The COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on people's ability to exercise and walk. Decreased exercise habit leads to decreased muscle mass, which may hamper social activities. The decli...

Recently, the number of health-related car accidents in Japan has been increasing. Most health conditions leading to traffic accidents are detectable by analyzing the fluctuation i...

Since all of noninvasive optical monitors such as near-infrared spectroscopy are transcutaneous, it is important to consider the optical properties of the skin. The purpose of the ...

For older people who live alone, we previously designed a system that enabled family members at distant locations to monitor television (TV) usage and other activities of the older...

Oral care is key to maintaining overall health. Elderly people and people with disabilities who require nursing care can have difficulty in brushing their teeth effectively and may...

Fine motor dysfunction and cognitive impairments commonly develop after stroke, which greatly impact the daily lives of patients. In current occupational therapy, hand dexterity an...

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a disorder that causes sleep apnea and hypopnea, which in turn causes various disorders in daily life. Because of the difficulty in measu...

In this study, we developed a new electronic musical instrument, Cymis, with which notes are played by touching a touch screen and the volume of the note is controlled by expirator...

In this study, we performed simulations for bone scintigrams before and after a hot spot detection support system was fine-tuned using a postmarket dataset, and statistically ident...

A visual search is implemented when the eye moves to find a target symbol amongst many other symbols (distractors). The efficiency of a visual search is described by Hick's law, wh...

In this study, we focused on the fluctuation of the abdominal skin temperature (AST) during sleep as a second marker for determining the biphasic menstrual cycle, alongside the bas...

The anatomical features of human organs inherent in 3D medical images provide essential information for diagnosis, pre-treatment planning, and surgical guidance. However, the image...

This study examined whether six dispositional psychological measures; Frequency of Flow Experience, Resilience, Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy, Will for Meaningful Life, and Trait-Anxi...

Deterioration of skin barrier function causes symptoms such as allergies because it allows various chemical substances to enter the human body. Quantitative evaluation of the thick...

Advanced technologies in bioinstrumentation allows easy monitoring of biometric signals such as electrocardiogram (ECG) and respiration. In order to improve unreliable monitoring d...

Intestinal obstruction is generally treated with an ileus tube. Success of treating functional ileus due to abnormal intestinal motility is judged through auscultation and medical ...

Evaluating patients with paralysis of the lower extremities resulting from diseases of the central nervous system is essential for planning appropriate treatments and evaluating th...

The National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan (NDB) is a comprehensive database containing health insurance claim information. The structur...

Implantable ventricular assist devices (iVADs) are used for severe heart failure therapy. A flow rate estimation method is required for adequate control of the blood pump flow rate...

Data compatibility in Electronic Medical Records (EMR) among healthcare facilities is necessary, especially for medical practitioners such as doctors or physicians, so that they ca...