OBJECTIVE To explore the effectiveness of modified sit-to-stand training on balance function in hemiplegic stroke patients. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Rehabilitation medical centre. PARTICIPANTS A total of 50 hemiplegic patients with stroke were randomly assigned to the control and experimental groups (n = 25 for each group). INTERVENTIONS Patients in the control group ...

The purpose of this paper is to provide a preliminary, qualitative review of an approach to training centre-based carers in supporting basic communication development and providing communication opportunities for the children with severe and profound disabilities in their care. In South Africa, these children are often the most neglected in terms of planning and providing appropriate interventi...

BACKGROUND Assessment centres are an accepted method of recruitment in industry and are gaining popularity within medicine. We describe the development and validation of a selection centre for recruitment to speciality training in anaesthesia based on an assessment centre model incorporating the rating of candidate's non-technical skills. METHODS Expert consensus identified non-technical skil...

The ability to correctly identify a pest or disease problem or to determine disorders within Brassica vegetable crops is critical to making a sound decision on corrective actions and the most appropriate strategy for a particular situation. Most research into problems of Brassica crops has been discipline based, focusing on identification and “best practice” recommendations for managing specifi...

agriculture in the kingdom of saudi arabia has witnessed many phases, from ancient small-scale bedouin nomadic subsistence agriculture to mass-scale farming to ensure food security and self-sufficiency, to the present-day desire for sustainability. these transitions have made the work of extension staff very challenging. effective extension work depends upon competent and well-trained agricultu...

A description of species and a guide to cultivation and conservation through use The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is an autonomous, non-profit research organisation whose vision is a rural transformation in the developing world resulting in a massive increase in the use of trees in rural landscape by smallholder households for improved food security, nutrition, income, health, shelter, ene...