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Rapid technologies for animal semen quality assessment, reproductive disease diagnosis, and sperm preservation: A review.

Accurate assessment of animal semen quality is essential for artificial insemination efficiency, genetic resource conservation, and sustaina … oyability. Furthermore, this article reports on the application of microfluidic chip technology and smartphone-based imaging systems as next-generation point-of-care tools, enabling multiparameter analysis at the single-sperm level. The potential of portable biosensors (e.g., impedance sensors and lateral flow strips) for rapid detection of oxidative stress …

Pressure Ulcer Prevention at Home for People with Long-term Neurological Conditions, Carers and Personal Assistants: Synopsis - a Participatory, Qualitative study (PUP@Home1).

BACKGROUND: Many people with long-term neurological conditions (e.g. multiple sclerosis, spina bifida) live independently and manage complex … o co-operative inquiry groups Work package 2 - Semistructured interviews and/or participation via a smartphone app Work package 3 - Professional and strategic stakeholder engagement Work package 4 - Systems mapping and Theory of Change pathway development Iterative, qualitative data analysis was undertaken with emerging findings from each work package inform …

Culturally Adapted Guided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Hong Kong People With Depressive Symptoms: Randomized Controlled Trial.

BACKGROUND: A significant number of individuals with depression in Hong Kong remain undiagnosed and untreated through traditional face-to-fa … Hong Kong residents. The program was accessible via either an online platform (web-based iCBT) or a smartphone app (app-based iCBT). A 3-arm randomized controlled trial was conducted, with participants recruited through open recruitment and referrals from 2 local non-governmental organizations. A total of 402 eligible participants with mild to moderate depre …

Effects of mobile health management model on the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women at risk of gestational diabetes: A randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes mellitus is a common pregnancy complication with rising incidence worldwide. Traditional interventions for gestational diabetes mellitus prevention often lack accessibility and personalization. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies, particularly smartphone apps, provide an innovative solution. They enable real-time, personalized care by tracking key health metrics, delivering user-specific dynamic feedback, and offering customized lifestyle plans. This approach addresses traditional limitations and presents a more effective, accessible gestational diabetes melli…

'I was like, this is gonna hurt': Implementing self-sampling of dried blood spots to measure HIV viral load.

BACKGROUND: Sexual minority men (SMM) with HIV who use stimulants may experience greater difficulties with antiretroviral therapy adherence … ng and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) [22], and i) ownership of an iPhone or Android smartphone. Individuals who met the eligibility criteria were contacted by study staff to schedule a Zoom assessment, where they received information about the study, completed informed consent, and provided contact information so that self-sampling DBS collec …

Mobile phone-based interventions for improving contraception use.

BACKGROUND: Contraception provides significant benefits for women's and children's health, yet many women have an unmet need for contraception. Rapid expansion in the use of mobile phones in recent years has had a dramatic impact on interpersonal communication. Within the health domain text messages and smartphone applications offer means of communication between clients and healthcare providers. This review focuses on interventions delivered by mobile phone and their effect on use of contraception. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the benefits and harms of mobile phone-based interventions for improvi…

Physiologically based cord clamping for infants ≥32+0 weeks gestation: A randomised clinical trial and reference percentiles for heart rate and oxygen saturation for infants ≥35+0 weeks gestation.

BACKGROUND: Globally, the majority of newborns requiring resuscitation at birth are full term or late-preterm infants. These infants typical … ulation, infants requiring further resuscitation were randomised within 60 seconds of birth using a smartphone-accessible web link. The intervention (PBCC) was to establish lung aeration, either via positive pressure ventilation (PPV) or effective spontaneous breathing, prior to cord clamping. The comparator was early cord clamping (ECC) prior to resuscitati …

Perceptions, Practices and mHealth Readiness for Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Among Ghanaian Hypertensive Patients.

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a critical global health issue, with self-monitoring of blood pressure emerging as an essential tool for its man … ed to lacking confidence. Overall, 87.5% (28/32) indicated that they were comfortable using general smartphone applications with 56.2% (18/32) of respondents admitting to using phones for tracking their health status. CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the need for enhanced information, education and communication if Ghanaian patients are to adopt self-moni …

Cost-effectiveness of a transdiagnostic group exercise intervention for mental health in Germany (ImPuls trial): an economic evaluation study.

BACKGROUND: Standard treatments for mental health outpatients have high non-response rates and are often difficult to access. Exercise thera … vities supported by targeted behavioural and educational strategies, regular therapist calls, and a smartphone application (weeks 5-24). Global symptom severity, which was the primary outcome of the initial trial (measured using the Brief Symptom Inventory [BSI-18]), and health-related quality of life were assessed at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months. Healt …

Association Between Hispanic Ethnicity and Engagement in a Remote Postpartum Blood Pressure Monitoring Programs: Secondary Analysis of a Pilot Randomized Trial.

OBJECTIVE: Remote self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) programs improve racial health equity among postpartum people with hypertensive disord … manual blood pressure entry of SMBP or use of a Bluetooth-enabled blood pressure cuff synched to a smartphone application utilizing artificial intelligence to respond to each obtained blood pressure or symptom for six weeks and to flag abnormalities for providers. Both SMBP programs were available in Spanish and English. For this study, women who self-repor …

[Spatial distribution characteristics of Oncomelania hupensis in different water systems in Anqing City from 2016 to 2022].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the distribution of Oncomelania hupensis snails in different water systems in Anqing City from 2016 to 2022, so as to provide insights into snail control in the city. METHODS: Snail survey data and distribution of water systems in snail-infested environments were collected from schistosomiasis-endemic areas of Anqing City from 2016 to 2022. The vector maps of towns and water systems in Anqing City were downloaded from National Geomatics Center of China. The GPS toolbox APP version 2.7.9 was downloaded from a smartphone to record the longitude and latitude of each sna…

Employee and Employer Benefits From a Migraine Management Program: Disease Outcomes and Cost Analysis.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a migraine management program offered as a complimentary service by a company within its corporate well-b … ne and 6 sessions of individualized telecoaching from a specialized nurse via a specially developed smartphone application to optimize their migraine management leveraging all appropriate medical and lifestyle options. Participants were evaluated during the program and at 3 months after completion through a series of validated questionnaires including Migrai …

Promoting Physical Activity With Self-Tracking and Mobile-Based Coaching for Cardiac Surgery Patients During the Discharge-Rehabilitation Gap: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

BACKGROUND: Home-based cardiac rehabilitations (CRs) with digital technologies have been researched and implemented to replace, augment, and … re scheduled in the postanesthesia care unit, know the Dutch language, have basic literacy of using smartphones, and are without medical conditions that may increase risks associated with PA. In a face-to-face meeting with a nurse practitioner, all patients are prescribed a 3-week exercise program at home (2 walking exercises per day with increasing duration …

Longitudinal Between- and Within-Person Associations Among Screen Time, Bedtime, and Daytime Sleepiness Among Adolescents: Three-Wave Prospective Panel Study.

BACKGROUND: Daytime sleepiness is prevalent among adolescents and linked to multiple health and functional impairments. Prior research has i … ed through an online survey. Screen time was assessed with 3 items covering total use of computers, smartphones, tablets, and television on a typical school day; bedtime with a single item on usual bedtime before school days; and daytime sleepiness with 4 items from the Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale. Screen time restriction within 1 hour before sleep at …

Prospects of AI-Powered Bowel Sound Analytics for Diagnosis, Characterization, and Treatment Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

BACKGROUND: This narrative review examines the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in bowel sound analysis for the diagnosis and management … rmers, and gradient boosting. We analyze data on acoustic signal acquisition (e.g., smart T-shirts, smartphones), signal processing methodologies (e.g., MFCCs, spectrograms, empirical mode decomposition), and validation metrics (e.g., accuracy, F1 scores, AUC). Studies were assessed for clinical relevance, methodological rigor, and translational potential. …

Digital First Primary Care for those with multiple long-term conditions: a rapid review of the views of stakeholders.

BACKGROUND: General practices are facing challenges such as rising patient demand and difficulties recruiting and retaining general practitioners. Greater use of digital technology has been advocated as a way of mitigating some of these challenges and improving patient access. This includes Digital First Primary Care, when a patient's first contact with primary care is through a digital route, either through a laptop or smartphone. The use of Digital First Primary Care has been expedited since COVID-19. There is little evidence of staff experiences of using Digital First Primary Care with more…

Machine Learning for Differentiating Essential Tremor: A Scoping Review.

BackgroundEssential tremor (ET) is the most common movement disorder, affecting ~6% of adults over 65 [1]. Differentiating ET from other tremors remains clinically challenging due to overlapping features and variable presentation. Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly machine learning (ML), has emerged a potential tool to support neurologists by enhancing pattern recognition and complementing traditional assessments in complex cases. This is the first scoping review examining ML's potential role in distinguishing essential tremor from other tremor types.MethodsA systematic, scoping search

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… A potential middle ground may lie in smartphone-based assessments that integrate accelerometer and gyroscope data. … One potential approach could involve a smartphone application developed collaboratively by movement disorder specialists and computer scientists. However, smartphone- and wearable-based assessments should currently be considered exploratory rather than validated clinical solutions. …

Optimized personalized management approach for moderate/severe OHSS: development and prospective validation of an OHSS risk assessment index.

STUDY QUESTION: Can a simplified ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) risk assessment index be developed and validated with sufficient discrimination of moderate/severe OHSS from those without OHSS? SUMMARY ANSWER: This easy-to-use OHSS risk assessment index shows good discriminative power and high calibration accuracy in internal and external validation cohorts. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: An early alert and risk stratification is critical to prevent the occurrence of OHSS. We have previously developed a multi-stage smartphone app-based prediction model to evaluate the risk of OHSS, but app …

Remote Monitoring Approaches to Reduce Readmissions After Infection and Sepsis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

IMPORTANCE: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reimburses remote monitoring to reduce hospital readmissions, yet its effectiveness … nsylvania, were insured through the UPMC Health Plan or traditional fee-for-service Medicare, had a smartphone or other internet-connected device, had no cognitive impairment, and were at moderate or high risk for readmission at index hospitalization admission based on an internal predictive model. Analyses were based on intention to treat; data were analyze …

An SMS chatbot digital educational program to increase healthy eating behaviors in adolescence: A multifactorial randomized controlled trial among 7,890 participants in the Danish National Birth Cohort.

BACKGROUND: Few cost-effective strategies to shift dietary habits of populations in a healthier direction have been identified. We examined … all 3 dietary factors. Height and weight and intakes of SSB, FV, and fish were assessed twice by a smartphone-based abbreviated dietary questionnaire completed at 6 months (m) and 18 m follow-up. Main outcome measures were (1) body mass index (BMI) z-score; and (2) an abbreviated Healthy Eating Index (mini-HEI, 1 m window, as mean of z-scores for SSB, FV, a …