Zahra J. Muhsin

Mobile health platform for diabetes management based on the Internet-of-Things

This paper presents a new Internet of Thing (IoT)-based platform to support self-management of diabetes. This mobile health (mHealth) approach allows for multiple care dimensions of diabetes by means of remote collection and monitoring of patient data and provision of personalized and customized feedback on a smartphone platform. Such support to self-management of diabetes enables real-time clinical interaction and feedback tailored to the personal needs of the patient, utilizing current and historical patient data. The platform understands to what extent the patients activities comply with their individual treatment plans, deriving rule-based health indicators, and generating appropriate warnings and support in terms of feedback advices. The physical layer of the platform incorporates wireless nodes; each of which encompasses a set of medical sensors linked wirelessly to a mobile device. The physical layer nodes are linked to a Web-based application layer through an existing telecommunication infrastructure. A fully functional prototype system is designed, implemented, and its end-to-end functionality is tested successfully, with high patient acceptability levels demonstrated by means of a clinician-led pilot study.

Smart Bolus Estimation Taking into Account the Amount of Insulin on Board

Self-management blood glucose (SMBG) and bolus calculations are pivotal components of evidence-based standard of care for young diabetics receiving multiple daily insulin injections. This paper aims at developing a smart bolus estimator that takes into account the amount of insulin on board (IoB), i.e. Insulin remaining in the patients body, to reduce fear of hypoglycemia and achieve goals of glycemic control. Design of the proposed bolus estimator follows the feed-forward multi-perceptron artificial neural network (ANN) with an input represents the time shift from last injection of quick acting (QA) insulin. The network output represents the amount of IoB. Calculation of the bolus required for a meal/snack is then carried out normally deducing the estimated IoB and thus the possibility of excess insulin administration and the risk of hypoglycemia can be averted. A functional prototype of the proposed system is developed and tested successfully on various mobile devices (i.e smartphones and tablet computers).

Robot Assistant in Management of Diabetes in Children Based on the Internet of Things

This paper presents a new eHealth platform incorporating humanoid robots to support an emerging multidimensional care approach for the treatment of diabetes. The architecture of the platform extends the Internet of Things to a Web-centric paradigm through utilizing existing Web standards to access and control objects of the physical layer. This incorporates capillary networks, each of which encompasses a set of medical sensors linked wirelessly to a humanoid robot linked (via the Internet) to a Web-centric disease management hub. This provides a set of services for both patients and their caregivers that support the full continuum of the multidimensional care approach of diabetes. The platform’s software architecture pattern enables the development of various applications without knowing low-level details of the platform. This is achieved through unifying the access interface and mechanism of handling service requests through a layered approach based on object virtualization and automatic service delivery. A fully functional prototype is developed, and its end-to-end functionality and acceptability are tested successfully through a clinician-led pilot study, providing evidence that both patients and caregivers are receptive to the introduction of the proposed platform.

Development of improved automatic music transcription system for the arabian flute (NAY)

The accuracy and reliability of automatic music transcription plays and important role in music information retrieval applications. This paper investigates a previously reported Automatic Music Transcription (AMT) system for the Arabian flute (Nay)with the aim of extending its features and improving its performance. Several critical design factors are considered in the new extension. A hybrid pitch detection method that utilizes both the autocorrelation and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is suggested and implemented in the improved AMT system. The signal power is also used to detect octave falls and to perform mapping from intensity to MIDI velocity. Experimental evaluation of the developed system has shown better transcription results when compared to original system.

A distributed workflow management system utilizing computational intelligence for decision support

Distributed workflow management systems are increasingly gaining momentum due to the emergence of virtual and distributed organizations, as well as cross-organizational workflows. This paper presents an effective development process for a distributed workflow management system (WKFMS) which is utilized to automate the management processes related to computer and peripheral repair requests in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) at the University of Jordan. First, the paper explores the reasoning and motivation behind the choice of the management processes involved in the WKFMS. Phases of the development process that is based on the rapid prototyping paradigm are then described. Particular focus is given to the modeling of business scenarios using the Model-View-Control (MVC) architecture. The distributed network layout and system security measures are also investigated. Reduction of manual human intervention in the decision process is achieved through the implementation of a neuro-fuzzy computational intelligence processor to automate the major decision making process of tasks distribution. It is shown that the application of the proposed development process helped in reducing the overall system development time and effort. The successful deployment and functional testing of the developed industrial prototype has proved that it works smoothly according to the desired features.

Mobile workflow management system based on the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging computing concept, which fuses the digital world and the physical world by bringing together different concepts and technical components. In this paper, we present a new mobile workflow management system (MWfMS) that handles the service of computer and peripherals repair and maintenance. It allows for (i) submission of service requests, (ii) provision of real-time notifications on work progress, (iii) automatic assignment and distribution of workload among the technical-support staff, and (iv) provision of quick solutions to known problems taken from database, without having to register for a new service request. The proposed MWfMS comprises a physical layer linked by the Internet to a remote workflow management hub (WfMH). The real objects (i.e. system stakeholders and their mobile devices represent the physical layer. The WfMH that hosts the main business logic and data storage is responsible for virtualization of physical objects, and creation and delivery of various management services to the end users. A fully functional prototype of the proposed system is designed and developed and its end-to-end functionality is tested successfully.

Quality Control information system for immunology/ serology tests in medical laboratories

This paper presents the design and development of a new Quality Control (QC) system for immunology/serology tests at medical laboratories. The developed QC system which is based on client-server a architecture provides a scalable architecture for future integration of other categories of medical laboratory tests. The architecture and functional features of the proposed QC system are presented along with the workflow process and UML design models of the key QC and management processes. More than 15 Graphical User Interface (GUI) forms are designed and implemented to enter/display various types of information. Functionality of each form and its interactivity with the system database and operator is tested along with its interaction with other forms. Test results showed that the developed QC fulfills all the functional requirements and provides accurate QC reports. A wide spectrum of immunology/serology tests is performed and the obtained results are found in correlation with the QC statuses assessed manually by specialists. This not only confirms validity of the implemented QC process, but delivers higher confidence in lab-testing procedures, and allows for more reliable results.