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The optical microscope is one of the most widely used tools for diagnosing infectious diseases in the developing world. Due to its reliance on trained microscopists, field microscopy often suffers from poor sensitivity, specificity, and reproducibility. The goal of this work, called the Autoscope, is a low-cost automated digital microscope coupled with a set of computer vision and classification algorithms,...
This paper presents an easy and accurate procedure of the modeling of a commercially available Photovoltaic Panel by using Solar Module (Physical Model) Simulator embedded in a very powerful Simulation software known as PSIM. Methods of Photovoltaic Panel modeling including mathematical modeling and software based modeling are also discussed in this paper. Apart from modeling types, I-V (Current-Voltage)...
ACTS is a non-profit organization based in Norwich, Vermont. Since 1986 ACTS has partnered with rural villages in the mountainous Locomapa region of the Yoro district of Honduras with a focus on sustainable community development. In a region where a 6th grade education is the norm, a major initiative of ACTS has been improving educational opportunities. In 2008 ACTS helped the community of El Rosario...
Due to a significant investment in digital infrastructure and a pro-innovation policy and regulatory framework, the Innovation Ecosystems in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Kampala have considerably expanded over the last five years, incorporating new national and international Innovation Stakeholders. This is important in the context of realising the objectives of National Development Plans, and addressing...
As the number of amputees continues to grow in low-resource settings, their demand for prosthetic devices continues to be unmet. Consequently, these amputees face exhausting physical, emotional, and economic challenges like navigating unfriendly terrain, emotional trauma, loss of income, and social rejection, all on a daily basis. While there have been attempts to meet this demand, the challenges...
Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of stakeholders have high impact on the healthcare decisions of individuals. This paper investigates empirically the influence of KAP on rural pregnant women's health decisions. Maternal deaths might be reduced when we understand the associations of KAP on maternal health. It can be utilized by the organizations in policy making and to design services to reduce...
During a disaster, conventional communications infrastructures are often compromised, which prevents local populations from contacting family, friends, and colleagues. The lack of communication also impedes responder efforts to gather, organize, and disseminate information. This problem is made worse by the unique cost and operational constraints typically associated with the humanitarian assistance...
In lower-middle income countries (LMICs), untapped land mines, war, and diseases such as diabetes and polio have left many residents in need of a prosthetic device. For many whose primary source of income is derived from manual labor, lack of an appropriate prosthetic device often results in decreased productivity and lower quality of life. Across the world, the primary purpose of prostheses is to...
This paper outlines the architecture and functions of a D-agent based control and coordination framework for a typical rural Indian microgrid. The microgrid topology consists of independent agents for the storage bank, solar PV array, biogas generator and fixed load. The algorithm of the D-agent has been developed to ensure optimal load servicing by dynamic resource allocation for increased operational...
Global water consumption is increasing as the world's population grows. Hotels significantly contribute to increased water consumption in the U.S. and around the world. Most hotels do not monitor individual guest water usage, resulting in millions of gallons of potable water wasted every year by hotel guests. This paper presents HydroSense, a novel low cost, accurate, small size, low power, wireless...
Accurate diagnostic tools are essential for effective diagnosis, treatment, and tracking of individuals with infectious diseases. Diagnosis can be especially difficult in low-resource settings with limited infrastructure or unreliable access to electricity. Our previous work has demonstrated feasibility of a reusable configuration of an electricity-free, non-instrumented nucleic acid amplification...
In India, the jail occupancy level has been around 113% for last few successive years, which calls for an urgent need to address not only spiritual and moral but also economic rehabilitation of prisoners as well. The paper discusses how the corporates can become a catalyst in improving a prisoner's rehabilitation through innovative and sustainable solutions and help the aim and objectives of the government...
Service-learning (SL) is a teaching method that combines classroom instruction with community service. Engineering SL provides students the opportunity to apply their theoretical technical knowledge to a meaningful hands-on field experience designed to solve real-world problems faced by people and communities. We have conducted engineering SL programs since 2005 and have developed certain strategies...
Engineering and science education is on a trajectory in which core domain knowledge is complemented by the economic and human dimensions of technology. Adding these dimensions can attract a broader range of students to technical careers while also producing more socially conscious innovators. There is growing interest in learning models that can combine technology and community engagement for exposing...
The paper presents the experience of building a Data-aware Community (DAC) at a village community in an extremely challenging, drought prone area of eastern India. The paper presents details of the interactions with villagers, motivating people in a community to collect, store, process data and perform analysis, develop insight into factors that influence productivity and employment.
Community Health Worker (CHW) programs have been implemented in many developing countries to combat the challenge of poor access to healthcare. CHWs are unpaid volunteers who provide basic health information, education, and resources to their communities. In rural areas the large distances between households make it difficult for CHWs to fulfill their responsibilities in a timely fashion. Additionally,...
This paper reviews the current evidence base regarding the use of urban design principles in refugee camps to exploit the built environment for improved health outcomes. A systematic literature review was conducted to gather and analyze existing knowledge given the dearth of refugee camps that currently employ this theoretical framework. This study focuses on associating refugee camp design and organization...
Economy grows as more and more people join its core echelons. People are the most important economic resources at all times. The Web, being humanity's largest source of information and interaction, probably has the most technological potential to get people into mainstream. It can serve as a conduit of humanitarian services to the underprivileged and presents a huge opportunity to meet humanitarian...
Among the many aspects that effect populations is unemployability leading to poverty. This is likely to become a rapidly growing bubble that may burst, if not addressed appropriately. As a consequence of this, humanitarian crises may set in effecting people. Education has an important role to play ensuring employability which will lead to reduction of poverty as employability and poverty (or the lack...
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