The thesis studies infants in the child care environment with context being viewed seen as a major factor influencing growth and development. An exploration of the child care setting as a developmental niche (Super and Harkness, 1986; Valsiner, 1987; Cole, 1996) is therefore focus of this research. Everyday experiences of infants in long day care are examined through the language environment wh...

it has been proven through laboratory experiments that the three types of gas migration through a cemented annulus can be eliminated by designing the correct cement mixture. the first type of void and, therefore, gas migration can occur between the casing and the cement. by adding the correct amount of magnetite to the cement, this void, and therefore  the  possible  cause  of  gas migration, c...

Herein, micro iron ore tailings (micro-IOTs) were prepared by wet-grinding and applied to improve sulphoaluminate cement (SAC) performance. The physicochemical properties of micro-IOTs investigated particle size analysis, XRD, XPS. hydrates trait the hydration mechanism micro-IOTs-SAC composite studied TGA, MIP, SEM. results demonstrated that with an average grain diameter 517 nm could be obtai...

Ixabepilone (Ixempra) is a member of a new class of cytotoxic agents, the epothilones. Epothilones promote tubulin polymerization in vitro and demonstrate antitumor activity. This article reviews the preclinical and clinical data that have led to the approval of ixabepilone for patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer for whom anthracycline and taxane treatments have failed.

OBJECTIVE The authors report methods developed for the implantation of micro-wire bundles into mesial temporal lobe structures and subsequent single neuron recording in epileptic patients undergoing in-patient diagnostic monitoring. This is done with the intention of lowering the perceived barriers to routine single neuron recording from deep brain structures in the clinical setting. APPROACH...

This paper reports on the state-of-the-art of technologies for the design and fabrication of MEMS micro-mirrors. We discuss the major design issues, considerations, calculations and restrictions of micro mirrors. The materials employed for the reflective surfaces are described along with their properties. The materials used for the static and dynamic MEMS micro structures as well as the differe...

Objective. The authors report methods developed for the implantation of micro-wire bundles into mesial temporal lobe structures and subsequent single neuron recording in epileptic patients undergoing in-patient diagnostic monitoring. This is done with the intention of lowering the perceived barriers to routine single neuron recording from deep brain structures in the clinical setting. Approach....

BACKGROUND Group therapy and education and support sessions are used within health care across a range of disciplines such as chronic disease self-management and psychotherapy interventions. However, there are barriers that constrain group attendance, such as mobility, time, and distance. Using videoconferencing may overcome known barriers and improve the accessibility of group-based interventi...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate inpatient rehabilitation in public facilities in Australia against a utilization review tool used in the USA. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SUBJECTS Patients identified in the acute wards of a regional referral hospital and subsequently transferred to a public inpatient rehabilitation facility. METHODS The InterQual utilization review criteria were applied to days...