BACKGROUND To evaluate ocular biometric parameters in different subtypes of acute angle closure and compared to fellow eyes of AAC and PACS eyes. METHODS This is a retrospective chart review study. A total of 167 eyes (96 patients) consisting of 71 AAC eyes, 71 fellow eyes of AAC, and 25 PACS eyes were recruited. All patients underwent ocular examination and biometry. The mechanism of AAC was...

AIMS This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between aortic arch calcification (AAC) detectable on chest X-ray films and plasma diacron-reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs) in patients with type 2 diabetes but without cardiovascular disease. METHODS Forty-nine patients with type 2 diabetes but without cardiovascular disease were evaluated with chest X-ray examinations and divided into t...

PURPOSE: This study describes the alignment between the need for AAC among a group of young children with cerebral palsy (CP) who had clinical communication disorders and the speech-language goals/objectives being targeted in the IEPs of these children. METHOD: 22 children with CP who had clinical communication disorders were classified into groups according to their need for AAC based on pros...

This review sought to determine the evidence base of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) use with infants and toddlers with disabilities. The review identified 12 studies, involving 190 participants aged 36 months or younger. The majority of the studies investigated unaided AAC methods (e.g., gestures or sign language), with 42% of the studies also including aided AAC methods. Alth...

INTRODUCTION Evidence from HIV-negative cohorts suggests a link between osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. We evaluated the presence and distribution of abdominal aortic calcifications (AAC) and its correlation with bone mineral density (BMD) and vertebral fractures (VF) in a cohort of HIV-positive patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 280 asymptomatic HIV-posit...

IntroductionPrior epidemiologic studies have demonstrated associations between vascular disease and spinal degeneration. We sought to characterize the relationship between a quantitative measure of abdominal aortic calcifications (AAC) and disk height loss (DHL) in a community-based population. Design436 participants from the Framingham Heart Study Multi-Detector Computed Tomography (CT) Study ...

The Symposium will include a working seminar on Tele-AAC: AAC Meets Telerehabilitation: Envisioning Transformative Tele-AAC Research. This seminar is geared toward researchers, clinicians, educators and students who are interested in acquiring current information about telerehabilitation (telepractice) so that they might engage in and/or become knowledgeable consumers of Tele-AAC Research and i...

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices provide the ability for many people with disabilities to make themselves understood. For the large proportion of users with an intellectual disability, these devices may be their only means of communication. Estimates of the number of AAC devices in use are vague and lack transparency. This prevents researchers from answering key question...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCGM1588 has a novel chromosomal class 1 integron, In151, which includes the aac(6')-Iaj gene. The encoded protein, AAC(6')-Iaj, was found to consist of 184 amino acids, with 70% identity to AAC(6')-Ia. Escherichia coli transformed with a plasmid containing the aac(6')-Iaj gene acquired resistance to all aminoglycosides tested except gentamicin. Of note, aac(6')-Iaj contr...

PURPOSE To review literature specific to the use of AAC with adults who have severe aphasia. METHOD The authors reviewed studies involving AAC interventions for adults with severe aphasia. RESULTS Published data support the use of aided and unaided AAC with adults with severe aphasia in controlled treatment contexts. Reported gains in communication typically have not generalized to everyday...