Paulo de Carvalho – författare

Wearable Sensing and Intelligent Data Analysis for Respiratory Management highlights the use of wearable sensing and intelligent data analysis algorithms for respiratory function management, offering several potential and substantial clinical benefits. The book allows for the early detection of respiratory exacerbations in patients with chronic respiratory diseases, allowing earlier and, therefore, more effective treatment. As such, the problem of continuous, non-invasive, remote and real-time monitoring of such patients needs increasing attention from the scientific community as these systems have the potential for substantial clinical benefits, promoting P4 medicine (personalized, participative, predictive and preventive).

Wearable and portable systems with sensing technology and automated analysis of respiratory sounds and pulmonary images are some of the problems that are the subject of current research efforts, hence this book is an ideal resource on the topics discussed.

Presents an up-to-date review and current trends and hot topics in the different sub-fields (e.g., wearable technologies, respiratory sound analysis, lung image analysis, etc.) Offers a comprehensive guide for any research starting to work in the field Presents the state-of-the-art of each sub-topic, where the main works in the literature is critically reviewed and discussed, along with the main practices and techniques in each area

This book gathers the proceedings of the IV International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (ICBHI 2019), held on 17-20 April, 2019, in Taipei, Taiwan.

This book gathers the proceedings of MEDICON 2019 – the XV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing – which was held in September 26-28, 2019, in Coimbra, Portugal.

Gathering the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (ICBHI 2022), held on November 24–26, 2022, in Concepción, Chile, this books provides academics and professionals with a timely snapshot of the digital transformation in the field of medicine.

This book covers current advances and challenges in biomedical and health informatics. It reports on the latest technologies and on strategies and concepts to implement them for medicine, health and education. Contributions deals with a range of topics, including artificial intelligence and precision medicine, e-health and training, medical devices and wearables, and medical imaging. Gathering the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (ICBHI 2024), held on October 30 - November 2, 2024, in Tainan, Taiwan, with the theme "AI Trends for Healthcare – Biomedical Data, Information Technology, and Cybersecurity", this books provides academics and professionals with a timely snapshot of the digital transformation in the field of medicine.

The contemporary Chinese engagement in Africa dates back to the 1950's, and it has gained momentum in the last two decades. The Chinese presence in African countries has been getting more and more visible; not only the number of Chinese investments in the area and international agreements has been increasing, but also the size of the Chinese diaspora in the region has grown. China has been looking for new sources of natural resources and markets on which the 'made in China' goods would be welcomed, therefore it spares no efforts to establish and maintain possibly good relationships with Africa, especially with political elites of African countries. At first, the Chinese expansion was supported by the country's image of an older brother, a co-victim of the Western domination, and a example to be followed on the the path leading to development. This image, however, has started to be covered with some spots and shadows, caused by various Chinese activities. In this book we aimed to sketch the image of China and the Chinese in Zambia and Angola, presented by textual media and citizens of these countries, and to trace the most important factors influencing it. Moreover, we brought up some possible consequences of the prevalence of a particular – positive or negative – image for the future development of the Chinese expansion in the region.To obtain the possibly detailed image, we decided to combine quantitative and qualitative analysis of media content with results of our field work conducted in Africa.