introduction: hearing loss occurs when there is a problem with one or more parts of the ear or ears and causes children to have a delay in the language-learning process. hearing loss affects children's lives and their development. several approaches have been developed over recent decades to help hearing-impaired children develop language skills. auditory-verbal therapy (avt) is one such a...

objectives: this paper studies the effect of persian cued speech on the perception of persian language phonemes and monosyllabic words with and without sound in hearing impaired children. cued speech is a sound based mode of communication for hearing impaired people that is comprised of a limited series of hand complements and the normal pattern of speech. and it is shown that it effectively ca...

BACKGROUND It is hypothesized that household exposure to allergenic proteins via an impaired skin barrier, such as atopic dermatitis, may contribute to the development of IgE sensitization. Household presence of peanut is a risk factor for the development of peanut allergy in children. Sunflower seed butter is a peanut-free alternative to peanut butter, and sunflower seed allergy is an uncommon...

Purpose: To present the genetic cause of progressive deterioration in visual acuity and color vision in a child with high myopia and strabismus. Here we describe a novel x-linked mutation in the opsin 1 medium-wave-sensitive (OPN1MW) gene in a child, leading to cone rod dystrophy. Setting/Venue: Trio whole-exome sequencing (WES). Methods: We reviewed the clinical data and eye exams including fa...

Background & AimsChild stunting (impaired height-for-age) is a marker of chronic undernutrition and results from insufficient energy nutrient uptakes. Stunting has severe consequences for future physical mental development. A WHO target to reduce the prevalence by 40% within 2025. In contrast other parts world, been major public health problem in many African countries long time. Here we presen...

OBJECTIVE Emotional abuse and neglect is an under-recognized, but actually common, form of child abuse. Professionals in the field continue to find difficulty in recognizing and operationally defining it, and experience uncertainty about proving it legally. There are also questions about intervention and therapy to protect the child in the least detrimental manner. These difficulties have led t...

background and aim: social networking sites (snss), known in terms of cyberspace, are a very popular and accepted aspect of technology. internet is more useful for hearing-impaired children and adolescents than the other users because of the type of communication and its possibility of hiding their disabilities. this study aimed to determine the relationship between using cyberspace and the mot...

Gestational diabetes is one of the most widespread complications pregnancy posing a serious clinical and public health challenge. Globally, 16.5% pregnancies are affected by gestational diabetes, this percentage expected to rise as obesity pandemic spreads. It has severe short-term long-term negative effects on both mother child, which emphasizes importance identifying risk factors for taking s...