Since its creation in 1934, the Federal Communications Commission has exercised regulatory jurisdiction over all interstate common carrier communications service in the U.S. The Commission has broad powers to review rates and tariffs, determine investment and operating practices, approve new plant installations, and literally shape the entire communications carrier industry, but historically th...

A great natural disaster destroys every energy supplies and the communication network necessary for the organisation of health care (telephone, telex) is entirely or partially not functioning. It becomes impossible to be informed about the hospitals and others sanitary availabilities in the disaster area. Our personal experience, during the El Asnam's and Mexico's earthquakes demonstrates the n...

reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS & ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas). Videoteleconferencing service is available for observing open sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for observing ACRS meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician (301–415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., e.t., at least 10 days before the meeting to ensure the availability o...

An audit of recreation programs with moderate or higher levels of physical activity (PA) in Los Angeles area cities (N=82) was conducted using internet, telephone, and survey methods. Metabolic Equivalents (METs) were used to code programs׳ physical activity intensity. MET-hours per recreation program was associated with required age for enrollment, percent of residents >64 years of age, and fi...

Telemedicine is the use of telecommunications for medical diagnosis and patient care. Telecommunication technology allows for the provision of medical services to sites that are physically separated from the provider. The telemedicine communication link usually involves standard telephone service through high speed, wide bandwidth transmission of digital signals in conjunction with computer enh...

A/V over twisted pair is the transmission and distribution of audio and analog video, as well as control signals over wiring traditionally associated with data networking and telephone systems. This wiring is commonly known as UTP, or unshielded twisted pair. Special interfacing equipment is required to send video and audio signals over UTP wiring. UTP-based A/V systems are appealing for many a...

But today, when I entered the room, the mother handed me her up to date list of treatments, including nebuliser treatment with ß2 agonists, that she had administered with equipment that had been installed in her home. It continued with her graph of Jimmy's slowly improving peak flow levels, which she had measured and charted at home, having been trained by the asthma outreach nurse. She then ga...

A storage room contains a bulk of agricultural products, such as potatoes, onions, fruits, etcetera. The products produce heat due to respiration, see for example [?, ?]. A ventilator blows cooled air around to keep the products at a steady temperature and prevent spoilage. The aim is to design a control law such that the product temperature is kept at a constant, desired level. The system cont...

Since March 2010 in Queensland, legislation has specified the type of restraint and seating row for child passengers under 7 years according to age. The following study explored regional parents‟ child restraint practices and the influence of their health beliefs over these. A brief intercept interview was verbally administered to a convenience sample of parent-drivers (n = 123) in Toowoomba in...

Complex scientific and electronic measurement instruments often require precise adjustments which are typically accomplished with physical controls such as buttons, knobs, sliders and switches (for example see Figure 1). Users of modern test equipment are accustomed to these physical controls, which by learning and adaptation are perceived as natural and intuitive. More importantly, physical co...