Asynchronous video messaging promotes family involvement and mitigates separation in neonatal care.

Objective: To evaluate the parent and staff experience of a secure video messaging service as a component of neonatal care.

Design: Multicentre evaluation incorporating quantitative and qualitative items.

Setting: Level II and level III UK neonatal units.

An open-label, randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of the Orve + wrap versus Forced Air Warming in restoring normothermia in the postanaesthetic care unit.

Aims And Objectives: To determine the clinical effectiveness and safety of the Orve + wrap® thermal blanket.

Background: Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia is a common problem in postanaesthetic care units and can have significant effects on patients' postoperative morbidity. Despite its commercial availability, there is no clinical evidence on the effectiveness of Orve + wrap®.

Determining the pattern and prevalence of alcohol consumption in pregnancy by measuring biomarkers in meconium.

Objective: To investigate the feasibility of determining the pattern and prevalence of alcohol consumption in pregnancy by measuring ethanol biomarkers in meconium.

Design: Population-based observational study.

Setting: Inner-city maternity unit in Scotland, UK.

Synthesis and coordination compounds of a bis(imino)acenaphthene (BIAN)-supported N-heterocyclic carbene.

The bis(imino)acenaphthene-supported N-heterocyclic carbene IPr(BIAN) has been prepared by deprotonation of the precursor imidazolium chloride. Treatment of IPr(BIAN) imidazolium chloride with Ag(2)O afforded the silver complex [IPr(BIAN)]AgCl which can be converted into the corresponding gold complex [IPr(BIAN)]AuCl by reaction with (tht)AuCl (tht = tetrahydrothiophene). The iridium complex [IPr(BIAN)]Ir(COD)Cl was prepared by reaction of the imidazolium chloride with KO(t)Bu and [Ir(COD)Cl](2) and subsequently converted to the carbonyl complex [IPr(BIAN)]Ir(CO)(2)Cl by exposure to an atmosphere of CO.

The synthesis and characterization of [IMesH](+)[(eta(3)-C(5)H(5))V(N)Cl(2)](-): An anionic vanadium(v) complex with a terminal nitrido ligand.

A series of new half-sandwich vanadium complexes have been prepared. The structures of two new anionic vanadium half-sandwich complexes, [CpVCl(3)](-) and [CpV(N)Cl(2)](-) are presented. (15)N isotopic labelling studies have been conducted to unambiguously assign the V[triple bond, length as m-dash]N infra red stretching frequencies of both a neutral and an anionic (cyclopentadienyl)vanadium nitrido complex.

Intramolecular C-H...Ccarbene hydrogen bonds and competing interactions in monoprotonated tripodal carbenes.

The anionic tripodal N-heterocyclic carbene (C3N2H3)3BH- first prepared by Fehlhammer, together with three neutral variants, (C3N2H3)3CH, (C3N2H3)3P, and (C3N2H3)3SiH, have been studied using quantum chemical methods. Isodesmic reactions are used to deduce that the phosphine-bridgehead species in particular has a large-resonance stabilization energy. All the podands undergo substantial conformational change on excitation to the lowest triplet electronic state, with effective localization of the excitation on one of the heterocyclic rings, dearomatizing it.

Amine elimination synthesis of a titanium(IV) N-heterocyclic carbene complex with short intramolecular Cl...C carbene contacts.

The reaction of 1,3-dimesitylimidazolium chloride with Ti(NMe(2))(4) results in the 1,3-dimesitylimadazol-2-ylidene complex of Ti(NMe(2))(2)Cl(2)(3); the X-ray crystal structure of 3 evidences short intramolecular Cl...

A monomeric imidazol-2-ylidene-silver(I) chloride complex: synthesis, structure, and solid state 109Ag and 13C CP/MAS NMR characterization.

The structure of 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-imidazol-2-ylidene-silver(I) chloride, 1, has been determined to be a monomer with weak head-to-tail H...

A highly stable N-heterocyclic carbene complex of trichloro-oxo-vanadium(V) displaying novel Cl-Ccarbene bonding interactions.

Reaction of 1,3-dimesitylimidazol-2-ylidene and trichloro-oxo-vanadium(V) yields an air stable 1:1 adduct, which demonstrates the utility of N-heterocyclic carbenes to stabilize metal complexes in high oxidation states. The molecular structure of this compound reveals that the chloride ligands cis to the carbene are oriented toward the Ccarbene atom. Density functional theory calculations show that a bonding interaction occurs between lone pairs of these chlorides and the formally unoccupied p-orbital of the carbene.

Microbial contamination of contact lens cases in the west of Scotland.

A cross-sectional study of 178 asymptomatic contact lens wearers attending 10 contact lens practices in the west of Scotland was conducted over a 4 month period. The aims of the study were to identify specific microbial contaminants in lens cases, to determine the rate of contamination of such containers and to assess the value of the steps involved in different lens care regimens in the prevention of case contamination. Microbial contamination affected 53% of lens cases.

Induction of hepatic aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) exposed to coal liquids.

1. The hepatotoxic response of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) to a middle distillate (MD) and heavy distillate (HD) coal liquid was determined following administration by injection or in food. Hepatic aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) activity was compared to the known AHH inducer, benzo(a)pyrene.

Effects of magnetic field exposure on fertilization success in rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri.

The sensitivity of trout ova and sperm to 1-T magnetic fields was investigated. It was determined that 1) overall test results combining seven independent Z-statistics demonstrated a significant (alpha less than 0.0001) enhancement of fertilization when ova alone were exposed to the magnetic field prior to fertilization; 2) similarly, overall test results combining Z-statistics from eight independent experiments indicated a significant (alpha less than 0.

Mycobacteriosis in mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) from the Yakima River, Washington.

Mycobacteriosis was found in mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) taken from the Yakima River near Richland, Washington in 1975 and 1976. The disease appeared to affect about 8% of the population sampled. Gross lesions were present in most visceral organs, but were most common in the kidney, liver and pyloric caeca.

Lesions of tuberculosis in mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni).

Lesions of tuberculosis in mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) were present in all visceral organs. The tubercles were composed of large rounded macrophages which contained numerous intracytoplasmic acid-fast bacilli. The lesions were not encapsulated and mineralization was not observed.