Today, about 50% of men and 15–30% of women are estimated to face hair-related problems, which create a significant psychological burden. Conventional treatments, including drug therapy and transplantation, remain the main strategies for the cl...
A flexible skin patch based on thermochromic liquid crystals (TLCs) embedded within a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer is presented for passive visualization of skin–vein thermal contrasts. Five ternary TLC formulations composed of cholest...
Bioactive ingredients are compounds, typically derived from natural sources, that provide specific health benefits or perform certain beneficial functions. Although they can play a role in maintaining good health, their effects can vary widely based...
Skin type classification is important because it provides guidance for professionals and consumers to recommend and select the most appropriate cosmetic products and skin care protocols and it is also important in clinical research. Several methods h...
MEMS-based skin friction sensors are used to measure and validate skin friction and its distribution, and their advantages of small volume, high reliability, and low cost make them very important for vehicle design. Aiming at addressing the accuracy...
Conventional cosmetic human studies rely on pre–post mean comparisons, which have limitations in explaining where and how facial skin changes occur. This pilot single-arm study proposed a privacy-preserving three-dimensional (3D) facial mesh ma...
Precise measurement of particulate matter (PM) on skin is important for managing and preventing PM-related skin diseases. This study aims to directly visualize the deposition and penetration of PM into human skin using a multimodal nonlinear optical...
This study explores the advanced imaging of skin vasculature using Line-Field Confocal Optical Coherence Tomography (LC-OCT), which offers high-resolution, three-dimensional (3D) visualization of vascular structures, especially within skin tumors. Th...
Previous research has indicated that viewing 3D displays may induce greater visual fatigue than viewing 2D displays. Whether viewing 3D displays can evoke measureable emotional responses, however, is uncertain. In the present study, we examined auton...
This study uses a recently proposed phase-sensitive optical coherence elastography (OCE) method to visualize diffusion and associated skin dehydration by reconstructing osmotically induced strains and assessing topical solution penetration in ex vivo...
Human-computer interaction (HCI) exploits various input methods to improve user experience, but those without visual access suffer more than the mainstream. In this context, this paper proposes a novel Gesture-based Human-Computer Interaction (GCI) s...
This study explored the link between different types of glaucoma and cognitive function in a cohort of 620 Japanese patients. Participants were categorized into primary open-angle glaucoma (PG), exfoliation glaucoma (EG), and non-glaucomatous control...
Aircraft skin defect recognition is a safety-critical visual inspection task in which lightweight models must maintain high diagnostic accuracy while suppressing false alarms caused by complex surface textures, illumination variations, and weak defec...
Skin cancer is the predominant form of cancer worldwide, including 75% of all cancer cases. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the spectrum-aided visual enhancer (SAVE) in detecting skin cancer. This paper presents the development of a...
This study aimed to characterize the hot iron branding (HIB) procedure by assessing its implications for animal welfare and its efficiency for cattle identification. The study was carried out in two stages: First, with 37 Nellore calves, by measuring...
Bio-inspired design plays a very significant role in adapting biological models to technical applications of flexible electronics. The flexible, stretchable, and portable electrode is one of the key technical challenges in the field. Inspired by the...
Background/Objectives: Transdermal formulations are widely utilized in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic fields because they enable non-invasive administration and sustained local drug delivery. Conventional ex vivo skin permeation experiments using Fr...
Elevated levels of anxiety are associated with attentional threat biases and inefficient attentional control, with the latter requiring sustained cognitive effort. The current study assessed self-reported and behavioral evidence of attentional functi...
The heat-producing needling technique is a special compound manipulating procedure on the acupuncture needle which has been recorded to produce a warm sensation in the body in ancient TCM literature. This randomized, subject-blinded clinical study wa...
Human-machine interfaces (HMI) refer to the physical interaction between a user and rehabilitation robots. A persisting excessive load leads to soft tissue damage, such as pressure ulcers. Therefore, it is necessary to define a comfortable binding pa...
Melanin incorporated into keratinocytes plays an important role in photoprotection; however, abnormal melanin accumulation causes hyperpigmentary disorders. To understand the mechanism behind the accumulation of excess melanin in the skin, it is esse...
Background: Melanoma, a highly aggressive form of skin cancer, necessitates early detection to significantly improve survival rates. Traditional diagnostic techniques, such as white-light imaging (WLI), are effective but often struggle to differentia...
Background/Objectives: This work brings to light the importance of forming large training datasets with diverse images generated and proposes an image dataset merging application, namely, the Data Merger App, to streamline the management and synthesi...
Currently, research related to the visualization of cutaneous vascular changes to heat stress depending on age and gender is limited to methods such as laser Doppler flowmetry and plethysmography, which do not provide any spatially resolved informati...
This paper explores the possibility of integrating a smart electromagnetic skin into a street light or traffic light pole to enhance the coverage of a 5G base station operating in the millimeter-waves frequency band with the consequent improvement of...
Background/Objectives: The early identification of skin cancer by standard RGB dermoscopy is a clinical difficulty because of the complex visual differences between impacted lesions and healthy tissue. Methods: For the biomedical challenge, a novel a...
Lyme disease, caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium and transmitted through black-legged (deer) tick bites, is becoming increasingly prevalent globally. According to data from the Lyme Disease Association, the number of cases has surged by mor...
Aircraft maintenance is a complex process that requires a highly trained, qualified, and experienced team. The most frequent task in this process is the visual inspection of the airframe structure and engine for surface and sub-surface cracks, impact...
This review covers the latest developments and challenges in the field of broad-spectrum sunscreens and how sunscreens based on lignin address their requirements in terms of sunlight protection, antioxidants, and preservatives.
Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer, and develops from mutation of pigment-producing cells. As it becomes malignant, it usually grows in size, changes proportions, and develops an irregular border. We introduce a system for early detectio...
Background/Objectives: Vision language models (VLMs) show strong potential for medical image understanding, but their large scale often limits practical deployment. This study investigates whether a compact VLM can be effectively adapted for dermatol...
Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), are challenging to diagnose. Currently the field must rely on imperfect diagnostic modalities. A recent study identified differences in several key bio-mechano-physiological parame...
Blood vessel visualization technology allows nursing staff to transition from traditional palpation or touch to locate the subcutaneous blood vessels to visualized localization by providing a clear visual aid for performing various medical procedures...
Background/Objectives: The endoscopic transorbital approach (ETOA) is a minimally invasive surgical route that provides access to the lateral skull base through the superior eyelid. Originally developed as an endoscopic procedure, ETOA has recently b...
Epidermal barrier dysfunction can lead to xerotic skin and promote skin disorders like atopic dermatitis. Atopic skin is characterized by reduced water-retaining compounds, altered lipid composition and elevated skin pH. Against this background, a st...
Keratins are one of the main fluorophores of the skin. Keratinization disorders can lead to alterations in the optical properties of the skin. We set out to investigate a rare form of keratinopathic ichthyosis caused by KRT1 mutation with two differe...
Background: Early pressure injury detection is essential in acute care, yet diagnostic inequities persist for individuals with dark skin tones. Traditional visual assessment relies on colour changes that may not be visible in richly pigmented skin, c...
Background: Reliable classification of skin lesions is essential for early melanoma detection; however, substantial visual overlap among lesion types and pronounced class imbalance continue to limit the performance and reliability of existing automat...
Skin cancer is one the most dangerous types of cancer and is one of the primary causes of death worldwide. The number of deaths can be reduced if skin cancer is diagnosed early. Skin cancer is mostly diagnosed using visual inspection, which is less a...
Accurate medical diagnostics for skin affections such as skin cancer, psoriasis, vascular tumors, or exanthems have become increasingly difficult due to the growing volume and visual variability of dermatological cases, as well as limited specialist...
Introduction: Skin aging is influenced both by intrinsic factors and environmental exposures, such as UV radiation, which accelerate structural changes within the skin’s extracellular matrix (ECM). Understanding these changes is crucial for dev...
Green walls have been used in built environments as a natural element to bring various benefits, thus improving human health and well-being. However, in conventional virtual environments, the visual connection with a green wall is the only way that t...
Background/Objectives: Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) induces oxidative stress in the skin by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can lead to inflammatory conditions including erythema (a sign of sunburn). This clinical study aims to develop...
Pressure injuries (PI) result from pressure-induced damage to the skin and underlying tissues. Currently, Stage I PI are detected using visual skin assessments. However, this visual method is unable to detect skin color changes in persons with darkly...
Traditional methods for skin color classification, such as visual assessments and conventional image classification, face limitations in accuracy and consistency under varying conditions. To address this, we developed AI Dermatochroma Analytica (AIDA...
Actinic keratoses (AKs) represent a common skin cancer in situ associated with chronic sun exposure. Early diagnosis and management of AKs are crucial to prevent their progression to invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Therefore, we investigated AK PRO...
Although many studies have demonstrated the positive effects of natural visual and auditory stimuli on human physiological and psychological states, there is limited empirical evidence on the effects on subjective comfort under different thermal envi...
Skin cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, for which early detection is crucial to improve survival rates. Visual inspection and biopsies have limitations, including being error-prone, costly, and time-consuming. Although several deep learning...
Background: Chronic pruritus and inflammatory skin lesions, characterized by high recurrence, are hallmarks of atopic dermatitis (AD). Despite its increasing prevalence, the development of therapeutic agents for AD remains limited. This study aimed t...
Skin ulcers are open wounds on the skin characterized by the loss of epidermal tissue. Skin ulcers can be acute or chronic, with chronic ulcers persisting for over six weeks and often being difficult to heal. Treating chronic wounds involves periodic...
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