The early detection & diagnosing of deceases increases the survival rate in women. Today, mammography is the most common and effective technique for the detection of breast cancer. Digital Telemammography is to help find smaller breast tumors; it must be simulated as radiologist presently works. may be the next tool in the fight against breast cancer. In this paper we demonstrate the different ...

The nursing shortage in the USA is expected to reach 260,000 registered nurses (RNs) by 2025. The most profound shortages are expected in California and Florida, translating into 109,779 and 128,364 RN jobs, respectively. Despite a foreseen growth in nursing career opportunities nationwide, the supply of nurses will be insufficient to meet the corresponding demand. Capitalizing on prior educati...

In this paper, we present an architecture for task-oriented dialogue that integrates the processes of interpretation and generation. We analyze implemented systems based on this architecture – one for meeting support and another for assisting military medics – and discuss results obtained with the first. In closing, we review some related dialogue architectures and outline plans for future rese...

Abstract Introduction Epistaxis is a common emergency and treatments include cautery nasal packing. NICE guidelines recommend Naseptin® (chlorhexidine neomycin) routine practice to perform if bleeding point identified following pack removal. Method Retrospective analysis of electronic records over 9-month period 114 patients admitted with epistaxis. Results Demographics: 65 male, 49 females (ro...

In a project to collect medical data from devices in wearables, the contextual information is essential for use by medics in interpreting the data. We have developed a portal which provides interactive access to the state and context of the devices and to the information collected. The portal is based on a MUD, which provides an appropriate spatial metaphor to reflect the context in the physica...