Pub Date : 2014-12-04DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970336
R. Fletcher, Varsha Raghavan, Rujia Zha, Miriam Haverkamp, P. Hibberd
For many health services in developing countries, patient identification is a fundamental need. In countries where no standard form of identification is available, this problem is exacerbated by a lack of literacy and also frequent errors in spelling and consistency. To address this need, we implemented two low-cost hand vein scanner devices for use with mobile devices. The first scanner device employs the internal camera of the an Android smart phone along with a rechargeable infrared light (850nm) and an external optical filter; and the second scanner device employs a low-cost webcam, with integrated LEDs (940nm) and optical filter, which is powered directly from the Android tablet. A single mobile app was developed for use with both scanner devices with the ability to adjust scanner settings, capture hand palm images, and annotate patient data. As an initial test of our scanner designs, we collected hand scans from 51 university students aged 18-34 using an IRB-approved protocol, and data was processed using a 2D-PCA biometric algorithm implemented on a PC using MATLAB software. Using the standard FAR-FRR curve for biometric analysis, we were able to achieve an Equivalent Error Rate (EER) of 6.3% for the phone camera scanner, and 4.2% for the webcam scanner design. These results compare favorably with other published biometrics studies and demonstrate the potential of low-cost biometric devices that can be integrated with mobile phones and tablets.
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Pub Date : 2014-12-04DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970255
F. Sharp, D. Symanski, Mark S. Dudzinski
More than 1.2 billion people around the world live without electricity. The traditional utility approach to providing electricity using central generation, transmission and distribution is expensive. The World Bank estimates that it will take a trillion dollars through 2030 to solve this energy poverty. There is no economic model that will support this level of investment. DC Micro Grids are a cost effective way to provide the basic functions of electricity at a fraction of the cost of traditional electric delivery. This paper describes a scalable DC micro-grid. It is designed to be deployed in an individual residence/building. These buildings can then be interconnected into a self-sufficient larger DC grid. Long term, this larger DC grid holds the potential of being connected to existing utilities distribution systems. It includes renewable generation and energy storage assets which can provide sufficient electricity to power LED Lighting, cell phone charging, radio, TV, portable computers, water pumping and cooking. The DC micro-grid architecture, operation, performance and limitations are currently described and quantified. System cost is compared to traditional electric power delivery models in undeveloped regions.
{"title":"Scalable DC Micro Grids provide cost effective electricity in regions without electric infrastructure","authors":"F. Sharp, D. Symanski, Mark S. Dudzinski","doi":"10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970255","url":null,"abstract":"More than 1.2 billion people around the world live without electricity. The traditional utility approach to providing electricity using central generation, transmission and distribution is expensive. The World Bank estimates that it will take a trillion dollars through 2030 to solve this energy poverty. There is no economic model that will support this level of investment. DC Micro Grids are a cost effective way to provide the basic functions of electricity at a fraction of the cost of traditional electric delivery. This paper describes a scalable DC micro-grid. It is designed to be deployed in an individual residence/building. These buildings can then be interconnected into a self-sufficient larger DC grid. Long term, this larger DC grid holds the potential of being connected to existing utilities distribution systems. It includes renewable generation and energy storage assets which can provide sufficient electricity to power LED Lighting, cell phone charging, radio, TV, portable computers, water pumping and cooking. The DC micro-grid architecture, operation, performance and limitations are currently described and quantified. System cost is compared to traditional electric power delivery models in undeveloped regions.","PeriodicalId":310396,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2014)","volume":"28 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126995851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-12-04DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970328
Nicole D. Miranda, Andres Chicol, M. Mcculloch
This work presents results of a survey of case studies to quantify the potential energy production and GHG emission changes of anaerobically digesting (AD) cattle manure in three Guatemalan dairy farms. Livestock inventory and energy consumption data were collected and used to define three scenarios for each farm: baseline, AD with condensing boiler (AD-boiler) and AD with combined heat and power unit (AD-CHP). The estimated emissions account for enteric fermentation, manure/digestate handling, import/export of thermal energy and electricity and use of fossil fuels for transport. The AD systems result in a production of 100±37 kgCH4 · head-1 · yr-1. If this CH4 is combusted in the AD-boiler scenarios, 5.00±1.59 GJ · head-1 · yr-1 of thermal energy is generated and emissions from baseline scenarios are offset by 600±280 kgCO2e · head-1 · yr-1. The generated heat is sufficient to operate digesters (308 K) and export 2.90±0.62 GJ · head-1 · yr-1. Challenges are found to use that thermal power because domestic heating is inessential. ADCHP is found to be more suitable because it produces sufficient thermal energy for the digesters (2.50±0.80 GJ · head-1 · yr-1) while generating electric power (1.80±0.57 GJ · head-1 · yr-1). This scenario could promote the welfare of neighboring communities by making sustainable electricity available. AD-CHP could offset 400±320 kgCO2e ·head-1 · yr-1 from the baselines.
{"title":"Potentials of biogas production and GHG mitigation in Guatemalan dairy farms","authors":"Nicole D. Miranda, Andres Chicol, M. Mcculloch","doi":"10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970328","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents results of a survey of case studies to quantify the potential energy production and GHG emission changes of anaerobically digesting (AD) cattle manure in three Guatemalan dairy farms. Livestock inventory and energy consumption data were collected and used to define three scenarios for each farm: baseline, AD with condensing boiler (AD-boiler) and AD with combined heat and power unit (AD-CHP). The estimated emissions account for enteric fermentation, manure/digestate handling, import/export of thermal energy and electricity and use of fossil fuels for transport. The AD systems result in a production of 100±37 kg<sub>CH4</sub> · head<sup>-1</sup> · yr<sup>-1</sup>. If this CH<sub>4</sub> is combusted in the AD-boiler scenarios, 5.00±1.59 GJ · head<sup>-1</sup> · yr<sup>-1</sup> of thermal energy is generated and emissions from baseline scenarios are offset by 600±280 kg<sub>CO2e</sub> · head<sup>-1</sup> · yr<sup>-1</sup>. The generated heat is sufficient to operate digesters (308 K) and export 2.90±0.62 GJ · head<sup>-1</sup> · yr<sup>-1</sup>. Challenges are found to use that thermal power because domestic heating is inessential. ADCHP is found to be more suitable because it produces sufficient thermal energy for the digesters (2.50±0.80 GJ · head<sup>-1</sup> · yr<sup>-1</sup>) while generating electric power (1.80±0.57 GJ · head<sup>-1</sup> · yr<sup>-1</sup>). This scenario could promote the welfare of neighboring communities by making sustainable electricity available. AD-CHP could offset 400±320 kg<sub>CO2e</sub> ·head<sup>-1</sup> · yr<sup>-1</sup> from the baselines.","PeriodicalId":310396,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2014)","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131913611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-12-04DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970264
A. Kwasinski
This paper explores critical infrastructure resiliency. The discussion initially introduces concepts and notions that are important for the analysis. Disasters are not seen as a single event but rather as cycles with distinct phases. These concepts and notions support the conclusion that critical infrastructures are cyber-physical-social systems that have not only interconnected physical components but also include processes as an integral constituting part. The discussion also indicates that the reliability concept of availability can be used as a metric for resiliency and for characterizing degree of dependence among infrastructures. Such metric allows a quantifiable approach for critical infrastructures planning and operation. Field technical surveys are then seen as a key tool to be able to quantify availability and, thus, assess resiliency. Finally, this paper explains approaches to conduct field technical surveys and their steps.
{"title":"Field technical surveys: An essential tool for improving critical infrastructure and lifeline systems resiliency to disasters","authors":"A. Kwasinski","doi":"10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970264","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores critical infrastructure resiliency. The discussion initially introduces concepts and notions that are important for the analysis. Disasters are not seen as a single event but rather as cycles with distinct phases. These concepts and notions support the conclusion that critical infrastructures are cyber-physical-social systems that have not only interconnected physical components but also include processes as an integral constituting part. The discussion also indicates that the reliability concept of availability can be used as a metric for resiliency and for characterizing degree of dependence among infrastructures. Such metric allows a quantifiable approach for critical infrastructures planning and operation. Field technical surveys are then seen as a key tool to be able to quantify availability and, thus, assess resiliency. Finally, this paper explains approaches to conduct field technical surveys and their steps.","PeriodicalId":310396,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2014)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132849196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-12-04DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970356
S. Nigam, A. Usman, B. Divakar
The waste material collection is piling up every day in almost all the cities of India and creating hazardous situation in terms of pollution. Due to this the average life span of living beings has deteriorated to a great extent. Our main aim is to utilize these waste materials in an effective way to help mankind by the process of incineration and have a clean recycle. Incineration is the best process of combustion of Organic materials present in the waste and giving useful byproducts. The by-products of incineration are heat, flue gases and ash. This paper has made an attempt in highlighting the proper use of those products. The effective use of these by products can be generation of electricity, growth in the production of crops, producing Liquefied Petroleum Gas and other construction purpose which have been laid stress by the authors taking under consideration some metro cities of India. The attempt as an assessment has been made to bring in awareness about the effective utilization of low cost incineration.
{"title":"Effective utilization of low cost incineration and its by-products in India","authors":"S. Nigam, A. Usman, B. Divakar","doi":"10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970356","url":null,"abstract":"The waste material collection is piling up every day in almost all the cities of India and creating hazardous situation in terms of pollution. Due to this the average life span of living beings has deteriorated to a great extent. Our main aim is to utilize these waste materials in an effective way to help mankind by the process of incineration and have a clean recycle. Incineration is the best process of combustion of Organic materials present in the waste and giving useful byproducts. The by-products of incineration are heat, flue gases and ash. This paper has made an attempt in highlighting the proper use of those products. The effective use of these by products can be generation of electricity, growth in the production of crops, producing Liquefied Petroleum Gas and other construction purpose which have been laid stress by the authors taking under consideration some metro cities of India. The attempt as an assessment has been made to bring in awareness about the effective utilization of low cost incineration.","PeriodicalId":310396,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2014)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131159091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-12-04DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970295
I. Zualkernan, Shirin Lutfeali, Asad Karim
The intervention presented in this paper is premised on a theory of change that stipulates that learning outcomes in marginalized communities can be improved by a holistic just-in-time approach with a tight feedback loop that addresses children, parents and the community simultaneously. In this intervention a satellite-enabled traveling van visits a cluster of schools once every two weeks. During this visit, teachers in cluster schools are provided numeracy training through remote tutoring. In addition, each teacher is provided with an Android tablet containing content and assessments for children. During the two weeks, the teacher collects assessment data from the children using the Android tablet. In addition, Stalling's videos of teacher's classroom behavior are recorded and analyzed by master trainers on a monthly basis. Teachers and school committees are kept informed about their children's progress via SMS messages. The intervention targeted 24 schools in four clusters for one academic year in Pakistan. EGMA type tests were used to establish baseline and endline results for Grade 2 students. The results are that medium learning effects were achieved.
{"title":"Using tablets and satellite-based internet to deliver numeracy education to marginalized children in a developing country","authors":"I. Zualkernan, Shirin Lutfeali, Asad Karim","doi":"10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970295","url":null,"abstract":"The intervention presented in this paper is premised on a theory of change that stipulates that learning outcomes in marginalized communities can be improved by a holistic just-in-time approach with a tight feedback loop that addresses children, parents and the community simultaneously. In this intervention a satellite-enabled traveling van visits a cluster of schools once every two weeks. During this visit, teachers in cluster schools are provided numeracy training through remote tutoring. In addition, each teacher is provided with an Android tablet containing content and assessments for children. During the two weeks, the teacher collects assessment data from the children using the Android tablet. In addition, Stalling's videos of teacher's classroom behavior are recorded and analyzed by master trainers on a monthly basis. Teachers and school committees are kept informed about their children's progress via SMS messages. The intervention targeted 24 schools in four clusters for one academic year in Pakistan. EGMA type tests were used to establish baseline and endline results for Grade 2 students. The results are that medium learning effects were achieved.","PeriodicalId":310396,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2014)","volume":"117 30","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113945882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-12-04DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970286
Sudipto Banerjee, A. Zalzala, Laura Zalzala
This paper reports on modeling, analyzing and evaluating a technology healthcare solution deployed for a slum community in Gujarat, India, and allows for electronic records management and tracking of patients using identification cards. The study focuses on understanding the field processes associated with the healthcare solution and the involved activities and participants. The paper presents detailed models of all processes, along with data requirements including different factors and rules associated with data organization. The analysis highlighted the major pros and cons associated with various processes, and reports on operational costs, cycle time, people skills, community confidence, and medical and technical education.
{"title":"Process modeling and evaluation of a pilot healthcare technology solution in slum communities","authors":"Sudipto Banerjee, A. Zalzala, Laura Zalzala","doi":"10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970286","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports on modeling, analyzing and evaluating a technology healthcare solution deployed for a slum community in Gujarat, India, and allows for electronic records management and tracking of patients using identification cards. The study focuses on understanding the field processes associated with the healthcare solution and the involved activities and participants. The paper presents detailed models of all processes, along with data requirements including different factors and rules associated with data organization. The analysis highlighted the major pros and cons associated with various processes, and reports on operational costs, cycle time, people skills, community confidence, and medical and technical education.","PeriodicalId":310396,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2014)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115135732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-12-04DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970280
D. Soto
1.3 Billion people will remain without electricity without significant investment in new energy services. The IEA shows that about half of these services need to be distributed energy to reach those beyond the grid. Current investment focuses on centralized power plants and grid expansion. In the absence of public funding, the unelectrified rural populations must rely on private financing. In this paper, I compare the financial returns from watt-scale consumer products for lighting and mobile phone charging and the available financing for consumers from microfinancing. A comparison of the avoided cost in kerosene or phone charging and the monthly payment for a product shows that microfinance loan payments often exceed the avoided cost. Many customers are not able to tolerate these higher recurring payments even though in the future they will have no payments. In the developed world, innovators create instruments that eliminate upfront costs for energy services and immediately reduce consumer energy expenses. Equivalent innovation in this space could speed adoption of these technologies in the developing world as well.
{"title":"Consumer investment in watt-scale energy products","authors":"D. Soto","doi":"10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970280","url":null,"abstract":"1.3 Billion people will remain without electricity without significant investment in new energy services. The IEA shows that about half of these services need to be distributed energy to reach those beyond the grid. Current investment focuses on centralized power plants and grid expansion. In the absence of public funding, the unelectrified rural populations must rely on private financing. In this paper, I compare the financial returns from watt-scale consumer products for lighting and mobile phone charging and the available financing for consumers from microfinancing. A comparison of the avoided cost in kerosene or phone charging and the monthly payment for a product shows that microfinance loan payments often exceed the avoided cost. Many customers are not able to tolerate these higher recurring payments even though in the future they will have no payments. In the developed world, innovators create instruments that eliminate upfront costs for energy services and immediately reduce consumer energy expenses. Equivalent innovation in this space could speed adoption of these technologies in the developing world as well.","PeriodicalId":310396,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2014)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123891827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-12-04DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970267
J. Simão, J. P. A. Lima, Willian Rochadel, J. B. Silva
This paper presents a study case about the application of low cost remote experiments in physics classes in Brazilian public schools. Practical activities are extremely important in teaching sciences; however, most Brazilian public schools do not have laboratories. Thus, remote experiments can be an efficient way to meet this need. The use of open source tools is an alternative to proprietary technologies, turning possible remote labs cheaper than hands-on labs or other modalities of remote labs. The architecture proposed allows access via computers or mobile devices making use of PHP, HTML5 and JavaScript. The user can control variables of the experiments, and see the results in real-time via video streaming. This technology was applied experimentally in physics classes of two public basic schools in Brazil.
{"title":"Remote labs in developing countries an experience in Brazilian public education","authors":"J. Simão, J. P. A. Lima, Willian Rochadel, J. B. Silva","doi":"10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970267","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a study case about the application of low cost remote experiments in physics classes in Brazilian public schools. Practical activities are extremely important in teaching sciences; however, most Brazilian public schools do not have laboratories. Thus, remote experiments can be an efficient way to meet this need. The use of open source tools is an alternative to proprietary technologies, turning possible remote labs cheaper than hands-on labs or other modalities of remote labs. The architecture proposed allows access via computers or mobile devices making use of PHP, HTML5 and JavaScript. The user can control variables of the experiments, and see the results in real-time via video streaming. This technology was applied experimentally in physics classes of two public basic schools in Brazil.","PeriodicalId":310396,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2014)","volume":"39 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120993224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-12-04DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970274
Krista Liguori, A. Nassar, Khanjan Mehta
In much of the developing world, indigenous crops are being replaced by non-indigenous varieties. Though potentially more profitable for large, commercial farms, these non-indigenous crops require unsustainable agricultural practices, are less resistant to pests and disease, result in less crop diversity and are less nutritious. This hurts local livelihoods and health while threatening the survival of culture. To encourage the adoption and use of indigenous ingredients, we have developed a framework for a software application: the Interactive Nutritional Guide. This tool identifies crops indigenous to the user's location, presents last-known pricing data, promotes recipes utilizing indigenous foods and suggests indigenous replacements for non-indigenous ingredients. With the intention of launching the application in East Africa, indigenous crops have been identified from literature and consultations with locals. A preliminary database of indigenous recipes and algorithms for ingredient substitution has also been developed along with a strategy for price updates based on user feedback. The Interactive Nutritional Guide is transferable into a mobile application, of significant implication in the developing world where cellphones are increasingly popular. In this article, we present our developments along with a vision aimed at empowering local entrepreneurs to consciously select local, nutritious, and environmentally friendly foods.
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