This specification defines extensions to the Proxy Mobile IPv6 protocol for allowing a mobile router in a Proxy Mobile IPv6 domain to obtain IP prefixes for its attached mobile networks using DHCPv6 prefix delegation. Network-based mobility management support is provided for those delegated IP prefixes just as it is provided for the mobile node’s home address. Even if the mobile router performs...

Epileptic seizure detection in a home situation is often not feasible due to the complicated attachment of the EEG-electrodes on the scalp. We propose to detect nocturnal seizures with a motor component in patients by means of a single video camera. To this end we use a combination of optical flow and mean shift clustering to register moving body parts. After extraction of seven features, relat...

This paper deals with the technical issues and requirements involved in the design of a voice dosimeter, a wearable device to be used by teachers to measure vocal dose on the job, at home and elsewhere during the total waking hours of each day. The concept of vocal dose is introduced and definitions of various dose measures are presented. Practical issues of the work in progress are discussed. ...

Perio treatment has evolved beyond simple scaling with hand instruments. Ultrasonics and diode lasers have improved both the efficiency of treatment as well as treatment prognosis to arresting the disease process and gaining clinical attachment and decreasing pocket depth. Add to this the benefits of adjunct medicaments both at time of treatment via site placement and during routine home care b...

Fertility rates continue to decline globally amidst the second demographic transition, marked by urbanization, increased educational attainment, and most importantly, a new flexibility in life-course organization. As result, some individuals are choosing bring companion animals home rather than raising children. Purpose The purpose of this study is explore whether these transitions result diffe...

Childhood traumas predispose adult individuals to develop insecure attachment styles in close relationships and alexithymia features causing limitations emotional capacity. For new mothers, postpartum is a period itself that may increase mood problems such as depression anxiety mothers question their efficacy maternal role. Thus, the purpose of current research was examine relationship between ...

In 2005, Carlisle suffered severe flooding and 1600 houses were affected. A qualitative research project to study the social and health impacts was undertaken. People whose homes had been flooded and workers who had supported them were interviewed. The findings showed that there was severe disruption to people's lives and severe damage to their homes, and many suffered from psychological health...

This study investigates possible reasons for the gender di erence in sickness absence. We estimate both shortand long-term e ects of parenthood in a within-couple analysis based on the timing of parenthood. We nd that after entering parenthood, women increase their sickness absence by between 0.5 days per month (during the child's third year) and 0.85 days per month (during year 17) more than t...