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Wearable Objects and Curative Things: Materialist Approaches to the Intersections of Fashion, Art, Health and Medicine (Palgrave Studies in Fashion and the Body)
by Fiona Johnstone Ellen Sampson Paula Chambers Dawn WoolleyThis book explores the intersections between wearable objects and human health, with particular emphasis on how artists and designers are creatively responding to and rethinking these relations. Addressing a rich range of wearable artefacts, from mobility aids and prosthetics to clothing and accessories to digital health tracking devices, its themes include care and cure; wellness culture and the commoditization of health; and the complex interactions between (human) bodies and (non-human) objects. With a theoretical framework inspired by the work of materialist thinkers including Sherry Turkle, Bruno Latour and Jane Bennett, and bringing the disciplinary fields of fashion studies, art and design practice, and medical and health humanities into dialogue for the first time, this volume draws attention to the complex agencies entangled in the things we wear, and situates fashion and art in relation to broader cultural and historical contexts of health, illness and disability.
Wearable Robotics: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2018, October 16-20, 2018, Pisa, Italy (Biosystems & Biorobotics #22)
by José L. Pons Maria Chiara Carrozza Silvestro MiceraThe book reports on advanced topics in the areas of wearable robotics research and practice. It focuses on new technologies, including neural interfaces, soft wearable robots, sensors and actuators technologies, and discusses important regulatory challenges, as well as clinical and ethical issues. Based on the 4th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2018, held October 16-20, 2018, in Pisa, Italy, the book addresses a large audience of academics and professionals working in government, industry, and medical centers, and end-users alike. It provides them with specialized information and with a source of inspiration for new ideas and collaborations. It discusses exemplary case studies highlighting practical challenges related to the implementation of wearable robots in a number of fields. One of the focus is on clinical applications, which was encouraged by the colocation of WeRob2018 with the International Conference on Neurorehabilitation, INCR2018. Additional topics include space applications and assistive technologies in the industry. The book merges together the engineering, medical, ethical and political perspectives, thus offering a multidisciplinary, timely snapshot of the field of wearable technologies.
Wearable Robotics: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2020, and of WearRAcon Europe 2020, October 13–16, 2020 (Biosystems & Biorobotics #27)
by Juan C. Moreno Jawad Masood Urs Schneider Christophe Maufroy Jose L. PonsThis book reports on advanced topics in the areas of wearable robotics research and practice. It focuses on new technologies, including neural interfaces, soft wearable robots, sensors and actuators technologies, discussing industrially and medically-relevant issues, as well as legal and ethical aspects. It covers exemplary case studies highlighting challenges related to the implementation of wearable robots for different purposes, and describing advanced solutions. Based on the 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2020, and on WearRacon Europe 2020, which were both held online on October 13-16, 2020, the book addresses a large audience of academics and professionals working in for the government, in the industry, and in medical centers, as well as end-users alike. By merging together engineering, medical, ethical and industrial perspectives, it offers a multidisciplinary, timely snapshot of the field of wearable technologies.
Wearable Systems Based Gait Monitoring and Analysis
by Shuo Gao Junliang Chen Yanning Dai Boyi HuWearable Systems Based Gait Monitoring and Analysis provides a thorough overview of wearable gait monitoring techniques and their use in health analysis. The text starts with an examination of the relationship between the human body’s physical condition and gait, and then introduces and explains nine mainstream sensing mechanisms, including piezoresistive, resistive, capacitive, piezoelectric, inductive, optical, air pressure, EMG and IMU-based architectures. Gait sensor design considerations in terms of geometry and deployment are also introduced. Diverse processing algorithms for manipulating sensors outputs to transform raw data to understandable gait features are discussed. Furthermore, gait analysis-based health monitoring demonstrations are given at the end of this book, including both medical and occupational applications. The book will enable students of biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, signal processing, and ergonomics and practitioners to understand the medical and occupational applications of engineering-based gait analysis and falling injury prevention methods.
Wearable Technology: IEEE CASS Seasonal School 2024
by Levis Chiri Kamau Beth Gichanga Kevin Maina Mike Muthomi Gikundi Lewis Murimi MurithiThis book is the result of a groundbreaking milestone CASS seasonal school dedicated to Wearable Technology that was held for the first time in Africa. It is a reference on the evolving terrain of wearable tech and circuit-based technologies in specific fields including data processing and signal analysis, enhancing patient monitoring, and improving quality of life for senior adults. It also covers broad topics such as trends in wearable technology and the art of circuit design.The seasonal school provided exclusive opportunities for attendees to interact with renowned experts across multiple domains. Participants gained invaluable insights into the forefront of innovation, equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in this rapidly evolving field. The school brought forward real-world examples as well as the latest global advancements in wearable technology. Facilitating direct engagement with leading experts in the field and fostering networking opportunities, the school served as a center for knowledge exchange and professional growth.
Wearable and Wireless Systems for Healthcare I: Gait and Reflex Response Quantification (Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation #47)
by Timothy Mastroianni Robert LeMoyneThis book is the second edition of the one originally published in 2017. The original publication features the discovery of numerous novel applications for the use of smartphones and portable media devices for the quantification of gait, reflex response, and an assortment of other concepts that constitute first-in-the-world applications for these devices. Since the first edition, numerous evolutions involving the domain of wearable and wireless systems for healthcare have transpired warranting the publication of the second edition. This volume covers wearable and wireless systems for healthcare that are far more oriented to the unique requirements of the biomedical domain. The paradigm-shifting new wearables have been successfully applied to gait analysis, homebound therapy, and quantifiable exercise. Additionally, the confluence of wearable and wireless systems for healthcare with deep learning and neuromorphic applications for classification is addressed. The authors expect that these significant developments make this book valuable for all readers.
Wearable and Wireless Systems for Healthcare II: Movement Disorder Evaluation and Deep Brain Stimulation Systems (Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation #49)
by Timothy Mastroianni Robert LeMoyne Donald Whiting Nestor TomyczThis book is the second edition of the one originally published in 2019. The original publication features the discovery of numerous novel applications for the use of smartphones and portable media devices for the quantification of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of movement disorders that constitute first-in-the-world applications for these devices. Since the first edition, numerous evolutions involving the domain of wearable and wireless systems for healthcare and deep brain stimulation have transpired warranting the publication of the second edition. This volume covers wearable and wireless systems for healthcare that are far more relevant to the unique requirements of the domain of deep brain stimulation. The paradigm-shifting new wearables comprising attributes of conformability and further miniaturization have been recently applied for the context of deep brain stimulation. Additionally, the subjects of automated optimization for deep brain stimulation and the rampantly expanding additional applications for deep brain stimulation are addressed. The authors expect that these significant developments make this book valuable for all readers.
Wearable/Personal Monitoring Devices Present to Future
by Ganesh R. Naik Gaetano D. GargiuloThis book discusses recent advances in wearable technologies and personal monitoring devices, covering topics such as skin contact-based wearables (electrodes), non-contact wearables, the Internet of things (IoT), and signal processing for wearable devices. Although it chiefly focuses on wearable devices and provides comprehensive descriptions of all the core principles of personal monitoring devices, the book also features a section on devices that are embedded in smart appliances/furniture, e.g. chairs, which, despite their limitations, have taken the concept of unobtrusiveness to the next level. Wearable and personal devices are the key to precision medicine, and the medical community is finally exploring the opportunities offered by long-term monitoring of physiological parameters that are collected during day-to-day life without the bias imposed by the clinical environment. Such data offers a prime view of individuals’ physical condition, as well as the efficacy of therapy and occurrence of events. Offering an in-depth analysis of the latest advances in smart and pervasive wearable devices, particularly those that are unobtrusive and invisible, and addressing topics not covered elsewhere, the book will appeal to medical practitioners and engineers alike.
Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age
by Alain EhrenbergDepression, once a subfield of neurosis, has become the most diagnosed mental disorder in the world. Why and how has depression become such a topical illness and what does it tell us about changing ideas of the individual and society? Alain Ehrenberg investigates the history of depression and depressive symptoms across twentieth-century psychiatry, showing that identifying depression is far more difficult than a simple diagnostic distinction between normal and pathological sadness - the one constant in the history of depression is its changing definition. Drawing on the accumulated knowledge of a lifetime devoted to the study of the individual in modern democratic society, Ehrenberg shows that the phenomenon of modern depression is not a construction of the pharmaceutical industry but a pathology arising from inadequacy in a social context where success is attributed to, and expected of, the autonomous individual. In so doing, he provides both a novel and convincing description of the illness that clarifies the intertwining relationship between its diagnostic history and changes in social norms and values. The first book to offer both a global sociological view of contemporary depression and a detailed description of psychiatric reasoning and its transformation - from the invention of electroshock therapy to mass consumption of Prozac - The Weariness of the Self offers a compelling exploration of depression as social fact.
Weary: King of the River
by Sue EburyIn a wartime nightmare of starvation, disease, brutality and death, Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop's courage and compassion made him an Australian legend. During more than three years as a surgeon in the notorious work camps and vast hospital camps along the Burma-Thailand railway, he worked tirelessly to save lives and get men home to their families. He confronted his captors fearlessly; three times he was tortured and taken out to be executed, only to be reprieved at the last moment. Fellow prisoners regarded him as 'a symbol of hope and a rock'. This new, illustrated biography of Weary includes more than 150 images as well as never-before-published material about his betrayal to his captors. Weary was the quintessential Australian all-rounder-brilliant student, outstanding sportsman and irrepressible larrikin who dedicated his life to caring for people. When he died in July 1993, 10 000 people stood silently to farewell the most honoured medical man in Australia. By then, this great humanitarian's influence had spread far beyond the veteran community to embrace the entire nation.
Weather Disasters: How to Prepare For and Survive Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Blizzards, and Other Catastrophes
by Mark D. Williams Amy Becker WilliamsFloods. Blizzards. Landslides. Earthquakes. Tornadoes. Hurricanes. Severe weather happens every day across the globe. We see and hear of the devastating consequences whenever we tune into the evening news: property ravaged, communities destroyed, and lives lost. But although these events are unstoppable, you can prepare. In Weather Disasters, veteran authors and disaster survivors Mark and Amy Williams provide vital information on prepping for and surviving every major type of weather disaster. Each chapter is devoted to a different catastrophe, and lists: The science behind the catastrophe Essentials you’ll need to get through it Helpful prepping tips Statistics behind the disaster Resources to reach out to for help What to do in the aftermath No matter who you are or where you live, catastrophe can strike at any time. Be prepared, and pick up Weather Disasters today!
Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society
by Dr. Arline T GeronimusFusing science and social justice, renowned public health researcher Dr. Arline T. Geronimus offers an urgent, "monumental" book (Ibram X. Kendi, author of Stamped from the Beginning) exploring the ways in which systemic injustice erodes the health of marginalized people. America has woken up to what many of its citizens have known for centuries and to what public health statistics have evidenced for decades: systemic injustice takes a physical, too often deadly, toll on Black, brown, working class and poor communities, and any group who experiences systemic cultural oppression or economic exploitation. Marginalized Americans are disproportionately more likely to suffer from chronic diseases and to die at much younger ages than their middle- and upper-class white counterparts. Black mothers die during childbirth at a rate three times higher than white mothers. White kids in high-poverty Appalachian regions have a healthy life expectancy of 50 years old, while the vast majority of US youth can expect to both survive and be able-bodied at 50, with decades of healthy life expectancy ahead of them. In the face of such clear inequity, we must ask ourselves why this is, and what we can we do. Dr. Arline T. Geronimus coined the term &“weathering&” to describe the effects of systemic oppression—including racism and classism—on the body. In Weathering, based on more than 30 years of research, she argues that health and aging have more to do with how society treats us than how well we take care of ourselves. She explains what happens to human bodies as they attempt to withstand and overcome the challenges and insults that society leverages at them, and details how this process ravages their health. And she proposes solutions. Until now, there has been little discussion about the insidious effects of social injustice on the body. Weathering shifts the paradigm, shining a light on the topic and offering a roadmap for hope.
Web-Based Applications in Healthcare and Biomedicine
by Athina A. LazakidouThis proposed Special Issue in AoIS will present studies from leading researchers and practitioners focusing on current challenges, directions, trends, and opportunities associated with healthcare organizations and their strategic use of Web-enabled technologies. Healthcare and biomedical organizations are undergoing major transformations to meet the demand for improved access and quality of service, and modern information technologies are helping to process and manage the growing wealth of data involved. Web-based applications offer a sharp increase in data access and management, and they are at the forefront of the broad field of medical informatics. Topics to be covered will include semantic web applications; workflow and process management; content management and portal technology; data and web mining, warehousing, and information collection, curation, and analysis; web-based learning environments; access control and security; transaction management; and tools for implementation.
WebRTC Integrator's Guide
by Altanai AltanaiThis book is for programmers who want to learn about real-time communication and utilize the full potential of WebRTC. It is assumed that you have working knowledge of setting up a basic telecom infrastructure as well as basic programming and scripting knowledge.
Webb's Physics of Medical Imaging (Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering)
by M A FlowerSince the publication of the best-selling, highly acclaimed first edition, the technology and clinical applications of medical imaging have changed significantly. Gathering these developments into one volume, Webb's Physics of Medical Imaging, Second Edition presents a thorough update of the basic physics, modern technology and many examples of cli
Webb, Müller and Naidich's High-Resolution CT of the Lung
by David Lynch Nicola Sverzellati Sujal Desai Avand Devaraj Brett M ElickerOver the past 30 years high-resolution CT (HRCT) has matured to become an integral part of the multidisciplinary evaluation in diffuse lung disease. In this regard, Webb, Muller and Naidich’s High-Resolution CT of the Lung, 6th Edition, is a ‘gold standard’ reference that aims to keep radiologists and pulmonologists alike at the cutting edge of the ever-evolving field of thoracic imaging. The new US-European author team continues the tradition of excellence which readers have come to expect while the underlying layout and ethos — established by the ‘founding’ author team — remain. The new edition aims to brings readers up to date not only with recent advances but also with the important conceptual changes in thinking in various fields of thoracic imaging. Also featured in this updated edition is authoritative guidance on HRCT findings and differential diagnosis, as well as the characteristics of the common lung diseases assessed using HRCT, all enhanced by a multitude of new images and updated content throughout.
Websites für Arztpraxen: Ein Leitfaden zur Konzeption (essentials)
by Jörg NaumannJörg Naumann erläutert Schritt für Schritt, wie man eine einfache, patientenorientierte Praxis-Website konzipiert. Der Autor zeigt, wie Praxisziele formuliert werden und man Zielgruppen anspricht und wie wichtig es ist, Inhalte in sinnvolle Kategorien zu ordnen und diese durch eine verständliche Navigation zu verbinden. Des Weiteren vermittelt der Autor Erkenntnisse und seine Erfahrungen über Designgrundsätze, psychologische Faktoren, Nutzer- und Suchmaschinenfreundlichkeit sowie Barrierefreiheit, die in die Entwicklung einer Website einfließen sollten. Das essential wendet sich an den interessierten Leser, der eine Praxis-Website erstellen oder einem Relaunch unterziehen möchte, insbesondere an Ärzte und Zahnärzte. Es hat dabei den Praxisgründer, Praxisinhaber oder Website-Verantwortlichen im Blick.Der AutorDr. med. Jörg Naumann ist Zahnarzt in Chemnitz. Er arbeitet neben seiner Praxistätigkeit an verschiedenen Websites und führt einen Verlag für elektronische Bücher.
Wed for Their One Night Baby
by Karin BaineShock #1: their babyShock #2: his proposal!Pediatric nurse Emmy and consultant pediatrician Sam put their friendship on the line the night they just couldn&’t resist their long-standing desire anymore. The resulting baby bombshell has truly turned their world upside down! Emmy&’s turbulent childhood means she would do anything to ensure her baby&’s happiness. Still, she doesn&’t expect Sam to propose! Can Emmy risk a convenient marriage when all she wants is a real happily-ever-after with him? &“I love medical romance, especially when set in exotic locations. One Night With Her Italian Doc definitely delivered…. A wonderful escape for sure!&”-Goodreads&“Reunion with His Surgeon Princess a sweet and exciting royal romance story. Author Karin Baine has a spell-binding way with her writing. I could visualize the story as it unfolded on the pages. She also did a marvelous job of bringing these two characters together for their happy ever after despite their emotional baggage. Highly recommended for all readers of medical romance.&”-Goodreads
Wedding Date with the Army Doc
by Lynne MarshallIt started at a wedding... Since her recent lifesaving-and life-changing-operation, Charlotte Johnson has steered clear of romance...but brooding Jackson Hilstead is too delicious to resist! Surely some harmless flirting with the sexy army doc can't hurt? Charlotte knows Jackson has his own emotional battles to fight, but she believes they can be stronger together. So when she accepts his invitation to a family wedding, Charlotte hopes it's a sign that one day she'll be walking down the aisle...with Jackson by her side!
Wedding Date with the ER Doctor
by Sue MacKayIn Sue MacKay&’s latest Harlequin Medical Romance, a risk-taking emergency doctor brings her handsome colleague to a wedding, and soon they&’re sharing more than just an invitation… AN INVITATION…TO BE HER FAKE BOYFRIEND! As an emergency doctor on a rescue helicopter, Dr. Rosie Carter takes more risks than most, except when it comes to her heart—which she protects fiercely! But when her brother insists she bring a date to his wedding, Rosie&’s stunned when her friend and colleague Dr. Lucas Tanner offers to be her partner for the weekend. He's grieving the passing of his wife, so Rosie had thought Lucas was out of bounds. But will sharing a room—and a bed—open their eyes to another life for them both?From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine.
Wedding Roulette
by Leandra LoganThe weekly advice her elderly aunts dished out to the lovelorn had always made conservative Krista Mattson cringe, especially since it was her picture they used to advertise sexy "Simona Says." And when Michael Collins stormed into the newspaper office, demanding retribution for his fleeing fiancee who'd taken Simona's advice, Krista knew this time "Simona" had gone too far. In an effort to appease the ambitious businessman, Krista became the perfect bride-to-be and accompanied Michael to a Las Vegas convention — as sultry Simona! Before long, their trip to Sin City went from professional to passionate, and being in love was no longer an act. Would Michael accept that the real Krista wasn't a seductress after all, but a woman prepared to trust him with her heart?
Wedding at Sunday Creek
by Leah MartynEnglish doctor to Outback bride?Medical director Jack Cassidy doesn't expect a red carpet when he arrives at Sunday Creek's Outback hospital, but he's taken aback by English doctor Darcie Drummond's frosty reception!Darcie knows she needs to make up for their shaky start, but she's flustered by Jack's absurdly good looks and wild masculinity. Still recovering from her last relationship, she can't be tempted into another. But could this Australian doc be the man to soothe away Darcie's past hurts and help her love again?
Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia
by Richard E. Cytowic David M. EaglemanHow the extraordinary multisensory phenomenon of synesthesia has changed our traditional view of the brain.A person with synesthesia might feel the flavor of food on her fingertips, sense the letter “J” as shimmering magenta or the number “5” as emerald green, hear and taste her husband's voice as buttery golden brown. Synesthetes rarely talk about their peculiar sensory gift—believing either that everyone else senses the world exactly as they do, or that no one else does. Yet synesthesia occurs in one in twenty people, and is even more common among artists. One famous synesthete was novelist Vladimir Nabokov, who insisted as a toddler that the colors on his wooden alphabet blocks were “all wrong.” His mother understood exactly what he meant because she, too, had synesthesia. Nabokov's son Dmitri, who recounts this tale in the afterword to this book, is also a synesthete—further illustrating how synesthesia runs in families. In Wednesday Is Indigo Blue, pioneering researcher Richard Cytowic and distinguished neuroscientist David Eagleman explain the neuroscience and genetics behind synesthesia's multisensory experiences. Because synesthesia contradicted existing theory, Cytowic spent twenty years persuading colleagues that it was a real—and important—brain phenomenon rather than a mere curiosity. Today scientists in fifteen countries are exploring synesthesia and how it is changing the traditional view of how the brain works. Cytowic and Eagleman argue that perception is already multisensory, though for most of us its multiple dimensions exist beyond the reach of consciousness. Reality, they point out, is more subjective than most people realize. No mere curiosity, synesthesia is a window on the mind and brain, highlighting the amazing differences in the way people see the world.
Wednesday's Child: Research into Women's Experience of Neglect and Abuse in Childhood and Adult Depression
by Patricia Moran Antonia BifulcoAs many as one in four women have suffered severe neglect or abuse in childhood. This doubles the likelihood of their suffering clinical depression in adult life. Based on twenty years of systematic research,Wednesday's Child examines why neglect and abuse occur and demonstrates how such negative experience in childhood often results in abusive adult relationships, low self-esteem and depression. Drawing on interviews with over 200 women, the authors show vividly what can be learned from the experience of adult survivors of abuse. Most importantly, Wednesday's Child assesses the factors which can reduce the later impact of such experience on both the children of today and the parents of tomorrow.
Wednesday’s Child: McGee's Case of Orphanage Girls Taken by Traffickers
by Douglass CarlWednesday's Child is the third novella of Carl Douglass's McGee series. It is a tale of "Wednesday's child is full of woe." Brigid O'Hanlon--age thirteen--is one of the "Wednesday's Children"--a foundling left on the doorstep of St. Anne's Orphanage in Red Hook, New York. One of the few days she and her girl-friends can count is the grand and city-wide heralded celebration of their thirteenth birthday. Harm befalls them, and McGee and Associates are called to help save them on a pro bono basis. The search transcends city, then country boundaries, and then on the high seas. The Human Trafficking division of the NYPD is called into the search after bodies are found in the pestilent Gowanus Canal near a semi-trailer containing the bodies of victims of a human trafficking network run by the Snakeheads. The hunt for the girls and for the clever and heartless monsters who killed their vulnerable captives descends into an underworld of CIs, Mafiosos, crooked Teamsters, and child molesters, presided over by the ephemeral devil, Sister Chi. The combined resources of McGee, the NYPD task force, the New Jersey State Police, the FBI, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Navy, the CIA, and the Catholics of NYC, and The MSS and the PSB of the Peoples Republic of China join in an around-the-world and around-the-clock manhunt for the rust bucket ship, the Golden Traveler, and the kidnappers. It promises to be very close and dangerous thing.