By Maged N. Kamel Boulos Smartphones are increasingly being used as handheld computers rather than mere phones due to their powerful onboard computing capability, capacious memories, large color screens, and…read more →
By Christopher R. Jones, Ricardo B. Cardoso & Thais Russomano Metabolic syndrome describes a collection of risk factors that are primarily associated with the development of diabetes and coronary artery…read more →
By Susan Persky Scientific discovery in the field of genomics is accelerating and will increase understanding of how genetic makeup together with behavioral factors contributes to obesity and its co-morbidities.…read more →
By Günter Schreier & Peter Kastner The management of patients with chronic diseases in general and diabetes mellitus, in particular, requires a dedicated infrastructure to support patients and doctors in…read more →
By Brenda K. Wiederhold, Christina Valenti & Mark D. Wiederhold With drastically increasing numbers of people dying from diseases such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease, it has become evident…read more →
Dear Reader, Most of you reading this editorial live in an affluent society. You probably have a desk job, which requires you to sit most of the day. You probably…read more →
By Claudie Loranger The standard of living of the Dutch population is amongst the highest in the world. Indeed, the Netherlands’ human development index (a measure of three basic dimensions…read more →
By Lingjun Kong Although Augmented Reality (AR) is not a new term in the Virtual Reality field, recently to consumers, this technology has been popping out of nowhere and attacking…read more →
By Brian D. Wassom Social media have forever altered the way that humans in general, and North Americans in particular, relate to each other. By supplying us with…read more →
By Hannes Kaufman Augmented Reality (AR) per definition combines the real and the virtual and is interactive in real-time. In addition, virtual and real objects are registered in 3-D space…read more →