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      Ambient Assisted Living book

      Edited ByNuno M. Garcia, Joel Jose P.C. Rodrigues
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2015
      eBook Published 4 June 2015
      Pub. Location Boca Raton
      Imprint CRC Press
      DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/b18520
      Pages 777
      eBook ISBN 9780429106743
      Subjects Engineering & Technology, Law, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health
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      Garcia, N.M., & Rodrigues, J.J.P.C. (Eds.). (2015). Ambient Assisted Living (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b18520

      ABSTRACT

      Addresses an Emerging Shift in Developing CountriesThe authors and contributors of Ambient Assisted Living have recognized that the demographic profile is changing in many developing countries and have factored in an inversion of the demographic pyramid. The technology of ambient assisted living (AAL), supports the elderly and disabled in their dai

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|4 pages

      - Ambient Assisted Living—From Technology to Intervention

      ByNuno M. Garcia, Paula Sousa, Virginie Felizardo

      part |2 pages

      Section I Review, State of the Art, and AAL Concepts

      chapter 2|34 pages

      - Characterization and Classification of Existing Ambient Assisted Living Systems: A Systematic Literature Review

      ByAlexandra Queirós, Anabela G. Silva, Joaquim Alvarelhão, António Teixeira, Nelson Pacheco Rocha

      chapter 3|16 pages

      - Pervasive and Mobile Health Care Applications

      ByBruno M. C. Silva, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, and Ivo M. C. de M. Lopes

      chapter 4|30 pages

      - A Review of Monitoring and Assisted Therapeutic Technology for AAL Applications

      ByPedro Dinis Gaspar, Virginie Felizardo, Nuno M. Garcia

      chapter 5|16 pages

      - Implementing Best Evidence-Based Practice into Ambient Assisted Living Solutions: From User Outcome Research to Best Social Practices

      ByGerard Nguyen, Bruno Colin, Dominique Lemoult, François Sigwald, Daniel Thiollier, and Alain Krivitzky

      chapter 6|38 pages

      - A Demonstration Case on the Derivation of Process-Level Logical Architectures for Ambient Assisted Living Ecosystems

      ByNuno Santos, Juliana Teixeira, António Pereira, Nuno Ferreira, Ana Lima, Ricardo Simoes, and Ricardo J. Machado

      part |2 pages

      Section II Communications in AAL

      chapter 7|38 pages

      - Enabling AAL Wireless Data Transmission in Home Automation Networks

      ByNils Langhammer, Rüdiger Kays

      chapter 8|22 pages

      - Mobility and Multihoming Data Transmission Protocols

      ByJoão C. Silva, Artur Arsenio, Nuno M. Garcia

      chapter 9|22 pages

      - Power-Aware Communication in Body Area Networks

      ByHassan Ghasemzadeh, Roozbeh Jafari

      chapter 10|36 pages

      - Wireless Systems Applied to e-Health: Radio-Planning, Energy Efficiency, and System Integration

      ByFrancisco Falcone, Antonio López-Martín, Carlos Fernández-Valdivielso, Luis Serrano, Santiago Led, Miguel Martínez Espronceda

      part |2 pages

      Section III - AAL Applications to Specific Areas

      chapter 11|30 pages

      - Video Care Services: AAL Solution for Dementia Support—State of the Art of Research and Intervention

      ByJorge Nunes Monteiro, Liliana Dias, Susana Espadaneira

      chapter 12|34 pages

      - Telemedicine Scenario for Elderly People with Comorbidity

      ByCésar P. Gálvez-Barrón, Maged N. Kamel Boulos, Sandra Prescher, Carlos Abellán Cano, Emilio Suárez Ortega, Ada Font Tió, Jordi Morales Gras, Karol O’Donovan, Marta Díaz Boladeras, Friedrich Köhler, and Alejandro Rodríguez-Molinero

      chapter 13|36 pages

      - A Framework for Monitoring and Assisting Seniors with Memory Disabilities

      ByPaulo Novais, Davide Carneiro, Ângelo Costa, Ricardo Costa

      chapter 14|38 pages

      - Ambient Assisted Living—From Technology to Intervention

      ByPaulo Freitas, Paulo Menezes, Jorge Dias

      chapter 15|32 pages

      - Innovative Solutions for Inclusion of Totally Blind People

      ByMichał Choraś, Rafał Kozik, Salvatore D’Antonio, Giulio Iannello, Andreas Jedlitschka,

      part |2 pages

      Section IV Business Models and Study Cases

      chapter 16|20 pages

      - A Business Model for Ambient Assisted Living Solutions

      ByHenrique O’Neill and José Duarte Realinho

      chapter 17|22 pages

      - Social Innovations and Emerging Business Models in the Field of Ambient Assisted Living: Reflection on a Pilot Project

      ByKatrin Schneiders, Ralf Lindert

      chapter 18|32 pages

      - The Living Usability Lab Architecture: Support for the Development and Evaluation of New Ambient Assisted Living Services for the Elderly

      ByAntónio Teixeira, Nelson Pacheco Rocha, Carlos Pereira, Joaquim Sousa Pinto, Miguel Sales Dias, Cláudio Teixeira, Miguel Oliveira e Silva, Alexandra Queirós, Flávio Ferreira, and André Oliveira

      chapter 19|24 pages

      - Promoting Independent Living and Recreation in Life through Ambient Assisted Living Technology

      ByÂngelo Costa, Juliana Teixeira, Nuno Santos, Ricardo Vardasca, José Eduardo Fernandes, Ricardo J. Machado, Paulo Novais, and Ricardo Simoes

      part |2 pages

      Section V AAL Research Topics

      chapter 20|20 pages

      - From Data to Knowledge: Towards Clinical Machine Learning Automation

      ByNuno Pombo, Kouamana Bousson, Pedro Araújo

      chapter 21|18 pages

      - Soft Computing Drug Administration in the Ambient Assisted Living Environment

      ByFilipe Quinaz, Paulo Fazendeiro, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Pedro Araújo

      chapter 22|30 pages

      - Semantic Framework for Context-Aware Monitoring of Ambient Assisted Living Ecosystems

      ByLyazid Sabri, Abdelghani Chibani, Yacine Amirat, Gian Piero Zarri, Patrick Gatellier

      chapter 23|22 pages

      - Collaborative Ecosystem Architecture for Ambient Assisted Living

      ByLuis M. Camarinha-Matos, João Rosas, Ana Inês Oliveira, Filipa Ferrada

      chapter 24|22 pages

      - Social Ambient Intelligence for Assisted Living: Social Context, Networking, and Privacy

      ByAntonio Sapuppo, Boon-Chong Seet

      chapter 25|30 pages

      - WeCare: Cooperating with Older People in the Design and Evaluation of Online Social Networking Services

      ByMarc Steen, Mari Ervasti, Marja Harjumaa, Sarah Bourke, Victor Hernandez, Marlou Min, and Sharon Prins

      chapter 26|14 pages

      - Ergonomics and Sustainable Engineering: Important Features to Develop Human Sensitivity–Based Projects

      ByOscar Alejandro Vásquez Bernal
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