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Showing 1 to 20 of 69 for “"Wearable Device"”.
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Design and Implementation of a Wearable Device for Prosopagnosia Rehabilitation
This study introduces a wearable facial recognition system for face blindness, or prosopagnosia, rehabilitation. Prosopagnosia is the inability to recognize familiar faces, which affects 2.5% of the world population (148 million people). The design and implementation of a facial recognition system …
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icon : an exploration into learning across distances with a wearable device
… documents and reflects on the creation a wearable shoulder-worn wearable communication device 'icon' and a set of tools 'iconHub' and 'iconView' that try to facilitate learning across distances between people, while offering a eyes-free and hands-free experience.
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Design of an improved electronics platform for the EyeRing wearable device
… a new prototype for EyeRing, a finger-worn device equipped with a camera and other peripherals. EyeRing is used in assistive technology applications, helping visually impaired people interact with uninstrumented environments. Applications for sighted people are also available to aid in …
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Enhancing Robotic Manipulation of Liquid Using a Digitally Fabricated Intelligent Wearable Device
… or beverages. Recent advancements in electronic wearables, designed to replicate or surpass the functions and attributes of human skin, and their convergence with machine learning have provided opportunities to enhance the capabilities of robotic systems. Here, we present a novel approach for …
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Development and Evaluation of a Potentially Wearable Device for Circulating Cell Monitoring
… has been limited by the bulky design of existing devices and configurations unsuitable for larger organisms. This thesis introduces a novel, wearable fluorescence IVFC device tailored for human use, featuring a compact laser diode and silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) to enhance portability and …
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Remote Clinical Trial Operations: Patient Education for Medical and Wearable Device Use
Consumer wearable devices with the capability to remotely collect longitudinal physiological data used for machine learning and artificial intelligence are set to revolutionize healthcare, including enabling remote clinical trials. Yet, there is no regulatory framework in place to standardize their …
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Machine learning enhancements for wearable device investigation of acute anxiety and cardiovascular diseases
… formal diagnosis. By integrating multimodal wearable signals with modern machine-learning techniques, the work demonstrates how artificial intelligence can support clinicians in forecasting cardiovascular risk, delivering just-in-time interventions for anxiety, and ultimately fostering …
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A Wearable Device to Inform Pressure Injury Prevention Support Surfaces Selection and Design
Pressure injuries are a preventable but persistent medical challenge, with 2.5 million Americans developing pressure injuries each year. Pressure injuries are uniquely challenging to manage for wheelchair users, who have to sit for extended periods of time, up to 10-12 hours per day. Measuring the …
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A hybrid haptic stimulation prosthetic wearable device to recover the missing sensation of the upper limb amputees
… research methodology. A vibrotactile prosthetic device, which is designed for the detection of contact pressure and surface texture in upper extremity, represents. While, the design of a novel wearable hybrid pressure-vibration haptic feedback stimulation device for conveying the tactile …
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Feasibility Study in Development of a Wearable Device to Enable Emotion Regulation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of developmental disabilities characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication and by difficulties in emotion recognition and regulation. There is currently no cure for autism but psychosocial interventions and medical treatments exist. …
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Understanding Cancer Caregiver Burnout using Machine Learning Models and Providing Support for Wellbeing with Wearable-device based Mobile App
… designed and developed by IDEA lab) and Garmin wearable devices were provided to participating caregivers to collect both qualitative (survey) and quantitative (vital) data, aiding health providers in understanding, addressing, and enhancing caregivers' well-being. The study employs a mixed …
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Exploring acceptability and feasibility of a wearable device to facilitate home phototherapy treatment for newborn jaundice in rural Scotland: an interpretive description study.
… parents - the acceptability and feasibility of a wearable device to facilitate home phototherapy treatment for newborn jaundice in rural Scotland. The research was undertaken through qualitative interviews, using Interpretive Description to accommodate various perspectives influencing …
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Efficient CNNs and Energy Efficient SRAM Design for ubiquitous medical devices
… limiting its usability for next generation wearable technologies. (1) Current systems require skilled manual scanning with attendant measurement variability. (2) Current systems are insufficiently energy-efficient to permit ubiquitous wearable device deployment. We propose to develop an …
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Learning from master's muscles : EMG-based bio-feedback tool for augmenting manual fabrication and crafting
… of this thesis is to design and implement a wearable device that aids novices during the skill acquisition process of any such procedural motor task. The goal of the wearable device is to significantly reduce the amount of time needed to familiarize oneself with a new technique and medium, …
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Uptake of a Wearable Activity Tracker in a Community-Based Weight Loss Program
… weight loss program that would accept and use a wearable device (Fitbit) if included as part of the program. A sample of 526 newly enrolled, adult, female weight loss program participants (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 ) were recruited. Participants were randomized to either a Fitbit experimental condition or …
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Carbon Nanotube-Based Wearable Sweat Sensors; Design and Fabrication
Wearable sweat sensors enable non-invasive diagnosis of various diseases and real-time health monitoring. Few sensors exhibit pH measurement on skin due to interference by sodium chloride ions. This thesis presents a multiplexing wearable sweat sensor using single and multi-walled carbon nanotubes. …
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Virtual Reality Experience of a Medieval Romanesque Church in Uruena, Spain
… The use of a head-mounted display is a wearable device in which users view environments three dimensionally, while a Qualisys motion tracking system allows users to physically walk through the virtual world. Additionally, this project explores the potential for the use of virtual reality …
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BioResonant interfaces : tangible, subliminal biofeedback to regulate physiological states
… different forms of the BioResonant Interface, a wearable device, a cushion, and a kinetic display, which utilize either heart rate (HR) or breathing rate (BR), or both. I present their fabrication, design, and evaluation method in the following interaction scale order: local interaction with the …
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A Power Efficient Analog Front End for Continuous Ultrasound Imaging of the Bladder
… these functions can be integrated onto a wearable device, and each of these functions can be integrated onto a single chip. In this thesis, we analyze ultrasound imaging in the context of the bladder to come up with algorithms and hardware to perform continuous bladder monitoring. We first …
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A wearable navigation system for augmenting guide dog object detection
… the design, construction and evaluation of a wearable object detection system for blind users to avoid collisions. Blind people rely upon tools such as guide dogs to navigate the world around them. However, even guide dogs are prone to errors that leave their owners prone to unexpected …
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