Biomedical Engineering Applications for People with Disabilities and the Elderly in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond presents biomedical engineering applications used to manage people’s disabilities and care for the elderly to improve their quality of life and extend life expectancy. This edited book covers all aspects of assistive technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), telemedicine, e-Health, m-Health, smart sensors, robotics, devices for rehabilitation, and "serious" games. This book will prove useful for bioengineers, computer science undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, practitioners, biomedical engineering students, healthcare workers, and medical doctors.
This volume introduces recent advances in biomaterials, sensors, cellular engineering, biomedical devices, nanotechnology, and biomechanics applied in caring for the elderly and people with disabilities. The unique focus of this book is on the needs of this user base during emergency and disaster situations. The content includes risk reduction, emergency planning, response, disaster recovery, and needs assessment. This book offers readers multiple perspectives on a wide range of topics from a variety of disciplines. This book answers two key questions: What challenges will the elderly and people with disabilities face during a pandemic? How can new (or emerging) advances in biomedical engineering help with these challenges?
1. Biomedical Engineering Applications for People with Disabilities and the Elderly in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Contributors - p. Page iv 7. List of Illustrations - p. Page vii 8. List of Tables - p. Page viii 9. Chapter 1 : Physical activities for the elderly in a pandemic context during a relaxation of restrictions - p. Page viii 10. Chapter 2 : Intelligent remote system for assessing a subject's health during sleep - p. Page 8 11. Chapter 3 : A study on the recent developments in voltammetric sensors for the β-blocker propranolol hydrochloride - p. Page 21 12. Chapter 4 : Cloud-IoMT-based wearable body sensors network for monitoring elderly patients during the COVID-19 pandemic - p. Page 28 13. Chapter 5 : Indoor physical activities for the elderly during the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic - p. Page 45 14. Chapter 6 : Animated line, bar, and bubble plots for better COVID case analysis: Using R programming - p. Page 55 15. Chapter 7 : Applications of physical activity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the elderly - p. Page 64 16. Chapter 8 : Recovery activities for the locomotor system during the COVID-19 pandemic - p. Page 75 17. Chapter 9 : The emerging association between boredom, COVID-19 anxiety, and aggressiveness in imposed prolonged social isolation∗ - p. Page 82 18. Chapter 10 : COVID-19 research: Open data resources and challenges - p. Page 91 19. Chapter 11 : Comprehending COVID-19 as a contact network - p. Page 102 20. Chapter 12 : Coronavirus: Diagnosis, detection, and analysis - p. Page 107 21. Chapter 13 : Artificial intelligence: A boon for COVID-19 disease management - p. Page 116 22. Chapter 14 : Radiotherapy for pelvic malignancies in a COVID-19 pandemic scenario: Focus on rectal and cervical cancers - p. Page 128 23. Chapter 15 : A warehouse of information, COVID HUB: Data handling made simple! - p. Page 141 24. Chapter 16 : Publisher software application for Braille devices - p. Page 152 25. Chapter 17 : Challenges caused by the pandemic for the recovery program of cervical disc herniation - p. Page 165 26. Chapter 18 : Strength training program for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis - p. Page 182 27. Chapter 19 : The role of vitamin D and physical activity on osteopenia and osteoporosis - p. Page 193 28. Chapter 20 : Osteoporosis: Evaluation and complications - p. Page 200 29. Chapter 21 : Sedentarism—A predominant factor in difficult post-COVID-19 recovery - p. Page 208 30. Chapter 22 : Improving the body’s immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through exercise - p. Page 218 31. Chapter 23 : Respiratory dispositive with intelligent shape-memory alloy wires to help artificial ventilation during sleep for SARS-CoV patients - p. Page 227 32. Chapter 24 : Smart sensing and actuators for people with hand motion impairment: assessment and support - p. Page 239 33. Chapter 25 : Inner and outer conflicts born during the COVID-19 lockdown: A thematic analysis perspective - p. Page 257 34. Chapter 26 : Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychomotric components in chess games for children aged 8–10 - p. Page 265 35. Chapter 27 : Impact of physical activities on overweight people during the COVID-19 pandemic - p. Page 310 36. Chapter 28 : Vulnerabilities and new critical security challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT) - p. Page 324 37. Chapter 29 : Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and mental health of the elderly - p. Page 333 38. Chapter 30 : A smart virtual vision system for health monitoring - p. Page 341 39. Index - p. Page 359
Biomedical Engineering Applications for People with Disabilities and the Elderly in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond presents biomedical engineering applications used to manage people’s disabilities and care for the elderly to improve their quality of life and extend life expectancy. This edited book covers all aspects of assistive technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), telemedicine, e-Health, m-Health, smart sensors, robotics, devices for rehabilitation, and "serious" games. This book will prove useful for bioengineers, computer science undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, practitioners, biomedical engineering students, healthcare workers, and medical doctors.
This volume introduces recent advances in biomaterials, sensors, cellular engineering, biomedical devices, nanotechnology, and biomechanics applied in caring for the elderly and people with disabilities. The unique focus of this book is on the needs of this user base during emergency and disaster situations. The content includes risk reduction, emergency planning, response, disaster recovery, and needs assessment. This book offers readers multiple perspectives on a wide range of topics from a variety of disciplines. This book answers two key questions: What challenges will the elderly and people with disabilities face during a pandemic? How can new (or emerging) advances in biomedical engineering help with these challenges?
1. Biomedical Engineering Applications for People with Disabilities and the Elderly in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Contributors - p. Page iv 7. List of Illustrations - p. Page vii 8. List of Tables - p. Page viii 9. Chapter 1 : Physical activities for the elderly in a pandemic context during a relaxation of restrictions - p. Page viii 10. Chapter 2 : Intelligent remote system for assessing a subject's health during sleep - p. Page 8 11. Chapter 3 : A study on the recent developments in voltammetric sensors for the β-blocker propranolol hydrochloride - p. Page 21 12. Chapter 4 : Cloud-IoMT-based wearable body sensors network for monitoring elderly patients during the COVID-19 pandemic - p. Page 28 13. Chapter 5 : Indoor physical activities for the elderly during the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic - p. Page 45 14. Chapter 6 : Animated line, bar, and bubble plots for better COVID case analysis: Using R programming - p. Page 55 15. Chapter 7 : Applications of physical activity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the elderly - p. Page 64 16. Chapter 8 : Recovery activities for the locomotor system during the COVID-19 pandemic - p. Page 75 17. Chapter 9 : The emerging association between boredom, COVID-19 anxiety, and aggressiveness in imposed prolonged social isolation∗ - p. Page 82 18. Chapter 10 : COVID-19 research: Open data resources and challenges - p. Page 91 19. Chapter 11 : Comprehending COVID-19 as a contact network - p. Page 102 20. Chapter 12 : Coronavirus: Diagnosis, detection, and analysis - p. Page 107 21. Chapter 13 : Artificial intelligence: A boon for COVID-19 disease management - p. Page 116 22. Chapter 14 : Radiotherapy for pelvic malignancies in a COVID-19 pandemic scenario: Focus on rectal and cervical cancers - p. Page 128 23. Chapter 15 : A warehouse of information, COVID HUB: Data handling made simple! - p. Page 141 24. Chapter 16 : Publisher software application for Braille devices - p. Page 152 25. Chapter 17 : Challenges caused by the pandemic for the recovery program of cervical disc herniation - p. Page 165 26. Chapter 18 : Strength training program for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis - p. Page 182 27. Chapter 19 : The role of vitamin D and physical activity on osteopenia and osteoporosis - p. Page 193 28. Chapter 20 : Osteoporosis: Evaluation and complications - p. Page 200 29. Chapter 21 : Sedentarism—A predominant factor in difficult post-COVID-19 recovery - p. Page 208 30. Chapter 22 : Improving the body’s immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through exercise - p. Page 218 31. Chapter 23 : Respiratory dispositive with intelligent shape-memory alloy wires to help artificial ventilation during sleep for SARS-CoV patients - p. Page 227 32. Chapter 24 : Smart sensing and actuators for people with hand motion impairment: assessment and support - p. Page 239 33. Chapter 25 : Inner and outer conflicts born during the COVID-19 lockdown: A thematic analysis perspective - p. Page 257 34. Chapter 26 : Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychomotric components in chess games for children aged 8–10 - p. Page 265 35. Chapter 27 : Impact of physical activities on overweight people during the COVID-19 pandemic - p. Page 310 36. Chapter 28 : Vulnerabilities and new critical security challenges of the Internet of Things (IoT) - p. Page 324 37. Chapter 29 : Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and mental health of the elderly - p. Page 333 38. Chapter 30 : A smart virtual vision system for health monitoring - p. Page 341 39. Index - p. Page 359
