Upcoming ubiquitous computing systems are required to operate in dynamic, diverse, unverified, and unpredictable operating environment. The OSGi (Open Service Gateway initiative) framework employs the service-oriented approach and the Java ClassLoader architecture for the runtime service deployment, that are well suited to the dynamic environment envisioned for home networking and ubiquitous co...

The paper proposes and discusses the integration of WSN and RFID technologies in the IoT scenario. The proposed approach is based on the REST paradigm, thanks to which the two technologies can be seamless integrated by representing sensors, actuators and RFID related data as network resources globally addressable through state-of-the-art IoT protocols. The integration approach is detailed for t...

Seven years ago, Western Maryland Health System merged its two hospitals into a 275-bed community hospital and trauma center that also included a heart institute and cancer center. This new, state-of-the-art facility—the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, MD—also presented a patient safety opportunity. Although the healthcare system prides itself on its culture of safety, i...

Over the last few years, research in the area of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) has focused on routing protocol performance improvements, security enhancements, power consumption optimizations, and quality of service metrics. The availability of sophisticated network simulation tools, such a NS2 and GloMoSim, has allowed researchers to study MANETs without purchasing the mobile nodes themselve...

Cloud computing provides great benefits for applications hosted on the Web that also have special computational and storage requirements. This paper proposes an extensible and flexible architecture for integrating Wireless Sensor Networks with the Cloud. We have used REST based Web services as an interoperable application layer that can be directly integrated into other application domains for ...

In this paper, we propose a new load forecasting method for smart air conditioning (A/C) based on the modified thermodynamics of indoor temperature and the unbiased finite memory estimator (UFME). Based on modified first-order thermodynamics, the dynamic behavior of indoor temperature can be described by the time-domain state-space model, and an accurate estimate of indoor temperature can be ac...

the 21st November last, after a comparatively short and easy labour; in which, however, the forceps had to be used, on account of the feebleness of the pains, the head having remained at the outlet for about an hour. Her two previous labours were natural and easy, and required no instrumental assistance. On the fourth day after delivery she was seized with a rigor, followed by smart pain over t...

Our work aims to improve the usability of wireless mesh networks as communication layer of smart office environments. While wireless mesh networks are well-suited for this task in general, the negative impact of interference, fading, and saturation makes the communication basically opportunistic. Our goal is to develop a system which allows a short-term estimation of network quality in terms of...

SUMMARY The use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) as a bolster for split-thickness skin grafts has been well documented in the literature. It facilitates the removal of transudate, which can result in the formation of seroma, and mitigates shear stress, which can detach the graft from the underlying wound bed. Its widespread use may be limited by factors such as increased cost and lengt...

Servicing industrial machinery and automation systems over their life targets at fast response and fast resolution. It requires skills, engineering knowledge and various data about the machine, its industrial environment, data from automation systems in the plant and historical information, which needs to be collected, correlated and analyzed. The advent of tiny smart devices such as RFID and n...