The best way to assess fetal condition is to observe the oxygen status of the fetus (as well as to assess the condition of infants, children, and adults). Previously, several fetal oximeters have been developed; however, no instrument has been utilized in clinical practice because of the low-capturing rate of the fetal oxygen saturation. To overcome the problem, we developed a doctor's finger-m...

The adaptation of mechanical ventilators for use in the neonatal population brought about a dramatic breakthrough in the care of premature infants. Further refinements and the development of technologies such as high-frequency ventilation combined with exogenous surfactant have further pushed back the boundaries of survival. Despite these advances, mechanical ventilation is not without risk. Ba...

BACKGROUND We report five term neonates born at an altitude of 1890 meters with transient early neonatal cyanosis due to right-to-left shunting at atrial level through patent foramen ovale. CASE PRESENTATION The five neonates with no clinical sign or symptom other than marked cyanosis were examined in two neonatal units of Erzurum city. Hematologic and radiologic examinations were normal. Par...

AIMS To assess whether lung function in late childhood had improved in subjects born extremely prematurely in the early 1990s compared to the early 1980s, and whether neonatal factors in the respective periods had different impact on long-term pulmonary outcome. DESIGN Population-based, controlled cohort study. Lung function was determined in 81 of 86 (94%) eligible subjects born with gestati...

G. Hamerlinck ([email protected]) and A. A. Forbes, Dept of Biology, 430 Biology Building, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. – N. P. Lemoine, Dept of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA, and: Dept of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA. – G. R. Hood, Dept of Biological Sciences, Univ. of Notre Dame, South Bend...

In this article we apply the Stenberg criteria to show that the Taylor-Hood P2 − P1 and the Scott-Vogelius P2 − discP1 element pairs satisfy the LBB condition in IR. The Taylor-Hood P2 − P1 pair is shown to be stable on a regular triangulation of the domain. For the ScottVogelius P2−discP1 element pair the mesh is assumed to be a barycenter refinement of a regular triangulation.

This paper examines and compares several of the most common real time methods. These methods are CORE, YSM, MASCOT, JSD, DARTS, RTSAD, ADARTS, CODARTS, HOOD, HRT-HOOD, ROOM, UML, UML-RT. The methods are compared using attributes like i) usability, ii) compositionality and iii) proper RT notations available. Finally some comparison results are given and discussed. Keywords—Software Engineering M...