Article
Food Science & Technology
Gideon Kruseman
Summary: This paper presents a lightweight, flexible, extensible, machine readable and human-intelligible metadata schema that does not depend on a specific ontology. By adding rich metadata and describing data dictionaries in a standardized way, it enhances data interoperability and reusability.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, Nida Khalid, Suliman A. Alsuhibany, Tamara al Shloul, Ahmad Jalal, Jeongmin Park
Summary: Human Activity Recognition (HAR) is crucial for life care and health monitoring. This proposed system combines Human-Human Interaction (HHI) and Human-Object Interaction (HOI) recognition to monitor patients' daily routines. The system uses RGB and depth information, and employs techniques like image segmentation and vector quantization for tracking and classification.
CMC-COMPUTERS MATERIALS & CONTINUA
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Kit S. Double, Rebecca T. Pinkus, Carolyn MacCann
Summary: The ability to switch emotion regulation strategies based on the situation is crucial for effective emotion regulation. Emotional intelligence, particularly emotion understanding, predicts within-strategy variability in emotion regulation. This study highlights the importance of emotional intelligence in flexibly adapting emotion regulation strategies.
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Neurosciences
Arash Atrsaei, Marta Francisca Corra, Farzin Dadashi, Nuno Vila-Cha, Luis Maia, Benoit Mariani, Walter Maetzler, Kamiar Aminian
Summary: The study found that Parkinson's disease patients have similar gait speed patterns in clinic and real-life conditions, and there is a moderate correlation between medication dosage and the difference between the two. During home assessments, only about 3% of strides had speeds equal or greater than those in the clinic, occurring mainly during long walking bouts before noon, around 26 minutes after medication intake, peaking 3 hours after Levodopa intake. These results suggest the potential for better controlling medication intake in PD patients by considering both functional capacity and continuous monitoring of gait speed in real-life conditions.
NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Mostafa Haghi, Arman Ershadi, Thomas M. Deserno
Summary: The World Health Organization recognizes the impact of physical activity on quality of life. This study focuses on monitoring and classifying physical activity using a flexible wearable device for 3D spine pose measurement. By developing a comprehensive protocol and implementing three neural networks, the study achieves high accuracy in activity recognition. The results demonstrate the potential of the wearable device for activity monitoring and exercise supervision, while further improvement is needed for fall detection.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ting-Jie I, Yu-Lin Tsai, Yuan-Yang Cheng
Summary: This study aimed to identify the predictors of prolonged hospitalization and impaired activity in daily living in COVID-19 patients. The results showed that both ICUMS and MRCSS upon admission were predictive of a Barthel index score of less than 100 three months after discharge, while only MRCSS had predictive value of a prolonged hospitalization.
Article
Rehabilitation
Adam R. Kinney, James E. Graham, Rayyan Bukhari, Amanda Hoffman, Matt P. Malcolm
Summary: The study found that patients with greater need were more likely to receive occupational therapy services, but this relationship was influenced by age, minority status, significant others, and insurance type. The findings provide clues for exploring the determinants of disparities in occupational therapy utilization.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Takaaki Watanabe, Toshiki Kutsuna, Yuta Suzuki, Manae Harada, Takahiro Shimoda, Shohei Yamamoto, Yusuke Isobe, Keigo Imamura, Yusuke Matsunaga, Ryota Matsuzawa, Kentaro Kamiya, Yasuo Takeuchi, Atsushi Yoshida, Atsuhiko Matsunaga
Summary: Perceived difficulty in mobility tasks, specifically related to lower limb function, is independently associated with all-cause mortality among ambulatory patients receiving hemodialysis.
INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Bettina Wollesen, Nadja Schott, Thomas Klotzbier, Laura Luise Bischoff, Thomas Cordes, Julian Rudisch, Ann-Kathrin Otto, Katharina Zwingmann, Claudia Hildebrand, Thomas Joellenbeck, Lutz Vogt, Daniel Schoene, Matthias Weigelt, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage
Summary: This study analyzed the relationships between individual subjective and objective physical performance, cognition, and emotions with activities of daily living in multimorbid nursing home residents. The results showed that objective physical performance and cognition predicted higher functional status, while emotions had a strong relationship with subjective physical performance.
EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Xingqi Cao, Zhimin Ying, Xueqin Li, Jingyun Zhang, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Zuyun Liu
Summary: This study investigated the associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and disability in activities of daily living, mobility, and objective physical functioning among Chinese older adults. The results showed that deficiency in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was associated with higher odds of various disabilities, particularly among the oldest-old. Managing serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels is important for promoting healthy aging in the oldest-old population in China.
EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yawen Pan, Ladda Thiamwong, Rui Xie
Summary: A decrease in mobilization during hospitalization for older patients leads to a decline in physical function. Nurses play a critical role in promoting mobility. This pilot study examined the feasibility of Nurse Driven Mobility Intervention (NDMI) in improving activities of daily living, mobility, fear of falling, balance performance, and maladaptive fall risk appraisal. NDMI incorporates a multidisciplinary care team, early assessment, timely and frequent mobilization, and constant encouragement. The study also conducted a post-intervention interview to explore the barriers and facilitators for mobilization during hospitalization. The results showed a significant improvement in balance performance.
Review
Rehabilitation
Lauren Winterbottom, Carly Goldberg, Daniel Geller, Dawn M. Nilsen, Danielle Mahoney, Glen Gillen
Summary: This article introduces the Systematic Review Briefs developed in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association's Evidence-Based Practice Program, which provide a summary of findings from systematic reviews on various topics. This specific Systematic Review Brief focuses on behavioral interventions to improve outcomes in activities of daily living for adults with stroke, covering cognitive, self-management, falls prevention, psychosocial, and creative/recreation interventions.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Xueqin Li, Xingqi Cao, Zhimin Ying, Jingyun Zhang, Xiaoyi Sun, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Zuyun Liu
Summary: Serum albumin level is associated with physical functioning among Chinese older adults. Appropriate management of poor nutritional status, particularly low serum albumin levels, may contribute to maintaining physical functioning in older adults.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Geography
Stanislav Kraft, Vojtech Blazek, Miroslav Marada
Summary: The recent development of modern intelligent transport systems has brought about significant innovation in the organization and management of traffic, integrating new data on transport phenomena and processes. This study analyzes daily mobility rhythms in an urban environment using data from intelligent transport systems. The research reveals differences in daily mobility rhythms among different types of vehicles, as well as significant differences in the daily rhythms of locations within the city center, residential areas, and shopping areas.
Review
Rehabilitation
Eiji Kobayashi, Kenta Hiratsuka, Hirokazu Haruna, Nobue Kojima, Nobuaki Himuro
Summary: This systematic review evaluated the efficacy of knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) on functional mobility and activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with stroke. The results showed clinically meaningful improvement, but the methodological quality of the reviewed articles was low.
JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Dylan Smyth, Donna O'Shea, Victor Cionca, Sean McSweeney
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Khaled Q. Abdelfadeel, Dimitrios Zorbas, Victor Cionca, Dirk Pesch
IEEE INTERNET OF THINGS JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Lilian Genaro Motti Ader, Barry R. Greene, Killian McManus, Niall Tubridy, Brian Caulfield
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Roland Katona, Victor Cionca, Donna O'Shea, Dirk Pesch
Summary: This research discusses the trend of network virtualization in wireless sensor networks to support on-demand sharing of sensing functionality. It utilizes virtual network embedding to efficiently allocate resources while taking into account Quality of Service, Quality of Information, and wireless interference. Through an offline embedding algorithm, a balance between solution quality and search time is explored.
IEEE INTERNET OF THINGS JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Lilian Genaro Motti Ader, Barry R. Greene, Killian McManus, Brian Caulfield
Summary: The combination of using bilateral sensor data and adaptive thresholds for gait event detection enables reliable measures of spatiotemporal gait parameters over short walking bouts in community dwelling older adults. Reporting the number of gait cycles along with calculated measures is recommended as reference values.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Barry R. Greene, Killian McManus, Lilian Genaro Motti Ader, Brian Caulfield
Summary: Using smartphones for health and physical function assessment has great potential, providing low-cost, scalable access to care. A smartphone app for self-directed, unsupervised assessment of balance and falls risk showed a strong association between self-reported falls history and outcome measures, suggesting clinical usefulness.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Killian McManus, Barry R. Greene, Lilian Genaro Motti Ader, Brian Caulfield
Summary: This paper describes two studies that aimed to advance the use of IMU-based balance assessments in older adults. The studies developed new IMU-derived balance measures and validated their reliability through comparison with clinical scales. The results showed that these new balance measures were sensitive to balance deficits and more accurate in estimating fall risk than models based on clinical scales.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Barry R. Greene, Isabella Premoli, Killian McManus, Denise McGrath, Brian Caulfield
Summary: People with Parkinson's disease have a higher rate of falls which can have a significant impact on their quality of life. Collecting falls data is expensive and time-consuming. A novel digital biomarker using wearable sensor data was tested to predict falls counts in Parkinson's disease. The results show a correlation between falls counts and the sensor-based falls risk estimate.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Erin Smith, Caitriona Cunningham, Barry R. Greene, Ulrik McCarthy Persson, Catherine Blake
Summary: The QTUG test, using wearable sensors, was responsive to changes in mobility in socially active adults aged 50 years and over, with small to moderate effect sizes observed in specific QTUG parameters.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Proceedings Paper
Engineering, Biomedical
William Johnston, Ciaran Purcell, Ciara Duffy, Tara Casey, Barry R. Greene, David Singleton, Denise McGrath, Brian Caulfield
2019 41ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC)
(2019)
Proceedings Paper
Engineering, Biomedical
Killian McManus, Denise McGrath, Barry R. Greene, Olive Lennon, Laura McMahon, Brian Caulfield
2019 41ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC)
(2019)
Proceedings Paper
Telecommunications
Khaled Q. Abdelfadeel, Yasantha Samarawickrama, Victor Cionca
2019 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WIRELESS AND MOBILE COMPUTING, NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS (WIMOB)
(2019)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Barry R. Greene, Killian McManus, Stephen J. Redmond, Brian Caulfield, Charlene C. Quinn
NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Barry R. Greene, Brian Caulfield, Dronacharya Lamichhane, William Bond, Jessica Svendsen, Connie Zurski, Dyveke Pratt
JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING
(2018)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Victor Cionca, Ramona Marfievici, Roland Katona, Dirk Pesch
2018 IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING CONFERENCE (WCNC)
(2018)
