scholarly journals Smart Grid Testing Management Platform (SGTMP)

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 2278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Schvarcbacher ◽  
Katarína Hrabovská ◽  
Bruno Rossi ◽  
Tomáš Pitner
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grid ◽  
System Architecture ◽  
Energy Flow ◽  
Stress Testing ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Hardware In The Loop ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Smart Services ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
Testing Management

The Smart Grid (SG) is nowadays an essential part of modern society, providing two-way energy flow and smart services between providers and customers. The main drawback is the SG complexity, with an SG composed of multiple layers, with devices and components that have to communicate, integrate, and cooperate as a unified system. Such complexity brings challenges for ensuring proper reliability, resilience, availability, integration, and security of the overall infrastructure. In this paper, we introduce a new smart grid testing management platform (herein called SGTMP) for executing real-time hardware-in-the-loop SG tests and experiments that can simplify the testing process in the context of interconnected SG devices. We discuss the context of usage, the system architecture, the interactive web-based interface, the provided API, and the integration with co-simulations frameworks to provide virtualized environments for testing. Furthermore, we present one main scenario about the stress-testing of SG devices that can showcase the applicability of the platform.

scholarly journals AEGIS: a wildfire prevention and management information system

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 643-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kostas Kalabokidis ◽  
Alan Ager ◽  
Mark Finney ◽  
Nikos Athanasis ◽  
Palaiologos Palaiologou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Fire Behavior ◽  
End Users ◽  
Burned Area ◽  
Fire Control ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Ignition Point ◽  
Weather Information ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
Burn Probability

Abstract. We describe a Web-GIS wildfire prevention and management platform (AEGIS) developed as an integrated and easy-to-use decision support tool to manage wildland fire hazards in Greece (http://aegis.aegean.gr). The AEGIS platform assists with early fire warning, fire planning, fire control and coordination of firefighting forces by providing online access to information that is essential for wildfire management. The system uses a number of spatial and non-spatial data sources to support key system functionalities. Land use/land cover maps were produced by combining field inventory data with high-resolution multispectral satellite images (RapidEye). These data support wildfire simulation tools that allow the users to examine potential fire behavior and hazard with the Minimum Travel Time fire spread algorithm. End-users provide a minimum number of inputs such as fire duration, ignition point and weather information to conduct a fire simulation. AEGIS offers three types of simulations, i.e., single-fire propagation, point-scale calculation of potential fire behavior, and burn probability analysis, similar to the FlamMap fire behavior modeling software. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) were utilized for wildfire ignition risk assessment based on various parameters, training methods, activation functions, pre-processing methods and network structures. The combination of ANNs and expected burned area maps are used to generate integrated output map of fire hazard prediction. The system also incorporates weather information obtained from remote automatic weather stations and weather forecast maps. The system and associated computation algorithms leverage parallel processing techniques (i.e., High Performance Computing and Cloud Computing) that ensure computational power required for real-time application. All AEGIS functionalities are accessible to authorized end-users through a web-based graphical user interface. An innovative smartphone application, AEGIS App, also provides mobile access to the web-based version of the system.

scholarly journals International management platform for children’s interstitial lung disease (chILD-EU)

Thorax ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Griese ◽  
Elias Seidl ◽  
Meike Hengst ◽  
Simone Reu ◽  
Hans Rock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Final Diagnosis ◽  
Interstitial Lung Diseases ◽  
International Management ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Registration Number

BackgroundChildren’s interstitial lung diseases (chILD) cover many rare entities, frequently not diagnosed or studied in detail. There is a great need for specialised advice and for internationally agreed subclassification of entities collected in a register.Our objective was to implement an international management platform with independent multidisciplinary review of cases at presentation for long-term follow-up and to test if this would allow for more accurate diagnosis. Also, quality and reproducibility of a diagnostic subclassification system were assessed using a collection of 25 complex chILD cases.MethodsA web-based chILD management platform with a registry and biobank was successfully designed and implemented.ResultsOver a 3-year period, 575 patients were included for observation spanning a wide spectrum of chILD. In 346 patients, multidisciplinary reviews were completed by teams at five international sites (Munich 51%, London 12%, Hannover 31%, Ankara 1% and Paris 5%). In 13%, the diagnosis reached by the referring team was not confirmed by peer review. Among these, the diagnosis initially given was wrong (27%), imprecise (50%) or significant information was added (23%).The ability of nine expert clinicians to subcategorise the final diagnosis into the chILD-EU register classification had an overall exact inter-rater agreement of 59% on first assessment and after training, 64%. Only 10% of the ‘wrong’ answers resulted in allocation to an incorrect category. Subcategorisation proved useful but training is needed for optimal implementation.ConclusionsWe have shown that chILD-EU has generated a platform to help the clinical assessment of chILD.Trial registration numberResults, NCT02852928.

scholarly journals Optimizing Health Information Technologies for Symptom Management in Cancer Patients and Survivors: Usability Evaluation (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily G Lattie ◽  
Michael Bass ◽  
Sofia F Garcia ◽  
Siobhan M Phillips ◽  
Patricia I Moreno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Symptom Management ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Usability Testing ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Health Information Technologies ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
The Mean

BACKGROUND Unmanaged cancer symptoms and treatment-related side effects can compromise long-term clinical outcomes and health-related quality of life. Health information technologies such as web-based platforms offer the possibility to supplement existing care and optimize symptom management. OBJECTIVE This paper describes the development and usability of a web-based symptom management platform for cancer patients and survivors that will be implemented within a large health system. METHODS A web-based symptom management platform was designed and evaluated via one-on-one usability testing sessions. The System Usability Scale (SUS), After Scenario Questionnaire (ASQ), and qualitative analysis of semistructured interviews were used to assess program usability. RESULTS Ten cancer survivors and five cancer center staff members participated in usability testing sessions. The mean score on the SUS was 86.6 (SD 14.0), indicating above average usability. The mean score on the ASQ was 2.5 (SD 2.1), indicating relatively high satisfaction with the usability of the program. Qualitative analyses identified valued features of the program and recommendations for further improvements. CONCLUSIONS Cancer survivors and oncology care providers reported high levels of acceptability and usability in the initial development of a web-based symptom management platform for cancer survivors. Future work will test the effectiveness of this web-based platform.

scholarly journals Designing an e-democracy framework to enhance the Egyptian e-government

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1650-1660
Author(s):  
M. El-Sayed Wahed ◽  
Mahmoud El Arabawy ◽  
Esam M. El Gohary
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
System Architecture ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
New Era ◽  
Transformation Stage ◽  
Egyptian Government

E-democracy concept can enhance Egyptian participation in rule and it can move e-the Egyptian government to a new era. E-democracy concept can be applied in conjunction with database connection to transfer Egyptian e-government to transformation stage. This Paper concentrates mainly on designing an e-democracy framework using two case studies in e-government systems .As we will see system is web based application based .There are some figures that describe system architecture then each component well be explained. The framework technical aspects, analysis and objectives in establishing integrated e-government will be discussed. 

NotreDAM, a Multi-user, Web Based Digital Asset Management Platform

2011 ◽  
pp. 453-456
Author(s):  
Maurizio Agelli ◽  
Maria Laura Clemente ◽  
Mauro Del Rio ◽  
Daniela Ghironi ◽  
Orlando Murru ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Digital Asset Management ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
Digital Asset

The Launch of Web-based Collaborative Decision Support at NASA

2008 ◽  
pp. 113-125
Author(s):  
Irma Becerra-Fernandez ◽  
Matha Del Alto ◽  
Helen Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
Individual Person ◽  
Mission Critical ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
Collaborative Decision

Today, organizations rely on decision makers to make mission-critical decisions that are based on input from multiple domains. The ideal decision maker has a profound understanding of specific domains coupled with the experience that allows him or her to act quickly and decisively on the information. Daily, decision makers face problems and failures that are too difficult for any individual person to solve; therefore, teams are now required who share their knowledge in spontaneous collaborations. Since requisite expertise may not all reside in the same organization, nor be geographically colocated, virtual networked teams are needed. This chapter presents a case study describing the development and use of Postdoc, the first Web-based collaborative and knowledge management platform deployed at NASA.

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