OBJECTIVE To compare the measurements of spirometric peak expiratory flow (PEF) from five different PEF meters and to determine if their values are in agreement. Inaccurate equipment may result in incorrect diagnoses of asthma and inappropriate treatments. METHODS Sixty-eight healthy, sedentary and insufficiently active subjects, aged from 19 to 40 years, performed PEF measurements using Air ...

This review evaluated the level of informatics in glucometers through an assessment of the quantity and types of information and advice provided to users. Manufacturer websites were investigated and the characteristics of glucometers were examined. One hundred glucometers from 27 manufacturers were analysed. Many glucometers contained simple informatics features and five also contained on-devic...

The main objective of this study was to examine attitudes of dental students toward chairside counseling and monitoring of and screening for diabetes. A secondary objective was to examine the psychometric properties of the survey instrument. First- and fourth-year students at one dental school completed a survey examining attitudes toward and perceived barriers to performing glucose monitoring,...

Blood glucose meters (BGMs) that can be used nonvisually or with a visual limitation were introduced in the mid-1990s, but it was not until 2006 and 2007 that a new set of meters with accessibility features were introduced: Prodigy, Prodigy Autocode, and Prodigy Voice (Diagnostic Devices, Charlotte, NC), and Advocate and Advocate Redi-Code (TaiDoc, Taiwan). Accessibility attributes of the newly...

A drying machine is a that used to dry some food or product. The process of heating can be preserve products because reduces moisture content in the product and bacterial can’t live without water. Solar pond system will use for which caught trap heat from sun. fluid solar saltwater salinity varied. variation 3.5%, 5%, 7%. In system, coils circulate water towards cabin. coil made copper pipe has...

Problem definition: A stopped-meter is a meter that reports zero during a predefined period of time. The zero report can occur for two reasons: either the meter is faulty or else there is legitimate zero-consumption in the property. The usual solution is to send a technician after a predefined period of time, but the problem is how to determine the optimum period of time. If the period is too s...

here has been much excitement below our so-called top band at 1.8 MHz. At less than one-tenth this frequency, near 136 kHz, you will find many amateurs enjoying QSOs using a variety of modes. Although US and Canadian amateurs need special permission to transmit here, there is a 2200 meter amateur band in many European countries and in New Zealand. Aside from its low frequency, the most striking...