Eating Disorders: Automatic Food Intake Detection Based on Swallowing Sounds.
Automatic food intake detection based on swallowing sounds.
Filed under: Eating Disorders
Biomed Signal Process Control. 2012 Nov 1; 7(6): 649-656
Makeyev O, Lopez-Meyer P, Schuckers S, Besio W, Sazonov E
This paper presents a novel fully automatic food intake detection methodology, an important step toward objective monitoring of ingestive behavior. The aim of such monitoring is to improve our understanding of eating behaviors associated with obesity and eating disorders. The proposed methodology consists of two stages. First, acoustic detection of swallowing instances based on mel-scale Fourier spectrum features and classification using support vector machines is performed. Principal component analysis and a smoothing algorithm are used to improve swallowing detection accuracy. Second, the frequency of swallowing is used as a predictor for detection of food intake episodes. The proposed methodology was tested on data collected from 12 subjects with various degrees of adiposity. Average accuracies of >80% and >75% were obtained for intra-subject and inter-subject models… Continue reading
Depression Treatment: Childhood and Adult Stressors and Major Depression Risk: Interpreting Interactions With the Sufficient-Component Cause Model.
Childhood and adult stressors and major depression risk: interpreting interactions with the sufficient-component cause model.
Filed under: Depression Treatment
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2012 Nov 1;
Patten SB
PURPOSE: Using a representative longitudinal cohort consisting of more than 8,000… Continue reading
Explaining Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: Motor and Cognitive Determinants.
Explaining freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease: Motor and cognitive determinants.
Filed under: Rehab Centers
Mov Disord. 2012 Oct 31;
Vercruysse S, Devos H, Munks L, Spildooren J, Vandenbossche J, Vandenberghe W, Nieuwboer A, Heremans E
Freezing of gait (FOG) is part of a complex clinical picture in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and is largely refractory to standard care. Diverging hypotheses exist about its origins, but a consolidated view on what determines FOG is lacking. The aim of this study was to develop an integrative model of FOG in people with PD. This cross-sectional study included 51 Parkinson subjects: 24 patients without FOG and 27 with FOG matched for age, gender, and disease severity. Subjects underwent an extensive clinical test battery evaluating general disease characteristics, gait and balance, nongait freezing, and cognitive functions. The relative contribution of these outcomes to FOG was determined using logistic regression analysis. The combination of the following four independent contributors provided the best explanatory model of FOG (R(2) = 0.49): nongait freezing; levodopa equivalent dose (LED); cognitive impairment; and falls and balance problems. The model yields a high-risk profile for FOG (P > 95%) when Parkinson… Continue reading
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation: Efficacy of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation in Treatment of Uremic Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
Efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids supplementation in treatment of uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.
Filed under: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation
Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2012 Sep; 14(9): 515-22
Ghanei E, Zeinali J, Borghei… Continue reading
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation: Immunologic Evaluation of Ofloxacin Hypersensitivity.
Immunologic evaluation of ofloxacin hypersensitivity.
Filed under: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation
Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2012 Nov; 4(6): 367-9
Nam YH, Kim JE, Kim SH, Jin HJ, Hwang EK, Shin YS, Ye YM, Park HS
Quinolone hypersensitivity, most of… Continue reading
Aerobic Exercise in Subacute Stroke Improves Cardiovascular Health and Physical Performance.
Aerobic Exercise in Subacute Stroke Improves Cardiovascular Health and Physical Performance.
Filed under: Rehab Centers
J Neurol Phys Ther. 2012 Oct 29;
Billinger SA, Mattlage AE, Ashenden AL, Lentz AA, Harter G, Rippee MA
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:: Cardiovascular health… Continue reading
Depression Treatment: Increased ?-Endorphin Level in Blood Plasma as an Indicator of Positive Response to Depression Treatment.
Increased ?-Endorphin Level in Blood Plasma as an Indicator of Positive Response to Depression Treatment.
Filed under: Depression Treatment
Bull Exp Biol Med. 2012 Sep; 153(5): 758-60
Kubryak OV, Umriukhin AE, Emeljanova IN, Antipova OS, Guseva AL, Pertsov SS,… Continue reading