INTRODUCTION Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a common childhood disease, affecting roughly 5-6% of all school-aged children [1], characterised by deficits in learning and automating motor skills [2]. It can have a significant long-term social and academic impact on sufferers [3]. The role of specific brain areas in DCD has long been postulated from psychometric studies, with partic...

In jitter analysis, jitter is decomposed into components, most of which are uniquely defined. However, some components use terminology that has caused confusion. For example, terms such as duty-cycle distortion (DCD) in data signals, DCD in clock signals, pulse width jitter (PWJ), and periodic jitter (PJ) at half of the data rate have meanings that depend on application, standards specification...

OBJECTIVES To describe the results and complications of in situ preservation (ISP) of kidneys from donors after cardiac death (DCD). BACKGROUND DCD donors are increasingly being used to expand the pool of donor kidneys. ISP reduces warm ischemic injury which is associated with DCD donation. METHODS Insertion of a double-balloon triple-lumen catheter allows selective perfusion of the abdomin...

Background: Boys with DCD have lower rates of participation in leisure-time physical activities, which are important developmental contexts for males, than boys without DCD. There is evidence that variable developmental trajectories exist although factors contributing to an optimal childactivity-environment fit are poorly understood Therefore, identifying the processes influencing leisure-time ...

OBJECTIVE Lung transplantation is hampered by the lack of organs resulting in deaths on the waiting list. The usage of donation after circulatory death (DCD) lungs would dramatically increase donor availability. The most optimal organ preservation method, and the need for antithrombotic and fibrinolytic treatment to prevent thrombosis in the donor lungs is currently on debate. The present study...

Potato is considered a nitrogen (N) intensive plant with low N use efficiency (NUE). The current study introduced an excellent approach by combining dicyandiamide (DCD), moringa seed oil (MSO), or zeolite (ZE), fertilizer for maximizing potato tuber yields and NUE as well minimizing tubers nitrate (NO3?) accumulation. impact of these materials on soil availability gaseous emissions (NH3, N2O) w...

The aims of the study were to analyze: (1) whether significant differences exist between children with typical development and children with developmental coordination disorders (DCD) in their preference to participate in leisure activities (2) whether the teacher estimation of activity form (TEAF) evaluation predicts participation preference. Participants were 68 children, aged 6-9.83 years, 3...

BACKGROUND Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) affects up to 6% of the population and is diagnosed on the basis of poor motor coordination. While we know rather little about its lifetime consequences, clear and significant difficulties remain through the lifespan for the majority. Reduced physical activity and, outside of the motor domain, significant mental health issues exist for many w...

Heart transplantation remains the only definite treatment option for end-stage heart diseases. The use of hearts procured after donation after circulatory death (DCD) could help decrease the heart graft shortage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential increase in heart graft pool by developing DCD heart transplantation. We retrospectively reviewed our local donor database from 2006...

According to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model endorsed by the World Health Organization, participation in everyday activities is integral to normal child development. However, little is known about the influence of motor ability and weight status on physical activity participation in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). This study ...