24 research outputs found
A collaborative approach to managing sleep problems
No full textIn response to the local need for advice and support for parents of children and young people with
learning disabilities, a structured 3 week sleep clinic was developed by a community team who
targeted a small group of parents and carers and provided individualised sleep care plans. The clinic
was evaluated very positively by parents, resulting in an ongoing sleep clinic programme; and the
procedure has been shared with another Disabled Children's Team. Further evaluation could be
implemented to strengthen findings; however, it may be useful to share these initial findings more
widely with other localities
Sleep Hygiene and Melatonin Treatment for Children and Adolescents With ADHD and Initial Insomnia
No full textClinical Correlates of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults
No full textNutritional Status of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Pilot Study
No full textObjectives. This is a pilot study of the dietary intake and nutrient status of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Method. Nutritional assessment of 43 children aged 6–12 with ADHD was performed using a 3-day food record, 24-hour recall, and serum assessors. Results. Macronutrient intake and consumption of Low-Nutrient Foods were comparable to population norms; however, 66% were found to be deficient in zinc and 23% in copper. Conclusions. This pilot study reports the food intake and nutrient status of children with ADHD and shows a predisposition for low zinc and copper status in ADHD
96-GT-62 COMPRESSOR OFF-DESIGN PERFORMANCE PREDICTION USING AN ENDWALL MODEL
No full textABSTRACT A throughflow method for designing and analysing compressors has to be supplied with loss, deviation, and blockage estimates for every blade row. The earliest methods used empirical correlations for profile loss and deviation, together with an empirical blockage or "work done" factor, and empirical estimates of additional losses near the endwalls. Previous papers by the author have described how to replace the empirical blockage factor and endwall corrections by explicit calculations using a new mathematical model of the endwall phenomena. Those papers illustrated the application of the method near design conditions, using either design profile loss and deviation figures or computations by a viscous-inviscid interaction blade-to-blade method. In order to estimate off-design performance rapidly over the whole operating range, some way of estimating off-design profile loss encl.deviation must be chosen. In this paper, the previously-derived design point loss and deviation figures are retained, and an empirical correlation due to Miller, Wasdell, and Wright is Used to predict the changes in loss and deviation off-design. It is shown by means of sample threedimensional Nat-Stokes computations that the endwall model remains applicable off-design. The method has been tested against two low speed and two high speed compressors, one of each example having controlled-diffusion blading. The low speed compressor characteristic maps are predicted only approximately, but the predicted high speed compressor maps are good. It is widely believed that endwall flow separation can initiate stall or surge. As stall or surge was approached the shape factor of the annulus wall boundary layer at one location rose sharply, but no single stall-predicting value could be found
A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial of controlled release melatonin treatment of delayed sleep phase syndrome and impaired sleep maintenance in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities
No full textLong‐term effectiveness outcome of melatonin therapy in children with treatment‐resistant circadian rhythm sleep disorders
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