In this paper, we present a wireless Multiple Smart Sensor System (MSSS) in conjunction with a smartphone to enable an unobtrusive monitoring of electrocardiogram (ear-lead ECG) integrated with multiple sensor system which includes core body temperature and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) for ambulatory patients. The proposed behind-the-ear device makes the system desirable to measure ECG data: ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect and predictive value of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components on diastolic heart failure (DHF) in patients at high risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolled 261 patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (≥50%) who were scheduled to undergo coronary angiography for suspec...

B cells are involved in driving relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), as demonstrated by the positive effect of therapeutic B-cell depletion. Aside from producing antibodies, B cells are efficient antigen-presenting and cytokine-secreting cells. Diverse polyclonal stimuli have been used to study cytokine production by B cells, but here we used the physiologically relevant self-antigen ...

Background Postnatal depression is a significant public health issue that demands attention, and recent evidence indicates rates are relatively high in low-income countries such as Rwanda. However, lack of social support recognized potential risk factor for postnatal depressive symptoms. This study sought to explore the influence poor maternal on symptoms sample women Method A prospective cohor...

Most existing models describe a mobile computing system as a network of mobile nodes and stationary nodes [3]. The geographical area served by the mobile computing system is divided into regions referred to as cells. Each cell has a xed base station referred to as the mobile support station (MSS). The mobile support stations are connected to each other by a xed wireline network. Several mobile ...

During the past decade the use of computers in the on-line environment has steadily increased. In particular, there has been a drastic growth of on-line systems for business-oriented applications. We see a shift of interest in computers from their mere computational power to their data management capability, especially in these applications. User demand for the growth of on-line storage capacit...

How to quantify security is a classic question in the security community that until today has had no plausible answer. Unfortunately, current security evaluation models are often either quantitative but too specific (i.e., applicability is limited), or comprehensive (i.e., system-level) but qualitative. The importance of quantifying security cannot be overstated, but doing so is difficult and c...

Introduction: The Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter (MOLA) has significantly advanced the study of the Martian surface by providing geologists with a highly accurate elevation map of the entire planet [1]. However, its limited resolution (463m/pixel at the equator) and localized interpolation artifacts have rendered it insufficient for detailed studies of specific sites; e.g. geologic stratification...

The paper collects the various pieces of information concerning the relative size of mu, md and ms. A coherent picture results, which constrains the mass ratios to a rather narrow range: mu/md=0.553± 0.043, ms/md=18.9± 0.8. CERN-TH/96-44 February 1996 Work supported in part by Schweizerischer Nationalfonds 1. I wish to show that recent results of chiral perturbation theory allow a rather accura...

This work presents early results of a comparison between some common methodologies for automated crater detection. The three procedures considered were applied to images of the surface of Mars, thus illustrating some pros and cons of their use. We aim to establish the clear advantages in using this type of methods in the study of planetary surfaces. Introduction The usefulness of an accurate me...