Effect of Remote Fetal Monitoring in an Inpatient Obstetrical Unit: A retrospective review

Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) has been used as a tool for inpatient obstetrical care in the United States since the 1980\u27s. The litigious nature of our society has caused much emphasis to be placed upon EFM use and interpretation; however, little evolution has occurred in monitoring techniques. The review of relevant literature found a significant gap in knowledge in regards to research of the current monitoring practice. Therefore, this study was aimed to look at the effect of remote monitoring, like the practice currently used in telemetry, on inpatient obstetrical care. The study used a retrospective review to look at three components including: reaction time of nurses, overall quality of tracing, and the Apgar score of the neonates. Study participants were selected at random from two groups, one prior to implementation of a remote monitoring protocol and one after implementation. All three components improved from the control group to the experimental group, yet only nurse reaction time was found to be statistically significant; therefore, additional research on this subject matter may be warranted. If valid, the impact of these findings is significant because they suggest the potential benefit of a new standard in care. Therefore, more research on the use of remote monitoring techniques is needed along with more data to determine the overall effectiveness in improving obstetrical care

Analytical Investigation of Pumped Fluid Loop Radiators for Orion Spacecraft

This viewgraph presentation reviews the history of pumped fluid loop radiators used in Apollo spacecraft, and the problems and challenges for using them in the Orion Spacecraft. Included in this presentation are the issues of Flow stagnation, flow stability, for single panels and multi-panels

The Misunderstanding of Multi-level Marketing

The structure of multi-level marketing has been mistaken for a pyramid scheme with the introduction of companies, such as Amway, Avon and Mary Kay Cosmetics. The concept of multi-level marketing includes a system of selling a company’s product that involves a pyramid of sales persons. Even though a pyramid structure is present within multi-level marketing, it does not influence the entirety of the business. Because multi-level marketing is a successful manner in which individuals can achieve financial freedom, multi-level marketing companies have migrated to various parts of the world, especially China. However, recent controversies have occurred in China because the government does not want individuals to be independently successful thorough multi-level marketing companies such as Amway, Avon and Mary Kay Cosmetics. The outcome of the comparison between multi-level marketing and pyramid schemes provide proper information to determine the legitimacy of Amway, Avon and Mary Kay Cosmetics

Process Development for Advanced Complex Nuclear Oxide Fuels

Oxide nuclear fuel processing has the ability to convert long-lived actinide waste into short-lived fission products through fast reactors. Research is needed to improve the overall efficiency of this process to ensure it is a viable and sustainable option. Boise State University (BSU) worked in collaboration with others to synthesize, consolidate, and characterize complex surrogate oxide systems for use as advanced nuclear fuels. The objective of this work was to demonstrate the atmosphere affects on the final composition and density of the final fuel. The scope of this work included the identification of surrogate fuel compositions (target fuels, mixed oxide (MOX) fuels, and transuranium (TRU)/MOX fuels), acquisition and characterization of the initial starting powders, the synthesis and characterization of surrogate fuel compositions and the study of atmospheric effects on the sintering of the aforementioned fuel compositions. The microstructures of the fuels were characterized using electron microscopy, optical microscopy, and density determinations

To See the Negro Saved: The Religious Pragmatism of Booker T. Washington

It might seem strange to group the words of Thomas Jefferson and Booker T. Washington together in the same context. Nearly a century separated the two men and they came from vastly different social and racial backgrounds. In fact, the greatest contrast between these two historical figures can be drawn from the fact that Booker T. Washington was born a slave and Thomas Jefferson owned slaves, even fathering children by one of them. For all the differences that these men had from one another, however, their views on religion were strikingly similar. Indeed, Booker T. Washington had much in common with the civil religion of nearly all the Founding Fathers. George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin all understood that religion played a crucial role in the social and moral health of 50 a people and that some conception of God acted as a legitimizing force for political leaders (Bellah 225-245). As one of the most prominent black leaders during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Booker T. Washington was very much an heir to the religious legacy of the Founding Fathers, sharing with them what sociologist Max Weber famously called “the Protestant ethic,” a set of cultural values that blended Christian piety and capitalist productivity. Washington’s religion was intensely pragmatic and he stressed practical aspects of the Christian faith. Although he did not literally edit the Christian scriptures with scissors as did Thomas Jefferson, Booker T. Washington selectively amplified aspects of the faith that best suited his particular social philosophy. With his emphasis on the benefits of industrial education for working class African Americans, most notably associated with his founding of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, Washington preached a religion that envisioned a God powerful enough to save black souls and black society

How Technically Savvy is Your Legal Counsel?

Recently, a research project was conducted to evaluate how mid-sizedmanufacturing companies handle e-mail retention. Since the risks associated with e-mail retentionare related to compliance and litigation issues, the study examined recommendations from legalcounsel regarding electronic mail retention. Analysis of data from this recent survey conducted toevaluate recommendations for electronic mail retention policies suggests corporate counsels may notbe providing their clients with recommendations that are consistent with advice given by experts inelectronic discovery. The survey responses indicate that attorneys may be relying on technicalmanagers to provide electronic mail retention methods, without incorporating input from legalexperts with regard to issues such as an audit trail for e-mail, or a formal electronic records retentionsoftware system

Flight Testing of a Low Cost De-Orbiting Device for Small Satellites

Use of small and very small spacecraft is rapidly becoming more common. Methods to intentionally deorbit these spacecraft at the end of useful satellite life are required. A family of mass efficient Roll-Out De- Orbiting devices (RODEO"TM") was developed by Composite Technology Development, Inc. (CTD). RODEO"TM" consists of lightweight film attached to a simple, ultra-lightweight, roll-out composite boom structure. This system is rolled to stow within a lightweight launch canister, allowing easy integration to the small satellite bus. The device is released at the end of useful lifetime and the RODEO"TM" composite boom unrolls the drag sail in a matter of seconds. This dramatically increases the deployed surface area, resulting in the higher aerodynamic drag that significantly reduces the time until reentry. A RODEO"TM" flight demonstration was recently conducted as part of the Colorado Space Grant Consortium's (COSGC) RocketSat-8 program, a program to provide students hands-on experience in developing experiments for space flight. The experiment was ultimately a success and RODEO (trademark) is now ready for future CubeSat missions