Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for monitoring hemodynamics, comprising the steps of: acquiring information on a posture of a first subject wearing a monitoring device; estimating a motion artifact predicted to be included in a spectroscopic measurement signal from the first subject which is measured by the monitoring device, with reference to the acquired information on the posture of the first subject, and a motion artifact estimation model for defining a correlation between a posture of at least one subject and a motion artifact occurring in a signal measured from the at least one subject; and removing the estimated motion artifact from the measurement signal from the first subject.

Abstract: There is provided a method of providing information about prognosis after cardiac arrest. The method includes the steps of: calculating biological information based on a signal relating to a hemoglobin concentration measured from a cerebral region of a subject to be measured; and providing the information about the prognosis after cardiac arrest of the subject with reference to the calculated biological information and a biomarker relating to the prognosis after cardiac arrest measured from a blood of the subject.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a body tissue includes determining, with reference to a position of an m-th light emitting unit, a position of an n-th light reception unit, and a distance between the m-th light emitting unit and the n-th light reception unit, an area and a depth of the body tissue which corresponds to the m-th light emitting unit and the n-th light reception unit; measuring hemodynamics of the body tissue at the area and the depth corresponding to the m-th light emitting unit and the n-th light reception unit based on the optical signal generated from the m-th light emitting unit and detected by the n-th light reception unit; and estimating an activity of the body tissue on an area basis and a depth basis based on the hemodynamics at at least one of the area and the depth of the body tissue.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for removing strands of hair from a near-infrared spectroscopy. The apparatus for removing strands of hair from a near-infrared spectroscopy may comprise: an arch-shaped main body worn on the head of a user, having a plurality of protrusions formed at an inner side part of the arch-shaped main body, and configured to expose a portion of scalp by arranging the strands of hair; a probe configured to come into close contact with the scalp; and a sensor configured to be accommodated inside the probe and receive light.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for standardizing a hemodynamics measurement result and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, provided is a method for standardizing a measurement result obtained from a device for monitoring hemodynamics, the method comprising the steps of: capturing an image of a subject wearing a monitoring device; defining a photogrammetric coordinate system on the captured image, and converting a preset local coordinate system on the monitoring device into the photogrammetric coordinate system; and converting the photogrammetric coordinate system into a standard coordinate system which is based on a standard space.

Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile and expandable firmware-based optical spectroscopy system and a method for controlling same. The optical spectroscopy system may comprise: a wearing part attached to a particular region of a subject to irradiate light, on the basis of a firmware, to the particular region and measure the bodily signals of the subject by collecting emergent light which has passed through the particular region; and a monitoring unit, connected to the wearing part via a wired or wireless network, for controlling the strength of the light irradiated from the wearing part.

Abstract: Disclosed are an optical spectroscopy system using a matched filter-based broadband signal receiver for stable data extraction, and a method for controlling the optical spectroscopy system. The optical spectroscopy system may comprise: a light transmission unit for irradiating light on a particular region of a subject by means of a plurality of light sources, wherein the light irradiated from the plurality of light sources is code-modulated by means of the Walsh codes and then irradiated; and a light receiving unit for detecting emergent light which has passed through the particular region, wherein the light source is identified by demodulating the light by means of the Walsh codes.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for controlling a monitoring device including a plurality of light emission units (or sources) and a plurality of light reception units (or detectors), comprising the steps of: causing the plurality of light emission units to sequentially generate optical signals in a mutually exclusive manner according to a time division scheme; and with reference to a distance between an m-th light emission unit of the plurality of light emission units that generates an optical signal to be measured and an n-th light reception unit of the plurality of light reception units that detects the optical signal to be measured, dynamically controlling a measurement circuit gain that the n-th light reception unit uses to detect the optical signal generated by the m-th light emission unit.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for monitoring hemodynamics, comprising the steps of: acquiring information on a posture of a first subject wearing a monitoring device; estimating a motion artifact predicted to be included in a spectroscopic measurement signal from the first subject which is measured by the monitoring device, with reference to the acquired information on the posture of the first subject, and a motion artifact estimation model for defining a correlation between a posture of at least one subject and a motion artifact occurring in a signal measured from the at least one subject; and removing the estimated motion artifact from the measurement signal from the first subject.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for standardizing a hemodynamics measurement result and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, provided is a method for standardizing a measurement result obtained from a device for monitoring hemodynamics, the method comprising the steps of: capturing an image of a subject wearing a monitoring device; defining a photogrammetric coordinate system on the captured image, and converting a preset local coordinate system on the monitoring device into the photogrammetric coordinate system; and converting the photogrammetric coordinate system into a standard coordinate system which is based on a standard space.

Abstract: Disclosed are a time division spread spectrum code-based optical spectroscopy system capable of controlling irradiation power and a method for controlling the optical spectroscopy system. The optical spectroscopy system may comprise: a light transmission unit for irradiating light to a particular region of a subject by means of a light source, wherein the light is irradiated so that the overall energy is consistently maintained by reducing the light irradiation time and increasing the strength of the light; and a light receiving unit for collecting emergent light which has passed through the particular region.

Abstract: Disclosed are an optical spectroscopy system using a pipeline-structured matched filter and a dual-slope analog digital converter, and a method for controlling the optical spectroscopy system. The optical spectroscopy system may comprise: a pipeline-structured matched filter sequentially connecting input voltage, transmitted by means of an amplifier, to a first capacitor and a second capacitor by means of a first switch terminal; and a dual-slope analog digital converter for sequentially receiving, by means of a second switch terminal, the electric charge stored in the first capacitor and second capacitor, and digitizing the input voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed are an optical spectroscopy system using a pipeline-structured matched filter and a dual-slope analog digital converter, and a method for controlling the optical spectroscopy system. The optical spectroscopy system may comprise: a pipeline-structured matched filter sequentially connecting input voltage, transmitted by means of an amplifier, to a first capacitor and a second capacitor by means of a first switch terminal; and a dual-slope analog digital converter for sequentially receiving, by means of a second switch terminal, the electric charge stored in the first capacitor and second capacitor, and digitizing the input voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed are a time division spread spectrum code-based optical spectroscopy system capable of controlling irradiation power and a method for controlling the optical spectroscopy system. The optical spectroscopy system may comprise: a light transmission unit for irradiating light to a particular region of a subject by means of a light source, wherein the light is irradiated so that the overall energy is consistently maintained by reducing the light irradiation time and increasing the strength of the light; and a light receiving unit for collecting emergent light which has passed through the particular region.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for removing strands of hair from a near-infrared spectroscopy. The apparatus for removing strands of hair from a near-infrared spectroscopy may comprise: an arch-shaped main body worn on the head of a user, having a plurality of protrusions formed at an inner side part of the arch-shaped main body, and configured to expose a portion of scalp by arranging the strands of hair; a probe configured to come into close contact with the scalp; and a sensor configured to be accommodated inside the probe and receive light.

Abstract: Disclosed are an optical spectroscopy system using a matched filter-based broadband signal receiver for stable data extraction, and a method for controlling the optical spectroscopy system. The optical spectroscopy system may comprise: a light transmission unit for irradiating light on a particular region of a subject by means of a plurality of light sources, wherein the light irradiated from the plurality of light sources is code-modulated by means of the Walsh codes and then irradiated; and a light receiving unit for detecting emergent light which has passed through the particular region, wherein the light source is identified by demodulating the light by means of the Walsh codes.

Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile and expandable firmware-based optical spectroscopy system and a method for controlling same. The optical spectroscopy system may comprise: a wearing part attached to a particular region of a subject to irradiate light, on the basis of a firmware, to the particular region and measure the bodily signals of the subject by collecting emergent light which has passed through the particular region; and a monitoring unit, connected to the wearing part via a wired or wireless network, for controlling the strength of the light irradiated from the wearing part.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for reducing the impact of false downlink control information (DCI) detection in long term evolution (LTE) physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) data are disclosed. According to one method, an LTE multi-UE simulator receives PDCCH data from an evolved node B (eNode B). The LTE multi-UE simulator applies blind DCI decoding to decode at least one DCI value from channel control elements that carry the PDCCH data. The LTE multi-UE simulator applies at least one false DCI detection countermeasure to identify as true or false DCIs from the DCIs detected using the blind decoding.

Abstract: An efficient method for the extraction of hemodynamic responses in Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) systems is proposed to increase the spatial and temporal resolution without hardware overhead. The performance improvement is attributed to high Signal-to-Noise-Ratio (SNR) receivers, a modulation scheme, and a Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) based data extraction algorithm. The proposed system shows an over 2× increment in the figure of merit (FOM) compared to conventional designs. Experimental results support the validity of the proposed system.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for performing long term evolution (LTE) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processing are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at a multi-UE simulator. The method includes receiving downlink control channel data for a plurality of user devices being simulated. The method also includes decoding HARQ data for each user device of the plurality of user devices. The method further includes performing at least one HARQ data verification step for each user device of the plurality of user devices and acting on the verified HARQ data for each user device of the plurality of user devices.