Comprehensive Symptom Prediction in Inpatients With Acute Psychiatric Disorders Using Wearable-Based Deep Learning Models: Development and Validation Study.

Background: Assessing the complex and multifaceted symptoms of patients with acute psychiatric disorders proves to be significantly challenging for clinicians. Moreover, the staff in acute psychiatric wards face high work intensity and risk of burnout, yet research on the introduction of digital technologies in this field remains limited. The combination of continuous and objective wearable sensor data acquired from patients with deep learning techniques holds the potential to overcome the limitations of traditional psychiatric assessments and support clinical decision-making.

A 5.8 GHz 1.8 V +20 dBm 32.5% PAE Power Amplifier for a Short-Range Over-the-Air WPT Application.

This paper presents a 5.8 GHz differential cascode power amplifier for an over-the-air wireless power transfer application. Over-the-air wireless power transfer provides a variety of benefits in several applications such as the Internet of Things and medical implantation applications.

A Review on Electronic Health Record Text-Mining for Biomedical Name Entity Recognition in Healthcare Domain.

Biomedical-named entity recognition (bNER) is critical in biomedical informatics. It identifies biomedical entities with special meanings, such as people, places, and organizations, as predefined semantic types in electronic health records (EHR). bNER is essential for discovering novel knowledge using computational methods and Information Technology.

Design of a Current Sensing System with TIA Gain of 160 dBΩ and Input-Referred Noise of 1.8 pA for Biosensor.

This paper proposes a high-gain low-noise current signal detection system for biosensors. When the biomaterial is attached to the biosensor, the current flowing through the bias voltage is changed so that the biomaterial can be sensed. A resistive feedback transimpedance amplifier (TIA) is used for the biosensor requiring a bias voltage.

A Design of Analog Front-End with DBPSK Demodulator for Magnetic Field Wireless Network Sensors.

This paper presents an on-chip fully integrated analog front-end (AFE) with a non-coherent digital binary phase-shift keying (DBPSK) demodulator suitable for short-range magnetic field wireless communication applications. The proposed non-coherent DBPSK demodulator is designed based on using comparators to digitize the received differential analog BPSK signal. The DBPSK demodulator does not need any phase-lock loop (PLL) to detect the data and recover the clock.

A High-Power 3P3T Cross Antenna Switch with Low Harmonic Distortion and Enhanced Isolation Using T-Type Pull-Down Path for Cellular Mobile Devices.

This paper presents a radio frequency (RF) triple pole triple throw 3P3T cross antenna switch for cellular mobile devices. The negative biasing scheme was applied to improve the power-handling capability and linearity of the switch by increasing the maximum tolerable voltage drop across the drain and source and reverse biasing the parasitic junction diodes. To avoid signal reflection through the antenna in off-state, all the antenna ports were equipped with 50-ohm termination to provide the pull-down path.

A Design of 10-Bit Asynchronous SAR ADC with an On-Chip Bandgap Reference Voltage Generator.

A proposed prototype of a 10-bit 1 MS/s single-ended asynchronous Successive Approximation Register (SAR) Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) with an on-chip bandgap reference voltage generator is fabricated with 130 nm technology. To optimize the power consumption, static, and dynamic performance, several techniques have been proposed. A dual-path bootstrap switch was proposed to increase the linearity sampling.

A Low-Power Analog Processor-in-Memory-Based Convolutional Neural Network for Biosensor Applications.

This paper presents an on-chip implementation of an analog processor-in-memory (PIM)-based convolutional neural network (CNN) in a biosensor. The operator was designed with low power to implement CNN as an on-chip device on the biosensor, which consists of plates of 32 × 32 material. In this paper, 10T SRAM-based analog PIM, which performs multiple and average (MAV) operations with multiplication and accumulation (MAC), is used as a filter to implement CNN at low power.

A 1.8-2.7 GHz Triple-Band Low Noise Amplifier with 31.5 dB Dynamic Range of Power Gain and Adaptive Power Consumption for LTE Application.

This paper presents a multi-gain radio frequency (RF) front-end low noise amplifier (LNA) utilizing a multi-core based on the source degeneration topology. The LNA can cover a wide range of input and output frequency matching by using a receiver (RX) switch at the input and a capacitor bank at the output of the LNA. In the proposed architecture here, to avoid the saturation of RX chain, 12 gain steps including positive, 0 dB, and negative power gains are controlled by a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI).

A Dual-Band 47-dB Dynamic Range 0.5-dB/Step DPA with Dual-Path Power-Combining Structure for NB-IoT.

This paper presents a digital power amplifier (DPA) with a 43-dB dynamic range and 0.5-dB/step gain steps for a narrow-band Internet of Things (NBIoT) transceiver application. The proposed DPA is implemented in a dual-band architecture for both the low band and high band of the frequency coverage in an NBIoT application.

A Highly Efficient RF-DC Converter for Energy Harvesting Applications Using a Threshold Voltage Cancellation Scheme.

In this paper, a self-threshold voltage () compensated Radio Frequency to Direct Current (RF-DC) converter operating at 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz is proposed for RF energy harvesting applications. The threshold voltage of the rectifying devices is compensated by the bias voltage generated by the auxiliary transistors and output DC voltage.

A Configurable and Fully Synthesizable RTL-Based Convolutional Neural Network for Biosensor Applications.

This paper presents a register-transistor level (RTL) based convolutional neural network (CNN) for biosensor applications. Biosensor-based diseases detection by DNA identification using biosensors is currently needed. We proposed a synthesizable RTL-based CNN architecture for this purpose.

A 0.617-2.7 GHz Highly Linear High-Power Dual Port 15 Throws Antenna Switch Module (DP15T-ASM) with Branched-Antenna Technique and Termination Mode.

This paper presents a Dual-Port-15-Throw (DP15T) antenna switch module (ASM) Radio Frequency (RF) switch implemented by a branched antenna technique which has a high linearity for wireless communications and various frequency bands, including a low- frequency band of 617-960 MHz, a mid-frequency band of 1.4-2.2 GHz, and a high-frequency band of 2.

Examining the Determinants of Patient Perception of Physician Review Helpfulness across Different Disease Severities: A Machine Learning Approach.

(1) . Patients are increasingly using physician online reviews (PORs) to learn about the quality of care. Patients benefit from the use of PORs and physicians need to be aware of how this evaluation affects their treatment decisions.

The Relationship of Plasma Transthyretin Level with Global or Regional Amyloid Beta Burden in Subjects with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: Cross-Sectional Amyloid PET Study.

Background: To investigate the relationships of plasma transthyretin levels with amyloid beta deposition and medial temporal atrophy in amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of association of subjects with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Plasma transthyretin levels, brain magnetic resonance imaging, and F-florbetaben positron emission tomography were simultaneously measured in subjects with amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

Serum progranulin is not associated with rs5848 polymorphism in Korean patients with neurodegenerative diseases.

Low serum progranulin (PGRN) is known to be associated with granulin (GRN) gene mutation and T alleles of GRN rs5848 polymorphism. However, there have been only a few Asian studies exploring these. We investigated the serum PGRN levels, rs5848 genotypes, and their relations with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers in the Korean population.

T/R RF Switch with 150 ns Switching Time and over 100 dBc IMD for Wideband Mobile Applications in Thick Oxide SOI Process.

This paper presents a fast-switching Transmit/Receive (T/R) Single-Pole-Double-Throw (SPDT) Radio Frequency (RF) switch. Thorough analyses have been conducted to choose the optimum number of stacks, transistor sizes, gate and body voltages, to satisfy the required specifications. This switch applies six stacks of series and shunt transistors as big as 3.

A Low-Band Multi-Gain LNA Design for Diversity Receive Module with 1.2 dB NF.

This paper presents and discusses a Low-Band (LB) Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) design for a diversity receive module where the application is for multi-mode cellular handsets. The LB LNA covers the frequency range between 617 MHz to 960 MHz in 5 different frequency bands and a 5 Pole Single Throw (5PST) switch selects the different frequency bands where two of them are for the main and three for the auxiliary bands. The presented structure covers the gain modes from -12 to 18 dB with 6 dB gain steps where each gain mode has a different current consumption.

Exploring Readiness for Birth Control in Improving Women Health Status: Factors Influencing the Adoption of Modern Contraceptives Methods for Family Planning Practices.

Background: Pakistan is the world's sixth most populated country, with a population of approximately 208 million people. Despite this, just 25% of legitimate couples say they have used modern contraceptive methods. A large body of literature has indicated that sexual satisfaction is a complex and multifaceted concept, since it involves physical and cultural components.

Examining Different Factors in Web-Based Patients' Decision-Making Process: Systematic Review on Digital Platforms for Clinical Decision Support System.

(1) Background: The appearance of physician rating websites (PRWs) has raised researchers' interest in the online healthcare field, particularly how users consume information available on PRWs in terms of online physician reviews and providers' information in their decision-making process. The aim of this study is to consistently review the early scientific literature related to digital healthcare platforms, summarize key findings and study features, identify literature deficiencies, and suggest digital solutions for future research. (2) Methods: A systematic literature review using key databases was conducted to search published articles between 2010 and 2020 and identified 52 papers that focused on PRWs, different signals in the form of PRWs' features, the findings of these studies, and peer-reviewed articles.

Mechanically Stable Kirigami Deformable Resonant Circuits for Wireless Vibration and Pressure Sensor Applications.

Deformable 3D structures have emerged to revolutionize next-generation flexible electronics. In this study, a large out-of-plane deformable kirigami-based structure integrated with traditional functional materials has been successfully applied to wirelessly sense mechanical vibration and pressure. Unlike spiral inductor coils that lack mechanical stability, the inductor coils supported with polymer kirigami designs, comprising concentric circles with alternately connected hinges among the consecutive layers, offer exceptional mechanical stability.

A 77-dB Dynamic-Range Analog Front-End for Fine-Dust Detection Systems with Dual-Mode Ultra-Low Noise TIA.

This paper presents an analog front-end for fine-dust detection systems with a 77-dB-wide dynamic range and a dual-mode ultra-low noise TIA with 142-dBΩ towards the maximum gain. The required high sensitivity of the analog signal conditioning path dictates having a high sensitivity at the front-end while the Input-Referred Noise (IRN) is kept low. Therefore, a TIA with a high sensitivity to detected current bio-signals is provided by a photodiode module.

A Low-Power 12-Bit 20 MS/s Asynchronously Controlled SAR ADC for WAVE ITS Sensor Based Applications.

A low power 12-bit, 20 MS/s asynchronously controlled successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to be used in wireless access for vehicular environment (WAVE) intelligent transportation system (ITS) sensor based application is presented in this paper. To optimize the architecture with respect to power consumption and performance, several techniques are proposed. A switching method which employs the common mode charge recovery (CMCR) switching process is presented for capacitive digital-to-analog converter (CDAC) part to lower the switching energy.