16 research outputs found
Materials jetting for advanced optoelectronic interconnect: technologies and application
This report covers the work carried out on Teaching Company Scheme No. 2275
"Materials Jetting for Advanced Interconnect" between February 1998 and February
2000. The project was conducted at the Harlow laboratories of Nortel Networks with
the support of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering of Loughborough
University. Technical direction and supervision has been provided by Mr Paul
Conway, Reader, at Loughborough University, Professor Ken Snowdon and Mr Chris
Tanner of Nortel Networks.
The aim of the project was to produce and deposit minute and precise volumes of a
range of materials, such as metallic alloys, glasses and polymers, onto a variety of
substrates commonly used in the electronics and optoelectronics fields. The
technology, which is analogous to ink-jet printing, firstly had to be refined to
accommodate higher processing temperatures of up to 350°C. The ultimate project
deliverable was to produce a specification for jetting equipment suited towards
volume manufacturing. [Continues.
Maternal and infant characteristics associated with human milk feeding in very low birth weight infants
Preconception Care Between Pregnancies: The Content of Internatal Care
For more than two decades, prenatal care has been a cornerstone of our nation’s strategy for improving pregnancy outcomes. In recent years, however, a growing recognition of the limits of prenatal care and the importance of maternal health before pregnancy has drawn increasing attention to preconception and internatal care. Internatal care refers to a package of healthcare and ancillary services provided to a woman and her family from the birth of one child to the birth of her next child. For healthy mothers, internatal care offers an opportunity for wellness promotion between pregnancies. For high-risk mothers, internatal care provides strategies for risk reduction before their next pregnancy. In this paper we begin to define the contents of internatal care. The core components of internatal care consist of risk assessment, health promotion, clinical and psychosocial interventions. We identified several priority areas, such as FINDS (family violence, infections, nutrition, depression, and stress) for risk assessment or BBEEFF (breastfeeding, back-to-sleep, exercise, exposures, family planning and folate) for health promotion. Women with chronic health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or weight problems should receive on-going care per clinical guidelines for their evaluation, treatment, and follow-up during the internatal period. For women with prior adverse outcomes such as preterm delivery, we propose an internatal care model based on known etiologic pathways, with the goal of preventing recurrence by addressing these biobehavioral pathways prior to the next pregnancy. We suggest enhancing service integration for women and families, including possibly care coordination and home visitation for selected high-risk women. The primary aim of this paper is to start a dialogue on the content of internatal care
Reduced breastfeeding rates among obese mothers: a review of contributing factors, clinical considerations and future directions
Profiting with synthetic annuities: option strategies to increase yield and control portfolio risk
Visual quantitative finance: a new look at option pricing, risk management, and structured securities
Advances in fibre Bragg gratings and application to fibre lasers
This paper will review design techniques, device requirements and characteristics of fibre Bragg gratings for use as telecomm's filters and for incorporation in fibre lasers