Toward Dependable Internet of Medical Things: IEEE 802.15.6 Ultra-Wideband Physical Layer Utilizing Superorthogonal Convolutional Code.

Wireless body area networks (WBANs) are attracting attention as a very important technology for realizing an Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). IEEE 802.15.

Integrated Performance Evaluation of the Smart Body Area Networks Physical Layer for Future Medical and Healthcare IoT.

This paper performs integrated performance evaluation, including preamble detection in the Smart Body Area Networks (SmartBAN) physical layer (PHY). The system specifications for a PHY and media access control layer (MAC) in SmartBAN, which is a standard for medical and health care advanced by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), were issued in April 2015. In the PHY, the packet structure has a two-octet preamble, which is used, e.

Performance Evaluation of a Quality of Service Control Scheme in Multi-Hop WBAN Based on IEEE 802.15.6.

The performance of a quality of service (QoS) control scheme in a multi-hop wireless body area network (WBAN) based on the IEEE Std. 802.15.

Management of eclampsia and stroke during pregnancy.

To establish the etiologies and therapeutic strategies for the treatment of eclampsia and stroke during pregnancy, we performed a questionnaire-based study of stroke during pregnancy in Aichi prefecture (2005-2009). This study revealed the following findings: 66% of deliveries were managed in primary medical institutions, 40% of eclampsia episodes and 31% of strokes occurred at primary medical institutions, and 19% of strokes occurred at home. Home-onset strokes displayed a mortality rate of 40%.

Comparison between serous and non-serous ovarian cancer as a prognostic factor in advanced epithelial ovarian carcinoma after primary debulking surgery.

Background: Residual tumor size after primary surgery is the most important prognostic factor in advanced ovarian cancer. We conducted a retrospective study in Japanese women to evaluate the association of various residual disease diameters and histological subtypes with overall survival (OS) in patients with residual disease ≥1 cm.

Methods: Demographic and clinicopathological data were obtained from the Tokai Ovarian Tumor Study Group; 294 patients with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage III and IV epithelial ovarian carcinoma who had undergone primary debulking surgery between 1986 and 2007 and had ≥1 cm residual tumor were identified.

Is there any possibility of fertility-sparing surgery in patients with clear-cell carcinoma of the ovary?

Background: In epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), fertility-sparing surgery (FSS) has mainly been chosen for stage IA disease. The purpose of this study was to clarify the clinical outcome of patients with clear-cell carcinoma of the ovary (CCC) who would usually undergo radical surgery.

Cases: After a central pathological review and search of the medical records from multiple institutions between 1988 and 2005, a total of 10 CCC patients treated with FSS were retrospectively evaluated in the current study.

Placenta previa increta/percreta in Japan: a retrospective study of ultrasound findings, management and clinical course.

Aim: Placenta accreta is an abnormally firm attachment of placental villi to the uterine wall, which may cause postpartum hemorrhage resulting in maternal morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the present study was to clarify the incidence, clinical background and prognosis of placenta previa increta/percreta treated with different modalities in Japan.

Methods: Medical records of cases with placenta previa increta/percreta in eight tertiary centers between January 1994 and December 2004 were reviewed.