Ayush Tripathi, Atigadda Ramchandra Reddy, B. S. Arjun, H. Pandya
{"title":"Low-Cost IoT Device for Chronic Medication Adherence","authors":"Ayush Tripathi, Atigadda Ramchandra Reddy, B. S. Arjun, H. Pandya","doi":"10.1109/R10-HTC53172.2021.9641693","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/R10-HTC53172.2021.9641693","url":null,"abstract":"Adherence to the prescribed regime is an essential part of the medication process. Poor adherence adversely affects the effectiveness of the treatment, especially for patients with chronic diseases. This work proposes an IoT-based chronic medication adherence device that can help patients adhere to their medication regime and help the caretaker monitor their medication habits. The work implements two design iterations of the device to help achieve medication adherence. Iteration 1 of the system is based on piezoresistive sensors, and iteration 2 is based on pushbutton switches. The device design is compliant with the most commercially available blister packets. Cloud-based web services are used for data storage and visualization. We have implemented connectivity to smartwatches and messaging services into the device. The device operates in realtime, is reusable, portable, and affordable.","PeriodicalId":117626,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 9th Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122343031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Need Assessment and Design of an IoT based Healthcare Solution through Participatory Approaches for a Rural Village in Bihar, India","authors":"Mohit Hooda, Meera Ramesh, Abhijeet Gupta, Jayashree Nair, Krishna Nandanan","doi":"10.1109/R10-HTC53172.2021.9641697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/R10-HTC53172.2021.9641697","url":null,"abstract":"Healthcare needs of individuals in rural areas differ from those in urban areas. Rural areas often lack access to proper healthcare and hence, enhancing the healthcare accessibility in rural areas must be given highest priority. This study focuses on the healthcare sector in the village of Morasiya, in Bhojpur district of Bihar (India). A team of students and faculties, as part of the Live-In-Labs® program, stayed in the village for one week to examine the health conditions of the villagers. The team probed the factors behind the alarming condition of poor health of Morasiya inhabitants, analyzed the prevailing treatment methods in Morasiya, and the services provided by the government-funded Public Health Centre. It was inferred that lack of a local health clinic, negligence towards diet and personal hygiene, and shortage of medical professionals were the main causes behind the poor health of the villagers. Co-design tools were employed to devise a solution to their health challenges. An IoT-based Amrita Smart Health Assistant (ASHA) solution was developed, which monitors and transfers data securely over MQTT to a cloud, which can be accessed and analyzed by medical professionals for remote monitoring of community health in villages.","PeriodicalId":117626,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 9th Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127806735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ROSNet: A WMN based Framework using UAVs and Ground Nodes for Post-Disaster Management","authors":"Neelabhro Roy, Sauranil Debarshi, P. Sujit","doi":"10.36227/techrxiv.10303394.v2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.10303394.v2","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a wireless mesh network-based solution utilizing stationary and mobile ground/UAV nodes for setting up a post-disaster communication infrastructure. The network is ad hoc and establishes connectivity over a large area without the use of a cellular network or the internet. We propose a complete end-to-end framework, where we deploy an android application on smartphones at the user-end, the wireless mesh network as the backbone of communication, and a graphical user interface (GUI) at a base station for facilitating situational awareness. The software stack is based on the Robot Operating System for broadcasting user information to the base station, and also for controlling the UAVs remotely. The GUI also incorporates a node recommendation strategy for selecting the optimal nodes. The framework is evaluated using UAVs and a semi-autonomous car, and the experimental results show that the proposed system could be indispensable in providing large-scale connectivity in post-disaster management.","PeriodicalId":117626,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 9th Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"162 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133972884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}