the diagnostic value of three fetal movements counting in one hour by mother in the diagnosis of decreased fetal movements kamalifard m[1], ghojazadeh m[2], abbasalizadeh sh[3], ghatrehsamani f[4], rabiei l[5]* received: 1 jun, 2012 accepted: 25 aug, 2012abstractbackground & aims: fetal movement counting is a method that used by the mother to quantify her baby's movements. since 1970s a va...

In a previous paper we introduced a non-invasive respiratory monitoring system (NIRMS) for monitoring respiratory movements during sleep. Unlike standard sleep laboratory methods, the NIRMS can be used in frail older adults to describe breathing patterns during sleep that will mark individuals with declining neurological function. The present study evaluates the use of the NIRMS as a respirator...

Throughout history until today, the Islamic world has been witness to various movements which have been formed in response to special demands. The current article aims to address the similarities and differences between the political thought[1] of the Islamic Revolution of Iran and two movements in Indonesia namely the Nahdatul Ulama (NU) and the Muhammadiyah movements using a descriptive-compa...

Introduction: Pulmonary hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can increase the breathing rate and reduce diaphragmatic movements by pushing the diaphragms downward and limiting their movements; this, in fact, can affect the breathing process. The purpose of this study was to compare diaphragmatic movements in COPD patients and healthy ones and to evaluate ...

BACKGROUND The patterns of mandibular movements (MM) during sleep can be used to identify increased respiratory effort periodic large-amplitude MM (LPM), and cortical arousals associated with "sharp" large-amplitude MM (SPM). We hypothesized that Cheyne Stokes breathing (CSB) may be identified by periodic abnormal MM patterns. The present study aims to evaluate prospectively the concordance bet...

Recent developments in wireless and sensor technologies can help create a smart home health care environment at low cost, allowing patients to have their physiological signs monitored while staying at home. This paper describes an ongoing project on the design and building of a wearable wireless sensor system to acquire data concerning physical activities of a person in need of medical care. A ...

The prerequisite for behavioral self-control is the ability to initiate actions and to cancel planned actions. A rational choice about which action to initiate or to withhold must be informed by the consequences of prior actions. The neuronal correlates of these processes have been studied with the countermanding paradigm. This task requires subjects to withhold planned movements in response to...

This paper describes the development of a five degree of freedom towed underwater vehicle designed for condition monitoring of undersea pipelines. Its innovative design, with 6 fins actuated by 5 motors adding heave and sway capabilities to the yaw, roll and pitch movements possible in traditional designs, is explained. The parameters influencing the stability and the design in general are anal...

Conversion paralysis is characterized by a loss of voluntary motor functioning without an organic cause. Despite its prevalence among neurological outpatients, little is known about the neurobiological basis of this motor dysfunction. We have examined whether the motor dysfunction in conversion paralysis can be linked to inhibition of the motor system, or rather to enhanced self-monitoring duri...

In this paper we present two methodologies based on a systematic exploration to recognize three fundamental movements of the human forearm (extension, flexion and rotation) performed during an archetypal activity of daily-living (ADL) ‘making-a-cup-of-tea’ by four healthy subjects and stroke survivors. The recognition methodologies have been further implemented in hardware (ASIC/FPGA) which can...