Solar, for instance, is less useful in the long dark night of the northern winter.Washington Post (Aug 14, 2015) sol (sun) + ar (suffix forming adjectives) As the roots and definition show, the word should be an adjective, but the example sentence uses it as a shortened form of the noun phrase solar energy..
Disproportionality is the overrepresentation of a particular race or cultural group in a program or system compared to their representation in the general population. Disproportionality affects all systems such as the educational, mental health and judicial systems creating additional costs within these areas.
Introduction. Spasticity is a physiological consequence of an insult to the brain or spinal cord, that can lead to life-threatening, disabling and costly consequences (Ward 2008) It is characterised by muscle overactivity which, if left untreated, may lead to muscle and soft tissue contracture.000). The pathophysiology is complex and the actual problem of spasticity of increased resistance to passive movement is part of a bigger picture, which includes spastic dystonia, co-contraction and associated reactions in addition to spasticity itself.