Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction: Prevention of Prenatal Maternal Stress
Joav Merrick
Section One: Neonatology
Chapter 2. Development: The Human Nervous System
Ndu David Ugobi and Dilip Patel
Chapter 3. Neonatal Neurology
Noa Ofek-Shlomai and Itai Berger
Chapter 4. Cardiology and the Newborn
Monica Martin Goble, Jay Yeh, Johannes von Alvensleben and Chaitanya Panchangam)
Chapter 5. Neonatal Pulmonology
Zivanit Ergaz-Shaltiel
Chapter 6. Neonatal Nephrology
Vimal MS Raj
Chapter 7. Neonatal Hematology
Renuka Gera, Roshni Kulkarni, Bradd Hemker and Ajovi Scott
Chapter 8. Neonatology and Gastrointestinal Issues
Orhan Atay
Chapter 9. Neonatal Endocrinology
Manmohan K Kamboj and Rohan Henry
Section Two: Birth Rates, Slum, Leadership and Hong Kong
Chapter 10. The Greek Economic Crisis Leads to Declining Birth Rates
Athanasios Farfaras, John Pateras, Elena Panariti, George Pierrakos, Markus Sarris, Sotiris Soulis and Panagiotis Skolarikos
Chapter 11. Health and Nutritional Status of Women and Children: An Empirical Study in the Slums of Delhi, India
Shradhanvita Singh, Bikram K Pattanaik, Nehal A Farooquee and Arup Mitra
Chapter 12. Qualitative Evaluation of a Credit-Bearing Leadership Subject in Hong Kong
Daniel TL Shek, Hung-Kit Fok, Charles TL Leung and Pecky PK Li
Chapter 13. Focus Group Evaluation of a Subject on Leadership and Intrapersonal Development in Hong Kong
Daniel TL Shek, Florence KY Wu, Charles TL Leung, Hung-Kit Fok and Pecky PK Li
Chapter 14. A Study of Time Trend in Global Infant Mortality Rates: Regression with Autocorrelated Data
Ming Yang and Dejian Lai
Chapter 15. Dimensionality of the Chinese Parent-Child Subsystem Quality Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analyses
Daniel TL Shek and Moon YM Law
Chapter 16. Qualitative Evaluation of a Leadership and Intrapersonal Development Subject for University Students in Hong Kong
Cecilia MS Ma, Daniel TL Shek, Pecky PK Li, Betty PW Mok and Edvina YK Leung
Chapter 17. Subjective Outcome Evaluation of a Service Leadership Subject for University Students in Hong Kong
Daniel TL Shek and Jianqiang Liang
Chapter 18. Child Health Status and Inequalities in the Indian Sundarbans
Nilanjan Patra and Arnab Mandal
Chapter 19. “I May Not Know You but I Know You’ll Make Great Parents” An Analysis of Egg Donor Profiles
Lindsay B Gezinski, Sharvari Karandikar, Melinda While and Marissa Kaloga
Section Three: Technology, Rehab and Special Needs
Chapter 20. Speech Development and Therapy Using the Kinect
Simon Frost and Rachel J McCrindle
Chapter 21. The Application of Enhanced Virtual Environments for Co-Located Childhood Movement Disorder Rehabilitation
Nicholas H Mumford, Jonathan Duckworth and Peter H Wilson
Chapter 22. User Evaluation of a Virtual Rehabilitation System during Reaching Exercises: A Pilot Study
Mohammad Al-Amri, Daniel Abásolo, Salim Ghoussayni and David Ewins
Chapter 23. Cravings in a Virtual Reality Room Paired with Chocolate Predict Eating Disorder Risk
Robert S Astur, Andrew W Carew, Alexandra Palmisano, Bonnie E Deaton, Franchesca Kuhney, Rachel Niezrecki and Melissa Santos
Chapter 24. Virtual Reality System for the Enhancement of Mobility in Patients with Chronic Back Pain
Benjamin Bolte, Marc de Lussanet and Markus Lappe
Chapter 25. Virtual Reality Exposure for Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders for City Violence Crime Victims
Georgina Cárdenas López, Anabel de la Rosa Gómez, Raúl Durón Figueroa and Ximena Durán Baca
Chapter 26. Response Latencies to Postural Disturbances When Using a Virtual Reality Balance Trainer or Wobble Board in Persons with Low Back Pain
Imre Cikajlo and Slavica Bajuk
Chapter 27. Comparing a Finger Dexterity Assessment in Virtual, Video-Mediated, and Unmediated Reality
Jonathan Collins, Simon Hoermann and Holger Regenbrecht
Chapter 28. Effect of the Oculus Rift Head Mounted Display on Postural Stability
Paula Epure, Cristina Gheorghe, Thomas Nissen, Laurentiu O Toader, Alexandru N Macovei, Steven SM Nielsen, Daniel J Rosengren Christensen, Anthony L Brooks, PhD, and Eva Petersson Brooks
Chapter 29. Kinecting the Moves: the Kinematic Potential of Rehabilitation-Specific Gaming to Inform Treatment for Hemiparesis
Stephanie MN Glegg, Chai-Ting Hung, Bulmaro A Valdés Benavides, Brandon DG Kim and HF Machiel Van der Loos
Chapter 30. Web Accessibility by Morse Code Modulated Haptics for Deaf-Blind
Lena Norberg, Thomas Westin, Peter Mozelius and Mats Wiklund
Chapter 31. Informed Design for Virtual Environments: The Impact of Object Shape on Reaching Performance
Vaughan Powell and Wendy Powell
Chapter 32. Usability and Redesign of a University Entrance Test Based on Audio for Learners Who Are Blind
Jaime Sánchez and Matías Espinoza
Chapter 33. Towards a Mobile Exercise Application to Prevent Falls: A Participatory Design Process
Marlene Sandlund, Helena Lindgren, Petra Pohl, Anita Melander-Wikman, Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn and Lillemor Lundin-Olsson
Chapter 34. Adapting a Humanoid Robot for Use with Children with Profound and Multiple Disabilities
Penny J. Standen, David J. Brown, Joseph Hedgecock, Jess Roscoe, Maria J. Galvez Trigo and Elmunir Elgajiji
Chapter 35. Exploring Arm Movement Pattern to Discover Strategy Changes in a Virtual Catching Task
Takehiko Yamaguchi, Naoki Ishiura, Paul Richard, Déborah Alexandra Foloppe, Fabienne Veaux, Mickaël Dinomais and Sylvie Nguyen The Tich
Section Four: Break the Cycle
Chapter 36. Break the Cycle Annual Project: Survey of Past Students. 2005-2011
I. Leslie Rubin, Danielle Oves, Janice Nodvin, Robert J. Geller, Maeve Howett, Kurt Martinuzzi, Benjamin A. Gitterman, Laura Wells and Joav Merrick
Chapter 37. Impact of the Home Environment on the Relationship between Prenatal Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Child Behavior
Madeleine B. Hopson, Amy Margolis, Virginia Rauh and Julie Herbstman
Chapter 38. Health Disparities and Factors That Trigger Asthma in African-American Children in Low-Income Communities in Fort Valley, Georgia
Jasmine Williams and Saul Mofya
Chapter 39. Impact of Housing on Pubertal Timing
Farah Dadabhoy and Maida Galvez
Chapter 40. Racial Concentration as a Determinant of Access to Health Care in Georgia
Shruthi Satyamurthy and Daniel Montanera
Chapter 41. A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Relationship between Environmental Risk Factors and Malnutrition in Children under the Age of Five Living in the Chipata Compound of the Lusaka District, Zambia
Chalwe Chanda and Nosiku S. Munyinda
Chapter 42. Effects of Heavy Metal Exposure on Endocrine-Related Hormones in the Neonates of Thai Mothers Working in Agriculture
Grant A. Walter, Parinya Panuwet, Tippawan Prapamontol, Warangkana Naksen, P. Barry Ryan, Anne Riederer and Dana B. Barr
Chapter 43. Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Proximity to Nuclear Power Plants in the Eastern United States
Christina Sauer, Julie Strominger and Pamela Maxson
Chapter 44. In-Home Interventions to Mitigate Asthma: Assessing the Benefits to Children, Their Caretakers, and the Community
Justin Babino
Chapter 45. Implementing Community Supports to Lessen Health Disparities at Kindergarten Entry for Very Preterm Survivors
Amelia Dmowska, Bree Andrews, Michael Schreiber and Michael E. Msall
Chapter 46. The Family Check-Up in a Pediatric Clinic: an Integrated Care Delivery Model to Improve Behaviors in the Home Environment
S. Courtney Smith, Karen E. Schetzina, Jodi Polaha, Katie Baker and David Wood
Chapter 47. Closing Health Disparities through a Multi-Level Approach
Naeemah Ruffin, Sharon Levine and Cappy Collins
Section Five: Acknowledgements
Chapter 48. About the Editor
Chapter 49. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Chapter 50. About the Book Series “Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health”
Section Six: Index
Index
