Browsing by Subject "Diabetes"
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A hybrid automata approach for monitoring the patient in the loop in artificial pancreas systems
(2021-11-01)
Article
Open AccessThe use of automated insulin delivery systems has become a reality for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), with several hybrid systems already on the market. One of the particularities of this technology is that the patient ... -
A multimodal approach using fundus images and text meta-data in a machine learning classifier with embeddings to predict years with self-reported diabetes: An exploratory analysis
(2024-06)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyAims: Machine learning models can use image and text data to predict the number of years since diabetes diagnosis; such model can be applied to new patients to predict, approximately, how long the new patient may have lived ... -
Combining rapid and sustained insulin release from conducting hydrogels for glycemic control
(Elsevier, 2022-10-29)
Article
Open AccessInnovative insulin delivery systems contemplate combining multi-pharmacokinetic profiles for glycemic control. Two device configurations have been designed for the controlled release of insulin using the same chemical ... -
Cómo mejorar la calidad de vida de una persona diabética tipo 1
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-06-29)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decision[CASTELLÀ] En la presente memoria, se va a analizar exhaustivamente la enfermedad de la Diabetes Mellitus tipo 1, y el tratamiento con bombas de infusión continua de insulina para el control de la diabetes; con el objetivo ... -
Development and usability assessment of an attention-based encoder for analysing Type-2 Diabetes primary care from a large population
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-06-27)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThis study examines the evolution of a time series spanning the years 2019, 2020, and 2021, utilizing multiple routinely collected health care data points for approximately 1.5 million adults in Catalonia. The aim is to ... -
Development of a Multi-Organ-on-a-Chip of skeletal muscle tissue and pancreatic islets for diabetic disease studies
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-28)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Institut de Bioenginyeria de CatalunyaInsulin secretion and insulin action are critical for normal glucose homeostasis. Defects in both processes lead to type 2 diabetes (T2D). Understanding the mechanisms that lead to T2D is critical in the search for new ... -
Development of a non-invasive device for assessing diabetic and non-diabetic individuals based on heart rate analysis
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-10-16)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessAquest treball de fi de grau es centra en el disseny d'un dispositiu no invasiu per diferenciar entre persones diabètiques i no diabètiques mitjançant l'anàlisi del comportament cardíac. L'objectiu principal és comprendre ... -
Development of a non-invasive device for assessing diabetic and non-diabetic individuals based on heart rate analysis
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-10-16)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessAquest treball de fi de grau es centra en el disseny d'un dispositiu no invasiu per diferenciar entre persones diabètiques i no diabètiques mitjançant l'anàlisi del comportament cardíac. L'objectiu principal és comprendre ... -
DIALCAT: Diabetes as an accelerator of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, comprehensive approach and adherence to treatment
(2019-01-01)
Article
Open AccessIn this article, we present the designof an mHealth system to support senior citizens with chronic diseases in managing their adherenceto pharmacological treatment. The DIALCAT system consisting of a smart pill dispenser ... -
Evaluating quantitative biomarkers in optical coherence tomography angiography images to predict diabetic retinopathy
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-05-16)
Master thesis
Open AccessThis thesis aims to evaluate the utility of quantitative biomarkers derived from optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images for classifying diabetic retinopathy (DR) severity in patients with Type 1 diabetes ... -
Glycaemia fluctuations improvement in old-age prediabetic subjects consuming a quinoa-based diet: a pilot study
(2022-06-01)
Article
Open AccessThis study aimed to observe if quinoa could produce a benefit on postprandial glycemia that would result in less progression to type 2 diabetes (T2D). A cross-over design pilot clinical study with a nutritional intervention ... -
Improving prevalence estimation through data fusion: methods and validation
(2015-06-24)
Article
Open AccessEstimation of health prevalences is usually performed with a single survey. Some attempts have been made to integrate more than one source of data. We propose here to validate this approach through data fusion. Data Fusion ... -
Lectura crítica d'articles: diabetis, retinopatia diabètica i qualitat de vida
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-01-13)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessLa diabetis mellitus (DM) és un trastorn del metabolisme caracteritzat per un augment de les concentracions de glucosa en sang. Aquests nivells de glucèmia persistentment alts en sang, a la llarga causen lesions vasculars ... -
Lipidome characterisation and sex-specific differences in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
(2024-03-29)
Article
Open AccessBackground: In this study, we evaluated the lipidome alterations caused by type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), by determining lipids significantly associated with diabetes overall and in both sexes, and lipids ... -
Machine Learning a partir de dades clíniques
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-06-17)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: ISERN Medical TelecomEl projecte de fi de grau “Machine Learning a partir de dades clíniques” és un estudi del món Machine Learning i les diverses tècniques que ofereix, i com aplicar aquestes tècniques sobre dades de pacients reals. L’objectiu ... -
Machine Learning Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Using Radiomics Features Extracted from Eye Images
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-07-05)
Master thesis
Open AccessCardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), and its accurate prediction is crucial for early intervention. This thesis studies the application of machine ... -
Nanotechnology approaches in chronic wound healing
(2020-06-02)
Article
Open AccessSignificance: The incidence of chronic wounds is increasing due to our aging population and the augment of people afflicted with diabetes. With the extended knowledge on the biological mechanisms underlying these diseases, ... -
New methods for determining the complex permittivity of different glucose concentrations by waveguide and antenna measurements at v-band
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / King's College (University of London), 2013-09-10)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open Access
Covenantee: King's College London[ANGLÈS] Diabetes is a metabolic disease that affects millions of people in the world. To control the status of this disease, diabetic patients have to measure continuously their glucose levels during all day. Nowadays, ... -
Osteointegration characterization of titanium biofunctionalized with drug-loaded nanoparticules implanted in a diabetic animal model
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-02-08)
Master thesis
Open AccessType II diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder and represents a contraindication for optimal orthopaedic implant treatment since it is considered to be directly related to decrease bone regeneration ... -
Perspectivas actuales en la investigación de las alteraciones de la visión en color en diabetes
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-01)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEn el presente trabajo se ha realizado una exhaustiva revisión bibliográfica a través de artículos científicos y libros especializados en la visión en color, en general, y en las alteraciones que pueden padecer los pacientes ...
