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    Mobile wireless monitoring system for prehospital emergency care
    (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-04-05)
    Koceska, Natasa
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    Komadina, Radko
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    Strahovnik, Andrej
    Latest achievement technologies allow engineers to develop medical systems that medical doctors in the health care system could not imagine years ago. The development of signal theory, intelligent systems, biophysics and extensive collaboration between science and technology researchers and medical professionals, open up the potential for preventive, real-time monitoring of patients. With the recent developments of new methods in medicine, it is also possible to predict the trends of the disease development as well the systemic support in diagnose setting. Within the framework of the needs to track the patient health parameters in the hospital environment or in the case of road accidents, the researchers had to integrate the knowledge and experiences of medical specialists in emergency medicine who have participated in the development of a mobile wireless monitoring system designed for real-time monitoring of victim vital parameters. Emergency medicine responders are first point of care for trauma victim providing prehospital care, including triage and treatment at the scene of incident and transport from the scene to the hospital. Continuous monitoring of life functions allows immediate detection of a deterioration in health status and helps out in carrying out principle of continuous e-triage. In this study, a mobile wireless monitoring system for measuring and recording the vital parameters of the patient was presented and evaluated. Based on the measured values, the system is able to make triage and assign treatment priority for the patient. The system also provides the opportunity to take a picture of the injury, mark the injured body parts, calculate Glasgow Coma Score, or insert/record the medication given to the patient. Evaluation of the system was made using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). In particular we measured: perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude, intention to use, patient status and environmental status.
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    Air pollution data: A dataset gathered through a crowd sensing platform
    (2015-01-14)
    Temkov, Slave
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    Chavkovski, Panche
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    This is a dataset on air pollution monitoring sourced from a crowd-sensing IoT platform. The dataset includes real-time data on various pollutants, including PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 levels, along with atmospheric data such as humidity and temperature. This data is collected across multiple urban locations in Skopje, North Macedonia.
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    Technological Solutions for Older People with Alzheimer's Disease: Review
    (Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 2018-04-27)
    Maresova, Petra
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    Tomsone, Signe
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    Madureira, Joana
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    Mendes, Ana
    In the nineties, numerous studies began to highlight the problem of the increasing number of people with Alzheimer's disease in developed countries, especially in the context of demographic progress. At the same time, the 21st century is typical of the development of advanced technologies that penetrate all areas of human life. Digital devices, sensors, and intelligent applications are tools that can help seniors and allow better communication and control of their caregivers. The aim of the paper is to provide an up-to-date summary of the use of technological solutions for improving health and safety for people with Alzheimer's disease. Firstly, the problems and needs of senior citizens with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their caregivers are specified. Secondly, a scoping review is performed regarding the technological solutions suggested to assist this specific group of patients. Works obtained from the following libraries used in this scoping review: Web of Science, PubMed, Springer, ACM and IEEE Xplore. Four independent reviewers screened the identified records and selected relevant articles which were published in the period from 2007 to 2018. A total of 6,705 publications were selected. In all, 128 full papers were screened. Results obtained from the relevant studies were furthermore divided into the following categories according to the type and use of technologies: devices, processing, and activity recognition. The leading technological solution in the category of devices are wearables and ambient non-invasive sensors. The introduction and utilization of these technologies however brings about challenges in acceptability, durability, ease of use, communication, and power requirements. Furthermore, in needs to be pointed out that these technological solutions should be based on open standards.
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    Cloud-Based Electronic Health Record for Health Data Exchange
    (Prof. Sasho Korunovski, PhD, Rector “St Kliment Ohridski” University - Bitola Republic of Macedonia, 2018-10-05)
    Gavrilov, Goce
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    This paper proposes a model for an Electronic Health Record for Health Data Exchange based on a SaaS (Software as a service) service model developed on top of cloud computing technology. Service oriented architecture (SOA) and SaaS enable establishment of service model by leveraging the benefits of both. In the proposed model EHRs are stored in the cloud, and can be accessed through a web portal or background web services through SOA. The system is using Health Level Seven International (HL7) standard and is capable of storing information on: healthcare processes, resources, users and authorization, also capable of recording of all data on the patient history, diagnostic test data, therapy, decisions request for further investigations, and treatment. The system is set up to support the use of technologies, decision support and management plans. Owners of EHRs are responsible for generating access policies based on the attributes of authorized healthcare providers, encrypting EHRs and uploading encrypted EHRs, digital signing of all request for getting data and digital signing of response into the cloud. EHRs is organized into a hierarchical data structure, which give possibilities to share different parts of the EHR making our model more flexible.
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    Information System for Biosensors Data Exchange in Healthcare
    (Springer International Publishing, 2017-10-12)
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    Madevska Bogdanova, Ana
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    Automated triage parameters estimation from ECG
    (2018-01-01)
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    Madevska Bogdanova, Ana
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    Low-cost biosensors combined with low-cost portable devices can be very useful in time critical situations of mass casualties, when fast triage procedure must be attained. A methodology that uses ECG to derive the vital parameters (heart rate and respiratory rate) needed for the triage procedure is presented and it is aimed to leverage affordable low-cost equipment that can be easily utilized by urgent medical units or even volunteers in events of considerable number of injured civilians. The methodology relies on selected well-known and published algorithms for heart rate and respiratory rate derivation from a given ECG signal. It consists of methods for R-wave detection, kurtosis computation, smoothing, and finding peaks. The proposed approach is shown to offer a good trade-off between the accurate measurement of the parameters and their fast derivation. It has been evaluated by using a publicly available database. Its robustness is measured in terms of accuracy estimation, showing a sensitivity of 0.87 for heart rate and 0.74 for respiratory rate, a sensitivity of 0.76 considering the triage process and an average-case execution time of 0.02 seconds, making it suitable for real-time applications.
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    Health–Related ICT Solutions of Smart Environments for Elderly–Systematic Review
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020)
    Maresova, Petra
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    Krejcar, Ondrej
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    Barakovic, Sabina
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    Barakovic Husic, Jasmina
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    By improving the quality of life and extending the length of life, Western society is becoming an increasingly ageing population with a higher proportion of seniors. From another point of view, there is a critical shortage of care staff, both in hospitals and for in-home care. Thanks to new technology trends such as Smart Homes and Smart Furniture, there is an opportunity for increased support for seniors by utilizing new technologies. This paper presents the current trends and possibilities in applying smart information and communications technology (ICT) solutions for in-home care concerning diseases in old age. The paper consists of a systematic review according to the PRISMA methodology of the available literature in Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, Springer, and the Espacenet patent database. Publications report the usage of some types of artificial intelligence and their implementation and non-intrusive sensing technologies. The patents review identified solutions with a focus on monitoring the state of older adults and mobility improvement. Existing ICT smart solutions must address the following issues: (1) ease-of-use; (2) invisibility and disuse that isolate older adults; (3) privacy and security; (4) affordability of technology in terms of cost; and (5) supporting elderly individuals to stay in their homes or move in different environments independently. There is a significant gap between a large number of scientific publications and commercial solutions. The existing products reflect the specifics of the diseases in a rather wider context instead of the fulfilment of exact needs. It is often stated that such devices can be used across diseases, but the direct connection and benefits for the disease is still rather weak. The challenge remains to tap the existing potential of a large number of innovative ideas on the market and improve the quality of life.
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    Circular Economy for Clothes Using Web and Mobile Technologies—A Systematic Review and a Taxonomy Proposal
    (MDPI AG, 2020-03-17)
    Faria, Rui
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    Lopes, Inês
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    Pires, Ivan Miguel
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    Marques, Gonçalo
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    Fernandes, Solange
    <jats:p>Nowadays, it is possible to buy clothing using online platforms, either by accessing online brand stores, general online stores or circular economy platforms. This paper presents a study on mobile applications that support online commerce for clothing, focusing on the review of the mobile applications with features that are characteristic of the circular economy paradigm. Findings include the fact that almost all the mobile applications analysed have pictures illustrative of the clothes and accessories that are available for trading as well as their brief description. Furthermore, this paper presents a study of various scientific articles about the circular economy of clothes and how it can be beneficial to the future of the environment. It is a junction with a Web platform for its growth and its disclosure. The paper builds conclusions upon the assumption that the circular economy is a growing business that is part of a sustainable development where the main goal is to reduce the environmental impact. The paper proposes the analysis of an innovative taxonomy of mobile applications about the circular economy.</jats:p>
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    Enabling Cybersecurity Mechanisms in a SmartPatch-Based Emergency Response System
    (IEEE, 2023-11)
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    Fedor Lehocki
    This paper elaborates on the cybersecurity challenges of a healthcare system that includes a chest-patch (SmartPatch) sensor, used for the process management of massive victims’ events. Integrating biosensors into emergency communication strategies requires mechanisms for achieving trustful communication.A use case of usage Bluetooth LE communication between SmartPatch and other device is presented in the paper, and presents the security challenges and potential solutions.