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EEG Features of Working Memory Impairment in Alzheimer’s Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment
The presence of working memory impairments in individuals with Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD) or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is well-accepted; however, the neurophysiological mechanisms contributing to these impairments have not been fully elucidated. Research has reliably shown that oscillatory …
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Cognitive impairment in medical inpatients
… to multimorbidity, disability and cognitive impairment. Managing these issues will be essential in order to obtain a sustainable healthcare system in the near future. Aim: To determine if increased acknowledgement of cognitive impairment could improve healthcare for elderly persons admitted …
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Neuropsychological Impairment in Women Alcoholics
Two studies were conducted to investigate patterns of intact and impaired neuropsychological test performance in alcoholic women. On the basis of past research with alcoholic males, it was expected that abilities associated with right hemisphere functioning (nonverbal, abstract) would be affected …
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Simulation of sensorineural hearing impairment
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1989.
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Validation of the Mild Behavioral Impairment-Checklist in Subjective Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
… early markers of dementia preceding cognitive impairment. The Mild Behavioral Impairment Checklist (MBI-C) was developed to characterize NPS for pre-dementia patients. This thesis examines the validity and utility of the MBI-C for detecting neuropsychiatric symptoms in relation to cognition. …
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Reconceptualizing Social Impairment Using Informant Report
… some form of dysfunction. Yet, the assessment of impairment remains considerably flawed. Typical instruments used to measure impairment are susceptible to criterion contamination (e.g., explicitly confounding symptoms with impairment, as a result of mood-biased responses involved in self report). …
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Disadvantage as impairment of the will
… disadvantage is best conceived as the relative impairment of the will of the person when that will is directed towards a valuable end. That valuable end is self-realisation. The term ‘self-realisation’ signifies a perfectionist conception of social justice in which the self-realisation of other …
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Impairment of assets : an empirical investigation
Asset impairment is a relatively new term in the corporate reporting arena. However, the concept of asset impairment relates closely to that of an asset write-down. Asset write-downs historically have been a feature of corporate reporting for many years (Lee, 1975)) due to the principle of …
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ATM network impairment to video quality
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Detecting cognitive impairment from spoken language
… is on-going to determine biomarkers of cognitive impairment, yet one modality that has been relatively less explored is speech. Speech has the advantage of being easy to record, and contains the majority of information transmitted during neuropsychological exams. To determine the viability of …
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CARDIOVASCULAR AUTONOMIC IMPAIRMENT IN GBA PARKINSONIAN PATIENTS
… testing revealed increased parasympathetic impairment in the GBA-PD group, which was confirmed by spectral analysis showing reduced vagal modulation. The degree of sympathetic cardiac denervation was comparable between the two groups. Conclusions: This study provides evidence of autonomic …
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Temperamental Profiles of Children with Communication Impairment.
… that involves children with communication impairments is limited but promising. The purpose of this study was to investigate the temperamental profiles of children with autism spectrum disorders, primary language impairments, phonological/articulation impairments, and combined phonological …
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Neuropsychological impairment in children following head injury
… outcome and which functions show persisting impairment. From 1134 children admitted with head injury to Red Cross and Groote Schuur Hospitals during a 2-year period, a consecutive sample of all those who had post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) over 1 hour, a compound depressed or basal skull …
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Relationship between language impairment and sensory processing disorder
Prior research studies have found that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other neurological disabilities have abnormal sensory responsiveness patterns (Watson et al., 2011). Children with hypo-sensitive sensory profiles were found to have more severe language and attentional …
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The Impairment of Assets in the Australian Context
AASB 136 Impairment of Assets has broad application across firms and is likely to be the most problematic accounting standard currently applying to the preparation of financial reports in Australia. So much so that ‘impairment of assets’ is identified annually by the Australian Securities and …
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Joint Engagement Behaviors in Preschoolers with Language Impairment
… sample population of preschoolers with language impairment (LI) by exploring patterns of joint engagement behaviors in this population. A second question asked if joint engagement behaviors were significantly related to performance on language measures. Following referral from local …
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Tertiary education experiences of students with visual impairment
… the tertiary experiences of students with visual impairment, an understudied group of students with disabilities in New Zealand. It examined their transition, social, and academic experiences. Qualitative research, critical theory, and participatory research were adopted as the research approach, …
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Board game accessibility for persons with visual impairment
… to players, particularly those with visual impairments, due to the heavy use of visuals to communicate gameplay information. Limited research investigating the inherent issues present in board game elements and in the potential solutions to these issues has been conducted so far. In this …
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Vision Impairment and Depression in the Older Adult
… as the aging of the baby boomers. While vision impairment is a growing concern among older adults, there have been few, mostly small studies, of the impact of vision impairment on this population. The present study uses a national data set, the Second Supplement on Aging (1994 -1996) from the …
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