The importance of parental involvement in language acquisition and activities and techniques to enhance the home-school connection

This study discusses the importance of parental involvement in children’s language development, and the related project offers parents books and activities to assist them in developing their children’s linguistic skills.

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.

Parental observations of children's responses to three sensory aids: cochlear implant, tactile aid, hearing aid

This study discusses a project undertaken to determine the benefits of sensory aids for hearing impaired children based on parental observations over a twelve month period.

Parental response to Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

This paper describes parental response to Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS).

ABR as a predictor of neurodevelopment in very low birth weight neonates

This paper discusses a study to determine whether the neonatal ABR predicts neurodevelopmental delays in low birth weight infants.

The relation between parental attitudes and cochlear implant benefit in eight and nine year-old children

This paper examines the relation between the speech perception abilities of children with a cochlear implant and parental attitudes.

El síndrome de alienación parental como elemento valorativo de violencia familiar psicológica

El síndrome de alienación parental (SAP) es aquel proceso realizado por el progenitor consistente en programar una conducta de rechazo al otro progenitor sin una justificación objetiva. La conducta alienante la realiza el progenitor con el derecho a la tenencia del hijo; sin embargo, el otro progenitor ante tal conducta, cuando tiene acceso al hijo (a través de su derecho a la visita) suele realizar la misma conducta criticable y comienza a generar en el hijo una situación de inestabilidad dado que le exigen una conducta de fidelidad/rechazo que le es imposible de cumplir (conflicto de lealtades). En la mayoría de casos la conducta de los progenitores alienantes, provoca una reacción de temor en el otro, el cual consideramos “progenitor débil”, por cuanto es víctima de violencia familiar (tanto física como psicológica).

General relationships between pressure, weight, and mass of a hydrostatic fluid

In curved geometries the hydrostatic pressure in a fluid does not equal the weight per unit area of the fluid above it. General weight–pressure and mass–pressure relationships for hydrostatic fluids in any geometry are derived. As an example of the mass–pressure relationship, we find a geometric reduction in surface pressure as large as 5 mbar on Earth and 39 mbar on Titan. We also present a thermodynamic interpretation of the geometric correction which, as a corollary, provides an independent proof of the hydrostatic relationship for general geometries.

The imminent availability of a potent weight-loss medicine in pharmacies: public perception of effectiveness

Orlistat is an effective weight-loss medicine, which will soon be available for purchase in pharmacies. We used a factorial experiment and found that informing people about the availability for purchase of this medicinal product previously only available on prescription resulted in higher ratings of perceived value and effectiveness compared to a natural health supplement even though we used the same statement about effectiveness. This positive perception of orlistat was not impaired by the provision of side-effect information. Orlistat will soon be available in pharmacies. Health professionals must act to prevent its misuse by those not overweight.