Abstract: A method and system for remotely detecting a heart-related condition is presented. The method includes receiving a facial image of a patient, wherein the facial image is retrieved from a data store and captured from the patient; extracting at least one facial feature from the facial image of the patient, wherein the at least one facial feature is represented as numerical descriptors of facial attributes, wherein the numerical descriptors include surface features of the at least one facial feature; and classifying the extracted at least one facial feature using a classifier, wherein the classifier maps the extracted at least one facial feature to at least one score indicative of a stage of the heart-related condition.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and media capable of determining estimated force applied on a target tissue region to enable tactile feedback during interaction with said target tissue region.

Abstract: A physiological monitor switches between a time domain analysis and a frequency domain analysis for determining a heart rate based on objective indicia of signal quality in an acquired heart rate signal.

Abstract: Monitoring patient vital signs is performed by analyzing videos recorded of a patient. An algorithm is used to compute the real-time patient vital signs based on video images of the patient. These images can be captured by a video monitoring device positioned over a patient's bed. The video monitoring device can include a thermal camera and a near infrared camera that continuously send video images to a processing unit. The thermal image is used to locate the patient's face and chest. The images are analyzed with an algorithm employed to determine a patient's heart rate, respiration rate, temperature, and body position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an orthopedic device, which supports a first body part of a wearer and has at least one controllable actuator, wherein the method includes a) determining a chronological progression of at least one parameter, which allows a conclusion to be drawn regarding a state of motion of the wearer, from measurement values of at least one sensor, b) detecting the state of motion from the at least one determined chronological progression and c) controlling the at least one controllable actuator depending on the detected state of motion, wherein, for detecting the state of motion, at least the chronological progression of at least one parameter of a second body part of the wearer is also used.

Abstract: Systems, devices, kits, and methods are provided herein in the form of example embodiments that relate to calibration of medical devices. The medical devices can be sensors adapted to sense a biochemical attribute. The embodiments can be used to determine calibration information specific to an individual medical device. The embodiments can determine the calibration information by reference to one or more parameters obtained during manufacturing of the medical device. The embodiments can also determine the calibration information by reference to in vitro testing of the medical devices. The embodiments also apply to systems incorporating those medical devices in their use in the field. Also described are embodiments of modifications to surfaces of sensor substrates, such as through applied radiation and/or the creation of a well, to aid in the placement and/or sizing of a sensor element on the substrate.

Abstract: An electrical stimulation system for delivering spatially random electrical stimulation to a patient through an electrode array according to one embodiment includes an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes spaced apart from one another, a signal generator electrically coupled to the electrode array and configured to deliver an electrical stimulation signal, and a controller comprising a processor and a memory having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the controller to randomly select an electrical configuration from the plurality of electrodes of the electrode array by randomly selecting a first set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to function as electrical sources and a second set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to function as electrical sinks, and to instruct the signal generator to deliver the electrical stimulation signal to the patient via the randomly selected electrical configuration.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a first displacement current sensor comprising a first sensing electrode and a first guard electrode, wherein the first displacement current sensor is configured to measure a first sensed signal dependent upon electrical activity of a subjects heart; a second displacement current sensor comprising a second sensing electrode and a second guard electrode, wherein the second displacement current sensor is configured to measure a second sensed signal dependent upon electrical activity of a subjects heart; and circuitry configured to process at least the first sensed signal to compensate for artefacts arising from motion of the subject.

Abstract: An electrocardiograph (ECG) signal detection and positioning method based on weakly supervised learning is provided. A deep learning model mainly includes a multi-scale feature extraction module, a self-attention encoding module, and a classification and positioning module. An extracted original ECG signal is denoised and segmented to obtain a fixed-length pure ECG signal segment. In the convolutionally-connected multi-scale feature extraction module, a channel local attention (CLA) layer is introduced, and a PReLU activation function is used to achieve a better local information extraction capability. The self-attention encoding module is introduced to establish an association between a local feature and a global feature. The classification and positioning module is introduced to output a general location of an abnormal signal. A fusion module enables the model to map a local predicted value onto a global predicted value, and model parameters are trained on a weakly annotated dataset.

Abstract: The present application discloses a rolling lawn aerator, including a perforating device, where the perforating device is capable of rolling on a lawn so as to perforate and aerate the lawn. The perforating device includes a body assembly and a plurality of perforating assemblies, and the plurality of perforating assemblies are arranged in a circumferential direction of the body assembly; and each of the perforating assemblies includes a perforating pipe, and at least a part of a structure of the perforating pipe exceeds the body assembly in a radial direction of the body assembly.

Abstract: A catheter is provided which exhibits higher resolution at its distal end. The higher resolution can be accomplished by combining and amplifying signals received at electrodes locally. These combined and amplified signals can then be digitized locally and transmitted for further processing. Optical communication channels may be used.

Abstract: A self-propelled full-automatic dense-planting vegetable transplanter and control method thereof includes a seedling taking and throwing mechanism, a box moving device, a crawler-type walking chassis, a seedling guiding device, a soil covering mechanism, a planting mechanism, and a dispersing device. The box moving device is mounted on the crawler-type walking chassis. The dispersing device is located on one side of the box moving device. The seedling taking and throwing mechanism includes a seedling taking and throwing movement mechanism and a linear movement mechanism. The linear movement mechanism is arranged above the box moving device. The seedling taking and throwing movement mechanism is configured to reciprocate between the dispersing device and the box moving device through the linear movement mechanism. The dispersing device is connected to the seedling guiding device.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHA515727’, characterized by its upright plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; strong flowering stems; strong leaves; freely flowering habit with typically two inflorescences developing per plant, each inflorescence with numerous flowers; white and reddish purple bi-colored flowers with yellow-colored labella; and good postproduction longevity.

Abstract: A new and distinct Calibrachoa plant named ‘WNCALSBPK24’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and mounding to trailing plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; early and freely flowering habit; relatively large reddish purple-colored flowers with deeper purplish red-colored centers and yellow-colored throats and excellent container and garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lavandula plant named ‘AGRI812’, characterized by its upright to outwardly and broadly spreading plant habit; freely branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; relatively large dark violet-colored flowers and purple-colored terminal flower bracts positioned on strong and erect peduncles; long flowering period; and good garden performance.

Abstract: A new and distinct Petunia plant named ‘DPETPW1782’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and mounding to eventually trailing plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; early and freely flowering habit; medium to large-sized single-type flowers that are red purple and white bi-colored; and excellent container and garden performance.

Abstract: A method of separating a mined material that comprises assessing the grade of successive segments of the mined material, and separating each segment on the basis of grade into a category that is at or above a grade threshold or a category that is below the grade threshold. An apparatus is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels on a substrate. The display pixels may be organic light-emitting diode display pixels, that include hybrid thin-film transistor structures formed using semiconducting-oxide thin-film transistors, silicon thin-film transistors, and capacitor structures. A drive transistor in the display pixel may be a top-gate semiconducting-oxide thin-film transistor and a switching transistor in the display pixel may be a top-gate silicon thin-film transistor. A storage capacitor in the display may include a conductive semiconducting-oxide electrode.

Abstract: A TV-Internet Integration Box allows display of first data broadcast over a TV subscriber channel simultaneously together with second data broadcast over a digital data communications network has respective first and second inputs for receiving at a user premises the first data and the second data according to a user-profile associated with the second data. A combiner unit combines the first data and second data to form a combined video signal; and a video output coupled to the combiner unit conveys the combined video signal to a TV set in a user premises for displaying a first image corresponding to the first data and having superimposed thereon a second image corresponding to the second data. A user at the user premises may interact with the second image for redirecting to the digital data communications network and displaying a program broadcast thereby in at least a portion of the TV set.

Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronizing the playback of streamed content on multiple playback devices is disclosed. The systems and methods include receiving time information based on a network time source in the playback devices connected to a defined network. The playback clock in each playback device is set based upon the time information. A first playback device then generates presentation time information including a start time for playback and broadcast the presentation time information to the other playback device over the defined network. The playback devices use the presentation time information to adjust the presentation time stamps of the frames of the media content in the stream.