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Washington University School of Medicine

1999

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Effect Of Neurotropic Factors On Survival Of Transplanted Embryonic Inner Ear Tissues, Irfan Ahmed Jan 1999

Effect Of Neurotropic Factors On Survival Of Transplanted Embryonic Inner Ear Tissues, Irfan Ahmed

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper addresses cochlear transplantation and presents a study on the effect of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) on the survival of transplanted embryonic inner ear tissues.


A Hearing Aid Orientation Pamphlet For Clinical Use With First-Time Hearing Aid Users, Brian M. Kreisman Jan 1999

A Hearing Aid Orientation Pamphlet For Clinical Use With First-Time Hearing Aid Users, Brian M. Kreisman

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the use of a pamphlet to help first-time hearing aid users adjust to their hearing aids.


The Relation Between Parental Attitudes And Cochlear Implant Benefit In Eight And Nine Year-Old Children, Danielle Pennel Jan 1999

The Relation Between Parental Attitudes And Cochlear Implant Benefit In Eight And Nine Year-Old Children, Danielle Pennel

Independent Studies and Capstones

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


The Lindamood Auditory Conceptualization Test And Its Use With Hearing-Impaired Children, Tiffany Brill Jan 1999

The Lindamood Auditory Conceptualization Test And Its Use With Hearing-Impaired Children, Tiffany Brill

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the Lindamood Auditory Conceptualization Test and whether it is suitable for hearing-impaired children.


Visual Speech Perception: A Comparison Between Younger And Older Adults, Valerie Ann Pavlovich Jan 1999

Visual Speech Perception: A Comparison Between Younger And Older Adults, Valerie Ann Pavlovich

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper examines the visual speech processing abilities of older adults and the age-related effects on speechreading abilities.


Social-Emotional Adustment In Deaf Children: An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Academic And Speech Perception Abilities To Social-Emotional Adjustment, Lisa D. Cantarini Jan 1999

Social-Emotional Adustment In Deaf Children: An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Academic And Speech Perception Abilities To Social-Emotional Adjustment, Lisa D. Cantarini

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the results of a study undertaken to determine if there is a relationship between psychological variables and cognitive or academic variables among hearing-impaired children.


Verifying And Constructing Validity For The Chive, Susan Rathgeb Jan 1999

Verifying And Constructing Validity For The Chive, Susan Rathgeb

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the use of the CHIVE test for speechreading assessment.


Subjective Impressions Of Child Cochlear-Implant Users: Effects Of Conversational Fluency, Intelligibility, Speech Perception, And Communication Mode, Sharon Shoults Jan 1999

Subjective Impressions Of Child Cochlear-Implant Users: Effects Of Conversational Fluency, Intelligibility, Speech Perception, And Communication Mode, Sharon Shoults

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper investigates the conversational fluency of young cochlear implant users. The study compares objective measures and subjective impressions of conversation fluency, relates how children’s communication skills influence both objective and subjective measures of conversational fluency, and compares the performance of children who use an oral mode with those who use a total communication mode in everyday conversation.


Patient Satisfaction In The Central Institute For The Deaf Clinic, Rebecca A. Thompson Jan 1999

Patient Satisfaction In The Central Institute For The Deaf Clinic, Rebecca A. Thompson

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses a patient satisfaction survey developed for the Central Institute for the Deaf Clinic. The goal of the survey project was to establish a patient satisfaction for services baseline and to examine factors affecting patient satisfaction, such as degree of hearing loss, gender, age, and experience of the audiologist.


The Applicability Of The Test Of Word Knowledge To Hearing-Impaired Children, Brigid Zemann Jan 1999

The Applicability Of The Test Of Word Knowledge To Hearing-Impaired Children, Brigid Zemann

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper evaluates a receptive and expressive vocabulary test, The Test of Word Knowledge, to determine its applicability to deaf students and to compare its results with other vocabulary tests.


Hiv And Aids Awareness In The Deaf Community, Rodrick Easterly Jan 1999

Hiv And Aids Awareness In The Deaf Community, Rodrick Easterly

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper examines awareness of HIV and AIDS in the Deaf community.


Outlook Magazine, Fall 1999 Jan 1999

Outlook Magazine, Fall 1999

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.


Use Of Personal Protective Equipment And Operating Room Behaviors In Four Surgical Subspecialties: Personal Protective Equipment And Behaviors In Surgery, Deniz Akduman, Lynn E. Kim, Rodney L. Parks, Paul B. L'Ecuyer, Sunita Mutha, Donna B. Jeffe, Bradley A. Evanoff, Victoria J. Fraser Jan 1999

Use Of Personal Protective Equipment And Operating Room Behaviors In Four Surgical Subspecialties: Personal Protective Equipment And Behaviors In Surgery, Deniz Akduman, Lynn E. Kim, Rodney L. Parks, Paul B. L'Ecuyer, Sunita Mutha, Donna B. Jeffe, Bradley A. Evanoff, Victoria J. Fraser

OHS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Healthcare Workers' Perceptions Of Occupational Exposure, Sunita Mutha, Donna B. Jeffe, Lynn E. Kim, Paul B. L'Ecuyer, Bradley A. Evanoff, Victoria J. Fraser Jan 1999

Healthcare Workers' Perceptions Of Occupational Exposure, Sunita Mutha, Donna B. Jeffe, Lynn E. Kim, Paul B. L'Ecuyer, Bradley A. Evanoff, Victoria J. Fraser

OHS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Outlook Magazine, Summer 1999 Jan 1999

Outlook Magazine, Summer 1999

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.


Outlook Magazine, Spring 1999 Jan 1999

Outlook Magazine, Spring 1999

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.


Outlook Magazine, Winter 1999 Jan 1999

Outlook Magazine, Winter 1999

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.