Nowadays, mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are utilized in a wide range of reconnaissance and surveillance missions with an ever increasing need for endurance and range. Thus, a slight improvement on these two primary performance parameters is considered as a competitive advantage. In this work, a multifunctional tailless UAV concept and its design process is presented. In comparison to exi...

We examined the geographic distribution and magnitude of three persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Pacific herring, representing three populations from Puget Sound, Washington State, USA and three from the Strait of Georgia (British Columbia, Canada and Washington State). We measured PCBs, DDTs and DDT isomers, and hexachlorobenzene in whole herring using high performance liquid chromatogra...

The volume of maritime traffic is increasing with the growing global trade demand. effect growth especially observed in narrow and congested waterways as an increase ship-ship encounters, which can have severe consequences such collision. This study aims to analyze validate patterns risky encounters provide a framework for visualization model variables explore patterns. Ship–ship interaction da...

Information on recent photosynthetic biomass distribution and biogeography of Arctic marine pico-eukaryotes (0.2-3 μm) is needed to better understand consequences of environmental change for Arctic marine ecosystems. We analysed pico-eukaryote biomass and community composition in Fram Strait and large parts of the Central Arctic Ocean (Nansen Basin, Amundsen Basin) using chlorophyll a (Chl a) m...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the potential of record linkage between the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) mortality data and the NSW Admitted Patient Data Collection (APDC) to improve reporting of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. METHODS ABS mortality data for 2002 to 2006 were linked with APDC records for 2001 to 2006. Six algorithms were developed to enumerate de...

Evidence shows that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have the highest national percentage of morbidity in relation to diabetes. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people also suffer the greatest risk of amputation as a complication of diabetes. This participatory action research project sought to discover the opinions of a range of people, including registered nurses, general pra...

OBJECTIVES To compare the clinical outcomes and mortality rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Kimberley origin receiving haemodialysis (HD) treatment with other subsets of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HD patients (Northern Territory, Western Australia excluding the Kimberley region, the rest of Australia) and Australian non-Indigenous HD patients. DESIGN, PARTICI...

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ÇIĞDEM USUL AFŞAR1, FERYAL KARACA2, MERAL GÜNALDI3, İSMAIL OĞUZ KARA4, MELEK ERKIŞI4, BERKSOY ŞAHIN4, BERNA BOZKURT DUMAN5, SEMRA PAYDAŞ4, VEHBI ERCOLAK6 1Ministry of Health, Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul 2Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Adana 3Bakirkoy Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital...