RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BALANCE AND GAIT IN CHILDREN WITH A RISK OF DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDERS AND THEIR TYPICALLY DEVELOPING PEERS

Relationship between balance and gait in children with a risk of developmental coordination disorders and their typically developing peers

Background: Developmental coordination disorder Scarf (DCD), also known as developmental dyspraxia, is a chronic neurological disorder beginning in childhood, that can affect planning of movements and coordination.Balance dysfunction is one of the most common sensorimotor impairments observed among children with DCD, which may have influence on dai

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Unbundling the significance of cognitive robots and drones deployed to tackle COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid review to unpack emerging opportunities to improve healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa

The emergence of COVID-19 brought unprecedented opportunities to deploy emerging digital technologies such as robotics and drones to provide contactless services.Robots and drones transformed initial approaches to tackle COVID-19 and have proven to be effective in curbing the risk of COVID-19 in developed countries.Despite the significant impact of

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Cognitive Components of Vocal Communication: A Case Study

Communication among nonhuman animals is often presented as rigid and inflexible, reflecting emotional states rather than having any cognitive basis.Using the world’s smallest monkey, the pygmy Suspension Cone Kit marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea), with the smallest absolute brain size amongst simian primates as a case study, I review the role of co

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