Better health and ambient assisted living (AAL) from a global, regional and local economic perspective

Multimodal Interaction for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)

Extended Abstract. Over fifteen years of research on multimodal interaction at Telecooperation have led to the compilation of a list of important issues for HCI and UI concepts, appropriate for the ‘post PC’ era of computing: (1) Integration of HCI & SW engineering: the two research disciplines HCI and software engineering, and in particular their models, notations, and mehods, must be more tig...

Fasting and diabetes from a local and global perspective- commentary

  Fasting is a common practice among people with diabetes (PWD). As healthcare providers we are in a position to assist those who choose to fast to manage their diabetes effectively. Diabetes self-management education for PWD is needed both prior and during the time of fasting to best metabolic control.  

From Ambient Assisted Living to Active and Assisted Living: A Practical Perspective on Experiences and Approaches

openAAL - the open source middleware for ambient-assisted living (AAL)

openAAL is a joint open source initiative by FZI Research Center for Information Technologies, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena and CAS Software AG. It represents a flexible and powerful middleware for ambient-assisted living (AAL) scenarios and is based on research results of several German and international projects including the SOPRANO Integrated Project. The openAAL platform enables e...

Assessing Smart-Home Platforms for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)

Smart-home platforms support applications, services, and devices for Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). The developers of those platforms commonly focus on technological requirements only, without having a clear understanding of end-users such as older adults living independently. Moreover, since there are no functional testing methods for AAL platforms, the authors introduce a testing methodology ...