Smart Phone, ePRO, and eDiary Technology Advances for Clinical Trials, Market Research, and Registries Reported by assisTek

...tical that ePRO solutions would maintain regulatory compliance, ensure data integrity and support the vast requirements from end user patients even in illiterate countries. Through our advancements we have addressed these requirements." assisTek Resources:   Independent research eP...

U.S. Department of Education-Funded Study Demonstrates, WordWorld, PBS KIDS(R) Television Series Works as Critical Early Literacy Tool

... NEW YORK, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- 30 million Americans in the U.S. are functionally illiterate and their children are two times more likely than average to grow up illiterate(1). The need for additional tools to help children learn to read is mo...

India caught in catastrophic smoking epidemic

...steps to control tobacco use - in particular by informing the many poor and illiterate of smoke risks. It is truly remarkable that one single factor, namely s... smoking; Substantial hazards were found both among educated and among illiterate adults and were found both in urban and in rural areas; Stopping smokin...

'Walk of Shame' Triggers Toilet Consciousness

...performer, the experience has been enriching. "Before I began to spread the message of sanitation through dance and song in several villages, I was an illiterate village girl myself. The campaign has taught me so much about personal cleanliness," she confesses. Slogans like "Clean village, healthy vill...

Patient Pays For The Callousness Of Hospital Administration

...sitive. The girl paid for its callousness//, with her life, reports the NDTV, a leading Indian TV channel. 17-year-old Jyoti, was the daughter of an illiterate three-wheeler driver of New Delhi, India’s capital. She was dreaming big. She wanted to become a doctor. The All India Institute of Medical Scienc...

Sex – Three Hundred Years Ag

... being solely targeted at the gentry, much of this work was cheap and widely available. Though many from the poorer sections of society are considered illiterate because they were unable to sign their name, they may still have been able to read: "Many more people could read than write," she said. "In London, fo...

European Commission to Boost Chhattisgarh's Health Sector

...icts. The state is to set up 200 new health centres in the current fiscal ending March 31, mainly in remote and impoverished areas dominated by illiterate tribal population. This will take the total number of primary health centres to 717. Source-IANS...

Ten Percent of Tihar Jail Inmates are Drug Addicts

...7 percent in the 24 to 30 age group and 29.15 percent are of the 31 to 45 age group," he said. Interestingly, 54.24 percent of drug addicts were illiterate and 40.29 percent studied between primary to class 10 level. "Less the education more is the addiction," Gupta said. He said 1,032 drug addicts ...

Madhya Pradesh Has India's Most Malnourished Kids

...ti Naval Singh died in the district hospital due to acute malnutrition. Her illiterate parents fed the ailing infant a 'sugar solution' they thought would cure he...acilities are often available at block levels, they remain out of reach for illiterate tribals. In some hospitals there are unused facilities due to insufficient ...

Skull and Crossbones on Bidis Likely from April

...n the cigarette packets. The effect has been miniscule. In fact, smoking has been increased especially among youngsters. "Most bidi consumers are illiterate and poor. A written warning will not serve the purpose." The minister said around 250 million people in the country used tobacco. "Of this, 42-45...

Illiterate in Medical Products

CSV-lOOOLanC10% Test Face

Description:...arious orientations for the test targets. The targets are presented at 10% contrast. The test is very useful for evaluating the low contrast acuity of illiterate or non-English speaking patients....
Company:VectorVision

CP-690E Automated Projector

Description:...tion of performing an examination by randomly selecting the charts you want during a refraction. The 33 charts include eight Snellen charts, four illiterate E's, five numbers, three for children, and 13 for special purposes. To eliminate patient memorization, The CP-690E contains seven 20/20 lines....
Company:Marco Ophthalmic, Inc.

HOTV card/illiterate/non-verbal BCNI.

Description:... This card is ideal for testing illiterate patients. It has HOTV letters on one side and Allen figures on the other. Card should be held at 16" 5" X 8"....
Company:Bernell

HOTV Distance Acuity Chart BCDI

Description:... 20 foot distance 22-1/2" X 11-1/2". This test for illiterate patients has HOTV letters on one side and Allen figures on the other....
Company:Bernell

Marco CP-1 Chart Projector

Features:...ion with thermistor for extended bulb life.Variable focus objective. Choice of mounting brackets with yoke. Single slides incorporating letters, illiterate Es and childs figures. Accepts all standard, popular American slides. Air-flow design provides for cooler operation, longer bulb life. Slide ...
Company:Marco Ophthalmic, Inc.

EverLight Chart Projector

Features:...ion with thermistor for extended bulb life.Variable focus objective. Choice of mounting brackets with yoke. Single slides incorporating letters, illiterate Es and childs figures. Accepts all standard, popular American slides. Air-flow design provides for cooler operation, longer bulb life. Slide ...
Company:Marco Ophthalmic, Inc.

Illiterate in Biological Technology

The winners and losers of the internet break-up

... registrars. But now the global players want to do their own thing. The illiterate Masses The Internet of today is no longer a place for the computer lite...bal illiterates. Totally unexposed to any layers of innovations, the almost illiterate masses around the world are direct beneficiaries of the system. Just like u...