Multi-agent system for personalization of location-based services

The current ubiquitous network access and increase in network bandwidth are driving the sales of mobile location-aware user devices and, consequently, the development of context-aware applications, namely location-based services. The goal of this project is to provide consumers of location-based services with a richer end-user experience by means of service composition, personalization, device adaptation and continuity of service. Our approach relies on a multi-agent system composed of proxy agents that act as mediators and providers of personalization meta-services, device adaptation and continuity of service for consumers of pre-existing location-based services. These proxy agents, which have Web services interfaces to ensure a high level of interoperability, perform service composition and take in consideration the preferences of the users, the limitations of the user devices, making the usage of different types of devices seamless for the end-user. To validate and evaluate the performance of this approach, use cases were defined, tests were conducted and results gathered which demonstrated that the initial goals were successfully fulfilled.

Hypermedia-based Web Services as System Integrators

As we move more closely to the practical concept of the Internet of Things and, our reliance on public and private APIs increases, web services and their related topics have become utterly crucial to the informatics community. However, the question about which style of web services would best solve a particular problem, can raise signi cant and multifarious debates. There can be found two implementation styles that highlight themselves: the RPC-oriented style represented by the SOAP protocol’s implementations and the hypermedia style, which is represented by the REST architectural style’s implementations. As we search examples of already established web services, we can nd a handful of robust and reliable public and private SOAP APIs, nevertheless, it seems that RESTful services are gaining popularity in the enterprise community. For the current generation of developers that work on informatics solutions, REST seems to represent a fundamental and straightforward alternative and even, a more deep-rooted approach than SOAP. But are they comparable? Do both approaches have each speci c best suitable scenarios? Such study is brie y carried out in the present document’s chapters, starting with the respective background study, following an analysis of the hypermedia approach and an instantiation of its architecture, in a particular case study applied in a BPM context.

A Study on the Feasibility of the Inclusion of General Practitioners and Prisons in the National Drug Treatment Reporting System: Plan for the Implementation of the NDTRS in Prison and GP Services

The Drug Misuse Research Division of the Health Research Board operates the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS). The system is used to provide epidemiological information on treated problem drug misuse in Ireland and informs policy makers, researchers and the general public. The NDTRS collates data from participating treatment centres in all Health Board areas, however a gap in information exists in that drug misusers in treatment units within prisons and those treated by General Practitioners are not included. This study aims to determine the feasibility of including these two groups to increase coverage of the NDTRS and outlines preliminary steps for their inclusion.This resource was contributed by The National Documentation Centre on Drug Use.

Diversity and regional inequalities: Assessing the outcomes of the Spanish 'System of Health Care Services'

The consolidation of a universal health system coupled with a process of regionaldevolution characterise the institutional reforms of the National Health System(NHS) in Spain in the last two decades. However, scarce empirical evidence hasbeen reported on the effects of both changes in health inputs, outputs andoutcomes, both at the country and at the regional level. This paper examinesthe empirical evidence on regional diversity, efficiency and inequality ofthese changes in the Spanish NHS using cross-correlation, panel data andexpenditure decomposition analysis. Results suggest that besides significantheterogeneity, once we take into account region-specific needs there is evidenceof efficiency improvements whilst inequalities in inputs and outcomes, althoughmore visible , do not appear to have increased in the last decade. Therefore,the devolution process in the Spanish Health System offers an interesting casefor the experimentation of health reforms related to regional diversity butcompatible with the nature of a public NHS, with no sizeable regionalinequalitiest.

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Issuance Verification System for the period March 19, 2009 through April 17, 2009

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Issuance Verification System for the period March 19, 2009 through April 17, 2009

Report on a review of selected application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ KinderTrack system for the period March 12, 2010 through April 2, 2010

Report on a review of selected application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ KinderTrack system for the period March 12, 2010 through April 2, 2010

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Administrative Service’s (DAS) Human Resource Information System (HRIS), Payroll, Integrated Information for Iowa (I/3) and E-Payment Engine Systems for the periods April 13, 2009 through May 15, 2009 and April 5, 2010 through May 7, 2010

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Administrative Service’s (DAS) Human Resource Information System (HRIS), Payroll, Integrated Information for Iowa (I/3) and E-Payment Engine Systems for the periods April 13, 2009 through May 15, 2009 and April 5, 2010 through May 7, 2010

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Medicaid Management Information System for the period April 4, 2011 through April 29, 2011

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Medicaid Management Information System for the period April 4, 2011 through April 29, 2011

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Administrative Service’s Human Resource Information System (HRIS), Payroll System and Integrated Information for Iowa System (I/3) for the period March 26, 2012 through April 27, 2012

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Administrative Service’s Human Resource Information System (HRIS), Payroll System and Integrated Information for Iowa System (I/3) for the period March 26, 2012 through April 27, 2012

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Iowa Collection and Reporting System (ICAR) for the period April 1, 2013 through April 24, 2013 and April 1, 2014 through April 29, 2014

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Iowa Collection and Reporting System (ICAR) for the period April 1, 2013 through April 24, 2013 and April 1, 2014 through April 29, 2014

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Targeted Case Management System (TCM) for the period March 31, 2014 through April 18, 2014

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Targeted Case Management System (TCM) for the period March 31, 2014 through April 18, 2014

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Kindertrack System for the period March 30, 2015 through April 17, 2015

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Kindertrack System for the period March 30, 2015 through April 17, 2015

Customer relationship management and central bank payment system services

Tutkimuksen tavoitteena on selvittää, miten kirjallisuudessa kuvattua asiakkuuden hallintaa voitaisiin soveltaa keskuspankin maksuliikepalveluissa. Tarkasteltavana ovat yleiset toimintatavat, sekä asiakkuuden hallintaa tukevat järjestelmät. Tutkimuksen päätavoitteena on Help Desk toiminnan kehittäminen. Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan asiakkuuden hallinnan eri osa-alueita ottaen huomioon sekä asiakkaan, että palvelun tarjoajan näkökulmat. Asiakkuuden hallinta ymmärretään strategiana, jolla kyetään kuvaamaan kuinka koko organisaatio toimii asiakkaiden kanssa. Asiakkuuden hallinnan ydin on asiakkaan arvontuotantoprosessin ymmärtäminen. Käytettyjä lähdeaineistoja ovat olleet alan kirjallisuus, artikkelit sekä Internet-lähteet. Empirian taustan ovat muodostaneet asiantuntijahaastattelut sekä keskuspankin julkaisut, sisäiset toimintaohjeet ja vakiintuneet käytännöt. Tutkimuksen keskeinen tulos on, että asiakkuudenhallinnan perusajatukset ovat monin tavoin sovellettavissa keskuspankin melko ainutkertaiseen, teknisesti ja viestinnällisesti vaativaan maksuliikepalveluympäristöön, vaikka asiakkaiden lukumäärä onkin pieni. Hyötyjä voidaan saavuttaa jo asiakkuudenhallinnan peruskomponenttien ml. strategianäkökulma tuntemuksella ja melko pieniltäkin näyttävillä toimintatapa-, työnkulku- ja asennemuutoksilla. Asiakkuuden hallintaa tukevan tietoteknologian jonkinasteinen käyttöönotto voi tuoda lisäarvoa, mutta sen kustannukset ja hyödyt on punnittava tämäntyyppisessä ympäristössä tarkoin.

A Multiagent System for Coordinating Ambulances for Emergency Medical Services

To coordinate ambulances for emergency medical services, a multiagent system uses an auction mechanism based on trust. Results of tests using real data show that this system can efficiently assign ambulances to patients, thereby reducing transportation time. Emergency transportation on specialized vehicles is needed when a person's health is in risk of irreparable damage. A patient can't benefit from sophisticated medical treatments and technologies if she or he isn't placed in a proper healthcare center with the appropriate medical team. For example, strokes are neurological emergencies involving a limited amount of time in which treatment measures are effective

FLASH-OFDM System Performance Studies for Wireless Broadband Network Operator Services

@450 wireless broadband service is Digita’s mobile wireless broadband network service. In @450 network Digita acts as the network operator offering network capacity to service operators. For Digita it is important to know what kind of services its network is capable of and what are the network’s service parameters. The knowledge of the network parameters and the behaviour can be used in advance in the development of new service products. Before a new service product can be offered to service operators a lot of work has to be done. The basic testing is necessary to get an understanding of the basic functionality. The requirement specification has to be done and a new product has to be created. The new product has to be tested. The test results have to be analysed in order to find out if the new product is suitable for real use and with which limitations. The content of this Thesis is the development of wireless technologies, @450 service and network, FLASH-OFDM technology, FLASH-OFDM performance testing and the development of a new service product.