Building smart sensor nodes according to IEEE 1451.3 standard.

A Body Sensor Network (BSN) application requires many software and hardware adaptations to support correctly data exchanges between different sensor node architectures. However, these customizations demand extra time, cost and components. This paper introduces a simple development process in order to customize off-the-shelf BSN sensor nodes according to Transducer Bus Interface Modules (TBIM) standard.

Recovery of natural fertility after grafting of cryopreserved germinative tissue in ewes subjected to radiotherapy.

Objective: To recover natural fertility of ewes that were subjected to ovarian failure induced by radiotherapy with an autologous orthotopic graft of cryopreserved germinative tissue.

Design: Experimental surgery study.

Setting: University hospital unit.