Concept Of Monitoring Research Articles

A Digital Twin concept for the prescriptive maintenance of protective coating systems on wind turbine structures

The application of protective coating systems is the major measure against the corrosion of steel for tower sections of wind turbines. The inspection, condition monitoring and maintenance of protective coating system is a demanding and time-consuming procedure and requires high human effort. The paper introduces for the first time a Digital Twin concept for the condition monitoring and prescriptive maintenance planning for surface protection systems on wind turbine towers. The initial point of the concept is an in-situ Virtual Twin for the generation of reference areas for condition monitoring. The paper describes the integration of an online image annotation and processing tool, a maintenance model, corrosive resistance parameters, structural load parameters, and sensor data into the Digital Twin concept. The prospects of the concept and its practical relevance are shown for tower structures of large onshore wind turbines.

A case report of COVID-19 monitoring in the Austrian professional football league

Since the beginning of the COVID -19 pandemic, many contact sport teams are facing major challenges to safely continue training and competition. We present the design and implementation of a structured monitoring concept for the Austrian national football league. 146 professional players from five clubs of the professional Austrian football league were monitored for a period of 12 weeks. Subjective health parameters, PCR- test results and data obtained from a geo-tracking app were collected. Simulations modelling the consequences of a COVID-19 case with increasing reproduction number were computed. No COVID -19 infection occurred during the observation period in the players. Infections in the nearer surroundings lead to increased perceived risk of infection. Geo tracking was particularly hindered due to technical problems and reluctance of users. Simulation models suggested a hypothetical shut-down of all training and competition activities. A structured monitoring concept can help to continue contact sports safely in times of a pandemic. Cooperation of all involved is essential.Trial registration: ID: DRKS00022166 15/6/2020 https://www.who.int/ictrp/search/en/.

Smart PZT-Embedded Sensors for Impedance Monitoring in Prestressed Concrete Anchorage.

This study investigates the feasibility evaluation of smart PZT-embedded sensors for impedance-based damage monitoring in prestressed concrete (PSC) anchorages. Firstly, the concept of impedance-based damage monitoring for the concrete anchorage is concisely introduced. Secondly, a prototype design of PZT-embedded rebar and aggregate (so-called smart rebar–aggregate) is chosen to sensitively acquire impedance responses-induced local structural damage in anchorage members. Thirdly, an axially loaded concrete cylinder embedded with the smart rebar–aggregate is numerically and experimentally analyzed to investigate their performances of impedance monitoring. Additionally, empirical equations are formulated to represent the relationships between measured impedance signatures and applied compressive stresses. Lastly, an experimental test on a full-scale concrete anchorage embedded with smart rebar–aggregates at various locations is performed to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed method. For a sequence of loading cases, the variation in impedance responses is quantified to evaluate the accuracy of smart rebar–aggregate sensors. The empirical equations formulated based on the axially loaded concrete cylinder are implemented to predict compressive stresses at sensor locations in the PSC anchorage.

A risk-based, distributed sensor installation concept for high voltage grid monitoring

This paper presents a novel installation protocol to build a reliable and economical line monitoring system on high voltage power lines. The proposed method is able to iteratively determine the required number of sensors and their installation location for a predefined level of risk. First, it requires a general analysis of the transmission line, which ends with a critical span analysis. Then the risk arising from the variability of weather parameters along the transmission line must be determined. Finally, it is necessary to consider what kind of problem the thermal overheating can cause at the conductor (sagging, annealing) and which additional stages can be used to reduce the risk factor to the permissible level. A case study was investigated with the data of a Central-European high voltage power line to present how the proposed method works. The results showed that there are power lines on which only distributed sensor installation concepts result in a safe and economical solution. Applying the proposed method, a comprehensive and robust sensor system can be implemented, which can be a solid basis for any dynamic line rating (DLR) system.

THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING ENGLISH IN DISTANCE LEARNING FORMAT

The distance learning process is the main direction around the world. Currently, the question of the effective organization of distance education and achieving certain results in this directions is very relevant. The article studied the importance of the formation of skills and competence in teaching English in the process of distance learning. The advantages of information-communication tools in language learning are shown. The main components of distance learning are summarized and the properties of computer technologies are considered for efficient teaching. The concept of monitoring and its importance is specified during distance learning and its great importance for high school students in self-esteem. Differentiated lessons and their results on training platforms in the distance learning process. Reviews and features of effective computer programs in language teaching have proved.

Regulation Awareness and Experience of Additional Monitoring among Healthcare Professionals in Finland.

Background: Challenges in post-marketing adverse event reporting are generally recognized. To enhance reporting, the concept of additional monitoring was introduced in 2012. Additional monitoring aims to enhance reporting of adverse events (AE) for medicines for which the clinical evidence base is less well developed. Purpose: The purpose was to get a deeper understanding of the underlying reasons why additional monitoring has not increased AE reporting as much as initially hoped. We examined how healthcare professionals (HCPs) in Finland perceive additional monitoring, why they do or do not report AEs more readily for these medicines and how they interact with patients treated with additionally monitored medicines. Methods: An anonymous, open questionnaire was developed and made available online at the e-form portal of University of Helsinki. Physicians, nurses, and pharmacists were invited to complete the questionnaire via their respective trade or area unions. Content analysis of answers to open-ended questions was performed by two independent coders. Results: Pharmacists have the best understanding about additional monitoring but at the same time do not recognize their role in enhancing monitoring. Only 40% of HCPs working with patients knows always or often if a specific medicine is additionally monitored. Half (53%) of HCPs do not tell or tell only rarely patients about additional monitoring. 18% of HCPs reported having received additional monitoring training whereas 29% had received general AE reporting training. AE reporting was more common among HCPs who had received training. Conclusions: Additional monitoring awareness among HCPs and patients should be increased by organizing regular educational events and making additional monitoring more visible. Educational events should emphasize the significance additional monitoring has on patient safety and promote a reporting culture among HCPs.

SealWasteSafe: materials technology, monitoring techniques, and quality assurance for safe sealing structures in underground repositories

Abstract. Within the project SealWasteSafe, we advance construction materials and monitoring concepts of sealing structures applied for underground disposal of nuclear or toxic waste. As these engineered barriers have high demands concerning integrity, an innovative alkali-activated material (AAM) is improved and tested on various laboratory scales. This AAM has low reaction kinetics related to a preferential slow release of the heat of reaction in comparison to alternative salt concretes based on Portland cement or magnesium oxychloride cements. Hence, crack formation due to thermally induced strain is reduced. After successful laboratory scale analysis (Sturm et al., 2021), the AAM is characterised on a larger scale by manufacturing test specimens (100–300 L). Conventional salt concrete (DBE, 2004) and the newly developed AAM are compared using two specimen geometries, i.e. cylindrical and cuboid. A comprehensive multisensor monitoring scheme is developed to compare the setting process of AAM and salt concrete for these manufactured specimens. The analysed parameters include temperature and humidity of the material, acoustic emissions, and strain variations. Passive sensor systems based on radiofrequency identification technology (RFID) embedded in the concrete, enable wireless access to temperature and humidity measurements and are compared to conventional cabled systems. Additionally, fibre-optic sensors (FOS) are embedded to record strain, but also have potential to record temperature and moisture conditions. Part of this project aims at demonstrating the high reliability of sensors and also their resistance to highly alkaline environments and to water intrusion along cables or at sensor locations. Further technical improvements were implemented so that first results clearly show the scalability of the setting process from previous small-scale AAM experiments and particularly the high potential of the newly developed approaches. Furthermore, ultrasonic methods are used for quality assurance to detect obstacles, potential cracks and delamination. On the one hand, both active and passive ultrasonic measurements complement the results obtained from the multisensor monitoring scheme for the produced specimens. On the other hand, the unique large aperture ultrasonic system (LAUS) provides great depth penetration (up to nearly 10 m) and can thus be applied at in situ sealing structures built as a test site in Morsleben by the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal (Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung, BGE) as shown by Effner et al. (2021). An optimised field lay-out identified from forward modelling studies and advanced imaging techniques applied to the measured data will further improve the obtained results. To characterise the inside of the test engineered barrier and achieve a proof-of-concept, an ultrasonic borehole probe is developed to enable phased arrays that can further improve the detection of potential cracks. Modelling results and first analysis of semispherical specimens confirmed the reliability of the directional response caused by the phased arrays of the newly constructed ultrasonic borehole probe. Overall, the project SealWasteSafe improves the construction material, multisensor monitoring concepts and ultrasonics for quality assurance. This will help to develop safe sealing structures for nuclear waste disposal. The outcomes are particularly valuable for salt as a host rock but partly also transferrable to alternative conditions.

In-situ performance evaluation of historic box-type windows with vacuum glazing

Climate protection objectives and energy efficiency targets imply stricter performance expectations from both new and retrofit building projects. Given the related important role of the building envelope, there is a need for a holistic approach to the design, construction, as well as laboratory and field testing of buildings’ window and wall systems. In this context, the present contribution reports on recent efforts regarding the thermal retrofit of box-type windows. In the course of an actual research project, vacuum insulated glass (VIG) elements were integrated with ten existing box-type windows at six locations in Austria. To facilitate empirical testing and evaluation of these windows, a detailed concept for a continuous in-situ performance monitoring concept was designed and implemented together with the required monitoring infrastructure. This infrastructure involves the deployment of regular state-of-the-art IoT (Internet of Things) technology and enables the continuous monitoring of the salient performance indicators (including temperature, relative humidity, and heat flow). The derived values of performance indicators (such as the fRsi-value) can facilitate, among other things, the assessment of water vapor surface condensation risk. Collected data since mid-2020 cover both hot and cold weather periods have been analysed to capture performance differences between alternative vacuum glass settings at the testing locations. The alternative implementations pertain to different positions of the glazing layer (inside versus outside), different opening directions of the casements, and different positions of box-type within the opaque wall. Moreover, for comparison purposes, monitoring equipment was integrated into a comparable regular box-type window (with float glass or insulation glass) at each of the demonstration sites. Occurrences of potential visible or functional defects (including surface condensation) have been documented as well. The paper presents, analyses, and discusses the preliminary findings of this effort in detail.

Enhanced packet reordering procedure to improve TCP communication

PurposeThe research work is attained by Spurious Transmission–based Enhanced Packet Reordering Method (ST-EPRM). The packet reordering necessity is evaded by presenting random linear network coding process on wireless network physical layer which function on basis of sequence numbers. The spurious retransmission happening over wireless network is obtained by presenting monitoring concept for reducing number of spurious retransmissions because it might need more than three DUPACKs for triggering fast retransmit. This monitoring node performs as centralized node as well variation amid buffer length and number of packets being sent can be predicted. This information helps in differentiating spurious retransmission from the packet loss.Design/methodology/approachBased on transmission detection, action is accomplished whether to retransmit or evade transmission. Monitoring node selection is achieved by presenting improved cuckoo search algorithm. The modified support vector machine algorithm is greatly used for variation-based spurious transmission.FindingsThe research work which is attained by ST-EPRM. The packet reordering necessity is evaded by presenting random linear network coding process on wireless network physical layer which function on basis of sequence numbers. The spurious retransmission happening over wireless network is obtained by presenting monitoring concept for reducing number of spurious retransmissions because it might need more than three DUPACKs for triggering fast retransmit. This monitoring node performs as centralized node as well variation amid buffer length and number of packets being sent can be predicted. This information helps in differentiating spurious retransmission from the packet loss.Originality/valueBased on transmission detection, action is accomplished whether to retransmit or evade transmission. Monitoring node selection is achieved by presenting improved cuckoo search algorithm. The modified support vector machine algorithm is greatly used for variation-based spurious transmission.

Sensor-based measurement for advanced monitoring and early detection of PE wear in total knee arthroplasties

Abstract Polyethylene (PE) inlays of knee endoprostheses are exposed to constant mechanical stress causing particle abrasion and volumetric wear. With the current inlay surveillance strategy, significant change often can be only detected when the implant has already failed. To reduce medical complications arising from implant malposition or failure, early and accurate assessment of the implant condition is of great value. We present a novel concept to monitor PE inlays based on an implanted sensor. Requirements of sensor integration into endoprostheses were discussed and specified for an inlay monitoring concept. A planar eddy current sensor for measuring the gradual descent of the femoral component was proposed where inductive and capacitive sensor elements form a resonant circuit. The potential sensitivity of the proposed measuring method was tested in an experimental setup using an RFID tag as a sensor substitute. A measurement concept, including the sensor and an extracorporal readout coil, was described and the validity was verified using finite element method (FEM) simulation of a simplified knee model. The experiments showed that a significant resonant frequency shift occurs in the sensor with decreasing distance to the femoral component. FEM simulation demonstrated that the sensor could be powered and readout extracorporeally through inductive coupling with an external readout coil. The proposed concept is a promising solution for feasible and accurate reading of the implant status designed to meet medical requirements. It can enable autonomous and routine monitoring as well as early detection of critical inlay deformation with a home-use device.

PROCEDURAL PARTICIPATION OF BANKS IN COVERT INVESTIGATIVE (SEARCH) ACTION «BANK ACCOUNTS MONITORING»

Abstract. The concept of financial monitoring as a set of measures carried out by the entities of primary and state financial monitoring in the field of prevention and counteraction to separatist funding (article 110-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), legalization (laundering) of criminally obtained property (article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), and terrorism funding (article 258-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) is developed and proved. The relationship between the categories of «terrorism» and «finance» is determined in the following areas: money paid to terrorists for refusing to commit violence acts; covert funding of terrorist organizations by certain states, non-governmental organizations, and criminal groups; «money laundering» and its introduction into legal circulation; creation of own groups in commercial, credit and financial institutions by terrorist organizations; ‘launderingof money’ obtained as a result of criminal activity. The risks in the system of prevention of terrorism and counteraction to legalization of criminally obtained proceedsare outlined. They were defined as the following: non-transparent funding of political parties; the share of cash resources addressed to the mentioned criminal activity; «outflow» of capital; absence of a clearly defined sectoral risk assessment of the entities of primary financial monitoring in the field of prevention and counteraction to legalization (laundering) of criminally obtained proceeds. It is offered to include the risk of terrorism and separatism funding through deposit-taking corporations tobanking risks. An attempt has been made to accumulate the majority of the latest achievements (as legislative, theoretical and research aswell as applied ones) on the issues of legal regulation of the studied procedural, financial and legal relations, on the basis of which scientific views are proved and proposals for improving regulations in this area are worked out. Keywords: monitoring, banks, covert investigative actions, bank accounts monitoring, terrorism funding, banking risks, financial and legal relations. JEL Classification E42, E52, G28, K13, K14 Formulas: 0; fig.: 1; tabl.: 0; bibl.: 16.

Research on Intelligent Structural Health Monitoring System

The basic concepts of structural health monitoring are explained, the research status and its application in engineering are outlined, and the key activities of the health monitoring system are introduced. Finally, the application of statistical methods and machine learning methods in the process of damage identification is summarized.

Review of Structural Health Monitoring Techniques in Pipeline and Wind Turbine Industries

There has been enormous growth in the energy sector in the new millennium, and it has enhanced energy demand, creating an exponential rise in the capital investment in the energy industry in the last few years. Regular monitoring of the health of industrial equipment is necessary, and thus, the concept of structural health monitoring (SHM) comes into play. In this paper, the purpose is to highlight the importance of SHM systems and various techniques primarily used in pipelining industries. There have been several advancements in SHM systems over the years such as Point OFS (optical fiber sensor) for Corrosion, Distributed OFS for physical and chemical sensing, etc. However, these advanced SHM technologies are at their nascent stages of development, and thus, there are several challenges that exist in the industries. The techniques based on acoustic, UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), etc. bring in various challenges, as it becomes daunting to monitor the deformations from both sides by employing only one technique. In order to determine the damages well in advance, it is necessary that the sensor is positioned inside the pipes and gives the operators enough time to carry out the troubleshooting. However, the mentioned technologies have been unable to indicate the errors, and thus, there is the requirement for a newer technology to be developed. The purpose of this review manuscript is to enlighten the readers about the importance of structural health monitoring in pipeline and wind turbine industries.

Telemonitoring of Real-World Health Data in Cardiology: A Systematic Review.

Background: New sensor technologies in wearables and other consumer health devices open up promising opportunities to collect real-world data. As cardiovascular diseases remain the number one reason for disease and mortality worldwide, cardiology offers potent monitoring use cases with patients in their out-of-hospital daily routines. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review is to investigate the status quo of studies monitoring patients with cardiovascular risks and patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases in a telemedical setting using not only a smartphone-based app, but also consumer health devices such as wearables and other sensor-based devices. Methods: A literature search was conducted across five databases, and the results were examined according to the study protocols, technical approaches, and qualitative and quantitative parameters measured. Results: Out of 166 articles, 8 studies were included in this systematic review; these cover interventional and observational monitoring approaches in the area of cardiovascular diseases, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation using various app, wearable, and health device combinations. Conclusions: Depending on the researcher’s motivation, a fusion of apps, patient-reported outcome measures, and non-invasive sensors can be orchestrated in a meaningful way, adding major contributions to monitoring concepts for both individual patients and larger cohorts.

Deformation Estimation Using Beidou GEO-Satellite-Based Reflectometry

Deformation monitoring has been brought to the fore and extensively studied in recent years. Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) techniques have so far been developed in deformation estimation applications, which however, are subject to the influence of mobile satellites. Rather than compensating for the path delay variations caused by mobile satellites, adopting Beidou geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellites as transmitters directly eliminates the satellite-motion-induced phase error and thus provides access to stable phase information. This paper presents a novel deformation monitoring concept based on GNSS-R utilizing Beidou GEO satellites. The geometrical properties of the GEO-based bistatic GNSS radar system are explored to build a theoretical connection between deformation quantity and the echo carrier phases. A deformation retrieval algorithm is proposed based on the supporting software receiver, thus allowing echo carrier phases to be extracted and utilized in deformation retrieval. Two field validation experiments are conducted by constructing passive bistatic radars with reflecting plates and ground receiver. Utilizing the proposed algorithm, the experimental results suggested that the GEO-based GNSS reflectometry can achieve deformation estimations with an accuracy of around 1 cm when the extracted phases does not exceed one complete cycle, while better than 3 cm when considering the correct integer number of phase cycles. Consequently, based on the passive bistatic radar system, the potential of achieving continuous, low-cost deformation monitoring makes this novel technique noteworthy.

Concept and implementation study of advanced DSP-based fiber-longitudinal optical power profile monitoring toward optical network tomography [Invited

A new class of digital signal processing (DSP)-based fiber-longitudinal optical power profile monitor has recently been proposed and demonstrated toward optical network tomography that captures the whole physical status of an optical network, including in-span and wavelength-specific power profiles over a multi-span transmission light path. In this invited paper, we review the monitor that disentangles signal waveforms received by a standard digital coherent receiver to a distance-wise power profile over a multi-span transmission link and discuss its implementation aspect, including the advantages and limitations of its cloud/edge implementation, the dependency of the number representation in its algorithm, and a feasibility study on field-programmable gate array implementation.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR CRIMINOLOGICAL MONITORING BY THE NATIONAL POLICE OF UKRAINE

The relevance of the article is that at the beginning of the study of the legal framework for criminological monitoring by the National Police of Ukraine, it should be noted that no legal act regulating police activities contains a definition of criminological monitoring, although the concept of monitoring is used, in particular in monitoring operational environment. The article examines the current state of monitoring by the police. Based on the research, the range of problematic issues related to police monitoring is outlined, and ways to solve them are suggested. No legal act regulating the activities of the police contains a definition of criminological monitoring, although the concept of monitoring is used, in particular in the aspect of monitoring the operational situation. The National Police of Ukraine is the central body of executive power that serves society by ensuring the protection of human rights and freedoms, combating crime, maintaining public safety and order. The main tasks of the national police are: ensuring public safety and order; protection of human rights and freedoms, as well as the interests of society and the state; crime prevention; providing, within the limits specified by law, assistance services to persons who, for personal, economic, social reasons or as a result of emergencies, need such assistance. In the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police” “monitoring” is not used by the legislator, although in some way the monitoring powers are reflected in the content of Art. 25 “Powers of the police in the field of information and analytical support”. Thus, the police carry out information and analytical activities solely to exercise their powers under the law. The concept of “criminological monitoring” is a broader concept than “monitoring of a criminogenic situation (situation)”. These concepts are close, but not identical, they differ in terms of content (monitoring of the operational situation includes observation, measurement and evaluation not only of certain criminal phenomena, but also other emergencies and offenses) and purpose.

A comprehensive approach for microbiota and health monitoring in mouse colonies using metagenomic shotgun sequencing

BackgroundHealth surveillance of murine colonies employed for scientific purposes aim at detecting unwanted infection that can affect the well-being of animals and personnel, and potentially undermine scientific results. In this study, we investigated the use of a next-generation sequencing (NGS) metagenomic approach for monitoring the microbiota composition and uncovering the possible presence of pathogens in mice housed in specific pathogen-free (SPF) or conventional (non-SPF) facilities.ResultsAnalysis of metagenomic NGS assay through public and free algorithms and databases allowed to precisely assess the composition of mouse gut microbiome and quantify the contribution of the different microorganisms at the species level. Sequence analysis allowed the uncovering of pathogens or the presence of imbalances in the microbiota composition. In several cases, fecal pellets taken from conventional facilities were found to carry gene sequences from bacterial pathogens (Helicobacter hepaticus, Helicobacter typhlonius, Chlamydia muridarum, Streptococcus pyogenes, Rodentibacter pneumotropicus, Citrobacter rodentium, Staphylococcus aureus), intestinal protozoa (Entamoeba muris, Tritrichomonas muris, Spironucleus muris) nematoda (Aspiculuris tetraptera, Syphacia obvelata), eukaryotic parasites (Myocoptes musculinus) and RNA virus (Norwalk virus). Thus, the use of NGS metagenomics can reduce the number of tests required for the detection of pathogens and avoid the use of sentinel mice.ConclusionsIn summary, in comparison with standard approaches, which require multiple types of test, NGS assay can detect bacteria, fungi, DNA and RNA viruses, and eukaryotic parasites from fecal pellets in a single test. Considering the need to protect animal well-being and to improve the success and reproducibility of preclinical studies, this work provides the proof-of-concept that the use of NGS metagenomics for health monitoring of laboratory mice is a feasible and dependable approach, that is able to broaden the current concept of health monitoring of laboratory mice from “pathogen surveillance” to a more inclusive “microbiota surveillance”.

Integrating mental health care into home-based nursing services: A qualitative study utilising normalisation process theory.

To identify barriers and facilitators to implementing community nurses being trained as psychological wellbeing practitioners and integrating this practice into home-based primary care nursing, through key stakeholders' perceptions. Current drivers in UK primary care aim to increase access to mental health services and treatment, to achieve parity of esteem between physical and mental health care for patients who are housebound. However, there remains limited evidence on how to successfully implement this. Training community nurses as psychological wellbeing practitioners to offer mental health care alongside their current home-based services is one option. A pluralistic qualitative study. This study followed the COREQ checklist for reporting qualitative research. Twenty key stakeholders were purposively recruited and interviewed including twelve health professionals and eight patients. Semi-structured interviews were analysed using a theoretical thematic analysis informed by normalisation process theory concepts of coherence, cognitive participation, collective action and reflexive monitoring, to explore the barriers and facilitators to implementation. Staff and patients reported high coherence and cognitive participation, valuing the integrated roles. Facilitators included the development of clearer referral pathways and increased mental health knowledge in the wider team. However, sustainability and current siloed healthcare systems were identified as barriers to implementation. A key obstacle to long-term implementation was the practical structures and financial boundaries of siloed healthcare systems, making long-term sustainability unviable. Community nurses with additional mental health training can integrate these skills in practice and are valued by their team and patients offering holistic care to patients within their home and informal knowledge transfer to the wider team. However, long-term sustainability is required if this is to be adopted routinely. Further evidence is needed to better understand the positive outcomes to patients and potential cost savings.

Tele-Monitoring System for Chronic Diseases Management: Requirements and Architecture.

In the last years a large variety of eHealth services and Apps for professional medical users have been developed for different scenarios. The increasing elderly population (+100% in 2050) makes urgent to implement tele-medicine paradigm in the healthcare structures. The need of monitoring large number of patients distributed over the territory, together with the lack of medical resources, makes the adoption of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) crucial for the future healthcare services. This paper presents an ICT architecture model for the provision of tele-monitoring services within a novel proposed remote monitoring concept for healthcare, considering the new Family and Community Nurse (FCN). An integrated and personalized tele-monitoring solution is presented, through a detailed description of the reference network architecture and service platform. Moreover, the preliminary results of the experimental activities carried out for the evaluation of the system in terms of usability in operational scenarios are provided.