Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care
Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care

Author: Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2013-04-30

Total Pages: 1387

ISBN-13: 1466639911

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Through the use of ICT tools, such as the internet, portals, and telecommunication devices, the quality of healthcare has improved in local and global health; aiding in the development of a sustainable economy. Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care brings together a valuable research collection on ICT elements needed to improve communication and collaboration between global health institutes, public and private organizations, and foundations. Highlighting the adoption and success factors in the development of technologies for healthcare, this book is essential for IT professionals, technology solution providers, researchers, and students interested in technology and its relationship with healthcare and social services.

Intelligent Systems and Decision Making for Risk Analysis and Crisis Response
Intelligent Systems and Decision Making for Risk Analysis and Crisis Response

Author: Chongfu Huang

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2013-07-25

Total Pages: 965

ISBN-13: 0203771478

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In this present internet age, risk analysis and crisis response based on information will make up a digital world full of possibilities and improvements to people‘s daily life and capabilities. These services will be supported by more intelligent systems and more effective decisionmaking. This book contains all the papers presented at the 4th Inter

Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications 2
Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications 2

Author: Jong-Hwan Kim

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2014-03-21

Total Pages: 944

ISBN-13: 3319055828

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We are facing a new technological challenge on how to store and retrieve knowledge and manipulate intelligence for autonomous services by intelligent systems which should be capable of carrying out real world tasks autonomously. To address this issue, robot researchers have been developing intelligence technology (InT) for “robots that think” which is in the focus of this book. The book covers all aspects of intelligence from perception at sensor level and reasoning at cognitive level to behavior planning at execution level for each low level segment of the machine. It also presents the technologies for cognitive reasoning, social interaction with humans, behavior generation, ability to cooperate with other robots, ambience awareness and an artificial genome that can be passed on to other robots. These technologies are to materialize cognitive intelligence, social intelligence, behavioral intelligence, collective intelligence, ambient intelligence and genetic intelligence. The book aims at serving researchers and practitioners with a timely dissemination of the recent progress on robot intelligence technology and its applications, based on a collection of papers presented at the at the 2nd International Conference on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications (RiTA), held in Denver, USA, December 18-20, 2013.

E-Governance and Social Inclusion: Concepts and Cases
E-Governance and Social Inclusion: Concepts and Cases

Author: Baum, Scott

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2014-05-31

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 1466661070

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The application of e-government technologies has led to increased public participation and social inclusion, while allowing for greater government transparency. These technologies provide accessibility to online content and services while offering the public an active voice in governmental issues. E-Governance and Social Inclusion: Concepts and Cases presents current and emerging research about the implementation of technology in government and its broad social implications. This handbook aims to be a comprehensive reference publication for academicians, researchers, practitioners, students, and managers with an interest in e-government content and the ability for the public to access and utilize this technology.

Context Sensitive Health Informatics: Human and Sociotechnical Approaches
Context Sensitive Health Informatics: Human and Sociotechnical Approaches

Author: M.-C. Beuscart-Zéphir

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2013-09-04

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1614992932

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Healthcare information technologies are now routinely deployed in a variety of healthcare contexts. These contexts differ widely, but the smooth integration of IT systems is crucial, so the design, implementation, and evaluation of safe, effective, efficient and easy to adopt health informatics involves careful consideration of both human and organizational factors. This book presents the proceedings of the Context Sensitive Health Informatics (CSHI) conference, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in August 2013. The theme of this year’s conference is human and sociotechnical approaches. The Human Factors approach is distinctly design-driven and aims to optimize performance, safety and users’ sense of well-being associated with their use of a system through the application of user-centered systems design and evaluation. The papers and presentations included here are grouped under the topics: patients and IT; usability test and evaluation; work tasks and related contexts; human factors and simulation; and context and systems design, and outline theories and models for studying contextual issues and insights related to how health information technologies can be better designed to accommodate different healthcare contexts. Healthcare organizations, health policy makers and regulatory bodies globally are starting to acknowledge this essential role of human and organizational factors for safe and effective health information technology. This book will be of interest to all those involved in improving the quality of healthcare worldwide.

Nordic Contributions in IS Research
Nordic Contributions in IS Research

Author: Harri Oinas-Kukkonen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-07-22

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 3319217836

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This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 6th Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems, SCIS 2015, held in Oulu, Finland, in August 2015. The theme for this book as well as for the conference is “Design for, with, and by Users.” This theme has characterized information systems research already for decades, and it is still a vibrant topic, especially so within the Scandinavian tradition. The 16 full papers accepted for SCIS 2015 were selected from 44 submissions. In addition, two keynote extended abstracts and one keynote paper are included.

Censorship, Surveillance, and Privacy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Censorship, Surveillance, and Privacy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-10-05

Total Pages: 2215

ISBN-13: 1522571140

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The censorship and surveillance of individuals, societies, and countries have been a long-debated ethical and moral issue. In consequence, it is vital to explore this controversial topic from all angles. Censorship, Surveillance, and Privacy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a vital reference source on the social, moral, religious, and political aspects of censorship and surveillance. It also explores the techniques of technologically supported censorship and surveillance. Highlighting a range of topics such as political censorship, propaganda, and information privacy, this multi-volume book is geared towards government officials, leaders, professionals, policymakers, media specialists, academicians, and researchers interested in the various facets of censorship and surveillance.

Sensors for Gait, Posture, and Health Monitoring Volume 2
Sensors for Gait, Posture, and Health Monitoring Volume 2

Author: Thurmon Lockhart

Publisher: MDPI

Published: 2020-06-17

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 3039363441

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In recent years, many technologies for gait and posture assessments have emerged. Wearable sensors, active and passive in-house monitors, and many combinations thereof all promise to provide accurate measures of physical activity, gait, and posture parameters. Motivated by market projections for wearable technologies and driven by recent technological innovations in wearable sensors (MEMs, electronic textiles, wireless communications, etc.), wearable health/performance research is growing rapidly and has the potential to transform future healthcare from disease treatment to disease prevention. The objective of this Special Issue is to address and disseminate the latest gait, posture, and activity monitoring systems as well as various mathematical models/methods that characterize mobility functions. This Special Issue focuses on wearable monitoring systems and physical sensors, and its mathematical models can be utilized in varied environments under varied conditions to monitor health and performance

Challenges and Opportunities for Knowledge Organization in the Digital Age
Challenges and Opportunities for Knowledge Organization in the Digital Age

Author: Fernanda Ribeiro

Publisher: Ergon Verlag

Published: 2018-07-11

Total Pages: 995

ISBN-13: 3956504216

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Thema der 15. Internationalen Konferenz der International Society for Knowledge Organization vom 9. bis 11. Juli 2018 in Porto ist "Challenges and Opportunities for Knowledge Organization in the Digital Age". Der Konferenzband fasst die Vorträge von Wissenschaftlern aus aller Welt zusammen.

Immersive Learning Research Network
Immersive Learning Research Network

Author: Dennis Beck

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-06-06

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 3319606336

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference of the Immersive Learning Network, iLRN 2017, held in Coimbra, Portugal in June 2017. The proceedings contain 17 full papers together with 4 short papers, carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. This year’s special focus is “Honoring Tradition, Immersed in the Future".