Integrating Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning for the Detection of Critical Events in Industry Workers.

The event where an industry worker experiences some sort of critical health problems on site, due to factors not strictly related to the job, poses a serious concern and is an issue of research. These events can be mitigated almost entirely if the workers' health is being monitored in real time by an occupational physician along with an artificial intelligence system that can foresee a health incident and act fast and efficiently. For this reason, we developed a framework of devices, systems, and algorithms which help the industry workers along with the industries to monitor such events and, if possible, minimize them. The aforementioned framework performs seamlessly and autonomously and creates a system where the health of the industry workers is being monitored in real time. In the proposed solution, the worker would wear a wrist sensor in the form of a smartwatch as well as a blood pressure device on the ear. These sensors can communicate directly with a cloud storage system to store sensor data, and then real-time data analysis can be performed. Subsequently, all results can be displayed in an interface operated by an occupational physician, and in case of a health issue event, the doctor and the worker will be notified.

WOL Ecosystem: Secure Remote Power - State Control of Computer(s) Over the Internet for Telemedicine Purposes and Dementia Patients.

Many times, we have found ourselves in situations where because we cannot physically be in a specific place, at a given time, we struggle to extract information which is saved on any kind of computer but is powered off. Such an example is when someone is abroad and needs to access a specific set of data that are saved on a computer back home. A solution to that problem is the well-known WOL - Wake On Lan - functionality, but that alone is not enough. Firstly, the WOL is effective only if the target device is being located in the same local network (LAN) with the device which is trying to send the "magic packet" to it. Secondly, it is only effective over the Internet under very specific circumstances. The second way hides some very serious dangers behind it. Thus, in this paper, we introduce the WOL Ecosystem. WOL Ecosystem is being consisted of a RESTful API, running on a server and a client, that is running on a raspberry pi, which in consultation are capable of remotely waking up any computer, that supports the WOL functionality safely and, of course, over the Internet.

Modified Chevron osteotomy for hallux valgus deformity in female athletes. A 2-year follow-up study.

BACKGROUND: Hallux valgus is an increasingly common deformity in young female athletes that constricts their daily athletic activities and influences foot cosmesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of modified Chevron osteotomy for hallux valgus deformity in this specific population. METHODS: Forty-two cases of modified Chevron osteotomies were carried out in 33 patients with mild to moderate hallux valgus deformity. Each participant was evaluated for AOFAS score, pain, range of motion, cosmetic and radiological outcome. RESULTS: Mean AOFAS score improved to 96.3 (p<0.001) while the mean range of motion of the metatarsophalangeal joint was maintained (p=0.138). The cosmetic result was excellent/good in 40 cases (95%). Mean metatarsophalangeal and intermetatarsal angles were decreased from 29.8° and 14.2° preoperatively to 12.2° and 8.1° postoperatively (p<0.001 and p<0.036), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Modified Chevron osteotomy could offer substantial correction of hallux valgus deformity in young female athletes, with excellent clinical outcome.

Osteoid osteoma.

Osteoid osteoma is a relatively frequent benign bone tumour, consisting of osteoid and woven bone, and surrounded by a halo of reactive sclerotic bone, with an average size of the nidus less than 1.5 cm. It is a condition of late childhood, adolescence and young adult age. It usually occurs in the appendicular skeleton and the spine, and is generally localised in or near the cortex. The lesion causes pain, especially at night, but can cause joint pain with synovitis and joint effusion if located in the vicinity of chondral structures, or painful scoliosis if located in the spine. Osteoid osteoma may have an unpredictable course, and may require treatment or resolve spontaneously. In some cases, the diagnostic approach is challenging; there are different treatment methods, some of which have been recently introduced, with promising results. We review the literature about the natural history, clinical presentation, diagnostic approach and classical or modern treatment modalities of osteoid osteoma.