Physical activity(PA)is fundamentally linked to public health,^(1)providing benefits including chronic disease prevention and treatment,^(2)mental health,^(3)musculoskeletal health,^(4)and healthy aging,^(5)along with...
supported by the Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen(No.SZSM202111001)。
Motion planning and control of autonomous mobile robots(AMRs)have attracted widespread attention in recent years.As the problem of aging intensifies,it is significant to develop AMRs for the wellbeing of old people.In...
This paper introduces an intelligent image recognition system integrated into a wheelchair based on deep learning in cold environments,aiming to improve the convenience and safety of disabled individuals.The system ad...
The construction of a barrier-free environment is an important measure that guarantees the safety,right-of-way,and interests of the disabled,the elderly,and other mobility disadvantaged groups.It is also an indispensa...
Purpose:This paper presents an update of the 2011 Wheelchair Compendium of Physical Activities designed for wheelchair users and is referred to as the 2024 Wheelchair Compendium.The Wheelchair Compendium aims to curat...
supported by the Technology Innovation Program(00144157,Development of Heterogeneous Multi-Sensor Micro-System Platform)funded By the Ministry of Trade,Industry&Energy(MOTIE,korea)and the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)(no.2021R1A2C3008742);supported by the MSIT(Ministry of Science and ICT),Korea,under the Grand Information Technology Research Center support program(IITP-2022-2016-0-00318);supervised by the IITP(Institute for Information&communications Technology Planning&Evaluation)Z.X.acknowledges the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12072057).
Individuals who are unable to walk independently spend most of the day in a wheelchair.This population is at high risk for developing pressure injuries caused by sitting.However,early diagnosis and prevention of these...
Pressure injury is a common postoperative complication of wheelchair users. It has a high incidence rate and can induce sepsis and even death. The fabrics that touch patients’ skin directly have a profound impact on ...
A smart wheelchair provides mobility assistance to persons with motor disabilities by processing sensory inputs from the person.This involves accurately collecting inputs from the user during various movement activiti...
This work is financially supported by both Taiwan,China ,Building Technology Center and Center for Cyber-physical System Innovation from the Featured Areas Research Center Program within the framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education(MOE)in Taiwan,China;This research is also financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology,Republic of China,Under Grant 108-2221-E-011-140-MY2.
Functionally impaired people always have difficulty accomplishing activities of daily living.In this regard,tasks including toileting and bathing have a higher prevalence rate of injuries and greater risk of falling.I...
December 3,2022 marks the 31st International Day of Disabled Persons,which has been observed by the United Nations since 1992.On this special occasion,I would like to tell a story about a girl who fulfilled her dream ...