Author: Leroy W. Harris Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 58
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This thesis was designed to address some of the issues facing the medical First Responder who is continually tasked with providing care within multi-national environments. Currently, there are no established billets or quota requirements at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center for Navy Corpsmen for the purposes of foreign language education prior to an overseas assignment or deployment. The primary Speech Recognition (SR) device used in this study was the Voice Response Translator (VRT). Navy Corpsmen and Army Medics were asked to evaluate the VRT's capabilities in assisting with non- English speaking patient assessments. Other SR assisted technologies available to overcome some of the burden of providing healthcare in a foreign language environment were also studied. The results of this feasibility study show that SR assisted technologies are a viable tool available for operation within a medical First Responder's environment.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 73
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This thesis was designed to address some of the issues facing the medical First Responder who is continually tasked with providing care within multi-national environments. Currently, there are no established billets or quota requirements at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center for Navy Corpsmen for the purposes of foreign language education prior to an overseas assignment or deployment. The primary Speech Recognition (SR) device used in this study was the Voice Response Translator (VRT). Navy Corpsmen and Army Medics were asked to evaluate the VRT's capabilities in assisting with non-English speaking patient assessments. Other SR assisted technologies available to overcome some of the burden of providing healthcare in a foreign language environment were also studied. The results of this feasibility study show that SR assisted technologies are a viable tool available for operation within a medical First Responder's environment.
Author: Nicholas Walker Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Low language proficiency remains a significant barrier to healthcare access for many patients throughout the world. Training healthcare professionals in the language of their minority language patients, therefore, should lead to greater healthcare access, lowered costs, better health outcomes, and improved patient satisfaction (Zambrana, Molnar, Munoz, & Lopez, 2004). One important aspect of language training involves the development of accessible, appropriate, and pedagogically sound language training materials. The first goal of this thesis is to describe the development of the "Virtual Language Patient," a computer-based language training module based on the Virtual Dialogue Method (Harless, Zier, & Duncan, 1999). The prototype system under consideration employs automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology, using video clips of a simulated medical history interview with a minority language patient. The second goal of this thesis is to report the findings of a proof-of-concept feasibility study where the ease of operability and fitness of purpose of this prototype system were explored. Five nursing-students at a French language nursing college in Quebec reported the system to be easy to operate and fit for their anticipated language learning needs in terms of target language, choice of interlocutor, mode of interaction, task type, and corrective feedback. Training effects on participants' pronunciation scores, speech rate, and sense of preparedness for real life medical interviews suggest that the system can be effective in language training for healthcare professionals. Implications for the improvement of this and future virtual dialogue systems are also discussed.
Author: Adam Bohr Publisher: Academic Press ISBN: 0128184396 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 385
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare is more than a comprehensive introduction to artificial intelligence as a tool in the generation and analysis of healthcare data. The book is split into two sections where the first section describes the current healthcare challenges and the rise of AI in this arena. The ten following chapters are written by specialists in each area, covering the whole healthcare ecosystem. First, the AI applications in drug design and drug development are presented followed by its applications in the field of cancer diagnostics, treatment and medical imaging. Subsequently, the application of AI in medical devices and surgery are covered as well as remote patient monitoring. Finally, the book dives into the topics of security, privacy, information sharing, health insurances and legal aspects of AI in healthcare. Highlights different data techniques in healthcare data analysis, including machine learning and data mining Illustrates different applications and challenges across the design, implementation and management of intelligent systems and healthcare data networks Includes applications and case studies across all areas of AI in healthcare data
Author: Abbas Moallem Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1351730762 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 532
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Recipient of the SJSU San Jose State University Annual Author & Artist Awards 2019 Recipient of the SJSU San Jose State University Annual Author & Artist Awards 2018 Cybersecurity, or information technology security, focuses on protecting computers and data from criminal behavior. The understanding of human performance, capability, and behavior is one of the main areas that experts in cybersecurity focus on, both from a human–computer interaction point of view, and that of human factors. This handbook is a unique source of information from the human factors perspective that covers all topics related to the discipline. It includes new areas such as smart networking and devices, and will be a source of information for IT specialists, as well as other disciplines such as psychology, behavioral science, software engineering, and security management. Features Covers all areas of human–computer interaction and human factors in cybersecurity Includes information for IT specialists, who often desire more knowledge about the human side of cybersecurity Provides a reference for other disciplines such as psychology, behavioral science, software engineering, and security management Offers a source of information for cybersecurity practitioners in government agencies and private enterprises Presents new areas such as smart networking and devices
Author: Institute of Medicine Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 030937202X Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 291
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Cardiac arrest can strike a seemingly healthy individual of any age, race, ethnicity, or gender at any time in any location, often without warning. Cardiac arrest is the third leading cause of death in the United States, following cancer and heart disease. Four out of five cardiac arrests occur in the home, and more than 90 percent of individuals with cardiac arrest die before reaching the hospital. First and foremost, cardiac arrest treatment is a community issue - local resources and personnel must provide appropriate, high-quality care to save the life of a community member. Time between onset of arrest and provision of care is fundamental, and shortening this time is one of the best ways to reduce the risk of death and disability from cardiac arrest. Specific actions can be implemented now to decrease this time, and recent advances in science could lead to new discoveries in the causes of, and treatments for, cardiac arrest. However, specific barriers must first be addressed. Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival examines the complete system of response to cardiac arrest in the United States and identifies opportunities within existing and new treatments, strategies, and research that promise to improve the survival and recovery of patients. The recommendations of Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival provide high-priority actions to advance the field as a whole. This report will help citizens, government agencies, and private industry to improve health outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest across the United States.
Author: Jobst Löffler Publisher: Springer ISBN: 354075668X Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 172
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the First International Workshop on Mobile Information Technology for Emergency Response, MobileResponse 2007 held in Sankt Augustin, Germany in February 2007. The 16 revised papers presented together with one keynote lecture were carefully reviewed and selected. The papers are organized in topical sections on medical services, team support, geospatial information, wearable computing, and communication technology.
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