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స్వీయ పర్యవేక్షణపై మక్కువ

స్వీయ పర్యవేక్షణపై మక్కువ A Google Translation of this article . ACM నుండి నా మెయిల్ బాక్స్ లో "స్మార్ట్ చెవిపోగు మానిటర్స్ బాడీ టెంపరేచర్" అనే ఈ వార్తా అంశాన్ని నేను చూశాను మరియు నన్ను పట్టుకున్న మొదటి విషయం ఏమిటంటే, నేను నా శరీర ఉష్ణోగ్రతను చివరిసారిగా ఎప్పుడు కొలిచాను. ఇది చాలా కాలం క్రితం కోవిడ్ సమయంలో కావచ్చు, శరీర ఉష్ణోగ్రత, ఎస్పిఓ 2 మరియు ఇతర విషయాలను ట్రాక్ చేయాలని మరియు కొంత కాలం పాటు ఉష్ణోగ్రత స్థిరంగా ఎక్కువగా ఉంటే దానిని అత్యవసర పరిస్థితిగా భావించమని డాక్టర్ నాకు సలహా ఇచ్చారు (ఇది రెండు రోజులు కావచ్చు!). నా శరీర ఉష్ణోగ్రతను కొంత కంటిన్యూటీతో పర్యవేక్షించడం నాకు అదే గుర్తుకు వచ్చింది. కాకపోతే జ్వరం వచ్చినప్పుడు మాత్రమే స్థానిక వైద్యుడు థర్మామీటర్ ను ఊపి నాలుక కింద పెట్టి కొన్ని సెకన్లు వేచి ఉండి, పాదరసం స్కేలుపై ఉష్ణోగ్రతను చదివి 101.2 అని ఉచ్ఛరిస్తారు (కొలత యూనిట్ గురించి చెప్పకపోయినా అది ఎక్కువ అని మీకు తెలుసు!). కాబట్టి ఆ వ్యాసం నా కుతూహలాన్ని రేకెత్తించింది మరియు నేను గీక్ వైర్ వార్తా కథనంలో ఉన్నాను. ఉష్ణోగ్రతను ఎలా కొలుస్తారు, సర్వవ్యాపితమైన "స్
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