Neural basis of an inherited speech and language disorder

Investigation of the three-generation KE family, half of whose members are affected by a pronounced verbal dyspraxia, has led to identification of their core deficit as one involving sequential articulation and orofacial praxis. A positron emission tomography activation study revealed functional abnormalities in both cortical and subcortical motor-related areas of the frontal lobe, while quantitative analyses of magnetic resonance imaging scans revealed structural abnormalities in several of these same areas, particularly the caudate nucleus, which was found to be abnormally small bilaterally. A recent linkage study [Fisher, S., Vargha-Khadem, F., Watkins, K. E., Monaco, A. P. & Pembry, M. E. (1998) Nat. Genet. 18, 168–170] localized the abnormal gene (SPCH1) to a 5.6-centiMorgan interval in the chromosomal band 7q31. The genetic mutation or deletion in this region has resulted in the abnormal development of several brain areas that appear to be critical for both orofacial movements and sequential articulation, leading to marked disruption of speech and expressive language.

Coach Behaviors and Athlete Satisfaction in Team and Individual Sports

The coach can have a profound impact on athlete satisfaction, regardless of the level of sport involvement. Previous research has identified differences between coaching behavior preferences in team and individual sport athletes. The present study examined the moderating effect that an athlete's sport type (i.e., individual or team) may have on the relationships among seven coaching behaviors (mental preparation, technical skills, goal setting, physical training, competition strategies, personal rapport, and negative personal rapport) for predicting coaching satisfaction. Moderated multiple regression analyses indicated that each of the seven coaching behaviors were significant main effect predictors of coaching satisfaction. However, sport type (i.e., team or individual sports) was found to moderate six of the seven relationships: mental preparation, technical skills, goal setting, competition strategies, personal rapport, and negative personal rapport in predicting satisfaction with the coach. These findings indicate that high coaching satisfaction for athletes in team sports is influenced to a greater extent by the demonstration of these behaviors than it is for individual sport athletes.

Speech and the learning process.

"Reprinted from Quarterly journal of speech education, vol. VI, no. 1, February, 1920."

Violations of free speech and rights of labor : digest of report of the Committee on Education and Labor pursuant to S. Res. 246 (74th Congress)

At head of title: 76th Congress, 1st session. Senate committee print.

A guide to Hampton county, South Carolina; a section of tall pines, fertile fields, and good sports.

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Report on Workshop on High Performance Computing and Communications for Grand Challenge Applications : computer vision, speech and natural language processing, and artificial intelligence /

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Voice training in speech and song : an account of the structure and use of the vocal organs and the means of securing distinct articulation /

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A working handbook of the analysis of sentences with notes on parsing, paraphrasing, figures of speech, and prosody.

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Grant County, Indiana ; speech and song.

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Faulty diction as corrected by the Funk & Wagnalls new Standard dictionary of the English language; a brief statement of the general principles determining correctness in English speech and writing, with their application to some of the more common instances of violation and to some of the mooted questions regarding usage.

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