Objective: The outbreak of renal diseases caused by melamine-contaminated milk products in China in 2008 was one of the most serious food safety events in recent years.Because of the heavy volume of trade between Taiwan and China, the Taiwanese government was very concerned about its effects on the Taiwanese people, and conducted a nephrolithiasis
Experiences of mothers with preterm babies on support services in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a mission hospital in Ghana
Background: Hospitalisation of a preterm baby presents significant burden to parents, especially mothers.However, little evidence on supportive services to improve self-efficacy for mothers on caring for their preterm babies exist.This study explored the experiences of mothers of preterm babies regarding the support services they received at the Ne
Impacts and Reflections on the Making Meaning Symposium for Small, Independent Libraries
Abstract This paper discusses how a small volunteer library changed after attending a symposium on Indigenous Librarianship and metadata.It provides Placemats an introduction to the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program Library, how it was formed, and the decision making process behind it.The paper goes on to summarize key points from speakers at th
Lateral stability analysis of steel tapered thin-walled beams under various boundary conditions
The lateral-torsional buckling of tapered Shaving thin-walled beams with singly-symmetric cross-section has been investigated before.For instance, the power series method has been previously utilized to simulate the problem, as well as the finite element method.Although such methods are capable of predicting the critical buckling loads with the des