The South : a tour of its battlefields and ruined cities, a journey through the desolated states, and talks with the people: being a decription of the present state of the country - its agriculture - railroads -business and finances...

Mode of access: Internet.

Political economy : its objects, uses, and principles : considered with reference to the condition of the American People ; with a summary, for the use of students /

Mode of access: Internet.

Sample catalog cards, for use in connection with courses in technical services in libraries and organization of materials.

Mode of access: Internet.

Vocational rehabilitation : clearer guidance could help focus services on those with severe disabilities : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Select Education, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives /

"November 1991."

Russia and the Russians; or, A journey to St. Petersburg and Moscow, through Courland and Livonia; with characteristic sketches of the people.

Mode of access: Internet.

Athens, its rise and fall; with views of the literature, philosophy, and social life of the Athenian people.

Mode of access: Internet.

John L. Stoddard's lectures. illustrated and embellished with views of the world's famous places and people, being the identical discourses delivered during the past eighteen years under the title of the Stoddard lectures.

Number 2 has imprint: Boston : Balch Brothers Co. ; Chicago : Geo. L. Shuman & Co.

Servicios bibliotecarios accesibles para personas con discapacidad visual en la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina

El trabajo, de tipo descriptivo exploratorio, pretende conocer cuál es el estado en que se encuentran algunas de las bibliotecas universitarias de la UNLP para ofrecer un servicio accesible a personas con discapacidad visual. Se analiza qué servicios de este tipo poseen actualmente, con qué barreras se enfrentan los usuarios y qué soluciones se han implementado. A tal fin se indagará, por un lado, cómo están diseñados los sitios web de las bibliotecas elegidas, y por otro, cómo integran estas bibliotecas en sus servicios y productos documentales a estas personas, esto es, si cuentan con material bibliográfico y servicios accesibles. Por último, se esbozan algunas propuestas para superar la situación actual en estas bibliotecas universitarias

Winning Friends and Influencing People with Guns: Understanding the Growth of China's Military Diplomacy

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2016-06

Outcomes of hearing aid fitting for older people with hearing impairment and their significant others

As hearing impairment affects communication. it seems intuitive that both the person with hearing impairment and the significant other (SO) will experience effects as a result of the impairment and subsequent rehabilitation. The present study examined the effect that hearing impairment and aural rehabilitation has on the person with hearing impairment and the SO's quality of life (QOL). Ninety-three people with hearing impairment completed a measure of hearing-specific QOL (Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly) and health-related QOL (Short Form-36), while 78 SOs completed a modified version of the Quantified Denver Scale and the Short Form-36. prior to and 3 months following hearing aid fitting. The results emphasize the significant impact of hearing impairment on both the person with hearing impairment and the SO. The results also demonstrate the effective role that hearing aids play in reducing Such negative effects for both parties.

Telepaediatrics and diabetic retinopathy screening of young people with diabetes in Queensland

We have examined the feasibility of a telemedicine-enabled screening service for children and adolescents with diabetes in Queensland. There are approximately 1400 young people with diabetes in Queensland and only about two-thirds of them are screened in accordance with international guidelines. A regional retinal screening service was established using a non-mydriatic digital retinal camera. Seven centres volunteered to participate in the study. During a five-month pilot trial, 83 of the young people with diabetes who attend these centres underwent digital retinal screening (3.7%). Retinal images were sent via email to a paediatric ophthalmologist for review and results were returned via email. A copy of each participant's results was forwarded by mail to the referring diabetes doctor and the participant and family. The majority of the image files (96%) were rated as excellent or good. Only one participant was identified as having an abnormal result. Participants and their families expressed satisfaction with the digital retinal screening process.

Hip strategy for balance control in quiet standing is reduced in people with low back pain

Study Design. Quiet stance on supporting bases with different lengths and with different visual inputs were tested in 24 study participants with chronic low back pain (LBP) and 24 matched control subjects. Objectives. To evaluate postural adjustment strategies and visual dependence associated with LBP. Summary of Background Data. Various studies have identified balance impairments in patients with chronic LBP, with many possible causes suggested. Recent evidence indicates that study participants with LBP have impaired trunk muscle control, which may compromise the control of trunk and hip movement during postural adjustments ( e. g., hip strategy). As balance on a short base emphasizes the utilization of the hip strategy for balance control, we hypothesized that patients with LBP might have difficulties standing on short bases. Methods. Subjects stood on either flat surface or short base with different visual inputs. A task was counted as successful if balance was maintained for 70 seconds during bilateral stance and 30 seconds during unilateral stance. The number of successful tasks, horizontal shear force, and center-of-pressure motion were evaluated. Results. The hip strategy was reduced with increased visual dependence in study participants with LBP. The failure rate was more than 4 times that of the controls in the bilateral standing task on short base with eyes closed. Analysis of center-of-pressure motion also showed that they have inability to initiate and control a hip strategy. Conclusions. The inability to control a hip strategy indicates a deficit of postural control and is hypothesized to result from altered muscle control and proprioceptive impairment.

Infestation of people with lice in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal

The prevalence of infestation with head lice and body lice, Pediculus spp. (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) and pubic (crab) lice Pthirus pubis (L.) (Phthiraptera: Pthiridae), was recorded from 484 people in Nepal. The prevalence of head lice varied from 16% in a sample of people aged 10-39 years of age, to 59% in street children. Simultaneous infestations with head and body lice (double infestations) varied from 18% in slum children to 59% in street children.