Defining Meaningful Literacy: Findings from a Socially-oriented Literacy Intervention for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

The current study is a qualitative analysis of the results of a literacy skills intervention with a group comprising of three individuals with Down syndrome and three individuals with other developmental disabilities. The intervention was developed to address the concern that individuals in this population are often only exposed to functional literacy experiences (i.e. those building only literacy skills required for daily functioning and survival), at the expense of more enriched experiences that engage personal meaning. As a result, it included both reading and writing activities designed to invite personal investment in literacy experiences. In this vein, the data collected derives primarily from the participant’s own writing, and has been supplemented with other qualitative measures (e.g. parental questionnaires, participant focus group responses, field notes). The current article discusses the impact and implications of this intervention for future literacy interventions of this kind, in terms of the themes, which emerged from these data; with a particular emphasis on the participants’ own experiences.     

灯盏花素治疗冠心病的疗效观察

目的：探讨灯盏花素治疗冠心病的疗效机理．方法：用灯盏花素治疗冠心病伴高粘滞血症患者４０例，与用复方丹参注射液治疗的同样患者４０例进行对比，两组疗程均１５天．对血清脂质过氧化物（ＬＰＤ）含量、超氧化物歧化酶活性（ＳＯＤ）、血脂、血液流变学指标进行检测．结果：患者症状、心电图、血脂、血流变、ＬＰＯ、ＳＯＤ，治疗组较对照组改善明显．（ｐ＜０．０５）．结论：灯盏花素降低冠心病者血液的高粘滞状态，提高抗氧化能力，有效改善其症状．     

Is sensitivity to rhyme a developmental precursor to sensitivity to phoneme?: Evidence from individuals with Down syndrome

This study investigated sensitivity to rhymeand phoneme among readers and nonreaders with Down syndrome (DS) and normally developingchildren. Three tasks were administered toevaluate sensitivity to rhyme and phoneme: arhyme detection task, an initial phonemedetection task, and a middle phoneme detectiontask. Results for the normally developingchildren replicated the results of previousstudies suggesting that the ability to detectrhyme is a developmental precursor of theability to detect phonemes. Although all taskswere very easy for the children who had alreadystarted to read, the nonreaders found the rhymedetection task significantly easier than eitherthe initial or the middle phoneme detectiontask. On the other hand, there was scarcelyany indication that the individuals with DSfound the rhyme detection task easier thaneither one of the phoneme detection tasks.While all tasks were very difficult for thenonreaders with DS, the DS individuals who hadalready started to read found the rhymedetection task significantly more difficultthan both the initial and the middle phonemedetection tasks.     

An ecobehavioural analysis of interactive engagement of children with developmental disabilities with their peers in inclusive preschools

Ecobehavioural analysis procedures were used to examine the interactive engagement of children with developmental disabilities due to Down syndrome who attended inclusive preschools for 2 years. Compared with typical children, the children with disabilities displayed infrequent interactions with peers for the duration of the study. For the children with disabilities, interactive engagement was largely unrelated to the characteristics of class activities, while typical children responded positively to activities expected to promote peer interaction. The results are discussed in terms of the inadequacy of informal strategies commonly applied in inclusive preschool settings to promote interactive engagement in children with disabilities.     

“受虐妇女综合症”理论对我国正当防卫制度的冲击

正当防卫是刑法理论中违法性阻却事由之一,也是各国刑事立法所确立的一项重要制度。“受虐妇女综合症”理论作为正当防卫的可采证据,已广泛运用在西方的司法实践中,我国的正当防卫制度也遭到该理论的冲击。我们应将“受虐妇女综合症”作为专家证言引入正当防卫的可采证据,以体现司法公正和对受虐者人身权益的保障。     

英语中性别歧视的表现与发展趋势

英语中的性别歧视现象较为常见，该现象或隐或显地表现在语言运用的诸多具体场境。随着女权运动的兴起，英语的人环境出现了改观，消极的性别歧视用语逐渐减少。词语的性别中和现象成为社会发展的必然趋势。     

代谢综合征的饮食预防

民以食为天,在这快节奏时代里,代谢综合征呈上升趋势.从饮食下功夫,管住自己的嘴.严格按标准执行营养素,让体重保持在理想范围内,使此病不再曼延并控制各种并发症的出现,显示饮食预防极关重要.     

Lance-adams syndrome: a report of two cases

Chronic post-hypoxic myoclonus, also known as Lance-Adams syndrome (LAS), is a rare complication of successful cardiopulmanry resuscitation often accompanied by action myoclonus and cerebellar ataxia. It is seen in patients who have undergone a cardiorespiratory arrest, regained consciousness afterwards, and then developed myoclonus days or weeks after the event. Worldwide, 122 cases have been reported in the literature so far, including 1 case of Chinese. Here we report 2 Chinese LAS patients with detailed neuroimagings. Cranial single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of patient 1, a 52-year-old woman, showed a mild hypoperfusion in her left temporal lobe, whereas patient 2, a 54-year-old woman, manifested a mild bilateral decrease of glucose metabolism in the frontal lobes and a mild to moderate decrease of the N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) peak in the bilateral hippocampi by cranial [¹⁸F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic (PET) scan and cranial magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), respectively. We also review the literature on the neuroimaging, pathogenesis, and treatment of LAS. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30600193), the Youth Talent Special Fund of the Health Bureau of Zhejiang Province, China (No. 2004QN012), and the Health Bureau of Zhejiang Province, China (Nos. 2000A114 and 2007A100)     

Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome （ALI/ARDS）： the mechanism, present strategies and future perspectives of therapies

Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome （ALI/ARDS）, which manifests as non-cardiogcnic pulmonary edema, respiratory distress and hypoxemia, could be resulted from various processes that directly or indirectly injure the lung. Extensive investigations in experimental models and humans with ALI/ARDS have revealed many molecular mechanisms that offer therapeutic opportunities for cell or gene therapy. Herein the present strategies and future perspectives of the treatment for ALI/ARDS, include the ventilatory, pharmacological, as well as cell therapies.