During the last trimester of pregnancy, 127 primiparous Irish mothers were interviewed to ascertain their history of alcohol and tobacco use. Confounding effects due to other drugs were not a factor in this sample. Mothers consumed an average of .21 ounces absolute alcohol (AA) per day, with 62% classified as moderate drinkers, 10.6% as heavy drinkers, and 26% as nondrinkers. Neurobehavioral st...

Global demand for silver remains steadily to about 1,000 million ounces (28349500 kg), of which around 600 million ounces (17009700 kg) are used in industrial applications. Extraction of silver from the ore is expensive and harmful to the environment and low efficiency. X-ray films represent an important worldwide consumer as research on recovery of silver from exposed radiographic films must b...

Colostrum is the first milk secreted by a sow during lactation and is produced for just 24 hours following the onset of farrowing. The substance is rich in energy, and contains antibodies and immunoglobulins required by the piglet to fight disease and infection. At birth, energy reserves in piglets are very low and the immune system is extremely immature. Colostrum provides energy and the passi...

Tactile feedback is useful in performing many robot manipulator tasks. This paper describes the simple touch sensor used on the robot manipulator at the Coordinated Science Laboratory. This sensor has a range of 1 to 80 ounces with a resolution of about 0.2 ounces at the low end of the scale. It is inexpensive, easy to construct, and relatively free of hysteresis, drift and fatigue. Also, the o...

BACKGROUND The HEALTHY study was designed to respond to the alarming trends in increasing rates of overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus in youth. The objective of this analysis was to examine the effects of the HEALTHY study on student self-reported dietary intakes (energy, macronutrients and grams consumed of selected food groups). METHODS HEALTHY was a cluster-randomized study ...

months in spite of treatment. He was much exposed to cold, and then dysentery supervened ; this lasted for some time, and as soon as it got better he noticed his liver began to swell; this has continued to increase up to present time accompanied with great pain, sense of weight, and difficult breathing. On examination, liver was found to extend below the umbilicus in front and nearly as low pos...