scholarly journals Vale Kevin Walsh, 1925–2017

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-264
Author(s):  
Jennie Ponsford
Keyword(s):  
Frontal Lobe ◽  
Frontal Lobe Dysfunction ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Clinical Neuropsychology ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Medical Degree ◽  
Austin Hospital ◽  
Master's Thesis ◽  
Frontal Lobe Functions ◽  
The University

Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) is deeply saddened by the death of Dr Kevin Walsh, at the age of 92, on 4 December 2017. Kevin has been one of the grandfathers of clinical neuropsychology and was the founder of ASSBI. After serving in the RAAF, he completed a medical degree in 1951 and went straight on to pursue his interest in the study of psychology, by completing Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Whilst assisting in psychosurgery, Kevin wrote his Master's thesis on the assessment of the effects of frontal lobe dysfunction, based on his studies of patients undergoing frontal leucotomies in the 1950s, a truly seminal work in elucidating frontal lobe functions. In 1961, he joined the Department of Psychology at the University of Melbourne. He taught neuropsychology and, forging a close collaboration with neurologist, Dr Peter Bladin, he established the first neuropsychology clinic at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne in 1974.

scholarly journals An analysis of the causes of Master's Thesis dropouts

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaela Alfalla Luque ◽  
Pedro Garrido Vega ◽  
María del Mar González Zamora ◽  
Carmen Medina López ◽  
Macarena Sacristán Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Master's Thesis ◽  
Corrective Actions ◽  
Performance Rate ◽  
The University ◽  
Number Of Passes

<p class="Abstract"><span lang="EN-GB">This paper addresses the reasons why a growing number of students are failing to complete their final master dissertations/thesis. It analyses the final Master's Course Thesis (TFM, Trabajo Fin de Máster) on the Masters in Advanced Business Management Studies course (MUEADE, Máster Universitario en Estudios Avanzados en Dirección de Empresas) at the University of Seville, which has a 100% success rate (the number of passes over students who completed the Master's Thesis). However, the same is not true of the performance rate (the number of students completing the thesis over the number of students enrolled on the course), which means that a large number of students do not receive their Master's Degrees. Using results from a survey of final year TFM students and of their course supervisors, this paper seeks to better understand the reasons why students are dropping out before completing their final thesis with a view to taking corrective actions.</span></p>

scholarly journals Differences in Frontal Lobe Dysfunction in Patients with Episodic and Chronic Migraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. 2779
Author(s):  
Sang-Hwa Lee ◽  
Yeonkyeong Lee ◽  
Minji Song ◽  
Jae Jun Lee ◽  
Jong-Hee Sohn
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Migraine ◽  
Frontal Lobe ◽  
Iowa Gambling Task ◽  
Medication Overuse Headache ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Episodic Migraine ◽  
Frontal Lobe Dysfunction ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Frontal Lobe Function

Neuroimaging and neuropsychological investigations have indicated that migraineurs exhibit frontal lobe-related cognitive impairment. We investigated whether orbitofrontal and dorsolateral functioning differed between individuals with episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM), focusing on orbitofrontal dysfunction because it is implicated in migraine chronification and medication overuse headache (MOH) in migraineurs. This cross-sectional study recruited women with CM with/without MOH (CM + MOH, CM − MOH), EM, and control participants who were matched in terms of age and education. We conducted neuropsychological assessments of frontal lobe function via the Trail Making Test (TMT) A and B, the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), and the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). We enrolled 36 CM (19 CM + MOH, 17 CM–MOH), 30 EM, and 30 control participants. The CM patients performed significantly (p < 0.01) worse on the TMT A and B than the EM patients and the control participants. The WCST also revealed significant differences, with poorer performance in the CM patients versus the EM patients and the control participants. However, the net scores on the IGT did not significantly differ among the three groups. Our findings suggest that the CM patients exhibited frontal lobe dysfunction, and, particularly, dorsolateral dysfunction. However, we found no differences in frontal lobe function according to the presence or absence of MOH.

scholarly journals Mobilizing foreign language students for multilingual crisis translation in Shanghai

Multilingua ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 587-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongyan Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Local Community ◽  
University Student ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Student Volunteers ◽  
The University

AbstractThis paper examines the multilingual translation efforts of a group of university student volunteers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews of the volunteer team leader, team members, and a local community health worker. Findings identified time constraints, limited language proficiency, and limited technical knowledge as the major challenges confronting the university volunteers. In order to overcome the challenges, they worked in close collaboration and used translingual and network strategies to facilitate prompt and high-quality crisis translation. Findings suggest that foreign language university students in local universities may serve as readily available multilingual resources and can be mobilized in prompt response to the grassroots multilingual needs of the local community in times of crisis. The paper ends with implications for measures and strategies to enhance effective emergency language service and crisis communication for global multilingual cities.

Frontal lobe dysfunction of schizophrenia on 1H MRS and neuropsychological test

1997 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 65S-66S
Author(s):  
C.U. Lee ◽  
I.H. Paik ◽  
C. Lee ◽  
S.J. Lee ◽  
J.J. Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Frontal Lobe ◽  
Neuropsychological Test ◽  
Frontal Lobe Dysfunction ◽  
1H Mrs

The International Engineering Student Exchange Program at the University of Waterloo

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph H. G. Howard ◽  
Herbert C. Ratz
Keyword(s):  
Major Element ◽  
Engineering Student ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Exchange Programs ◽  
Exchange Program ◽  
Student Exchange ◽  
Student Exchange Programs ◽  
The University

The importance of international engineering student exchange programs in today’s increasingly global marketplace is well accepted. This report describes aspects of the experience of the University of Waterloo with such a program which involves 26 institutions in 14 countries. A major element in a successful link is close collaboration between faculty coordinators at the two institutions.

scholarly journals Mother and daughter with adolescent-onset severe frontal lobe dysfunction and epilepsy

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-243
Author(s):  
Giordani Rodrigues dos Passos ◽  
Alonso Cuadrado Fernández ◽  
Adriana Machado Vasques ◽  
William Alves Martins ◽  
André Palmini
Keyword(s):  
Frontal Lobe ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
Frontal Lobe Dysfunction ◽  
Genetic Condition ◽  
Familial Cases ◽  
Mother And Daughter

ABSTRACT Familial cases of early-onset prominent frontal lobe dysfunction associated with epilepsy have not been reported to date. We report a mother and her only daughter with incapacitating behavioral manifestations of frontal lobe dysfunction and epilepsy of variable severity. The possibility of a hitherto undescribed genetic condition is discussed.

Frontal lobe functions and psychopathology during acute schizophrenia

1995 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Jörg Püschel ◽  
Barbara Hauser ◽  
Markus Rentsch ◽  
Hans H. Stassen ◽  
Sohee Park
Keyword(s):  
Frontal Lobe ◽  
Acute Schizophrenia ◽  
Frontal Lobe Functions
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