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...

In recent years, with the rapid development of ornamental fisheries and recreational fisheries, different varieties of ornamental fish have come into many office business palaces and people’s house. The Aquarium and many other aquarium equipment are developing from functionality to intelligentize. Through the industry research, a set of remote automation monitoring and control equipment for the...

Many different types of mobile equipment used in surface coal mining utilize enclosed cabs to protect equipment operators. The overburden removal process is extremely dusty and can cause excessive exposure to respirable dust, especially crystalline silica. After equipment is used for years, many components of the enclosure deteriorate and its effectiveness is greatly reduced. This report discus...

Industrial service and maintenance is by necessity a mobile activity, and the aim of the technology reported is towards improving automated support for the technician in this endeavor. As such, a framework was developed called PARIS (PDA-based Augmented Reality Integrating Speech) that executes entirely on a commercially available PDA equipped with a small camera and wireless support. Real-time...

Background Autism or “Autism Spectrum Disorder” is characterized by manifestations of impairments in social behavior, stereotyped movements, difficulty in communication and interaction with people. This paper presents a system composed of a mobile robot to generate interactive tasks with autistic children, and an EEG (electroencephalography) equipment to get brain information to characterize th...

The article presents (1) the technical characteristics of Mobile TV [Mobile TV] and how it differs from IPTV Internet [Internet TV], (2) network, spectrum equipment issues that will influence regulatory framework, (3) opportunities created for when migrating to digital TV, (4) a case study in Mexico concerning framework telecommunications broadcasting services, market players, availability, mig...

In this paper we describe a network for distributing personalised information with the usage of artificial intelligence methods. Reception of this information should be possible with everyday mobile equipment. Intelligent filtering and spam protection aim at integrating this technology into our environment. Information on the system architecture and usage of the installation are also presented.

To improve utilization and reduce the cost of maintaining mobile clinical equipment, healthcare organization leaders should do the following: Select an initial asset group to target. Conduct a physical inventory. Evaluate the organization's asset "ecosystem." Optimize workflow processes. Phase in new processes, and phase out inventory. Devote time to change management. Develop a replacement str...

Labs at Microsoft, test projects at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and companies such as Quarterscope Solutions (www.quarterscope.com) are moving forward with projects that will bring real-time mapping and location data to portable-equipment users. Once they've gained market acceptance, these mobile products will be able to pick up signals from a few base stations and then triangulate to d...