one which is now widely used for diagnostic purposes. The difficulties involved in making a permanent accurate record of the results, an essential part of the technique, are indicated by the variety of photographic methods that have been used, the majority of which are time-consuming and involve the use of special photographic equipment. We have been using a modification of a method first descr...

Residents living in long-term care (LTC) facilities are some of the most complex patients clinicians will encounter. Rounding on these patients can be made additionally challenging by a lack of appropriate bedside equipment, which can limit clinicians’ abilities to perform thorough evaluations. Because of this problem, clinicians may recommend transport to a clinic for further diagnosis and tre...

Infrared temperature measurement equipment (IRTME) is gaining popularity as a diagnostic tool for evaluating human and animal health. It has the prospect of reducing subject stress and disease spread by being implemented as an automatic surveillance system and by a quick assessment of skin temperatures without need for restraint or contact. This review evaluates studies and applications where I...

Many recent antitrust cases concern aftermarkets: markets for goods or services used together with durable equipment but purchased after the consumer has invested in the equipment. Examples include computer parts, software upgrades, repair manuals, and training. Durable goods manufacturers are often the dominant providers of aftermarket products. The cases involve a variety of alleged anticompe...

Condition monitoring of distribution equipment is essential for the prediction of distribution system failures. So, KEPCO developed intelligent distribution equipments that can diagnose its degradation conditions through special sensors and monitor its performance by a distribution automation system. Intelligent circuit breakers, switchgears, reclosers, transformers and surge arresters have bee...

This paper presents results from a case study in predictive maintenance at a distribution warehouse. A simulation model was built with ARENA 5.0 for integrating predictive maintenance strategies with production planning strategies, for a conveyor system. Equipment health was monitored using condition-based parameters such as temperature and vibration for mechanical and electrical components su...

Discussion and conclusion: This approach is minimally invasive compared to open surgeries with early return of normal swallowing and speech postoperatively. It also offers diagnostic benefit for submucosal tumours and does not require additional training or funding for expensive new equipment. We find this method to be of considerable clinical usefulness in the management of base of tongue tumo...

Intrathoracic disease involving lungs and pleura encountered frequently and remains a challenging clinical problem. The definitive diagnosis of lung or pleural disease some times remain unclear despite thoracocentesis, closed pleural biopsy, transthoracic needle aspiration or bronchoscopy. Recent advances in endoscopic technique, video equipment and development of better instrumentation have co...