THE CHICAGO CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL TRAINING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AT TEACHERS COLLEGE.

RESOLUTIONS OF THE CHICAGO CONFERENCE ON THE PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS WERE RESPONSES TO NUMEROUS SOURCES OF STRAIN WITHIN THE PROFESSION. THE VIABILITY OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS REQUIRES EMPIRICAL TESTING, AND AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO ILLUSTRATE HOW ISSUES RAISED BY THE CONFERENCE HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH IN 1 DEPARTMENT. EXPERIENCE SUGGESTS THAT A GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL IS A FERTILE SETTING FOR IMPLEMENTING MANY OF THE RESOLUTIONS, BUT THAT THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES INVOLVED AS WELL. FURTHER PROPOSALS ARE SUGGESTED AS MEANS FOR RAISING THE PROBABILITY OF SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONFERENCE GUIDELINES. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Deposition and characterization of diamond-like nanocomposite coatings grown by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition over different substrate materials

Diamond-like nanocomposite (DLN) coatings have been deposited over different substrates used for biomedical applications by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD). DLN has an interconnecting network of amorphous hydrogenated carbon and quartz-like oxygenated silicon. Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform–infra red (FT–IR) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) have been used for structural characterization. Typical DLN growth rate is about 1  ${\upmu} $ m/h, measured by stylus profilometer. Due to the presence of quartz-like Si:O in the structure, it is found to have very good adhesive property with all the substrates. The adhesion strength found to be as high as 0·6 N on SS 316 L steel substrates by scratch testing method. The Young’s modulus and hardness have found to be 132 GPa and 14· 4 GPa, respectively. DLN coatings have wear factor in the order of 1 × 10^???7 mm ³ /N-m. This coating has found to be compatible with all important biomedical substrate materials and has successfully been deposited over Co–Cr alloy based knee implant of complex shape.     

万兆以太网技术应用即将起飞

网络经理们正在积极地考虑在范围广泛的网络应用中采用基于最近刚刚完成的万兆以太网(10 Gige)标准的产品。较低的安装和运营成本、高带宽、高可靠性以及部署比较容易都使万兆以太网技术成为当今发展最快的新网络技术之一。     

Applications of MEMS in surgery

In the past few decades, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have found themselves being adopted into a wide variety of fields and disciplines. Recently there has been an increased interest in the use of MEMS for surgical applications. MEMS technology has the potential to not only improve the functionality of existing surgical devices, but also add new capabilities, which allow surgeons to develop new techniques and perform entirely new procedures. MEMS can improve surgical outcomes, lower risk, and help control costs by providing the surgeon with real-time feedback on the operation. This paper discusses the challenges MEMS face in the medical device market along with current applications and future directions for the technology.