OBJECTIVE To determine if constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is more effective than bimanual training to improve occupational performance and participation in children with congenital hemiplegia. DESIGN Single-blind randomized comparison trial with evaluations at baseline, 3, and 26 weeks. SETTING Community facilities in 2 Australian states. PARTICIPANTS Referred sample of childre...

MyUniversity is a European project to foster the eParticipation in European higher education institutions and allow their members to influence the final decision making performed by the institutions’ authorities. A framework, composed of the two existing interactive tools Gov2Demoss and Pnyx.eVoting, and a methodology to manage eParticipation initiatives have been created for this purpose. This...

This study reports the impact of high sensitivity to early exchange in 11-grade, CSCL triads solving welland ill-structured problems in Newtonian Kinematics. Analysis of the evolution of participation inequity (PI) in group discussions suggested that participation levels tended to get locked-in relatively early on in the discussion. Similarly, high (low) quality member contributions made earlie...

Constant breastfeeding that depends on the family support. Fathers' involvement is as an important factor of successful breastfeeding. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of fathers' participation in constant breastfeeding in Vali-E-Asr Hospital, Tehran, Iran. This interventional study was piloted on spouses of pregnant women participating in pregnancy courses. The case group co...

Using the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this paper investigates the determinants of training participation in Germany, distinguishing between self-initiated and employerinitiated training. Self-initiated training is considered as being a decision within households rather than purely individual. Therefore, in addition to standard training determinants, information on one’s own and partner’s time ...

the purpose of this study was to identify and determine the role of rural women in agricultural activities and to identify factors influencing women's participation in these activities are. research methods - descriptive and analytical survey is used to collect information and library studies. statistical study of 4200 rural women above 15 years of city form and volume samples using the formula...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the long-term benefits of progressive resistance training in chronic stroke. DESIGN A 4-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of progressive resistance training. SUBJECTS Eighteen women and men (mean age 66 (standard deviation 4) from the original group of 24 post-stroke participants. METHODS The training group (n = 11) had participated in supervised progr...

PURPOSE Investigating adolescent training loads might help us understand optimal training adaptations. GPS tracking devices and training diaries were used to quantify weekly sport and other physical activity demands placed on adolescent rugby union players and profile typical rugby training sessions. METHODS Participants were 75 males age 14 to 18 y who were recruited from rugby teams represe...

BACKGROUND Medical students often struggle to engage in extra-curricular research and audit. The Student Audit and Research in Surgery (STARSurg) network is a novel student-led, national research collaborative. Student collaborators contribute data to national, clinical studies while gaining an understanding of audit and research methodology and ethical principles. This study aimed to evaluate ...