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FOCUSING IN - SOME INTERESTING FACTS | | - Cameras were installed in the Bruce Nuclear Power Plant to view activities during the shutdown and re-coring of the nuclear reactor. The work required remote viewing because of the high levels of radiation.
- In London's Victoria Hospital, research into sleep is dependent on cameras, which record sleeping patients under infrared light. The work is vital in the diagnoses of sleep disorders and respiratory problems.
- Cameras are used in monitoring the activities of the criminally insane, and are thus essential to the well-being of hospital patients and staff alike.
- Miniature cameras are installed inside baking ovens to ensure absolute control of Kelloggs' manufacturing processes, monitoring the various automated stages including the application of flavours and vitamins as well as the actual baking, thus ensuring perfect consistency.
- Security cameras and closed-circuit television cameras are used in the observation of countless retail stores, shopping malls, factories and high-traffic areas, especially where crime is prevalent. They are frequently used in law courts and airports. They may even be installed in store rooms or other closed off areas, where discreet surveillance is required.
- An infrared camera found application in monitoring the activities of the 'Goby', a nocturnal creature that was threatening America's Great Lakes. The Biology Department of the University of Windsor undertook this fascinating project.
- Cameras are installed in vehicles for the police in London so that routine activities can be monitored.
- Bomb disposal teams use robots on which cameras provide a live view of the disarming progress.
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