Healio

Wrist-based accelerometry feasible for continuous monitoring in motor neuron disease

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Accelerometers showed a slower rate of decline vs. ALSFRS-R scores, with strong correlation in motor domains.
Nature

Leaping and Accelerometry: A Theoretical Approach

Accelerometry has always been a popular method of monitoring locomotor activity but its use is becoming more widespread due to the easy availability of low cost, low power sensors. However one of the ...
JSTOR Daily

Accelerometry estimates field metabolic rate in giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama during breeding

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 1. Estimating the metabolic rate of animals in nature is central to understanding the physiological, behavioural and evolutionary ecology of ...
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A new way Burmese python researchers are learning how snakes affect the Florida Everglades

Researchers are tracking pythons with accelerometers to learn how they move and eat. Burmese pythons are connected with a 90% decrease in mammals in the Florida Everglades. Conservationists use ...
BMJ

How well do activity monitors estimate energy expenditure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the validity of current technologies

Objective To determine the accuracy of wrist and arm-worn activity monitors’ estimates of energy expenditure (EE). Data sources SportDISCUS (EBSCOHost), PubMed, MEDLINE (Ovid), PsycINFO (EBSCOHost), ...
BMJ

Validation of the New Zealand Physical Activity Questionnaire (NZPAQ-LF) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-LF) with accelerometry

Background Validation of instruments used to measure physical activity patterns is essential when attempting to assess the effectiveness of physical activity interventions. Objectives To assess the ...