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Raj Gururajan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Innovation Practice Using Pervasive Mobile Technology Solutions to Improve Population Health Management: A Pilot Study of Gestational Diabetes Patient Care in Australia.
Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality, 2016Co-Authors: Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Raj GururajanAbstract:Healthcare service delivery is moving forward from individual care to population health management, because of the fast growth of health records. However, to improve population health performance, it is necessary to leverage relevant data and information using new Technology Solutions, such as pervasive diabetes mobile Technology Solution of Inet International Inc., which offers the potential to facilitate patient empowerment with gestational diabetic care. Hence, this article examines the pilot study outcomes of a small clinical trial focusing on pregnant patients affected by gestational diabetes mellitus, in an Australian not for profit healthcare context. The aims include establishing proof of concept and also assessing the usability, acceptability, and functionality of this mobile Solution and thereby generate hypotheses to be tested in a large-scale confirmatory clinical trial.
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Barriers to the Inclusion of Wireless Technology in Aged Care Applications - a Review
2004Co-Authors: Raj Gururajan, Srecko Howard, Rohan Genrich, Ee Kuan LowAbstract:The recent improvements in the wireless Technology have prompted aged care organisations to consider wireless devices as a part of their overall information Technology Solution. This paper reports the barriers to wireless Technology identified through a literature survey. The objective of the paper is to draw the attention of aged care organisations to various technical as well as management barriers to wireless Technology in order to achieve a successful implementation of wireless Technology in aged care.
Cliodhna Ni Scanaill - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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base an interactive Technology Solution to deliver balance and strength exercises to older adults
International Conference on Pervasive Computing, 2010Co-Authors: Julie Doyle, Cathy Bailey, Ben Dromey, Cliodhna Ni ScanaillAbstract:There is a high prevalence of falls in older adults. It has been recognised that a highly challenging balance and strength retraining program can reduce the incidence of falls significantly. This paper describes the design and initial evaluation of a home-based interactive Technology Solution to deliver a personalised, physiotherapist prescribed exercise program to older adults. We adopted a user centred design process to ensure such Technology is easy to use, acting as a facilitator to completing the exercise program, rather than an inhibitor. Initial usability findings, in addition to participant attitudes towards such a system, are outlined.
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PervasiveHealth - BASE - An interactive Technology Solution to deliver balance and strength exercises to older adults
Proceedings of the 4th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2010Co-Authors: Julie Doyle, Cathy Bailey, Ben Dromey, Cliodhna Ni ScanaillAbstract:There is a high prevalence of falls in older adults. It has been recognised that a highly challenging balance and strength retraining program can reduce the incidence of falls significantly. This paper describes the design and initial evaluation of a home-based interactive Technology Solution to deliver a personalised, physiotherapist prescribed exercise program to older adults. We adopted a user centred design process to ensure such Technology is easy to use, acting as a facilitator to completing the exercise program, rather than an inhibitor. Initial usability findings, in addition to participant attitudes towards such a system, are outlined.
Robert Dobson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Combined solar heat and power with microgrid storage and layered smartgrid control toward supplying off‐grid rural villages
Energy Science & Engineering, 2015Co-Authors: Gerro Prinsloo, Robert DobsonAbstract:A project has been initiated in South Africa to design, model, build, and evaluate an easy to install solar fueled combined heat and power (micro-CHP) system to supply off-grid rural villages and eco-estate communities. This study describes the design of a model that offers a combined 3 kW peak electrical, 12 kW peak thermal, stand-alone solar power Technology Solution with microgrid storage to deliver power, and heat when the sun is shining and after sunset (at night time). The CHP demand side management system manages power and heat distribution to individual households in a small rural village based on a proposed smart microgrid Technology Solution. The Solution aims to balance the heat/power demand side requirements based on digital feedback on heat/power utilization patterns and user demand. Aspects of the micro-CHP system microgrid control are discussed while a modular smartgrid Solution is selected for smart microgrid applications.
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Combined solar heat and power with microgrid storage and layered smartgrid control toward supplying off-grid rural villages
Energy Science and Engineering, 2015Co-Authors: Gerro Prinsloo, Robert DobsonAbstract:A project has been initiated in South Africa to design, model, build, and evalu-ate an easy to install solar fueled combined heat and power (micro-CHP) sys-tem to supply off-grid rural villages and eco-estate communities. This study describes the design of a model that offers a combined 3 kW peak electrical, 12 kW peak thermal, stand-alone solar power Technology Solution with micro-grid storage to deliver power, and heat when the sun is shining and after sunset (at night time). The CHP demand side management system manages power and heat distribution to individual households in a small rural village based on a proposed smart microgrid Technology Solution. The Solution aims to balance the heat/power demand side requirements based on digital feedback on heat/ power utilization patterns and user demand. Aspects of the micro-CHP system microgrid control are discussed while a modular smartgrid Solution is selected for smart microgrid applications.
Nilmini Wickramasinghe - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Innovation Practice Using Pervasive Mobile Technology Solutions to Improve Population Health Management: A Pilot Study of Gestational Diabetes Patient Care in Australia.
Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality, 2016Co-Authors: Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Raj GururajanAbstract:Healthcare service delivery is moving forward from individual care to population health management, because of the fast growth of health records. However, to improve population health performance, it is necessary to leverage relevant data and information using new Technology Solutions, such as pervasive diabetes mobile Technology Solution of Inet International Inc., which offers the potential to facilitate patient empowerment with gestational diabetic care. Hence, this article examines the pilot study outcomes of a small clinical trial focusing on pregnant patients affected by gestational diabetes mellitus, in an Australian not for profit healthcare context. The aims include establishing proof of concept and also assessing the usability, acceptability, and functionality of this mobile Solution and thereby generate hypotheses to be tested in a large-scale confirmatory clinical trial.
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ECIS - EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY FOR A PERVASIVE Technology Solution TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE DIABETES SELF-CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH GDM
2014Co-Authors: Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Steve Cole, Len Kliman, Doug Vogel, Steve GoldbergAbstract:Gestational diabetes(GDM) is increasing exponentially. To address this, we contend that a pervasive mobile Solution that can facilitate self-care is a prudent strategy. To demonstrate proof of concept, user fidelity, usability and acceptability of such a Solution a small pilot study of 10 patients was designed. A quasi-experimental approach employing a randomized control trial with a two period cross-over clinical trial strategy over 10 week duration at a private hospital in Melbourne, Australia was adopted. The main outcomes of interest were to establish proof of concept and the fidelity of the Technology Solution. Directional data gathered including patient and clinical interview data serve to demonstrate both proof of concept and fidelity. Without exception both patients and clinicians have preferred the pervasive mobile Solution to the standard care approach. The study serves to highlight that pervasive mobile Solutions can provide a useful adjunct in the effective monitoring and management of GDM.
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Exploring the possibility for a pervasive Technology Solution to facilitate effective diabetes self-care for patients with gestational diabetes
2014Co-Authors: Nilmini Wickramasinghe, N Cole, S Kliman, Douglas R. Vogel, Steve GoldbergAbstract:Gestational diabetes(GDM) is increasing exponentially. To address this, we contend that a pervasive mobile Solution that can facilitate self-care is a prudent strategy. To demonstrate proof of concept, user fidelity, usability and acceptability of such a Solution a small pilot study of 10 patients was designed. A quasi-experimental approach employing a randomized control trial with a two period cross-over clinical trial strategy over 10 week duration at a private hospital in Melbourne, Australia was adopted. The main outcomes of interest were to establish proof of concept and the fidelity of the Technology Solution. Directional data gathered including patient and clinical interview data serve to demonstrate both proof of concept and fidelity. Without exception both patients and clinicians have preferred the pervasive mobile Solution to the standard care approach. The study serves to highlight that pervasive mobile Solutions can provide a useful adjunct in the effective monitoring and management of GDM.
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The Role of a Disruptive Pervasive Technology Solution to Facilitate Better Healthcare Delivery to Native American Patients
Lean Thinking for Healthcare, 2013Co-Authors: Suresh Chalasani, Steve Goldberg, Nilmini WickramasingheAbstract:Chronic diseases are increasing exponentially and by their very nature and definition mean that no cure is in sight. One such chronic disease is diabetes. The WHO has described diabetes as a silent epidemic given the current number of sufferers and future projections of increased number of individuals who are expected to contract diabetes. While globally the numbers of diabetic sufferers are alarming, in some segments of the community there is significant overrepresentation due to many factors including ineffective and inefficient healthcare delivery processes. The following proffers a disruptive, pervasive Technology Solution as a way to not only facilitate superior care for diabetic patients but also enable needed healthcare delivery process redesign.
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A Transaction Cost Assessment of a Pervasive Technology Solution for Gestational Diabetes
International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics, 2011Co-Authors: Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Indrit Troshani, Sally Rao Hill, William M. Hague, Steve GoldbergAbstract:Diabetes is one of the leading chronic diseases affecting Australians and its prevalence continues to rise. It is becoming a serious challenge for both the quality of healthcare and expenditure in the Australian healthcare system. The goal of this study is to investigate the development and application of a pervasive wireless Technology Solution to facilitate the effective management of diabetes in the context of women with gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that affects up to 8% of pregnant women. A transactions cost assessment of this Solution is also provided. Integral to the success of this Solution is the pervasive Technology Solution which serves to support and facilitate superior diabetes self-management.
Matthew Jason Bruff - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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An Integrated Water Treatment Technology Solution for Sustainable Water Resource Management in the Marcellus Shale
2011Co-Authors: Matthew Jason Bruff, Ned Godshall, Karen EvansAbstract:This Final Scientific/ Technical Report submitted with respect to Project DE-FE0000833 titled 'An Integrated Water Treatment Technology Solution for Sustainable Water Resource Management in the Marcellus Shale' in support of final reporting requirements. This final report contains a compilation of previous reports with the most current data in order to produce one final complete document. The goal of this research was to provide an integrated approach aimed at addressing the increasing water resource challenges between natural gas production and other water stakeholders in shale gas basins. The objective was to demonstrate that the AltelaRain{reg_sign} Technology could be successfully deployed in the Marcellus Shale Basin to treat frac flow-back water. That objective has been successfully met.
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Field Demonstration of an Integrated Water Treatment Technology Solution in Marcellus Shale
SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, 2011Co-Authors: Matthew Jason Bruff, Sinisha A. JikichAbstract:The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) awarded a cooperative agreement to Altela, Inc., and its partners Argonne National Laboratory, BLX, Inc. and CWM Environmental, Inc. with the goal to provide an integrated approach to address the increasing water resource conflict between natural gas production and the interests of water stakeholders located within shale gas basins. The objective was to demonstrate that the AltelaRain Technology could be successfully deployed in the Marcellus Shale Basin to treat frac flow-back water. Specific goals of the project included field-proof that: 1) the regulatory environment would support implementation of the water treatment Technology Solution; 2) the Technology was capable of treating highly challenged Marcellus frac water to water quality standards required for discharge and/or applicable beneficial re-use; and 3) the Technology could economically treat the frac water at a cost equal to or lower than current disposal methods.
