ACSM s health & fitness journal
1091-5397, Volume 4, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 17-19
Lamont, Linda S.
Abstract Combined arm-leg ergometers are popular exercise devices. The Airdyne cycle ergometer promotes cardiovascular fitness by using a unique system for applying mechanical resitance. This article presents step-by-step instructions on how to write a precription for exercise using the airdyne.
Abstract Auscultation is an important diagnostic indicator for cardiovascularanalysis. Heart sound classification and analysis play an important role in the auscultativediagnosis. This study uses a combination of Mel-frequency cepstral coefficient (MFCC) and hiddenMarkov model (HMM) to efficiently extract the features for pre-processed heart sound cycles for thepurpose of classification. A system was developed for the interpretation of heart sounds acquired byphonocardiography using pattern recognition. The task of feature extraction was performed usingthree methods: time-domain feature, short-time Fourier transforms (STFT) and MFCC. (more…)
ACSM s health & fitness journal
1091-5397, Volume 4, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 14-16
Jung, Alan P.; Nieman, David C.
Abstract Some claims made in the marketing of home exercise equipment are outrageous or at best untrue. This article explains what consumers need to understand to make informed choices of equipment.
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Abstract An excellent physician must be aware of the countless issues that affect eachpatient”s health. Many medical education programs expose students to a broad spectrum of disparateknowledge and hope they will integrate all the pieces into a coherent whole. The authors describe anexplicit approach to integration used at Harvard Medical School since 2003 that aims to enhancestudents” learning in medical school and throughout their medical careers: the Mentored ClinicalCasebook Project (MCCP). (more…)
Abstract This paper focuses on the role of human service staff when supporting individuals with severe disabilities who use speech-generating devices (SGDs) for functional communication. Following a brief overview of research that demonstrates the efficacy of SGDs within this group, a summary is provided of skills staff require to help ensure that individuals with severe disabilities have opportunities to use SGDs in effective ways. (more…)
Abstract Speech output from speech-generating devices (SGD) and SGD software, such as talking word processors, has changed the landscape of options for aided communication. The purpose of this paper is to review and critique research into the roles of speech output for communication partners, learners, and learner-partner dyads. Research on partnerv-voriented roles is reviewed in terms of attitudes and perceived communicative competence, and communicative behavior. (more…)
Abstract Individuals with little or no functional speech frequently rely on non-speech communication systems to augment or replace natural speech. These systems include speech generating devices (SGDs), which provide synthetic speech upon activation. This paper comprises a summary of research conducted over the past 20 years on the perception of synthetic speech by nondisabled listeners and listeners with intellectual, language, and hearing impairments. (more…)
Abstract We evaluated the role of digitized speech output on the maintenance of requesting and frequency of vocalizations in three children with developmental disabilities. The children were taught to request access to preferred objects using an augmentative communication speech-generating device (SGD). (more…)
