Studies on the anatomy and physiology of the tongue

This paper contains a review of the human tongue as well as fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals, and includes numerous illustrations.

A follow-up study of the academic achievement of hearing impaired children

This paper discusses a study to evaluate the academic progress of former students from CID including those who remained in special programs and those who were mainstreamed into regular public schools.

Independent project in speech and hearing

This paper consists of a bibliography of materials for speech therapy.

Parental response to newborn hearing screening

This paper investigates parental response to the results of screening programs mandated by Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UHHS), a Missouri law requiring hearing screenings of all newborns that went into effect January 1, 2002.

The use of music education in oral schools for children who are deaf and hard of hearing

This paper is a survey and discussion of the teaching methods, objectives, and benefits associated with music programs in oral schools for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Development of a social studies unit on westward expansion in the United States at a beginning 3rd grade level

This paper is a curriculum packet for teaching of the westward expansion in the United States for a third grade level.

Components of an oral program that can be implemented with culturally and linguistically diverse deaf and hard of hearing children and their families

This study examined oral education components that could be successfully implemented with culturally and linguistically diverse deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children and their families. A literature review of oral program strategies used with culturally diverse families and their children with special needs, and federal guidelines related to programs serving DHH children were conducted. Recent statistics of children in programs for DHH students who are from racially and linguistically diverse backgrounds were discussed. Additional data sources included classroom observations and multidisciplinary interviews. The data obtained was utilized to design a framework for oral programs to support culturally and linguistically diverse DHH children and their families.

Development of a social studies unit on world geography written at a third grade reading level

This paper discusses a curriculum for teaching world geography at a third grade level.

Pediatric conversion to the HiResolution processing strategy: 6 case studies

This paper presents a study documenting the general trends in the programming techniques, aided behavioral thresholds, speech perception abilities, and overall behavior when converting children into processing strategy called HiResolution (HiRes), used with the Advanced Bionics Clarion II Cochlear Implant System.

Activities for social skills development in deaf children preparing to enter the mainstream

A sample of regular education teachers was surveyed to assess the social skills of recently mainstreamed students from oral deaf programs in their classrooms. In addition, a curriculum of social skills activities was developed to help prepare students from oral deaf schools to enter the mainstream.

An analysis of the effect of audiologic management on a newborn hearing screening program's refer and loss to follow-up rates

This study includes an exhaustive review of the literature related to universal newborn hearing screening and loss to follow-up. It examines refer and follow-up rates in Missouri and highlights three successful newborn hearing screening programs under the same audiologic management.

The importance of addressing stress in parents of hearing impaired children

The focus of this study was to provide a summary of the existing literature concerning parental stress. The goal of highlighting factors that contribute to increased stress levels and the effects of stress on parents and children was to provide deaf educators with an understanding of parental stress and insight into the need for programs that minimize stress.

Pharmacophore-based 3D QSAR studies on a series of high affinity 5-HT(1A) receptor ligands

5-HT(1A) receptor antagonists have been employed to treat depression, but the lack of structural information on this receptor hampers the design of specific and selective ligands. In this study, we have performed CoMFA studies on a training set of arylpiperazines (high affinity 5-HT(1A) receptor ligands) and to produce an effective alignment of the data set, a pharmacophore model was produced using Galahad. A statistically significant model was obtained, indicating a good internal consistency and predictive ability for untested compounds. The information gathered from our receptor-independent pharmacophore hypothesis is in good agreement with results from independent studies using different approaches. Therefore, this work provides important insights on the chemical and structural basis involved in the molecular recognition of these compounds. (C) 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Relações ordinais sob controle contextual em crianças surdas

Dificuldades apresentadas por crianças surdas na aprendizagem da matemática têm conduzido educadores ao desenvolvimento de procedimentos especiais de ensino. O paradigma de equivalência tem sido útil na explicação de comportamentos complexos, como comportamentos conceituais numéricos. Uma expansão desse paradigma envolve a formação de classes de estímulos equivalentes em seqüência. A emergência de novas relações através do responder ordinal já foi documentada em estudos com contingências de reforçamento de três termos. Há necessidade de verificar se esses resultados se mantém estáveis sob contingências de quatro e cinco termos. Três experimentos foram programados com o objetivo de investigar a emergência de relações ordinais com controle discriminativo simples, sob controle condicional (sem e com randomização das tentativas) e sob controle contextual em crianças surdas. No Experimento 1 participaram cinco crianças surdas, matriculadas numa Escola Pública Especializada. Um microcomputador com um software (REL 4.0, utilizado nos Experimentos 1, 2a e 2b e atualizado para a versão 5.0 no Estudo 3) foi utilizado. Nesse estudo foi ensinado aos participantes seqüências de pares de estímulos sobrepostos. Em seguida, foram realizados testes de transitividade e conectividade. Todos os participantes alcançaram o critério de acerto e responderam aos testes. Os resultados replicaram estudos da literatura confirmando a eficiência do procedimento de ensino por sobreposição de estímulos no estabelecimento de relações ordinais. No Experimento 2a, quatro novos participantes e um com história experimental, foram ensinados a selecionar estímulos, aos pares, na ordem crescente na presença da cor verde e na ordem decrescente na presença da cor vermelha. Foram aplicados testes de transitividade e conectividade sob controle condicional. Em seguida foi conduzido um teste de generalização com estímulos do ambiente escolar. Todos os participantes alcançaram o critério de acerto e responderam aos testes de transitividade e conectividade. Nos testes de generalização, três participantes responderam consistentemente aos novos estímulos, um respondeu parcialmente e um não respondeu ao teste. Os resultados corroboraram a eficiência do procedimento de ensino por sobreposição de estímulos sob controle condicional em crianças surdas. O Experimento 2b envolveu os mesmos participantes do Experimento 1 com história experimental e a randomização das tentativas com os estímulos condicionais. Todos os participantes alcançaram o critério de acerto. Nos testes demonstraram um responder consistente com a linha de base. No Experimento 3 participaram três crianças dos Experimento 1 e duas do Experimento 2a, que foram expostas ao procedimento de ensino por pares sobrepostos sob controle contextual de duas formas círculo e triângulo e sob controle condicional das cores verde e vermelha (ex. A1A2, na presença do círculo e da cor verde; ou A2A1, na presença do círculo e da cor vermelha). Todos os participantes alcançaram o critério de acerto e responderam aos testes de transitividade e conectividade. Os resultados indicaram a eficiência do procedimento de ensino por sobreposição de estímulos sob controle contextual, sugerindo que o ensino por contingências de reforçamento simples e sob controle condicional foram pré-requisitos para a emergência de classes ordinais sob controle contextual. Uma extensão deste estudo deve ampliar o número de membros na seqüência e investigar a emergência de novas relações ordinais com seqüências mais longas, e verificar se a ordem de treino em que a seqüência é ensinada interfere sobre o responder ordinal.

Incidence and causative agents of chemical eye injuries in Switzerland

CONTEXT Chemical eye injuries are ophthalmological emergencies with a high risk of secondary complications and severe visual loss. Only limited epidemiological data for such injuries are available for many countries. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed two independent studies. The cause of chemical eye injuries was assessed with a prospective questionnaire study. Questionnaires were sent to all ophthalmologists in Switzerland. A total of 163 patients (205 eyes) were included, between December 2012 and October 2014. Independent of the questionnaire study, the incidence of chemical eye injuries was assessed with a retrospective cohort study design using the database of the mandatory accident insurance. RESULTS Ophthalmological questionnaires revealed that plaster/cement (20.5%), alkaline (12.2%) and acid (10.2%) solutions caused the highest number of chemical injuries. Only 2% of all injuries were classified as grade III and none as grade IV (Roper-Hall classification). The official toxicological information phone-hotline was contacted in 4.3% of cases. Using data from the accident insurance, an incidence of chemical eye injuries of about 50/100 000/year was found in the working population. CONCLUSION Here, we present data on the involved agents of chemical eye injuries in Switzerland, and also the incidence of such injuries in the working population. This may also help to assess the need for further education programs and to improve and direct preventive measures.