Wearable technologies : concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications /

"This book is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on the development and implementation of wearables within various environments, emphasizing the valuable resources offered by these advances. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as assistive technologies,...

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Corporate Authors: IGI Global; Information Resources Management Association.
Published: IGI Global,
Publisher Address: Hershey, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-5225-5484-4
Summary: "This book is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on the development and implementation of wearables within various environments, emphasizing the valuable resources offered by these advances. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as assistive technologies, data storage, and health and fitness applications"--
Carrier Form: 83 PDFs (3 volumes)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781522554851
Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
Index Number: TK7870
CLC: TP368.33
Contents: Volume I. Section 1. Fundamental concepts and theories. Chapter 1. Purpose, scope, and technical considerations of wearable technologies ; Chapter 2. Wearable computers ; Chapter 3. Health and Fitness wearables ; Chapter 4. The promise and perils of wearable technologies -- Section 2. Development and design methodologies. Chapter 5. Confidential data storage systems for wearable platforms ; Chapter 6. Model course syllabus: management of security issues in wearable technology ; Chapter 7. Developing an elementary engineering education program through problem-based wearable technologies activities ; Chapter 8. Hybrid integration technology for wearable sensor systems ; Chapter 9. IoT for ambient assisted living: care4me a healthcare support system ; Chapter 10. Study of real-time cardiac monitoring system: a comprehensive survey ; Chapter 11. Activity recognition using ubiquitous sensors: an overview ; Chapter 12. Signal-adaptive analog-to-digital converters for ULP wearable and implantable medical devices: a survey ; Chapter 13. Securing the human cloud: applying biometrics to wearable technology ; Chapter 14. Motion and location-based online human daily activity recognition ; Chapter 15. Multi-sensing monitoring and knowledge-driven analysis for dementia assessment ; Chapter 16. Co-designing wearable technology together with visually impaired children ; Chapter 17. Trustworthy architecture for wireless body sensor network -- Section 3. Tools and technologies. Chapter 18. Flexible antennas for wearable technologies ; Chapter 19. Enhancing learning with wearable technologies in and out of educational settings ; Chapter 20. Context-aware mobile and wearable device interfaces ; Chapter 21. Metamaterial-based wearable microstrip patch antennas ; Chapter 22. Wearable cameras -- Volume II. Chapter 23. Wearable technology spending: a strategic approach to decision-making ; Chapter 24. User-centered design of wearable assistive devices for the aging population ; Chapter 25. Unobtrusive wearable technology for health monitoring ; Chapter 26. Biomechanical energy harvesting: design, testing, and future trends in healthcare and human-machines interfacing ; Chapter 27. Enhancing self-reflection with wearable sensors workshop: a commentary on the ACM Mobilehci 2014 Workshop ; Chapter 28. Empowering patients in self-management of Parkinson's Disease through cooperative ICT systems -- Section 4. Utilization and applications. Chapter 29. Wearable technologies in academic information search ; Chapter 30. Techcouturism, an alternative showcase for new fashion designers ; Chapter 31. An overview of telemedicine technologies for healthcare applications ; Chapter 32. The commercialisation and adoption of emerging technologies: the role of professional service firms ; Chapter 33. The happy feet fashion wearable project: co-creation and collaboration ; Chapter 34. From wearing to wondering: treating wearable activity trackers as objects of inquiry ; Chapter 35. Wearables and people with disabilities: socio-cultural and vocational implications ; Chapter 36. Smart textile as a creative environment to engage girls in technology ; Chapter 37. Psychometric assessment of cardio-respiratory activity using a mobile platform ; Chapter 38. Internet of things in e-health: an application of wearables in prevention and well-being ; Chapter 39. Diabetes-related cognitive decline, a global health issue, and new treatment approaches ; Chapter 40. Wearable ECG monitoring and alerting system associated with smartphone: iheart ; Chapter 41. Towards a mobile augmented reality system for emergency management: the case of SAFE ; Chapter 42. Personalized monitors for real-time detection of physiological states ; Chapter 43. WBAN based long term ECG monitoring ; Chapter 44. Potential of human tracking in assistive technologies for children with cognitive disabilities -- Section 5. Organizational and social implications. Chapter 45. The risks of wearable technologies to individuals and organizations ; Chapter 46. Authenticity challenges of wearable technologies -- Volume III. Chapter 47. Wearable computing: security challenges, BYOD, privacy, and legal aspects ; Chapter 48. Security, privacy, and ownership issues with the use of wearable health technologies ; Chapter 49. Mobile interactions augmented by wearable computing: a design space and vision ; Chapter 50. Societal implications of wearable technology: interpreting "trialability on the run" ; Chapter 51. Digital badges: tracking knowledge acquisition within an innovation framework ; Chapter 52. Employees' protection: workplace surveillance 3.0 ; Chapter 53. Life-Long collections: motivations and the implications for lifelogging with mobile devices ; Chapter 54. ICTS for orientation and mobility for blind people: a state of the art ; Chapter 55. What if devices take command: content innovation perspectives for smart wearables in the mobile ecosystem -- Section 6. Critical issues and challenges. Cha