A study to explore the expressed needs of ten primiparous mothers during labour and delivery

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston Universit

The Prerogative Of Mercy In NSW

The prerogative of mercy, as it applies in New South Wales, is considered in its historical context. It emerges that in 1987 the prerogative was supplemented and, to an extent, displaced by the establishment of what might be better termed âan extraordinary avenue of appealâ now to be found in Part 7 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW). It is argued that there are occasions when the prerogative power should be exercised to the full. Some proposals are made for reform of Part 7 of the Ac

The Prerogative of Mercy in NSW (2007) Vol 1 Art 6

The prerogative of mercy, as it applies in New South Wales, is considered in its historical context. It emerges that in 1987 the prerogative was supplemented and, to an extent, displaced by the establishment of what might be better termed ‘an extraordinary avenue of appeal’ now to be found in Part 7 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW). It is argued that there are occasions when the prerogative power should be exercised to the full. Some proposals are made for reform of Part 7 of the Act

Dinámica espacio-temporal de la ornitofauna asociada a una marisma contaminada por petróleo

Information is presented on the results of 16 bird censuses of the western inlet and saltmarsh of the Puerto Espora area (Tierra del Fuego) on the first narrows of the Straits of Magellan. This area was one of the most affected by the oil spilled from the VLCC Metula in august 1974. The censuses were carried out periodically between September 1976 and September 1979. A total of 36 species were recorded, of which one third is commonly found. Topics analyzed include: the presence of species by sectors within the study area; the general diversity for each census, its variation through time and cluster analysis

New in vitro effects of clopidogrel on platelets in hyperlipidemic and healthy subjects

Objective: We aimed to detect novel in vitro effects of clopidogrel on platelets by assessment of the following parameters: malondialdehyde, glutathione, nitrite, aggregation response, and expressions of P-selectin, fibrinogen, apolipoprotein A1, apolipoprotein B, and phosphatidylserine.Materials and Methods: Platelets were obtained from healthy (n: 9) and hyperlipidemic (n: 9) volunteers. Expressions of P-selectin, fibrinogen, apolipoproteins A1/B and phosphatidylserine with and without clopidogrel were assayed by flow cytometry. Malondialdehyde, glutathione, aggregation and nitrite levels were also assayed. Results: Without clopidogrel, the baseline values of platelet aggregation, malondialdehyde, and expressions of P-selectin, fibrinogen and phosphatidylserine were significantly higher, whereas nitrite and expression of apolipoproteins A1/B were significantly lower in hyperlipidemics than in the healthy group. In both groups, clopidogrel significantly reduced aggregation and expression of fibrinogen, but it elevated nitrite levels. Clopidogrel significantly decreased P-selectin and phosphatidylserine expression and malondialdehyde but increased expressions of apolipoproteins A1/B only in hyperlipidemics. Conclusion: It seems that clopidogrel has some new in vitro antiplatelet effects. The present study is a basic in vitro study to suggest new insights into the effects of clopidogrel on platelet functions

HARDWARE DESIGNING OF A SMART ROBOTIC PET

poster abstractHuman have dreamed to have robot since ancient time. Aristotle wrote of the idea in 322 BCE as a perfect measure to bring equality to civilization by removing the need for labor. Modern robots have permeated the very way of life in all aspects of human activity, particularly after the creation of the microprocessor. In this poster, the process of developing the hardware of an autonomously movable robotic pet will be introduced. Four steps were followed when designing the hardware for robotic pet – 1) identify the need, 2) research the need, 3) develop possible solution and select best solution, 4) test and evaluate the solution, and 4) optimize the design. In particular, three major factors need to be taken in consideration—structure of the base, driving system, and power required. To ensure an efficient and economic design, all possible solutions for driving system and structure are compared by matrix chart. The power and torque needed is calculated based on the weight and speed of the robotic pet. After identify the driving system and chassis, CAD software is used to sketch the blueprint for the hardware. In addition, we need to do face recognition using the camera mounted on the robot. However, the motion of the robot may severely degrade the image and signal quality. To mitigate noise effect, special effort is made such as using special type of wheel to decrease shock of the robot

High temperature behavior of GaN HEMT devices on Si(111) and sapphire substrates.

A study of the high temperature DC performance of nitride high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) on Si(111) and sapphire substrates with different gate lengths is reported. All single gate transistors decrease their drain current (ID) and transconductance (gm) from room temperature (RT) up to 350 ºC, mainly due to the electron mobility reduction by optical phonon scattering. At RT, HEMTs on Si(111) present higher ID and gm than transistors on sapphire, probably related to their lower self-heating. As devices are heated, these differences tend to disappear, indicating that the substrate thermal conductivity becomes less important. Compact devices have low relative reduction in ID and gm values with temperature, since shorter gate lengths lead to higher fields under the gate and lower temperature dependence of the drift velocit