Hand gesture mouse control for systems has received a lot of attention in recent years Because its many uses and capability to efficiently connect with machines via human- computer interaction, hand attracted years. Most visual motion detection can only be used specific settings due the effects lighting complicated backgrounds. Together quick advancement vision machine learning, need interactio...

background and objectives: clinicians in many countries increasingly use personal digital assistant (pda) as an assisting tool in clinical practice. the pattern of pda usage by clinicians in iran has not been characterized. this study explored the attitudes of iranian residents and interns toward medical uses of pda.   methods: an interview-based qualitative study was carried out in 2011. a p...

The aim of this study was to describe personal assistants’ risks for harmful effects in client transfer situations at work. Observation and assessment of their working postures in transfer situations were performed by the Swedish ergonomic regulations concerning “red flags” (AFS 1998:1), by video recordings and by biomechanical analysis. The results showed that among eight home care assistants,...

The objective of this 6-year retroactive chart review is to compare outcome between chemically dependent physicians and physician assistants under contract with the North Carolina Physicians Health Program (NCPHP). Of 233 physicians 91% had a good outcome, compared to only 59% of 34 physician assistants in this sample (significant by Chi Square method, 99.99% confidence). Fifteen percent of phy...