This paper is review of many existing video surveillance systems. With the growing quantity of security video, it becomes vital that video surveillance system be able to support security personnel in monitoring and tracking activities. The aim of the surveillance applications is to detect, track and classify targets. In this paper is described object modelling, activity analysis and change dete...

We update an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the administration of the dissociative agent ketamine for emergency department procedural sedation and analgesia. Substantial new research warrants revision of the widely disseminated 2004 guideline, particularly with respect to contraindications, age recommendations, potential neurotoxicity, and the role of coadministered anticholiner...

This document reports on the HCI experience gained in WeKnowIt, a European project aiming to design, implement and deliver technologies and methodologies enabling both Emergency Response organisation personnel and community citizens to participate in the monitoring of an emergency incident. In order to better capture the richness and complexity of the scenario, user studies were conducted to el...

The purpose of this study is to apply the method of hybrid multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) to select public relations personnel for tourism industry in Taiwan. Fuzzy Delphi method, which can lead to better criteria selection, is used to modify criteria. Considering the interdependence among the selection criteria, analytic network process (ANP) is then used to obtain the weights of the...

This present study aims to compare how service brand preference influence service perceived value, customer satisfaction and loyalty in different countries—Japan and China. Moreover, this study purposes to explore whether countries’ image affect service brand preference of customer. Two customer surveys which were practiced in Japan and China were conducted to examine moderation hypotheses, whi...

A mathematical model of operant choice, the generalized matching law was used to analyze play-calling data from the 2004 National Football League season. In all analyses, the relative ratio of passing to rushing plays was examined as a function of the relative ratio of reinforcement, defined as yards gained, from passing versus rushing. Different analyses focused on season-aggregate data for th...

Sensor networks must be monitored to identify and correct problems as they occur. We present a comparison of two approaches to monitoring deployed sensors. The first relies on configuration parameters to define expected reporting behavior. The second automatically identifies normal reporting patterns based on a combination of configuration parameters and an analysis of reporting times. Using th...

As infection-related issues have become one of the most important concerns in endoscopy centers, proper reprocessing of endoscopes has attracted great interest. Compliance with established guidelines for reprocessing is critical to prevent pathogen transmission. However, hospital compliance with guidelines has not been satisfactory. To increase compliance, efforts have focused on developing new...