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Undoing ableism: disability as a category of historical and legal analysis
In this essay, I will apply disability as a category of legal and historical analysis to undo the different forms ableism can take in US history and law. My aim is to look at a specific time period in US history Β the turn from the nineteenth to the twentieth century Β in order to elucidate narratives of exclusion and marginalization of disabled people on the one hand and resistance and resilience on the other. My claim is that in this period, disability gains particular political and legal relevance as an intersectional, i.e. a gendered, classed, and racialized category of analysis, which leads to the cross-connection between ableism and other dominant ideologies, such as sexism, racism, and classism.
In order to give my analysis historical and cultural specificity, I will look at two distinct historical and legal contexts. In the first part of this essay, I discuss the inter-relation of ableism and classism in the context of the industrialization and the subse-quent socioeconomic discrimination of disabled factory workers. As a legal subtext, the fellow servant rule will be discussed to understand how this particular law be-comes relevant for disability politics.
In the second part of the essay, ableism is explored in the context of racism to understand how atavism and biological determinism contributed to the othering of disabled people, especially disabled women, in the context of eugenic ideology of the early twentieth century. Here I will discuss the US Supreme Court decision for the case Buck v. Bell in order to understand eugenic law as a reflection of an ideology that is both ableist and sexist at its core
Diagnosis of post-attenuation neurological signs syndrome in a cat with refractory status epilepticus and clinical response to therapeutic plasma exchange
Case summary An 8-year-old female spayed British Shorthair cat that underwent surgical portosystemic shunt (PSS) attenuation developed progressive neurological signs 7 days postoperatively. Neurological signs progressed, despite medical management, and seizure activity became rapidly refractory to anticonvulsants. The diagnosis of post-attenuation neurological signs (PANS) was made based on the timing of the occurrence of clinical signs following surgery, absence of hyperammonaemia and suggestive MRI findings of the brain. The cat developed status epilepticus that required treatment with general anaesthesia and mechanical ventilation, from which the cat could not be effectively weaned without the recurrence of seizures. Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) was performed as a rescue therapy for PANS and associated refractory status epilepticus. A total of two plasma volumes were processed during one single TPE session. The seizure activity resolved immediately after the TPE session, the cat showed progressive improvement of neurological signs and remained stable thereafter. No significant complications associated with the TPE were observed. The cat was discharged 11 days after admission and was fully recovered. Relevance and novel information This is an unusual report of PANS diagnosed in a cat based on clinical and MRI findings. The cat developed refractory status epilepticus and had a positive outcome following TPE as rescue therapy. The MRI findings in this report could be useful for the diagnosis of PANS in cats. We speculate that TPE could be taken into consideration as a possible therapeutic intervention in PANS syndrome
ΠΠ½ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΡ ΠΌΠΈΡΠ°: ΠΌΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π±ΡΡΠΈΠΉΠ½Π°Ρ ΡΠ²ΡΠ·Ρ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ "ΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ" ΠΈ "Π»ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ"
ΠΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π½Π° Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ±Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ° ΠΎΠ½ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠ° ΠΌΠΈΡΠ° Π² ΡΠ²ΡΠ·ΠΈ Ρ ΠΊΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π°Π»ΠΎΠ² ΠΊΠ»Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ°. ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΠΌΡΡΠ» ΠΌΠΈΡΠ° ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΎΠ½ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π΅ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π° Π²Π·Π°ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΠ²ΡΠ·ΠΈ "ΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΡΠ°" ΠΈ "Π»ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΠ°". ΠΡΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ»Ρ "ΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΡΠ°" Π² Π°ΡΠΏΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ΅ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΌΡΡΠ»ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»Π°Π³Π°Π½ΠΈΡ
A Study of Language Learning Style and Teaching Style Preferences of Hong Kong Community College Students and Teachers in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Contexts
In English language classrooms, students use different approaches to carry out
English learning tasks. Language learning styles, which generally refers to learnersβ
preferred modes of language learning, have been widely researched and discussed in
the fields of second language acquisition (SLA) and educational psychology.
Understanding the learning style preferences of students can help teachers cope with
studentsβ course-related learning difficulties and ultimately help alleviate their
frustration levels. Another important concept is teaching styles, which refers to
teachersβ classroom behaviour based on their teaching beliefs, is commonly
associated with learning styles in language education research. Teaching style is vital
for providing students with good learning experiences and improving studentsβ
academic outcomes.
This study explores the English language learning and teaching style preferences
in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) classrooms at community college level in
Hong Kong. The present study adopted a mixed method approach involving both
questionnaire surveys and semi-structured interviews, in attempt to investigate the
factors influencing learning styles and teaching styles, and the relationship between
them. It aims at providing valuable information for curriculum design and teacher
training in order to offer Hong Kong community college students adequate and
effective academic English language learning support.
A total of 637 students and 10 EAP teachers from two community colleges in Hong Kong participated in this research. The quantitative and qualitative findings of
this study show that the community college students in EAP classrooms have multiple
learning style preferences. A plethora of factors such as cultural and educational
backgrounds are related to their development of learning styles. This research also
explores the nature of teaching styles and the possible variables, including studentsβ
English language proficiency and their learning styles, influencing their teaching
styles in EAP classrooms.
This study attempts to explain the relationship between learning styles and
teaching styles in English language classrooms with reference to the interview
findings from both students and teachers. It is argued that both learning styles and
teaching styles are flexible and have a reciprocal influence on each other. Learners
may adjust their learning styles in order to meet academic requirements, while
teachers may adjust their teaching styles so as to provide students with an affective
learning environment. When learners and teachers have more interaction with each
other, their styles may become similar to each other. This study also identifies the
importance of improving learnersβ flexibility for developing learning styles and
accepting unfamiliar teaching styles.
Based on the evidence drawn from this research, educational implications on
teaching and learning in EAP classrooms, and recommendations for future research
on learning styles and teaching styles are proposed
Using Dual Regression to Investigate Network Shape and Amplitude in Functional Connectivity Analyses
Independent Component Analysis (ICA) is one of the most popular techniques for the analysis of resting state FMRI data because it has several advantageous properties when compared with other techniques. Most notably, in contrast to a conventional seed-based correlation analysis, it is model-free and multivariate, thus switching the focus from evaluating the functional connectivity of single brain regions identified a priori to evaluating brain connectivity in terms of all brain resting state networks (RSNs) that simultaneously engage in oscillatory activity. Furthermore, typical seed-based analysis characterizes RSNs in terms of spatially distributed patterns of correlation (typically by means of simple Pearson's coefficients) and thereby confounds together amplitude information of oscillatory activity and noise. ICA and other regression techniques, on the other hand, retain magnitude information and therefore can be sensitive to both changes in the spatially distributed nature of correlations (differences in the spatial pattern or βshapeβ) as well as the amplitude of the network activity. Furthermore, motion can mimic amplitude effects so it is crucial to use a technique that retains such information to ensure that connectivity differences are accurately localized. In this work, we investigate the dual regression approach that is frequently applied with group ICA to assess group differences in resting state functional connectivity of brain networks. We show how ignoring amplitude effects and how excessive motion corrupts connectivity maps and results in spurious connectivity differences. We also show how to implement the dual regression to retain amplitude information and how to use dual regression outputs to identify potential motion effects. Two key findings are that using a technique that retains magnitude information, e.g., dual regression, and using strict motion criteria are crucial for controlling both network amplitude and motion-related amplitude effects, respectively, in resting state connectivity analyses. We illustrate these concepts using realistic simulated resting state FMRI data and in vivo data acquired in healthy subjects and patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
Π€ΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ Π΄ΠΈΠ°Π³Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡ (Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΠΠ Β«Π‘ΠΠΠΠΠ ΠΠ ΠΠΠΠ’Β»)
ΠΠ±ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ β ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ Π΄ΠΈΠ°Π³Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡ
ΠΠΠ Β« Π‘ΠΠΠΠΠ ΠΠ ΠΠΠΠ’Β».
ΠΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ Π±Π°Π·ΠΈΡΡΡΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡ
ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ ΠΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅Ρ, Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
Π°ΠΊΡΠ°Ρ
Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ, ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΠΠ Β«Π‘ΠΠΠΠΠ ΠΠ ΠΠΠΠ’Β» Π·Π° ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ Ρ 2014 Π³. ΠΏΠΎ 2015 Π³.
Π¦Π΅Π»Ρ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ - ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ· ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΠΠ Β«Π‘ΠΠΠΠΠ ΠΠ ΠΠΠΠ’Β»
Π ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π»Π°ΡΡ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π° ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΡ, Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Ρ, ΠΊΠ»Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠ² Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Ρ
Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ·ΡΡΡ ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡ. Π ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠΌ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΡ: ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ»Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΅ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΈ Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ Π°ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°Π±Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ. Π’Π°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π½Π° Ρ
Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡ, Π²ΠΈΠ΄ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎ-ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°, ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½Π°Ρ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΡΡΠ°, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π΅ Π±ΡΡ
Π³Π°Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠ° Π΅Π΅ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΠΏΠ»Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΅ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΌΠΈΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΡΡΡ.
Π ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎ-ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΠΠ Β«Π‘ΠΈΠ±ΠΌΠΈΠΏΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡΒ» Ρ ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Ρ
ΠΎΠ·ΡΠΉΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡ.
ΠΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ: ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½ ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎ- ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π±ΡΡΡ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡΡ
, ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ
ΡΠ²Π»ΡΡΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΠ»ΡΠ³ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΠ°ΠΆΡ, ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡ, ΡΠ΅Ρ
Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΡΠΊΠ΅ ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠ΄Π²ΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ, Π³Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ².
ΠΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ/Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ Π·Π°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π² ΡΠΎΠΌ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΌΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΡ ΠΊΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΡΠΈThe object of this study is - financial diagnostics of the enterprise
"SIBMIRPROEKT" LLC.
Research based on the publications of the periodical press and the Internet, the legislative acts of the Russian Federation, financial statements of "SIBMIRPROEKT" for the period from 2014 to 2015
The purpose of work - to analyze the financial condition of LLC "SIBMIRPROEKT"
The study examined the importance and essence of financial analysis, its types, classification methods and analysis techniques, as well as a system of indicators that characterize the financial condition of the enterprise. These indicators include: Performance evaluation of property, assessment of liquidity and solvency assessment of financial stability and economic activity, as well as profitability. Also characteristic of the enterprise has been considered, type of activity, legal form, organizational structure, as well as on the basis of financial statements of the enterprise assessed its operations, liquidity ratios calculated solvency, financial stability, the calculations of the dynamics and structure.
The study proposed a plan for the improvement of financial and economic state of "Sibmiproekt" to improve the efficiency of economic activities of the investigated companies.
Scope: designed the plan of improvement of financial and economic state can be used in enterprises, the main activities of which are the provision of services in mounting, repairing, servicing and rewinding electric motors, generators and transformers.
Cost-effectiveness / value of the work lies in the fact that the above direction will allow the study enterprises to overcome the crisis and to increase power productio
A Place to Stand
The first part of a novel submitted to the University of Canterbury to fulfil the requirements of the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Linked MRI signatures of the brain\u27s acute and persistent response to concussion in female varsity rugby players
Acute brain changes are expected after concussion, yet there is growing evidence of persistent abnormalities well beyond clinical recovery and clearance to return to play. Multiparametric MRI is a powerful approach to non-invasively study structure-function relationships in the brain, however it remains challenging to interpret the complex and heterogeneous cascade of brain changes that manifest after concussion. Emerging conjunctive, data-driven analysis approaches like linked independent component analysis can integrate structural and functional imaging data to produce linked components that describe the shared inter-subject variance across images. These linked components not only offer the potential of a more comprehensive understanding of the underlying neurobiology of concussion, but can also provide reliable information at the level of an individual athlete. In this study, we analyzed resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) within a cohort of female varsity rugby players (n = 52) through the in-and off-season, including concussed athletes (n = 21) who were studied longitudinally at three days, three months and six months after a diagnosed concussion. Linked components representing co-varying white matter microstructure and functional network connectivity characterized (a) the brain\u27s acute response to concussion and (b) persistent alterations beyond clinical recovery. Furthermore, we demonstrate that these long-term brain changes related to specific aspects of a concussion history and allowed us to monitor individual athletes before and longitudinally after a diagnosed concussion
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