Computerized analysis of hypomimia and hypokinetic dysarthria for improved diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.

Background And Objective: An aging society requires easy-to-use approaches for diagnosis and monitoring of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease (PD), so that clinicians can effectively adjust a treatment policy and improve patients' quality of life. Current methods of PD diagnosis and monitoring usually require the patients to come to a hospital, where they undergo several neurological and neuropsychological examinations. These examinations are usually time-consuming, expensive, and performed just a few times per year.

Elevating Subjective Well-Being Through Physical Exercises: An Intervention Study.

: Physical activity is associated with higher levels of subjective well-being. However, little research has been conducted in naturalistic conditions with a longitudinal design. In the current study, we aimed to examine whether regular activity initiation can impact happiness, life satisfaction, and self-esteem 4 weeks later.

The Rise of Wearable Devices during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc globally and still persists even after a year of its initial outbreak. Several reasons can be considered: people are in close contact with each other, i.e.

Nonscarring Alopecia and Hypopigmented Lesions May Be Unusual Signs of Secondary Syphilis.

Noncicatricial patchy alopecia of the scalp and focal areas of skin hypopigmentation imply a diagnosis of alopecia areata and vitiligo. We present a case of a 22-year-old patient in whom these symptoms were associated with positive spirochete reactions, which allowed making a diagnosis of syphilitic alopecia coexisting with leukoderma syphiliticum. Skin lesions and hair loss resolved after the treatment with benzathine benzylpenicillin.

Author Correction: Comparison of spectral and spatial denoising techniques in the context of High Definition FT-IR imaging hyperspectral data.

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