Psychomotor re-education: Movement as therapeutic method

Human Movement Sciences: Psychomotor Therapy

Objective: To evaluate the effect of equine assisted therapy (EAT) in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Design: Prospective single-blinded clinical trial. Setting/location: SpiritHorse Therapeutic Riding Center, Corinth, Texas. Methods: Sixty children ranging from 2 to 14 years of age with a diagnosis of ASD participated in this study. During 10 weeks, all patients received EAT on...

Re-assessing gallium-67 as a therapeutic radionuclide☆

INTRODUCTION Despite its desirable half-life and low energy Auger electrons that travel further than for other radionuclides, 67Ga has been neglected as a therapeutic radionuclide. Here, 67Ga is compared with Auger electron emitter 111In as a potential therapeutic radionuclide. METHODS Plasmid pBR322 studies allowed direct comparison between 67Ga and 111In (1MBq) in causing DNA damage, includ...

Vernacular Housing Re-construction as a Design Education Tool

Kuwait, as most Gulf countries, is suffering from an increasing loss of identity for both the city and its inhabitants. This requires some soul-searching into the deep structure stratum to arrive at mythic images more relevant to the Kuwaiti cultural context. One way of achieving this is through the adoption of the study and analysis of local vernacular built environments as one of the basic me...

Re-engineering Aerodynamics Education

Aerodynamics curriculum in undergraduate engineering has reached a critical juncture forcing the need for change in the traditional, largely theoretical curriculum and lecturer/listener pedagogy. The role of aerodynamics in aerospace engineering, while still important, is no longer the dominant driver in aircraft design. Furthermore, industry, government, and academia --the likely employers of ...

Probation and Re-Education