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Improvement Item Initial Fire Department accountability weak for first thirty minutes due to response from multiple locations control was regained through radio roll call and telephones. Lack of credentials caused some problems with movement of volunteer responders county produced generic badges with names, but no photos. 

In community pharmacy the most common form of contact with a GP is by telephone concerning a prescription that has been received in the pharmacy. As pharmacists we are problem solving all the time, so if there is a problem with a prescription we will normally try to resolve it without resorting to contacting the prescriber. However in certain cases contact with the prescriber will be required. 

First transistor built (point-contact form) by Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley of Bell Telephone Labs Junction transistor developed to avoid reliability problems with point-contact transistor... 

The problem with these systems and their dependence on manual processing from telephone or fax entries starts with the errors in the incoming orders. Having conducted many tests with a variety of business firms where we analyzed the accuracy of orders for a 60- to 90-day period, we consistently found that up to 40% of the orders contained one or more mistakes. These errors included the wrong customer name, location,... 

Further chapters cover in detail the characteristics and applications of galvanic anodes and of cathodic protection rectifiers, including specialized instruments for stray current protection and impressed current anodes. The fields of application discussed are buried pipelines storage tanks tank farms telephone, power and gas-pressurized cables ships harbor installations and the internal protection of water tanks and industrial plants. A separate chapter deals with the problems of high-tension effects on pipelines and cables. A study of costs and economic factors concludes the discussion. The appendix contains those tables and mathematical derivations which appeared appropriate for practical purposes and for rounding off the subject. 

One other long-term condition that takes place with relatively low level DC fields in the presence of moisture is the migration of the metal of the conductor into the plastic. This was discovered to be a common thing in the past with silver conductors and phenolic insulators. The first instance of field failures were discovered in telephone equipment. The problem can occur with other metals with phenolic and also conceivably with other plastics that are moisture sensitive and can have a solvating action on the conductor metals that they contact. Most of these type plastics should be avoided inside hermetically sealed containers with movable contacts. Vapors released from the organic plastic deposit on the contacts to produce an insulation layer leading to contact failure. 

Frequent follow-up sessions are needed to determine compliance with the drug regimen. If a follow-up visit is not feasible, die nurse considers a telephone call or home visit. It is vital tiiat the nurse strive to develop a caring and nurturing relationship with the patient. Compliance is enhanced when a patient trusts the nurse and feels comfortable confiding any problem encountered during drug tiierapy. 

When study data need to be transferred to the Study Director at regular intervals (typically after each application, sampling, and shipment), the e-mail and attachment transfer rate is critical. In isolated field sites, with poor telephone tine quality, the upload can take hours. This is also a problem when downloading software updates. Also, the upload/download time may be a problem when it ties up the only telephone tine or fax tine. If available in the area, the use of a faster form, such as cable modem or digital subscriber line (DSL), is preferable. Since telephone tine quality is a common problem, it would be best if software developers sent updates on CD-ROMs. 

Stage 5 Moderately severe cognitive decline (moderate AD) Major gaps in memory appear and assistance with day-to-day activities is necessary inability to recall details such as current address and telephone number may begin difficulty with orientation to place and time less challenging mathematical problems may become difficult (e.g., serial 4 s or 2 s) can still recall their own name and those of spouse and children. 

QUALITATIVE COMMENTS (with 60 mg) There may well be time slowing. I noticed that the voices on the radio seemed to be of a deeper pitch. And with music there is a most easy flight of fantasy. I tried to keep a logical conversation going on the telephone, but I am pretty s ure there w ere problems. I found myself down sooner than I would have liked. ... 

Records are kept of when a sample was collected, the method of collection, who collected the sample, what the elapsed time was between harvest and freezing, the conditions under which it was stored, how it was shipped to the laboratory, and when it was shipped. When a sample arrives at the laboratory, the condition of the sample is checked and recorded. Then the information on the sample bag (sample number, application rate, preharvest interval, etc.) is compared to the trial information sheets which are submitted along with the samples. Any omissions or discrepancies are corrected at that time. If there is an omission or discrepancy that cannot be easily corrected by a telephone call from the sample processing laboratory to the field scientist, the study director is notified. The study director must make the decision about the validity of the sample and put a note in the data file explaining how the problem was corrected or that the problem could not be corrected and the trial is to be abandoned. If the trial is dropped, Quality Assurance is notified, the trial is deleted from the active Master Schedule, and an explanation is put in the study file. 

As an alternative, field crews may communicate with the chemist in the office by telephone and by fax for immediate resolution of questions and problems that may arise during sampling. 

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