Falls are abnormal activity events that occur infrequently; however, they are serious health
problems among elderly individuals. With the advancements of technologies, falls have …

The risk of falls in older adults restrict their social life and independent living. The assisted
living devices help older adults to live independently in their home, giving a psychological …

Falls are a serious public health problem and possibly life threatening for people in fall risk
groups. We develop an automated fall detection system with wearable motion sensor units …

Despite extensive preventive efforts, falls continue to be a major source of morbidity and
mortality among elderly. Real-time detection of falls and their urgent communication to a …

Physical activity has a positive impact on people's well-being and it had been shown to
decrease the occurrence of chronic diseases in the older adult population. To date, a …

Fog computing is a recently proposed computing paradigm that extends Cloud computing
and services to the edge of the network. The new features offered by fog computing (eg …

Falls are the leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality among older adults.
Over 90% of hip and wrist fractures and 60% of traumatic brain injuries in older adults are …

Falling is one of the most serious health risk problems throughout the world for elderly
people. Considerable expenses are allocated for the treatment of after-fall injuries and …

Falls and fall-related injuries are major incidents, especially for elderly people, which often
mark the onset of major deterioration of health. More than one-third of home-dwelling people …

Fall prediction is a multifaceted problem that involves complex interactions between
physiological, behavioral, and environmental factors. Existing fall detection and prediction …