Research Commentary—The Digital Transformation of Healthcare: Current Status and the Road Ahead

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 796-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ritu Agarwal ◽  
Guodong (Gordon) Gao ◽  
Catherine DesRoches ◽  
Ashish K. Jha
Keyword(s):  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The Road

i1-net: The Iran Strong Motion Network

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Pourmohammad Shahvar ◽  
Esmaeil Farzanegan ◽  
Attiyeh Eshaghi ◽  
Hossein Mirzaei
Keyword(s):  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Primary Input ◽  
The Road ◽  
Leading Position ◽  
Hazard And Risk ◽  
Ground Motion Records ◽  
Strong Motion Network ◽  
Strong Ground

Abstract Strong ground-motion records are the primary input data in earthquake engineering studies to improve understanding of seismic hazard and risk. As the overseer of the Iran Strong Motion Network (i1-net), the Road, Housing, and Urban Development Research Center occupies the leading position in this field in the country. With more than 1260 active accelerometers and a collection of over 14,129 earthquake recordings since 1973, the Iran Strong Motion Network is the major Iranian source of information for engineering seismology and earthquake engineering. The present article describes the current status and developments of the i1-net in the last 46 yr.

scholarly journals The road to generating transplantable organs: from blastocyst complementation to interspecies chimeras

Development ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 148 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Canbin Zheng ◽  
Emily B. Ballard ◽  
Jun Wu
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Pluripotent Stem Cells ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Divergent Evolution ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
The Road ◽  
Human Organs ◽  
Blastocyst Complementation ◽  
Donor Cells ◽  
Host Embryo

ABSTRACT Growing human organs in animals sounds like something from the realm of science fiction, but it may one day become a reality through a technique known as interspecies blastocyst complementation. This technique, which was originally developed to study gene function in development, involves injecting donor pluripotent stem cells into an organogenesis-disabled host embryo, allowing the donor cells to compensate for missing organs or tissues. Although interspecies blastocyst complementation has been achieved between closely related species, such as mice and rats, the situation becomes much more difficult for species that are far apart on the evolutionary tree. This is presumably because of layers of xenogeneic barriers that are a result of divergent evolution. In this Review, we discuss the current status of blastocyst complementation approaches and, in light of recent progress, elaborate on the keys to success for interspecies blastocyst complementation and organ generation.

How to Monetize Data

2021 ◽  
pp. 95-104
Author(s):  
Lokke Moerel
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
The Road

This chapter is a continuation of the preceding chapter, where the author discussed the obstacles encountered by established companies when wishing to transform their business models and provides suggestions for improvement of their corporate governance to better navigate the digital transformation. In this chapter, the author provides practical rules of the road for how established companies can monetize their data including some pitfalls for established companies and discusses a number of ethical dilemmas that companies have encountered in practice when implementing new digital technologies and services.

Digital Transformation of Supply Chains With Mobile IoT

2020 ◽  
pp. 156-184
Author(s):  
Busra Ozdenizci Kose
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Supply Chain Efficiency ◽  
Technical Architecture ◽  
5G Technologies ◽  
Secure Connectivity ◽  
The Impact

Today, mobile IoT (m-IoT) connectivity is one of the significant enablers of Supply Chain 4.0 with its capabilities of secure connectivity over large areas at low cost and with low device complexity. The purpose of this chapter is to shed light on the evolution of m-IoT paradigm within context of supply chain management. The potential of LTE, 4G, and future 5G technologies and the impact of m-IoT enabling technologies, LTE-M, and NB-IoT on digital transformation of SCM are investigated through commercial deployments; current status and future directions are discussed in terms of supply chain efficiency and supply chain visibility. Accordingly, this chapter first outlines the technical architecture and features of NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies and then explores how m-IoT connectivity is creating value for supply chains through commercial deployment examples. Exploration of m-IoT potential on supply chain operations will ensure new insights and opportunities for further advancement and evolution of IoT paradigm as a means of productivity.

scholarly journals Preventing Emergency Vehicle Crashes: Status and Challenges of Human Factors Issues

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 1048-1072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongwei Hsiao ◽  
Joonho Chang ◽  
Peter Simeonov
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Emergency Vehicle ◽  
Vehicle Crashes ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
The Road ◽  
On The Road

Objective: This study reports current status of knowledge and challenges associated with the emergency vehicle (police car, fire truck, and ambulance) crashes, with respect to the major contributing risk factors. Background: Emergency vehicle crashes are a serious nationwide problem, causing injury and death to emergency responders and citizens. Understanding the underlying causes of these crashes is critical for establishing effective strategies for reducing the occurrence of similar incidents. Method: We reviewed the broader literature associated with the contributing factors for emergency vehicle crashes: peer-reviewed journal papers; and reports, policies, and manuals published by government agencies, universities, and research institutes. Results: Major risk factors for emergency vehicle crashes identified in this study were organized into four categories: driver, task, vehicle, and environmental factors. Also, current countermeasures and interventions to mitigate the hazards of emergency vehicle crashes were discussed, and new ideas for future studies were suggested. Conclusion: Risk factors, control measures, and knowledge gaps relevant to emergency vehicle crashes were presented. Six research concepts are offered for the human factors community to address. Among the topics are emergency vehicle driver risky behavior carryover between emergency response and return from a call, distraction in emergency vehicle driving, in-vehicle driver assistance technologies, vehicle red light running, and pedestrian crash control. Application: This information is helpful for emergency vehicle drivers, safety practitioners, public safety agencies, and research communities to mitigate crash risks. It also offers ideas for researchers to advance technologies and strategies to further emergency vehicle safety on the road.

The road to remyelination in demyelinating diseases: current status and prospects for clinical treatment

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 535-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharath Wootla ◽  
Jens O Watzlawik ◽  
Aleksandar Denic ◽  
Moses Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Treatment ◽  
Demyelinating Diseases ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The Road

scholarly journals The Road to Big Data Standardisation

2021 ◽  
pp. 333-354
Author(s):  
Ray Walshe
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Use ◽  
Single Market ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
The Road ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
European Standards ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThis chapter covers the critical topic of standards within the area of big data. Starting with an overview of standardisation as a means for achieving interoperability, the chapter moves on to identify the European Standards Development Organizations that contribute to the European Commission’s plan for the Digital Single Market. The author goes on to describe, through use cases, exemplar big data challenges, demonstrates the need for standardisation and finally identifies the critical big data use cases where standards can add value. The chapter provides an overview of the key standardisation activities within the EU and the current status of international standardisation efforts. Finally, the chapter closes with future trends for big data standardisation.

scholarly journals Artificial intelligence and machine learning: changing paradigm in diagnostics and imaging

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 382
Author(s):  
Rahul Badwaik
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Healthcare Setting ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Review Of The Literature

Healthcare industry is currently undergoing a digital transformation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the latest buzzword in the healthcare domain. The accuracy and efficiency of AI-based decisions are already been heard across countries. Moreover, the increasing availability of electronic clinical data can be combined with big data analytics to harness the power of AI applications in healthcare. Like other countries, the Indian healthcare industry has also witnessed the growth of AI-based applications. A review of the literature for data on AI and machine learning was conducted. In this article, we discuss AI, the need for AI in healthcare, and its current status. An overview of AI in the Indian healthcare setting has also been discussed.

scholarly journals Road Safety – Is It a Local Government Priority? (What Does the Experience Suggest?)

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
David McTiernan
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Local Roads ◽  
National Road ◽  
Serious Injuries ◽  
Local Road

As the road authority for the unclassified (i.e. local) roads in their local government area, councils have the legislated responsibility to manage their road infrastructure; this fundamentally includes the safety of road users on their networks. Almost 70% of the 392 fatalities on NSW roads in 2017 occurred on country roads (Transport for NSW, 2018). The contribution of the local road network to road trauma across Australasia is significant with over half (52%) of all fatal and serious injuries recorded on roads that are the sole responsibility of local government (McTiernan et. al., 2016). Governments at all levels - Local, State and Federal – can no longer ignore the contribution of local roads to the national tragedy and trauma occurring each year. Without a concerted effort by all tiers of government to address road safety performance on the vast local road network, Australia will not achieve the 30% reduction target in fatal and serious injuries as set out in the National Road Safety Plan. Unfortunately, the current status for managing safety on local roads sees a myriad of systemic hurdles and failures that ultimately result in local government not making road safety a genuine priority. But what is required to change this situation? Two case studies are presented to assist a discussion about some of the systemic failures that contribute to local councils not taking, or not being able to take, action to make road safety a genuine priority.

scholarly journals DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES SECTOR OF BANGLADESH: CURRENT STATUS, CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DIRECTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Mohammad Zahedul Alam ◽  
Wang Hu ◽  
Aslam Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Healthcare Quality ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Future Direction

Digital transformation in healthcare services has massive potential to ensure healthcare quality, accessibility, equality & affordability in developing countries. Bangladesh is not exception to this trend for digitalization of healthcare sector as a part of vision 2021 of digital Bangladesh. This paper aims to explore the current standing of the digital transformation in healthcare services sector of the public, private & NGOs, as well as the managerial and technical challenges facing the digitalization of healthcare projects in Bangladesh. The digital transformation in healthcare is at the introductory stage in Bangladesh. Studies explored that although digitalization of this sector remains somewhat problematic, the difficulties and challenges could be overcome. Due to lack of technological knowhow, literacy, poverty, trust, attitudes, resistance to change and infrastructural facilities, this project does not work effectively and efficiently. Based on the assessment of this sector, the scope of some fields requires further improvement. The findings will help government agencies, policymakers, healthcare providers and mobile phone companies to make effective decisions regarding the digitalization of Healthcare services.  

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