Health apps are increasingly becoming an integral part of health care. Especially in older adults, the self-management chronic diseases by might become care services.The aim this explorative study was to investigate prevalence app use and related demographic factors, as well status among adults Germany.A nationwide postal survey conducted. Of 5000 individuals contacted, a total 576 participants completed survey. On basis their self-indicated assignment one three predefined user groups...

Fall incidents are a major problem for patients and healthcare. The "Aachen Prevention App" (AFPA) represents the first mobile Health (mHealth) application (app) empowering older (persons 50+ years) to self-assess monitor their individual fall risk. Self-assessment is based on Scale," which consists of three steps. First, answer ten standardized yes-no questions (positive criterion ≥ 5 "Yes" responses). Second, ten-second test free standing without compensatory movement performed criterion:...

Wet Laboratories are highly dynamic, shared environments full of tubes, racks, compounds, and dedicated machinery. The recording experiments, despite the fact that several ubiquitous computing systems have been suggested in past decades, still relies predominantly on hand-written notes. Similarly, information retrieval capabilities inside a laboratory limited to traditional interfaces, which due safety regulations sometimes not usable at all. In this paper, Google Glass is combined with...

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In many countries, including Germany, older people are increasing in numbers, while fewer caregivers available. A way to address the problem is develop new medical assistance and monitoring systems that operated by elderly on their own, e.g. in-home aftercare systems.The development of a set eight data-based personas terms best practice approach presented."Personas" an integral method user-centered design approach. They incomplete knowledge individual user behaviour introducing archetypal...

Gottfried Gabriel, Karlheinz Huelser, and Sven Schlotter. Zur Miete bei Frege—Rudolf Hirzel und die Rezeption der stoischen Logik Semantik in Jena. History Philosophy of Logic, vol. 30 (2009), pp. 369–388. - Volume 16 Issue 2

Wearable devices like activity tracker, measuring motion and steps, enable users to monitor their behaviour might support a healthier lifestyle. These wearables also motivate elderly be active live healthy. Unfortunately they are mostly designed for younger it is unclear if usable by older adults. In order answer this research question four week lasting empirical study was conducted regarding individual motivation trackers' usability with 15 participants than 60 years. During the first...

Head mounted displays (HMDs) can be used as an guidance system for manual assembling tasks: contrary to using a Tablet-PC, instructions are always shown in the field of view while hands kept free task. This is believed one major advantage HMDs. In study reported here, performance, visual fatigue, and subjective strain was measured dual task paradigm. Participants were asked follow toy car assembly monitoring virtual gauge. Both tasks had executed parallel either wearing Google Glass or...

In view of the increase in traffic volume and growing demands on traffic, alternative mobility concepts such as automation driving task are increasingly being investigated. line with this course development project KONVOI was initiated, where an interdisciplinary research team carried out electronic coupling trucks. Because technical feasibility automated systems had already been proved, focused quantifying impact interaction between humans machines. Technical system took place preferential...

Abstract In 2016 the interdisciplinary research team Tech4Age started its long-term survey to evaluate use of information and communication technology (ICT) by older adults (60+) in Germany. This study focuses on ICT devices applications, evaluation how these are operated terms ergonomic hand positions, investigation health usage as well affinity, literacy computer literacy. The first run was done sending a paper-based questionnaire 5,000 individuals than 60 years randomly selected from...

This paper sums up the main results from a research project focusing on prolonged work with head mounted displays and effect physiological mental strain.

Abstract Demographic change and associated shifts in the age structure lead to major challenges health processes. One way address this is increase use of telemedicine systems services ensure non-local yet individualized patient care, such as rural areas. When considering new medical technology components, we must compensate for age-related changes perception, cognition motor skills achieve user-centered design take into account psychophysical effect relationships sustainable acceptance...

Activity trackers, measuring motion and steps, enable users to monitor their behaviour may support a healthier lifestyle. To gain more detailed insight into initial long-term use, two-phase explorative study with two age groups (young/old) was conducted. The of the younger group ranged from 19 30 years older 60 78 years. In total, N = participants (15 younger/15 older) took part in first phase study. This lasted 4 weeks provided in-depth information on usability as measured by post-study...

According to recent studies, cognitive processes are modulated by the proximity of hands a stimulus. Specifically, hand (also known as nearby-hand or hand-presence effects) induces bias process information near more precisely and this effect can be facilitative debilitative depending on task context. Two different distances in reference screen were studied independent variables: placed lap. The dependent variables search times eye-tracking parameters. Given age-related decline perception...

Smart eyewear devices may serve as advanced interfaces between cyber-physical systems (CPS) and workers by integrating digital information into the visual field. We have addressed ergonomic issues related to use of a ruggedized head-mounted display (HMD) (Liteye 750A, see-through look-around mode) conventional screen during half-day day working shift (N=60). only found minor physiological effects HMD, resulting inflexible head posture, higher muscle activity over time left M. Splenius...

In this paper, we trace the conceptual history of term ‘metamathematics’ in nineteenth century. It is well known that Hilbert introduced for his proof-theoretic enterprise about 1922. But he was verifiably inspired by an earlier usage phrase 1870s. After outlining Hilbert's understanding term, will explore lines inducement and elucidate different meanings final decades Finally, investigate occurrences come to conclusion prehistory Hilbertian notion metamathematics dates back 1870, whereas...

Design pattern languages are already used extensively in architecture and computer science. In 2009 we first proposed the idea of a design language for health sector particular Ambient Assisted Living sector. Based on language, now present new focusing “mobile information communication technology elderly”. Addressing increasing importance healthcare ICT, especially older users, next logical step was to build upon experience from development “ambient assisted living”. The is as mediator...