OBJECTIVES In healthcare, mobile computing made possible by smartphones is becoming an important tool among healthcare professionals. However, currently there is very little research into the effectiveness of such applications of technology. This study aims to present a framework for a smartphone application to give doctors mobile access to patient information, then review the consequences of i...

The device discovery time of Bluetooth is prohibitively long. This may significantly impact many mobile applications. In this work, we start by analyzing the frequency-matching delay of Bluetooth for both versions V1.1 and V1.2. We then propose three schemes to speed up the device discovery procedure of Bluetooth. The result is a significant reduction of average frequency-matching time from 23....

punica granatum (pg), commonly known as pomegranate (pg), is a member of the monogeneric family, punicaceae, and is mainly found in iran which is considered to be its primary centre of origin. pg and its chemical components possess various pharmacological and toxicological properties including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory (by inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokines), anti-cancer and anti-angiog...

SlowMo that targets problematic fast thinking to modify distressing appraisals of psychotic experiences and thereby reduce paranoia. A SlowMo mobile app (see www.slowmotherapy.co. uk) assists people to slow down for a moment in their daily life to notice new information and develop safer thoughts, thereby aiming to optimize the clinical relevance of adaptive appraisals of psychotic experiences ...

Roger R.B. Leakey, Zac Tchoundjeu, Kate Schreckenberg, Sheona E. Shackleton and Charlie M. Shackleton Agroforestry and Novel Crops Unit, School of Tropical Biology, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia; 2World Agroforestry Centre, BP 2067, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Overseas Development Institute, 111 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JD, England; Department of Envi...

m Lauren Abrey Switzerland Mario Airoldi Italy Ichiro Akagi Japan David Allan Canada Filippo Alongi Italy Michelle Alonso-Basanta United States of America Dante Amelio Italy Richard Amos United States of America Franc Anderluh Slovenia Fundagul Andic Turkey Nicolaus Andratschke Germany Carmen Ares Switzerland Cynthia Aristei Italy Villers Arnauld France Jonathan Ashma United States of A Vasilei...

The 1933 Pharmacy and Poisons Act gave the Society increased control over a wider membership; and established control by the Home Secretary of the scheduling of poisons. Holloway's coverage of the post-war period is less detailed, but, none the less, includes significant recent developments such as the Society's establishment of the College of Pharmacy Practice in 1981 and its continuing commit...