The present Thesis deals with the creative work of Marius Ivaškevičius, especially his first novel ‘A Story from a Cloud’ („Istorija nuo debesies”). It focuses on analysis of the keystone aspect, namely communicative features in the modern literature. The Thesis mainly aims at a study of the communicative aspect of Marius Ivaškevičius’ novel „Istorija nuo debesies” (‘A Story from a Cloud’), considering how this aspect reveals itself in the novel, determining its meaning by emphasising peculiarity of the author’s communicative ideas, discussing a complex of problems in the communication theory, revealing importance of communication as a peculiar phenomenon in literature. The title of the Thesis provided with the opportunity of interpretation of the communicative aspect in the modern literature (in creative work of the youngest generation of prosaists). The theme is new and topical, because there are no publications on the issue. The Thesis is mostly based on John Durham Peters’ communication theory study ‘Speaking to the Wind’, which is considered the most comprehensive study on the said theory; as well as on the articles by literature critic V. Kubilius, individual chapters of various books dealing with the communication and modern literature. The Thesis has challenged the following objectives: to introduce the concept of communication and the most prominent creators of the communication theory; to discuss the present trends in the modern prose; and finally, to carry out... [to full text]

Many patients with head and neck cancer suffer from dysphagia caused by organ preserving regimens of chemoradiation therapy. However, intervention for this population varies in terms of timing, intensity, and types of treatments prescribed. This prospective study investigated swallowing-related quality of life, functional oral intake, and swallowing-related pain for patients who received two different types of preventative swallowing intervention before and during chemoradiation therapy. A total of eight participants who had undergone chemoradiation therapy participated in the study. Four participants completed direct swallowing exercises (exercises that require swallowing). The remaining four completed indirect swallowing exercises (exercises that do not require swallowing). There were no significant differences between groups for all outcome measures taken. These findings support the hypothesis that both programs were equally effective intervention methods. Due to these results and the high prevalence of odynophagia in this population, indirect swallowing exercises may cause the patient less pain than direct swallowing exercises while still sparing their swallowing function to the same degree as the direct regimen. However, due to the low census and lack of a control group, these findings should be interpreted with reasonable caution. Thus, further investigation with a larger sample size and comparator control data is warranted.

Intensity significantly impacts aphasia treatment efficacy, yet research protocols have not answered questions about optimal intensity and/or dosage. A single-subject ABA design investigated the influence of repetition priming on naming performance for four individuals with stroke-induced aphasia. The participants completed an intensive training protocol with repeated attempts to name pictures. Independent variables included training status and stimulus dosage. The dependent variable was response accuracy. Response accuracy increased for all participants during the training phase, and training effects persisted through the maintenance phase for all participants. Stimulus dosage did not consistently influence response accuracy for the participants.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1981. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 24-25).

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-64).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1975. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1983. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 417-451).

Thesis--Wisconsin. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 250-266).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-62).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1984. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 141-164).