A d-handicap distance antimagic labeling of a graph G = (V, E) with n vertices is a bijection f : V → {1, 2, . . . , n} with the property that f(xi) = i and the sequence of weights w(x1), w(x2), . . . , w(xn) (where w(xi) = ∑ xixj ∈E f(xj)) forms an increasing arithmetic progression with common difference d. A graph G is a d-handicap distance antimagic graph if it allows a d-handicap distance a...

A handicap distance antimagic labeling of a graph G = (V,E) with n vertices is a bijection f : V → {1, 2, . . . , n} with the property that f(xi) = i and the sequence of the weights w(x1), w(x2), . . . , w(xn) (where w(xi) = ∑ xj∈N(xi) f(xj)) forms an increasing arithmetic progression with difference one. A graph G is a handicap distance antimagic graph if it allows a handicap distance antimagi...

Hearing loss is the most common sensory deficit in the elderly, and is becoming a severe social and health problem. Presbycusis is the result of aging which can lead to communication problems compromising the quality of life (QoL).Since the elderly population is increasing worldwide, presbycusis is showing a similar trend. This study intended to identify the impact of hearing loss in the social...

introduction: tinnitus is a common otologic symptom that can seriously affect a patient’s quality of life. the purpose of the present study was to translate and validate the iowa tinnitus handicap questionnaire (thq) into the persian language, and to make it applicable as a tool for determining the effects of tinnitus on a patient’s life.   materials and methods: the main version of the thq was...

OBJECTIVES Although an association between psychosocial distress (depression, anxiety, somatization, and perceived stress) and voice disorders has been observed, little is known about the relationship between distress and patient-reported voice handicap. Furthermore, the psychological mechanisms underlying this relationship are poorly understood. Perceived control plays an important role in dis...

Hurd's (1995) model of a discrete action-response game in which the interests of signallers and receivers connict, is extended to address games in which, as well as signal cost varying with signaller quality, the value of an observer's response to a signal is also dependent on signaller quality. It is shown that non-handicap signalling equilibria exist for such a model. Grafen's (1990) proof of...

Objective: To investigate whether vestibular rehabilitation for patients with whiplash-associated disorder and dizziness had any effect on balance measures and self-perceived handicap. Design: Randomized, controlled trial. Subjects: Twenty-nine patients, 20 women and 9 men, age range 22 76 years. Methods: The patients were randomized to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention...

This study examined whether experiences of handicap influence levels of depression and distress among persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) during the years after initial discharge from rehabilitation. SCI outpatients (163), who had received inpatient treatment at one of two rehabilitation centers in Michigan and who were between 2 to 7 years since injury, participated in the study. Measures of...