Background As health behavior varies with increasing age, we aimed to examine the potential barriers in calling emergency medical services (EMS) after recognizing a stroke among 40-74- and 75-99-year-old adults. Methods Data were obtained from a cross-sectional community-based study (FAST-RIGHT...
The problem of handwritten Chinese character recognition is solved by matching character stroke segments using an iteration scheme. Length and orientation similarity properties, and coordinate overlapping ratios are used to define a measure of similarity between any two stroke segments. The initial measures...
The invention provides a Chinese hand-written phrase recognizing method, including the following steps: correcting the rotation direction of the input hand-written phrase; extracting the stroke information of the hand-written phrase; disassembling the stroke of the linked stroke; recombining all the st...
Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a fast and irregular heart rhythm that, left untreated, can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure. It's the most common type of arrhythmia, a potentially serious condition in which the heart beats too quickly, too slowly or in an irregular pattern....
Recognizing Multi-Stroke SymbolsChris CalhounThomas F. StahovichTolga KurtogluLevent Burak KaraWe disclose a trainable recognizer for multi-stroke symbols. Pen speed and the curvature are examined to segment a stroke into the constituent primitives. The primitives are determined to be lines or arcs ...
obesity, a condition that was a fraction of that just 40 years ago and scientists don't agree on what's caused the dramatic increase. What everyone does agree on is that it's a major health crisis, because obesity can cause type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke and more than a dozen ...
Living with a chronic medical condition after surviving a heart attack or stroke may come with additional health and personal care needs. Often survivors must rely on a family member or close friend to help. However, there's a growing body of scientific research that shows people who serve as...
Even if you choose not to hire a guide or pay to enter a park, there are other ways to enjoy Sedona’s Oak Creek.Check out a trailthat takes you to the water, and pack some food in a backpack for a hike & picnic. Bring the little ones in their bathing suits with small water to...
Heat Stroke-sweating stops and body tempeture rises to dangerous level(41'C).Symptoms include hot...
Vestibular disease in dogs can look like something more serious, like a stroke or brain tumor … but in fact, it’s reallya type of vertigo, often caused by a malfunction in some part of the vestibular system. There are two types of vestibular disease. ...