What Do We Mean by Intelligent Buildings?

Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for dermatologists: What shall we do when we don’t know what to do?

What shall we do when we have done everything we could for the diagnosis and treatment of a patient, but were not successful? What shall we do when there is no definite treatment for a patient? What shall we do when we have no diagnosis or treatment for a patient? Some useful suggestions are presented here to get rid of these situations.

A Hybrid Intelligent Control System Based on PMV Optimization for Thermal Comfort in Smart Buildings

With the fast development of human society, on one hand, environmental issues have drawn incomparable attention, so energy efficiency plays a significant role in smart buildings; on the other hand, spending more and more time in buildings leads occupants constantly to improve the quality of life there. Hence, how to manage devices in buildings with the aid of advanced technologies to save energ...

Do We Know What We Do not Know? A Response to Celine Bonnet

High Stakes Require More Than Just Talk: What to Do About Corruption in Health Systems; Comment on “We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems”

Reluctance to talk about corruption is an important barrier to action. Yet the stakes of not addressing corruption in the health sector are higher than ever. Corruption includes wrongdoing by individuals, but it is also a problem of weak institutions captured by political interests, and underfunded, unreliable administrative systems and healthcare delivery models. We ur...

Sensor Networks Challenges for Intelligent Buildings

Sensor networks will play a fundamental role in future intelligent buildings. There are two basic areas that we envision this technology having a critical impact; these are energy conservation and security. Most of the power consumption in most countries is done inside buildings. Furthermore, the largest consumers of energy are the richest, most developed countries, and the proportion of energy...