A Pilot Study to Assess Hydration in Geriatric Patients by Bioimpedance.

Hydration plays a very important role in old age. This is because hydration changes over the course of life and therefore geriatric patients need to have their hydration monitored. However, the general problem is that there are no completely reliable methods' that can measure this.

Classification of health deterioration by geometric invariants.

Background And Objectives: Prediction of patient deterioration is essential in medical care, and its automation may reduce the risk of patient death. The precise monitoring of a patient's medical state requires devices placed on the body, which may cause discomfort. Our approach is based on the processing of long-term ballistocardiography data, which were measured using a sensory pad placed under the patient's mattress.

Possibilities and limits of using gyroscopic sensors in the diagnosis of progression of osteoarthritis and femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.

Osteoarthritis is the most common type of degenerative joint disease and affects millions of people. In this paper, we propose a non-obtrusive and straightforward method to assess the progression of osteoarthritis. In standard medicine praxis, osteoarthritis is observed with X-rays.

The Changes of Cholesterol Profile at the Different Insulin Resistance Range in the Czech Republic.

The mechanism of the relationship between glycemia and lipid metabolism has not been completely clarified, and slight differences may be found between authors and the kinds of evaluated parameters. Therefore, this study focused on possible changes of lipoprotein profile with regards to HOMA IR (Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance) cut-off 3.63, considered a signal of glucose metabolism alterations.

Low-Cost Radon Detector with Low-Voltage Air-Ionization Chamber.

This paper describes the design of a low-cost radon detector that can easily be fabricated in large quantities for the purposes of earthquake prediction. The described detector can also be used for monitoring radon levels in houses because high radon levels pose a great health risk. A very simple air-ionization chamber for alpha particles was used, considering the experimental results.