The Rapid Geodetic Survey System (RGSS)

The Rapid Geodetic Survey System (RGSS) is a system employing a high-accuracy gimbaled inertial platform. It provides a cost-effective capability for accurate direct measurement of the change in position, elevation, gravity intensity and deflection of the vertical from an initial point. The RGSS is an adaptation of the production version of the U.S. Army Position and Azimuth Determining System (PADS). Several hardware and software enhancements to improve the performance of the system, primarily for gravity vector survey, have occurred over the last few years. The basic principles for the control of error in the survey measurements due to noise and systematic error are discussed below. Actual acceptance test results for the RGSS which indicate an inherent capability of the system to measure change in the deflection of the vertical to a few-tenths of an arcsecond over survey periods of one to two hours using careful survey techniques are also presented. Finally a simple method to extend the capability of the system for longer duration surveys is indicated

The Importance of Land Redistribution in Zimbabwean Politics and the Impact on its Foreign Policy Toward South Africa and Britain.

Student Number : 0005589F - MA research report - School of International Relations - Faculty of HumanitiesThis research report identifies the role that the land redistribution in Zimbabwe plays and has played in the country’s politics and its foreign policy toward both South Africa and Britain. The situation in Zimbabwe is explained in full using a wide range of sources. Zimbabwean history is investigated in-depth to reveal the path the country has followed, and what factors from the past have led to the country’s situation today. International relations discourse and international law are evaluated in order to explain the country’s complicated situation in academic terms, while South African and British foreign policy are analysed in order to gauge international and regional reactions to the crisis

A dream with no stump roots in it

Luther -- The interrogation of the prisoner Bung by Mister Hawkins and Sergeant Tree -- Waiting for Carl -- Rosie baby -- The proofreader -- A dream with no stump roots in it.Digitized at the University of Missouri--Columbia MU Libraries Digitization Lab in 2012. Digitized at 600 dpi with Zeutschel, OS 15000 scanner. Access copy, available in MOspace, is 400 dpi, grayscale

Phaeochromocytoma in black South Africans – a 30-year audit

tumours, the majority of which arise from the adrenal medulla. Untreated, they are potentially lethal; early diagnosis and treatment offer a good chance of cure. They are rarely reported in blacks. The clinical presentation and outcome of phaeochromocytoma in a large cohort of black South Africans is reviewed. Methods. Patients’ records in a tertiary care university hospital were reviewed. Fifty-four black patients presenting with phaeochromocytoma between 1980 and 2009 were included. The clinical presenting features, tumour localisation and outcome were assessed. Results. Fifty-four (41 female, 13 male; age range 8 - 57 years) patients were identified. Five (9%) had familial syndromes; 49 (91%) were deemed sporadic. All tumours were intra-abdominal: 34 (61%) were adrenal and 22 (39%) extra-adrenal in origin. The most common symptoms were headache (77%), palpitations (77%), and sweating (74%). All were hypertensive, almost equally divided between paroxysmal and sustained hypertension. Six (11%) presented in congestive cardiac failure including 2 with catecholamine-induced myocarditis. Two patients had features which simulated hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Nine women presented in pregnancy: there was no maternal mortality; fetal mortality included 1 early neonatal death and 1 intrauterine death. There were 4 deaths: 1 from postoperative haemorrhage, 1 from multisystem crisis, 1 from metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma, and 1 from catecholamine-induced myocarditis. Conclusion. Phaeochromocytoma is an important although rare tumour in blacks, with similar clinical presentations and complications to those in white patients. Timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment resulted in a favourable outcome in over 90% of patients in this study

Pain Assessment in the Emergency Department

Aim: The aim of this integrative review was to synthesize studies that explore barriers to pain management in the Emergency Department. Background: Pain remains one of the main reasons a person seeks help from the Emergency Department. However, patient\u27s pain levels continue to be under-assessed and under-treated in Emergency Departments. Design: Integrative Review Data Sources: A systematic review of Medline, PubMed, CINAHL, and Google Scholar electronic databases was performed. The articles were searched using the keywords, and the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Eleven studies published between 2011 and 2021 were found. Review Methods: Studies were appraised using the John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice evaluation tool. A thematic analysis was conducted to explore specific themes within the studies. Results: Three themes were identified as barriers to pain management in the Emergency Department, ‘nurse’s workload’, ‘nurse’s attitude’, and ‘lack of pain management education for the nurse’. Conclusion: Pain continues to be one of the main complaints’ patients present to the Emergency Department each year. The nurse can be a barrier or an enabler to effective pain management for the patient. For change to occur, improvement in pain management education for the nurse is required. Research regarding pain management in Emergency Departments based in the United States is limited. Research is needed to study the effectiveness of pain management and the possibility of nurse-initiated pain protocols in the United States

Partnership for Prescription Assistance of Virginia (PPARx)

Educational Objectives 1. To inform Virginia\u27s older adult population and those who serve them about the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, a new program to help qualifying patients who lack prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that best suits them, including the new Medicare prescription drug benefit. 2. To demonstrate, to older adults and those who assist them, the accessibility and ease of use of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance of Virginia