Electronic fetal monitoring is used during labor and birth to monitor the babyâs heart rate in relationship to the motherâs contractions. During labor, a variety of factors can influence the babyâs heart rate, including the motherâs contractions, body temperature, and position, and the babyâs movements and activity.
Also referred to as disparate impact, adverse impact occurs when facially neutral employment practices negatively affect some selected groups of people more than others. Example: A job description with a minimum height requirement as a selection criterion could adversely impact females and Asian/Pacific Islanders, even though, on the surface, itâs a facially neutral employment practice.
Impact event. A major impact event releases the energy of several million nuclear weapons detonating simultaneously, when an asteroid of only a few kilometers in diameter collides with a larger body such as the Earth (image: artist's impression). An impact event is a collision between astronomical objects causing measurable effects. Impact events have physical consequences and have been found to regularly occur in planetary systems, though the most frequent involve asteroids, comets or meteoroids and have minimal impact. When large objects impact terrestrial planets like the Earth, there can be significant physical and biospheric consequences, though atmospheres mitigate many surface impacts through atmospheric entry. Impact craters and