A retrospective analysis of all National Neonatal Transport Programme (NNTP) transport data from 2004-2009 was performed. 1621 transports were conducted during this period with a yearly average of 271. The majority (96%) were ground transports. 1118 (69%) were forward transfers. Of the 446 (27.5%) retrotransfers, 411 (91%.) were to tertiary centres. When transported, 592 infants (36.5%) were <4...

We investigated the link between ambulance transports and meteorological parameters of summer by using daily data in Osaka area, Japan. Daily observations for ambulance transports (from July 1 to September 30, 2009) were obtained from Fire Department Service in Osaka. Data of meteorological parameters in Osaka area, Japan (from July 1 to September 30, 2009) were also obtained from Japan Meteoro...

Transports preserving the angle between two contravariant vector fields but changing their lengths proportional to their own lengths are introduced as " conformal " transports and investigated over (Ln, g)-spaces. They are more general than the Fermi-Walker transports. In an analogous way as in the case of Fermi-Walker transports a conformal covariant differential operator and its conformal der...

Semiconductor InSe with wide bandgap and layered crystal structure is expected to be a promising thermoelectric material, its excellent plasticity brings great potential applications in flexible wearable devices. To advance performance, this work systematically investigates the carrier phonon transport properties n-type InSe. It found that compound presents an exceptional dynamic property due a...

—— In this work a robust, non-invasive and wearable micro-fluidic system was developed and employed to analyse pH of sweat in real time during exercise. The device is incorporated in an optical detection platform designed to provide real-time information on sweat composition. The device has been tested by monitoring the pH of sweat during 55 minutes of cycling activity. During these trials, the...