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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,085 Views
12 Pages

Through-Floor Vital Sign Searching for Trapped Person Using Wireless-Netted UWB Radars

  • Zhenghuan Xia,
  • Shiyou Wu,
  • Xin Liu,
  • Huifeng Shi,
  • Shichao Jin and
  • Tao Peng

9 November 2021

In personnel rescue applications, considerable attention has been paid to the positioning method of living persons. Especially, the effective vital sign searching is urgently required. This work presents an effective multiple-observation-points-based...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,298 Views
21 Pages

22 August 2025

Non-contact vital signs detection of the survivors based on bio-radar to identify their life states is significant for field search and rescue. However, when transportation is interrupted, rescue workers and equipment are unable to arrive at the disa...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,926 Views
14 Pages

Vital Signs in Palliative Care: A Scoping Review

  • Jenny Power,
  • Craig Gouldthorpe and
  • Andrew Davies

20 September 2023

Vital signs are routinely measured in secondary healthcare settings and can be used to detect clinical problems, guide treatment, and monitor response to treatment. Vital signs are less frequently measured in palliative care settings. Reasons for thi...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,811 Views
18 Pages

Predicting Cardiopulmonary Arrest with Digital Biomarkers: A Systematic Review

  • Gioacchino D. De Sario Velasquez,
  • Antonio J. Forte,
  • Christopher J. McLeod,
  • Charles J. Bruce,
  • Laura M. Pacheco-Spann,
  • Karla C. Maita,
  • Francisco R. Avila,
  • Ricardo A. Torres-Guzman,
  • John P. Garcia and
  • Sahar Borna
  • + 3 authors

30 November 2023

(1) Background: Telemetry units allow the continuous monitoring of vital signs and ECG of patients. Such physiological indicators work as the digital signatures and biomarkers of disease that can aid in detecting abnormalities that appear before card...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,297 Views
20 Pages

Design and Experimental Demonstration of an Integrated Sensing and Communication System for Vital Sign Detection

  • Chi Zhang,
  • Jinyuan Duan,
  • Shuai Lu,
  • Duojun Zhang,
  • Murat Temiz,
  • Yongwei Zhang and
  • Zhaozong Meng

16 June 2025

The identification of vital signs is becoming increasingly important in various applications, including healthcare monitoring, security, smart homes, and locating entrapped persons after disastrous events, most of which are achieved using continuous-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,541 Views
12 Pages

22 February 2021

With the recent development of artificial intelligence and data mining technology, various and intelligent vital sign analysis technologies have been developed. Vital sign analysis algorithms and technologies are primarily developed using MATLAB and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
85 Citations
8,686 Views
11 Pages

Through-Wall Multiple Targets Vital Signs Tracking Based on VMD Algorithm

  • Jiaming Yan,
  • Hong Hong,
  • Heng Zhao,
  • Yusheng Li,
  • Chen Gu and
  • Xiaohua Zhu

15 August 2016

Targets located at the same distance are easily neglected in most through-wall multiple targets detecting applications which use the single-input single-output (SISO) ultra-wideband (UWB) radar system. In this paper, a novel multiple targets vital si...

  • Article
  • Open Access
60 Citations
12,570 Views
24 Pages

Review-Microwave Radar Sensing Systems for Search and Rescue Purposes

  • Nguyen Thi Phuoc Van,
  • Liqiong Tang,
  • Veysel Demir,
  • Syed Faraz Hasan,
  • Nguyen Duc Minh and
  • Subhas Mukhopadhyay

28 June 2019

This paper presents a survey of recent developments using Doppler radar sensor in searching and locating an alive person under debris or behind a wall. Locating a human and detecting the vital signs such as breathing rate and heartbeat using a microw...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,446 Views
31 Pages

Cutting-Edge Microwave Sensors for Vital Signs Detection and Precise Human Lung Water Level Measurement

  • Anwer S. Abd El-Hameed,
  • Dalia M. Elsheakh,
  • Gomaa M. Elashry and
  • Esmat A. Abdallah

6 August 2024

In this article, a comprehensive review is presented of recent technological advancements utilizing electromagnetic sensors in the microwave range for detecting human vital signs and lung water levels. With the main objective of improving detection a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,835 Views
18 Pages

A Multi-Target Localization and Vital Sign Detection Method Using Ultra-Wide Band Radar

  • Jingwen Zhang,
  • Qingjie Qi,
  • Huifeng Cheng,
  • Lifeng Sun,
  • Siyun Liu,
  • Yue Wang and
  • Xinlei Jia

21 June 2023

Life detection technology using ultra-wideband (UWB) radar is a non-contact, active detection technology, which can be used to search for survivors in disaster rescues. The existing multi-target detection method based on UWB radar echo signals has lo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,954 Views
20 Pages

A Novel Non-Contact Detection and Identification Method for the Post-Disaster Compression State of Injured Individuals Using UWB Bio-Radar

  • Ding Shi,
  • Fulai Liang,
  • Jiahao Qiao,
  • Yaru Wang,
  • Yidan Zhu,
  • Hao Lv,
  • Xiao Yu,
  • Teng Jiao,
  • Fuyuan Liao and
  • Keding Yan
  • + 2 authors

Building collapse leads to mechanical injury, which is the main cause of injury and death, with crush syndrome as its most common complication. During the post-disaster search and rescue phase, if rescue personnel hastily remove heavy objects coverin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,100 Views
22 Pages

5 September 2024

The noninvasive measurement and sensing of vital bio signs, such as respiration and cardiopulmonary parameters, has become an essential part of the evaluation of a patient’s physiological condition. The demand for new technologies that facilita...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,955 Views
15 Pages

9 October 2022

Continuous-wave doppler radar, which has the advantages of simple structure, low cost, and low power consumption, has attracted extensive attention in the detection of human vital signs. However, while respiration and heartbeat signals are mixed in t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,688 Views
15 Pages

28 September 2024

Oximeters have significantly evolved since their invention and are essential for monitoring chronic diseases in home care. However, commercial models can present an economic barrier. Therefore, we conducted a review of the use of low-cost pulse oxime...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,839 Views
14 Pages

Mission Chain Driven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarms Cooperation for the Search and Rescue of Outdoor Injured Human Targets

  • Yusen Cao,
  • Fugui Qi,
  • Yu Jing,
  • Mingming Zhu,
  • Tao Lei,
  • Zhao Li,
  • Juanjuan Xia,
  • Jianqi Wang and
  • Guohua Lu

28 May 2022

A novel cooperative strategy for distributed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms with different functions, namely the mission chain-driven unmanned aerial vehicle swarms cooperation method, is proposed to allow the fast search and timely rescue of i...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
10,494 Views
27 Pages

27 November 2023

A partial or complete pulpotomy is a type of vital pulp therapy (VPT) that aims to remove the inflamed, infected pulp, leaving behind healthy, vital pulp that is capable of healing. VPT has gained renewed popularity as a treatment option in permanent...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,812 Views
14 Pages

Non-Invasive Wearable Devices for Monitoring Vital Signs in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review

  • Artur Piet,
  • Lennart Jablonski,
  • Jennifer I. Daniel Onwuchekwa,
  • Steffen Unkel,
  • Christian Weber,
  • Marcin Grzegorzek,
  • Jan P. Ehlers,
  • Olaf Gaus and
  • Thomas Neumann

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) poses a significant global health challenge and demands effective self-management strategies, including continuous blood glucose monitoring (CGM) and lifestyle adaptations. While CGM offers real-time glucose level asses...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
17,533 Views
19 Pages

Aging leads to a decline in skin function due to intrinsic factors (genetics, hormones) and extrinsic factors (sun exposure, pollutants). Type I collagen plays a vital role in maintaining skin integrity and elasticity. As aging progresses, collagen s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
102 Citations
14,864 Views
26 Pages

Recent Progress in Flexible Wearable Sensors for Vital Sign Monitoring

  • Jihong Liu,
  • Meilin Liu,
  • Yu Bai,
  • Jiahao Zhang,
  • Hongwei Liu and
  • Wenbin Zhu

19 July 2020

With the development of flexible electronic materials, as well as the wide development and application of smartphones, the cloud, and wireless systems, flexible wearable sensor technology has a significant and far-reaching impact on the realization o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
8,392 Views
15 Pages

A Method for Remotely Sensing Vital Signs of Human Subjects Outdoors

  • Chuantao Li,
  • Fuming Chen,
  • Jingxi Jin,
  • Hao Lv,
  • Sheng Li,
  • Guohua Lu and
  • Jianqi Wang

24 June 2015

After chemical or nuclear leakage or explosions, finding survivors is a huge challenge. Although human bodies can be found by smart vehicles and drones equipped with cameras, it is difficult to verify if the person is alive or dead this way. This pap...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,954 Views
18 Pages

Smart Home Technology Solutions for Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review

  • Jeban Chandir Moses,
  • Sasan Adibi,
  • Maia Angelova and
  • Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality globally. Despite improvement in therapies, people with CVD lack support for monitoring and managing their condition at home and out of hospital settings. Smart Home Technologies have p...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,854 Views
11 Pages

1 March 2023

Background and Objectives: Music interventions have been used for patients with cancer to meet their psychological, physical, social, and spiritual needs. This review identified the efficacy of music therapy among adult patients with colorectal cance...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
11,606 Views
18 Pages

25 November 2016

Introduction: The value of monitoring physiological parameters to predict chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations is controversial. A few studies have suggested benefit from domiciliary monitoring of vital signs, and/or lung functi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
707 Views
24 Pages

Potential Pneumoconiosis Patients Monitoring and Warning System with Acoustic Signal

  • Zhongxu Bao,
  • Baoxuan Xu,
  • Xuehan Zhang,
  • Yuqing Yin,
  • Xu Yang and
  • Qiang Niu

18 March 2025

Monitoring for early symptoms is a critical step in preventing pneumoconiosis. The early signs of pneumoconiosis can be characterized by dyspnea, tachypnea, and cough. While traditional sensor-based methods are promising, they necessitate the wearing...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
9,829 Views
18 Pages

Exploring Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Critical Care Nursing: A Systematic Review

  • Elena Porcellato,
  • Corrado Lanera,
  • Honoria Ocagli and
  • Matteo Danielis

4 February 2025

Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly employed in healthcare across diverse domains, including medical imaging, personalized diagnostics, therapeutic interventions, and predictive analytics using electronic health records. It...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
65 Citations
21,395 Views
36 Pages

Smart Wearables for the Detection of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Mohammad Moshawrab,
  • Mehdi Adda,
  • Abdenour Bouzouane,
  • Hussein Ibrahim and
  • Ali Raad

11 January 2023

Background: The advancement of information and communication technologies and the growing power of artificial intelligence are successfully transforming a number of concepts that are important to our daily lives. Many sectors, including education, he...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,412 Views
26 Pages

Food Insecurity Screening in High-Income Countries, Tool Validity, and Implementation: A Scoping Review

  • Sabine Baker,
  • Danielle Gallegos,
  • Megan A. Rebuli,
  • Amanda J. Taylor and
  • Ray Mahoney

29 May 2024

Household food insecurity has significant negative implications across the lifespan. While routine screening is recommended, particularly in healthcare, guidelines are lacking on selection of screening tools and best-practice implementation across di...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1,797 Views
20 Pages

Efficacy of Telerehabilitation Protocols for Improving Functionality in Post-COVID-19 Patients

  • Jose Luis Estela-Zape,
  • Valeria Sanclemente-Cardoza and
  • Leidy Tatiana Ordoñez-Mora

1 January 2025

Background and Aims: Telerehabilitation is essential for the recovery of post-COVID-19 patients, improving exercise tolerance, dyspnea, functional capacity, and daily activity performance. This study aimed to describe telerehabilitation protocols spe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
926 Views
15 Pages

6 August 2025

Background: Electrocardiograms (EKGs) are essential tools in emergency medicine, often used to evaluate chest pain, dyspnea, and other symptoms suggestive of cardiac dysfunction. Yet, EKGs are not universally administered to all emergency department...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,122 Views
18 Pages

Neuropsychiatric Disorders and COVID-19: What We Know So Far

  • Fernanda Majolo,
  • Guilherme Liberato da Silva,
  • Lucas Vieira,
  • Cetin Anli,
  • Luís Fernando Saraiva Macedo Timmers,
  • Stefan Laufer and
  • Márcia Inês Goettert

17 September 2021

SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2) affects the central nervous system (CNS), which is shown in a significant number of patients with neurological events. In this study, an updated literature review was carried out regarding...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
10,180 Views
14 Pages

Effect of Non-Pharmacological Methods in the Reduction of Neonatal Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Inmaculada García-Valdivieso,
  • Benito Yáñez-Araque,
  • Eva Moncunill-Martínez,
  • M. Jesús Bocos-Reglero and
  • Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino

In neonatology, neonates have traditionally been considered incapable of feeling pain, due to the immaturity of their nervous system. Currently, there is sufficient information on the perception of pain in neonates; however, this treatment at this cr...

  • Protocol
  • Open Access
2,837 Views
8 Pages

Helmet-Noninvasive Ventilation for Hospitalized Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Has Vaccination and the New Variants Changed Evidence?

  • Hugo Neves,
  • Vítor Parola,
  • Rafael A. Bernardes,
  • Joana Sousa,
  • Adriana Coelho,
  • Maria dos Anjos Dixe,
  • Nuno Catela and
  • Arménio Cruz

17 July 2022

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a technique for breathing support that significantly improves gas exchange and vital signs, reducing intubation and mortality rates. Helmets, unlike facemasks, allow for longer-term treatment and better ventilation, a...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
30,981 Views
12 Pages

17 November 2023

Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent and disabling mental disorders, causing health-related burdens. With the increasing demand for and interest in safe and acceptable anxiolytics, several studies report the anxiolytic effects of lavender aromath...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
1,762 Views
5 Pages

ABSTRACT Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) enables remote patient monitoring (RPM) which reduces costs by triaging patients to optimize hospitalization and avoid complications. The FDA regulates AI in medical devices and aims to ensure patien...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
14,285 Views
33 Pages

Assessment Tools for Measuring Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in a Hospital Setting: A Scoping Review

  • Eline M. Dijkman,
  • Wouter W. M. ter Brake,
  • Constance H. C. Drossaert and
  • Carine J. M. Doggen

20 December 2023

Assessment of (digital) health literacy in the hospital can raise staff awareness and facilitate tailored communication, leading to improved health outcomes. Assessment tools should ideally address multiple domains of health literacy, fit to the comp...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,603 Views
10 Pages

Significance of Neonatal Heart Rate in the Delivery Room—A Review

  • Ellisiv Nerdrum Aagaard,
  • Anne Lee Solevåg and
  • Ola Didrik Saugstad

14 September 2023

Background: Heart rate (HR) is considered the main vital sign in newborns during perinatal transition, with a threshold of 100 beats per minute (bpm), below which, intervention is recommended. However, recent changes in delivery room management, incl...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,885 Views
10 Pages

28 August 2022

There is an increasing need for effective anxiety and pain reduction during medical imaging procedures in children, addressed by non-pharmacological or pharmacological approaches. Dexmedetomidine is a fairly recently marketed, selective α2-adre...

  • Review
  • Open Access
195 Citations
27,316 Views
32 Pages

Mobile Health in Remote Patient Monitoring for Chronic Diseases: Principles, Trends, and Challenges

  • Nora El-Rashidy,
  • Shaker El-Sappagh,
  • S. M. Riazul Islam,
  • Hazem M. El-Bakry and
  • Samir Abdelrazek

Chronic diseases are becoming more widespread. Treatment and monitoring of these diseases require going to hospitals frequently, which increases the burdens of hospitals and patients. Presently, advancements in wearable sensors and communication prot...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,312 Views
12 Pages

29 December 2021

Background: Patients with end-stage kidney disease receiving haemodialysis rely heavily on informal caregivers to support them living at home. Informal caregiving may exact a toll on caregivers’ physical, emotional, and social well-being, impac...

  • Review
  • Open Access
66 Citations
7,374 Views
24 Pages

Bias Investigation in Artificial Intelligence Systems for Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease: A Narrative Review

  • Sudip Paul,
  • Maheshrao Maindarkar,
  • Sanjay Saxena,
  • Luca Saba,
  • Monika Turk,
  • Manudeep Kalra,
  • Padukode R. Krishnan and
  • Jasjit S. Suri

Background and Motivation: Diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is often based on medical attention and clinical signs. It is subjective and does not have a good prognosis. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has played a promising role in the diagno...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,038 Views
20 Pages

9 October 2024

Continuous vital sign monitoring (CVSM) with wireless sensors in general hospital wards can enhance patient care. An artificial intelligence (AI) layer is crucial to allow sensor data to be managed by clinical staff without over alerting from the sen...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,864 Views
11 Pages

29 October 2024

Asphyxia is a critical condition characterized by inadequate oxygen supply to the body. Post mortem diagnostics of asphyxia present significant challenges in forensic pathology, particularly when there are equivocal signs during autopsy or uncertain...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,704 Views
24 Pages

Forest Therapy Research in Europe: A Scoping Review of the Scientific Literature

  • Elena Mazzoleni,
  • Davide Donelli,
  • Federica Zabini,
  • Francesco Meneguzzo and
  • Michele Antonelli

12 May 2024

This scoping review aims to outline key discoveries, gaps in knowledge, and potential future directions in the field of forest therapy research in Europe. Clinical studies investigating the effects of forest therapy sessions in Europe were systematic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,398 Views
32 Pages

A Multiobjective, Lion Mating Optimization Inspired Routing Protocol for Wireless Body Area Sensor Network Based Healthcare Applications

  • Muhammad Faheem,
  • Rizwan Aslam Butt,
  • Basit Raza,
  • Hani Alquhayz,
  • Muhammad Zahid Abbas,
  • Md Asri Ngadi and
  • Vehbi Cagri Gungor

20 November 2019

The importance of body area sensor networks (BASNs) is increasing day by day because of their increasing use in Internet of things (IoT)-enabled healthcare application services. They help humans in improving their quality of life by continuously moni...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,956 Views
9 Pages

Management of ERCP-Related Perforations: A Single-Center Experience

  • Nemanja Plecic,
  • Ana Malenkovic,
  • Aleksa Begovic,
  • Aleksandra Pavlovic,
  • Milutin Bulajic,
  • Mirko Bulajic,
  • Vladimir Đukic,
  • Miljan Milanovic,
  • Predrag Savic and
  • Nikola Panic

24 December 2024

Background/Objectives: Perforations represent rare but serious complications in ERCP. Although several therapeutic algorithms have been proposed to properly address these potentially life-threatening events, there is still no clear consensus on their...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
3,991 Views
26 Pages

A Systematic Review about Imaging and Histopathological Findings for Detecting and Evaluating Electroporation Based Treatments Response

  • Vincenza Granata,
  • Roberta Fusco,
  • Simona Salati,
  • Antonella Petrillo,
  • Elio Di Bernardo,
  • Roberta Grassi,
  • Raffaele Palaia,
  • Ginevra Danti,
  • Michelearcangelo La Porta and
  • Matteo Cadossi
  • + 3 authors

Background: Imaging methods and the most appropriate criteria to be used for detecting and evaluating response to oncological treatments depend on the pathology and anatomical site to be treated and on the treatment to be performed. This document pro...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,574 Views
24 Pages

18 July 2023

Not long ago, hearables paved the way for biosensing, fitness, and healthcare monitoring. Smart earbuds today are not only producing sound but also monitoring vital signs. Reliable determination of cardiovascular and pulmonary system information can...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
767 Views
28 Pages

Predictive Model for Managing the Clinical Risk of Emergency Department Patients: A Systematic Review

  • Maria João Baptista Rente,
  • Liliana Andreia Neves da Mota and
  • Ana Lúcia da Silva João

14 October 2025

Background/Objective: The growing volume and complexity of cases presented to emergency departments underline the urgent need for effective clinical-risk-management strategies. Increasing demands for quality and safety in healthcare highlight the imp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,423 Views
21 Pages

Spatio-Temporal Trends in Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions: Implications for Socio-Ecological Sustainability

  • Manju Shree Thakur,
  • Prakash Chandra Aryal,
  • Hari Prasad Pandey and
  • Tek Narayan Maraseni

20 May 2025

The conservation of biodiversity and the balance between ecological and societal needs are critical but often contested global issues. Wildlife-vehicle collision (WVC) on vital infrastructure, especially linear infrastructure, remains a persistent ch...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,553 Views
25 Pages

Many ailments can be diagnosed while they are asymptomatic, meaning that the patient has no signs or symptoms of a progressing disease. If caught in their initial stage of formation, these disorders can be effectively treated, leading to successful o...

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