Voting machine failures stood front and center in the recount of the 2000 presidential election vote in Florida. The election dispute between George Bush and Al Gore exposed problems in the absentee and registration systems, in the management of polling places, and even in the definition of a vote in Florida’s law. However, a single image captured the heart of the election controversy: Judge Ro...

w o a h c l q s 6 s h c u h r h m s w t f o m t w t f b The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Technology Committee provides reviews of existing, new, or emerging endoscopic technologies that have an impact on the practice of GI endoscopy. Evidencebased methodology is used, with a MEDLINE literature search to identify pertinent clinical studies on the topic and a MAUDE (U.S....

T design of management equipment for sports and ornamental turf and for porous playing surfaces poses a problem for engineers, calling for precision results with a minimum of working components subject to wear and adjustment and to damage by use, weather, etc. T hese overall requirements can be met successfully and commercially only by simple principles, by robust construction without undue wei...

The soldier is the Army’s most deployed combat system and the most essential weapon in the Army’s arsenal. Program Executive Office (PEO) soldier was activated in October 2001 to equip the soldier as a system through centralized development, acquisition, fielding and sustainment of virtually everything the soldier wears or carries. The mission of PEO Soldier is to ensure that soldiers are letha...

The problem is the difficulty in determining type and method of manufacture installation foundation on soft soils. research objective to provide an overview foundation, which suitable soil environment. This uses used methods with trial error, a case study approach method, namely difficulties overcoming availability permanent structural support foundations refinery operation equipment soil. resu...

A detailed description is presented in this paper of small sand and water culture equipment. A number of large out-of-doors sand cultures both for tree and annual crops have also been constructed at the U. S. Regional Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, California. In their general features these latter cultures are like those described in an earlier publication (3). The more significant modificati...

In this paper we explore the idea that by combining different sources of information in a hospital environment, valuable e-services can be developed for reducing cost and improving quality of service. Companies, like Philips Medical Systems, may have a competitive advantage, because they have a large installed base which may provide valuable information already, and because they can change thei...

R readers of this column know that I don’t hesitate to criticize equipment manufacturers for their technically parochial and/or deficient engineering which ultimately drives system installers, maintenance technicians and users crazy. Although I'm an instructor at a number of seminars and workshops each year, the by Bill Whitlock recent Syn-Aud-Con JENSEN TRANSFORMERS Grounding and Shielding Wor...