developmental problem
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdevelopmentalandproblem
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developmental
adjective
uk/dɪˌvel.əpˈmen.təl/us/dɪˌvel.əpˈmen.t̬əl/
connected with the development of someone ...
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problem
noun[C]
uk/ˈprɒb.ləm/us/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
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(Definition ofdevelopmentalandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A particular approach to thedevelopmentalproblemis to use the tools of comparative syntax to uncover the differences between adult and child grammars.
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Identification of any neurological ordevelopmentalproblemprior to surgery self-evidently will prevent assigning causation to the subsequent cardiac operation.
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However, assuming an earlydevelopmentalproblemin the cerebellum, the extensive cerebellar-frontal connections would not develop properly, resulting in ostensive prefrontal dysfunction.
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This coupled with data from the comprehension test suggests that thedevelopmentalproblemlies not in understanding the event but in getting the complete conceptuallinguistic mapping.
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An interestingdevelopmentalproblemoccurred with rendering the dormitories.
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The 12 long-term surviving babies (median 15.7 months) had no apparent developmental problems, with four babies temporarily oxygen dependent.
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Yet, little is known about the processes through which early experiences of neglect lead to these developmental problems.
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We initially proposed these definitions to discuss various classes of neural networks as they are applied to developmental problems.
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This was in contrast to the physical limitations and developmental problems found by the cardiological, neurological and neuropsychological examinations.
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Given the demographic characteristics of the families, children were generally at low risk for developmental problems.
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However, there can be failures of developmental stages that do not show up in later developmental problems but are nonetheless disorders because they are dysfunctions of the stages themselves.
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This study increases our understanding of the possible long-term vulnerabilities associated with early attachment relationships, particularly among children already at risk for developmental problems because of community and environmental factors.
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As suggested, ruminant fetuses are conspicuously overweight at term and suffer from a variety of developmental problems resulting in a high incidence of peri- and post-natal mortality.
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His book claims that developmental problems can be reversed "only by dealing with those results of all antecedent developmental vicissitudes that later gave rise to maladaptation" (p. 21).
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Overall, we are able to replicate previous findings that have implicated maltreatment as a risk factor for a broad spectrum of developmental problems in early and late adolescence.
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Screening for hearing and visual defects, speech disorders and other developmental problems is an integral part of the child health surveillance programme.
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Although such babies often suffer from complications immediately after birth, they also frequently suffer from far-reaching health and developmental problems.
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On these occasions the developmental problems facing producer countries, including the prices their commodities command, are often discussed.
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The design is a variant of a new regional standard design and has run into several developmental problems that are typical of any prototype.
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The objective of pregnancy care has always been to facilitate the birth of a full-term, well grown normal baby with a minimal risk of mortality and developmental problems.
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