scholarly journals Design and Development of IoT-Enabled Medicine Reminder Box

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 08-12
Author(s):  
P. Sathish ◽  
Anusha Bamar ◽  
Likhitha Ande ◽  
Sangapu Sowmyasri
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Remote Monitoring ◽  
Hand Movement ◽  
Human Intervention ◽  
Efficient Manner ◽  
Ir Sensor ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Right ◽  
Microcontroller Unit

IoT (Internet of Things) refers to a system of internet-connected devices which are capable of sending and receiving the data without human intervention. This technology enabled the remote monitoring in health care sector which lead to keep the patients safe and heathy, and ensuring to deliver superlative care. Some people apparently should be taken care by the caretakers and other family members. This is not provided by everyone in today’s life. So, they may forget to consume medicines at the right time and may also forget what pill has to be taken. This paper aims to develop a device which alerts the patients to take medicine at the right time in an efficient manner. The proposed system has a facility which alerts the patients to take medicine on time and also acknowledges the medicine in-take through a Gmail notification. In the proposed system, the alarm is set up with the help of Blynk app indicating the patient to take the medicine. The IR sensor interfaced with the microcontroller unit determines the patient medicine in-take. The sensor detects the hand movement of the patient when he opens and takes the medicine from the slot provided. The corresponding message is sent to the caretaker via Gmail based on the IR sensor status.

scholarly journals Smart System for Automated Irrigation Using Internet of Things Devices

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi ◽  
Tzu Wei Peng
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Application ◽  
Crop Field ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Right ◽  
Python Programming

Precision agriculture involves applying artificial intelligence, computers, sensors, and automation to improve crop field productivity while monitoring environmental conditions to conserve soil, water, and other natural resources focusing on agricultural sustainability. Despite many applications in agriculture, data monitoring and recording technologies have limited use due to the price. Low-cost open-source systems, like the ones available with the Internet of things (IoT) world, can potentially be developed as a universal-fit and cloud-connected technology for multiple applications. We designed and built a basic data collecting system using a commercial standalone embedded computer with Python programming language, serial data interface (SDI)-12/analog sensor adaptor, and digital sensors to monitor soil moisture and transmit the data remotely. SDI-12 is a standard communication protocol that transfers digital sensor measurements to a data recorder. We set up a pilot study that automatically collected and uploaded the data into the Internet to allow remote data transfer and access. The system performed reliably over 1 week with potting soil under field conditions without maintenance and successfully recorded data in real-time. The volumetric water content ranged from 0.03 to 0.23 m3·m−3, dielectric permittivity from 3.3 to 18.9 (unitless), EC from 0.0 to 0.3 dS·m−1, and soil temperature from 20.7 to 44.8 °C. All the data were successfully collected and uploaded to the cloud every 20 min, allowing users to remotely monitor the data using a free online application. However, heavy rainfall and high insolation could damage the system through excessive moisture or overheating, requiring a waterproof and heavy-duty protection case. The ThingSpeak channel allows customizing to suit a user’s specific requirements or adding more features for further development, such as automated irrigation, which can improve irrigation and fertilization efficiency by applying water and fertilizers at the right time based on sensor readings.

Neo-entrepreneurs of the social and health care sector in Finland

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 462-490
Author(s):  
Anne Kovalainen ◽  
Leila Simonen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Health Care Sector ◽  
Sheltered Housing ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
State Unemployment ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Welfare State

Recession, crisis of the welfare state, unemployment and a desire to affirm the dignity of one's own professional skills were reasons for the creation of neo-entrepreneurship in the social and health care sector in Finland. A total of 371 private social and health care sector entrepreneurs responded to the survey conducted by the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES). These companies are not attempting to compete with care offered by the local authorities but to offer alternative options. The companies in question were rest homes, sheltered housing units, etc. The social and health care sector entrepreneurs were researched both statistically and descriptively. In the majority of cases the companies were started up by persons who left employment in the public sector out of a desire to set up their own innovative and multidisciplinary service. Some of the entrepreneurs started up on their own while unemployed or under threat of unemployment. The entrepreneurs emphasised autonomy, creativity and the search for professional and psychological growth and satisfaction as their reasons for starting up their own company. They worked longer hours and were paid less than those in similar jobs in the public sector. However, they still considered entrepreneurship the right choice and also recommended it warmly to others.

scholarly journals Smart Street Light Monitoring using Iot

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 891-894
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Human Intervention ◽  
Efficient Utilization ◽  
Network Connection ◽  
Routine Tasks ◽  
Step Down ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Way

This paper is aimed at defining the process of automating the operation of electronic devices, in this case, street lights of a certain campus or area where there is a reliable network connection. This is achieved by using a microcontroller to control the target electronic device wirelessly instead of operating the electronic device manually and a relay to electromagnetically provide the functioning of a switch and also use a step-down converter to regulate voltage and convert it from 220v AC to 5v DC. The microcontroller used is the ESP8266 (NodeMCU) as this microcontroller has inbuilt Wi-Fi module that can suffice connecting to a network helping us in reaching the goal of wirelessly operating electronic devices. This is a step in the direction of a smart world where internet of things is the way of communication between all electronic devices and efficient utilization of this system saves a lot of energy and there will be lesser need of human intervention. This is an efficient step in the right direction of digitizing routine tasks and have much more control over them as opposed to being present physically near the electronic device.

Learning-Aided IoT Set-Up for Home Surveillance Applications

2019 ◽  
pp. 180-205
Author(s):  
Jutika Borah ◽  
Kandarpa Kumar Sarma ◽  
Pulak Jyoti Gohain
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Support System ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Human Intervention ◽  
Automated Systems ◽  
Wireless Devices ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Surveillance Application ◽  
Surveillance Applications

Of late, home surveillance systems have been enhanced considerably by resorting to increased use of automated systems. The automation aspect has reduced human intervention and made such systems reliable and efficient. With the proliferation of wireless devices, networking among the connected devices is leading to the formation of internet of things (IoT). This has made it essential that home surveillance systems be also automate using IoT. The decision support system (DSS) in such platforms necessitates that automation be extensive. It necessitates the use of learning-aided systems. This chapter reports the design of IoT-driven learning-aided system for home surveillance application.

A Study of Internet of Things: Architectural Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 351
Author(s):  
Prasant Sharma ◽  
Alka Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Fear Of Failure ◽  
Human Intervention ◽  
It Industry ◽  
The World ◽  
Architectural Perspective

Be it industry or academia, Internet of the Things (IoT) has become buzzword today. Everyone is expecting a system of gadgets controlled by web without human intervention. The concept has opened many possibilities and a fear of failure too. All over the world the research is going on and few organizations have already started implementing the concept at a small level. But the available research is still immature and undirectional. The area is very young, the research too. Hence there is a need to develop an IoT architecture which is universally acceptable by various IoT objects as well as server.  To facilitate with the need, the paper presents a novel IOT architecture. In addition, the interaction of IoTobjects with each other has been discussed alongwith connection of a server’s infrastructure with another server’s infrastructure through API gateway.

The Role of Nurses in the Implementation of Patient Safety and Protection of Patient Rights at the Rahayu Yakkum Purwodadi Hospital

SOEPRA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 254
Author(s):  
Christina Nur Widayati ◽  
Endang Wahyati Yustina ◽  
Hadi Sulistyanto
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Patient’S Rights ◽  
Nurses Role ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right ◽  
Service Standards

Patient Safety was the right of a patient who was receiving health care. A nurse was one of the health professionals in a hospital having a very important role in realizing Patient Safety. In realizing Patient Safety Panti Rahayu Yakkum Hospital of Purwodadi had involved the role of the nurses. In carrying out their role the nurses could support the protection of the patient’s rights. The nurses performed health care by conducting six Patient Safety goals that were based on professional standards, service standards and codes of conduct so that the Patient Safety would be realized.This research applied a socio-legal approach to having analytical-descriptive specifications. The data used were primary and secondary those were gathered by field and literature studies. The field study was conducted by having interviews to, among others, the Director of Panti Rahayu Yakkum Hospital of Purwodadi, Head of Room and Chairman of Patient Safety Committee, nurses and patients. The data were then qualitatively analyzed.The arrangement of nurses’ role in implementing Patient Safety and the patient’s rights protection was based on the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia of 1945, Health Act, Hospital Act, Labor Act, and Nursing Act. These bases made the hospital obliged to implement Patient Safety. The regulations leading the hospital to provide Patient Safety were Health Minister’s Regulation Nr. 11 of 2017 on Patient Safety, Statute of Panti Rahayu Yakkum Hospital of Purwodadi (Hospital ByLaws), Internal Nursing Staff ByLaws. In implementing Patient Safety Panti Rahayu Yakkum Hospital of Purwodadi had established a committee of Patient Safety team consisting of the nurses that would implement six targets of Patient Safety. Actually, the Patient Safety implementation had been accomplished but it had not been optimally done because of several factors, namely juridical, social and technical factors. The supporting factors in influencing the implementation were, among others, the establishment of the Patient Safety team that had been well socialized whereas the inhibiting factors were limitedness of time and funds to train the nurses besides the operational procedure standard (OPS) that was still less understood. Lack of learning motivation among the nurses also appeared as an inhibiting factor in understanding Patient Safety implementation.

Covid-19 and its financial effects on the dental fraternity and health-care workers: A literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 628-631
Author(s):  
Devangi Agrawal ◽  
Namisha Khara ◽  
Bhushan Mundada ◽  
Nitin Bhola ◽  
Rajiv Borle
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Dental Practices ◽  
Precautionary Measures ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up

In the wake of the current outbreak of novel Covid-19, which is now declared as a 'pandemic' by the WHO, people around the globe have been dealing with a lot of difficulties. This virus had come into light in December 2019 and since then has only grown exponentially. Amongst the most affected are the ones who have been working extremely hard to eradicate it, which includes the hospitals, dental fraternity and the health-care workers. These people are financially burdened due to limited practise. In the case of dentistry, to avoid the spread of the virus, only emergency treatments are being approved, and the rest of the standard procedures have been put on hold. In some cases, as the number of covid cases is rising, many countries are even trying to eliminate the emergency dental procedures to divert the finances towards the treatment of covid suffering patients. What we need to realise is that this is probably not the last time that we are facing such a situation. Instead of going down, we should set up guidelines with appropriate precautionary measures together with the use of standardised PPEs. The government should also establish specific policies to support dental practices and other health-care providers. Together, we can fight this pandemic and come out stronger.

Process design and equipment selection for optimized steam and power concepts – the “zero” process steam sugar factory

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-50
Author(s):  
Boris Morgenroth ◽  
Thomas Stark ◽  
Julian Pelster ◽  
Harjeet Singh Bola
Keyword(s):  
Process Design ◽  
Sugar Industry ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Power Requirement ◽  
Equipment Selection ◽  
Good Potential ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Right ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Steam Drying

Optimization of process steam requirement in order to maximize sugar recovery and export power along with manpower optimization is a must for sugar factories to survive under difficult conditions and to earn additional revenues. The process steam demand of greenfield and revamped plants has been reduced to levels of 32–38% from originally more than 50% steam on cane in the case of the brownfield plants. In addition, significant improvement in the power requirement of the plants has been achieved. Bagasse drying offers a good potential to improve the power export. Different available concepts are compared with a focus on bagasse steam drying and low temperature bagasse drying. In order to set up an optimized highly efficient plant or to optimize an existing plant to achieve competitive benchmarks, good process design and the right equipment selection are very important. Experience has been gained with multiple stage or double effect crystallization in the beet sugar industry offering further steam optimization potential. Vapour recompression is also an option to substitute live steam by electrical power. This even provides options to reduce the steam demand from the power plant for the sugar process down to zero. Key aspects concerning the process design and equipment selection are described.

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