1 Incremental and reeexive information Elwood lies on a hospital bed, a thermometer|we'll call it t|in his mouth. Bad news about Elwood: (1) The fact that the mercury in t is above 98.6 carries the information that Elwood has a fever. The fact referred to we call the signal or indicating fact. The thermometer is the carrier of the signal, the property of containing mercury that has risen past 9...

Enclosed areas pose a greater risk of transmitting infectious and bacterial diseases. The proposed system helps prevent disease by tracking students’ daily body temperature before entering the school premises. Each student will be provided with unique QR code containing information, such as their name class. needs to scanned first camera-equipped smartphone reading temperature. thermometer reco...

Tympanic thermometers have become a popular alternative to glass mercury thermometers for recording patients' temperatures. This article reviews studies that have been performed to audit their use in clinical practice. It examines the accuracy of tympanic thermometers and discusses ways to improve the use of this instrument and the implications for nursing practice.