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-Ramiro Velázquez, Edwige Pissaloux, Carolina Del-Valle-Soto,
Aimé Lay-Ekuakille, and Bruno Andò

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editor-in-chief

An Electronic Travel Aid Device to Help Blind People Playing Sport	

	

Research Advances of Indoor Navigation for Blind People: 	
A Brief Review of Technological Instrumentation

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-Darius Plikynas, Aru¯nas Žvironas, Marius Gudauskis,
Andrius Budrionis, Povilas Daniušis, and Ieva Sliesoraityte˙

associate editor-in-chief
Wendy Van Moer
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Advanced Sensing Solutions for Ambient Assisted Living: 	
The NATIFLife Framework

senior editorial assistant

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-Bruno Andò, Salvatore Baglio, Salvatore Castorina,
Ruben Crispino, and Vincenzo Marletta

Kristy Virostek
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I&M editorial board

Smartphone-Based IOT Systems for Personal Health Monitoring	

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-Giada Giorgi, Alessandra Galli, and Claudio Narduzzi

Bruno Andò
Wendy Van Moer
Max Cortner
Salvo Baglio
Shervin Shirmohammadi
Mark Yeary
Kristen Donnell
Ruqiang Yan
Chi Hung Hwang
Veronica Scotti
Charles Nader
Lee Barford
Kevin Bennet
Richard Davis

	

Challenges for Medical Metrology	

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-Baki Karaböce

	

A Non-Contact Heart Rate Estimation Method Using 	
Video Magnification and Neural Networks

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-Ernesto Moya-Albor, Jorge Brieva, Hiram Ponce and Lourdes Martínez-Villaseñor

	

A Wireless Power Transmission System with Load Regulation	
for Implantable Devices

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-Dawei Li, Yang Zhou, Yongqiang Cui, Sijia Huang, and Dongqin Deng

	

managing editor

Beverly Lindeen
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Improved Portable Measuring Device for Real-Time Humidity	
and Temperature Monitoring in Intensive Care Unit

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-Sarah Tonello, Michela Borghetti, Emilio Sardini, and Mauro Serpelloni

Douglas Swindler
Project Manager, Naylor Association Solutions
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	 On Nonlinear Methods in Environmental and Biological Measurements	

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-Bogdan Dziadak, Adam Jós´ko, and Łukasz Makowski

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-Sylvain Ferrand, François Alouges, and Matthieu Aussal

Bruno Andò
Associate Professor
DIEEI - University of Catania
Catania, Italy
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Usability Evaluation of Foot-Based Interfaces for Blind Travelers	

	
	

Editorial	2
Guest Editorial	
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Future Trends in I&M	
Life After Graduation	

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New Products	

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