Psychometric Instruments Available for the Assessment of Autistic Children

Parks, Susan L.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-0792-9_9

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“…The alignment of the PromA plasmids was performed with AliTV v. 1.0.6 (Ankenbrand et al, 2017). Codon usage frequencies were calculated with Comparem v 0.0.23 (Parks, 2018), the PCA with R v. 3.5.2 (R Core Team, 2019) and FactoMineR v. 1.41 (Lê et al, 2008).…”

Section: Comparative Genomics Analysismentioning

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PromA Plasmids Are Instrumental in the Dissemination of Linuron Catabolic Genes Between Different Genera

et al. 2020

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PromA plasmids are broad host range (BHR) plasmids, which are often cryptic and hence have an uncertain ecological role. We present three novel PromA γ plasmids which carry genes associated with degradation of the phenylurea herbicide linuron, two of which originated from unrelated Hydrogenophaga hosts isolated from different environments (pPBL-H3-2 and pBPS33-2), and one (pEN1) which was exogenously captured from an on-farm biopurification system (BPS). Hydrogenophaga sp. plasmid pBPS33-2 carries all three necessary gene clusters (hylA, dca, ccd) determining the three main steps for conversion of linuron to Krebs cycle intermediates, while pEN1 only determines the initial linuron hydrolysis step. Hydrogenophaga sp. plasmid pPBL-H3-2 exists as two variants, both containing ccd but with the hylA and dca gene modules interchanged between each other at exactly the same location. Linuron catabolic gene clusters that determine the same step were identical on all plasmids, encompassed in differently arranged constellations and characterized by the presence of multiple IS1071 elements. In all plasmids except pEN1, the insertion spot of the catabolic genes in the PromA γ plasmids was the same. Highly similar PromA plasmids carrying the linuron degrading gene cargo at the same insertion spot were previously identified in linuron degrading Variovorax sp. Interestingly, in both Hydrogenophaga populations not every PromA plasmid copy carries catabolic genes. The results indicate that PromA plasmids are important vehicles of linuron catabolic gene dissemination, rather than being cryptic and only important for the mobilization of other plasmids.

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Section: Comparative Genomics Analysismentioning

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PromA Plasmids Are Instrumental in the Dissemination of Linuron Catabolic Genes Between Different Genera

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“…For more detailed information, the reader is referred to specific publications about each instrument or to a chapter by Parks (1988), for many of the older instruments. For more detailed information, the reader is referred to specific publications about each instrument or to a chapter by Parks (1988), for many of the older instruments.…”

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Diagnostic Instruments in Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Lord¹,

Corsello²

2005

Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

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“…Unfortunately, there is a severe lack of Chinese assessment tools and teaching materials that are designed specifically for autistic children in Hong Kong. Furthermore, due to their non-compliance and peculiar developmental and behavioral characteristics, researchers have argued that the usefulness of standardized tests (e.g., intelligence tests) for assessing autistic children is rather limited and that the development of a local comprehensive, valid and reliable assessment tool tailor made for autistic children is highly imperative (Alpern, 1967;Lam & Rao, 1993;Parks, 1988;Rutter, 1978;Volkmar, Hoder, & Cohen, 1985).…”

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Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Psycho-educational Profile-Revised (CPEP-R)

Shek

Tsang

Lam³

et al. 2005

J Autism Dev Disord

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The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Psycho-educational Profile-Revised (PEP-R). The Chinese PEP-R (CPEP-R) was administered to 63 preschool children with symptoms of autistic disorder recruited from special child-care centers in Hong Kong. Results showed that the scales of the CPEP-R were internally consistent, reliable across raters and temporally stable. Regarding the concurrent validity of the CPEP-R, the developmental score and developmental age assessed by the CPEP-R were significantly correlated with the Merrill-Palmer Scale of Mental Tests and the Hong Kong Based Adaptive Behavior Scale. The Behavioral Scale of the CPEP-R was also significantly related to the Childhood Autism Rating Scale. Besides replicating the findings in the Western context, the present study suggests that the psychometric properties of the PEP-R are stable across cultures and the related findings support the cross-cultural reliability of the tool.

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Psychometric Instruments Available for the Assessment of Autistic Children

Cited by 11 publications

References 30 publications

PromA Plasmids Are Instrumental in the Dissemination of Linuron Catabolic Genes Between Different Genera

PromA Plasmids Are Instrumental in the Dissemination of Linuron Catabolic Genes Between Different Genera

Diagnostic Instruments in Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Psycho-educational Profile-Revised (CPEP-R)

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