Objective: Monitoring wound size is an integral component to the assessment and treatment of chronic wounds. Conventional methods, such as ruler measures and transparency tracings, for measuring wound size often have low accuracy and reliability. Newer high tech methods, while more reliable and accurate, are often expensive and difficult to use. The objective of the study was to design a wound ...

In this paper, the effect of the cell-temperature on the performance of photovoltaic (PV) module is evaluated. The evaluation is based on a mathematical module (single diode equivalent circuit) and practically based on solar module tester (SMT). Solara®130W PV crystalline silicon module was used in this simulation. The SMT is able to supply a constant irradiance level (1000W/m2) or any other de...

The use of pervasive computing elements such as java smart phones and multi-modal sensors in smart homes of the future can potentially assist patients with Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The utility of this technology particularly in the elderly group of patients is currently hoped to reduce the huge economic toll on the ailing Medicaid system. We present an ongoing research project whose g...

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The University of Michigan Rehabilitation Engineering and Research Center (UM RERC) on Ergonomics is just beginning a three-year study on user performance with continuous speech recognition systems. The application of speech recognition to the computer access needs of people with disabilities continues to grow, and a greater understanding of user performance with such systems is needed. This pa...