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Speech Characteristics in the Congenital and Childhood-Onset Forms of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
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Sjögreen, Lotta; Mårtensson, Åsa; Ekström, Anne-Berit – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a slowly progressive multi-systemic disease with an autosomal-dominant inheritance caused by a mutation on chromosome 19 (19q13.3). Aims: To explore speech characteristics in a group of individuals with the congenital and childhood-onset forms of DM1 in terms of intelligibility, speech-sound…
Descriptors: Diseases, Muscular Strength, Speech Impairments, Video Technology
Generating the Patterns of Variation with GeoGebra: The Case of Polynomial Approximations
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Attorps, Iiris; Björk, Kjell; Radic, Mirko – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2016
In this paper, we report a teaching experiment regarding the theory of polynomial approximations at the university mathematics teaching in Sweden. The experiment was designed by applying Variation theory and by using the free dynamic mathematics software GeoGebra. The aim of this study was to investigate if the technology-assisted teaching of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Computer Software, Mathematics Instruction
Eating Patterns among Students with Intellectual Disabilities after a Multifactorial School Intervention Using the Plate Model
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Wallen, Eva Flygare; Mullerdorf, Maria; Christensson, Kyllike; Marcus, Claude – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID) have an increased prevalence of being overweight and having cardiometabolic diseases as adults, in part due to poor eating habits with an inadequate intake of vegetables. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a multifactorial school intervention using the "Plate Model" results in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Food, Control Groups
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Depression: A Preliminary Randomized Clinical Trial for Unemployed on Long-Term Sick Leave
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Folke, Fredrik; Parling, Thomas; Melin, Lennart – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2012
This preliminary study investigated the feasibility of a brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in a Swedish sample of unemployed individuals on long-term sick leave due to depression. Participants were randomized to a nonstandardized control condition (N = 16) or to the ACT condition (N = 18) consisting of 1 individual and 5 group…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Therapy, Quality of Life, Depression (Psychology)