The appropriateness of and justification for physical restraint procedures in intellectual disabilities settings is an emotive issue. It creates a number of ethical dilemmas for nursing staff. This article examines the views of service users and nursing staff from secure residential facilities where restraint is used frequently. Both groups were asked to rate three videotaped restraint procedur...

This paper deals with remote access to a real laboratory equipment using contemporary computer and network technology for creating the environment that will enable a remote user to perform the required laboratory exercises and control the laboratory equipment. Architecture and characteristics of WebLab will be described with special attention to the latest implemented laboratory experiment for ...

technology, equipment and applications related to the automated assembly and robotics industries. Feature articles include updates on the latest manufacturing research, tutorials on a particular manufacturing technology and field reports on installed manufacturing technologies, all from a technical perspective. Each issue also includes additional brief articles, product announcements and event ...

Shazareen N. Khan, BSc; Sherry L. Grace, PhD; Paul Oh, MD; Sonia Anand, MD, PhD; Donna E. Stewart, MD; Gilbert Wu, MD; Milan Gupta, MD; on behalf of the CRCARE Investigators South Asians (SA) are predisposed to developing premature coronary heart disease (CHD), partly due to the early onset of classic risk factors, including physical inactivity. The nature of physical activity (PA) environments...

This paper studies a supply chain design problem with the risk of disruptions at facilities. At any point of time, the facilities are subject to various types of disruptions caused by natural disasters, man-made defections, and equipment breakdowns. We formulate the problem as a mixed-integer nonlinear program which maximizes the total profit for the whole system. The model simultaneously deter...

OBJECTIVE To assess the availability, utilization and functional capacity of the public health delivery system in terms of human resources, equipment, supplies and health provider knowledge regarding management of obstetric complications. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2003 for Multan's public health delivery system. A complete inventory of equipment, supplies, drugs, ...

background paracentesis is a common bedside therapeutic and diagnostic procedure that requires insertion of a catheter into the peritoneal cavity; however, lack of a specialized fixator for securing the catheter causes frequent catheter kinking and patient discomfort. objectives this study aimed to demonstrate the efficacy of a designed paracentesis fixator in reducing patient discomfort and pr...

BACKGROUND A previous study in 1987 showed that neonatal care facilities in major hospitals in the country were of a very poor standard. The present study was done to reassess their status. DESIGN A survey. METHODS A pretested structured questionnaire was sent to 48 centers in 1994-95. The responses were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 37 centers returned the questionnaire duly filled. Of th...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Actual travel paths Building information modelling (BIM) Construction site layout planning (CSLP) Congested sites Facility dimensions optimization Interior storage Site layout planning is often performed on construction sites to find the best arrangement of temporary facilities so that transportation distances of on-site personnel and equipment are minimized. It ...