Towards Prediction of Injuries in Traffic Accidents.

For people involved in road traffic accidents, the time necessary to respond is crucial and it is hard to discern, which persons in which cars most urgently need help. To plan the rescue operation before arriving at the scene, digital information regarding the severity of the accident is vital. Our framework aims to transmit available data from the in-car sensors and to simulate the forces enacted on occupants using injury models.

Physical fitness is associated with neural activity during working memory performance in major depressive disorder.

Background: Deficits in cognition like working memory (WM) are highly prevalent symptoms related to major depressive disorder (MDD). Neuroimaging studies have described frontoparietal abnormalities in patients with MDD as a basis for these deficits. Based on research in healthy adults, it is hypothesized that increased physical fitness might be a protective factor for these deficits in MDD.

Physical exercise training as preceding treatment to cognitive behavioral therapy in mild to moderate major depressive disorder: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Many patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) remain untreated or do not respond to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Physical exercise shows antidepressive effects and may serve as an effective augmentation treatment. However, research on combining exercise with CBT is sparse in MDD and underlying mechanisms of exercise are not well understood to date.

Printed and Flexible ECG Electrodes Attached to the Steering Wheel for Continuous Health Monitoring during Driving.

Continuous health monitoring in a vehicle enables the earlier detection of symptoms of cardiovascular diseases. In this work, we designed flexible and thin electrodes made of polyurethane for long-term electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring while driving. We determined the time for reliable ECG recording to evaluate the effectiveness of the electrodes.