OBJECTIVE To examine the validity and clinical utility of functional assessments (1-minute walk test, 10-meter walk test, Timed Up & Go [TUG] test, Timed Up and Down Stairs [TUDS] test, sit-to-stand [STS] test, and lateral step-up [LSU] test). DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Four special schools for adolescents with physical disabilities. PARTICIPANTS Adolescents with spastic tetrap...

In this paper, the exact distribution of largest eigenvalue a singular random matrix for multivariate analysis variance (MANOVA) is discussed. The key to developing theory eigenvalues use heterogeneous hypergeometric functions with two arguments. study, we define beta [Formula: see text]-matrix and extend distributions nonsingular case. We also give joint density in terms functions.

Physicochemical properties of banana peel flour (BPF) were studied in two varieties (Cavendish and Dream) and two stages of ripeness (green and ripe). BPF’s were analyzed for pH, total soluble solids (TSS), water holding capacity (WHC) at 40, 60 and 80C, oil holding capacity (OHC) at 40, 60 and 80C, colour values L, a and b, back extrusion force and viscosity, and the data were analyzed using...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the difference of early maladaptive schemas and parenting origins in opioid abusers and non-opioid abusers. METHOD The early maladaptive schemas and parenting origins were compared in 56 opioid abusers and 56 non-opioids abusers. Schemas were assessed by the Young Schema Questionnaire 3rd (short form); and parenting origins were assessed by the Y...

This paper presents an evaluation protocol for the subjective assessement of text-to-speech in audiobook reading tasks. We developed a questionaire with 11 scales an tested it on TTS data from 4 different synthetic voices, plus one optimized version. A MANOVA on the data gathered with the questionnaire showed that the text type has a significant influence on 7 of the 11 scales. Moreover, the le...

BACKGROUND Co-morbidities in adulthood is a significant problem and is associated with obesity during adolescent. METHODS This 3-months randomised controlled trial was aimed at determining the effectiveness of having internet-based intervention (obeseGO!) toward obesity among adolescents in Kuala Lumpur. Forty seven students were assigned randomly to the obeseGO! (intervention) group for inte...

Childhood obesity is one of the greatest public health challenges in Western countries. Abnormal eating behavior is thought to be a developmental trajectory to obesity. The Eating Pattern Inventory for Children (EPI-C) has not been used for children as young as eight years, and possible associations with body weight have not yet been established. Five hundred and twenty-one children of the Ulm ...

The purpose of this research was to examine the possible effects of gender and age differences in psychopathy tendency and personality characteristics in an Iranian sample. The sample included 106 adolescents and 94 youth that were randomly selected from Eghlid city, Iran. Analysis indicated that psychopathy and personality were positively correlated in agreeableness and conscientiousness domai...