Objective Physical or mental imbalance caused by harmful stimuli can induce stress to
maintain homeostasis. During chronic stress, the sympathetic nervous system is …

Background Heart rate variability is used as an assessment method for cardiac autonomic
modulation. Since the Task Force's publication on heart rate variability in 1996, the …

Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is an important tool for the analysis of a patient's physiological
conditions, as well a method aiding the diagnosis of cardiopathies. Photoplethysmography …

This review is aimed at summarizing the new findings about the multiple benefits of exercise
on cardiovascular disease (CVD). We pay attention to the prevalence and risk factors of …

Personal comfort models (PCM) represent the most promising paradigm for human-centric
thermal comfort in buildings. Several data sources can be used to generate a PCM …

Background Obese people have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease, which is
supposed to be due to autonomic dysfunction and/or metabolic disorder. The alterations in …

Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a debilitating condition that mainly occurs in
long-standing type 2 diabetes patients but can manifest earlier, even before diabetes is …

Measurements of physiological parameters provide an objective, often non-intrusive, and (at
least semi-) automatic evaluation and utilization of user behavior. In addition, specific …

Obstructive Sleep Apnea is a common respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent
nocturnal episodes of normal breathing interruption due to upper airway total or partial …

Purpose Although the predictive value of vagal nerve activity, indexed by heart rate
variability (HRV), has been confirmed in a variety of diseases, its value in the prediction of …