First-cases of enteric colic are much more common than is generally recognized. Second-much more can be done for such cases than the literature discloses. Third-many babies suffer pain and discomfort, and their parents experience nerve-racking physical and nervous exhaustion unnecessarily. Fourth-the permanent, most serious results are often found in the psychological field. Strange as it may s...

Motion planning is an important and fundamental problem in robotics. In all application of robotics, an indispensable part of the system is the ability to navigate through a complex environment without colliding with bothersome obstacles that can endanger the life of the autonomous agent. Specifically, given the environment with descriptions of the dynamics and obstacles, a starting position an...

In this Chapter we show how general results in Chapters 3, 4 and 6 can sometimes be strengthened when symmetry is present. Many of the ideas are just simple observations. Since the topic has a \discrete math" avor our default convention is to work in discrete time, though as always the continuous-time case is similar. Note that we use the word \symmetry" in the sense of spatial symmetry (which ...

surgery (VATS) pleurodesis, a thoracotomy was performed where evidence was found of a right lower lobe pedunculated lung cyst. A two-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) with a four-day history of evening tactile fevers, measured to 38.1ºC at home, associated with a worsening cough, congestion, mild diarrhea, emesis, decreased oral intake and level of activity. His older bro...

BACKGROUND According to an old Swiss proverb, "a new mother lazing in childbed is a blessing to her family". Today mothers rarely enjoy restful days after birth, but enter directly into the challenge of combining baby- and self-care. They often face a combination of infant crying and personal tiredness. Yet, routine postnatal care often lacks effective strategies to alleviate these challenges w...

BACKGROUND Nest selection is widely regarded as a key process determining the fitness of individuals and viability of animal populations. For marine turtles that nest on beaches, this is particularly pivotal as the nesting environment can significantly control reproductive success.The aim of this study was to identify the environmental attributes of beaches (i.e., morphology, vegetation, urbani...

ABSTRACT The school age period is a critical period, because at this time infectious diseases often occur in children. incidence of children increasing and has an impact on children's physical growth development. Mothers are the main actors implementing child family health care efforts to prevent ISPA disease that we encounter Respiratory disorders suffered cause tend be lethargic, fussy, have ...

CASE At her 6-month health-supervision visit, Julie is accompanied by both her mother and father. Their main concern is persistent “colicky” behavior with “uncontrollable” episodes of crying and night wakening every 2 to 3 hours. The pediatrician discussed persistent crying and various soothing techniques at each previous health-supervision visit. Julie’s mother could not hold back tears as she...