Introduction: This paper presents the findings of an experimental research that determined the effect of a social story intervention on development of self management of behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Social stories, developed by Carol Gray, are simple...
G. Kolaitis, G. Giannakopoulos, C. Mihas, V. Ntre, V. Moulla, E. Sotiropoulou, K. Paflia, K. Argyrou, K. Kotsirilou, V. Leventakou, H. Assimopoulos, J. Tsiantis, V. Tomaras & C. Tzavara·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2011
Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety among children and adolescents exposed to the 2007 fire disaster in Greece along with the relationships of these symptoms with disaster-related stressors and sociodemograph...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2011/505
Aims: To estimate the oxidant/antioxidant status in type 2 diabetic patients with retinopathy; and to correlate a number of independent variables (age, gender, education, body mass index, duration of diabetes, glycosylated haemoglobin, hypertension) to development of retinopathy....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2011/479
Condensation of methylketones 1a,b with dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (DMFDMA) without solvent in microwave oven afforded enaminones 2a,b, which reacted with malononitrile in ethanolic piperidine to yield dienoic acid amides 7a,b. In contrast, reactions of 2a,b with cyanoacet...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2011/504
More research results are explicating that in order to have better schools, there needs to be empowered school managers and leaders. Many dysfunctional schools are not performing because the people at the helm have no vision and are failing to uplift the morale within the school...
Background: There is a worldwide realization that development beneficiaries are important resources in the rural development process. Many countries in their development policies have stressed the need to encourage communities to participate in their development agenda. The ratio...
This paper considers, through a review of literature, the nature of inclusive higher education, and the contributions that Maslow, Bloom, and Kolb, and learning styles, have made to enhance the function of this educational setting. Within this context, I appraise key learning and...
Jennifer L. Jones, Daniela Ackermann, Jacqueline Barona, Mariana Calle, Catherine Andersen, Jung Eun Kim, Jeff S. Volek, Mark McIntosh, Wadie Najm, Robert H. Lerman & Maria Luz Fernandez·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2011
Aim: To determine the effects of a Mediterranean-style low-glycemic load diet alone or in combination with a medical food (MF) on insulin resistance and inflammation in women with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Study design: Two groups, Parallel study with control. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2011/541
Yellow rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici is undoubtedly, the most important fungal disease of wheat especially in Central and Western Asia causes significant annual yield losses. To investigate the population structure of the pathogen, isolates were collected fro...
Aims: To describe: 1) our cohort of patients diagnosed with NCPH in a HIV academic clinic in North America, and 2) longitudinal follow-up and outcomes of patients following NCPH diagnosis. Study design: Retrospective case series Place and Duration of Study: Owen clinic, Universit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2011/554
Different Trichoderma species were examined for their abilities to persist within the maize (Zea mays) stem at different points above and below inoculation points. Different Trichoderma species were isolated from different parts of the maize (Z. mays) plant and its rhizosphere. T...
TiO2 (anatase) – based photocatalyst powders containing up to 1.00 wt% of magnesium(II) and copper(II) were synthesized using sol– gel method. The powders were characterized by UV–visible Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption–desorption (...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2011/453
Although entropy change – the process described by Clausius and characterized as the second law of thermodynamics – involves only two terms, energy change and temperature, neither he nor distinguished scientists of the past century focused on that fact. The novel word “entropy”...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2011/679
The study examines residents’ concerns in greening their communities though self-help initiatives (SHI) carried out by individuals who utilise road set-backs to plant street horticultural gardens (SHG) in Eti-osa Local Government Area, Lagos, Nigeria. It purposefully administered...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2011/427
The purpose of this study was to identify the key factors of tourism attraction in Taiwan and analyze tourism preference particularly by China’s outbound tourists and then address behavioral differences among visitors segments and separate the tourist visitations data to look at...