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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Low iq"”.
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The effects of early services on the relationship between children with behavior problems and low IQ and maternal education
… first grade children who had less than an 80 IQ and behavior problems. Previous research has focused on children with autism, behavior problems, and interventions, whereas this study did not include autism as a characteristic of the sample population. Multiple regression analysis was used to …
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Identification And Rescue Of Misregulated Insulin Signaling In A Drosophila Model Of Fragile X Syndrome
… neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by low IQ and a range of symptoms including disordered sleep and autism. Although FXS is the most prevalent inherited cause of intellectual disability, its mechanistic underpinnings are not well understood. Using Drosophila as a model of FXS, we show …
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The effect of test anxiety on IQ test performance, achievement, and self-concept in elementary schoolchildren
IQ test performance of elementary schoolchildren was investigated as a function of two levels of test anxiety and two types of IQ measure. IQ measures used, the New South African Group Test (NSAGT) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised (WISC-R) were assumed to vary in …
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Psychosis and aggression in childhood & adolescence: investigations in clinically referred, inpatient and general population samples
… of psychosis and co-occurring aggression were low IQ, lower scores on theory of mind tasks, internalising problems, exposure to maltreatment, poor educational attainment and oppositional behaviour. Discussion: Consistent with the proposed hypothesis, young people with psychosis and co-occurring …
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The Direct Teaching of Thinking Skills for Improvement of Reading Comprehension Skills
… revealed that students in the high and middle IQ groups experienced similar gains, both significantly higher than students in the low IQ group. No differences were found to exist in gain scores due to gender. Conclusions: The evidence presented in this study indicated gains in reading …
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The Quantitative Genetics of Neurodevelopment: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Childhood and Adolescence
… using graph theory show that brain structure follows small-world architectural rules, and that these relationships are genetically-determined. Structural homologues appeared to be strongly related genetically, which was further confirmed using novel methods for semi-multivariate quantitative …
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The 3d Genome As A New Dimension In Understanding Pathologic Short Tandem Repeat Instability
… defects, cataracts, anxiety, hyperactivity, low IQ, social deficits, respiratory defects and seizures. In some diseases, such as Fragile X Syndrome and Friedreich’s Ataxia, the downstream phenotype is mediated in large part by reduced gene expression. In all of these diseases, continuous …
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The characteristics of the families of physically abused children
… investigations requested when indicated. The following schedules were completed during the course of structured interviews with both groups of parents: The Circumstances of Injury/Illness Schedule, The Childrearing Attitudes Schedule and the Psychiatric Interview Schedule (which included a mental …
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A comparative study evaluating the performance of diagnostic radiography units and protocols for paediatric and adult chest radiography examinations
… is known about the variations in image quality (IQ) and radiation dose for paediatric and adult chest radiography (CXR), between and within hospitals. Large variations in IQ could influence the diagnostic accuracy, and variations in radiation dose could affect the risk to patients. This thesis …