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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52060#.VIEEa2fHRK0 Author(s) Golboo Pourabdollahian , Giacomo Copani Affiliation(s) Institute of Industrial Technologies and Automation (ITIA), National Research Council (CNR), Milan, Italy . ABSTRACT The growth of aging population in developed countries necessitates a better performance of the healthcare system in order to improve the healthy life expectancy of elderly people. Such a progress can be achieved both through improved services and medical products. Accordingly, providing patients with customized medical devices that are designed and produced based on individual requirements of each patient can be seen as a proper solution...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50210#.VDICzVfHRK0 Author(s) Edgar M. Silva 1,2 , Pedro Maló 1,2 Affiliation(s) 1 Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal . 2 UNINOVA, Centro de Tecnologia e Sistemas (CTS), Caparica, Portugal . ABSTRACT The Internet-of-Things (IoT) is today one of the hypes in the technological world but despite the enormous attention and research investment, the clear business value is still hard to perceive. IoT deployments are costly to be installed, managed and maintained, and need to provide a very clear value to justify the investments. For another viewpoint, IoT technologies need to be proven before deployment, whic...