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Comparison of different assembly and annotation tools on analysis of simulated viral metagenomic communities in the gut
2013
Abstract Background The main limitations in the analysis of viral metagenomes are perhaps the high genetic variability and the lack of information in extant databases. To address these issues, several bioinformatic tools have been specifically designed or adapted for metagenomics by improving read assembly and creating more sensitive methods for homology detection. This study compares the performance of different available assemblers and taxonomic annotation software using simulated viral-metagenomic data. Results We simulated two 454 viral metagenomes using genomes from NCBI's RefSeq database based on the list of actual viruses found in previously published metagenomes. Three different ass…
Génération 3.0: enfants et ados à l'ère des cultures numérisées
2016
International audience; Si Internet et les Nouvelles Technologies cultivaient naturellement les jeunes, cela se saurait ! Et que tout le savoir et toute la connaissance soient désormais accessibles en quelques clics ne signifie pas que tout le monde en profite équitablement. L'écriture de ces pages est partie de cet écart entre les attentes parentales vis à vis du Net, et les pratiques réelles d'une jeunesse hyper-connectée. L'auteur analyse la manière dont la jeunesse a (sur-)investi les univers numériques, pour le meilleur et pour le pire. Il explique qu'une utilisation optimale des ressources culturelles de la Toile dépend en grande partie de l'environnement, mais aussi des « stratégies …
When a new technological product launching fails: A multi-method approach of facial recognition and E-WOM sentiment analysis
2018
Abstract The dual aim of this research is, firstly, to analyze the physiological and unconscious emotional response of consumers to a new technological product and, secondly, link this emotional response to consumer conscious verbal reports of positive and negative product perceptions. In order to do this, biometrics and self-reported measures of emotional response are combined. On the one hand, a neuromarketing experiment based on the facial recognition of emotions of 10 subjects, when physical attributes and economic information of a technological product are exposed, shows the prevalence of the ambivalent emotion of surprise. On the other hand, a nethnographic qualitative approach of sen…
Challenges in the technology transfer to educational centres
2012
We start from the technology transfer model to analyse how schools receive their activities and incorporate technological equipment. Particularly, we analyse the innovations generated by these processes at the organizational level of schools as recipients of technology. The studied data are broken down in an investigation currently being performed in 12 regions on the School 2.0 program. At this stage we handle descriptive statistics and references of some of the interviews and classroom observations conducted in the participating centres on the «smart school». From the first analysis, we are able to say that in the case of the school system, it follows a particular transfer pattern: high d…
Le arti performative nel mondo di Internet e dell’Interaction Design: l’avventura tecno-artistica di Kònic Thtr di Barcellona
2017
Che cos’è internet? Cosa rappresenta e come cambia quando s’intreccia alle arti performative, da sempre legate a uno spazio di condivisione fisico e reale? Come si libera dal suo livello strettamente tecnologico - permettere la comunicazione tra individui a distanza - per divenire tecnica mediata, medium, linguaggio metaforico? Attraverso l’analisi di alcune performance del gruppo di Barcellona Kònic Thtr si cercherà di tracciare quale sia oggi la relazione e in particolare il grado d’ibridazione tra internet e le arti performative. What is the internet? What does it represent and how does it change when it intertwines with the performing arts, which have always been linked to a physical an…
RFID Technology for IoT-Based Personal Healthcare in Smart Spaces
2014
The current evolution of the traditional medical model toward the participatory medicine can be boosted by the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm involving sensors (environmental, wearable, and implanted) spread inside domestic environments with the purpose to monitor the user’s health and activate remote assistance. RF identification (RFID) technology is now mature to provide part of the IoT physical layer for the personal healthcare in smart environments through low-cost, energy-autonomous, and disposable sensors. It is here presented a survey on the state-of-the-art of RFID for application to bodycentric systems and for gathering information (temperature, humidity, and other gases) about …
An IoT and Fog Computing-Based Monitoring System for Cardiovascular Patients with Automatic ECG Classification Using Deep Neural Networks
2020
Telemedicine and all types of monitoring systems have proven to be a useful and low-cost tool with a high level of applicability in cardiology. The objective of this work is to present an IoT-based monitoring system for cardiovascular patients. The system sends the ECG signal to a Fog layer service by using the LoRa communication protocol. Also, it includes an AI algorithm based on deep learning for the detection of Atrial Fibrillation and other heart rhythms. The automatic detection of arrhythmias can be complementary to the diagnosis made by the physician, achieving a better clinical vision that improves therapeutic decision making. The performance of the proposed system is evaluated on a…
Adaptation of the Model for Assessment of Telemedicine (MAST) for IoT Telemedicine Services
2017
Internet of Things (IoT) based solutions and services may be used to support and extend the independent living of older adults in their living environments by responding to real needs of caregivers, service providers and public authorities. Telemedicine and telehealth platforms are among the various types of IoT services that could support the provision of health services. Current Health Technology Assessment (HTA) models that are used for the evaluation of telehealth and telemedicine services do not consider IoT aspects. HTA models would ideally need to be extended to include IoT platforms, for an optimal introduction of IoT in everyday provision of health and care services. This paper pre…
A holistic framework for understanding acceptance of remote patient management (RPM) systems by non-professional users
2010
The successful integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in healthcare facilitates the use of the sophisticated medical equipment and computer applications by medical practitioners. If earlier medical systems were mainly used by the health professionals (e.g. medical staff or nurses), nowadays with the appearance of Internet health systems are becoming available to the broader user groups, particularly patients and their families. eHealth has become an active research and development area within healthcare industry. Another important tendency in the development of ICT for health is a shift from “hospital-centered” to “person-centered” health systems which can enable ma…
The Public-Key-Infrastructure of the Radiological Society of Germany.
2005
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encoding is based on the Public-Key-Procedure and permits the safe transmission of medical data. Furthermore it allows the use of an electronic signature provided that keys used belong to the key owner and that the key owner's identity is guaranteed by a trusted third party. Under the auspices of the Radiological Society of Germany (Deutsche Rontgengesellschaft, DRG) its IT-Working Group (Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Informationstechnik, @GIT) built up an appropriate Certification Authority including the required Public-Key-Infrastructure. These @GIT certified PGP keys allow the legal use of telemedicine in Germany. Digital signatures based to those certified keys corre…