A scale-type uroflowmeter designed specifically for male standing urination has been developed. While several uroflowmeters exist, most require the voided urine to come into contac...

Wolff‒Parkinson‒White (WPW) syndrome is characterized by an anomalous accessory pathway (AP) connecting the atrium and ventricle, leading to abnormal myocardial excitation and card...

Standing posture is stabilized by a control mechanism involving the stiffness of the ankle joint. Ankle joint stiffness has previously been studied by measuring the electrically in...

Jelly beverages have become popular hydration solutions for people with swallowing difficulties. Jelly beverages are also used in meal replacements, nutritional support, and sports...

With recent advancements in human digital twin study, acquiring human neuromuscular characteristics has become a dire necessity. However, many of these studies use large equipment ...

The incidence of low back pain (LBP) among children is increasing. Although LBP can be classified into LBP during anteflexion (LBPAF) and LBP during postflexion (LBPPF), their caus...

Because hypothermia in trauma patients is associated with mortality, body temperature control of trauma patients is emphasized in pre-hospital care. Warmed infusion solutions are t...

Purpose: Blood vessel injuries during total hip arthroplasty (THA) pose life-threatening risks. This study aimed at creating a preoperative approach for evaluating vessel-to-acetab...

Nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs (NDNBs) are clinically used to produce muscle relaxation during general anesthesia. This study explored a suitable model structure to s...

Fatigue of the muscles involved in swallowing is regarded as one of the factors that increase the risk of aspiration and choking. However, an objective method for assessing muscle ...

Muscle tone, an after-effect of stroke, inhibits free limb movement causing muscle shortening, contractures, and joint alterations. A method to reduce muscle tone is manual therapy...

This study aimed to investigate the effect of UNet++ compression with pruning and principal component analysis (PCA) for kidney and cyst image segmentation of Autosomal Dominant Po...

In many memory impairment cases, memory failure is due to impaired retrieval and not loss of memory information. Studies on memory retrieval using electroencephalography have mainl...

Virtual reality (VR) is characterized by a high sense of immersion. Objective and quantitative evaluation methods are essential for enhancing the immersiveness of VR technology. Th...

Implantable devices utilize flexible substrates due to their ability to conform to the complex shapes and movements of living organisms. However, these devices have a limit to the ...

Interictal high-frequency oscillations (HFOs) hold promise as potential biomarkers for identifying seizure onset zone (SOZ) and monitoring disease activity in patients with drug-re...

The lipid bilayer membrane of microorganisms exhibits capacitance that can be used to assess the proliferation, reduction, or transformation of these microorganisms by evaluating t...

Hypertension affects many people and increases the risk of serious illnesses. Blood pressure (BP) can be reduced by decreasing heart rate (HR), stroke volume (SV), cardiac output (...

The global spread of COVID-19 in 2020 had a significant impact on the population. Healthcare workers who have unpreventable contact with infected individuals are at high risk of in...

Manipulative therapy (MT) is a therapy in which a judo therapist manually rubs, presses, or taps the musculoskeletal system. MT is considered a cost-effective physical therapy that...