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Audiological Characteristics Of The Monge Family Of Costa Rica, Christine Moulton
Audiological Characteristics Of The Monge Family Of Costa Rica, Christine Moulton
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The audiological characteristics of the Monge family of Costa Rica were investigated in a sample of fifty-two affected members and twelve unaffected members. Through laboratory analysis by staff personnel from the University of Costa Rica and audiological test results obtained in the present investigation, it was concluded that affected Monge members demonstrate a slowly progressive low frequency sensorineural hearing loss of autosomal dominant transmission. The initial site of lesion appears to be the apical portion of the cochlea, with significant onset occurring during early childhood following normal speech and language acquisition. The rate at which the hearing loss progresses and …
The Correlation Between Expressive Language Delay In Children And Their Motor Abilities, Gail G. Cunningham
The Correlation Between Expressive Language Delay In Children And Their Motor Abilities, Gail G. Cunningham
Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of the present study was to determine the correlation between expressive language delay in children and their gross and fine motor skills. Twenty children five years through six years, eleven months with a diagnosed expressive language delay, were selected to participate in the study. Each was screened on the basis of normal hearing, receptive vocabulary skills, motor functioning, and an expressive language delay of one year or more. After screening procedures, each child was administered the Preschool Language Scale-PLS (Zimmerman, et al., 1969) and the short form of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-BOMP (Bruininks, 1978). …
Serial Cardiovascular Adaptations During Pregnancy, Mark Vincent Hart
Serial Cardiovascular Adaptations During Pregnancy, Mark Vincent Hart
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Maternal cardiovascular adaptations appear to be essential in order to supply extra circulation to both the developing fetus and maternal system during a successful pregnancy. Since inadequate cardiovascular adjustments may produce abortions or maternal morbidity, the characterization of maternal cardiovascular changes during pregnancy and the elaboration of the underlying mechanism for these changes are essential to the understanding of how the heart enlarges during pregnancy and what significance this enlargement might have. To provide needed information regarding this time course and extent of maternal cardiac enlargement and the hormonal and hemodynamic changes which may be responsible for these changes, the …
The Absence Of Extrachromosomal Dna In Methanogenic Bacteria, Nancy Ann Kurkinen
The Absence Of Extrachromosomal Dna In Methanogenic Bacteria, Nancy Ann Kurkinen
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Five species of methanogenic bacteria were analyzed for the presence of plasmid DNA. Several procedures for the detection and isolation of covalently closed circular plasmid DNA were modified for use with the methanogens.
Adult Oral Diadochokinesis Rates : Preliminary Normative Data, Carol Kafton-Minkel
Adult Oral Diadochokinesis Rates : Preliminary Normative Data, Carol Kafton-Minkel
Dissertations and Theses
In the clinical evaluation and management of speech disorders, a speech-language pathologist may observe disturbances in a client's motor abilities that suggest possible neurological dysfunction. One possible disturbance is in oral diadochokinesis (DIO), an individual's ability to start and stop the movement of the articulators rapidly and execute repetitive, alternating, sequential movements typically associated with speech articulation. It is often recommended that a speech-language pathologist test DIO speed and compare the performance to available norms. There is, however, a lack of normative DIO data spanning all ages of adulthood. The purpose of this study was to develop preliminary normative data …