Power Autonomy Estimation of Low-Power Sensor for Long-Term ECG Monitoring.

The paper analyses the autonomy of a wireless body sensor that continuously measures the potential difference between two proximal electrodes on the skin, primarily used for measuring an electrocardiogram (ECG) when worn on the torso. The sensor is powered by a small rechargeable battery and is designed for extremely low power use. However, the autonomy of the sensor, regarding its power consumption, depends significantly on the measurement quality selection, which directly influences the amount of data transferred.

Medical-Grade ECG Sensor for Long-Term Monitoring.

The recent trend in electrocardiogram (ECG) device development is towards wireless body sensors applied for patient monitoring. The ultimate goal is to develop a multi-functional body sensor that will provide synchronized vital bio-signs of the monitored user. In this paper, we present an ECG sensor for long-term monitoring, which measures the surface potential difference between proximal electrodes near the heart, called differential ECG lead or differential lead, in short.

On the Convergence of Stresses in Fretting Fatigue.

Fretting is a phenomenon that occurs at the contacts of surfaces that are subjected to oscillatory relative movement of small amplitudes. Depending on service conditions, fretting may significantly reduce the service life of a component due to fretting fatigue. In this regard, the analysis of stresses at contact is of great importance for predicting the lifetime of components.

Plant defence model revisions through iterative minimisation of constraint violations.

Biologists have been investigating plant defence response to virus infections; however, a comprehensive mathematical model of this complex process has not been developed. One obstacle in developing a dynamic model, useful for simulation, is the lack of kinetic data from which the model parameters could be determined. We address this problem by proposing a methodology for iterative improvement of the model parameters until the simulation results come close to the expectation of biology experts.

Exact parallel maximum clique algorithm for general and protein graphs.

A new exact parallel maximum clique algorithm MaxCliquePara, which finds the maximum clique (the fully connected subgraph) in undirected general and protein graphs, is presented. First, a new branch and bound algorithm for finding a maximum clique on a single computer core, which builds on ideas presented in two published state of the art sequential algorithms is implemented. The new sequential MaxCliqueSeq algorithm is faster than the reference algorithms on both DIMACS benchmark graphs as well as on protein-derived product graphs used for protein structural comparisons.

Parallel-ProBiS: fast parallel algorithm for local structural comparison of protein structures and binding sites.

The ProBiS algorithm performs a local structural comparison of the query protein surface against the nonredundant database of protein structures. It finds proteins that have binding sites in common with the query protein. Here, we present a new parallelized algorithm, Parallel-ProBiS, for detecting similar binding sites on clusters of computers.

Asynchronous master-slave parallelization of differential evolution for multi-objective optimization.

In this paper, we present AMS-DEMO, an asynchronous master-slave implementation of DEMO, an evolutionary algorithm for multi-objective optimization. AMS-DEMO was designed for solving time-intensive problems efficiently on both homogeneous and heterogeneous parallel computer architectures. The algorithm is used as a test case for the asynchronous master-slave parallelization of multi-objective optimization that has not yet been thoroughly investigated.

Simulated temperature distribution of the proximal forearm.

Temperature changes in the resting proximal human forearm have been studied non-invasively, using computer simulation. A procedure for spatial model generation, based on digitized slice data, has been applied. A mathematical model and a 3-D computer simulation program have been implemented.

Computer-simulated alternative modes of U-wave genesis.

Objective: Several hypotheses for the origin of the U wave in electrocardiograms have been proposed. We have set out to explore and test alternative modes for U-wave genesis via computer simulations.

Methods And Results: A spatial model of a left ventricle has been constructed from 12 layers composed of cubic cells.