A biophysical profile (BPP) is a non-invasive assessment of fetal well-being after 40 weeks.
It measures five components, and it consists of two parts, including a cardiotocography (CTG), more commonly known as a nonstress test, and an ultrasound..
Ultrasound is used to assess four discrete biophysical parameters: fetal movement, fetal tone, fetal breathing, and amniotic fluid volume.
A separate nonstress test of the fetal heart rate (FHR) can also be performed as a component of the BPP..
BPPs most commonly take place in the third trimester, usually after 32 weeks, but they can be conducted any time after 24 weeks..
The biophysical environment is the biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism, or population, and includes ,particularly the factors that have an influence in their survival, development and evolution.
The naked term environment can make reference to different concepts, but it is often used as a short form for the biophysical environment.
LANDFIRE's (LF) Biophysical Settings (BPS) represents the vegetation system that may have been dominant on the landscape prior to Euro-American settlement and is based on both the current biophysical environment and an approximation of the historical disturbance regime.
LF uses BPS to depict reference conditions of vegetation across landscapes.
The Biophysics Facility is located on level 3 of the Sanger Building.
The facility is part of a larger collection of service and research facilities in the Department of Biochemistry.
