Sensors, 2020 We want to predict body weight while lying in bed for an elderly patient who is unable to move by himself/herself. To this end, we have implemented a prototype system that estimates the body weight of a person lying on a smart mat in nonrestraint and ...
Youn-Sik Hong, Tae-Hwan Kim
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Indicators used in livestock to assess unconsciousness after stunning: a review
Animal, 2015 Assessing unconsciousness is important to safeguard animal welfare shortly after stunning at the slaughter plant. Indicators that can be visually evaluated are most often used when assessing unconsciousness, as they can be easily applied in slaughter ...
Bas Kemp
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Electrical stunning in South American catfish (Rhamdia quelen) using direct current waveform: welfare and meat quality [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2021 : In Brazil, humane slaughter regulation is in use since 2000; however it is not applied to fish. This paper studied parameters for electrical stunning using direct current waveform in South American catfish (Rhamdia quelen) and its subsequent effects on
Daniel Santiago Rucinque +3 more
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Neural effects of propofol-induced unconsciousness and its reversal using thalamic stimulation
eLife, 2021 The specific circuit mechanisms through which anesthetics induce unconsciousness have not been completely characterized. We recorded neural activity from the frontal, parietal, and temporal cortices and thalamus while maintaining unconsciousness in non ...
André M Bastos +10 more
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Vision-Based Fall Detection Using ST-GCN
IEEE Access, 2021 Falls are a growing issue in society and has become a hot topic in the healthcare domain. Falls are more likely to occur to due to age or health problems such as cardiovascular issues and muscle weakness. In this work we focus on fall detection.
Oussema Keskes, Rita Noumeir
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Consciousness and Unconsciousness of Artificial Intelligence [PDF]
Future Human Image, 2019 This paper presents the author’s attempt to justify the need for understanding the problem of multilevel mind in artificial intelligence systems. Thus, it is assumed that consciousness and the unconscious are not equal in natural mental processes.
Eugene Piletsky
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Successful management of a Comatose Patient with Traumatic Brain Exposure with a fronto-Parieto-occipital flap [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2020 Composite skull defects in patients with severe head injuries are very challenging to manage. The dilemma when deciding whether to perform a definitive reconstruction is how long to wait for physiological recovery before an intervention complicates the ...
Charles Chidiebele Maduba +1 more
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Predictors of abnormal brain computed tomography findings in patients with acute altered mental status in the emergency department [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2018 Objective Brain computed tomography (CT) is commonly performed to diagnose acute altered mental status (AMS), a critically important symptom in many serious diseases. However, negative CT results are common, which result in unnecessary CT use. Therefore,
Somi Shin +3 more
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Determination of the 95% effective dose of remimazolam to achieve loss of consciousness during anesthesia induction in different age groups [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2022 Background Remimazolam is a new ultra short-acting benzodiazepine originally developed as an improved version of midazolam. Recent studies have demonstrated non-inferiority of remimazolam to propofol in general anesthesia.
Juyeon Oh +6 more
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Baśń w biblioterapii integralnej
Paidia i Literatura, 2020 This text’s main objective is to introduce the assumptions of the Jungian depth psychology to the bibliotherapeutic process. Bibliotherapy as an interdisciplinary method using psychology and literary studies enriched with the theory of integral ...
Agnieszka Miernik
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