A LITERARY REVISION OF AMBIENT INTELIGENCE FOR THE CARE OF THE ELDERLY AT SMART HOMES

People have diverse and changing needs as they age, and the number of people living with a disability is constantly increasing. Smart homes have a unique potential to provide assisted living but are often rigidly designed with a specific and fixed problem in mind. For this reason, this research was carried out in order to identify those components of the ambient intelligence applied in home automation aimed at the elderly population or patients living with a physical or mental disability. A literature review was conducted in three (3) different databases, searching for documents published by different universities, journals, and professional associations in the international context; The topic to be addressed was ambient intelligence applied in home automation. This study aimed at a specific population: the elderly or patients who are living with a disability due to age. In this research, the main objectives, essential factors, and reliability of this technology applied in smart homes were identified considering its directed population.Las personas tienen necesidades diversas y cambiantes a medida que envejecen y el número de personas que viven con alguna discapacidad está constantemente en aumento. Las casas inteligentes tienen un potencial único para proporcionar vida asistida, pero a menudo están diseñados de manera rígida con un problema específico y fijo en mente. Por esta razón se realiza una investigación con el fin de identificar esos componentes de la inteligencia ambiental aplicada en la domótica dirigida a la población del adulto mayor o pacientes que viven con alguna discapacidad física o mental. Se realizó una revisión de la literatura en tres (3) distintas bases de datos. de documentos publicados por diferentes universidades, revistas y asociaciones profesionales en el contexto internacional; la temática abordar fue sobre la inteligencia ambiental aplicada en la domótica. Dirigido a una población en específico que es el adulto mayor o pacientes que viven con alguna discapacidad debido a la edad. En esta investigación Se identificaron los objetivos principales, factores importantes y la confiabilidad de esta tecnología aplicada en los hogares inteligentes teniendo en cuenta la población a la que va dirigida

Model Predictive Control Strategies Performance Evaluation over a Pipeline Transportation System

In several industries using pipelines to transport different products from one point to another is a common and indispensable process, especially at oil/hydrocarbon industries. Thus, optimizing the way this process is carried out must be an issue that cannot be stopped. Therefore, the performance of the control strategy implemented is one way of reaching such optimal operating zones. This study proposes using Model Predictive Control strategies for solving some issues related to the proper operation of pipelines. It is proposed a model based on physics and thermodynamic laws, using MATLAB® as the development environment. This model involves four pumping stations separated by three pipeline sections. Three MPC strategies are developed and implemented. Accordingly, the results indicate that a centralized controller with an antiwindup back-calculation method has the best results among the three configurations used

Automatic set-point control of an HVAC system using Arduino for efficient and rational energy consumption

Los sistemas de calefacción, ventilación y aire acondicionado (HVAC), son tecnologías desarrolladas para brindar confort ambiental en un recinto cerrado. En ciudades con altas temperaturas el consumo energético de un sistema HVAC puede aumentar considerablemente, e inclusive, impedir que el sistema logre la temperatura deseada (set-point). Por esto, se desarrolla un control automático del set-point para sistemas de HVAC a través de la plataforma Arduino que permita un consumo energético eficiente y racional.Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are technologies developed to provide environmental comfort indoors. In cities with high temperatures, the energy consumption of an HVAC system can considerably increase, even prevent the system from achieving the desired temperature. For this, we present an automatic linear control of the point system for HVAC systems through the Arduino platform that allows an efficient and rational energy consumption

Clonal chromosomal mosaicism and loss of chromosome Y in elderly men increase vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2

The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) had an estimated overall case fatality ratio of 1.38% (pre-vaccination), being 53% higher in males and increasing exponentially with age. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, we found 133 cases (1.42%) with detectable clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations (mCA) and 226 males (5.08%) with acquired loss of chromosome Y (LOY). Individuals with clonal mosaic events (mCA and/or LOY) showed a 54% increase in the risk of COVID-19 lethality. LOY is associated with transcriptomic biomarkers of immune dysfunction, pro-coagulation activity and cardiovascular risk. Interferon-induced genes involved in the initial immune response to SARS-CoV-2 are also down-regulated in LOY. Thus, mCA and LOY underlie at least part of the sex-biased severity and mortality of COVID-19 in aging patients. Given its potential therapeutic and prognostic relevance, evaluation of clonal mosaicism should be implemented as biomarker of COVID-19 severity in elderly people. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, individuals with clonal mosaic events (clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations and/or loss of chromosome Y) showed an increased risk of COVID-19 lethality

A LITERARY REVISION OF AMBIENT INTELIGENCE FOR THE CARE OF THE ELDERLY AT SMART HOMES

People have diverse and changing needs as they age, and the number of people living with a disability is constantly increasing. Smart homes have a unique potential to provide assisted living but are often rigidly designed with a specific and fixed problem in mind. For this reason, this research was carried out in order to identify those components of the ambient intelligence applied in home automation aimed at the elderly population or patients living with a physical or mental disability. A literature review was conducted in three (3) different databases, searching for documents published by different universities, journals, and professional associations in the international context; The topic to be addressed was ambient intelligence applied in home automation. This study aimed at a specific population: the elderly or patients who are living with a disability due to age. In this research, the main objectives, essential factors, and reliability of this technology applied in smart homes were identified considering its directed population.Las personas tienen necesidades diversas y cambiantes a medida que envejecen y el número de personas que viven con alguna discapacidad está constantemente en aumento. Las casas inteligentes tienen un potencial único para proporcionar vida asistida, pero a menudo están diseñados de manera rígida con un problema específico y fijo en mente. Por esta razón se realiza una investigación con el fin de identificar esos componentes de la inteligencia ambiental aplicada en la domótica dirigida a la población del adulto mayor o pacientes que viven con alguna discapacidad física o mental. Se realizó una revisión de la literatura en tres (3) distintas bases de datos. de documentos publicados por diferentes universidades, revistas y asociaciones profesionales en el contexto internacional; la temática abordar fue sobre la inteligencia ambiental aplicada en la domótica. Dirigido a una población en específico que es el adulto mayor o pacientes que viven con alguna discapacidad debido a la edad. En esta investigación Se identificaron los objetivos principales, factores importantes y la confiabilidad de esta tecnología aplicada en los hogares inteligentes teniendo en cuenta la población a la que va dirigida

Automatic Railway Signaling Generation for Railways Systems Described on Railway Markup Language (railML)

Automatic railway signalling generation from a railway layout helps reduce human errors while considerably speeding up the process of signalling placement. In that regard, we designed an automated process that we named Railway Network Analyzer (RNA). This article will present that process, stating what an RNA implementation must observe to generate signalling from a railway layout stored in railML, a European open-standard used for railway infrastructure data exchange. The RNA analyses the layout’s static characteristics and gives essential information for further dynamic analysis. We will also introduce our RNA implementation in Python and comment on the obtained results of automatically processing canonical test layouts. Finally, railway practitioners conducted an analysis of an actual railway station using RNA, which confirmed the usability and robustness of our approach.Fil: Menéndez, Martín Nicolás. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Electronica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Germino, Santiago. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Electronica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Diaz Charris, Luis David. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Electronica; ArgentinaFil: Lutenberg, Ariel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Electronica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin