This paper reviews the evidence on sight word instruction as a method of teaching students with autism and significant cognitive and verbal limitations to read printed words. Nine single-subject studies were rated using Reichow et al.'s (J Autism Dev Disord 38:1311-1319, 2008) evaluative method for identifying evidence-based practice, and studies with at least adequate methodology were analyzed...

A rapid method for nearly quantitative isolation of human serum albumin is described. The present technic (1) is a modification of the Schwert method (2). In the present method 4 ml. of serum is precipitated with trichloroacetic acid in a final concentration of 5% (w/v). The precipitate is washed with TCA, and after aqueous suspension, ethanol is added to a final concentration of 80%. The undis...

The optimal investigation of children with urinary tract infections is controversial and is periodically reviewed.' 2 The dilemma, to ensure adequate investigation while avoiding undue trauma or radiation exposure, is familiar to paediatricians and radiologists. The most unpleasant investigation used is undoubtedly the radiological micturating cystogram, which requires urethral catheterisation....

In this article a multi-subject vector autoregressive (VAR) modeling approach was proposed for inference on effective connectivity based on resting-state functional MRI data. Their framework uses a Bayesian variable selection approach to allow for simultaneous inference on effective connectivity at both the subject- and group-level. Furthermore, it accounts for multi-modal data by integrating s...

1311 therapy as to the effect on either mortality rates or the underlying pathologic process, worthwhile results have been cited in approximately 75 per cent of the cases treated. Despite the apparent unanimity of opinion on the efficacy of this form of therapy, there is considerable variation in the reports cited in dosage schedules employed and in the mode of assessment of the results of radi...

Three antimicrobial nanoparticle types (AMNP0, AMNP1, and AMNP2) produced using the TesimaTM thermal plasma technology were investigated and their compositions were determined using a combination of analytical methods. Scanning electron micrographs provided the morphology of these particles with observed sizes ranging from 10 to 50 nm, whilst FTIR spectra confirmed the absence of polar bonds an...

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), important organisms in the Genus Mycobacterium and commonly present in the environment, are known to cause disseminated disease in AIDS patients. In this study, NTM were isolated from environment (soil and water) of the AIDS patients with disseminated NTM disease to know the prevalence of environmental NTM species and their correlation with clinical isolates f...

Dr. J. Bernard “Bernie” Machen is President of the University of Florida in Gainesville. He previously served as President of the University of Utah, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan, Dean of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Associate Dean of the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, and President of the American ...