the first known side-swimming cetacean. The rudimentary eye lacks the lens, but anatomical evidence suggests that the eye may serve as a light sensor. The underwater sound emissions of this species, although similar to those of the Amazon River dolphin (Inia geof...