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A Review of Concepts, Advantages and Pitfalls of Healthcare Applications in Blockchain Technology

  • Al-asmari, Aisha M.;Aloufi, Rahaf I.;Alotaibi, Youseef
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.199-210
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    • 2021
  • Recently, research in blockchain technology has grown in popularity. Most of these researches have pointed out designing and improving conceptual structures to create digital systems that are more secure, accessible, and effective. Although blockchain offers a wide range of advantages, it also has some pitfalls. This research aims to present an understanding of the properties of blockchain, the advantages, pitfalls, and applications based on blockchain technology. To achieve the goal of understanding blockchain technology concepts, a systematic literature review approach was introduced. 93 papers were chosen and reviewed in total. Therefore, this research provides a summary of recent studies that have been published in the field of blockchain. Moreover, we have created concept maps and tables that aid in a deep understanding of blockchain technology concepts and exhibit some of the blockchain applications. In blockchain-based applications, we focused on two areas, namely the Internet of Things (IoT) and healthcare.

Antimicrobial Effect of Supercritical Robinia pseudo-acacia Leaf Extracts and Its Transdermal Delivery System with Cell Penetrating Peptide

  • Heo, Soo Hyeon;Park, Su In;Lee, Jinseo;Kim, Miok;Shin, Moon Sam
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.226-235
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, we present to evaluate physiological activity of Robinia pseudo-acacia leaf and its skin penetration using liposome and cell penetrating peptide. After extraction with Robinia pseudo-acacia leaf using the distilled water and supercritical, various physiological activities were examined. In antioxidants experiments, the total concentration of polyphenol compounds was determined to be 56.88 mg/g in hydrothermal extract, 45.07 mg/g in supercritical extract. The DPPH radical scavenging ability at 1,000 ㎍/mL was 33.97% in supercritical extract. The scavenging effect on SOD experiment at 500 ㎍/mL was 76.41% in supercritical extract. In the antimicrobial experiments, the hydrothermal extract had no effect, but supercritical extract represented maximum clear zone of 14.00 mm in Staphylococcus aureus strain. Liposome containing the RSE (Robinia pseudo-acacia leaf supercritical extract) reduced particle size and stabilized zeta potential. In the epidermal permeability experiment, it was confirmed that the permeation of liposome containing the RSE and cell penetrating peptides was remarkable.

Detection the Biomedical Information using the Piezo Film Sensor (Piezo Film Sensor를 이용한 생체 정보 검출)

  • Lee, H.W.;Seo, H.;Jeong, W.G.;Jang, D.B.;Lee, G.K.
    • The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.14-21
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    • 2010
  • For the ubiquitous healthcare environment, real-time measurement of biomedical signals and accuracy of the measured biomedical information are very important. In addition, it is important to develop a healthcare device with low power In this paper, the synchronized pulse in a heartbeat was detected from the radial artery using the piezo film sensor, in order to eliminate inconvenience to wear a pulse detection finger probe. We can get a best output after applying the adaptive noise canceller using two piezo film sensor signals, pulse signal having motion artifacts and motion artifacts reference signal. To detect heartbeat, we use maximum point detection method from pulse removed motion artifacts.

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Patch Type Body Temperature Measurement System for Ubiquitous Healthcare (U-헬스케어를 위한 패치형 체온 측정 시스템)

  • Kim, Hyun-Joong;Yang, Hyun-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.15 no.7
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    • pp.1628-1634
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    • 2011
  • With the advancement of ubiquitous computing technology, u-Healthcare (i.e. ubiquitous health care), is regarded as a key application for information society, which provides health management service at anytime in anywhere. To implement U-Healthcare system, it is essential to monitor stable biological information in daily life. In this paper, we proposed a small size, light weight, patch type real time temperature monitoring system based on wireless sensor network (WSN) technology to monitor patients' body temperature without any inconvenience of activity.

Development Brief of A Body Area Network for Ubiquitous Healthcare : An Introduction to Ubiquitous Biomedical Systems Development Center

  • Hong Joo-Hyun;Kim Nam-Jin;Cha Eun-Jong;Lee Tae-Soo
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.331-335
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    • 2005
  • The fusion technology of small sensor and wireless communication was followed by various application examples of the embedded system, where the social infrastructural facilities and ecological environment were wirelessly monitored. In addition, this technology represents the primary application area being extended into the healthcare field. In this study, a body area network for ubiquitous healthcare is presented. More specifically this represents a wireless biomedical signal acquisition device characterized by small size, low power consumption, pre-processing and archiving capability. Using this device, a new method for monitoring vital signs and activity is created. A PDA-based wireless sensor network enables patients to be monitored during their daily living, without any constraints. Therefore, the proposed method can be used to develop Activities of Daily Living (ADL) monitoring devices for the elderly or movement impaired people. A medical center would be able to remotely monitor the current state of elderly people and support first-aid in emergency cases. In addition, this method will reduce medical costs in society, where the average life expectancy is increasing.

Building a Health Information Infrastructure to Support the Medication Reconciliation Process

  • Chung, Dahee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.54 no.3
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    • pp.285-314
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    • 2020
  • The healthcare environment is becoming increasingly dependent on health information technology (HIT), with healthcare providers, patients, and other people engaged in the field producing and sharing information to improve healthcare delivery. This focus has raised the issue of Health Information Infrastructure (HII) to the forefront of policy, design, and law. While several studies have examined each element of HII, little attention has been paid to the overall infrastructure as a collection of technologies, institutions, standards, and practices. In order to fill the gap, this study focuses on medication reconciliation as an example of the wider phenomenon of HII. In particular, the study examines a medication reconciliation process (MRP) as an example to understand the key challenges facing the development of HII, how the challenges are interrelated, and how they can be met as a whole. Following a mixed methodology, involving workflow study, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews, the study examines "data friction" along technical, institutional, regulatory, and legal dimensions. This study constitutes one of the first efforts to comprehensively investigate health information infrastructure and how technology and other dimensions in infrastructure are interrelated. The study therefore contributes to a better understanding of HII and the practical challenges that hinder the seamless flow of information in the healthcare environment.

A Security Labeling Scheme for Privacy Protection in Personal Health Record System (개인건강기록 시스템에서 개인 프라이버시 보호를 위한 보안 레이블 기법)

  • Yi, Myung-Kyu;Yoo, Done-sik;Whangbo, Taeg-Keun
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.173-180
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    • 2015
  • The advent of personal healthcare record(PHR) technology has been changing the uses as well as the paradigm of internet services, and emphasizing the importance of services being personalization. But the problem of user's privacy infringement and leaking user's sensitive medical information is increasing with the fusion of PHR technology and healthcare. In this paper, we propose a security labeling scheme for privacy protection in PHR system. In the proposed scheme, PHR data can be labeled also manually based on patient's request or the security labelling rules. The proposed scheme can be used to control access, specify protective measures, and determine additional handling restrictions required by a communications security policy.

Mobile u-healthcare system in IEEE 802.15.4 WSN and CDMA network environments

  • Toh, Sing-Hui;Lee, Seung-Chul;Lee, Hoon-Jae;Do, Kyeong-Hoon;Chung, Wan-Young
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.337-342
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    • 2009
  • This paper describes a robust mobile u-healthcare system with multiple physiological signs measurement capability in real time with integration of WSN(wireless sensor network) technology and CDMA(code division multiple access) network. A cellular phone receives health data in WSN and performs local physiological signs analysis at a phone processor, and then transmits abnormal data to server for further detail or precise health signal evaluation by a medical doctor over a CDMA network. Physiological signs of the patients are continuously monitored, processed and analyzed locally at cellular phone process to produce useful medical information for diagnosis and tracking purposes. By local simple analysis in cellular phone processor we can save the data transmission cost in CDMA network. By using the developed integrate ubiquitous healthcare service architecture, patients can realize self-health checking so that the prevention actions can be taken earlier. Appropriate self-monitoring and self-management can cure disease and relieve pain especially for patients who suffer from chronic diseases that need long term observation.