Based on the results of research in physical asset management, Maintenance,
Replacement, and Reliability: Theory and Applications introduces students to the tools for …

This review presents the state of the art and a global overview of research challenges of real-
time distributed activity recognition in the field of healthcare. Offline activity recognition is …

Since years, the number of seniors increases while, at the same time, we observe a
diminution of the potential support ratio. In order to overcome this limitation, solutions …

In the last decade, smart homes have transitioned from a potential solution for aging-in-
place to a real set of technologies being deployed in the real-world. This technological …

Exercise therapy is seen as one of the major treatments for the rehabilitation for patients,
particularly using modern technologies, such as virtual reality or augmented reality …

Human Activity Recognition (HAR) is one of the essential building blocks of so many
applications like security, monitoring, the internet of things and human-robot interaction. The …

In this paper, special attention is given to the hand. The literature provides solutions allowing
the hand gestures recognition and/or object recognition for virtual reality, robotic …

Among elderly populations over the world, a high percentage of individuals are affected by
physical or mental diseases, greatly influencing their quality of life. As it is a known fact that …

Background: Muscle weakness is a cardinal sign of myotonic dystrophy type 1, causing
important functional mobility limitations and increasing the risk of falling. As a non …

Many people in the world are affected by the Alzheimer disease leading to the
dysfunctionality of the hand. In one side, this symptom is not the most important of this …