Search results for " Devices"

Improvement of Hall Effect Current Transducer Metrological Performances in the Presence of Harmonic Distortion

2010

The performance of Hall effect current transducers (HECTs), under distorted waveform conditions, is usually characterized by means of a frequency response test. In this paper, it was investigated if frequency response is able to correctly evaluate the ratio and the phase errors under distorted conditions. Two HECTs, with the accuracy class level of 1% and 0.5%, respectively, were experimentally characterized under two conditions: 1) sinusoidal excitation with frequencies ranging from 50 to 750 Hz, which is the well-known frequency response test, and 2) nonsinusoidal excitation using fundamental frequency and one harmonic with adjusted amplitude and phase shift. It was found that ratio and p…

Design, Synthesis And Photovoltaic Properties Of [60]Fullerene Based Molecular Materials

2004

A study on the effect of contact pressure during physical activity on photoplethysmographic heart rate measurements

2020

Heart rate (HR) as an important physiological indicator could properly describe global subject&rsquo

Myocardial G Protein Receptor–Coupled Kinase Expression Correlates With Functional Parameters and Clinical Severity in Advanced Heart Failure

2010

In heart failure (HF), sympathetic hyperactivation induces deleterious effects in myocardial β-adrenergic signaling, with receptor down-regulation and desensitization mediated by G protein receptor-coupled kinases (GRKs). We hypothesised that changes in GRK isoforms may be associated with clinical status in advanced HF, using the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) scale.We included 31 patients with advanced HF undergoing transplantation. According to INTERMACS profiles, mRNA and protein levels of GRK isoforms in left ventricular (LV) myocardium were analyzed and compared with nonfailing LV samples.In failing LV myocardium, GRK2 and GRK5 (but not G…

Multilevel assessment of mental stress via network physiology paradigm using consumer wearable devices

2019

Mental stress is a physiological condition that has a strong negative impact on the quality of life, affecting both the physical and the mental health. For such a reason, accurate measurements of stress level can be helpful to provide mechanisms for prevention and treatment. This paper proposes a procedure for the classification of different mental stress levels by using physiological signals provided by low invasive wearable devices. 17 healthy volunteers participated in this study. Three different mental states were elicited in them: a resting condition, a stressful cognitive state, and a sustained attention task. The acquired physiological signals were: a one lead electrocardiogram (ECG)…

Comment on “Controversies about Interspinous Process Devices in the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spine Diseases: Past, Present, and Future”

2017

La “Donna di Ostuni”, a case of eclampsia 28,000 years ago?

2017

La "Donna di Ostuni", the Lady from Ostuni (fortified medieval city, on the southern Italian Adriatic coast) is the skeleton of "the human most ancient mother" ever found by paleoanthropologists, grave dated of 28,000 years BP. It concerns a 20-years-old woman buried with her baby in her womb estimated at 8 months gestation. To date, the cause of the maternal-fetal deaths is qualified of unknown origin. We propose that eclampsia may be a possible explanation for these deaths (mother and baby together). Eclampsia (convulsions), the curse of human births (non-existent in other mammals), has been described since writings has existed 5000 years ago in all civilisations. This plausible descripti…

Gesture recognition using low-cost devices: Techniques, applications, perspectives

2016

Negli ultimi anni abbiamo assistito ad una grande diffusione dei cosiddetti “Kinect-like devices”, ovvero dispositivi basati su un insieme di sensori a basso costo, che consentono di ottenere un’immagine di profondità della scena ripresa. L’alta accessibilità di questi dispositivi, principalmente in termini di costi, ne ha facilitato la diffusione nell’ambito del riconoscimento dei gesti in numerose applicazioni, sia commerciali che di ricerca. In questo articolo saranno inizialmente illustrati i principi generali su cui si fondano le principali tecniche utilizzate per riconoscere i gesti, sfruttando i dati ottenibili dai dispositivi “Kinect-like”. Successivamente, saranno presentati alcuni…

Endovascular stentectomy using the snare over stent-retriever (SOS) technique: An experimental feasibility study

2017

PLoS one 12(5), e0178197 (2017). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0178197

Early cardiac unloading with ImpellaCP™ in acute myocardial infarction with ventricular septal defect

2020

Abstract Despite a relative contraindication, mechanical support with Impella™ left ventricular assist device has already been described for ischaemic ventricular septal defect treatment, either as a bridge to surgery, as intraoperative mechanical haemodynamic support, or to ensure intraprocedural haemodynamic stability during device closure. We describe two cases of ventricular septal defect complicating acute myocardial infarction, where the percutaneous ImpellaCP was implanted early (differently than previously described) with the aim of preventing haemodynamic instability, while deferring surgical repair. We present a report of haemodynamic, echocardiographic, biochemical, and clinical …