In many real-world classification problems, the class balance often changes between training and test datasets, due to sample selection bias or the non-stationarity of the environment. Naive classifier training under such changes of class balance systematically yields a biased solution. It is known that such a systematic bias can be corrected by weighted training according to the test class bal...

Objectives: Virtual reality is a new technology that has been recently used for different purposes in the rehabilitation of children. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of this method in balance rehabilitation of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Methods: This was an A-B-A design single subject study in which 3 children with hemiplegic CP participated. The baseline phase and in...

Background: Tai chi (TC) has been reported as being beneficial for improving balance post stroke, yet its utility in upper limb rehabilitation remains unknown. Methods: Twelve chronic stroke survivors with persistent paresis of an upper limb underwent 60 minutes of adapted TC twice a week for eight weeks, with a 4-week follow up. A 10-min TC home program was recommended for the days without ses...

PURPOSE To describe the experience of internal qigong practice in service members diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK The study used qualitative descriptive phenomenological methods originally described by Husserl and later refined by Giorgi. METHODOLOGY Participants were interviewed about their experiences while learning qigong to determine their level ...

We tested the short-term effects of a nonrigid tool, identified as an "anchor system" (e.g., ropes attached to varying weights resting on the floor), on the postural stabilization of blindfolded adults with and without intellectual disabilities (ID). Participants held a pair of anchors-one in each hand, under three weight conditions (250 g, 500 g and 1,000 g), while they performed a restricted ...

Occupational therapy practice has bridged two contradictory value systems for more than 100 years. This article describes the origins of practice ideas in both the United States and Britain and demonstrates that founding members of the occupational therapy profession all shared a core of humanistic beliefs while embracing the emerging paradigm of scientific medicine. The result has been an inte...

objectives: we aimed to design, implement and evaluate the efficacy of a comprehensive course on non-clinical competencies that dentists must possess for a successful dental practice. materials and methods: in this interventional before-after study an expert panel of five academic staff members and five general practitioners derived the topics for a course on successful dental practice, and agg...

BACKGROUND Current daily general practice has become increasingly technical and somatically oriented (where attention to patients' feelings is decreased) due to an increase in protocol-based guidelines. Priorities in GP-patient communication have shifted from a focus on listening and empathy to task-oriented communication. AIM To explore what barriers GPs experience when applying empathy in d...

BACKGROUND Translating knowledge from research into clinical practice has emerged as a practice of increasing importance. This has led to the creation of new organizational entities designed to bridge knowledge between research and practice. Within the UK, the Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) have been introduced to ensure that emphasis is placed in ens...