This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of catchlike-inducing pulse train (CIT) and constant frequency pulse train (CFT) in producing ankle dorsiflexion angle during simulate...

Understanding public opinions and sentiments related to blood donation is crucial for improvement of the services and experiences provided by the blood donation centers in Japan. S...

Cough is an important symptom of chronic respiratory diseases, necessitating quantitative assessment of its frequency in order to ascertain clinical relevance. This study proposes ...

This study aimed to compare the sound pressure levels (SPL) generated by four different ventilator models operating in high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) mode during HFNC therapy. Alth...

Purpose: We developed the Shared Child Health Record (SCHR) using the Fast Health Interoperability Resources International Patient Summary (FHIR IPS) standards to facilitate data i...

In long-term care facilities for the elderly, understanding physical anomalies or daily living conditions is important to improve the quality of care. Internet of Things (IoT) sens...

The demand for telemedicine systems has increased following the COVID-19 pandemic. Conventional telemedicine systems provide video and acoustic transferring functions using smartph...

Background: Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is the gold standard for invasive assessment of myocardial ischemia in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). Traditionally, FFR ...

A cluster of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases occurred in a 40-bed private hospital in Oita City, Japan. This study examined the effect of heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) w...

Background: The impact of instability resistance training (IRT) on the biomechanical properties and muscle activation patterns of persons with different arch heights is not well re...

The objective of this study was to design and develop a tongue model capable of accurately replicating the tongue movements observed during infant suckling, including jaw elevation...

Quality of life (QOL) measurement is essential in evaluating effective interventions for persons with dementia. Essentially, QOL is assessed based on self-ratings. As the disease p...

The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of reducing somatosensory feedback by foot cooling on the medial gastrocnemius muscle. Using a system identification technique, ...

Early prediction of the risk of postoperative recurrence can help formulate treatment strategies for patients with lung cancer; however, few medical techniques accurately predict c...

Demand is increasing for foods that are both palatable and beneficial for physical and mental health. This study investigates the influences of flavored jelly beverage consumption ...

Microneedle arrays (MNAs) consisting of numerous tiny needles have attracted considerable attention for selective intradermal and subcutaneous delivery of pharmaceutical agents. Si...

For the application of brain-computer interfaces in fields such as medicine, a method of classifying brain activity with high accuracy using small amount of training data is needed...

Motor imagery (MI)-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have received increasing attention in recent years. While most of the existing electroencephalogram (EEG) based MI-BCIs ha...

Research reporting significant cognitive improvement in patients with severe dementia following non-pharmacological interventions is scarce. Furthermore, few studies have focused o...

A coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) occurs when the wall of the coronary artery that surrounds and nourishes the heart becomes locally dilated. Coronary aneurysms are asymptomatic; ho...