Leonard E. Kahn, M.S. , Peter S. Lum, Ph.D., David J. Reinkensmeyer, Ph.D. 5 Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA Hunter Holmes McGuire Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA 4 Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond...

performing cochlear implantation in patients with inner ear malformation has always been a matter of dispute. this study was designed to analyze the operative findings,complications, and postoperative performance of patients with inner ear anomalies who underwent cochlear implantation. six patients with inner ear malformations underwent implantation in our academic tertiary referral center from...

This poster present the planning phase of a QR model following the structured modelling approached described by Bredeweg et al. (2007). The model is aimed at exploring issues and outcomes for rehabilitation of Atlantic salmon stocks in the River Trent. These stocks have been lost due to impacts from the industrial revolution. Rehabilitation programmes within the context of the European Union’s ...

aim and background: deficit of theory of mind is a fundamental impairment of social skill in autistic children. the purpose of present study was evaluation of cognitive rehabilitation on social cognition abilities of children with high function autism. methods and materials: in present single subject study, 4 children with high function autism participated in study with no probably sampling. si...

Diaphragmatic paresis is a rare but recognized complication of atrial fibrillation ablation.A 59-year-old woman experiencing dyspnea in supine position and for minimal effort was admitted in a cardiac rehabilitation center. One month before, she was referred to a cardiac center to ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. After the procedure, the patient developed respiratory failure attribut...

As information technology and globalization expand the horizons of economic agents’ production possibilities and decisions, interconnections between productive entities are likely not only expanding but having increasing impacts on production and productivity. Such spillovers may derive from various types of linkages, including those associated with time, space, and industry or sector. Producti...

Affiliations: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science; 1st Department of Respiratory Medicine, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit; 1st Department of Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centre, Athens, Greece. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA. Dept of R...

BACKGROUND Tissue plasminogen activator has been found to significantly improve patient outcomes post stroke. Previous economic evaluations have adjusted for fewer admissions to inpatient rehabilitation but not for decreased length of stay in rehabilitation. Our objective was to estimate the potential cost savings associated with a decreased length of stay in inpatient rehabilitation for patien...

Measuring performance and determining the key factors of performance have been an important research topic in different sector in recent years. The main goal of this study is to evaluate the performance ranks of the private banks in Turkey due to the fact that performances of private banks are important at the stage of economic growth. In this research, the private banks in Turkey ranked by TOP...