The theme of this series is the management of "every day" clinical problems that present to accident and emergency departments. Part of the aim of the series is to engage the readership in continuing medical education (CME)lcontinuing professional development (CPD) and authors have been asked to provide three questions and key references. If you would like to participate please send your answer...

Electrical companies routinely inspect their overhead lines by helicopter. Current detailed aerial inspection approach uses trained inspectors who fly aboard helicopters to inspect the lines with binoculars and cameras, while recording the data in a logbook. The procedure is performed while the helicopter hovers over and around power lines and structures, creating an element of danger for the p...

This paper introduces a model of spatio-temporal database that we are developing to query interesting events in video sequences. The database that we are designing is pushing the state of the art for a number of elds, and there are many issues that are still waiting a satisfactory solution. In this paper we present our (albeit still partial) answer to some of these problems, and the future dire...

The Digital Building Logbook (DBL) was first introduced together with the Renovation Wave initiative, promoted by European Commission and then defined in proposal for a recast of energy performance buildings Directive, December 2021, as repository relevant data on building that aims to alleviate current lack information stock. Several sources already exist at different levels Europe, their inte...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) (MiniMed, Sylmar, CA) could be used to make clinical decisions and whether it has an impact on glycemia in pediatric type 1 diabetic subjects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Pediatric subjects were recruited if they had HbA(1c) >8.0% with management problems (n = 35) or episodes of severe or nocturnal hypoglycemia or ...

Diesel accounts for up to 46 per cent of mining operations costs. In 2001, the Customs and Excise Act was amended allow rebates qualifying diesel users. The rebate aims protect international competitiveness South African industry. One key requirements is submit logbooks that are compliant; however, industry struggling maintain accurate logbook verification. Failure comply with has prevented eli...