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Title:
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TOWARDS ASSISTIVE HEALTHCARE: PROTOTYPING ADVANCES IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSN) SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND APPLICATIONS |
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Author(s):
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Marco Messina , Elaine Lawrence , Karla Felix Navarro , Einstein Lubrin |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-40-9 |
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Editors:
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Jörg Roth, Jairo Gutiérrez and Ajith P. Abraham (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Wireless Sensors Network, Health Monitoring, Motes |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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43 |
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Last Page:
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54 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The large increase in Australias aging population promises to be major economic and social issue for local,
state and federal Government bodies. The healthcare budget is expected to increase dramatically and the
burden on healthcare services will require not only a massive injection of capital funds but an increase in
qualified care givers. The authors believe that assistive healthcare monitoring is one viable and cost-effective
solution to alleviate the burden of the healthcare system today and in the future. The authors in this paper
describe their third Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) prototype called MoteCare and anticipate the
implementation of the next, more advanced prototype. Details of the improvements are covered followed by
an objective system evaluation and conclusion. |
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