PURPOSE To identify the types and mix of technology (hardware and software) provided to post-secondary students with dyslexia under the UK's Disabled Student Allowance (DSA), and to determine the students' satisfaction with, and use of, the equipment provided and to examine their experiences with training. METHOD A telephone survey of 455 students with dyslexia who had received technology und...

objective: this study was performed to compare the effectiveness of two methods of follow-up: short message service (sms) versus telephone call on glycosylated hemoglobin (hba1c) in type 2 diabetes. material and methods: this semi-experimental study consisted of 77 patients with type 2 diabetes who were randomly assigned into two groups: telephone follow-up (n = 39) and short message service (n...

WINNING ABSTRACT: From a total of 1211 adult & paediatric patients receiving home ventilation (HV) supervised by Royal Brompton Hospital between 1/1/06 and 30/6/06 the respiratory support team received an average of 528 daytime calls/month and 14/month out of hours calls to a telephone helpline. Diagnoses included: neuromuscular disease, chest wall disease, COPD, obesity hypoventilation and non...

As already mentioned, the key distribution can be made simple and effective with smart cards which also contain the DES algorithm. The cards are customised by the operator and sent to each individual subscriber. The key stored in the card is uniquely related to the subscribers logical directory number, which again is uniquely related to the physical line. A smart card can thus only be used by t...

OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to compare the effectiveness of two methods of follow-up: Short Message Service (SMS) versus telephone call on glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in type 2 diabetes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This semi-experimental study consisted of 77 patients with type 2 diabetes who were randomly assigned into two groups: telephone follow-up (n = 39) and Short Message Service ...

This paper optimizes the introduction of broadband internet service in an existing PSTN network, by the means of a techno-economical model. The proposed model determines the optimal timing of introduction of ADSL technology to an urban telephone network, as seen by the Network Access Provider perspective. The implementation strategy is determined on the basis of the maximization of the total in...