Among the various covering properties of topological spaces a lot of attention has been given to those covers which involve open and regularly open sets. In 1982 Balasubramanian [4] introduced and studied the notion of nearly Lindelöf spaces and in 1984 Willard and Dissanayake [21] gave the notion of almost Lindelöf spaces. Then in 1996 Cammaroto and Santoro [5] studied and gave further new res...

Dialect speakers in the North of England use vowel-less forms of the definite article (the) which are unattested in English varieties elsewhere and have been termed Definite Article Reduction (DAR). Previous research on DAR has provided detailed phonological descriptions, but less insight has been gained into other aspects of DAR like its emergence and the northern pattern of occurrence. I demo...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to monitor the introduction of the STAN-methodology (Noventa Medical, Moelndal, Sweden). STUDY DESIGN This was a prospective observational study covering the total population of deliveries at term during 2 years. Four thousand eight hundred and thirty out of 14,687 term pregnancies were monitored using the STAN S 21 fetal heart monitor and the associate...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical use of ST analysis (STAN) for intrapartum monitoring of high-risk pregnancies. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING University hospital, Norway, 2004-2008. POPULATION Singleton pregnancies with a gestational age above 35(+6) weeks. METHODS Analysis of maternal and neonatal outcomes for all deliveries according to the method of intrapartum mo...

Studies involving lambda phage transduction of the D-arabinose utilization gene (dar+) in Escherichia coli K-12 indicated the product of this gene to be a transdominant activator. An apparent anomaly regarding this hypothesis exists in that a diploid recessive lysogen (lambda dar-/dar-) can spontaneously become capable of growth on D-arabinose.

In a recent paper Dar and Shaviv (1994) presented results of calculations with an improved standard solar model (SSM) that suggest a standard physics solution to the solar neutrino problem. In a subsequent publication with a similar title Bahcall et al. (1994) have claimed to refute the results obtained by Dar and Shaviv. Here we show that the criticism and conclusions of Bahcall et al. are unj...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to examine provider perceptions concerning the provision and accessibility of diabetes education, according to levels of economic distress and rurality throughout the US Appalachian region. METHODS A questionnaire regarding diabetes education resources was developed and mailed to all Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), health departments, and know...

BACKGROUND The present study examines the introduction of an innovation in intrapartum foetal monitoring practice in Australia. ST-Analysis (STan) is a technology that adds information to conventional fetal monitoring (cardiotocography) during labour, with the aim of reducing unnecessary obstetric intervention. Adoption of this technology has been controversial amongst obstetricians and midwive...

BACKGROUND The STAN methodology has been shown to reduce both operative delivery for fetal distress and the cord artery metabolic acidosis rate. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to monitor delivery modes and perinatal outcomes following the introduction of the STAN methodology and the evolution of its use at our institution. METHODS Two periods were characterized: June 2000-June 20...