GPS Receivers are used for both military and civilian applications. This paper presents the GPS Receiver for System on Chip (SoC) application. In this paper the GPS Receiver is been implemented as System on Chip in FPGA board. VHDL modeling for the back end of GPS Receiver is designed. As baseband signal processing is the main aspect in the GPS receiver, it is achieved by this software GPS Rece...

BACKGROUND Several studies have shown that general practitioners (GPs) under-diagnose common mental disorders, and that training courses hardly improve this practice. The influence of GPs' self-perceived ability to recognize the severity of such disorders on these facts has not been investigated. This study explores: 1) GPs' perceived ability to recognize major depressive episode (MDE) and gene...

BACKGROUND Breastfeeding is considered the best infant-feeding method. Norway is one of the leading countries in terms of breastfeeding initiation and duration. To maintain this high breastfeeding rate, it is important to understand the factors that influence breastfeeding. A doctor s advice can improve the rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration, but not all doctors are competent in bre...

OBJECTIVE Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) is very common, and may have great impact on a woman's life. The aim of this study was to explore thoughts and attitudes among Norwegian pregnant women and GPs on treatment of NVP and pregnancy care. DESIGN Focus-group study. SETTING AND SUBJECTS Separate focus-group discussions were conducted with pregnant women and GPs. RESULTS Two fo...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the reasons behind intentions to quit direct patient care among experienced general practitioners (GPs) aged 50-60 years. DESIGN AND SETTING Qualitative study based on semistructured interviews with GPs in the South West region of England. Transcribed interviews were analysed thematically. PARTICIPANTS 23 GPs aged 50-60 years: 3 who had retired from direct patient c...

OBJECTIVE An increasing number of cancer patients place a significant workload on hospital outpatient clinics, and health authorities are considering alternative follow-up regimens. It has been suggested that follow-up of cancer patients could be provided by GPs. This study aimed to explore GPs' experiences with the provision of follow-up care for cancer patients, and their views on assuming gr...