But companies are rapidly developing miniature medical devices that tap the power of the ubiquitous smartphone in hopes of changing how people monitor their own health.

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The WCBS, which began in 2009, complements other national butterfly surveys - such as the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme - and aims to "more effectively monitor the changing abundance of widespread butterfly species across the general countryside".

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We need to monitor closely the changing demand for part-time, mature and postgraduate study, and will continue to do so.

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You can make yourself crazy trying to consciously monitor the constantly changing body signals of a roomful of people to little avail, because by the time you sort it all out, the conversation has moved on.

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Notwithstanding these new orders, however, it is still necessary to continue to monitor the assets to insure that in fact nothing is changing.

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Data systems to enable the regulators to monitor activity around the world so that they can adapt to the rapidly changing markets.

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To recap the methodology, the Trulia Price Monitor and the Trulia Rent Monitor track asking home prices and rents on a monthly basis, adjusting for the changing composition of listed homes, including foreclosures provided by RealtyTrac.

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The other benefit of using the microchip is that it can be equipped with biosensors, which means that a doctor can monitor how effectively the drug is treating the disease, and remotely program the device according to adjust to changing circumstances.

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