Showing papers by "AT&T Teleholdings, Inc. published in 2008"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an assessment and intervention in hospitalized older adults with dementia, which outlines questions nurses can use to assess the nature and severity of language deficits, which vary greatly from patient to patient and over the course of the disease.
Abstract: Dementia adversely affects patients' receptive and expressive communication abilities, making it more difficult for nurses to assess their needs and provide necessary care. Communication Difficulties: Assessment and Interventions in Hospitalized Older Adults with Dementia outlines questions nurses can use to assess the nature and severity of language deficits, which vary greatly from patient to patient and over the course of the disease. Best-practice techniques for tailoring communication to each patient's abilities are also discussed. For a free online video demonstrating the use of these approaches, go to: (http://links.lww.com/A236).
40 citations
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12 Nov 2008TL;DR: In this paper, a system and method for electronically exchanging information related to telecommunication services is presented, which includes separating data representing the information to be exchanged into predefined segments and associating a segment identification code with each segment.
Abstract: A system and method for electronically exchanging information related to telecommunication services includes separating data representing the information to be exchanged into predefined segments corresponding to telecommunication services, associating a segment identification code with each segment, and grouping each segment identification code with corresponding data The system and method also include concatenating the segment identification codes and associated data according to a predefined sequence to form an electronic transaction and transmitting the electronic message to a telecommunications wholesaler or reseller Preferably, the information is exchanged over a TCP/IP connection in an interactive, transaction-based exchange
29 citations
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19 Feb 2008TL;DR: A deformable nose strip is provided near the top edge of the mask material as mentioned in this paper for fitting about a nose, and the contour bows out from the inside to the outside, such that the inside is automatically positioned against the wearer's face when the mask is worn.
Abstract: A face mask has mask material and ties or ear loops coupled to the mask material. The face mask is flat until worn. The mask material has an outside and an inside, which inside is designed to be against the wearer's face when the mask is worn. A deformable nose strip is provided near a top edge of the mask material. The nose strip is preformed into a contour for fitting about a nose. The contour bows out from the inside to the outside. A wearer donning the mask intuitively knows to orient the contour to the wearer's nose, wherein the inside is automatically positioned against the wearer's face.
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19 Feb 2008TL;DR: In this article, a holder or organizer has first and second strips releasably fastened together by coupling material such as by hook and loop material, and the strips each have two ends, namely a bonding end and a free end.
Abstract: A holder or organizer has first and second strips releasably fastened together by coupling material such as by hook and loop material. The strips each have two ends, namely a bonding end and a free end. The two bonding ends are coupled together. The first strip has an adhesive on its outside. The second strip has a selvedge area adjacent an edge, which selvedge area lacks releasable coupling material. The selvedge area will not fasten to the first strip. A user can easily grip the selvedge area of the second strip and peel the second strip off of the first strip. A tongue extends in the direction of the bonding ends of the strips and works in conjunction with a non-tongue area of the upper strip to more securely hold an object in the holder.
14 citations