scholarly journals Development of User-Friendly Wearable Electronic Textiles for Healthcare Applications

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 2410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Yang ◽  
Katie Meadmore ◽  
Chris Freeman ◽  
Neil Grabham ◽  
Ann-Marie Hughes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Screen Printing ◽  
Electrode Array ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Electronic Textiles ◽  
Healthcare Applications ◽  
Dry Electrodes ◽  
Wearable Electronic ◽  
Cleaning Methods ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Hand Opening

This paper presents research into a user-friendly electronic sleeve (e-sleeve) with integrated electrodes in an array for wearable healthcare. The electrode array was directly printed onto an everyday clothing fabric using screen printing. The fabric properties and designed structures of the e-sleeve were assessed and refined through interaction with end users. Different electrode array layouts were fabricated to optimize the user experience in terms of comfort, effectivity and ease of use. The e-sleeve uses dry electrodes to facilitate ease of use and the electrode array can survive bending a sufficient number of times to ensure an acceptable usage lifetime. Different cleaning methods (washing and wiping) have been identified to enable reuse of the e-sleeve after contamination during use. The application of the e-sleeve has been demonstrated via muscle stimulation on the upper limb to achieve functional tasks (e.g., hand opening, pointing) for eight stroke survivors.

scholarly journals From big data to bedside decision-making: the case for AdverseEvents

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai ◽  
Elena Cavarretta ◽  
Giacomo Frati
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Evidence ◽  
Adverse Event Reporting System ◽  
Adverse Event Reporting ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Antithrombotic Agent ◽  
Post Marketing ◽  
The Individual ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Based Medicine

<p>Evidence-based medicine has gained mainstream popularity, but it requires a delicate balance between clinical evidence, physician skills, patient preferences, and costs. Facing the individual patient, even a simple decision such as which antithrombotic agent should be prescribed becomes complex. There are several reasons for this conundrum, but one of the foremost is the limited external validity of pivotal randomized trials, with their extremely restrictive selection criteria. Post-marketing reporting of adverse events is a very useful and democratic means to appraise the risk-benefit profile, but to date such reports were not organized or available. The development of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) venue for such task, the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) has substantially improved data collection. However, analysis of this extensive relational database remains complex for most but few companies or agencies. AdverseEvents is a novel online platform enabling updated and user-friendly inquiry of FAERS. Given its ease of use, flexibility and comprehensiveness, it is likely going to improve decision making for healthcare authorities and practitioners, as well as patients. This is clearly testified by the precise and informative comparative analysis that can be performed with AdverseEvents on novel antithrombotic agents.</p>

scholarly journals Model Results and Software Comparisons in Myrtle Beach, SC Using Virtual Beach and R Regression Toolboxes

2015 ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Neet ◽  
R. Heath Kelsey ◽  
Dwayne E. Porter ◽  
Dan W. Ramage ◽  
Adrian B. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Statistical Interpretation ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
R Software ◽  
Robust Model ◽  
Myrtle Beach ◽  
Model Setup ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Forecast Modeling

Utilizing R software and a variety of data sources, daily forecasts of bacteria levels were developed and automated for beach waters in Myrtle Beach, SC. Modeled results are then shown for beach locations via a website and mobile device app. While R provides a robust set of tools for use in forecast modeling, the software has an extensive learning curve and requires skilled statistical interpretation of results. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the “Virtual Beach” software package to address these concerns. To evaluate the utility of the more user-friendly Virtual Beach modeling toolbox, predictive models were developed and model results were analyzed using the two software suites. Recommendations were made based on ease of use and several performance measures. Model results indicate the two software toolboxes yield comparable outputs. However, Virtual Beach tends to create more robust model forecasts, while R provides more options for model setup and outputs.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL PADA KUALITAS USER EXPERIENCE APLIKASI MULTIMEDIA COMPANY PROFILE BPJS KESEHATAN WONOSOBO

Device ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Saifu Rohman
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
Behavioral Intention To Use ◽  
User Friendly

Company Profile sebuah perusahaan merupakan sebuah media yang memiliki peran yang sangat penting dalam menunjukkan eksistensinya di dalam berbagai bidang dunia bisnis. Perkembangan dunia teknologi informasi menuntut untuk selalu memberikan sesuatu yang lebih nyaman dan mengedepankan user experience. Metode TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) merupakan salah satu metode yang tepat dalam merancang dan membangun sistem yang user friendly dalam meningkatkan tingkat kepuasan pengguna pada user experience. Dengan mengimplementasikan konstruk-konstruk TAM yang meliputi PU (Perceived Usefulness), PEOU (Perceived Ease of Use), ATU (Attitude Toward Using), BITU (Behavioral Intention to Use) dan AU (Actual Use) maka dapat dipastikan akan meningkatkan tingkat kenyamanan user experience melalui interface yang baik dan sesuai dengan kebutuhan pengguna informasi.

Aqueous Nanocoating Approach to Strong Natural Microfibers with Tunable Electrical Conductivity for Wearable Electronic Textiles

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 2406-2413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Xie ◽  
Bo Shan ◽  
Huan Xu ◽  
Jinlai Li ◽  
Zhong-Ming Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Electronic Textiles ◽  
Wearable Electronic

Manufacturing techniques and property evaluations of conductive elastic knits

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 503-533
Author(s):  
Ching-Wen Lou ◽  
Chih-Hung He ◽  
Jia-Horng Lin
Keyword(s):  
Electric Circuit ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Electronic Textiles ◽  
Electric Circuits ◽  
Twisted Yarn ◽  
Conductive Yarns ◽  
Wearable Electronic ◽  
Metallic Wires ◽  
Manufacturing Techniques ◽  
Maximum Increment

Textiles can have valuable functions in terms of measurement, detection and communication when they are incorporated into functional electronic devices. However, the additional electric circuits limit the flexibility and extensibility, making the wearers uncomfortable and the manufacturing difficult. Therefore, in this study, conductive elastic knits are made of metallic yarns and expected to be used as wearable electronic textiles. In order to retain the flexibility of knits, a crochet machine with jacquard equipment is used to create knit patterns as electric circuits. Regardless of whether it is single-twisted yarn, double-twisted yarn, single-wrapped yarn, or double-wrapped yarn, the metallic wires can be completely covered in polyester filaments. Variations in twist numbers of conductive yarns or knit patterns are beneficial to the tensile strength with a maximum increment of 14%, and changing twist numbers of conductive yarns or knit patterns have a positive influence on the air permeability with a maximum increment of 24%. According to the results of the electric circuit stability test, using double-covered yarns ensures the knits a stabilized electric circuit regardless of the knit pattern.

scholarly journals Wearable Electronic Textiles from Nanostructured Piezoelectric Fibers

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1900900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Mokhtari ◽  
Geoffrey M. Spinks ◽  
Cormac Fay ◽  
Zhenxiang Cheng ◽  
Raad Raad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Textiles ◽  
Wearable Electronic

scholarly journals Woven Wearable Electronic Textiles as Self‐Powered Intelligent Tribo‐Sensors for Activity Monitoring

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 1900070
Author(s):  
Xiuling Zhang ◽  
Jiaona Wang ◽  
Yi Xing ◽  
Congju Li
Keyword(s):  
Activity Monitoring ◽  
Electronic Textiles ◽  
Wearable Electronic ◽  
Self Powered

The Web Site and Brand Trust as Antecedents of Online Loyalty

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Horst Treiblmaier ◽  
Larry Neale ◽  
Sandy Chong
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Web Presence ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Multimedia Environment ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Online Business ◽  
User Friendly

As online business thrives, a company’s Web presence holds enormous importance as a source of information, entertainment, and customer service for Internet users. Besides being user-friendly, a Web site should offer interesting and enjoyable content to attract online visitors in an ever-changing multimedia environment. Companies that operate globally must know how cultural differences influence the way potential customers perceive their sites. This paper presents a model that highlights the importance of ease of use, enjoyment, content, and brand trust for Web site loyalty. The model is subsequently tested in four countries: Australia, Japan, Mongolia, and the USA. The results show that perceptual differences exist: while ease of use is crucial for Web site loyalty in all four countries, the importance of content, perceived enjoyment, and brand trust varies across different cultures.

scholarly journals Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility (MODS) Assay: A Convenient Method for Determining Antibiogram of Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Enid Owusu ◽  
Mercy Jemima Newman
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Microscopic Observation ◽  
Drug Susceptibility ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Culture Methods ◽  
Susceptibility Tests ◽  
User Friendly

(1) Background: Present methods for drug susceptibility tests (DST) rely on culture methods that are sophisticated and relatively faster, or a slow and cheaper option. These methods frustrate disease control; therefore, there is a need for methods that incorporate key functions of microscopy and culture, with reduced cost burden and sophistry. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify which, among the most commonly used (in Ghana) methods, can conveniently be used at health centers located in rural areas for effective DST determination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). (2) Methods: Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were tested for their susceptibility to streptomycin, isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol (SIRE), and pyrazinamide by microscopic observation drug susceptibility (MODS) and BACTEC MGIT 960 methods. Evaluations were based on shorter turnaround periods, rapidity, ease of use, cost, etc. A comparative analysis was statistically expressed as kappa values. (3) Results: Endpoints for drug susceptibilities by MODS averaged 13 days (7–32), whilst that for BACTEC MGIT 960 was 10 days with a further 12 days to detect resistance. Therefore, a turnaround period of 22 days was needed for DST by BACTEC MGIT 960, compared to 13 days for MODS. There were differences in correlation levels between the two methods, as determined by their kappa values. (4) Conclusion: The MODS assay was found to be less costly, more user-friendly, and still able to be conveniently used at health centers located in rural areas known to be endemic for TB, particularly in Ghana.

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