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J Electr Bioimpedance ; 15(1): 63-74, 2024 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38863504

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Gesture recognition is a crucial aspect in the advancement of virtual reality, healthcare, and human-computer interaction, and requires innovative methodologies to meet the increasing demands for precision. This paper presents a novel approach that combines Impedance Signal Spectrum Analysis (ISSA) with machine learning to improve gesture recognition precision. A diverse dataset that included participants from various demographic backgrounds (five individuals) who were each executing a range of predefined gestures. The predefined gestures were designed to encompass a broad spectrum of hand movements, including intricate and subtle variations, to challenge the robustness of the proposed methodology. The machine learning model using the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Gradient Boosting Machine (GBM), Naive Bayes (NB), Logistic Regression (LR), Random Forest (RF), and Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithms demonstrated notable precision in performance evaluations. The individual accuracy values for each algorithm are as follows: KNN, 86%; GBM, 86%; NB, 84%; LR, 89%; RF, 87%; and SVM, 87%. These results emphasize the importance of impedance features in the refinement of gesture recognition. The adaptability of the model was confirmed under different conditions, highlighting its broad applicability.

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Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc ; 316: 124367, 2024 Aug 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38692111

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As an important component ofbiogeochemical cyclein coastal ecosystems, sediments are the sink of heavy metals. Therefore, distribution and dynamics of heavy metals in sediments could assess ecological quality and predict ecological risks. In the new era, rapid and green technology are highly needed, especially that could determine multi-parameters simultaneously. Here, we explored a new method to rapidly determine concentrations of heavy metals in sediments by visible and near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (VIRS).We sampled sediments in the Jiaozhou Bay, China, collected their reflectance spectra, and measured concentrations of four heavy metals (As, Cr, Cu, and Zn). Heavy metal models were established and evaluated using substances highly correlated with heavy metals. This study provides an effective reference for rapid analysis of As, Cr, Cu, and Zn simultaneously in sediments, at least in the Jiaozhou Bay, and for ecological environment protection and resource development of the Jiaozhou Bay.

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Sensors (Basel) ; 24(9)2024 Apr 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38732965

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Although the rapid expansion of urban rail transit offers convenience to citizens, the issue of subway vibration cannot be overlooked. This study investigates the spatial distribution characteristics of vibration in the Fayuan Temple historic and cultural reserve. It involves using a V001 magnetoelectric acceleration sensor capable of monitoring low amplitudes with a sensitivity of 0.298 V/(m/s2), a measuring range of up to 20 m/s2, and a frequency range span from 0.5 to 100 Hz for in situ testing, analyzing the law of vibration propagation in this area, evaluating the impact on buildings, and determining the vibration reduction scheme. The reserve is divided into three zones based on the vertical vibration level measured during the in situ test as follows: severely excessive, generally excessive, and non-excessive vibration. Furthermore, the research develops a dynamic coupling model of vehicle-track-tunnel-stratum-structure to verify the damping effect of the wire spring floating plate track and periodic pile row. It compares the characteristics of three vibration reduction schemes, namely, internal vibration reduction reconstruction, periodic pile row, and anti-vibration reinforcement or reconstruction of buildings, proposing a comprehensive solution. Considering the construction conditions, difficulty, cost, and other factors, a periodic pile row is recommended as the primary treatment measure. If necessary, anti-vibration reinforcement or reconstruction of buildings can serve as supplemental measures.

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Stat Med ; 2024 May 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38816901

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The prevalence of e-cigarette use among young adults in the USA is high (14%). Although the majority of users plan to quit vaping, the motivation to make a quit attempt is low and available support during a quit attempt is limited. Using wearable sensors to collect physiological data (eg, heart rate) holds promise for capturing the right timing to deliver intervention messages. This study aims to fill the current knowledge gap by proposing statistical methods to (1) de-noise beat-to-beat interval (BBI) data from smartwatches worn by 12 young adult regular e-cigarette users for 7 days; and (2) summarize the de-noised data by event and control segments. We also conducted a comprehensive review of conventional methods for summarizing heart rate variability (HRV) and compared their performance with the proposed method. The results show that the proposed singular spectrum analysis (SSA) can effectively de-noise the highly variable BBI data, as well as quantify the proportion of total variation extracted. Compared to existing HRV methods, the proposed second order polynomial model yields the highest area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.76 and offers better interpretability. The findings also indicate that the average heart rate before vaping is higher and there is an increasing trend in the heart rate before the vaping event. Importantly, the development of increasing heart rate observed in this study implies that there may be time to intervene as this physiological signal emerges. This finding, if replicated in a larger scale study, may inform optimal timings for delivering messages in future intervention.

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Magn Reson Med ; 2024 May 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38703021

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PURPOSE: This study aims to investigate a multiparametric exchange proton approach using CEST and Z-spectrum analysis protons (ZAP) in human abdominal organs, focusing on tissue differentiation for a potential early biomarker of abnormality. Prior to human studies, CEST and ZAP effects were studied in phantoms containing exchange protons. METHODS: Phantoms composed of iopamidol and iohexol solutions with varying pH levels, along with 12 human subjects, were scanned on a clinical 3T MR scanner. Subsequent ZAP analyses employed a two-Lorentzian pool model to provide free and restricted apparent T 2 f , r ex $$ {\mathrm{T}}_{2\ \mathrm{f},\mathrm{r}}^{\mathrm{ex}} $$ , and their fractions for data acquired across a wide range of offset frequencies (±100 kHz or ± 800 ppm), while a narrower range (±7 ppm or ± 900 Hz) was used for CEST analysis to estimate magnetization transfer ratio asymmetry (MTRAsym) for exchange protons like hydroxyl (OH), amine (NH2), and amide (NH), resonating ˜1, 2, and 3.5 ppm, respectively. Differences in ZAP metrics across various organs were statistically analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS: The phantom study differentiated contrast agents based on resonance peaks detected from CEST analysis, while ZAP metrics showed sensitivity to pH variations. In human, ZAP metrics revealed significant differences in abdominal organs, with a subgroup study indicating changes in ZAP metrics due to the presence of gallstones. CONCLUSION: CEST and ZAP techniques demonstrated promise in specific CEST protons and wide range ZAP protons and identifying tissue-specific characteristics. The preliminary findings underscore the necessity for more extensive study involving a broader subject pool to potentially establish biomarkers for diseased states.

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Heliyon ; 10(8): e29529, 2024 Apr 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38699755

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Background: Reliable predictors for rehabilitation outcomes in patients with congenital sensorineural hearing loss (CSNHL) after cochlear implantation (CI) are lacking. The purchase of this study was to develop a nomogram based on clinical characteristics and neuroimaging features to predict the outcome in children with CSNHL after CI. Methods: Children with CSNHL prior to CI surgery and children with normal hearing were enrolled into the study. Clinical data, high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) for ototemporal bone, conventional brain MRI for structural analysis and brain resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) for the power spectrum assessment were assessed. A nomogram combining both clinical and imaging data was constructed using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Model performance was evaluated and validated using bootstrap resampling. Results: The final cohort consisted of 72 children with CSNHL (41 children with poor outcome and 31 children with good outcome) and 32 healthy controls. The white matter lesion from structural assessment and six power spectrum parameters from rs-fMRI, including Power4, Power13, Power14, Power19, Power23 and Power25 were used to build the nomogram. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of the nomogram obtained using the bootstrapping method was 0.812 (95 % CI = 0.772-0.836). The calibration curve showed no statistical difference between the predicted value and the actual value, indicating a robust performance of the nomogram. The clinical decision analysis curve showed a high clinical value of this model. Conclusions: The nomogram constructed with clinical data, and neuroimaging features encompassing ototemporal bone measurements, white matter lesion values from structural brain MRI and power spectrum data from rs-fMRI showed a robust performance in predicting outcome of hearing rehabilitation in children with CSNHL after CI.

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Sensors (Basel) ; 24(7)2024 Apr 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38610496

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Many techniques have been studied for recovering information from shared media such as optical fiber that carries different types of communication, sensing, and data streaming. This article focuses on a simple method for retrieving the targeted information with the least necessary number of significant samples when using statistical population sampling. Here, the focus is on the statistical denoising and detection of the fiber Bragg grating (FBG) power spectra. The impact of the two-sided and one-sided sliding window technique is investigated. The size of the window is varied up to one-half of the symmetrical FBG power spectra bandwidth. Both, two- and one-sided small population sampling techniques were experimentally investigated. We found that the shorter sliding window delivered less processing latency, which would benefit real-time applications. The calculated detection thresholds were used for in-depth analysis of the data we obtained. It was found that the normality three-sigma rule does not need to be followed when a small population sampling is used. Experimental demonstrations and analyses also showed that novel denoising and statistical threshold detection do not depend on prior knowledge of the probability distribution functions that describe the FBG power spectra peaks and background noise. We have demonstrated that the detection thresholds' adaptability strongly depends on the mean and standard deviation values of the small population sampling.

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Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc ; 314: 124201, 2024 Jun 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38579424

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One special variety of Burmese amber is "chameleon" amber, named for the bluish-green colour that appears to float on its surface. This material is found in the famous Tengchong market in Yunnan Province, China's largest Burmese amber market. Its bodycolour ranges from golden brown to brownish-red or even red. When exposed to sunlight or strong white light against a black background, its surface shows a uniform green colour. This research presents the gemological properties, spectral characteristics and organic components of Burmese 'chameleon' amber. Three-dimensional (3D) fluorescence spectra showed that Burmese 'chameleon' amber had fluorescence centres near 433, 465 and 470 nm, and the excitation wavelengths of the fluorescence centres of Burmese 'chameleon' amber were shifted from the ultraviolet region (380 ± 10 nm) to the visible region (410 ± 10 nm), with the emission wavelengths concentrated at the bluish-green region. Through the colour simulation and superimposition, the phenomenon of floating bluish-green fluorescence colour of Burmese 'chameleon' amber is not only derived from bluish-green fluorescence centres, but also enhanced by the mixture of surface fluorescence and its bodycolour. Headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) analysis demonstrated the variety of aromatic compounds in Burmese 'chameleon' amber was related to geological process and the presence of fluorescence components. The high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detector obtained some fluorescent aromatics, particularly benzo[a]anthracene with yellowish-green fluorescence, which is responsible for the fluorescence characteristics of Burmese 'chameleon' amber.

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J Biophotonics ; 17(6): e202300465, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38622811

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Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is hybrid imaging modality with good optical contrast and spatial resolution. Portable, cost-effective, smaller footprint light emitting diodes (LEDs) are rapidly becoming important PA optical sources. However, the key challenge faced by the LED-based systems is the low light fluence that is generally compensated by high frame averaging, consequently reducing acquisition frame-rate. In this study, we present a simple deep learning U-Net framework that enhances the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast of PA image obtained by averaging low number of frames. The SNR increased by approximately four-fold for both in-class in vitro phantoms (4.39 ± 2.55) and out-of-class in vivo models (4.27 ± 0.87). We also demonstrate the noise invariancy of the network and discuss the downsides (blurry outcome and failure to reduce the salt & pepper noise). Overall, the developed U-Net framework can provide a real-time image enhancement platform for clinically translatable low-cost and low-energy light source-based PA imaging systems.


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Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Imagens de Fantasmas , Técnicas Fotoacústicas , Razão Sinal-Ruído , Técnicas Fotoacústicas/métodos , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador/métodos , Fatores de Tempo , Animais , Camundongos , Aprendizado Profundo , Luz
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Food Res Int ; 181: 114078, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38448095

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The effects of α-amylase on of flavor perception were investigated via spectrum analysis, electronic tongue, on-line mass spectrometry, and molecular docking. Aroma release results showed that α-amylase exhibited variable release patterns of different aroma compounds. Electronic tongue analysis showed that the perception of bitterness, sweetness, sour, and saltiness was subtly increased and that of umami was significantly increased (p < 0.01) along with the increasing enzyme activity of α-amylase. Ultraviolet absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy analyses showed that static quenching occurred between α-amylase and eight flavor compounds and their interaction effects were spontaneous. One binding pocket was confirmed between the α-amylase and flavor compounds, and molecular docking simulation results showed that the hydrogen, electrostatic, and hydrophobic bonds were the main force interactions. The TYP82, TRP83, LEU173, HIS80, HIS122, ASP297, ASP206, and ARG344 were the key α-amylase amino acid residues that interacted with the eight flavor compounds.


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Prótons , alfa-Amilases , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Nariz Eletrônico , Espectrometria de Massas , Aminoácidos , Percepção
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Biomed Phys Eng Express ; 10(3)2024 Mar 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38437724

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Motion artifacts are a pervasive challenge in EEG ambulatory monitoring, often obscuring critical neurological signals and impeding accurate seizure detection. In this study, we propose a new approach of outlier based grouping of two level Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA) decomposition combined with Relative Total Variation (RTV) filter for the effective removal of motion-induced noise from ambulatory EEG data. A two-stage SSA method was employed to decompose single-channel EEG signal, which had been interfered with, into various fre quency bands. The affected sub-band signal was then subjected to an RTV filter to estimate the artifact signal. Subtracting this estimated artifact signal from the contaminated sub-band signal yielded the filtered sub-band signal. Subse quently, the filtered sub-band signal was reintegrated with the other decomposed components from noise-free bands, culminating in the generation of the ultimate denoised EEG signal. Based on the comprehensive set of simulation results, it can be deduced that the algorithm described in the paper outperforms existing methods. It demonstrates superior metrics evaluation in terms of ΔSNR,η,MAE, andPSNRwhen compared to these alternatives. Our framework sig- nificantly enhances the quality of EEG data by successfully eliminating motion artifacts while preserving crucial brainwave information. To evaluate the prac tical impact of this noise reduction technique, we assess its performance in the context of seizure detection. The results reveal a substantial improvement in the accuracy and reliability of seizure detection algorithms when applied to EEG data preprocessed with proposed method.


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Artefatos , Eletroencefalografia , Humanos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Movimento (Física) , Eletroencefalografia/métodos , Convulsões/diagnóstico
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Clin Breast Cancer ; 24(4): 376-383, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38492997

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BACKGROUND: The incidence of breast cancer ranks highest among cancers and is exceedingly heterogeneous. Immunohistochemical staining is commonly used clinically to identify the molecular subtype for subsequent treatment and prognosis. PURPOSE: Raman spectroscopy and support vector machine (SVM) learning algorithm were utilized to identify blood samples from breast cancer patients in order to investigate a novel molecular typing approach. METHOD: Tumor tissue coarse needle aspiration biopsy samples, and peripheral venous blood samples were gathered from 459 invasive breast cancer patients admitted to the breast department of Sichuan Cancer Hospital between June 2021 and September 2022. Immunohistochemical staining and in situ hybridization were performed on the coarse needle aspiration biopsy tissues to obtain their molecular typing pathological labels, including: 70 cases of Luminal A, 167 cases of Luminal B (HER2-positive), 57 cases of Luminal B (HER2-negative), 84 cases of HER2-positive, and 81 cases of triple-negative. Blood samples were processed to obtained Raman spectra taken for SVM classification models establishment with machine algorithms (using 80% of the sample data as the training set), and then the performance of the SVM classification models was evaluated by the independent validation set (20% of the sample data). RESULTS: The AUC values of SVM classification models remained above 0.85, demonstrating outstanding model performance and excellent subtype discrimination of breast cancer molecular subtypes. CONCLUSION: Raman spectroscopy of serum samples can promptly and precisely detect the molecular subtype of invasive breast cancer, which has the potential for clinical value.


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Neoplasias da Mama , Receptor ErbB-2 , Análise Espectral Raman , Máquina de Vetores de Suporte , Humanos , Feminino , Neoplasias da Mama/sangue , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Neoplasias da Mama/genética , Análise Espectral Raman/métodos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Receptor ErbB-2/metabolismo , Receptor ErbB-2/análise , Receptor ErbB-2/sangue , Adulto , Biomarcadores Tumorais/sangue , Tipagem Molecular/métodos , Idoso , Prognóstico , Invasividade Neoplásica
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Curr Protoc ; 4(2): e974, 2024 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38319042

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Analytical ultracentrifugation experiments play an integral role in the solution-phase characterization of biological macromolecules and their interactions. This unit discusses the design of sedimentation velocity and sedimentation equilibrium experiments performed with a Beckman Proteomelab XL-A or XL-I analytical ultracentrifuge and with a Beckman Optima AUC. Instrument settings and experimental design considerations are explained, and strategies for the analysis of experimental data with the UltraScan data analysis software package are presented. Special attention is paid to the strengths and weaknesses of the available detectors, and guidance is provided on how to extract maximum information from analytical ultracentrifugation experiments. © 2024 The Authors. Current Protocols published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.


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Projetos de Pesquisa , Ultracentrifugação/métodos
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Neurosci Lett ; 825: 137685, 2024 Mar 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38367797

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First-person shooting (FPS) games are among the most famous video games worldwide. However, cortical activities in environments related to real FPS games have not been studied. This study aimed to determine differences in cortical activity between low- and high-skilled FPS game players using 160-channel electroencephalography. Nine high-skilled FPS game players (official ranks: above the top 10%) and eight low-skilled FPS game players (official ranks: lower than the top 20%) were recruited for the experiment. The task was set for five different conditions using the AimLab program, which was used for the FPS game players' training. Additionally, we recorded the brain activity in the resting condition before and after the task, in which the participants closed their eyes and relaxed. The reaction time and accuracy (the number of hit-and-miss targets) were calculated to evaluate the task performance. The results showed that high-skilled FPS game players have fast reaction times and high accuracy during tasks. High-skilled FPS game players had higher cortical activity in the frontal cortex than low-skilled FPS game players during each task. In low-skilled players, cortical activity level and performance level were associated. These results suggest that high cortical activity levels were critical to achieving high performance in FPS games.


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Jogos de Vídeo , Humanos , Lobo Frontal , Descanso , Análise Espectral , Eletroencefalografia
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J Neurosci Methods ; 405: 110097, 2024 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38408525

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BACKGROUND: Two-photon calcium imaging is widely used to study the odor-evoked glomerular activity in the dorsal olfactory bulb of macrosmatic animals. The nonstationary character of activated patterns sets a limit on the use of a traditional image processing approaches. NEW METHOD: The developed method makes it possible to automatically map cancer biomarkers-activated glomeruli in the rat dorsal olfactory bulb. We interpolated fluorescence intensity of calcium dynamics based on the Gaussian RBF network and synthesized the physiological fluorescence model of the receptive glomerular field. RESULTS: The experiments on 5 rats confirmed the correctness of the developed approach. Patterns evoked by the 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (stomach cancer biomarker) and benzene (lung cancer biomarker) were correctly identified. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHODS: The proposed method was compared with the nonnegative matrix factorization method and with the method based on computer vision algorithms. The developed approach showed better accuracy in experiments and provided the mathematical models of the odor-evoked patterns synthesis. These models can be used to generate synthetic images of odor-evoked glomerular activity and thus to overcome the problem of small experimental data collected in calcium imaging. CONCLUSIONS: The proposed method should be considered part of the toolkit for fully automatic analysis of calcium imaging-based studies. Currently available methodology is not able to use breath biomarkers to reliably discriminate between cancer patients and healthy controls. Nevertheless, the effective identification of the spatial patterns of cancer biomarkers-evoked glomerular activity can serve as the foundation for highly sensitive biohybrid systems for cancer screening.


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Cálcio , Neoplasias , Ratos , Animais , Humanos , Biomarcadores Tumorais , Odorantes , Bulbo Olfatório/fisiologia , Olfato/fisiologia
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J Alzheimers Dis ; 97(3): 1235-1247, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38217593

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BACKGROUND: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered to be the borderline of cognitive changes associated with aging and very early dementia. Cognitive functions in MCI can improve, remain stable or progress to clinically probable AD. Quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) can become a useful tool for using the analytical techniques to quantify EEG patterns indicating cognitive impairment. OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to assess spectral and connectivity analysis of the EEG resting state activity in amnestic MCI (aMCI) patients in comparison with healthy control group (CogN). METHODS: 30 aMCI patients and 23 CogN group, matched by age and education, underwent equal neuropsychological assessment and EEG recording, according to the same protocol. RESULTS: qEEG spectral analysis revealed decrease of global relative beta band power and increase of global relative theta and delta power in aMCI patients. Whereas, decreased coherence in centroparietal right area considered to be an early qEEG biomarker of functional disconnection of the brain network in aMCI patients. In conclusion, the demonstrated changes in qEEG, especially, the coherence patterns are specific biomarkers of cognitive impairment in aMCI. CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, qEEG measurements appears to be a useful tool that complements neuropsychological diagnostics, assessing the risk of progression and provides a basis for possible interventions designed to improve cognitive functions or even inhibit the progression of the disease.


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Doença de Alzheimer , Disfunção Cognitiva , Humanos , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Eletroencefalografia/métodos , Cognição , Mapeamento Encefálico , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Biomarcadores
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Physiol Int ; 111(1): 47-62, 2024 Mar 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38294528

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Previous results show that halothane gas anaesthesia has a suppressive effect on the visually evoked single-cell activities in the feline caudate nucleus (CN). In this study, we asked whether the low-frequency neuronal signals, the local field potentials (LFP) are also suppressed in the CN of anaesthetized animals.To answer this question, we compared the LFPs recorded from the CN of two halothane-anaesthetized (1.0%), paralyzed, and two awake, behaving cats during static and dynamic visual stimulation. The behaving animals were trained to perform a visual fixation task.Our results denoted a lower proportion of significant power changes to visual stimulation in the CN of the anesthetized cats in each frequency range (from delta to beta) of the LFPs, except gamma. These differences in power changes were more obvious in static visual stimulation, but still, remarkable differences were found in dynamic stimulation, too. The largest differences were found in the alpha and beta frequency bands for static stimulation. Concerning dynamic stimulation, the differences were the biggest in the theta, alpha and beta bands.Similar to the single-cell activities, remarkable differences were found between the visually evoked LFP changes in the CN of the anaesthetized, paralyzed and awake, behaving cats. The halothane gas anaesthesia and the immobilization suppressed the significant LFP power alterations in the CN to both static and dynamic stimulation. These results suggest the priority of the application of behaving animals even in the analysis of the visually evoked low-frequency electric signals, the LFPs recorded from the CN.


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Núcleo Caudado , Vigília , Gatos , Animais , Núcleo Caudado/fisiologia , Vigília/fisiologia , Halotano , Estimulação Luminosa/métodos , Neurônios/fisiologia
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Materials (Basel) ; 17(2)2024 Jan 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38276436

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Manganese slag (MS) is a kind of chemical waste, which may pollute the environment if conventional handling methods (stacking and landfill) are applied. Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)-with considerably high compactness and strength-can be used not only as a special concrete material, but also to solidify the toxic substances in solid waste. This study proposes the addition of MS to UHPC, where the mass ratio of MS varies from 0% to 40% in the total mass of MS and silica fume. The effects of MS on the fluidity, plastic viscosity, and yield shear stress are investigated, and the flexural strength, compressive strength, and dry shrinkage rate of UHPC with MS are measured. X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectrum and energy spectrum analysis (EDS) diagrams are obtained to analyze the performance mechanism of the UHPC. A rheological study confirms that the slump flow increases with the increasing rate of 0-14.3%, while the yield shear stress and plastic viscosity decrease with the rates of 0-29.6% and 0-22.2%, respectively. The initial setting time increases with the mass ratio of MS by 0-14.3%, and MS has a positive effect on the flexural and compressive strengths of UHPC. In the early curing stage (less than 14 days), the increasing rate in the specimens increases with the curing age; meanwhile, when the curing age reaches 14 days or higher, the increasing rate decreases with increasing curing age. The compactness of UHPC is increased by adding MS. Furthermore, MS can increase the elements of Al and decrease crystals of Ca(OH)2 and calcium silicate hydrate in UHPC.

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Technol Health Care ; 32(2): 937-949, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37483038

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BACKGROUND: Intracranial pressure (ICP) is a vital parameter that is continuously monitored in patients with severe brain injury and imminent intracranial hypertension. OBJECTIVE: To estimate intracranial pressure without intracranial probes based on transcutaneous near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). METHODS: We developed machine learning based approaches for noninvasive intracranial pressure (ICP) estimation using signals from transcutaneous near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as well as other cardiovascular and artificial ventilation parameters. RESULTS: In a patient cohort of 25 patients, with 22 used for model development and 3 for model testing, the best performing models were Fourier transform based Transformer ICP waveform estimation which produced a mean absolute error of 4.68 mm Hg (SD = 5.4) in estimation. CONCLUSION: We did not find a significant improvement in ICP estimation accuracy by including signals measured by transcutaneous NIRS. We expect that with higher quality and greater volume of data, noninvasive estimation of ICP will improve.


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Hipertensão Intracraniana , Pressão Intracraniana , Humanos , Espectroscopia de Luz Próxima ao Infravermelho , Hipertensão Intracraniana/diagnóstico , Circulação Cerebrovascular , Algoritmos
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Biomedicines ; 11(12)2023 Dec 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38137444

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First-episode psychosis (FEP) typically marks the onset of severe psychiatric disorders and represents a critical period in the field of mental health. The early diagnosis of this condition is essential for timely intervention and improved clinical outcomes. In this study, the classification of FEP was investigated using the analysis of electroencephalography (EEG) signals and circulant spectrum analysis (ciSSA) sub-band signals. FEP poses a significant diagnostic challenge in the realm of mental health, and it is aimed at introducing a novel and effective approach for early diagnosis. To achieve this, the LASSO method was utilized to select the most significant features derived from entropy, frequency, and statistical-based characteristics obtained from ciSSA sub-band signals, as well as their hybrid combinations. Subsequently, a high-performance classification model has been developed using machine learning techniques, including ensemble, support vector machine (SVM), and artificial neural network (ANN) methods. The results of this study demonstrated that the hybrid features extracted from EEG signals' ciSSA sub-bands, in combination with the SVM method, achieved a high level of performance, with an area under curve (AUC) of 0.9893, an accuracy of 96.23%, a sensitivity of 0.966, a specificity of 0.956, a precision of 0.9667, and an F1 score of 0.9666. This has revealed the effectiveness of the ciSSA-based method for classifying FEP from EEG signals.

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