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Photo Researchers can then try to predict when elderly patients are becoming more unsteady on their feet and help reduce patients' falls. The Vizit digital photo frame, seen here, is made by a small start-up Isabella. [09 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.10.09
Round-Up Back in the days when the internet was just the 'Information Superhighway' we were as excited about the prospects that lay on the 'road ahead' as we were terrified of having to explain it to elderly relatives and senior... [02 Oct 2009]
Less Bureaucracy and Better Target Follow-Up Using SAS
White Paper In the future at Arhus Kommune - the Municipality of the city of Arhus, Denmark - managers at all levels of elderly care centers will be able to create an overview of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and fulfill... [19 Sep 2009]
Nutricia Feeds Reporting & Analysis Hungry Organisation Through INCA Business Intelligence Implementation
White Paper Nutricia is part of the Numico Group which is a high growth, high margin, specialised nutrition company, which focuses on nutrition for babies, toddlers, sick and elderly people. Its utmost goal was to enhance the range... [01 Sep 2009]
Home and dry with the great WFH experiment?
News Reporter Tim Ferguson was already on IM, wrestling with installing a webcam on his elderly laptop so that he and Nick could test some videoconferencing software. With millions expected to abandon the office today to mark... [15 May 2009]
Trio of research hubs to poke digital benefits
News Each research hub will focus on a particular theme - with Aberdeen concentrating on rural issues such as broadband access, healthcare delivery and public transport; Newcastle looking at ways to boost digital inclusion in traditionally... [29 Apr 2009]
Swiss Red Cross Protects Access to Critical Confidential Data With Imprivata OneSign
White Paper The Swiss Red Cross (SRC) is part of the international Red Cross network, and is responsible for providing assistance for the elderly, sick and infirm, as well as migrant communities and those in emergency situations... [23 Apr 2009]
Achieving Return on Investment With Care Management of Your Senior Population
White Paper The application also provides significant return on investment through several mechanisms and can help improve quality of life among elderly members who participate in programs related to CareAdvance Medicare. [23 Apr 2009]
The A to Z of ID cards
News It is harder to record the fingerprints of certain groups such as the elderly - and not everyone can provide them all. With the first ID cards issued in 2008 the government is determined to push ahead with the rollout of... [15 Apr 2009]
ADL Recognition Based on the Combination of RFID and Accelerometer Sensing
White Paper The manual assessment of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) is a fundamental problem in elderly care. The use of miniature sensors placed in the environment or worn by a person has great potential in effective and... [15 Apr 2009]
An Empirical Study of an RFID Mat Sensor System in a Group Home
White Paper In Japan, the number of group homes offering home-like care for elderly persons suffering from dementia has increased considerably. This paper has been developing an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) mat system to... [15 Apr 2009]
Bangalore's brain gain
Comment He wanted to be close to his elderly parents. Bangalore has always been an IT powerhouse - but now returnees are adding their experience into the mix, says Saritha Rai. In mid 2007, 20 years after he went to the US to... [17 Mar 2009]
Tech to cure crop failure and look inside Einstein's mind?
News The work could lead to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and virtual reality, leading to the development of technologies such as a care companion for the elderly or a 'nomenclator' - a device that can provide... [12 Mar 2009]
Broadband Britain: 'Forget fibre - let's plug UK's notspots'
News Ofcom's Phillips said that with around 40 per cent of UK households still without broadband, vulnerable groups - such as the elderly and low-income households - are being excluded from the benefits that broadband can... [26 Jan 2009]
ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News Daugman also echoed the findings of the recent BAG report, which said there could be about four million elderly people in the UK whose fingerprint skin is either too dry or fine to take useful prints from. [26 Sep 2008]
