Nonlinear model predictive control of glucose concentration in subjects with type 1 diabetes.

abstract：:Previous studies have used isokinetic dynamometry to assess joint torques and angles during passive extension of the knee, often without reporting upon methodological errors and reliability outcomes. In addition, the reliability of the techniques used to measure passive knee extension torque-angle and the extent to wh...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Freitas SR,Vaz JR,Bruno PM,Valamatos MJ,Mil-Homens P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to check the effect of varying blood volume in the chest and gravity on the distribution of ventilation and aeration in the lungs. The change in intrathoracic blood volume was elicited by application of lower body negative pressure (LBNP) of -50 cmH2O. The variation of gravity in terms of hypo...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Frerichs I,Bodenstein M,Dudykevych T,Hinz J,Hahn G,Hellige G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to predict if an atrial fibrillation (AF) episode terminates spontaneously or not through non-invasive techniques is a challenging problem of great clinical interest. This fact could avoid useless therapeutic interventions and minimize the risks for the patient. The present work introduces a robust AF pred...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Alcaraz R,Rieta JJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body surface potential maps recorded during catheter pace mapping can facilitate the localization of the site of origin of ventricular tachycardia. In this study, we investigated the value of a realistic computer model of the human ventricular myocardium in generating body surface potential maps as templates for ident...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Hren R,Horácek BM

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sedentary behaviour (SB) is associated with a number of adverse health outcomes. Studies that have used ActiGraph monitors to define sedentary time tend to use a threshold of  <100 counts per minute (cpm) for classifying SB; however, this cut-point was not empirically derived for adults. It is not known whether ActiGr...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Clarke-Cornwell AM,Farragher TM,Cook PA,Granat MH

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-frequency percussive ventilation (HFPV) may be defined as flow-regulated time-cycled ventilation that creates controlled pressure and delivers a series of high-frequency subtidal volumes in combination with low-frequency breathing cycles. In recent years, the usefulness of HFPV has been clinically assessed as an ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Riscica F,Lucangelo U,Ferluga M,Accardo A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to adapt a novel near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) flow-oximeter for simultaneous and continuous monitoring of relative changes in cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and cerebral oxygenation (i.e. oxygenated/deoxygenated/total hemoglobin concentration: Δ[HbO2]/Δ[Hb]/ΔTHC) dur...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Hou Y,Shang Y,Cheng R,Zhao Y,Qin Y,Kryscio R,Rayapati A,Hayes D,Yu G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we developed a novel technique for estimating non-constrained and cuffless blood pressure (BP) that was based on electrocardiogram (ECG) and ballistocardiogram (BCG). The BCG was non-invasively measured using a common electronic weighing scale when a subject was standing on it. The ECG was measured usin...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Shin JH,Lee KM,Park KS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A magnetic pulse generator has been set up in order to study gastric activity. Two coils 1.05 m in diameter, arranged in a Helmholtz configuration, were used. The system generated magnetic field pulses higher than 15 mT, of duration 17.3+/-1.2 ms. Measurements were performed in 11 male volunteers, with average age 29....

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Cordova-Fraga T,Bernal-Alvarado JJ,Gutierrez-Juarez G,Sosa M,Vargas-Luna M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes of the heart autonomic balance between morning (8-9 h) and afternoon (14-15 h) measurements were studied in 22 healthy subjects. The selection of these two daytime periods was substantiated by the established higher risk of cardiovascular incidents in the morning and the relative balance of the vegetative nerv...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Matveev M,Prokopova R,Nachev Ch

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extension of the frequency range of electrical impedance myography (EIM) to 2 MHz discloses a major rise in the reactance of muscle above 3-500 kHz, together with a slow decrease in the resistance consonant with the Kramers-Kronig relations. This 'upturn' phenomenon is found when the distant current electrode configur...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Shiffman CA,Kashuri H,Aaron R

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myoelectrical pattern classification is a crucial part in multi-functional prosthesis control. This paper investigates a discriminant Fourier-derived cepstrum (DFC) and feature-level post-processing (FLPP) to discriminate hand and wrist motions using the surface electromyographic signal. The Fourier-derived cepstrum t...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Chen X,Zhu X,Zhang D

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is very sensitive to deformations of the medium boundary shape. For lung imaging, breathing and changes in posture move the electrodes and change the chest shape, resulting in image artefacts. Several approaches have been proposed to improve the reconstructed images; most methods ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Gómez-Laberge C,Adler A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing use of EIT in clinical research on severely ill lung patients requires a clarification of the influence of pathologic impedance distributions on the validity of the resulting tomograms. Significant accumulation of low-conducting air (e.g. pneumothorax or emphysema) or well-conducting liquid (e.g. haemat...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Hahn G,Just A,Dudykevych T,Frerichs I,Hinz J,Quintel M,Hellige G

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-contact heart and lung activity monitoring would be a desirable supplement to conventional monitoring techniques. Based on the potential of non-contact magnetic induction measurements, requirements for an adequate monitoring system were estimated. This formed the basis for the development of the presented extendab...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Steffen M,Heimann K,Bernstein N,Leonhardt S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the design, construction, and testing of a multi-channel fetal electrocardiogram (fECG) signal generator based on LabVIEW. Special attention is paid to the fetal heart development in relation to the fetus' anatomy, physiology, and pathology. The non-invasive signal generator enables many parameter...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Martinek R,Kelnar M,Koudelka P,Vanus J,Bilik P,Janku P,Nazeran H,Zidek J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies demonstrate that it is possible to evaluate a heart graft rejection condition using a bioimpedance technique by means of an intracavitary catheter. We propose to use a less invasive technique consisting in the use of a transoesophageal catheter and two standard ECG electrodes on the thorax. The aim of...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Giovinazzo G,Ribas N,Cinca J,Rosell-Ferrer J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term electrocardiography (ECG) featuring adequate atrial and ventricular signal quality is highly desirable. Routinely used surface leads are limited in atrial signal sensitivity and recording capability impeding complete ECG delineation, i.e. in the presence of supraventricular arrhythmias. Long-term esophageal ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Niederhauser T,Haeberlin A,Marisa T,Mattle D,Abächerli R,Goette J,Jacomet M,Vogel R

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper presents a method for adaptive decomposition of an electrical bio-impedance (BI) signal into two components: cardiac and respiratory. The decomposition of a BI signal is not a trivial process because of the non-stationarity of the signal components and overlapping of their harmonic spectra. An application sp...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Krivoshei A,Kukk V,Min M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health is one of the most important non-material assets and thus also has an enormous influence on material values, since treating and preventing diseases is expensive. The number one cause of death worldwide today originates in cardiovascular diseases. For these reasons the aim of understanding the functions and the ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Müller A,Kraemer JF,Penzel T,Bonnemeier H,Kurths J,Wessel N

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is a major cause of disability within the western world. About 20% of strokes are a consequence of atheromatous narrowing of the origin of the internal carotid artery. Carotid endarterectomy has been shown to be an effective treatment for those with symptomatic and severe stenosis, provided the risk of death an...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Crossman J,Banister K,Bythell V,Bullock R,Chambers I,Mendelow AD

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromagnetic recordings were used to check if electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve in cochlear-implant patients activates cortical auditory areas in a similar manner as acoustic stimulation in normal hearing subjects or whether the excitation processes are different. The waveform of the evoked magnetic field ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Pelizzone M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main components responsible for the mechanical behavior of the arterial wall are collagen, elastin, and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in the medial layer. We determined the structural and mechanical changes in porcine carotid arteries after administration of Triton® X-100, elastase, and collagenase using the inflatio...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Kochová P,Kuncová J,Svíglerová J,Cimrman R,Miklíková M,Liška V,Tonar Z

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) patients have a disturbance in the dynamics of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) system. The outflow conductance, C, of the CSF system has been suggested to be prognostic for positive outcome after treatment with a CSF shunt. All current methods for estimation of C have draw...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Andersson K,Manchester IR,Andersson N,Shiriaev A,Malm J,Eklund A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A coordinated study of the dispersal of water between the various body compartments (stomach and gut, blood stream and tissue) and the similar dispersal kinetics of ethanol and its metabolism has been carried out involving two healthy volunteers using flowing afterglow mass spectrometry, FA-MS, and selected ion flow t...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Spanel P,Wang T,Smith D

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a framework for the characterization of the dynamic interactions between RR variability (RRV) and systolic arterial pressure variability (SAPV) is proposed. The methodology accounts for the intrinsic non-stationarity of the cardiovascular system and includes the assessment of both the strength and the p...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Orini M,Laguna P,Mainardi LT,Bailón R

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) is used for the assessment of cardiovascular autonomic control. In this study, a data-driven adaptive technique called empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and the associated Hilbert spectrum has been used to evaluate the effect of local anaesthesia on HRV parameters in ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Shafqat K,Pal SK,Kumari S,Kyriacou PA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was done to introduce new parameters derived by time frequency analysis of heart rate variability data. Four simulation experiments were carried out to compare the short-time Fourier transform (STFT) analysis method to the traditional overall spectral analysis method. Sinusoidal signals were generated with ...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Elsenbruch S,Wang Z,Orr WC,Chen JD

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A time-varying parametric spectrum estimation method for analysing non-stationary heart rate variability signals is presented. As a case study, the dynamics of heart rate variability during an orthostatic test is examined. In this method, the non-stationary signal is first modelled with a time-varying autoregressive m...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Tarvainen MP,Georgiadis SD,Ranta-Aho PO,Karjalainen PA

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliability of cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) and dynamic cerebral autoregulation estimates (expressed as autoregulation index: ARI) using spontaneous fluctuations in blood pressure (BP) has been demonstrated. However, reliability during co-administration of O2 and CO2 is unknown. Bilateral CBFV (using transcrani...

journal_title：Physiological measurement

authors： Minhas JS,Syed NF,Haunton VJ,Panerai RB,Robinson TG,Mistri AK

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00