BACKGROUND The clinical significance of blood glucose meter (BGM) error in the presence of increasing carbohydrate errors in diabetes patients who use both the BGM result and the carbohydrate estimation to dose insulin is unknown. METHODS This Monte Carlo simulation modeled diabetes patients who calculate insulin dosages based on BGM results and carbohydrate estimations. It evaluated the like...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate in inpatient and outpatient conditions, using only non-calibration data, the accuracy of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CG-MS). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Twelve, 21 and 20 type 1 diabetic patients participated in 3- day inhospital, 6-day ambulatory (i.e., 2 sensors worn consecutively) and 3-day ambulatory studies. Capillary glucose tests (7-8/day) served as ...

The design of a new type heat meters based on RFID technology are presented in this paper. By use of RFID technology in heat meters, the data can be exchanged between heat meters and heat supplying department by RF cards. The information can be transmitted in a non-contact way. In this way, the purpose of automatic identification can be achieved. The experimental study of the heat meters is als...

Abstract The solar wind energy input and dissipation in the magnetospheric–ionospheric systems of 17 supersubstorms (SSSs: SML < ?2500 nT) triggered by interplanetary shocks during cycles 23 24 are studied detail. SSS events had durations ranging from ?42 minutes to ?6 hr, intensities ?2522 nT ?4143 nT. Shock compression greatly strengthens upstream magnetic field southward component ( B s )...

Millions of users are exposed to password-strength meters/checkers at highly popular web services that use userchosen passwords for authentication. Recent studies have found evidence that some meters actually guide users to choose better passwords—which is a rare bit of good news in password research. However, these meters are mostly based on ad-hoc design. At least, as we found, most vendors d...

[1] A new seepage meter design that increases sensitivity to the small hydraulic gradients that drive submarine groundwater discharge was developed as an inexpensive alternative to traditional seepage meters. The new design replaces seepage meter bags with open-ended tubing through which the displacement of injected dye is a highly reproducible measure of discharge. Laboratory measurements, det...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Each year millions of Muslims perform pilgrimage to Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It is particularly stressful during the peak five days, when all rituals have to be performed at specific periods of time at different sites. Poor diabetes control in people with diabetes predisposes to morbidity and increases risk of acute complications. We wanted to see how well their blood gluc...