Real-time management of chemotherapy toxicity using the Advanced Symptom Management System (ASyMS)

IntroductionTechnology is emerging as a solution to develop home-based, proactive ‘real-time’ symptom monitoring and management in cancer care. The Advanced Symptom Monitoring and Management System—Canada (ASyMS-Can) is a remote phone-based symptom management system that enables real-time remote monitoring of systemic chemotherapy toxicities.Methods and analysisThis study is an open-label, prospective, mixed-method, Phase II, 2-arm parallel group assignment (ASyMS-Can vs usual care) feasibility study in patients with cancer receiving systemic (neo-adjuvant or adjuvant) chemotherapy at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. A total of 114 patients will be recruited in oncology clinics prior to initiation of chemotherapy. Patients in both arms will complete a demographic and a set of questionnaires at enrolment, mid and end of treatment. Patients in intervention arm will be provided with an encrypted, secure, preprogrammed ASyMS phone for symptom reporting daily for the first 14 days of each chemotherapy treatment cycle up to sixth cycle (16 weeks). Feasibility metrics (recruitment, retention and protocol adherence) and outcomes to assess impact of ASyMS—Can include symptom severity, emotional distress, quality of life and acceptability to patients and clinicians.Ethics and disseminationThe study has received ethical and institutional approvals from the University Health Network. Dissemination will include presentations at national/international conferences, and publications in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration numberNCT03335189.

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Design and Implementation of Instruments Sharing Management System Based on RFID

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.268-270.1957 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 268-270 ◽

pp. 1957-1962

Author(s):

Yan Duan ◽

Jue Heng Wu ◽

Xiu Jian Lan ◽

Xuan Hong Zhang ◽

Chun Yan Chen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Time Management ◽

Management System ◽

User Authentication ◽

Colleges And Universities ◽

Rfid Technology ◽

Design And Implementation ◽

Benefit Evaluation

In order to enhance the efficiency and the level of instruments management in colleges and universities, the management system of instruments sharing based on RFID technology has been designed, developed and brought into operation. Automation and intelligentization of lots of work have been achieved such as user authentication of instruments, open reservation of instruments, charge and sharing of instruments, real-time management of laboratory, settlement of expenditure and benefit evaluation, promoting the open sharing of instruments in colleges and universities.

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Real-Time Framework for Energy Management System of a Smart Microgrid Using Multiagent Systems

10.20944/preprints201801.0113.v1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Roberto Netto ◽

Guilherme Ramalho ◽

Benedito Bonatto ◽

Otavio Carpinteiro ◽

A. C. Zambroni de Souza ◽

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Keyword(s):

Power System ◽

Real Time ◽

Energy Management ◽

Multiagent Systems ◽

Time Management ◽

Smart Grids ◽

Management System ◽

Energy Management System ◽

Telecommunication System ◽

System Characteristics

This paper deals with the problem of real-time management of Smart Grids. For this sake, the energy management is integrated with the power system through a telecommunication system. The use of Multiagent Systems leads the proposed algorithm to find the best-integrated solution, taking into consideration the operating scenario and the system characteristics. The proposed technique is tested with the help of an academic microgrid, so the results may be replicated.

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