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In this article we present and discuss a prototype for a mobile application to manage the drug regime of a wearer. From a survey of requirements, along with doctors, pharmacists and users of the national health system, we designed a prototype of FARMACIL application, for which we have obtained very promising results in acceptance testing, from a universe of people in various age groups.
Learning management systems and social networks on Web have been tools most used by students in higher education institutions as learning support tools outside of the classroom. In this paper, we present the results from a survey conducted at a Portuguese university to 159 students in Computer Science and Psychology about the purposes and reasons for the use of Moodle and Facebook. We conclude, among...
Informal caregivers contribute decisively to improving the quality of life of people with special needs (the elderly or people with temporary or permanent disabilities) to extend the stay of these people in their home or family environment. However, by giving priority to the dependent person they are facing serious risks jeopardizing their own health. In this paper, we present the Cuid@Web project...
The development of programming skills in computer science students, namely algorithm thinking and logical reasoning, is an important challenge to overcome their difficulties in CS1 and CS2 courses. With the advent of Internet of Things, the actual approaches based on project-oriented learning processes can be extended to use experimental setups with low cost microcomputers. In this paper, we provide...
There are many issues to consider when we develop an information system for managing the electronic health record (EHR). It must be useful for several types of users, entities and departments of health services. Also, it must be flexible to meet a broad set of needs and cover a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas in health. In this paper we describe a regional healthcare system, having in...
This paper presents the iFarm project, which seeks to provide an interactive experience of support and monitoring small and medium-sized farms, including small animals growth. In this sense, it is presented and discussed a business model suitable to the iFarm concept, based in the models of e-commerce B2B and B2C. We also describe the information system to support this business model, as well as the...
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