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Application of Mixed Effects Limits of Agreement in the Presence of Multiple Sources of Variability: Exemplar from the Comparison of Several Devices to Measure Respiratory Rate in COPD Patients (2016)
Journal Article
Parker, R. A., Weir, C. J., Rubio, N., Rabinovich, R., Pinnock, H., Hanley, J., McCloughan, L., Drost, E. M., Mantoani, L. C., MacNee, W., & McKinstry, B. (2016). Application of Mixed Effects Limits of Agreement in the Presence of Multiple Sources of Variability: Exemplar from the Comparison of Several Devices to Measure Respiratory Rate in COPD Patients. PLOS ONE, 11(12), Article e0168321. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168321

Introduction
The Bland-Altman limits of agreement method is widely used to assess how well the measurements produced by two raters, devices or systems agree with each other. However, mixed effects versions of the method which take into account multi... Read More about Application of Mixed Effects Limits of Agreement in the Presence of Multiple Sources of Variability: Exemplar from the Comparison of Several Devices to Measure Respiratory Rate in COPD Patients.

U-Prove Based Security Framework for Mobile Device Authentication in eHealth Networks (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zeb, K., Saleem, K., Al Muhtadi, J., & Thuemmler, C. (2016, September). U-Prove Based Security Framework for Mobile Device Authentication in eHealth Networks. Presented at 2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom)

Cybersecurity in the health care domain is one of the most important and critical issues of this era. In fact, it was reported in 2014 that on the black market medical records are worth 10 times more than credit card details [1]. Datasets experience... Read More about U-Prove Based Security Framework for Mobile Device Authentication in eHealth Networks.

Determinants of Next Generation e-Health Network and Architecture Specifications (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thuemmler, C., Paulin, A., & Lim, A. K. (2016, September). Determinants of Next Generation e-Health Network and Architecture Specifications. Presented at 2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom)

This paper summarizes the determinants for future e-Health network and IT infrastructures in the health care environment. The paper bases on observations conducted as part of a larger study at a university hospital in Munich, and summarizes ongoing d... Read More about Determinants of Next Generation e-Health Network and Architecture Specifications.

Dynamic fine-grained access control in e-Health using: The secure SQL server system as an enabler of the future Internet (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Paulin, A., & Thuemmler, C. (2016, September). Dynamic fine-grained access control in e-Health using: The secure SQL server system as an enabler of the future Internet. Presented at 2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom)

This paper describes the use of the Secure SQL Server system (SecSQL) – a system for dynamic fine-grained access control, in the context of e-Health. The system was used in two heterogeneous use-cases of a European project, namely: to govern drugs al... Read More about Dynamic fine-grained access control in e-Health using: The secure SQL server system as an enabler of the future Internet.

Health 4.0: The Case of Multiple Sclerosis (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grigoriadis, N., Bakirtzis, C., Politis, C., Danas, K., & Thuemmler, C. (2016, September). Health 4.0: The Case of Multiple Sclerosis. Presented at 2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom), Munch, Germany

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and variable disease in matters of symptoms, clinical course and outcome. The ultimate goal of currently used drugs and therapeutic strategies is the control of disease activity and the delay of the ongoing disability.... Read More about Health 4.0: The Case of Multiple Sclerosis.

Opportunistic screening to detect atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal adults in Australia (2016)
Journal Article
Gwynne, K., Flaskas, Y., O'Brien, C., Jeffries, T. L., McCowen, D., Finlayson, H., Martin, T., Neubeck, L., & Freedman, B. (2016). Opportunistic screening to detect atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal adults in Australia. BMJ Open, 6(11), Article e013576. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013576

Introduction There is a 10-year gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. The leading cause of death for Aboriginal Australians is cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction and stroke. Although atrial fib... Read More about Opportunistic screening to detect atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal adults in Australia.

A novel human-computer interface creating a framework for the cognitive ergonomics of ECG interpretation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cairns, A., Bond, R. R., Finlay, D., Breen, C., Guldenring, D., Gaffney, R., Henn, P., Gallagher, A., & Peace, A. (2016, October). A novel human-computer interface creating a framework for the cognitive ergonomics of ECG interpretation. Poster presented at Irish Human Computer Interaction Conference, Cork

Predominantly the 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation process remains a paper based approach. However, the ECG in this format creates a significant cognitive workload for an interpreter due its complexity and the plethora of knowledge that... Read More about A novel human-computer interface creating a framework for the cognitive ergonomics of ECG interpretation.

Using Co-Design with Nursing Students to Create Educational Apps for Clinical Training (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Connor, S., & Andrews, T. (2016, June). Using Co-Design with Nursing Students to Create Educational Apps for Clinical Training. Presented at 13th International Congress on Nursing Informatics

Mobile technology is being trialed in nursing education to support students in clinical practice, as it can provide instant access to high quality educational material at the point of care. However, most educational mobile apps are generic, off-the-s... Read More about Using Co-Design with Nursing Students to Create Educational Apps for Clinical Training.

The feasibility and acceptability of trial procedures for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a structured physical activity intervention for people diagnosed with colorectal cancer: findings from a pilot trial of cardiac rehabilitation versus usual care (no rehabilitation) with an embedded qualitative study. (2016)
Journal Article
Hubbard, G., O’Carroll, R., Munro, J., Mutrie, N., Haw, S., Mason, H., & Treweek, S. (2016). The feasibility and acceptability of trial procedures for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a structured physical activity intervention for people diagnosed with colorectal cancer: findings from a pilot trial of cardiac rehabilitation versus usual care (no rehabilitation) with an embedded qualitative study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0090-y

Background: Pilot and feasibility work is conducted to evaluate the operational feasibility and acceptability of the intervention itself and the feasibility and acceptability of a trials’ protocol design. The Cardiac Rehabilitation In Bowel cancer (C... Read More about The feasibility and acceptability of trial procedures for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a structured physical activity intervention for people diagnosed with colorectal cancer: findings from a pilot trial of cardiac rehabilitation versus usual care (no rehabilitation) with an embedded qualitative study..

A topological insight into restricted Boltzmann machines (2016)
Journal Article
Mocanu, D. C., Mocanu, E., Nguyen, P. H., Gibescu, M., & Liotta, A. (2016). A topological insight into restricted Boltzmann machines. Machine Learning, 104(2-3), 243-270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10994-016-5570-z

Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBMs) and models derived from them have been successfully used as basic building blocks in deep artificial neural networks for automatic features extraction, unsupervised weights initialization, but also as density esti... Read More about A topological insight into restricted Boltzmann machines.

An Intervention to Prevent and Reduce Maternal Distress in the Netherlands - Its Development from Start to Finish (2016)
Journal Article
Kuipers, Y. F. (2016). An Intervention to Prevent and Reduce Maternal Distress in the Netherlands - Its Development from Start to Finish. Women's Health International, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.19104/whi.2016.115

Prevalence rates and the health problems related to maternal distress instigated the development of an intervention to prevent and reduce maternal distress during pregnancy. Intervention Mapping served as a framework for the intervention development.... Read More about An Intervention to Prevent and Reduce Maternal Distress in the Netherlands - Its Development from Start to Finish.

What is the Current State of Digital Health Readiness in the UK: Progression Towards Sustainability in the Naitonal Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale: “dallas” programme (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Devlin, A., McGee-Lennon, M., Bouamrane, M., O'Connor, S., Chetty, U., O'Donnell, C., & Mair, F. (2016, July). What is the Current State of Digital Health Readiness in the UK: Progression Towards Sustainability in the Naitonal Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale: “dallas” programme. Presented at 45th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC)

Selected as distinguished paper.

A Flexible Toolkit for Evaluating Person-Centred Digital Health and Wellness at Scale (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’Donnell, C. A., O’Connor, S., Devlin, A. M., Mair, F. S., McGee-Lennon, M., Bouamrane, M.-M., Grieve, E., O'Donnell, C., O'Connor, S., Agbakoba, R., Devlin, A., Barry, S., Bikker, A., Finch, T., & Mair, F. (2016, July). A Flexible Toolkit for Evaluating Person-Centred Digital Health and Wellness at Scale. Presented at 7th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2016), Florida, USA

The Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale (dallas) program was a large-scale, nationwide deployment of digital health and wellbeing products and services in the UK. Telehealth, telecare, mobile apps, personal health records, and assisted liv... Read More about A Flexible Toolkit for Evaluating Person-Centred Digital Health and Wellness at Scale.

Implementing digital skills training in care homes: a literature review (2016)
Journal Article
Wild, D., Kydd, A., & Szczepura, A. (2016). Implementing digital skills training in care homes: a literature review. Nursing Older People, 28(4), 26-29. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.28.4.26.s22

This article is the first of a two-part series that
together inform and describe digital skills training
using a dedicated console computer provided for
staff and residents in a care home setting. This was
part of a programme of culture change in... Read More about Implementing digital skills training in care homes: a literature review.

Demonstrating the value of co-design: a mobile application for persons with dementia and their carers (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Connor, S., Bouamrane, M., McGee-Lennon, M., O'Donnell, C., & Mair, F. (2016, April). Demonstrating the value of co-design: a mobile application for persons with dementia and their carers. Presented at Royal College of Nurses (RCN) Annual Conference

Demonstrating the value of co-design: a mobile application for persons with dementia and their carers.

EU-China joint white paper on the Internet of Things (2016)
Preprint / Working Paper
(CAICT), C. A. O. I. A. C. T., & DG Connect, E. C. EU-China joint white paper on the Internet of Things

This paper reflects the outcome of several years of the IoT international cooperation between the EU and China and documents the state-of-the-art on IoT development in both regions and future cooperation avenues.