Real-time monitoring of the gastrointestinal tract in a safe and comfortable manner is valuable for the diagnosis and therapy of many diseases. Within this realm, our review captures the trends in ingestible capsule systems with a focus on hardware and software technologies used for capsule endoscopy and remote patient monitoring. We introduce the structure and functions of the gastrointestinal tract, and the FDA guidelines for ingestible wireless telemetric medical devices. We survey the advanc...

Electric Engineering  Drugs & Devices  Genetic Engineering  Biological Engineering  Evidence Based Medicine  Chemical Engineering & Technology  Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Diagnostics 

Doi:10.34133/2021/9854040

Soft computing, as a science of modeling systems, applies techniques such as evolutionary computing, fuzzy logic, and their hybrids to solve real-life problems. Soft computing techniques are quite tolerant of incomplete, imprecise, and uncertainty when dealing with complex situations. This study adopts a hybrid of genetic algorithm and fuzzy logic in diagnosing hormonal imbalance. Hormones are chemical messengers that are vital for growth, reproduction, and are essential for human existence. ...

Artificial Intelligence  Drugs & Devices  Fuzzy Mathematics  Mobile Computing Systems  Computational Biology  Health Policy  Global Health  Simulation/Analytical Evaluation of Communication Systems  Gynecology & Obstetrics  Nutrition  Information and communication theory and algorithms 

Doi:10.14738/tmlai.76.7507

Homeopathy or homoeopathy (from the Greek ？μοιο？/homoios, "similar" and π？θο？/pathos, "suffering" or "disease") is a science created by Samuel Hahnemann in 1796. The homeopathic practice rests on three principles: The similarity, the individualization of cases and the infinitesimal. The use of the infinitesimal was proposed by Hahnemann in the early nineteenth century with the publication of "Organon der Heilkunst" (Organon of the art of healing). The compounds used do not become homeopathic unl...

Drugs & Devices  Public Health  Emergency & Critical Care  Biotechnology  Health Policy  Global Health  Biochemistry  Bioengineering 

Doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.1164.1172

Aim: A descriptive research was conducted for determination of knowledge and practices of medication use of elderly patients hospitalized in surgical clinics. The sample consisted of 128 patients over 60 years old, hospitalized at Hacettepe University Adult Hospital Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Thoraco/Cardio/Vascular Surgery and Urology departments. Methods: For data collection, a questionnaire prepared by the researcher based on the literature was used. The data was collected by the research...

Drugs & Devices  Nursing  Geriatrics 

Doi:10.25279/sak.234987