At the base of their pelvic fins they inserted
small electronic tracking devices, able to calculate position and depth, and then released the young sharks back into the water.
«Despite the development of several types
of electronic tracking devices aimed at helping to reduce risks related to wandering by children with autism and other developmental disorders, currently there are no published findings regarding the effectiveness of these devices or their impact on families,» said Laura McLaughlin, Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Research Assistant and Principal Investigator for the studies.
New research being presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting suggests that
electronic tracking devices worn by children may reduce how often children wander and help ease parents» anxiety.
Dr. Adesman said the findings suggest physicians who care for children at risk for wandering should become informed about
different electronic tracking devices and counsel parents about potential benefits.
Electronic tracking devices can work well for individual birds, but may not yield insights for an entire population.
This compared to 60 percent of parents who said this was the case while using
an electronic tracking device.
The parents answered questions about their children's developmental diagnosis and severity, past wandering behavior and prevention strategies they'd used to address the behavior, including extra locks and physical barriers, child harnesses, and
electronic tracking devices that used radio, Bluetooth or global positioning system (GPS) technology to help parents quickly find children who wander off.
The majority of parents (87 percent) said that before using
an electronic tracking device, concerns about wandering affected decisions whether to let their child spend time with friends or family in their absence, for example.
Results suggest that
that electronic tracking devices reduced parent - rated wandering frequency by nearly a quarter (23 percent) while also having wider effects on household anxiety levels, routines and perceived quality of life.
Overall, 96 percent of parents who said they were currently using
an electronic tracking device said it made their quality of life better (47 percent send it made it «somewhat better,» and 49 percent said «much better.»)
The survey showed 17 percent of dog owners have
an electronic tracking device implanted in their dog, with the Western region having significantly more tracking devices than dogs in other regions.
Maine HB 388 Establishes as a condition of bail for a person charged with violating a protection from abuse order that the person submit to supervision by
an electronic tracking device with specific features.
Know that if your car has anti-lock brakes, airbags, automatic seatbelts, an anti-theft system and
electronic tracking device (LoJack), you'll probably get discounted premiums.