International Journal On Advances in Life Sciences, volume 8, numbers 1 and 2, 2016

Type: journal

Notes: A free access journal featuring works submitted on an invitation basis only.

ISSN: 1942-2660

Articles: there are 15 articles

A Novel Approach for Healthcare Equipments Lifespan Assessment
Mona Aridi, Bassam Hussein, Mohamad Hajj-Hassan, and Hassan M. Khachfe
keywords: efficiency; healthcare; lifespan; medical equipments; performance.

Electronic Communication as a Tool to Reduce Elective Surgery Cancellations A case study from Norway
Conceição Granja, Kari Dyb, Stein Roald Bolle, and Gunnar Hartvigsen
keywords: elective surgery cancellations; pre-operative planning; electronic communication; clinical process; context-awareness

Investigation of the Mechanical Behaviour of Porous Silicon Neural Microprobes
Rayan Fayad, Soumaya Berro, Bakri AbdulHay, Hussein Hajj-Hassan, Hassan M. Khachfe, and Mohamad Hajj-Hassan
keywords: biocompatiblity; finite element model; failure analysis; neural microelectrodes; porous silicon.

Digital Users in Pre-Digital Hospital Organisations? An Analysis on the Readiness for Electronic Communication Between a Hospital and Surgical Patients
Kari Dyb, Conceição Granja, Stein Roald Bolle, and Gunnar Hartvigsen
keywords: e-readiness; electronic communication; ICT; health policy; hospitals; surgical departments; healthcare workers; patients; electronic health record; health authority; Norway

Assessing Visitor Engagement in Science Centres and Museums
Wolfgang Leister, Ingvar Tjøstheim, Trenton Schulz, Göran Joryd, Andreas Larssen, and Michel de Brisis
keywords: assessment; installations; science centres; museums; visitor engagement.

Multiscale Cancer Modelling in Terms of Copyright
Iryna Lishchuk and Marc Stauch
keywords: computer models; software copyright; copyright in compilations; non-literal expression; program expression.

Optimization of Lead Design and Electrode Configuration in Deep Brain Stimulation
Ruben Cubo, Mattias Åström, and Alexander Medvedev
keywords: Deep Brain Stimulation; Optimization; Lead Design; Convex optimization; Field Steering; Parkinson Disease

Reverse Paternalism in Medical and Clinical Engineering Practice
Sarah Hammoud, Ali Hage-Diab, Hassan Khachfe, and Bassam Hussein
keywords: professionalism; medical ethics; engineering ethics; medicine; paternalism; reverse paternalism.

Monitoring the use of impaired hand by a new low cost device during daily life activities with a real-time visual feedback
Nour El Hoda Saleh, Ali Hage-Diab, Ghadir Salhab, Bilal Debs, Mohamad Hajj-Hassan, Hassan Khachfe, Ahmad Rifaii Sarraj, and Soha Saleh
keywords: ; finger movement impairment; stroke; home-based therapy

Comparability, Availability and Use of Medication eHealth Services in the Nordic Countries
Heidi Gilstad, Berit Brattheim, Arild Faxvaag, Christian Nøhr, Sidsel Vilumsen, Jarmo Reponen, Hege Andreassen, Maarit Kangas, Guðrún Audur Harðardóttir, Sabine Koch, and Hannele Hypponen
keywords: Medication eHealth services; medication data; ePrescription; medication list; indicators; monitoring;comparability, availability and use

Toward Usable and Trustworthy Online Monitoring on e-Health Applications
Youna Jung
keywords: e-health application; online monitoring; privacy protection; framework; secure monitoring service; secure browser; toolkit.

Agile Medical Device Software Development: Introducing Agile Practices into MDevSPICE®
Fergal McCaffery, Marion Lepmets, Kitija Trektere, Özden Özcan-Top, and Minna Pikkarainen
keywords: medical device software; MDevSPICE®; medical device risks; medical device software development; agile methods; agile software development practices

The MedITNet Assessment Method – Development and Validation using Action Design Research Self Assessment against IEC 80001-1
Silvana Togneri MacMahon, Fergal McCaffery, and Frank Keenan
keywords: Risk Management; Medical IT Networks; IEC 80001-1; MedITNet; Assessment Framework; Assessment Method.

Construction of the emotional environment and media
Treton Cécile and Bourret Christian
keywords: loneliness; strategy of relations; emotional social network; age; friendly.

The Mental Organization of Air Traffic and its Implications to an Emotion Sensitive Assistance System
Linda Pfeiffer, Georg Valtin, Nicholas Hugo Müller, and Paul Rosenthal
keywords: Air traffic control; HCI; Decision Support; Mental Models.