Prevention

Extracting aerobic system dynamics during unsupervised activities of daily living using wearable sensor machine learning models.

Physical activity levels are related through algorithms to the energetic demand, with no information regarding the integrity of the multiple physiological systems involved in the energetic supply. Longitudinal analysis of the oxygen uptake (V̇o) by wearable sensors in realistic settings might permit development of a practical tool for the study of the longitudinal aerobic system dynamics (i.e., V̇...

EHR-based phenotyping: Bulk learning and evaluation.

In data-driven phenotyping, a core computational task is to identify medical concepts and their variations from sources of electronic health records (EHR) to stratify phenotypic cohorts. A conventional analytic framework for phenotyping largely uses a manual knowledge engineering approach or a supervised learning approach where clinical cases are represented by variables encompassing diagnoses, me...

Robot-assisted gait training (Lokomat) improves walking function and activity in people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review.

UNLABELLED: Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) after spinal cord injury (SCI) induces several different neurophysiological mechanisms to restore walk...

Metabolic equivalents fail to indicate metabolic load in post-myocardial infarction patients during the modified Bruce treadmill walking test.

AIM: To investigate the suitability of metabolic equivalents (METs) for determining exercise intensity in phase-IV post-myocardial infarction (MI) men...

Training with a balance exercise assist robot is more effective than conventional training for frail older adults.

AIM: To examine the efficacy of postural strategy training using a balance exercise assist robot (BEAR) as compared with conventional balance training...

Polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme (rs4340) and diabetic nephropathy in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of endstage renal disease (ESRD) in developed countries. Several environmental and genetic factors pred...

An artificial intelligence framework for compensating transgressions and its application to diet management.

Today, there is considerable interest in personal healthcare. The pervasiveness of technology allows to precisely track human behavior; however, when ...

Effect of Testosterone Treatment on Adipokines and Gut Hormones in Obese Men on a Hypocaloric Diet.

CONTEXT: In obese men with lowered testosterone levels, testosterone treatment augments diet-associated loss of body fat.

Ontogenetic Shifts in Brain Organization in the Bluespotted Stingray Neotrygon kuhlii (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae).

Fishes exhibit lifelong neurogenesis and continual brain growth. One consequence of this continual growth is that the nervous system has the potential...

Robotic-assisted gait training in Parkinson's disease: a three-month follow-up randomized clinical trial.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT), together with a conventional exercise program ...

Automatic diet monitoring: a review of computer vision and wearable sensor-based methods.

Food intake and eating habits have a significant impact on people's health. Widespread diseases, such as diabetes and obesity, are directly related to...

The relationship of high-intensity cross-training with arterial stiffness.

BACKGROUND: Central arterial stiffness is a cardiovascular risk factor that can be readily affected through engagement in physical exercise training, ...

Modeling of glucose release from native and modified wheat starch gels during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion using artificial intelligence methods.

Estimation of the amounts of glucose release (AGR) during gastrointestinal digestion can be useful to identify food of potential use in the diet of in...

Patient-Centered Robot-Aided Passive Neurorehabilitation Exercise Based on Safety-Motion Decision-Making Mechanism.

Safety is one of the crucial issues for robot-aided neurorehabilitation exercise. When it comes to the passive rehabilitation training for stroke pati...

Moderate rest intervals are superior to short intervals for improving PAI-1 following exhaustive exercise in recreational weightlifters.

This study investigated the influence of short and moderate recovery intervals on lipid profiles and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) followi...

Relationships among exercise capacity, dynamic balance and gait characteristics of Nigerian patients with type-2 diabetes: an indication for fall prevention.

This study investigated the relationships among exercise capacity (EC), dynamic balance (DB), and gait characteristics (GCs) of patients with type-2 d...

Influence to high-intensity intermittent and moderate-intensity continuous exercise on indices of cardio-inflammatory health in men.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence to acute exercises performed in different intensities with volume equalized (5 km) on indices of c...

Suppressive effects of the expectorant drug ambroxol hydrochloride on quartz-induced lung inflammation in F344 rats.

Surfactant proteins (SPs) are essential to respiratory structure and function. The expectorant drug ambroxol hydrochloride is clinically prescribed to...

Effectiveness of endurance exercise training in patients with coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

BACKGROUND: Exercise interventions apparently reduce the risks of and prevent coronary artery disease (CAD). Developing an exercise intervention for p...

Effect of energy balance profiles on metabolic and reproductive response in Holstein and Swedish Red cows.

This study examined the effect of two feeding levels during the antepartum and postpartum period on reproductive performance and blood metabolites (gl...