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Development of smart clothing to prevent pressure injuries in bedridden persons...
Rêgo, Anderson da Silva; Furtado, Guilherme Eustáquio; Bernardes, Rafael A.; Santos-Costa, Paulo; Dias, Rosana A.; Alves, Filipe S.; Ainla, AlarPressure injuries (PIs) are a major public health problem and can be used as quality-of-care indicators. An incipient development in the field of medical devices takes the form of Smart Health Textiles, which can possess innovative properties such as thermoregulation, sensing, and antibacterial control. This protocol aims to describe the process for the development of a new type of smart clothing for individual...
Main characteristics and anthropometrics of people with down syndrome – Impact ...
Barboza, Rochelne; Carvalho, Miguel; Ferreira, Fernando; Xu, BugaoAmong the human chromosome abnormalities, Down Syndrome is the most prominent. Social perception challenges include prejudice, myth and exclusion, with social inclusion having been subject of several studies. From this perspective, the main objective of this study is to contribute to a higher social inclusion of people with Down Syndrome. This is addressed by an anthropometric characterization study of Down Syn...