In Brazil, hydroelectricity represents close to 70% of the energy consumed in country. However, hydroelectric plant operations may be affected by deposit sediments for erosive processes on reservoir margins. This study presents results implementing two semi-rigid erosion control techniques installed margins Brazilian Hydroelectric Power Plants (HPPs). These were gabion and mattress used as a mi...

is an important contributor to childhood asthma, and these investigators sought to determine whether the use of mattress and pillow encasings resulted in effective long-term control of mattress HDM levels, thus reducing the need for maintenance asthma medication. Study Population. The subjects were 60 children (5–15 years of age) with asthma and HDM allergy, in the absence of any other clinical...

While a plethora of pressure-relieving and reducing equipment is available to nurses for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers, very little of it is specifically designed or appropriate for paediatric patients. The limited choice that does exist concentrates on neonates or babies, which is problematic for the nurse dealing with the older child. Children may be at increased risk of dev...