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Geriatric Considerations - Summary Ensure that the older adult can adequately use the inhalation device. A spacer maybe beneficial in fhose unable fo coordinate device operation and inhalation. Spacer devices improve drug delivery to the lungs, therefore monitor closely as the patient may also experience increased systemic side effects with improved exposure to albuterol. Monitor cardiac status. 

Compliance may be more difficult to achieve in pediatric practice than otherwise, since it involves not only the parent s conscientious effort to follow directions but also such practical matters as measuring errors, spilling, and spitting out. For example, the measured volume of teaspoons" ranges from 2.5 to 7.8 ml. The parents should obtain a calibrated medicine spoon or syringe from the pharmacy. These devices improve the accuracy of dose measurements and simplify administration of drugs to children. 

Not only were aiming devices improved but more precise and deadly bombs were developed. The size of bombs was increased until wts of ca 20tons were reached. Some of the biggest bombs were known as block busters(qy) because the force of the blast of a single bomb could destroy an entire block or more(Refs 1,2,3,4 5). Another term used was earthquake bombs... 

Weisz G, Distal protection devices improve the safety of carotid artery stenting. Analysis of Over 1350 Procedures, Circulation 2003 108 (suppl IV) IV-605. [Abstract],... 

Another advantage of OVPD over VTE is the ability to control surface morphology (Table 9.1, no. 10). Use of two different deposition modes in OVPD enables active design of layer morphology and interfaces with very valuable properties for device improvements this is of particular importance for high-performance organic TFTs. 

Using arc-shaped downcomers. Special tray designs (166,169) have arc-shaped downcomers, which direct liquid toward the column walls. These devices improve flow patterns, but their effect on efficiency has not been tested. 

PEVD has been applied to deposit auxiliary phases (Na COj, NaNOj and Na SO ) for solid potenfiometric gaseous oxide (CO, NO, and SO ) sensors, as well as a yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) ceramic phase to form composite anodes for solid oxide fuel cells. In both cases, the theoretically ideal interfacial microstructures were realized. The performances of these solid state ionic devices improved significantly. Eurthermore, in order to set the foundation for future PEVD applications, a well-defined PEVD system has been studied both thermodynamically and kinetically, indicating that PEVD shows promise for a wide range of technological applications. 

Andrade AS, McGruder HF, Wu AW, Celano SA, Skolasky RL, Seines OA, Huang IC, McArthur JC (2005) A programmable prompting device improves adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected subjects with memory impairment. Clin Infect Dis 41 875-882. 

In order to fulfill its very broad mission of promoting health in our nation and the world, the PHS has designed programs and created agencies that help control and prevent diseases conduct and fund biomedical research that will eventually lead to better treatment and prevention of diseases protect us against unsafe food, drugs, and medical devices improve mental health and deal with drug and alcohol abuse expand health resources and provide health care to people in medically under-served areas and to those with special needs. 

Res ervoir/multi dose Active (powered devices) Improved formulations... 

The high-volume sampler has become the most widely used tool for monitoring particulate matter air pollution. It is a low-cost, portable, easily maintained, and reasonably precise sampling device. Improvements in sampler performance have resulted from incorporation of automatic timers, flowrate recorders, and size separation devices into the basic system. Although hi-vols are the accepted standard in particulate matter monitoring, they inherently lack the ability to provide realtime particulate matter measurements. 

Activation and conductivity at room temperature are problems that can be addressed by the incorporation of other electronic structures that increase carrier transport. Crystal morphology is an important parameter in the boron doping process to determine uncompensated acceptors (Aa-Ad) for different crystal facets as a function of doping concentration. The temperature coefficient of resistance for a CVD diamond film can be changed by boron doping. As conductivity depends on the crystal phase, the combined electromechanical properties can be exploited in sensor applications both for resistive temperature detectors and for pressure transdu-cers. " As electrical conductivity is related linearly with boron concentration, a better-controlled process may allow for the development of better semiconductor devices improving crystal quality and operating limits. ... 

High-viscosity systems small devices improve efficiency... 

Technologies which aim at improved cooking/heating devices, improved fuels, or reduced need for heating Better stove design Better ventilation Chemical treatment of some fuels, for example, coal Reduce the size of fuel pieces, for example, briquettes and pellets instead of large coal lumps Better insulation... 

Improvising and experiment, apparatus or device. Improving the accuracy of an instrument. 

High ohmic contact resistances in SiC devices present a serious limitation for high frequency performance. Furthermore, the problem of ohmic and Schottky contact thermal stability has not been solved. Contacts (and, sometimes, packages) usually limit the maximum SiC device operating temperatures. The existence of micropipes in 6H- and 4H-SiC material leads to a low yield for power devices. Improvements in material quality, the development of bulk 3C-SiC for 3C-SiC homoepitaxy, and the development of better contacts are of primary importance for the advancement of the SiC device technology. 

As soon as radioactive tracers of iodine, especially iodide, thyroxine (T4), and triiodothyronine (T3), became available after the end of World War II, research began on the kinetics of radioiodine in humans, as well as in experimental animals. As measuring devices improved, radioactivity could be measured not only in the blood plasma, but also in other body fluids, and external measurement of the radioactivity in the thyroid and in other organs of the body soon became feasible. A rich body of experimental data ensued there was a need to synthesize these data into a unifying theoretical structure. 

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