Cerebral Blood Flow in Orthostatic Intolerance by Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Amanda J. Miller, Arooba Ejaz, Jeroen Molinger, Parag Goyal, David B. MacLeod, Ashley Swavely, Elyse Wilson, Meghan Pergola, Harikrishna Tandri, Camille Frazier Mills, Satish R Raj, Marat Fudim

“…Many forms of orthostatic intolerance (OI) involve impaired regulation of CBF in the upright posture, which results in disabling symptoms that decrease quality of life. Because CBF is not easy to measure, rises in heart rate or drops in blood pressure are used as proxies for abnormal CBF. …”
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Resting State fMRI: A Valuable Tool for Studying Cognitive Dysfunction in PD by Kai Li, Wen Su, Shu-Hua Li, Ying Jin, Hai-Bo Chen

“…Cognitive impairment is a common disabling symptom in PD. Unlike motor symptoms, the mechanism underlying cognitive dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains unclear and may involve multiple pathophysiological processes. …”
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Fracture Risk in Type 2 Diabetes: Current Perspectives and Gender Differences by Giuseppina T. Russo, Annalisa Giandalia, Elisabetta L. Romeo, Morabito Nunziata, Marco Muscianisi, Maria Concetta Ruffo, Antonino Catalano, Domenico Cucinotta

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fractures, resulting in disabilities and increased mortality. The pathophysiological mechanisms linking diabetes to osteoporosis have not been fully explained, but alterations in bone structure and quality are well described in diabetic subjects, likely due to a combination of different factors. …”
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Changing patterns of social services for the elderly as innovative technologies for preserving social capital by R. M. Sadykov, N. L. Bolshakova

“…To implement such care, it is necessary to create long-term care centres for the elderly and the disabled. The authors of the article propose to develop services for the elderly at home, introduce innovative technologies and improve the quality of services provided. …”
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Brain Computer Interface on Track to Home by Felip Miralles, Eloisa Vargiu, Stefan Dauwalder, Marc Solà, Gernot Müller-Putz, Selina C. Wriessnegger, Andreas Pinegger, Andrea Kübler, Sebastian Halder, Ivo Käthner, Suzanne Martin, Jean Daly, Elaine Armstrong, Christoph Guger, Christoph Hintermüller, Hannah Lowish

“…The novel BackHome system offers individuals with disabilities a range of useful services available via brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), to help restore their independence. …”
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Calcium/Cobalt Alginate Beads as Functional Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering by Stefano Focaroli, Gabriella Teti, Viviana Salvatore, Isabella Orienti, Mirella Falconi

“…However, injuries to the cartilage usually lead to numerous health concerns and often culminate in disabling symptoms, due to the poor intrinsic capacity of this tissue for self-healing. …”
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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient Diagnosed after Switching from Natalizumab to Fingolimod by Tim Sinnecker, Jalal Othman, Marc Kühl, Imke Metz, Thoralf Niendorf, Annett Kunkel, Friedemann Paul, Jens Wuerfel, Juergen Faiss

“…Natalizumab- (NTZ-) associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a severe and often disabling infectious central nervous system disease that can become evident in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients after NTZ discontinuation. …”
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The Importance of Psychological and Social Factors in Influencing the Uptake and Maintenance of Physical Activity after Stroke: A Structured Review of the Empirical Literature by Jacqui Morris, Tracey Oliver, Thilo Kroll, Steve MacGillivray

“…A structured literature review of studies indexed in MEDLINE, CinAHL, P&BSC, and PsycINFO using search terms relevant to stroke, physical disabilities, and PA. Publications reporting empirical findings (quantitative or qualitative) regarding psychological and/or social factors were included. …”
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Information Accessibility in the Form of Braille by Samuel Dolphin, Maren Downing, Mia Cirrincione, Adam Samuta, Kevin Leite, Kimberly Noble, Brian Walsh

“…As part of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Tech program and its goal to make home tests accessible to people with disabilities, a series of interviews with industry experts was conducted to better understand braille technologies and the braille user space. …”
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HCV and Lymphoproliferation by Anna Linda Zignego, Carlo Giannini, Laura Gragnani

“…It is not only a hepatotropic but also a lymphotropic agent and is responsible not only for liver injury—potentially evolving to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma—but also for a series of sometimes severely disabling extrahepatic diseases and, in particular, B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders. …”
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Effectiveness of a home-based computerized cognitive training in Parkinson's disease: a pilot randomized cross-over study by Serena Tagliente, Brigida Minafra, Simona Aresta, Simona Aresta, Paola Santacesaria, Andrea Buccoliero, Cinzia Palmirotta, Gianvito Lagravinese, Davide Mongelli, Christian Gelao, Luigi Macchitella, Stefania Pazzi, Domenico Scrutinio, Paola Baiardi, Petronilla Battista

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An Investigation into the Use and Meaning of Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Scale Scores by Renee M. Hendricks, Mohammad T. Khasawneh

“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common, neurodegenerative disorder. It is a chronic, disabling, and progressive disease, and no treatment stops its progression. …”
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Entrepreneurship Development Among Black Youths in South Africa: A Choice or Neccesity? by Thulani Andrew Chauke

“…The paper recommends that the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities in the Presidency, in collaboration with the Department of Small Business Enterprise Development and the National Youth Development Agency, should provide a two-year internship for young Black entrepreneurs in foreign companies that specialize in mining, technology, creative industries, and agriculture. …”
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Evaluating Hand Function in Clients with Trigger Finger by Danit Langer, Adina Maeir, Michael Michailevich, Shai Luria

“…Sixty-three participants with TF and 66 healthy controls were administered the Functional Dexterity Test (FDT), Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT), and Jamar® Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer (JD) and completed the Disabilities of Arm Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (DASH). …”
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Comparison between DSQIID total / sub-item scores and plasma p-tau elevation in adults with Down's syndrome. by Makiko Shinomoto, Chisen Takeuchi, Harutsugu Tatebe, Fukiko Kitani-Morii, Takuma Ohmichi, Yuzo Fujino, Kanako Menjo, Naoto Terada, Miho Osako, Yoko Mochizuki, Satoshi Teramukai, Takahiko Tokuda, Toshiki Mizuno, Takashi Kasai

“…The Dementia Screening Questionnaire for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (DSQIID) is an appropriate screening tool for detecting dementia in Down's syndrome patients. …”
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Acoustic Analysis of PD Speech by Karen Chenausky, Joel MacAuslan, Richard Goldhor

“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) substantially relieves motor symptoms in advanced-stage patients for whom medication produces disabling dyskinesias. This study investigated speech changes as a result of DBS settings chosen to maximize motor performance. …”
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URBAN CORRIDOR AS A PUBLIC SPACE CASE STUDY : CORRIDOR PANTAI LOSARI STREET, MAKASSAR CITY by Sriany Ersina

“… Abstrak_ An ideal public space should be a common ground, open and accessible for all including for people with disabilities. However in fact, along the beach Losari in Makassar City have inaccessible public space. …”
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Understanding Muscle Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Gina Rutherford, Philip Manning, Julia L. Newton

“…Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a debilitating disorder of unknown aetiology, characterised by severe disabling fatigue in the absence of alternative diagnosis. …”
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Moral Aspects of Some Combat Sports by Jacek Meller

“…It leads to serious injuries whose consequences remain until the end of a contestant’s life and make him a disabled person as time passes. Aggression that seriously harms a contestant, makes it impossible to morally excuse those sports.…”
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The Influence of Wheelchair Users on Movement in a Bottleneck and a Corridor by Paul Geoerg, Jette Schumann, Stefan Holl, Anja Hofmann

“…As a result it is shown that the empirical relations ρ¯(v¯) and Js¯(ρ¯) are strongly affected by the presence of participants with visible disabilities (such as wheelchair users). We observed an adaption of the overall movement speeds to the movement speeds of participants using a wheelchair, even for low densities and free flow scenarios. …”
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