Management of acute bacterial meningitis in a limited resource setting: an Egyptian consensus model by Samy Zaky, Mohamed Elbadry, Maysaa A. Saeed, Hanaa Fathelbab, Fatma Abdelsalam, Mohammed Gamal Abdel-Hamid, Alshaimaa Eid, Asmaa Bakr, Amira Maher, Mona Mohammed Abdelrahman, Mohamed A. Metwally, Mahmoud Saad Berengy, Enaam Ali AlMowafy, Hassan Goabar, Amin Abdel Baki, Ahmed Corie, Osama Hammad, Entesar Elsharkawy, Ahmed Saad, Fatma Ali-Eldin, Ahmed Mahdy, Ramadan Zaky, Reham Hammad, Gamal Essmat

“…Those who do recover, especially if there was delayed appropriate intervention, can have permanent disabilities, such as brain damage, hearing loss, and learning disabilities. …”
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MERLINO. Virtual Reality for Stimulation of Neuro-cognitive Processes by Mario Bisson, Shanti Andreana Alberti di Catenajo, Stefania Palmieri

“…This research investigates studies on multi-sensory environments (MSEs) and, comparing existing solutions on the market, offers an integrated product-service, designed to contain costs, from an industrial manufacturing perspective, with a high level of flexibility, aimed at children with intellectual and motor disabilities. Based on the studies developed by the LudoMi team, a project awarded at Polisocial Award 2017, as acknowledgment on research with a high social impact relevant for the scientific community. …”
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Communiquer l’invisible by Catherine Côté

“…Although women are overrepresented in many pain conditions and experience more severe, more frequent, more diffuse, and more disabling pain, chronic pain does not seem to have been conceptualized as a feminist issue. …”
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From Basic Visual Science to Neurodevelopmental Disorders: The Voyage of Environmental Enrichment-Like Stimulation by Alan Consorti, Gabriele Sansevero, Claudia Torelli, Nicoletta Berardi, Alessandro Sale

“…Genetic alterations or exposure to perturbing environmental conditions, therefore, can lead to altered neural processes associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and brain disabilities. In this context, environmental enrichment emerged as a promising and noninvasive experimental treatment for favoring recovery of cognitive and sensory functions in different neurodevelopmental disorders. …”
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Cardiac Sarcoidosis as an Uncommon Etiology for Posterior Circulation Stroke Presenting with Alexia without Agraphia by Mohankumar Kurukumbi, Lauren Gardiner, Shevani Sahai, John W. Cochran

“…Cardiogenic stroke is an uncommon manifestation of cardiac sarcoidosis, and given the disabling nature of these sequelae, the importance of early diagnosis and prevention with anticoagulation is crucial to prevent morbidity and mortality.…”
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Utilization of Inferiorly Based Dermofat Flap in Breast Reconstruction after Simple Mastectomy due to Gigantomastia by A. Bogdanov-Berezovsky, Y. Krieger, Y. Shoham, E. Silberstein

“…Gigantomastia (GM) is a rare disabling condition characterized by excessive breast tissue growth. …”
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Descriptive retrospective cross-sectional study of rehabilitation care for poststroke users in Québec during the COVID-19 pandemic by Palak Vakil, Perrine Ferré, Johanne Higgins, Louis-David Beaulieu, Marie-Helene Milot, Marie-Hélène Boudrias

“…Non-parametric statistical tests were used to compare variables among the three groups.Results COV+ users were older than COV− and pre-COV ones (p<0.01) and were more disabled on admission to a rehabilitation centre (p<0.01). …”
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A Direct Investment Method of Closed Two-Piece Hollow Bulb Obturator by Suryakant C. Deogade, Sneha S. Mantri, Dinesh Naitam, Gunjan Dube, Pushkar Gupta, Ashish Dewangan

“…These defects create disabilities in speech, deglutition, and mastication. …”
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La fonction rituelle du dispositif Différents et Compétents : ambiguïtés et dons professionnels by Maude Hatano-Chalvidan

“…This article proposes to come back to a particular system of Recognition of Acquired Professional Experience of people with disabilities: Different and Competent, created in 2006. …”
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Replacement of Missing Anterior Teeth in a Patient with Temporomandibular Disorder by Satheesh B. Haralur, Omar Saeed Al-Shahrani

“…Establishing optimum anterior guidance is a key to establishing harmonious functional occlusion in addition to the correction of the esthetic and phonetic disabilities. This case report explains the steps involved in the rehabilitation of the TMD patient with loss of maxillary anterior teeth.…”
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Analyse du parcours d’un élève « multi-dys » : être inclus ou s’inclure ? by Anne Dizerbo

“…The analysis of his life course allows us to investigate the conditions, levers, and environments favorable to his inclusion, to the development of a feeling of well-being and to the construction of a capacity to interact with his environment, thus leading to a reflection on the challenges of valuing the expertise of the parents who assist their disabled child on a daily basis and on the narrative models available to the latter to elaborate his own life story.…”
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Treatment of a woman with emetophobia: a trauma focused approach by Ad de Jongh

“…A disproportionate fear of vomiting, or emetophobia, is a chronic and disabling condition which is characterized by a tendency to avoid a wide array of situations or activities that might increase the risk of vomiting. …”
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A Secure Operational Model for Mobile Payments by Tao-Ku Chang

“…The system also provides the ability to remotely lock and disable the mobile payment service.…”
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Changes in Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Human Herpesvirus-6-Associated Acute Encephalopathy/Febrile Seizures by Naoyuki Tanuma, Rie Miyata, Keisuke Nakajima, Akihisa Okumura, Masaya Kubota, Shin-ichiro Hamano, Masaharu Hayashi

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Ableism-sensitive, self-reflective emotion work as part of inclusive teacher education by Mandy Hauser, Mandy Hauser

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DI-GEP: A New Lifetime Extending Algorithm for Target Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks by Shucheng Dai, Chuan Li, Chun Chen

“…The cheap, low-powered, and energy-limited sensors that are set up in large areas may consume large portion of energy and disable the whole network. In this paper, a new energy-efficient method based on Distributed Incremental Gene Expression Programming (DI-GEP) is proposed to collaboratively mine moving patterns of moving targets in order to turn on/off some sensor nodes at certain time to save energy further. …”
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Managing Scoliosis in a Young Child with Rett Syndrome: A Case Study by Meir Lotan, Joav Merrick, Eli Carmeli

“…Rett syndrome is a genetic disorder primarily affecting females. One of its most disabling features is the severe and rapid progression of scoliosis. …”
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Media Literacy in a Digital Age: Taking Stock and Empowering Action by Leen d'Haenens, Willem Joris

“…This thematic issue presents 12 articles that explore the transformative potential of media literacy, digital skills, and ICT interventions in diverse contexts and populations, ranging from adolescents and youth with disabilities to university staff and vocational educators. …”
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Changes in Subbaccalaureate Career and Technical Education Attainment Over Time and Across "Special Populations" by Cameron Sublett, Jay Plasman

“… Recent changes to federal career and technical education (CTE) policy have emphasized the importance of closing access and success gaps in postsecondary CTE among “special” student populations including low-income students, racially minoritized students, students with disabilities, and student groups historically underrepresented in nontraditional educational pipelines. …”
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Myonecrosis in a Sickle Cell-Diseased Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ali Wasel Almomen, Yaser Mansour Tawfeeq, Ahmed Khalid Almuhaisin, Abdulraheem Ayman Altalib

“…In this article, we present a case of myonecrosis in a sickle cell-diseased patient who presented with left acute atraumatic left foot pain and MRI with contrast showing characteristic image of muscle infarction supportive therapy initiated, and 2-year follow-up did not reveal any physical disabilities; further study and follow-up are needed to know the nature of the disease and avoid improper management of those patients.…”
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