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Parent-child robot system for rescue missions

2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2009
High mobility, large obstacle performance, narrow space crossing-over capacity and stable data communication are important features for a rescue robot. The authors proposed a parent-child robot system that could achieve all of these abilities. The robot system is composed of a parent robot, a tracked child robot and a legged robot. The parent robot has
Yong Yang, Guiyun Xu, Xinyu Wu, Huiwei Feng, Yangsheng Xu   +4 more
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International Missions, Marital Relationships and Parenting in Military Families: An Exploratory Study

Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2017
Military families are faced with specific challenges associated with the professional military context, such as the separation of the military member from the rest of the family, because of participation in international missions. This exploratory, qualitative study investigates the association between participation in such missions—before, during and ...
Andreia Bóia, Telma Marques, Rita Francisco, Maria Teresa Ribeiro, Renato Pessoa dos Santos   +4 more
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Meeting Its Mission: Does Psychosomatics Align With the Mission of Its Parent Organization, the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine?

Psychosomatics, 2017
The vision and mission statements of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (APM) indicate that the APM should promote excellence in clinical care for patients with comorbid psychiatric and general medical conditions by seeking to influence research, public policy, and interdisciplinary education.As the APM owns the journal, Psychosomatics, we sought to
John B, Taylor, Theodore A, Stern
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Parenting, Protecting, Preserving:Mission of the Adolescent Female Runaway

Family Process, 1984
This paper presents a systemic framework for therapy with families of adolescent female runaways. The runaway adolescent is viewed as serving three functions within her family. First, she often parents her parents and siblings. Second, she protects her parents' marriage and regulates marital distance.
M P, Mirkin, P A, Raskin, F C, Antognini
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Effects of Age and Parental History of Alcoholism on EEG Findings in Mission Indian Children and Adolescents

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2001
Background: Many, but not all, Native American tribes have some of the highest rates of alcohol abuse and dependence. Yet, risk factors for the development of problem drinking in these high risk groups remain largely unknown. In primarily Euroamerican populations, electrophysiological variables have been associated with risk for alcoholism.
C L, Ehlers, T L, Wall, C, Garcia-Andrade, E, Phillips   +3 more
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Caring for Children and Meeting Mission Needs: Experiences of Parents in Dual-Military Families

Military Behavioral Health, 2017
ABSTRACTThe military has implemented policies and programs to support military members in dealing with child care issues. The current study examines dual-military parents' attitudes toward child care issues in the military. Using qualitative data from 17 focus groups conducted at 6 military installations, the authors review dual-military parents ...
Ann Hergatt Huffman, Nora Dunbar, Victoria VanPuyvelde, Zachary P. Klinefelter, Kathrine S. Sullivan   +4 more
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To Assess the Parental Perception on Sleep Habit among the Children in Pediatric Ward and OPD of Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur

International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management, 2021
Children are the worlds precious resources and the best hope for future. During clinical experiences, observation and rapport with mothers, investigators assess many children show difference in sleep patterns and irritated with daily life. The present study was aimed to assess the parental perception on sleep habit of children in the paediatric ward ...
Anjana Gopalakrishnan, Anju Anto, Anju Paul, Ann Mariya P.R., Neena Biju, Neethu Antony, Rose Mary Varghese, Thasni R. A, Suja Ann Joseph, Treesa Anto, Angela Gnanadurai   +10 more
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Psychiatric diagnoses among Mission Indian children with and without a parental history of alcohol dependence.

Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 2002
The primary goal was to determine whether Mission Indian children of alcoholics (COAs) have higher rates of psychiatric disorders than Mission Indian non-COAs. A secondary goal was to explore associations of other familial variables with rates of childhood psychiatric disorders.Psychiatric diagnoses were obtained from the primary caregiver, using the ...
David A, Gilder, Tamara L, Wall, Cindy L, Ehlers   +2 more
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Raising the Precious Single Child in Urban China-An Intergenerational Joint Mission Between Parents and Grandparents

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 2006
Abstract This article is based on a pilot study conducted in Xiamen, an urban city in southern China. Its research goal was to understand how the grandparents and parents jointly raise a single grandchild in the multi-generational family context. This research attempts to address the following questions: What are the parents' concept of an ideal child?
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Keeping Children Safe: An Exploration Of The Pathways Into Parents Anonymous, Inc. And Its Relationship To The Organization's Mission

2013
Child maltreatment continues to be a major public health problem in the United States. While it is not the subject of inquiry in this study, it does provide the context to this exploration of the pathways into a long-standing national maltreatment prevention program and its relationship to the organization's mission. The goal of Parents Anonymous® Inc.
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