BACKGROUND Sensor technologies are designed to assist independent living of older adults. However, it is often difficult for older adults to make an informed decision about adopting sensor technologies. OBJECTIVE To explore Bruce's framework of informed decision making (IDM) for in-home use of sensor technologies in community-dwelling elders. METHOD The IDM framework guided development of a...

Abstract. The development and validation of management practices to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock require accurate emission measurements. This study assessed the accuracy a practical inverse dispersion modelling (IDM) technique quantify methane (CH4) emitted small cattle herd (16 animals) confined 63 m × 60 experimental pen. IDM calculates increase in CH4 concentration ...

Identity management (IdM) is the complex and constantly evolving practice of identifying individuals and controlling their access to a network and connected resources. IdM research focuses primarily on making systems secure while the quality of the user experience is largely ignored. This article explores reasons why creating a user-centric IdM paradigm has become necessary, discusses existing ...

The Image Distortion Model (IDM) has previously shown good retrieval quality. However, one of the limitations that may limit its use in a wider range of applications is computational complexity. In this paper, we present an approach that applies several optimizations to decrease the retrieval time of IDM without degrading the quality of query results. We were able to perform the IDM in less tha...

Digital identity management (IdM) for citizen-life processes requires trusted relationship among the service providers and users. Current IdM systems tend to lack the trust component in particular for online transactions. We propose the use of ePassport as a globally interoperable trust token to bridge the gap between offline and online environments. The paper analyses trust attributes of the e...

The effects of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) and indomethacin (IDM) on the release of several pituitary hormones from the rat pituitary were investigated in vitro. An addition of 2 microng/ml of PGE1 to the medium elicited the release of growth hormone (GH) and prolactin, but not of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). Although the addition of 1 microng/ml of IDM alone resulted in...

This article applies the interpoint-distance model (IDM) to explain composite color categories that continue to challenge existing models in the literature. Using universal cognitive principles and heuristics suggested in the IDM, analyses demonstrate that the composite category blue-green (or GRUE) seen in many languages is one of several natural coding configurations expected in the developme...

Background: Infants of diabetic mothers (IDM) is a critical issue in pediatrics, which is regarded as a major risk factor for birth trauma, respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), birth asphyxia, transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) and jaundice. IDM is also a risk factor for microvascular (e.g., ocular and renal complications) and macrovascular complications (e.g., cerebrovascular accident, a...

Choosing an option increases a person's preference for that option. This phenomenon, called choice-based learning (CBL), has been investigated separately in the contexts of internally guided decision-making (IDM, e.g., preference judgment), for which no objectively correct answer exists, and externally guided decision making (EDM, e.g., perceptual decision making), for which one objectively cor...

AIMS While strong correlations exist between medication adherence and health economic outcomes in type 2 diabetes, current economic analyses do not adequately consider them. We propose a new approach to incorporate adherence in cost-effectiveness analysis. METHODS We describe a theoretical approach to incorporating the effect of adherence when estimating the long-term costs and effectiveness ...