The scleroderma group of diseases is characterized by the presence of hard skin. The pathogenesis of scleroderma include excessive production of collagen and extracellular matrix by fibroblasts, not only in the skin but also in vital organs and around blood vessels with endothelial cell injury. Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) usually constitutes less than 1% of most pediatric rheumatology clinic popul...

Given the current lack of appropriate assessment tools for measuring deaf children's sign language skills, many test developers have used existing tests of other sign languages as templates to measure the sign language used by deaf people in their country. This article discusses factors that may influence the adaptation of assessment tests from one natural sign language to another. Two tests wh...

This paper discusses the construction of a cross-linguistic, bimodal corpus containing three modes of expression: expressions from two sign languages, speech and gestural expressions in two spoken languages and pantomimic expressions by users of two spoken languages who are requested to convey information without speaking. We discuss some problems and tentative solutions for the annotation of u...