Background In Hong Kong, the total number of substance abusers has steadily declined for
the past decade. It decreased from 11572 in 2011 to 5 569 in 2020, a 4% decline from 5 772 …

The paper provides a mechanized system and method to detect the presence of weed in a
person using retinal imaging system. The system includes an image acquisition unit to …

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterised by many of features including
problem in social interactions, different ways of learning, some children showing a keen …

Lateral flow tests, used to rapidly detect various diseases, as HIV, or specific physiological
conditions, as drug abuse, through blood, saliva, or urine samples, are becoming a powerful …

Neuroimaging technologies can non-invasively characterize the structure and function of
addiction brain, reveal the neural mechanism of addictive behavior, and provide a priori for …

The electroencephalogram (EEG) rhythm and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)
activation levels have not been compared between a healthy control group (HCG) and …

Over the last 20 years, the number of children born with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has significantly increased. According to …

Contemporary psychiatric diagnosis still relies on the subjective symptom report of the
patient during a clinical interview by a psychiatrist. Given the significant variability in …

The Islamic Republic of Iran has a long history of combating drug abuse. Because of its
geographical location, Iran is one of the major conduits for opium, morphine base and …

After abusing drugs for long, drug users will experience deteriorated self-control cognitive
ability, and poor emotional regulation. This paper designs a closed-loop virtual-reality (VR) …