Technology has played a vital part in improving quality of life, especially in healthcare. Artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are extensively employed to link accessible medical resources and deliver dependable and effective intelligent healthcare. Body wearable devices have garnered attention as powerful devices for healthcare applications, leading to various commercially available devices for multiple purposes, including individual healthcare, activity alerts, and fitness. The paper aims to cover all the advancements made in the wearable Medical Internet of Things (IoMT) for healthcare systems, which have been scrutinized from the perceptions of their efficacy in detecting, preventing, and monitoring diseases in healthcare. The latest healthcare issues are also included, such as COVID-19 and monkeypox. This paper thoroughly discusses all the directions proposed by the researchers to improve healthcare through wearable devices and artificial intelligence. The approaches adopted by the researchers to improve the overall accuracy, efficiency, and security of the healthcare system are discussed in detail. This paper also highlights all the constraints and opportunities of developing AI enabled IoT-based healthcare systems.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is extensively used for the management of business processes. ERP offers a system of integrated applications with a shared central database. Storing all business-critical information in a central place raises various issues such as data integrity assurance and a single point of failure, which makes the database vulnerable. This paper investigates database and Blockchain integration, where the Blockchain network works in synchronization with the database system, and offers a mechanism to validate the transactions and ensure data integrity. Limited research exists on Blockchain-based solutions for the single point of failure in ERP. We established in our study that for concurrent access control and monitoring of ERP, private permissioned Blockchain using Proof of Elapsed Time consensus is more suitable. The study also investigated the bottleneck issue of transaction processing rates (TPR) of Blockchain consensus, specifically ERP’s TPR. The paper presents system architecture that integrates Blockchain with an ERP system using an application interface.
Active noise control algorithms undergo stability problems in the presence of impulsive noise. This paper investigates such algorithms with online secondary path modeling for impulsive noise and varying acoustic paths. The paper presents three methods for active noise control, along with improved online secondary path modeling. Firstly, the filtered x recursive least square algorithm is applied for both active noise control and online secondary path modeling. This method gave faster convergence, improved stability, and modeling accuracy as compared to existing ones. The filtered x recursive least square algorithm is not robust for abruptly changing acoustic paths. To overcome this problem another method that uses modified gain filtered x recursive least square algorithm for active noise control is presented. Furthermore, it is observed that modified gain filtered x recursive least square achieves the desired performance with overheads of increased complexity. Thus, a hybrid method is proposed which has less computational complexity than the rest methods with no compromise on active noise control system performance.
Diabetic Retinopathy is a progressive microvascular complication of diabetes that requires early detection to improve patient outcomes. Traditional screening techniques, including fundus photography and optical coherence tomography, provide valuable diagnostic insights but have some limitations, like cost and technical complexity. Artificial intelligence is transforming the detection of diabetic retinopathy, moving away from traditional machine learning models that rely on manually created features to deep learning methods that allow for automatic feature extraction from retinal images. This systematic review investigates the evolution and diagnostic performance of AI-based techniques for DR detection. Studies were included if they applied machine learning or deep learning methods to retinal fundus or OCT images for DR classification. A total of 116 studies were included following comprehensive searches in databases such as PubMed, ScienceDirect, and IEEE Xplore, covering publications up to February 2024. Risk of bias was assessed in a representative sample of six studies, indicating a significant overall risk due to inadequate reporting on blinding and selective outcome reporting. Federated learning emerged as a promising alternative, enabling decentralized collaboration without compromising data privacy. Additionally, the growing focus on Explainable AI helps address the "black-box" nature of deep learning models by providing visual and textual explanations for predictions, thereby enhancing clinician trust and facilitating informed decision-making. By incorporating artificial intelligence with standard diagnostic frameworks, this research highlights the possibility for more accurate, scalable, and reachable diabetic retinopathy detection, paving the way for considerable advancements in ophthalmic problem management and enhancing patient care.
The progression of Internet of Things (IoT) has resulted in generation of huge amount of data. Effective handling and analysis of such big volumes of data proposes a crucial challenge. Existing cloud-based frameworks of Big Data visualization are rising costs for servers, equipment, and energy consumption. There is a need for a green solution targeting lesser cost and energy consumption with tamper-proof record-keeping, storage, and interactive visualization with only demanded data. We have proposed a Blockchain-based Green big data Visualization (BGbV) solution using Hyperledger Sawtooth for optimum utilization of organization resources. BGbV will support current distributed data visualization platforms and guarantee benefits like security and data availability with lesser storage costs. It helps reduce costs by utilizing small resources that are already available and consume less energy, making it an environmentally friendly solution.
5 December 2019 in Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing