Patient Safety: Delivering Cost-Contained, High Quality, Person-Centered, and Safe Healthcare

Sandra C. Buttigieg, Wilfried von Eiff, Vivienne Byers, Gianpaolo Tomaselli

Frontiers Media SA

Health Public Health Health Economics

Keywords: Patient Safety,­Person-Centered Care (PCC),­Economic efficiency,­Ethics,­innovation,­Technology,­decision-making

The Impact of Virtual and Augmented Reality on Individuals and Society

Mel Slater, Maria V. Sanchez-Vives, Albert Rizzo, Massimo Bergamasco

Frontiers Media SA

Engineering ICT Human-Media Interaction

Keywords: virtual reality,­VR,­virtual environments,­Societal impact,­Law,­Ethics,­Immersion,­presence,­serious games,­Medicine,­clinical psychology,­Journalism,­entertainment,­long term effects

Active Learning: Theoretical Perspectives, Empirical Studies and Design Profiles

Robert Cassidy, Elizabeth S. Charles, James D. Slotta, Nathaniel Lasry

Frontiers Media SA

This book represents the emerging efforts of a growing international network of researchers and...

Science

Keywords: Research-Practice Partnership,­Pedagogical innovation,­Evidence-based teaching,­Active Learning,­design-based research,­learning sciences

Data Mining and Methods for Early Detection, Horizon Scanning, Modelling, and Risk Assessment of Invasive Species

Aristides Moustakas, Stelios Katsanevakis

Frontiers Media SA

Invasive alien species are non-indigenous taxa introduced to areas beyond their natural...

Science Environmental Science Environmental Informatics and Remote Sensing

Keywords: data analytics,­Data Mining,­Environmental informatics,­biological invasions,­invasive species,­alien species,­NON-NATIVE SPECIES,­Risk Assessment,­Ecology,­applied statistics

MAPPING: MAnagement and Processing of Images for Population ImagiNG

Michel Dojat, Wiro Niessen, David N. Kennedy

Frontiers Media SA

Several recent papers underline methodological points that limit the validity of published results...

Engineering ICT Computer Vision

Keywords: database,­infrastructure,­Data,­workflow,­Neuroimaging,­image analysis,­Brain,­MRI

Investigating Human Nature and Communication through Robots

Shuichi Nishio, Hideyuki Nakanishi, Tsutomu Fujinami

Frontiers Media SA

The development of information technology enabled us to exchange more items of information among us...

Engineering ICT Human-Media Interaction

Keywords: robot,­Communication,­enhancement,­human nature,­teleoperation,­embodiment