Despite the rising implementation of RFID technology-based healthcare services, few
empirical studies have been conducted to assess the potential of this technology within the …

The burden on healthcare services in the world has increased substantially in the past
decades. The quality and quantity of care have to increase to meet surging demands …

Forwarding data in scenarios where devices have sporadic connectivity is a challenge. An
example scenario is a disaster area, where forwarding information generated in the incident …

The performance of wireless communication network is important in emergency rescue
operations while ensuring optimum usage of limited wireless resources. Due to the …

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are defined as a collection of wireless mobile nodes that
are characterized as independent, dynamic, self-adaptive and infrastructure less. This …

The lack of communication between local authorities, first aid responders, and the
population that are present in a natural disaster area, represents critical aspects which can …

Resource allocation has been a critical issue in manufacturing. This paper presents an
intelligent data management induced resource allocation system (RAS) which aims at …

The wide adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) for applications requiring a large
number of tags and readers makes critical the reader-to-reader collision problem. Various …

We propose and study a model that optimizes the response to a mass rescue event in Arctic
Alaska. The model contains dynamic logistics decisions for a large-scale maritime …

Mobile crowd management is yet an emerging new research area for Search and Rescue
(SAR) operations. The dynamic nature and mobility of Mobile Adhoc Networks (MANETs) …