Functional age estimation through neonatal motion characterization using continuous video recordings.

The follow-up of the development of the premature baby is a major component of its clinical care since it has been shown that it can reveal a pathology. However, no method allowing an automated and continuous monitoring of this development has been proposed. Within the framework of the Digi-NewB European project, our team wishes to offer new clinical indices qualifying the maturation of newborns.

Access to urban green spaces in Hannover: An exploration considering age groups, recreational nature qualities and potential demand.

City dwellers' accessibility of urban green spaces (UGS) has recently gained immense interest in research and policy. Related scientific studies thus far have focused primarily on spatial distances, largely missing considerations of UGS qualities. We analysed the entire UGS setting of Hannover considering the recreational nature quality and potential demands to identify age-appropriate green spaces by applying a geographic information system analysis of several data sets.

A through-and-through abdominal gunshot wound without intra-abdominal damage: A case report.

Abdominal gunshot trauma is the third leading cause of death and is responsible for more than 90% of deaths among people ages 15 to 24 years old. It can cause multi-system organ damage, shock, and infection. We present a case of a through-and-through abdominal bullet wound where laparotomy exploration has found nothing as damage inside the abdomen.

Preterm Newborn Presence Detection in Incubator and Open Bed Using Deep Transfer Learning.

Video-based motion analysis recently appeared to be a promising approach in neonatal intensive care units for monitoring the state of preterm newborns since it is contact-less and noninvasive. However it is important to remove periods when the newborn is absent or an adult is present from the analysis. In this paper, we propose a method for automatic detection of preterm newborn presence in incubator and open bed.

Quiet Sleep Organization of Very Preterm Infants Is Correlated With Postnatal Maturation.

Sleep is an important determinant of brain development in preterm infants. Its temporal organization varies with gestational age (GA) and post-menstrual age (PMA) but little is known about how sleep develops in very preterm infants. The objective was to study the correlation between the temporal organization of quiet sleep (QS) and maturation in premature infants without severe complications during their neonatal hospitalization.

Deep transfer learning for video-based detection of newborn presence in incubator.

Preterm newborns are prone to late-onset sepsis, leading to a high risk of mortality. Video-based analysis of motion is a promising non-invasive approach because the behavior of the newborn is related to his physiological state. But it is needed to analyze only images where the newborn is solely present in incubator.

High carbon storage in carbon-limited trees.

The concentrations of nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) in plant tissues are commonly used as an indicator of total plant carbon (C) supply; but some evidence suggests the possibility for high NSC concentrations during periods of C limitation. Despite this uncertainty, NSC dynamics have not been investigated experimentally under long-term C limitation. We exposed saplings of 10 temperate tree species differing in shade tolerance to 6% of ambient sunlight for 3 yr to induce C limitation, and also defoliated one species, Carpinus betulus, in the third season.

Living on next to nothing: tree seedlings can survive weeks with very low carbohydrate concentrations.

The usage of nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) to indicate carbon (C) limitation in trees requires knowledge of the minimum tissue NSC concentrations at lethal C starvation, and the NSC dynamics during and after severe C limitation. We completely darkened and subsequently released seedlings of two deciduous and two evergreen temperate tree species for varying periods. NSCs were measured in all major organs, allowing assessment of whole-seedling NSC balances.