Linked data related to places offers a superior collection of information to base search and recommendation functionality on in eTourism visit planning as well as location-aware mobile applications. Besides places interesting in themselves, through linked data it is possible to discover places interesting only through association, such as being the venue for a concert by an artist with an inter...

OBJECTIVES The use of Internet in the health domain is becoming a major worldwide trend. Millions of citizens are searching online health information and also publishing content about their health. Patients are engaging with other patients in online communities using different types of social media. The boundaries between mobile health, social media, wearable, games, and big data are becoming b...

In this paper, we show how features can be added to an Android device (a smartphone) to enable mobile applications to expose data through a SPARQL endpoint. Using simple query federation mechanisms, we describe a demonstrator illustrating how SPARQL-Enabled Android devices can allow us to rapidly develop applications mashing-up data from a collaborative network of sensor-based data sources.

Sri Lanka being a popular tourist destination entertains a large number of tourists each year. Tourists are issued a printed guide booklet to find out interesting places during the visit. Due to the lack of up to date information and navigation support, tourists are not able to visit all the attractions during a visit. Our researched was based on discovering a solution to improve this situation...

Delivering ‘relevant’ advertisements to consumers carrying mobile devices is regarded by many as one of the most promising mobile business opportunities. The relevance of a mobile ad depends on at least two factors: (1) the proximity of the mobile consumer to the product or service being advertised, and (2) the match between the product or service and the interest of the mobile consumer. The in...

In this paper, we show how features can be added to an Android device (a smartphone) to enable mobile applications to expose data through a SPARQL endpoint. Using simple query federation mechanisms, we describe a demonstrator illustrating how SPARQL-Enabled Android devices can allow us to rapidly develop applications mashing-up data from a collaborative network of sensor-based data sources.

mobile phone use and wireless communication technology have grown explosively over the past decades. this rapid growth has caused widespread global concern about the potential detrimental effects of this technology on human health. stem cells generate specialized cell types of the tissue in which they reside through normal differentiation pathways. considering the undeniable importance of stem ...

Background: The use of mobile phone by children is increasing drastically. Children are likely to accumulate many years of exposure during their lives. Furthermore, as nervous systems in children are developing, children may be at a greater risk compared to adults. In this light, some scientists have suggested that the use of mobile phones should be restricted in high-risk groups such as childr...

The pervasive use of new mobile devices has allowed a better characterization in space and time of human concentrations and mobility in general. Besides its theoretical interest, describing mobility is of great importance for a number of practical applications ranging from the forecast of disease spreading to the design of new spaces in urban environments. While classical data sources, such as ...