Automated electrocardiogram interpretation for the detection of postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia at the pediatric intensive care unit

Background: Postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) is an arrhythmia associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates in children with congenital heart disease. Developing an automated detection algorithm could aid in early identification and timely treatment of JET.<br/><br/>Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using...

Design of a low-cost device for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in low and middle-income countries

Many people living in low-middle-income countries (LMICs) are affected by injuries that develop into chronic wounds and, without adequate treatment, may lead to disabilities or even cause death. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is currently a highly suitable manner to treat complex and chronic wounds. NPWT uses controlled negative pressure...

Run-Time Partial Reconfiguration on the Virtex-II Pro

Reconfigurable Computing entails the utilization of a general-purpose processor augmented with a reconfigurable hardware structure (e.g. a field-programmable gate array). Normally, a complete reconfiguration is needed to cha nge the functionality of the FPGA even when the change is only minor. Moreover, the complete chip needs to be halted to...

Submarine slope development of dredged trenches and channels

Fieldwork Coastal Engineering: Varna (Bulgaria)

A series of hydraulic measurements were carried out during the field trip, ranging from beach profiles to wave data collection and suitability of stones from local quarries for hydraulic purposes. In chapter 2 something is told about the tetrapods. At Sunny Day Beach in St. Constantine some sightseeing has been done on a breakwater. The quality...

The influence of Mooring Lines on the Damping of Low Frequency Motions of Moored Offshore Structures

For years it has been customary, in the prediction the Low Frequency (LF) dynamic behaviour of moored offshore structures, to assume that the mooring system only influences the restoring force characteristics. The contribution of the mooring system to the total system damping was neglected. Research and model tests in recent years have shown...

Waarneming aan precipitatie in Ag + 11,6 atoom-% Cu en Cu + 3,0 atoom-% Ag