OBJECTIVE This review synthesizes communication interventions that involved the use of speech generating devices (SGD) for individuals with developmental disabilities. METHODS Systematic searches of electronic databases, journals and reference lists identified 35 studies meeting the inclusion criteria. These studies were evaluated in terms of (a) participants, (b) SGD function, (c) SGD charac...

PURPOSE To assess communication skills in children with spastic diplegia. METHODS The study included 20 subjects, 10 preschool children with spastic diplegia and 10 typical matched according to gender, mental age, and socioeconomic status. Assessment procedures were the following: interviews with parents, Stanford - Binet method, Gross Motor Function Classification System, Observing the Commu...

This article introduces an original method of image detection and localization in a picture by scoring the output of a neural network to indicate an already seen (Déjà Vu) input. The classifier is a feedforward multi-layer perceptron adapted to supervised image recognition named Image Receptive Fields Neural Network (IRF-NN). It has interesting properties: fast and efficient training, as well a...

This article describes 2 points of view about the relationship between oral-language and literacy skills: The phonological sensitivity approach posits that vocabulary provides the basis for phonological sensitivity, which then is the key language ability supporting reading, and the comprehensive language approach (CLA) posits that varied language skills interact with literacy knowledge and cont...

Introduction: Prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster), are a commonly used model of nonhuman social monogamy. Traditional monogamous systems are comprised of male-female pairs that share territory and care for offspring. Operational sex ratio (OSR), the relative ratio of males to females that are sexually receptive, can affect sexual selection, and in monogamous systems, OSR tend to be about 1:1. ...

Conflict of interest: non-existent genetic testing1-3. However, Henley and colleagues (2009) showed that changes in brain volume and the neural connections may be present before the onset of symptoms4. The prevalence of this condition is estimated at 1 per 10,000 or 20,000 individuals, but with variations in different regions and ethnic groups3. The phenotype of HD is characterized by impairmen...

This article introduces an original method of image detection and localization in a picture by scoring the output of a neural network to indicate an already seen (Déjà Vu) input. The classifier is a feedforward multi-layer perceptron adapted to supervised image recognition named Image Receptive Fields Neural Network (IRF-NN). It has interesting properties: fast and efficient training, as well a...

This study investigated the effects of a 12-week language-enriched phonological awareness instruction on 76 Hong Kong young children who were learning English as a second language. The children were assigned randomly to receive the instruction on phonological awareness skills embedded in vocabulary learning activities or comparison instruction which consisted of vocabulary learning and writing ...