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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsLife Long Learning: Seniors in Second Life ContinuumC. D. Seals, W. Moses, J. Nyagwencha et al.Senior citizens represented the fastest growing demographic worldwide. As indicated in the Year 2000 US Census, there were 35 million people 65 or older in the US and by 2030, it was estimated that there were about 70 million older adults in the US alone. With the older population growing rapidly and being increasingly exposed to computers and technology, it … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 4, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,110 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRapid Prototyping as a Low-Cost Push Factor to Promote the Adoption of IoT Technology in the Healthcare: A Case StudyPaolino Di Felice, Gaetanino Paolone, Ernano ScalzoneThe increasing demographic aging of people in most countries all over the world, raises the issue of continuously monitoring their health status. At present days there is a big mismatch between the provision of assistance to adults and the actual demand. With advances in low-cost wearable devices, patients are becoming the first source of health-related data of themselves. That is … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 20, Issue 10 · 26 Jul 2024 · 5,038 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEgronomic Fingerprint Scanner Design for People with Motor Neuron DiseasesAbdulkareem Al-Alwani, Majdi BeseisoFingerprint devices have evolved with time for authentication and identification purposes. It is used in generic security and social applications where identification and logging is required when entering that premises. In some circumstances the lag time increases due to increase in human entrees such as at immigration points, airports, random security checkups, attendance loggers. The increase in overall time due … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 12 · 28 Oct 2013 · 6,478 accessesView PDF Cite