Do Children with High Intellectual Potential have an Early Motor Development and What is the Impact on IQ Profile?

A prospective, randomized, controlled trial was conducted to assess the effects of early physical therapy on infants at risk for neurologic sequelae and to evaluate the impact of such early treatment on the prevention or minimization of future handicaps. A cohort of 134 infants who had received care in two Montreal inborn neonatal intensive care units was identified prospectively. Infants were stratified according to prognosis and birth weight and were randomly assigned to either an experimental or control group. Babies assigned to the experimental group received early physical therapy, whereas those allocated to the control group received conventional follow-up care. Outcome measures were administered by independent evaluators at 12 months and included measures of neurologic status, motor and overall development, and physical growth. No statistically significant differences on any of the measured outcomes at 12 months were found between the experimental and control groups. Infants weighing less than 750 g at birth, regardless of group assignment, consistently demonstrated significant delays in their growth and development when compared with their heavier peers. The early physical therapy program investigated in this study was not efficacious in altering the pattern of motor development in those high-risk infants participating in the trial.

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Protocol for a quasi-experimental study examining the effect of a ball skills intervention on four domains of preschooler development

Primary Health Care Research & Development ◽

10.1017/s1463423621000645 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 ◽

Author(s):

Hua Wu ◽

Wichai Eungpinichpong ◽

Hui Ruan ◽

Xinding Zhang ◽

Sansan Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Motor Development ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Ecological Factors ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Background Information ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Impact ◽

Ball Skills

Abstract Background: Preschooler inactivity and insufficient motor development have serious long-term consequences. The Chinese Ministry of Education launched a nationwide football-focused pilot project aimed at kindergartens in 2019 and issued the policy “Notice on the Establishment of National Football Kindergartens” in 2020. However, the impact of fundamental movement skills (FMS) interventions on other aspects of child development is unclear. Aim: This study will evaluate the effects of ball skills physical education projects on the development of Chinese preschoolers’ physical, motor, cognitive, and social competencies and examine the influencing factors. Method: This is a quasi-experimental study evaluating how well the “Hello Sunshine” curriculum project promotes children’s development over 10 weeks. The trial will be conducted from September 2021 to November 2021 in 12 classes from 3 kindergartens with a total of 249 children aged 4 to 6 years in Haikou, China. Pre- and posttest analyses will include tests on participants’ physical fitness, FMS, cognitive self-regulation, and emotional competence. Participants’ background information will be collected through questionnaires answered by parents and teachers. The intervention will focus on game-based basic ball skills. Findings: If this intervention provides evidence that these skills improve children’s multidimensional development, it will support the promotion of similar programs in China. We will also outline the social-ecological factors affecting the intervention’s results, providing further information for improving pedagogical methods related to preschool ball skills.

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The impact of migration on the competitiveness of the region and industry development

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202130702003 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 307 ◽

pp. 02003

Author(s):

Stanislav Kotenko ◽

Hanna Shvindina ◽

Iryna Heiets

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Regional Competitiveness ◽

Foreign Earnings ◽

Industrial Enterprises ◽

Need To Evaluate ◽

Migrant Households ◽

Almost All ◽

Intellectual Potential ◽

The Impact ◽

Comprehensive Indicator

The impact of migration on Ukraine is multifaceted. It increases the threat of depopulation, leads to losing a part of the labour and intellectual potential, and thus, may become a factor inhibiting economic development. Today, there is a shortage of workers in almost all activities, especially in industry and construction. At the same time, according to scientists, in the absence of migration, unemployment in Ukraine would be 36.7% higher. Due to foreign earnings, the quality of life in migrant households is improving. Increasing consumer demand can contribute to the economic development of both individual regions and the country as a whole. This article aims to analyse the impact of migration processes on the regional competitiveness. Social, economic, and demographic factors should be taken into account when forming a comprehensive indicator of regional competitiveness. There is a need to evaluate the weight of individual factors and the mechanism of their impact on a comprehensive indicator of the regional competitiveness. Considering the findings of previous studies, the important role of industrial enterprises in assessing the level of regions' competitiveness is emphasized; it is necessary to study in more detail the relationship of migration processes and industrial potential of the region/country.

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Augmented Reality and the Prospects for Applying Its in the Training of Future Engineers

Педагогіка вищої та середньої школи ◽

10.31812/pedag.v51i0.3672 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 51 ◽

pp. 247-254

Author(s):

Наталія Рашевська ◽

Володимир Соловйов

Keyword(s):

Augmented Reality ◽

Research Method ◽

Technical School ◽

The World ◽

System Components ◽

The Subject ◽

Object Of Study ◽

Intellectual Potential ◽

The Impact ◽

Interdisciplinary Integration

Rashevska N.V. and Soloviev V.N. Augmented Reality and the Prospects for Applying Its in the Training of Future Engineers. The education system of Ukraine is closely linked with the world education trends, therefore it requires constant renewal and expansion. One of the progressive areas of organizing studying process is creating the studying environment which will allow students to reveal their intellectual potential while searching for the necessary knowledge. That’s why the purpose of the article is analysis of the concept of augmented reality and prospects of its application in the process of training future engineers. The object of study is the system of training future engineers and the subject is using of augmented reality technologies in the process of training future engineers. The research method is analyzing the impact of the augmented reality technologies on the training future engineers. During the research, we have identiﬁed positive aspects of the augmented reality technologies in the process of training future engineers. We have deﬁned the stages of creating some methodical system components of teaching fundamental disciplines in the higher technical school through interdisciplinary integration and technologies of augmented reality.

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Development of scientific and methodological approach to quantitative and qualitative assessment of intellectual property management in industrial enterprises

Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies ◽

10.15587/1729-4061.2021.230262 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (13 (110)) ◽

pp. 28-41

Author(s):

Diana Raiko ◽

Viktoriia Cherepanova ◽

Ihor Sylka ◽

Olha Podrez ◽

Irina Fedorenko

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Property ◽

Quantitative Assessment ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Market Value ◽

Qualitative Assessment ◽

Property Management ◽

Industrial Enterprises ◽

Intellectual Property Management ◽

Intellectual Potential ◽

The Impact

The competitiveness, market value and income of an enterprise depend on the level of intellectual property management. Therefore, the aim of research is to develop, substantiate and test a scientific and methodological approach to a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the management of intellectual property of industrial enterprises. The originality of the proposed approach is that on the basis of the concept of "management of intellectual property" a procedure for current management has been developed, the main stage of which is a quantitative and qualitative assessment. The assessment is based on the structural and logical model, which is built according to two criteria. The criteria make it possible to determine the current state of the use of intellectual property (intangible assets) – a quantitative assessment, and the prospect of further use (intellectual potential) – a qualitative assessment. A quantitative assessment involves the calculation of indicators characterizing the state of assets, the dynamics of the impact on the market value of the enterprise, the profitability of production, which is proposed to be determined through the net cash flow from operating activities. A qualitative assessment is carried out in terms of components (information and investment, organizational and legal, economic, personnel and motivation), tools and relative indicators that characterize the intellectual potential of an industrial enterprise. The assessment is carried out using a general integral indicator, which is of practical importance, since it shows the existing level of intellectual property management and directions for improvement in the future. The approbation of the scientific and methodological approach was carried out on the example of three Ukrainian coke-chemical enterprises (CJSC Avdeevka Coke Plant, CJSC Zaporozhkoks, CJSC Yuzhkoks) of the American association SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC and the Polish association J.S.W. S.A. Group. Empirical studies for the period from 2015 to 2019 made it possible to build a scale for assessing the level of intellectual property management according to the Harrington function

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A critical period for the impact of vestibular sensation on ferret motor development

Journal of Vestibular Research ◽

10.3233/ves-2006-164-503 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 16 (4-5) ◽

pp. 179-186

Author(s):

S. Van Cleave ◽

M.S. Shall

Keyword(s):

Vestibular System ◽

Motor Development ◽

Critical Period ◽

Motor Behavior ◽

Fiber Development ◽

Type I ◽

Behavior Development ◽

Sham Surgery ◽

Walking Balance ◽

The Impact

Children with hearing deficits and hypofunctioning vestibular receptors frequently have delayed motor development. This study focuses on when the vestibular system needs to be active for normal motor behavior development and the maturation of the soleus muscle in the ferret. Both vestibular labyrinths were removed from ferrets at Postnatal day 10 (P10), P21, or P45 and the resulting data were compared with ferrets that had undergone a sham surgery at the same ages. The animals were sacrificed at P120 (young adult ferret). The resulting data from these ferrets revealed that standing and walking balance was significantly affected when the vestibular system was eliminated at or before P21. The soleus of P10 and P21 animals generally had smaller diameter muscle fibers and proportionally less type I Myosin Heavy Chain (MHC) and more type IIX MHC. The twitch contraction time of the soleus of the P21 group was significantly slower than the other groups. It appears that the vestibular system is important to motor and muscle fiber development in the ferret during the period before P21. The eyes are still closed at that age and all of the vestibular receptors are not fully mature. These findings imply a "critical period" for vestibular sensation and the development of a muscle that is important to standing balance.

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Kinaesthetic Acuity and Motor Skills of Preschool Children with a Congenital Visual Impairment Preliminary Findings

The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist ◽

10.1017/s081651220002767x ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 72-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shirley R. Wyver ◽

David J. Livesey

Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

Visual Impairment ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Motor Development ◽

Verbal Ability ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Movement Assessment ◽

The Difference ◽

The Impact ◽

Acuity Test

ABSTRACTThis paper presents the preliminary findings of a study examining the impact of congenital visual impairment on the development of motor skills and kinaesthetic acuity. Studies of children with a visual impairment have consistently noted deficits in motor development. It was hypothesised that these deficits may be linked with poor kinaesthetic sensitivity. Six preschool children with a visual impairment (mean age 55.17 months) were compared to nine classmates (mean age 56.67 months) matched for age, gender, and general verbal ability, on modified tasks from the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) and the Kinaesthetic Acuity Test (KAT). Although the difference between groups was significant for one task only (static balance), it was noted that all differences observed were in the hypothesised direction. Further longitudinal or cross-sectional data are required to provide a more comprehensive analysis of the relationship between vision impairment, kinaesthetic development, and motor skills.

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Antenatal depression and the impact on infant cognitive, language and motor development at six and twelve months postpartum

Early Human Development ◽

10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2019.05.021 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 134 ◽

pp. 41-46 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Niamh O'Leary ◽

Chaitra Jairaj ◽

Eleanor J. Molloy ◽

Fionnuala M. McAuliffe ◽

Elizabeth Nixon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Motor Development ◽

Antenatal Depression ◽

The Impact

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Pouch Use Among Infants Does Not Impact Exposure to Other Forms of Fruits and Vegetables: Data from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2016

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_054 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 982-982

Author(s):

Kristen Finn ◽

Yvonne Lenighan ◽

Alison Eldridge ◽

Brian Kineman ◽

Susan Pac

Keyword(s):

Motor Development ◽

Fruits And Vegetables ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Baby Food ◽

Infants And Toddlers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Dietary Recall ◽

Oral Motor ◽

24 Hour Recall ◽

The Impact

Abstract Objectives Baby food pouches have grown in popularity along with concerns about their impact on oral motor development. These concerns assume that baby food pouches are a primary food source and that they limit exposure to fruits and vegetables in other forms. The purpose of this study is to determine how often infants from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2016 used pouches and if those who used pouches were as likely to also consume other forms of fruits and vegetables as those who did not. Methods FITS is the largest nationally representative cross-sectional dietary survey of caregivers of children aged 0–47.9 months in the U.S. For this analysis, a questionnaire and 24-hour dietary recall were used to assess pouch use and fruit and vegetable intake among children aged 6–11.9 months (n = 989). A “pouch user” was a child receiving a pouch at least once per week per the questionnaire. All others were categorized as “non-users.” In the 24-hour recall, fruits and vegetables were categorized as “baby food” if it was a commercial or homemade pureed fruit or vegetable or “non-baby food” if it was any other form of fruit or vegetable. Descriptive statistics were tabulated for frequency of pouch use and % of pouch users and non-users who consumed baby food and non-baby food fruits and vegetables. Results Per the questionnaire, 36% of 6–11.9 month olds were pouch users (n = 314) and 64% were non-users (n = 675). Among pouch users, 6% received food from a pouch daily (n = 51), and 5% received food from a pouch more than once per day (n = 40). Per the 24 hour recall, the percentages of pouch users and non-users who consumed baby food fruits (54.3% vs. 50.4%) and vegetables (45% vs. 43.3%) in any packaging were similar. More pouch users consumed non-baby food fruits and vegetables compared to non-users (54.3% vs. 36.5% and 49.2% vs. 37.4%, respectively). Conclusions Roughly a third of infants are pouch users, but daily use is not common. Pouch users consume non-baby food fruits and vegetables as often as non-users. These findings indicate that infants who are exposed to baby food pouches are also exposed to other forms of fruits and vegetables, so the impact of food pouches on oral motor development in infants may be limited. Funding Sources FITS 2016 and this analysis were funded by Nestlé Research, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, Lausanne, Switzerland.

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The impact of sport activities on basic motor skills of children with autism

Pedagogics psychology medical-biological problems of physical training and sports ◽

10.15561/18189172.2019.0305 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 138-144

Author(s):

O. Huseyin

Keyword(s):

Motor Skills ◽

Motor Development ◽

Life Skills ◽

Children With Autism ◽

Wilcoxon Test ◽

Sports Training ◽

Exercise Programs ◽

Study Results ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Impact

Background and Study Aim: This study aims to investigate the impact of sports training on basic motor skills of children with autism. Material and Methods: The study included sixteen children with autism who were aged between 12-16 years. The study aims to present the difference between basic motor skills of children with autism before sports training and after taking sports training for 12 weeks. The study was conducted in experimental design and compared values before and after sports training. SPSS 23.0 statistics program was used to perform statistical assessment of the data. The non-parametric Wilcoxon test was used for intragroup changes of fine and gross motor development, balance, life skills and self-care test data in the test battery. Results: At the end of a 12-week study, positive developments were observed in balance, catching, skipping, basic gymnastics, and some psychomotor and life skills, while no significant difference was observed in throwing skills. Based on daily life generalization, it can be said that the learned skills positively contribute to life standards of individuals with autism. Conclusions: The study results show that exercise programs also develop the physical fitness levels of children with autism. At the end of a 12-week sports training, a positive development was seen in basic motor skills and life skills. It is thought that useful results can be obtained with such exercise programs.

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