The general U.S. population consists of people at varying risk of HIV infection. Some take part in behaviors that put them at high risk, such as sharing IV drug equipment or engaging in certain sexual practices with people who may be infected. The vast majority of the U.S. population, however, are most likely at little or no risk, because they do not practice risky behaviors or because they liv...

Although the known risks of exposure to hazardous drugs have been well documented and disseminated, certain barriers remain in the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by nurses administering chemotherapy. At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a program was developed that incorporated not only monitoring and reporting compliance of the use of PPE, but also engaged the staff in audit and report...

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A study of the time and motion of the anaesthetists' routine activities was made using conventional equipment. Films of manual and visual movements were studied in detail and the expectations of certain consultant anaesthetists regarding apparatus were recorded. Models of apparatus were used to test their acceptability. A modular system appeared preferable to a work station or to adaptation of ...

We describe here our efforts to make it easier to perform certain well-known pieces from the live electronic music repertory, without resorting to special hardware or proprietary software. We hope that these realizations of the electronic parts of the pieces will be longer-lasting than previous realizations have been, and that they will make it possible to perform the music with a much smaller ...

Certain wind turbine maintenance tasks require specialist equipment, such as a large crane for heavy lift operations. Equipment hire often has lead time of several weeks but equipment use is restricted by future weather conditions through speed safety limits, necessitating an assessment conditions. This paper sets out methodology producing subseasonal-to-seasonal (up to 6 ahead) forecasts that ...

ite power and grounding audits/evaluations of commercial and industrial locations routinely identify electrical power system grounding and bonding problems. According to S. Frank Waterer, an electrical engineering IEEE Fellow at Schneider Electric with more than 30 years of experience, approximately 70% of all anomalies, dysfunctions, or problems associated with power distribution systems are d...

Digital filters have certain characteristics which make possible some things that are either difficult or essentially impossible using analog equipment. Among the most useful characteristics are steep transition band slopes and the capability to shape the passband transfer function in great detail. Unlike most digital filters implemented in software, hardware digital filters can be used to filt...

In response to the continuing problem of noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) among mine workers, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has conducted numerous noise surveys in coal preparation plants. The research, consisting of worker dose monitoring, task observations, and equipment noise profiling, was completed in eight separate preparation plants. Worker dose monit...

Abstract In order to accurately intercept incoming swarm targets and improve interception efficiency, the efficiency of various air defense equipment was studied. The paper introduces current ways deal with UAV swarm, establishes mathematical model different types equipment; Under premise given probability, time cost methods are calculated respectively, weight distribution is used analyze weapo...