Non-contact respiratory monitoring during sleep: comparison of the touchless flow signal with RIP signal to assess respiratory events.

Study Objectives: A non-intrusive sleep monitoring technology based on the data from a commercially available depth sensing camera has been utilized for respiratory monitoring and shown to have good performance in assessing respiratory rates across a range of rates. This non-contact, or , technology allows continuous respiratory monitoring without attaching probes to the patient. We have noticed a strikingly similar morphology between the touchless flow signal (NCM) and the flow signal derived using the chest and abdomen respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP) bands.

Efficacy of a culturally tailored mobile health lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular health among African Americans with preexisting risk factors: The FAITH! Trial.

Background: African Americans have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, leading to higher cardiovascular disease mortality than White adults. Our culturally tailored mobile health (mHealth) lifestyle intervention () has previously demonstrated efficacy in promoting ideal cardiovascular health in African Americans.

Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis from a cluster randomized controlled trial among African-Americans from 16 churches in Minnesota that compared the to a delayed intervention control group.

Modeling complex polycrystalline alloys using a Generative Adversarial Network enabled computational platform.

Creating statistically equivalent virtual microstructures (SEVM) for polycrystalline materials with complex microstructures that encompass multi-modal morphological and crystallographic distributions is a challenging enterprise. Cold spray-formed (CSF) AA7050 alloy containing coarse-grained prior particles and ultra-fine grains (UFG) and additively manufactured (AM) Ti64 alloys with alpha laths in beta substrates. The paper introduces an approach strategically integrating a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) for multi-modal microstructures with a synthetic microstructure builder DREAM.

Core Components of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs: 2024 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

The science of cardiac rehabilitation and the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease has progressed substantially since the most recent American Heart Association and American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation update on the core components of cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs was published in 2007. In addition, the advent of new care models, including virtual and remote delivery of cardiac rehabilitation services, has expanded the ways that cardiac rehabilitation programs can reach patients. In this scientific statement, we update the scientific basis of the core components of patient assessment, nutritional counseling, weight management and body composition, cardiovascular disease and risk factor management, psychosocial management, aerobic exercise training, strength training, and physical activity counseling.

Associations Between the Superwoman Schema, Stress, and Cardiovascular Health Among African-American Women.

Background: African-American (AA) women are less likely to achieve ideal cardiovascular (CV) health compared with women of other racial/ethnic subgroups, primarily due to structural and psychosocial barriers. A potential psychosocial construct relevant to ideal CV health is the superwoman schema (SWS).

Purpose: We explored whether the SWS was associated with perceived stress, CV risk factors, and overall CV health among AA women.

Beta Test of a Christian Faith-Based Facebook Intervention for Smoking Cessation in Rural Communities (FaithCore): Development and Usability Study.

Background: Individuals living in rural communities experience substantial geographic and infrastructure barriers to attaining health equity in accessing tobacco use cessation treatment. Social media and other digital platforms offer promising avenues to improve access and overcome engagement challenges in tobacco cessation efforts. Research has also shown a positive correlation between faith-based involvement and a lower likelihood of smoking, which can be used to engage rural communities in these interventions.

Quantified Ataxic Breathing Can Detect Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Earlier in Normal Volunteers Infused with Remifentanil.

Background: Ataxic breathing (AB) is a well-known manifestation of opioid effects in animals and humans, but is not routinely included in monitoring for opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD). We quantified AB in normal volunteers receiving increasing doses of remifentanil. We used a support vector machine (SVM) learning approach with features derived from a modified Poincaré plot.

Perceptions of Supportive Factors for Reducing Risk of Maternal Mortality Among Women With Substance Use Disorders in a Rural Setting.

Objective: To describe perceptions of supportive factors for reducing the risk of maternal mortality among women with substance use disorders (SUDs) in a rural setting.

Design: Qualitative descriptive design.

Setting/local Problem: Participants were recruited from a rural setting in a U.

Correlative three-dimensional X-ray histology (3D-XRH) as a tool for quantifying mammalian placental structure.

Mammalian placentas exhibit unparalleled structural diversity, despite sharing a common ancestor and principal functions. The bulk of structural studies in placental research has used two-dimensional (2D) histology sectioning, allowing significant advances in our understanding of mammalian placental structure. However, 2D histology sectioning may be limited if it does not provide accurate information of three-dimensional (3D) tissue architecture.

Addressing the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Women: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are responsible for approximately 35% of all deaths in women. In 2019, the global age-standardized CVD prevalence and mortality of women were 6,403 per 100,000 and 204 per 100,000, respectively. Although the age- and population-adjusted prevalence has decreased globally, opposite trends are evident in regions of socioeconomic deprivation.

Selumetinib for children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromas: A plain language summary of SPRINT.

What Is This Summary About?: This summary describes a publication about a study called SPRINT. The SPRINT study included 50 children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibroma (PN) that could not be removed with surgery. PNs are tumors that grow along nerves and can cause various problems for children, such as pain, changes to appearance, and muscle weakness.

Rationale, design, and participant characteristics of the FAITH! Heart Health+ study: An exploration of the influence of the social determinants of health, stress, and structural racism on African American cardiovascular health.

Background: African Americans (AAs) face cardiovascular health (CVH) disparities linked to systemic racism. The 2020 police killing of Mr. George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, alongside the COVID-19 pandemic, exacerbated adverse psychosocial factors affecting CVH outcomes among AAs.

Wheat bran arabinoxylans: Chemical structure, extraction, properties, health benefits, and uses in foods.

Wheat bran (WB) is a well-known and valuable source of dietary fiber. Arabinoxylan (AX) is the primary hemicellulose in WB and can be isolated and used as a functional component in various food products. Typically, AX is extracted from the whole WB using different processes after mechanical treatments.

Association between social vulnerability index and admission urgency for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are not offered equitably to vulnerable population groups. Adequate levels of insurance may narrow gaps among patients with higher social vulnerability index (SVI). Among a national population of individuals with commercial or Medicare insurance, we sought to determine whether SVI was associated with urgency of receipt of TAVR for aortic stenosis.