Ambient Assisted Living | Nuno M. Garcia, Joel Jose P.C. Rodrigues | T

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Ambient Assisted Living

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

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

chapter 3|16 pages

- Pervasive and Mobile Health Care Applications

chapter 4|30 pages

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

chapter 5|16 pages

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

chapter 6|38 pages

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

part |2 pages

Section II Communications in AAL

chapter 7|38 pages

- Enabling AAL Wireless Data Transmission in Home Automation Networks

chapter 8|22 pages

- Mobility and Multihoming Data Transmission Protocols

chapter 9|22 pages

- Power-Aware Communication in Body Area Networks

chapter 10|36 pages

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

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

chapter 12|34 pages

- Telemedicine Scenario for Elderly People with Comorbidity

chapter 13|36 pages

- A Framework for Monitoring and Assisting Seniors with Memory Disabilities

chapter 14|38 pages

- Ambient Assisted Living—From Technology to Intervention

chapter 15|32 pages

- Innovative Solutions for Inclusion of Totally Blind People

part |2 pages

Section IV Business Models and Study Cases

chapter 16|20 pages

- A Business Model for Ambient Assisted Living Solutions

chapter 17|22 pages

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

chapter 18|32 pages

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

chapter 19|24 pages

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

part |2 pages

Section V AAL Research Topics

chapter 20|20 pages

- From Data to Knowledge: Towards Clinical Machine Learning Automation

chapter 21|18 pages

- Soft Computing Drug Administration in the Ambient Assisted Living Environment

chapter 22|30 pages

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

chapter 23|22 pages

- Collaborative Ecosystem Architecture for Ambient Assisted Living

chapter 24|22 pages

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

chapter 25|30 pages

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

chapter 26|14 pages

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