TechMedi: Medical Database Management and Access Control

In recent years lot e-cards are being carried around by a person, which is definitely not very convenient. Mostly, everyone wishes to carry things in a lighter and efficient manner. The digital era is vast and a fast growing system and so does the medical field have to be digitized. In this paper, "TechMedi" - an IOT(Internet Of Things) based RFID( Radio-Frequency Identification) device is proposed. Which is used to store all medical records of the patient in the cloud database (single entity) and it is accessed under 4 modes of operation. Namely 1)Emergency 2)Nonemergency 3)Pharmacy and 4)Scanning centres. For example, If a person met with an accident, the doctor can refer to the patient’s previous medical records and find the appropriate treatment using the TechMedi. If we follow the TechMedi system, the medical crime rate can be reduced, proper database management is saved in the cloud network.

Assessing hospital readiness for radio frequency identification device implementation in Iran: a conceptual model

BackgroundTo avoid possible failures and ineffective use of economic resources, necessary infrastructure must be provided before implementing new technologies in a developing country like Iran.ObjectivesTo assess the degree of readiness for implementing a radio frequency identification device (RFID) system in hospitals in Iran.MethodsWe adopted a descriptive design and structural equation modeling (LISREL statistical software package) to analyze data collected from the hospitals affiliated with the Semnan University of Medical Sciences. All managers, physicians, residents, nurses, and staff members of the medical records and information technology sectors participated in this study. A questionnaire was designed by the investigators to collect ideas from the participants about organizational readiness, cultural readiness, and human resource readiness in implementing RFID.ResultsWe found a significant positive correlation between the variables studied. Human resource readiness significantly predicted RFID implementation, with cultural readiness playing the role of a mediator variable. Cultural readiness itself was influenced by organizational readiness (P < 0.01). We found 0.346 (standard deviation: 0.374) changes in an arbitrary unit of the possibility of RFID implementation was attributed to human resources and cultural readiness.ConclusionsPaying attention to cultural factors, which play an important role in implementing technological projects such as RFID in developing countries like Iran, can reduce the risk of failure. Hospitals should strengthen organizational factors and improve the support of top rank managers when implementing technological projects. By so doing, they will promote cultural readiness, prepare human resources, and win the cooperation of personnel for such projects.

Advances in Packaging of Litchi Fruit to Maintain the Quality

Litchi is distinctly a delicate, delicious summer delight, juicy, flavoured and attractive bright red colour fruit having good source of minerals and vitamins. India and China account for about 91 percent of the world’s litchi production but it is mainly marketed locally. Despite its wide popularity and demand in domestic and international market, transporting the fruit to distant markets has remained a challenge due to its highly perishable nature. Postharvest interventions therefore become indispensable to preserve litchi fruit quality for longer duration. One among such interventions is packaging that directly influences transpiration losses and respiratory metabolism in litchi fruit. Packaging plays the all important roles of containment, protection, convenience, and communication. Previously, gunny bags, bamboo basket, wooden boxes were used for packaging, but are now being rapidly replaced by corrugated fibre board (CFB) boxes for the versatility they bring. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) of litchi in combination with postharvest treatments offers promising solutions to preserve litchi fruit quality. Intelligent packaging through use of sensors, wireless sensor networks, radio-frequency identification device (RFID) etc show the way ahead for future packaging solutions. Nonetheless, innovation in litchi packaging will require careful considerations of all factors that lead to quick fruit deterioration and generation of waste.