Microcontroller-based electromagnectic interference (EMI)-shielded baby monitoring system using GSM technology

The microcontroller-based EMI-shielded baby monitoring system using GSM technology was designed to transmit a baby’s vital signs through a wireless medium using a GSM module connected to the main device unit. The device was designed in such a way that electromagnetic interference (EMI) is reduced to a level permissible by the CSIPR standards for medical device and household application by undergoing testing. The device allows remote monitoring of the status of the baby and is safe from EMI susceptibility. The structure of the system is basically having data acquisition modules for the sensors and a GSM module which are connected to an intelligence module with PIC16F877A. The sensor modules consists of a pulse oximeter which measures the oxygen saturation level and pulse rate of the infant, a temperature sensor for temperature measurements of the infant and a sound sensor for detecting sounds produced by the infant. The temperature, oxygen saturation and pulse rate parameters will be displayed and can be viewed on the LCD of the device. If the sound sensor detects noise, it will play a soothing sound on its speaker for the infant. If one of the parameters measured will deviate from the normal ranges of an infant, the GSM module will send a warning notification SMS to the destination cellular phone. Assembly language and AT codes were used for the PIC16F to analyze data and GSM module to send messages to destination numbers

AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

We introduce the AusTraits database - a compilation of values of plant traits for taxa in the Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 taxa from field campaigns, published literature, taxonomic monographs, and individual taxon descriptions. Traits vary in scope from physiological measures of performance (e.g. photosynthetic gas exchange, water-use efficiency) to morphological attributes (e.g. leaf area, seed mass, plant height) which link to aspects of ecological variation. AusTraits contains curated and harmonised individual- and species-level measurements coupled to, where available, contextual information on site properties and experimental conditions. This article provides information on version 3.0.2 of AusTraits which contains data for 997,808 trait-by-taxon combinations. We envision AusTraits as an ongoing collaborative initiative for easily archiving and sharing trait data, which also provides a template for other national or regional initiatives globally to fill persistent gaps in trait knowledge

AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

International audienceWe introduce the austraits database-a compilation of values of plant traits for taxa in the Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 taxa from field campaigns, published literature, taxonomic monographs, and individual taxon descriptions. Traits vary in scope from physiological measures of performance (e.g. photosynthetic gas exchange, water-use efficiency) to morphological attributes (e.g. leaf area, seed mass, plant height) which link to aspects of ecological variation. AusTraits contains curated and harmonised individual-and species-level measurements coupled to, where available, contextual information on site properties and experimental conditions. This article provides information on version 3.0.2 of AusTraits which contains data for 997,808 trait-by-taxon combinations. We envision AusTraits as an ongoing collaborative initiative for easily archiving and sharing trait data, which also provides a template for other national or regional initiatives globally to fill persistent gaps in trait knowledge