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Pregnancy and delivery are critical events in women with von Willebrand's disease type 3. Prophylactic treatment for delivery and early postpartum period is recommended. Vaginal delivery is considered safe. However, experience is based on rare case reports. We report the management of two pregnancies and successful deliveries in a woman with von Willebrand's disease type 3.

The DARPA Grand Challenge (DGC) was an opportunity to test autonomous vehicles in a competitive situation. In addition to intelligent behaviour, the participating vehicles must also exhibit ruggedness and endurance in order to survive the fast ride over rough terrain (.'win with the software -lose with the hardware". The SciAutonics teams decided to use compact and agile vehicles that employ proven mechanical designs v e v suitable for the desert environment. 4-wheel drive ensures robust controllability even in slippeiy ground, and a roll cage protects the vehicle components from damage in case of a collision. The control system relies primarily on a diferential GPS (Sta$re) and a set of inertial sensors for navigating between the given set of waypoints. A sensor suite using infrared laser (LIDAR) and ultrasound sensing provides the capability of obstacle avoidance and path following. This paper shows the components of the vehicle and results @om driving at the DGC.