#Infrared Thermometer for Offices

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I’m always cold so I brought a space heater for my cubicle and lately the other people in my department have been feeling cold. Sometimes I let them borrow my space heater, but today I really needed it so they put in a request for maintenance to turn up the heater. About an hour later a guy starts walking up and down the aisle with an infrared thermometer and I thought there’s no way he’s checking the temperature of our row. Then I see him talking to the man that sits at the far end of my rows whose cubicle is right next to the heater. I thought there’s no way he’s asking him if he feels cold because he didn’t make the request to have the heat turned up. A few moments later I feel a cool breeze come down from the ceiling and thought there’s no way the AC is being turned on when it’s the beginning of winter. Then my supervisor tells me another guy that sits near the heater too messages her asking if we submitted a request to have the heater turned up because he overheard the conversation between the guy with the infrared thermometer and the other guy that sits by the heater. Apparently the guy that sits by heater said it was too hot in the office and so maintenance turned on the AC. That made me so mad because wtf. I don’t understand why maintenance would ask for the opinion of someone who didn’t put in the request and why maintenance felt the need to verify our claim that it’s too cold. What benefit does anyone get by lying about that????

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[hofen]

K3 Handsfree Non-contact Forehead Body Infrared Thermometer

1. Non-contact, no need to handheld, avoid cross-infection.

2. Using a new chip, the induction time is faster (500 ms); the pass rate per minute is greatly improved (50 people/min).

3. High-temperature measurement accuracy, accuracy tolerance: +/- 0.2 (34 ~ 45 degree C)

4. With the warning of light failure detection and warning of abnormal temperature light.

5. Can be connected to a USB power source, power bank, 18650 lithium battery (not included).

6. High-definition display with 5m viewing distance.

7. Intelligent infrared forehead thermometer, no need to hold, can be hung/double-sided adhesive tape/bracket fixed.

8. The price makes up for the vacuum of the price of the handheld forehead gun and the high cost of the thermography door.

9. Can be applied in different occasions. Office / Metro / Home / Supermarket / Shop / Community / Entrance etc.

10. Stand Not Included

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An Energy Audit: What Is It?

As an Energy Audit, a home or business building's energy efficiency is assessed through an energy audit. Energy efficiency is the ability to perform a task with less energy. You will receive a comprehensive assessment of your energy efficiency and electricity consumption from the audit. The audit report contains vital information about your energy use and Energy Star rating. With this knowledge, you can detect and address any problems with energy use to reduce the cost of electricity. Before installing a renewable energy system, it is wise to do an energy audit. A certified energy advisor or auditor will conduct an energy audit of a business or a residence. The task of finishing energy efficiency evaluations for both commercial and non-commercial buildings fall to energy auditors. To ascertain your energy consumption and issue areas, a qualified energy auditor will visit your residence or business and walk through the interior and exterior. 

Being an Energy Consultant, they will examine components that enhance the overall energy efficiency of your house or place of business as they go through it. Your insulation levels, including those in the basement and external attic walls, will be examined by the auditor and you’re heating and cooling systems or HVAC system. They will also measure and count the number of windows and doors in the building in addition to taking external measurements. An energy auditor will look for air leaks in a home or place of business to assess how tight a building's envelope is. An air sealing technique is used in an airtightness test. The auditor will shut the building's front door and install a big fan inside. The testing fan will compel outside air to enter gaps or cracks by drawing interior air outside the structure. Although most auditors use feathers or incense to detect the gaps precisely, these air leaks are frequently easily felt with the hand. An energy auditor will do a thermographic scan to evaluate the energy use of your house or place of business in addition to the airtightness test. 

As one of the leading Energy Auditor, they will measure energy consumption using a variety of energy utilization instruments, including surface thermometers, furnace efficiency meters, and infrared cameras. Lastly, the auditor will review previous utility invoices. The energy auditor will present you with a comprehensive list of recommendations for energy efficiency upgrades you can implement after evaluating and testing your home or business structure. The majority of the suggestions can reduce your utility costs if they are followed. Check out the Home Energy Score Program the US Department of Energy offers. Speak with the energy or winterization office of your local or state government they can help you locate a business or group capable of conducting an energy audit. By conversing with them, find out if your energy supplier performs home energy evaluations. They suggest a nearby auditor that you can work with. Look through the network of Residential Energy Services. Keeping a checklist of the areas you have audited and noting the problems you found will be helpful. It's essential to remember that completing a do-it-yourself home energy audit will be less reliable and credible than hiring a professional. Also, leave it to a pro if you need help with how to inspect or remedy a problem.

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Why hire plumbers who are professionals?

Plumbing problems are quite common, and they can happen at any time. The problem is when that happens, there is shortage of water, and that can create a huge ruckus at home or at any commercial space. This is because one cannot live without water for long. It is needed for washing, toilet activities, and sometimes for drinking purposes as well.

So, calling a professional plumber immediately, so that they can find the right solution, and get the water supply back is the best thing to do. There are many people who love applying DIY measures to solve problems that they face – but it is better to give a call to someone who is experienced in these things when a complicated issue arises. One can contact plumbing services in Ras-Al-Khaimah – so that they can come, and look at the issue.

There are some jobs that can be complicated, and it can mess up the entire plumbing network of a house. Hence, hiring a professional plumber can save one from that sort of an issue. Also, getting someone who has knowledge on these things can also make the cost worthwhile.

Reasons to hire professional plumbing services

Professionals always know what to look for when they are diagnosing any plumbing issues, and they have their equipment ready to solve it. They have all the latest technologies like cameras that can see down the pipes, an infrared thermometer guns, gas leak detectors, and other things so that they can diagnose the issue easily. Hence, it reduces the time of solving the issue that has happened. Plumbers can also run some manual tests to see how the plumbing system works in a house or in the office, and find the best solutions for it.

The professionals repair things in such a way that they are made to last. If that not happens, then the problem keeps repeating, and one has to make it right every time. Hence, one must go for professional services that can find a permanent solution for the problems, and solve it. It should never come back ever or at least for many years.

Getting some problems with the plumbing system? One can always call the customer service section of the office to get thing explained by an expert. Also, if any problem arises even after the repair one can immediately call them, so that they can send a plumbing expert to solve the matter.

The best advantage of hiring a professional is that, they come with a lot of safety. There are many issues that can happen when one is solving a plumbing mishap and that can emit large volume of electricity too. This can cause harm to people who are amateurs. But professionals know how to manage these things, and they also use better equipment to do that.

Getting local affordable plumbers can be very cost-effective as they can not only solve the issue but they also never come back for a long time. Also, professionals mean one does not have to take headaches of solving issues themselves.

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Vital Signs Monitoring Devices Market Is Expected To Witness Higher Demands Till 2030

The global vital signs monitoring devices market size is expected to reach USD 18.8 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 8.5% according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The growing prevalence of lifestyle-associated chronic conditions and rising demand for advanced monitoring devices in developing countries, such as China, India, Thailand, and Brazil, are the major factors driving the market growth. The availability of monitoring systems at competitive prices and increasing disposable income are also expected to fuel the market growth during the forecast period. The introduction of advanced, integrated vital signs monitoring solutions and the growing trend of using these devices in home healthcare settings & all-time wearable devices for chronic patients will support the market growth.

Blood pressure monitors are the largest product segment due to the increasing incidence of hypertension and the high demand for BP monitors designed for personal use. The hospital end-use segment dominated the market in 2021 due to the factors, such as the huge patient pool, financing capability, and the requirement for vital signs monitors in bulk in hospitals. The product demand escalated drastically in 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19 as a daily measurement of the vital signs was the crucial parameter to be looked for in identifying the presence of the virus. These devices can also provide facility-based surveillance for healthcare-associated infections, including infections in healthcare workers and inpatients, which is one of the vital components of the COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures. The product usage for in-home settings also saw a surge with respect to maintaining patient and provider safety while also allowing real-time access to vital signs via Cloud Portals.

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Vital Signs Monitoring Devices Market Report Highlights

By product, BP monitors held the largest market share in 2021 and are expected to grow at a lucrative CAGR from 2022 to 2030

The hospital end-use segment dominated the market in 2021 and is expected to continue its dominance throughout the forecast period owing to the high demand for advanced devices

North America dominated the global market in 2021. The presence of major market players and high adoption rates of advanced technologies are the key factors attributed to the segment growth

The industry is highly competitive. Various manufacturers are focusing on new product launches, technological innovations, collaborations, and regional expansion as major strategic initiatives

Vital Signs Monitoring Devices Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the global vital signs monitoring devices market on the basis of product, end-use, and region:

Vital Signs Monitoring Devices Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

Blood Pressure Monitors

Aneroid Blood Pressure Monitors

Digital Blood Pressure Monitor

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors

Blood Pressure Instrument Accessories

Instrument & Accessories

Pulse Oximeters

Table-top/Bedside Pulse Oximeters

Fingertip Pulse Oximeter

Hand-held Pulse Oximeters

Wrist-worn Pulse Oximeters

Pediatric Pulse Oximeters

Pulse Oximeter Accessories

Temperature Monitoring Devices

Mercury Filled Thermometers

Digital Thermometers

Infrared Thermometers

Liquid Crystal Thermometer

Temperature Monitoring Device Accessories

Other Vital Sign Monitors

Vital Signs Monitoring Devices End-use Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

Hospitals

Physician’s Office

Home Healthcare

Ambulatory Centers

Emergency Care Centers

Other Healthcare Settings

Vital Signs Monitoring Devices Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

North America

U.S.

Canada

Europe

Germany

U.K.

France

Italy

Spain

Sweden

Denmark

Norway

Asia Pacific

China

Japan

India

South Korea

Australia

Thailand

Latin America

Mexico

Brazil

Argentina

MEA

South Africa

Saudi Arabia

UAE

Kuwait

List of Key Players of Vital Signs Monitoring Devices Market

Koninklijke Philips N.V.

Medtronic

Nihon Kohden Corp.

GE Healthcare

Masimo

Omron Healthcare

Contec Medical Systems Co. Ltd.

A&D Company Ltd.

Nonin Medical Inc.

SunTech Medical, Inc.

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[gregador]

Coping. Are you?

I hope you all have kept yourself safe, productive, and entertained while we’re dealing with distancing/lockdowns/stay-at-home orders. A few thoughts as my first jobless week comes to a close:

I haven’t been out with the camera nearly as much as I thought I might. I know it’s healthy, even encouraged to get outside for some exercise, but I feel like hiking miles with my camera gear might be pushing it. Any thoughts?

I had to visit a local hospital for another Venous Duplex scan and a CT Scan for my recent DVT. I’m not so thrilled looking at the results of the Duplex scan and reading ‘persistent’ and ‘worsening’.

It was a bit apocalyptic walking into the hospital.  Locked entrances, cordoned off areas, security yelling directions on where to go. I was greeted by three nurses, all robed and masked, and questioned about my Covid-19 health status and why I was there. Understandable and necessary. But...you’re going to take my word about not having a fever? Why in the world would a hospital, of all places, not use a no-touch infrared digital forehead thermometer to check every patient?

I was contacted by my Hematologist’s office (many issues here-it’s a former regional cancer center taken over by my insurance company’s network and it’s a real mess) about a virtual visit. ‘Absolutely’, I finally said after the nurse couldn’t answer any of my tech questions, hoping for the best. After giving my email address, I haven’t heard a thing. I suspect I won’t, either. Perhaps they mean virtually no chance of this happening.

It’s great that I have time to get out and do yard work. Most of my spring cleanup is finished. I hope the weather warms up more so I can do some biking, too.

Hey, I received an email from my Tea-Party Senator that suggests I use a T-shirt or bandana to cover my face when I’m in public. Someone should stuff a T-shirt right in his Trump-loving, anti-science mouth. When he and Trump start wearing their dirty torn up T-shirts over their face, I’ll consider this dumb shit.

I purchased a new Blu-Ray player and it’s awesome. The old one wasn’t working well and the universal remote stopped holding a charge so I stopped watching movies in my living room with my 5.1 sound system. Now, everything is working again and the house is rumbling with the subwoofer! Hmm...maybe I should ask my tenants if it’s too loud. ;-)

I’ve been doing some cleaning, and I’ve been disgusted at what I’m finding. Not that I'm surprised because I absolutely hate dusting and avoid it at all costs...but wow. It’s not that my home is a pile of garbage-I’m pretty clean and organized and I keep things pretty neat. Maybe I need to hire a maid service, lol!

My current reading material? I’m still dragging my way through Midnight in Chernobyl, for obvious reasons.

I’m much happier watching old sitcoms. No, I haven’t seen the Tiger King yet, I’d rather keep cycling through the nerdy and hilarious IT Crowd.

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White Shirt Research

White Balance

What in the world is white balance, you ask? Well, basically, it is a setting that tells the camera how to register color temperature. Um, what does “temperature” have to do with “colour?” Well, colour temperature is a measurement of the hue of a particular light source. It is measured in degrees Kelvin. We measure cold and heat with thermometers calibrated to show us degrees, so how come we are talking about colour using the same unit of measure? Well, thanks to Lord William Thomson, the 1st Baron Kelvin (a British engineer and mathematical physicist who was directly responsible for forming the first and second laws of thermodynamics) who heated carbon, an “incandescent radiator,” and noticed that as it got hotter, the color of the carbon changed as it heated, we have a color-temperature scale. The hot-or-cold Kelvin temperature scale starts at absolute freezing 0K (-273.15ºC) while the hue-based Kelvin scale relating to colour temperature starts with black as the zero point. The visible spectrum of the Kelvin scale ranges from about 1700K to 12000K or more. To the left of the visible portion of the scale is infrared. To the right is ultraviolet.

Most digital cameras have the following white balance settings: Auto (A), and then, from warm to cool, Tungsten (light-bulb symbol), Fluorescent (symbol resembling a light tube), Daylight (sun symbol), Shade (a house casting a shadow symbol), Cloudy (cloud symbol), Flash (lightning-bolt symbol), or Manual/Preset. The manual/preset option allows you to dial-in a specific Kelvin-degree setting. One thing you need to know is that these preset WB settings do not guarantee that you will neutralize a colour cast. Kelvin temperatures for specific lights are estimates and not precisely matched to each and every light source out there. For example, the sun changes color temperature as it moves across the sky, due to the ever-changing thickness and makeup of the atmosphere that filters the light. Also, we are usually being bombarded by multiple light sources when not in a controlled studio environment. Sitting at my desk here, I have fluorescent lights above, the illumination of the computer screens before me, and cloud-filtered sunlight coming in through the office windows.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/understanding-white-balance-and-color-temperature-digital-images

What is colour correction?

Color correction is the adjustment of white and black levels, exposure, contrast, and white balance. This returns the captured image to the accurate, unprocessed colors. But it's a little more complicated than that. The point of color correction is to ensure that whatever you do next to the color on screen yields the intended result. You mess with the mood and tone in ways you set out to do, not accidentally. Colour correction provides visual consistency and flow. 

What is colour grading?

Once your footage is color corrected, it's time to bring it in for color grading. That's where things get more tricky. Color grading is a technical process in which atmosphere and tone are adjusted.

This process brings out what you want, and not what you don't want to tough. It becomes more surgical here. How do colour grading and correction work together? Both are used to deliver the finished look. It's not just about that, but also about establishing a standard that can be universally viewed.

https://nofilmschool.com/color-grading-vs-color-correction-process

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Headlines

Western wildfires (NYT) Across a hellish landscape of smoke and ash, authorities in Oregon, California and Washington State battled to contain mega-wildfires on Sunday as shifting winds threatened to accelerate blazes that have burned an unimaginable swath of land across the West. The arrival of the stronger winds on Sunday tested the resolve of fire crews already exhausted by weeks of combating blazes that have consumed around 5 million acres of desiccated forests, incinerated numerous communities and created what in many places was measured as the worst air quality on the planet. “There’s just so much fire,” said Ryan Walbrun, a fire weather meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “And so much smoke.” The fires, which have killed at least 24 people in the last week alone, have engulfed the region in anguish and fear, as fairgrounds have turned into refugee camps for many who have been forced from their homes.

The Maitre d’ Will Take Your Temperature Now (NYT) In recent weeks, a new cadre of gatekeepers armed with thermometer guns has appeared at the entrances of hospitals, office buildings and manufacturing plants to screen out feverish individuals who may carry the coronavirus. Employees at some companies must report their temperature on apps to get clearance to come in. And when indoor dining resumes at restaurants in New York City later this month, temperature checks will be done at the door. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the practice of checking for fever has become more and more commonplace, causing a surge in sales of infrared contact-free thermometers and body temperature scanners even as the scientific evidence indicating they are of little value has solidified. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York last week called for checking patrons’ temperatures as one of several ground rules for resuming indoor dining in restaurants, along with strict limits on the number of tables and a mask mandate for diners when they are not seated. Restaurants also will be required to obtain contact information from one guest at each table.

Voting by mail (California Sunday Magazine) Voting by mail is an increasingly attractive and necessary option for voters, but it requires actual infrastructure to accomplish, large machines to be built and acquired, and a significant effort to get the ballots where they need to be. In 2016, 20 percent of Americans voted by mail, but this year it could be as high as 50 percent. A commercial grade printer can make 50,000 ballots in an hour, but it takes an enormous $500,000 device called an inserter to get the envelopes—linked by barcode to a specific voter—appropriately stuffed at the clip of 14,000 ballots per hour. The process is meticulous: when in 2014, an inserter misfired for 35 seconds in Phoenix, 232 voters in California and 1,000 in Colorado and Arizona got misprinted ballots, and when they caught the error they were able to fix that. The other 3.8 million ballots handled at the facility were fine.

As Sally chugs to coast, Gulf residents get ready (AP) Hurricane Sally, a plodding but powerful storm with winds of 90 mph, crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly storm surges, flash floods spurred by up to 2 feet (.61 meters) of rain and the possibility of tornadoes. Hurricane warnings stretched from Grand Isle, Louisiana, to Navarre, Florida, but forecasters — while stressing “significant” uncertainty — kept nudging the predicted track to the east. That eased fears in New Orleans, which once was in the storm’s crosshairs. But it prompted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare an emergency in the Panhandle’s westernmost counties, which were being pummeled by rain from Sally’s outer bands early Tuesday.

Russian opposition leader Navalny able to leave hospital bed (AP) Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is off a ventilator and is able to leave his hospital bed briefly, his doctors said Monday, while Germany announced that French and Swedish labs have confirmed its findings that he was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok. Navalny, 44, was flown to Berlin for treatment at the Charite hospital two days after falling ill on a domestic flight in Russia on Aug. 20. Germany has demanded that Russia investigate the case. Although noting the improvement in Navalny’s health, the statement didn’t address the long-term outlook for the anti-corruption campaigner. Doctors have previously cautioned that even though Navalny is recovering, long-term health problems from the poisoning cannot be ruled out.

Lukashenko meets with Putin (Foreign Policy) More than 100,000 protesters flooded the streets of the Belarusian capital of Minsk on Sunday in one of the largest demonstrations against the rule of longtime President Aleksandr Lukashenko since his disputed victory in last month’s presidential elections. Police said they detained 400 people during the protests. The demonstrations came before a meeting between Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for today, during which they will reportedly discuss deeper integration of their two countries. Lukashenko’s relations with Moscow had deteriorated in the months leading up to the election, but he has since warmed to Moscow again as the threat to his reign has grown more acute. Putin recently confirmed that he would send a reserve police force to Belarus if Lukashenko requested it.

US issues sweeping new travel warning for China, Hong Kong (AP) The U.S. on Tuesday issued a sweeping new advisory warning against travel to mainland China and Hong Kong, citing the risk of “arbitrary detention” and “arbitrary enforcement of local laws.” The new advisory warned U.S. citizens that China imposes “arbitrary detention and exit bans” to compel cooperation with investigations, pressure family members to return to China from abroad, influence civil disputes and “gain bargaining leverage over foreign governments.” “U.S. citizens traveling or residing in China or Hong Kong, may be detained without access to U.S. consular services or information about their alleged crime. U.S. citizens may be subjected to prolonged interrogations and extended detention without due process of law,” the advisory said.

In Japan, coronavirus discrimination proves almost as hard to eradicate as the disease (Washington Post) When a cluster of coronavirus infections broke out in Kyoto’s Horikawa Hospital, medical staff were not only battling a potentially deadly disease at work. They came home to fight an even more unsettling disease—fear and discrimination. Their children were turned away from nursery schools and after-school clubs, their spouses were told not to come to work, three were fired from their second jobs and one was told point-blank to stay away from a favorite diner. “Our staff were really shocked, severely shocked,” said Masaaki Yamada, the hospital’s administration chief, explaining that the affected workers had not necessarily been in close contact with infected patients. “Some even said they were afraid to go home, and afraid of being seen by their neighbors,” he said. “They got family members to put the garbage out for them. Some said they would go to work when it was dark and come home when it was dark again.” The hospital received anonymous phone calls telling employees to die or threatening to burn the place down. Nearly nine months after the coronavirus first arrived in Japan, “korona sabetsu” (coronavirus discrimination) is proving almost as hard to eradicate as the virus itself.

Mideast deals tout ‘peace’ where there was never war (AP) For the first time in more than a quarter-century, a U.S. president will host a signing ceremony between Israelis and Arabs at the White House, billing it as an “historic breakthrough” in a region long known for its stubborn conflicts. But while the optics of Tuesday’s event will evoke the groundbreaking agreements that ended decades of war between Israel and neighboring Egypt and Jordan, and that launched the peace process with the Palestinians, the reality is quite different. The United Arab Emirates will establish diplomatic relations with Israel, a fellow U.S. ally it has never gone to war with, formalizing ties that go back several years. The agreement cements an informal alliance against Iran and could pave the way for the UAE to acquire advanced U.S. weapons, while leaving the far more contentious Israeli-Palestinian conflict as intractable as ever. A similar agreement announced Friday with Bahrain, which welcomed a visiting Israeli Cabinet minister as early as 1994, also formalizes longstanding ties. But it’s debatable whether agreements like these, among already friendly countries, do much to advance regional peace. “Normalization of states in the region with Israel will not change the essence of this conflict, which is the systemic denial of the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to freedom and sovereignty,” said Hanan Ashrawi, a senior Palestinian official.

Nigeria reels from twin crises that threaten food availability (Reuters) Mal Shehu Ladan took a boat across what was, until this month, a growing rice paddy. Now, like thousands of hectares of rice in Nigeria’s Kebbi state, it is under water. Floods early this month across northwest Nigeria destroyed 90% of the 2 million tons that Kebbi state officials expected to harvest this autumn, the head of the state branch of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria told Reuters. The loss amounts to some 20% of the rice Nigeria grew last year, and the waters are still rising. Farther south, outside Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, chicken farmer Hippolite Adigwe is also worried. A shortage of maize forced him to sell most of his flock of more than 1,000 birds, and the 300 left are hungry. Chicken feed prices have more than doubled, and he isn’t sure how long he can cope. Twin crises, floods and maize shortages, come just after movement restrictions and financing difficulties caused by COVID-19 containment measures complicated spring planting. Some farmers and economists say it could push Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, into a food crisis. Rice is the country’s staple grain, and chicken is a core protein. “There is a real fear of having food shortages,” Arc Kabir Ibrahim, president of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria told Reuters. “The effect on the food system is going to be colossal.”

After Two Decades of Rot, Zimbabwe Is Coming Apart at the Seams (Bloomberg) In Zimbabwe, pregnant women are left alone in hospitals to give birth, taps have run dry in major urban centers, infrastructure has all but collapsed and more than half the population needs food aid. This is the toll that two decades of economic mismanagement have taken on a nation once considered one of Africa’s shining stars. Promises of an economic revival and more political freedom made by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, now in his third year of rule, have rung hollow and public anger over intolerable living conditions has spurred protest action that’s been brutally quashed by the military. Western governments that berated long-time ruler Robert Mugabe for violating civil rights are leveling similar criticism against his successor. And even South Africa, a regional power broker and long-time Zimbabwe ally, has now entered the fray, dispatching envoys and ruling party officials to Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, to try and help its neighbor resolve the deepening crisis. No headway was made in initial talks and more are planned in coming days.

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How and why to Buy a Thermometer for your home?

If there is anything the past few months have taught, it is the importance of keeping a sanitiser handy and a thermometer at home. The sanitiser, of course, is to ensure you do not carry germs or viruses with you, but the thermometer is to ensure that you are healthy and have not succumbed to any flu like symptoms. In today’s times it has become a necessity for home and office.

Here are a few tips to keep in mind when buying a thermometer:

1. Choose the right type of thermometer. There are several different types available today, and you need to make your selection depending on where you intend to use them. For using at home, a digital thermometer would be best which will be used by only you or your close family members. For office you may want to consider a thermal or infrared thermometer which scans the body temperature. For a more exhaustive list of options, you can get in touch with a good thermometer forehead Singapore supplier.

2. Check the features carefully. Digital thermometers today have a range of features that come in very handy. A good thermometer forehead Singapore supplier would be able to help you select a brand that offers features such as silent mode, backlight for better visibility in dark, select C/F reading, display last reading along with current one to measure the change in temperature etc.

Brands such as Omron offer forehead thermometer that have all these features in addition to 25 memories, 3-in-1 measurement modes – forehead measurement mode, room temperature mode and surface measurement mode. The measurement takes only a second to complete and the result is displayed on the screen.

Having a functional thermometer handy today is very important, not just for your safety but for others as well. Omron offers other health equipment such as body fat analysis machine, ear thermometer, blood pressure machine etc.

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Brand New Thermometer, Outdoor thermometers, Digital Non-Contact w/ LCD Display.

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Gym Nonsense

Some of you are aware that I also work at a gym.  Originally I started working there as a babysitter, but we don’t have babysitting right now due to COVID-restrictions, so I’m gamely manning the front desk for several hours a week.  In general, the pros of working at the gym include: time with the kids (not currently), free access to all the locations, and in general a lot less blood and human suffering than EMS.  I trade customer nonsense for access to a pool, basically.

Anyway, we opened almost two months ago, and the standard-issue customer nonsense is, while not at normal levels (because many of the Recreational Complainers haven’t returned), poking out here and there.  We do have a hand of people who seem to complain as a hobby, usually about minor things we have little to no control over - the towels are itchy, their favorite machine is out of order, the locker room smells like a locker room, etc. 

Approximately since we’ve opened, we’ve had a male person who has been leaving “suggestions” in the suggestion box that are basically complaints that no one at the gym is following the state guidelines on mask wearing, social distancing, etc.  He writes that machines are not separated (note: since this is a physical impossibility, we’ve blocked off machines to provide separation), that there is no signage regarding policies (wrong: there are both corporate and non-corporate signs, including a large blackboard drawing of a raccoon wearing a facemask that says DON’T BE A MASK BANDIT, drawn by yours truly), etc.  He demands there be a second employee to stroll around and enforce mask rules (most of the day there are two employees, but he’s also never come down to tattle, and our gym is multiple floors).  One week, he printed out the state guidelines IN COLOR and highlighted everything he thought was a deficiency.  He has been calling the health department roughly every day, and they are frazzled.  They call us, we explain, the health department is like oh ok so you’re doing all the things, got it.  He calls again.  The health department calls us back, etc. 

I noticed this week there was no love note from our guy.  So I asked my boss and she’s like OH BOY LET ME TELL YOU A STORY.

Word on the street is that the guy came in last week, a bit earlier than usual so there was overlap.  One desk person, my boss, and our maintenance guy.  Standing at the front desk, surrounded by signs asking for masks, the blackboard with the mask raccoon, the infrared thermometer, the whiteboard with the COVID-screening questions and temperature policy, and confronted by my boss (masked) and the front desk guy (masked) and the maintenance guy (masked), our pal called the health department.  Looking all three masked employees dead in the eye, he told the health department than no one was wearing a mask and there was no signage etc. etc.

Hangs up.

Health department called the gym right back, on our landline.  Note: the complainant has no way of knowing who’s calling us.  Boss picked up, standard greeting, and the guy apparently (I am told) leaned over the desk (it’s about chest-height) to scream at the receiver (being held by boss) the same litany of complaints, assuming it was the health department. 

Eventually, my boss had to tell him that he had to behave like an adult, or he was going to have to leave.  He did leave, and has apparently not been back.

Listen, I have worked in the world for almost twenty years.  I have seen some shit: not just in EMS.  At my first job, I saw an elderly man go after my boss with a cane.  I saw people at the theater - grown-ass people - nearly go on a mad rampage when the sound wasn’t on with the picture and we couldn’t find the projectionist and our manager locked herself in the office.  I have seen blood and mayhem, I have had nursing home staff look me dead in the eye and tell me my dying patient “was fine 15 minutes ago”.  But, I still cannot fathom this man’s saga.  I can’t.  This has gone beyond complaining, and I fear he’s physically vibrated himself to an entirely different plane of existence.  Come back, sir.  Are you ok?  Send us a sign.

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LCD Digital Thermometer, Oral Digital Thermometer

The ipro Temporary Thermometer is designed for accurate and consistent measurements of baby temperature and has earned a reputation as one of the best digital thermometers you can have. It may not be the cheapest digital thermostat you can have, but with the accuracy and consistency it brings, there is no doubt that it is good for you.

Below is a list of Best Physician's Digital Thermometers brands available at the Dr. Toy Store. Since we have learned to love this brand name from pediatricians and doctors from all over the world, we can count on them to deliver.

Although most use an infrared sensor or advanced heat technology, they all differ in performance. They all work in some way, but most of them use either infrared sensors or advanced thermal technology.

The contents of a thermometer are the thermistor tips used for temperature measurement. The size of the digital thermometers makes them ideal for situations where accurate reading is required, such as an easy-to-read screen that displays the temperatures of your environment in Celsius. For example, you may have a temperature meter to check your body temperature, and if that temperature is known to affect current flow, a Fahrenheit or Celsius measurement can be recorded by a built-in microchip.

If you are looking for a new digital thermometer for your home, office or even just for personal use, here are some things you should look for. With the digital oral thermometer, you can always rely on a good price, good features and a great user experience. We have received many questions about this device, as well as other digital thermometers that you will find on the market.

There are some differences in the design of the digital thermometer, but they depend on the purpose it serves. Depending on the design it gets, there are also some things that make it difficult to use it in numbers. Digital thermometers use electrical resistance to conduct a very minimal electrical current through. The current indicates a different resistance, the higher the current flows, the lower the resistance.

This means it can give more accurate results and can be used by mouth or under the arm. If you are using a new thermometer, always read the instructions carefully and ask your pediatrician for instructions on how to treat your child's fever. You can have step-by-step instructions printed on the front, so you don't have to look for the instruction manual if you need a small manual.

There is also a warning system that turns on the red LED and sounds the alarm when a fever is detected. This includes the ability to trigger the warning system when the fever has been detected and the display of the current temperature.

LEDs that change color to determine whether the person you are monitoring is in the dark or if it is dark and the thermometer is not backlit. If you want to see more options, check out our list of the best forehead thermometers. This list contains several models that are designed to take temperature measurements as you wish. In this sense, you need to get one that will help you read your forehead readings. If it is too hot, you should consider other light sources to make measurements, especially if you need to determine whether or not the person you are monitoring is under the influence of a fever or if the temperature changes.

For this reason, digital thermometers have been developed to save you a lot of trouble and keep your baby safe. Dr. Madre Digitalbe is a versatile non-contact thermometer that prides itself on being one of the most accurate on the market.

With a built-in memory, up to 32 readings can be stored and you can use it to collect readings for everything, including room temperature. You also have access to 20 previous temperature readings so we can track them and create an alarm for everything you care for.

The modern version has added features that make it easier to analyze and monitor a person's temperature than ever before. The forehead function makes temperature measurement easier than using other body parts and makes it much more accurate. The forehead mode is fine for people of all ages, but the ear mode should not be used in children under three months of age.

While it is possible to use a digital thermometer for many different tasks, it is advisable to use it only for these tasks in a safe environment to avoid cross contamination. Braun's BFH-125 was also included in the selection with this update and its gentle operation allows you to check the temperature of a sleeping child before waking up. Detailed instructions that will come in handy as many new parents are unfamiliar with the way they take temperatures.

It is always best to go with a well-known brand that has figured out how to perfect the art of accurate temperature measurement. As the technology defines the accuracy standard, you can be sure that the SureTemp 690 delivers accurate and reproducible readings for patients of all ages.

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How Accurate Temperature Reading Can Help Save Lives Through Early Detection

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PouchPASS allows you to identify these issues in the comfort of your own home.

Measuring body temperature is a common procedure performed to monitor for signs of infection, environmental exposure, shock, ovulation, or therapeutic response to medications or medical procedures. The body changes its normal temperature throughout the day to support its own defense mechanisms. The temperature of a healthy person changes depending on what activities they undertake.

Monitoring our body’s temperature consistently is now an integral part of our daily lives. It is today’s new normal as the whole world continues to battle the spread of the ongoing pandemic. Public spaces and retail outlets have equipped their premises with QR scanners and non-contact infrared thermometers, also known as a “thermometer gun”.

Although these thermometer guns are deemed necessary and convenient for business owners, health experts have constantly warned that these devices could give inaccurate temperature readings. Dr. James Leo, the chief medical officer of MemorialCare in Fountain Valley, California revealed to Healthline that non-contact forehead infrared thermometers have poorer accuracy, while infrared thermal cameras used for mass screening show variable accuracy. “They have not been well-correlated with oral temperatures,” he said in the interview.

Thermometers determine temperature by measuring the heat emanating from the surface of a person’s body. Most often, those wielding the tools don’t hold them close enough to the subject’s forehead, which often generates unusually low-temperature readings or holds them too close and get a high reading. The measurements can be imprecise in certain environments, like a dusty roadside, or when someone has taken medication to suppress a fever.

According to a study that was approved by The Melbourne Health Human Research Ethics Committee, monitoring skin temperature at the wrist in hospitalised patients may assist in the detection of infection. This study showed the value of using a wearable device in the detection of infection and its potential as an early warning or monitoring device.

Early detection of any form of infection is crucial in today’s current climate. Accuracy and not estimation is a priority. The innovation of PouchPASS allows body temperatures to be recorded and continuously sync temperature data to a mobile application for multiple users.

The best part of it all, PouchPASS has features that include contact tracing, and early detection of raised temperatures; Important tools that will help mitigate viral transmission by allowing both households and businesses to perform their own health screening checks. For business owners, PouchPASS will save significant man-hours required to take and record temperature several times daily, and it allows regular households to monitor their health more efficiently within shorter time spans.

Early detection of infections can save you from more serious ailments. PouchPASS allows you to identify these issues in the comfort of your own home.

Get yours now!

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