Smartphone App Developed by IIT Kharagpur Students Can Detect Fake Currency

As it stated in "A user can upload a currency note image and the mobile app would verify its authenticity using 25 features extracted from the front and rear side of the currency note. In case of detection of a fake note, the user will also be notified...," T.Y.S.S. The students solved the reverse Boltzmann Transport Equations using the dataset for a given area to estimate the source location. "This solution is well-suited to occupational workers carrying wearable sensors detecting radiation dose data. The sensors can pinpoint the location of radiation leaks in nuclear plants and refineries.

Smartphone App for Remotely Managing Hypertension Effective in T2D

After the 6-week intervention using the smartphone application, BP decreased by 11.2 ± 15.6/5.18 ± 10.1 mm Hg (P =.004). In total, 33 prescriptions were refilled during the 6-week period and 13 new prescriptions were written.1The researchers noted that the study was limited by the lack of a control group receiving usual care for hypertension. Follow @EndoAdvisorReferencesShah BR, Xu T, Bollyky JB, Lu W, Painter S. Remote monitoring of blood pressure in T2D population decreases systolic blood pressure at 6 weeks: a pilot study. Remote blood pressure monitoring via smartphone app shows Promise [news release]. This article originally appeared on The Cardiology Advisor

Smartphone App Can Test Neurological Disability in MS

referring to In the time necessary to perform a standard multiple sclerosis (MS) functional exam, gamified tests on a smartphone app provide much richer and reliable measurements of several distinct neurological functions, according to new data. They looked at how these app-based results compared with specific clinical neurological assessments, such as strength, vision, and reaction time. In total, 76 MS patients and 19 healthy volunteers were enrolled in the study. Results showed that the smartphone tests could differentiate MS patients from healthy volunteers, similar to the traditional, investigator-administered test of fine finger movements — the 9-hole peg test. Overall, the findings suggested that smartphone app tests are an easily portable method for neurological testing, and patient monitoring.

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