The geography of large and relatively underpopulated countries like Australia makes it attractive to use increasingly cheap information technology to improve access to general practitioners. People are already using the internet to access many other services. However, there are some moderating influences on the use of video-consultations in general practice. These include technical limitations,...

Introduction The practice of clinical diagnostic radiology has been made possible by advances not only in diagnostic equipment and investigative techniques, but also in the contrast media that permit visualisation of the details of the internal structure or organs that would not otherwise be demonstrable. The remarkably high tolerance of modern contrast media has been achieved through successiv...

The maintenance of some sophisticated and complex equipment – for example, diagnostic equipment used in hospitals – is frequently outsourced to the original equipment supplier or another maintenance service provider. Companies that own such assets can either enter into a service agreement, or they can use service providers on a call-out basis. A fundamental problem for the provider of maintenan...

In modern power systems, condition based monitoring and diagnosis is essential to ensure the effective reliable operation of different high voltage equipment (HVE). Compared other techniques, partial discharges (PD) measurement considered as a key method for assessing insulation health condition. The benefits PD HVE can be extended by proper detection, identification, interpretation signal. Amo...

INTRODUCTION Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of the most prevalent infections in women of reproductive age. Amsel's criteria and Nugent scoring system are among the most commonly used diagnostic methods. Although Nugent scoring system is considered the gold standard for diagnosing BV, it is time consuming and costly, and its interpretation needs lab equipment and experts. Hence, most physicians...

According to WHO, at any one time, around 50 per cent of medical equipment in lowand middle-income countries cannot be used because of lack of maintenance or spare parts.1 We have found that unwillingness or inability to repair equipment and put it back in use is also a major cause. New equipment is made available by different international non-government organisations (INGOs) competing with on...