A5101480106- Fault Detection and Control Systems
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Control Systems and Identification
- Global Health Care Issues
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Advanced Control Systems Optimization
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Medical Image Segmentation Techniques
- Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis
Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
2020-2025
Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica
2023-2025
Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer
2023-2024
Universitat de Barcelona
2020-2024
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
2020-2024
University of California, San Diego
2005-2024
Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases
2022
Centre for Genomic Regulation
2018-2022
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2018-2022
Griffith University
2011-2020
A longitudinal ophthalmic dataset was used to investigate multi-modal machine learning (ML) models incorporating patient demographics and history, clinical measurements, optical coherence tomography (OCT), visual field (VF) testing in predicting glaucoma surgical interventions. The cohort included 369 patients who underwent surgery 592 did not undergo surgery. data types for prediction demographics, history of systemic conditions, medication 24-2 VF results, thickness measurements from OCT...
Hospital at home (HaH) was increasingly implemented in Catalonia (7.7 M citizens, Spain) achieving regional adoption within the 2011-2015 Health Plan. This study aimed to assess population-wide HaH outcomes over five years (2015-2019) a consolidated program and provide context-independent recommendations for continuous quality improvement of service.
Abstract Background Many advantages of hospital at home (HaH), as a modality acute care, have been highlighted, but controversies exist regarding the cost-benefit trade-offs. The objective is to assess health outcomes and analytical costs avoidance (HaH-HA) in consolidated service with over ten years delivery HaH Barcelona (Spain). Methods A retrospective cost-consequence analysis all first episodes HaH-HA, directly admitted from emergency room (ER) 2017–2018, was carried out system...
Given the shared ectodermal origin and integrated development of face brain, facial biomarkers emerge as potential candidates to assess vulnerability for disorders in which neurodevelopment is compromised, such Schizophrenia (SZ) bipolar disorder (BD). The sample comprised 188 individuals (67 SZ patients, 46 BD patients 75 healthy controls (HC)). Using a landmark-based approach on 3D reconstructions, we quantified global local shape differences between SZ/BD HC using geometric morphometrics....
Indoor air quality (IAQ) significantly impacts human health, particularly in enclosed spaces where people spend most of their time. This study evaluates the performance low-cost IAQ sensors, focusing on ability to measure carbon dioxide (CO2) and particulate matter (PM) under real-world conditions. Measurements provided by these sensors were verified against calibrated reference equipment. The utilized two commercial devices from inBiot Kaiterra, comparing outputs a sensor across range CO2...
Introduction Reducing unplanned hospital admissions in chronic patients at risk is a key area for action due to the high healthcare and societal burden of phenomenon. The inconclusive results preventive strategies with obstructive respiratory disorders comorbidities are explainable by multifactorial but actionable factors. current protocol (January 2024–December 2025) relies on hypothesis that intertwined actions four dimensions: (1) management change, (2) personalisation interventions based...
Hyperspectral imagery (HSI) provides rich spectral information that is the basis for applications such as mineral mapping, trace gas identification, and precision agriculture. Yet, development of HSI Foundation Models (FMs) less advanced compared to multi-spectral remote sensing modalities.In this study, we leverage SpectralEarth dataset [1] explore practical aspects training robust FMs. In particular, shed light on role of:the impact model architecture (transformers vs. convolutional...
Abstract Trisomy of human chromosome 21 (Down syndrome, DS) alters development multiple organ systems, including the face and underlying skeleton. Besides causing stigmata, these facial dysmorphologies can impair vital functions such as hearing, breathing, mastication, health. To investigate therapeutic potential green tea extracts containing epigallocatechin-3-gallate (GTE-EGCG) for alleviating associated with DS, we performed an experimental study continued pre- postnatal treatment two...
Importance: Prehabilitation has potential for improving surgical outcomes as shown in previous randomized controlled trials. However, a marked efficacy-effectiveness gap is limiting its scalability. Comprehensive analyses of deployment the intervention real-life scenarios are required. Objective: To assess health and cost prehabilitation. Design: Prospective cohort study with control group built using propensity score–matching techniques. Setting: Unit tertiary-care university hospital....
Enhanced management of multimorbidity constitutes a major clinical challenge. Multimorbidity shows well-established causal relationships with the high use health care resources and, specifically, unplanned hospital admissions. patient stratification is vital for achieving effectiveness through personalized postdischarge service selection.
Introduction: Health risk assessment (HRA) strategies are cornerstone for health systems transformation toward value-based patient-centred care. However, steps HRA adoption undefined. This article analyses the process of transference Adjusted Morbidity Groups (AMG) algorithm from Catalan Good Practice to Marche region (IT) and Viljandi Hospital (EE), within JADECARE initiative (2020–2023). Description: The implementation research approach involved a twelve-month pre-implementation period...
Abstract The heterogeneity and complexity of symptom presentation, comorbidities genetic factors pose challenges to the identification biological mechanisms underlying complex diseases. Current approaches used identify subtypes major depressive disorder (MDD) mainly focus on clinical characteristics that cannot be linked specific models. Here, we examined multimorbidities MDD with distinct non-genetic factors. We leveraged dynamic Bayesian network determine a minimal set relevant identified...
Background Comprehensive management of multimorbidity can significantly benefit from advanced health risk assessment tools that facilitate value-based interventions, allowing for the and prediction disease progression. Our study proposes a novel methodology, Multimorbidity-Adjusted Disability Score (MADS), which integrates trajectory methodologies with techniques assessing interdependencies among concurrent diseases. This approach is designed to better assess clinical burden clusters...
Background Home hospitalization is widely accepted as a cost-effective alternative to conventional for selected patients. A recent analysis of the home and early discharge (HH/ED) program at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona over 10-year period demonstrated high levels acceptance by patients professionals, well health value-based generation provider health-system levels. However, risk assessment was identified an unmet need with potential enhance clinical decision making. Objective The objective...
Applicability of comprehensive assessment integrated care services in real world settings is an unmet need. To this end, a Triple Aim evaluation Hospital at Home (HaH), as use case, was done. As ancillary aim, we explored the approach for monitoring impact adoption health system level Catalonia (Spain).Prospective cohort study over one year period, 2017-2018, comparing hospital avoidance (HaH-HA) with conventional hospitalization (UC) using propensity score matching. Participants were after...
Active patient involvement in nutrition care may improve dietary intakes hospital. Our team is developing an innovative programme allowing patients to self-assess and self-monitor their at the bedside. The present study aimed assess usability perceptions of electronic foodservice system (EFS) for participating care.This qualitative was conducted Australian tertiary Participants were sampled purposively included who able provide informed consent communicate English. Patient interviews bedside...
Doris, the social robot girl, is under development to be employed in museums and trade fairs as a tour guide. External sensorial information must inputted so that Doris moves around each new location by using landmark identification points can improve real localization of combination with an extended Kalman filter. equipped semantic map contains several such building structure, sites pass, features (obstacles) built environment, locations. Three additional sensors were installed on Doris:...
<title>Abstract</title> The heterogeneity and complexity of symptom presentation, comorbidities genetic factors pose challenges to the identification biological mechanisms underlying complex diseases. Current approaches used identify subtypes major depressive disorder (MDD) mainly focus on clinical characteristics that cannot be linked specific models. Here, we examined multimorbidities MDD with distinct environmental factors. We leveraged dynamic Bayesian network determine a minimal set...
Nutrition is vital for health and recovery during hospitalisation, however most patients fail to meet minimum dietary requirements up 50% of are malnourished in hospital. When participate nutrition care, their intakes improved. Advances information technology (HIT) have broadened the ways by which can care. Our team has developed an innovative, HIT-based intervention (called NUTRI-TEC; engaging care using technology), facilitating patient participation This paper aims describe systematic...
The brain and skeletal systems are intimately integrated during development through common molecular pathways. This is evidenced by genetic disorders where skull dysmorphologies associated. However, the mechanisms underlying neural interactions poorly understood. Using Ts65Dn mouse model of Down syndrome (DS) as a case example, we performed first longitudinal assessment brain, neurobehavioral to determine alterations in coordinated morphogenesis skull. We optimized multimodal protocol...
Plastic deformation of the strip, thermal crown rolls, roll deflection, flattening and wear are main factors that have influence on surface quality strip. Roll represents complex friction conditions that, after some specific tonnage rolled, become critical. This is because pressure distribution not uniform, so stress between work back-up roll, plus contact strip affects performance rolls. Investigation mechanism deterioration very important for development an average control system used in...
ABSTRACT Introduction Reducing unplanned hospital admissions in chronic patients at risk is a key area for action due to the high healthcare and societal burden of phenomenon. The inconclusive results preventive strategies with respiratory disorders comorbidities are explainable by multifactorial but actionable factors. current protocol (January 2024 December 2025) relies on hypothesis that intertwined actions four dimensions: i) management change, ii) personalisation interventions based...