Suicidality and Self-Harming Behaviors in Patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS): Case Report and Literature Review by Val Bellman, Zargham Abbass, Ramsa Sohail, Syed Jafri

“…Although PWS is associated with mild intellectual disability, which in itself confers a higher mortality rate, suicidality in this population is so far unreported in the literature. …”
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Polyarteritis Nodosa Presenting with Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report by Samaher Almousa, Ritta Muhamad, Farah Salameh, Abdallah Alahmad, Bana Kasem, Hala Wannous

“…We aim to increase awareness about this disabling complication of PAN and highlight the importance of considering vasculitis, especially PAN, in the differential diagnosis of ischemic stroke. …”
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REMOTE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL SKILLS by Besik Ch. Meskhi, Larisa E. Pustovaya, Ekaterina M. Bayan, Anna D. Pustovaya, Maria G. Zharkova

“…It assists to create an individual learning path and to optimize the dialogue with a pedagogue, which is especially important for students with disabilities. We established by methods of survey and statistical analysis of dynamics of passing the final certification on the discipline that the introduction of media files in electronic courses has a significant impact on the rate and degree of mastering practical skills, attendance of classes and assists to increase interest in the studied discipline and, as a consequence the performance as a whole.…”
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Structural Design and Analysis of an Omni-Directional Mosbile Stair Climbing Wheelchair by Zhou Qiuyu, Xing Xiaodong

“…An omni-directional mobile stair climbing wheelchair is designed to help the persons with lower limb disabilities climb the stairs.The function of climbing stair of the wheelchair is realized by using mechanical support legs and wheels bearing the wheelchair alternately.Four Mecanum wheels are taken as the wheelchair wheels and driven by four electrical motors.The capability of obstacle crossing with the limited width of stairs and the kinematical and dynamics math model are analyzed.The anteroposterior and lateral stability of the wheelchair are analyzed with combining energy method and stability reserve analysis method.The characteristics of omni-directional movement of the wheelchair are also studied.The result shows that the wheelchair can climb most stairs safely and wouldn’t turn over.The omni- directional movement can be achieved by controlling the speed of four wheels.The structural design of the wheelchair is reasonable.And the combination of the stair- climbing function and the omni- directional mobile function is realized successfully.…”
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Novel Human-Centered Robotics: Towards an Automated Process for Neurorehabilitation by Meenakshi Devi Parre, B. Sujatha

“…Moreover, constant monitoring and support for the patients having physical disabilities have become an ongoing challenge to the medical system. …”
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Developing accessible routes in historic environments for wheelchair users using a smart mobile application by Hüseyin Özdemir

“…In this study, Konya city centre (Turkey), which has a historical richness for the solution of this problem, is analysed according to Turkish Standard (TS9111), The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the United Nations (UN) standards for wheelchair users. …”
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THE FEELING UNDERSTANDING AND VALUES OF THE DEAF CHILDREN by Qurrata 'Ain, Margana Margana

“…It can be helped the deaf children to understand the signs. The disability people or gift children have an equal with normal people. …”
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Leprosy: An Overview of Pathophysiology by Ramesh Marne Bhat, Chaitra Prakash

“…M. leprae primarily infects Schwann cells in the peripheral nerves leading to nerve damage and the development of disabilities. Despite reduced prevalence of M. leprae infection in the endemic countries following implementation of multidrug therapy (MDT) program by WHO to treat leprosy, new case detection rates are still high-indicating active transmission. …”
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Forces et paradoxes des dynamiques dites « inclusives » : Étude auprès d’enseignants en formation à l’École inclusive by Cendrine Mercier, Gaëlle Lefer-Sauvage

“…Finally, representations that are obstacles to the inclusive dynamic through the notion of disability and normativity participate in slowing down this dynamic. …”
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A Semiparametric Approach for Modeling Partially Linear Autoregressive Model with Skew Normal Innovations by Leila Sakhabakhsh, Rahman Farnoosh, Afshin Fallah, Mohammadhassan Behzadi

“…However, using this class of models for modeling skewed data leads to unreliable results due to the disability of these models for modeling skewness. In this setting, replacing the normality assumption with a more flexible distribution that can accommodate skewness will provide effective results. …”
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Learning, Teaching and First Aid in times of COVID-19

“…Following precautionary measures set forth by the WHO upon declaring the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, the shutting down of first aid training courses, continuous first aid education and other face to face training has had the effect of disabling first aid educators to appropriately train millions of volunteers how to deal with COVID-19, how to keep them, their families and their communities safe, and has also limited the sharing of information on appropriate use of personal protection equipment (PPE). …”
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Un dispositif liant théâtre et recherche, vecteur d’une dynamique inclusive ? by Claire de Saint Martin, Marie Astier

“…Since August 2017, we have been carrying out a research and theatre project about inclusion, based on theatre workshops that bring together participants with and without disabilities. Theatre training, which focuses on choral work, is combined with a collaborative research project about inclusion: the participants reflect together upon the inclusive reality they are experimenting. …”
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Cuidados del niño con parálisis cerebral by Silvia Inés Lenis Vallejo

“…Para tal fin, se tiene como referente teórico los textos, Nursing Management of individuals with disability (Audrey Schmerzler, Jane Walsh, Marie Dunn Catalane, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1a edición 1999, Clinical Practice of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing, capítulo 8, Joanne V.Hickey, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 3a edición, Julio de 1992, y como referente práctico, la experiencia de más de 25 años de manejo clínico de este tipo de pacientes.…”
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One in a Million: A Case Report of Stiff Person Syndrome by Ruchi Yadav, Neeraj Abrol, Sima Terebelo

“…We review the case presentation and treatment options in the context of a severe disabling disease presentation.…”
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Sense of Coherence and Health. The Construction of an Amendment to Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC II) by Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

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Quelle éthique pour les dynamiques inclusives ? Entre préoccupation et humilité by Martine Janner Raimondi

“…First, we will examine the issue from the perspective of a macro analysis of contractualist theories in political philosophy; secondly, the problem will be enlightened through the ethics of care in connection with disability studies; in a third part, we will consider some ethical activities related to the inclusive paradigm, more specifically in the educational field, before broadening some perspectives in conclusion.…”
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Reason and Assessment of Postural Control Deficits of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Xueqing SHI, Ying OUYANG, Yinlin SHAO, Yi WU

“…The high morbidity and disability caused by COPD bring the patients, their families and community huge psychological and economic pressures. …”
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Effects of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation Training on Limb Movement and Living Ability of Patients with Hemiplegia after Stroke by Juhua Zhang, Yingmei Mu, Yunxia Zhang

“…Stroke is a disease with a high disability rate, having a serious impact on that patient’s working and daily survival quality and bringing economic burden to the family and society. …”
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Evaluation of Acne Quality of Life and Clinical Severity in Acne Female Adults by Amal Kokandi

“…The aim of this paper was to assess if the effect of acne on acne-related quality of life is correlated to acne clinical severity. 112 university female students attending the university medical clinics with acne complaints were examined. Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI) was used to assess acne-related quality of life, and global acne grading system (GAGS) was used to assess clinical severity of acne. …”
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Yorùbá Philosophy and Contemporary Nigerian Realities by Adeshina Afolayan

“…Premised on the fundamental assumption that Yorùbá philosophy constitutes a fundamental site of scholarship within which the task of understanding and reinventing the Nigerian state and societies can be achieved, the Introduction weaves this assumption into the analysis of the fourteen essays that explores Nigeria’s postcolonial realities ranging from overpopulation, public (im)morality, ethnic conflict, injustice, and democratic deficit to environmental degradation, disability, depersonalization, youth culture, and a glaring disconnection between educational theory and practice. …”
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