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In this dissertation, I examine the bed as word, object, and image in the New Kingdom in order to explore the bed’s function within the semiotic structure of Egyptian art. Like many western cultures today, the Egyptians associated the bed with the concepts of sleep, death, and s…

This work details the design, simulation, and experimental testing of a mechanically actuated smart hospital bed for the prevention of pressure ulcers in hospital patients. The smart hospital bed, or Smartbed, is designed to improve the “turning&lrquo; process currently performe…