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This book presents a variety of perspectives on vision-based
applications. These contributions are focused on optoelectronic
sensors, 3D & 2D machine vision technologies, robot navigation,
control schemes, motion controllers, intelligent algorithms and
vision systems. The authors focus on applications of unmanned
aerial vehicles, autonomous and mobile robots, industrial
inspection applications and structural health monitoring. Recent
advanced research in measurement and others areas where 3D & 2D
machine vision and machine control play an important role, as well
as surveys and reviews about vision-based applications. These
topics are of interest to readers from diverse areas, including
electrical, electronics and computer engineering, technologists,
students and non-specialist readers. * Presents current research in
image and signal sensors, methods, and 3D & 2D technologies in
vision-based theories and applications; * Discusses applications
such as daily use devices including robotics, detection, tracking
and stereoscopic vision systems, pose estimation, avoidance of
objects, control and data exchange for navigation, and aerial
imagery processing; * Includes research contributions in
scientific, industrial, and civil applications.
This book introduces readers to the methods, types of data, and
scale of analysis used in the context of health. The challenges of
working with big data are explored throughout the book, while the
benefits are also emphasized through the discoveries made possible
by linking large datasets. Methods include thorough case studies
from statistics, as well as the newest facets of data analytics:
data visualization, modeling and simulation, and machine learning.
The diversity of datasets is illustrated through chapters on
networked data, image processing, and text, in addition to typical
structured numerical datasets. While the methods, types of data,
and scale have been individually covered elsewhere, by bringing
them all together under one "umbrella" the book highlights
synergies, while also helping scholars fluidly switch between tools
as needed. New challenges and emerging frontiers are also
discussed, helping scholars grasp how methods will need to change
in response to the latest challenges in health.
This book describes the latest advances in pulse signal analysis
and their applications in classification and diagnosis. First, it
provides a comprehensive introduction to useful techniques for
pulse signal acquisition based on different kinds of pulse sensors
together with the optimized acquisition scheme. It then presents a
number of preprocessing and feature extraction methods, as well as
case studies of the classification methods used. Lastly it
discusses some promising directions for the future study and
clinical applications of pulse signal analysis. The book is a
valuable resource for researchers, professionals and postgraduate
students working in the field of pulse diagnosis, signal
processing, pattern recognition and biometrics. It is also useful
for those involved in interdisciplinary research.
SAS Data Management for Public Health: An Introduction equips
readers with the tools and knowledge they need to prepare public
health data in SAS Data Management software for use in analysis.
Highly accessible in nature, the book is specifically designed to
help students who are new to SAS learn and master the system. The
book is organized into 20 lessons. The opening lessons introduce
SAS and provide tips and best practices for exploring data.
Students are introduced to PROC MEANS, FREQ, UNIVARIATE, and PROC
SGPLOT. They learn how to import data; merge, concatenate, and
manage variables; perform data cleanup; and recode categorical and
continuous variables. Specific lessons address comments, labels,
and titles, formatting variables, conditional recoding, DO groups,
arrays for recoding, and categorical data analysis. Closing lessons
introduce stratified and subpopulation analysis, as well as
logistic regression. The book includes an appendix to help students
navigate and use SAS Studio. SAS Data Management for Public Health
is an ideal resource for standalone courses in which SAS is taught
or to complement any biostatistics or epidemiology course where
students need to use SAS to analyze their data.
Worldwide, the population ageing is a reality. The concept of
Active Ageing, adopted by the World Health Organization, aims to
guarantee quality ageing and appears as a strategy to solve this
demographic challenge. The technological solutions might have a key
role in the promotion of human functioning and in the mitigation of
disabilities, particularly those resulting from the natural ageing
process. This perspective is evident in the development of Ambient
Assisted Living (AAL) solutions. In this context, it is relevant to
know about the recent developments in AAL and discuss future trends
and challenges in this area. One of the objectives of this book is
to do a systematic literature review on AAL, not only considering
the technology used, but also the health condition that is intended
to improve. For this purpose, we consider the human functioning, in
particular the conceptual model of International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Considering that the ICF
conceptual framework is accepted within the healthcare domain, the
use of its concepts and terminologies to promote multidisciplinary
approaches for AAL solutions development processes can help to
overcome difficulties of communication between users, careers and
technological developers. AAL solutions must consider in their
development the needs of the person that will use AAL solutions.
The development must be user-centred and usability questions cannot
be forgotten. In addition, the acceptance of the AAL solutions is
closely related to the quality of the systems, so it is necessary
to appropriately assess these solutions.
Single-Use Technology (SUT) is the first comprehensive publication
of practical considerations for each stage of the implementation
process of SUT, and covers the selection, specification, design and
qualification of systems to meet end-user requirements. Having
become readily available for all processing operations within the
biopharmaceutical industry, SUT has the potential to reduce capital
costs, improve plant throughput and reduce the risk of
cross-contamination. However, there are no clear guidelines to aid
the end-user on implementation of these technologies into a
validated, good manufacturing practice (GMP) environment. This book
presents approaches for the implementation within various end-user
facilities and systems, SUT within regulatory frameworks (ICH Q8,
Q9, Q10 and GMP), standardisation and assessment strategies,
specifation of user requirements and SUT design, risk assessment
and evaluation as well as qualification for different SUT types.
This open access book offers a detailed account of a range of
mHealth initiatives across South, Southeast and East Asia. It
provides readers with deep insights into the challenges such
initiatives face on the ground, and a view of the diverse cultural
contexts shaping strategies for overcoming these challenges. The
book brings together various discussions on the broader mHealth
literature, and demonstrates how a research focus on diverse Asian
contexts influences the success and/or failure of current mHealth
initiatives. It also highlights the important roles social
scientists can play in advancing theoretical approaches, as well as
planning, implementing and evaluating mHealth initiatives. The book
is a valuable resource for project planners, policy developers in
NGOs and government institutions, as well as academics, researchers
and students in the fields of public health, communications and
development studies.
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