GLOBAL HEALTH 2012, The First International Conference on Global Health Challenges

Type: conference

Notes: IARIA Conference.

Editors:
Gary Kreps, George Mason University, USA
Petre Dini, Concordia University - Montreal, Canada / China Space Agency Center - Beijing, China

ISSN: 2308-4553

ISBN: 978-1-61208-243-1

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from October 21, 2012 to October 26, 2012

Articles: there are 25 articles

Mimo: A Non-Pharmacological Comforting Solution for Preterm Neonates
Frank Versteegh, Daniel Tetteroo, Thelxi Mamagkaki, Mariana Serras Pereira, Wei Chen, and Sidarto Bambang Oetomo
keywords: preterm neonates; comforting solution; bonding; heartbeat; pillow; user-centered design

Designing the Parents-to-Infant Bonding Experience in the NICU
Sibrecht Bouwstra, Wei Chen, Loe M. G. Feijs, Sidarto Bambang Oetomo, Willeke M. J. H. van der Linden, and Wijnand A. IJsselstein
keywords: experience design; parent-to-infant bonding; case study; disruptive design process; experience flows

A Case Study of a Practical Use of "MusiCuddle" that is a Music Therapy System for Patients with Dementia
Chika Oshima, Naoki Itou, Kazushi Nishimoto, Kiyoshi Yasuda, Naohito Hosoi, Hiromi Yamashita, Koichi Nakayama, and Etsuo Horikawa
keywords: Music, Convert utterances into pitch.

Olfactory Stimulation in Premature Neonates: the Relevance of Early Experience
Misha Croes, Wei Chen, Loe Feijs, and Sidarto Bambang Oetomo
keywords: NICU; early experience; odors; stress; olfaction.

Application of Structural Equation Modeling for Inferring Toxicity-Dependent Regulation in Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Sachiyo Aburatani and Wataru Fujibuchi
keywords: Structural Equation Modeling; Embryonic Stem Cell; Gene Regulatory Network; Chemical Toxicity

Mobile Data Modeling in Human Body Network "Bell's Palsy Case Study"
Hanen Bouali and Jalel Akaichi
keywords: Bell’s palsy recovery; Matching Algorithm; Moving Object; Visualization

Personal and Social Communication Services for Health and Lifestyle Monitoring
Jean Bacon, Jatinder Singh, Dirk Trossen, Dana Pavel, Andreas Bontozoglou, Nikolaos Vastardis, Kun Yang, Sarah Pennington, Sarah Clake, and Glyn Jones
keywords: self-monitoring; lifestyle; healthcare; privacy; security; communications; networks; middleware

Development of an e-Healthcare System for University Students
Yoshiro Imai, Eiichi Miyazaki, Hiroshi Kamano, Tomomi Mori, Hironari Kohno, Kayo Ikeshita, Mitsunori Sugihara, and Yuhko Ogata
keywords: e-Healthcare, IC card authentication, health screening, health information monitoring, university health education

Chronic Disease Management System Based on eHealth Concept in China
Xufeng Zhang, Bin Li, Zhihong Yao, Hao Chen, and Lei Liu
keywords: chronic disease; PHR; eHealth.

Enhanced Home-Based Care Services Through Mobile Technology
Hassan Khachfe, Walid Hassan, Hassan Bazzi, Ayman Dayekh, Bassam Hussein, and Denise Kerbaj
keywords: quality control; home-based care; mobile technology; total quality management; healthcare management

Heath Kiosks as an Equal Opportunity Resource for Better Health: A Systematic Review
Ashish Joshi and Kate Trout
keywords: Health kiosks; users; technology; acceptance.

Multi-functional Wireless Body Sensor
Roman Trobec, Aleksandra Rashkovska, and Viktor Avbelj
keywords: multi-functional body sensor; wireless; mobile; healthcare; monitoring

Security Factors for Healthcare Data
Young-Sil Lee, Esko Alasaarela, Hoon-Jae Lee, and Risto Myllyla
keywords: Online banking security; Healthcare security; Information security; HIS; Security threats

"Concept Car" Design Method in Medicine: Redesigning an Incubator’s Mattress
Misha Croes, Zhihui Zhang, Sidarto Bambang Oetomo, Wei Chen, and Loe Feijs
keywords: neonate; incubator; innovation; concept car; multidisciplinary; design.

Unobtrusive Physiological and Gesture Wearable Acquisition System: A Preliminary Study on Behavioral and Emotional Correlations
Nicola Carbonaro, Alberto Greco, Gaetano Anania, Gabriele Dalle Mura, Alessandro Tognetti, Enzo Pasquale Scilingo, Danilo De Rossi, and Antonio Lanatà
keywords: Gesture; electrodermal activity; affective recognition; textile-based systems; signal processing; features extraction; statistics;

Improving of Medical Imaging by the Use of Noninvasive Optical Technologies
Anna Cysewska-Sobusiak and Grzegorz Wiczyński
keywords: medical imaging; light-tissue interaction; optical technologies; noninvasive transillumination

Introducing the Global Advocacy Leadership Academy (GALA): Training Health Advocates Around the World to Champion the Needs of Health Care Consumers
Gary Kreps, Paula Kim, Lisa Sparks, Linda Neuhauser, Carol Daugherty, Mollie Rose Canzona, Wonsun Kim, and Jungmi Jun
keywords: patient advocacy organizations; leadership; media relations; corporate relatioms; health care systems; government agencies; stakeholders; personnel management; health promotion.

Detecting Depression Using a Multidimensional Model of Emotional States
Imen Tayari Meftah, Nhan Le Thanh, and Chokri Ben Amar
keywords: depression; algebraic representation ; negative emotions; physiological signal.

Time and Frequency Domain Measures of Heart Rate Variability in Schizophrenia
Saime Akdemir Akar, Sadık Kara, Fatma Latifoğlu, and Vedat Bilgiç
keywords: schizophrenia; heart rate variability; photoplethysmography; time and frequency domain measures.

Accurate and Reliable Recommender System for Chronic Disease Diagnosis
Asmaa S. Hussein, Wail Omer, Xue Li, and Modafar Ati
keywords: E-Health; Remote Chronic Disease Diagnosis prediction; Diabetes healthcare management system; Decision Tree; Random Forest.

Extending the US Health Information National Trends Survey to China and Beyond: Promoting Global Access to Consumer Health Information Needs and Practices
Gary Kreps, Guoming Yu, Xiaoquan Zhao, Wen-Ying Chou, Xu Zihao, Meijie Song, Bradford Hesse, Richard Moser, and Paula Kim
keywords: health information; HINTS; National Cancer Institute; China; health communication.

Development of New Interface System for Elderly People in Daily Life
Shunji Shimizu and Hiroaki Inoue
keywords: Elderly; Support system; Welfare technolog; Remote sensin; Unwearable sensing; Human motion.

Fundamental Study to New Evaluation Method Based on Physical and Psychological Load in Care
Shunji Shimizu, Hiroaki Inoue, Noboru Takahashi, Hiroyuki Nara, Takeshi Tsuruga, Fumikazu Miwakeichi, Nobuhide Hirai, Senichiro Kikuchi, Eiju Watanabe, and Satoshi Kato
keywords: Movement; Exercise; 3D Motion Capture; NIRS; EMG; Care; Welfare Technology; Usefulwelfare device evaluation; Evaluation method.

Online Patient Experiences: Exploring Differences Between Health Groups
Claire Hardy, Elizabeth Sillence, Pamela Briggs, and Peter Harris
keywords: online patient experiences; engagement; secondary analysis; asthma; smoking cessation; multiple sclerosis carers

Feasibility of Electronic Health Kiosks to Assess Chronic Disease Status in Remote Areas of Developing Countries
Ashish Joshi, Pinaki Panigrahi, Douglas Puricelli Perin, Radhanath Satpathya, and Mohit Arora
keywords: health kiosk; public health informatics; global health; chronic disease.