This document provides information about Lisa Falco, the Director of Data Science at Ava Women's Health. It discusses Ava's vision of being a long-term companion for women through all stages of their reproductive lives. It describes how Ava's artificial intelligence platform uses data collected from a wearable bracelet and mobile app to provide women with insights. The document outlines Ava's algorithms for fertility tracking and how the algorithms are evolving from using clinical data to using the growing dataset of user data. It discusses challenges around product use and ensuring digital health products solve real problems.
DRIVE 2017 | 25 October - THE HUMAN TOUCH - Meaningful Data & Smart FashionCLICKNL
With the shift of the scope of societal issues to the system level and long-term impact, the individual threatens to be lost from sight. Socio-technical systems are often hard to comprehend for people. Within that growing complexity it’s important to (permanently) shift back to the human experience, the significance for a culture or community and the personal or user experience. A countermovement is needed from global to local. What makes people happy? What moves them and what challenges them? And what degree of autonomy do they want to preserve or give up? With the growing (technological) possibilities, more and more often the questions arises of what we want to measure and know (‘quantified self’) and what we can do with all that data in varying domains such as e-health, education and museums.
Presentation for RADS 608 ( Principles and Concepts of Health Systems ) - 24/09/19
Student of Master of Science in Data Science for Healthcare ( International Program ) ( Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mahidol University, Thailand )
The Future of Activity Monitoring: Innovating Beyond Steps, Sleep, and Speedctorgan
What will the future of activity monitoring bring? What are some new and novel applications? Where is there potential for new commercial partnerships and collaborations? In this invited presentation, I explore how we might interact with movement-tracking sensors in the future and consider novel relationships that cross design, data, functionality, experience, and even species.
iMicrobe and iVirus: Extending the iPlant cyberinfrastructure from plants to ...Bonnie Hurwitz
iMicrobe and iVirus: Extending the iPlant cyberinfrastructure from plants to microbes. Overview of work underway to add applications and computational analysis pipelines to iPlant for metagenomics and microbial ecology.
GlobeSync Technologies - Enterprise Business Solutions | Dedicated Professional | Digital Transformations | Silicon Engineering
Greetings,
I Hope you are doing well and have a wonderful new year. New year brings new opportunities and hope the pandemic could end in 2022 :) 🙏
Please accept my apologies for my cold message. My name is Viren, and I am a Business Manager for Global Sales at GlobeSync Technologies. I reached out to see if we could assist you with your software development needs (Mobile, Web, Cloud, IoT, Embedded, UI/UX etc.). As a 13-year-old Tempe, software engineering firm with a Team of 100+ professional, and globally presence in 9+ Countries, we work efficiently to deliver unique solutions to start-ups, other software development firms, enterprises, and digital agencies.
Maybe we can have a quick 15-minute call to discuss your upcoming digital initiatives and how we can help you streamline your development process and reduce costs while maintaining features, design, and quality.
Onboarding new resources and getting them up to speed on project details typically takes about 40 hours. We're willing to bear the cost of these 40 hours ourselves.
Our Core Services:
+ Product Development
+ Emerging Technologies Solutions
+ Mobile & Smart Device App Development
+ Software & Web Development
+ E-Commerce & CMS Development
+ Java Script Framework Development
+ AI-ML & IOT | Automation Solutions
+ UI / UX Design | Animation & Multimedia
+ Embeded & Hardware Engineering
+ Infra & DevOps Solutions
+ Cloud Services
+ Quality Engineering
+ Management | Media | Marketing
+ Maintenance | Upgrades | Support
+ IT Services & Staffing (Consulting)
The Company will be glad to provide you with all the necessary information at the most convenient time. Please Check out our website and portfolio,
Website: https://www.globesynctechnologies.com
Portfolio: https://www.globesynctechnologies.com/portfolio
Brochure | No More Paper :) - https://www.globesynctechnologies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GlobeSync-Technologies-Synchronizing-the-World.pdf
Thanks & Regards,
Viren
Business Manager | Global Sales
GlobeSync Technologies
Email: viren@globesynctechnologies.com
Skype: https://join.skype.com/invite/yAkJzoxlGIvL
Lifelogging - A long term data analytics challengeCathal Gurrin
A talk delivered at the DBTA workshop on Lifelogging and Long-term Digital Preservation in Lugano, November 2015. The talk introduces lifelogging and the concept of the digital self. It highlights some potential advantages of lifelogging and suggests the technologies that we need to develop (or have developed) to realise these advantages. Finally it concludes with some insights based on my nine years of practitioner experience.
Tarry Singh, CEO & co-founder at deepkapha.ai, will focus his keynote talk around Responsible AI and practical examples of how we can use AI to make the world a better place - such as how AI can be used to diagnose breast cancer for women in Afghanistan! While being an entrepreneur and SME with deep industry knowledge in deep learning, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, Tarry is also internationally acknowledged speaker, author, mentor, and startup coach who is working with an organization such as UN and Hult Prize Foundation.
MenoLife: Menopause, Perimenopause and Midlife Health Tracker App for Women - Developed by GlobeSync Technologies
The MenoLife app is your one-stop solutions to track your menopause symptoms, connect with other women, get support, and learn how you can make your change a change for the better. The MenoLife mobile app also allows you to track your periods (if you are still having them) and your menopause symptoms. Tracking things like hot flashes and mood swings can help you identify what causes them and take control of them, so they don’t interfere with your quality of life. MenoLife app uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies to help user to predict health using symptoms and health conditions. User is also able to do the future post or message by selecting the future postdate, and app will display that post to other user to that postdate-time.
There are hundreds of period trackers but very few options available for women approaching menopause or starting to experience the symptoms of perimenopause (pre-menopause). We believe that women need specific insights and support during this natural transition and we've built a better menopause symptom tracker that can help women find answers and relief. We spent several years creating the most advanced perimenopause tracker for women in all stages of menopause with specific features that period tracking apps just don't include or can't support. The MenoLife app for women is part of our ecosystem of support backed by science and decades of women's health research.
Every Woman First. Our focus is on helping women live a better life through education, community, and products that provide relief from the symptoms of menopause. We believe women deserve the best, most-informed, well-researched tools to manage their health.
Wish you had a place to track your menopause symptoms, get answers about your health concerns, and connect with women going through the same things you are? The MenoLife™ mobile app is for women who are ready to conquer life in menopause.
+ Record your menopause symptoms
+ Review your trend lines
+ See how your symptoms compare to other women
+ Understand what might be triggering your symptoms
+ Connect and chat with thousands of other women in peri/menopause
+ And much more!
Download MenoLife App for free now.
MenoLife iOS App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/menolife/id1494110596
MenoLife Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.menolabs.menolife
MenoLabs Website: https://menolabs.com/
MenoLabs Quizzes App: https://menolabs.com/pages/menopause-symptoms-quizzes
MenoLife Women Health Solution - MenoLabs Website, MenoLife iOS App, MenoLife Android App, MenoLabs CMS and Analytics Tool & AI/ML Solutions Developed by the GlobeSync Technologies.
Please Check out our website and portfolio,
Website: https://www.globesynctechnologies.com
Portfolio: https://www.globesynctechnologies.com/portfolio
DRIVE 2017 | 25 October - THE HUMAN TOUCH - Meaningful Data & Smart FashionCLICKNL
With the shift of the scope of societal issues to the system level and long-term impact, the individual threatens to be lost from sight. Socio-technical systems are often hard to comprehend for people. Within that growing complexity it’s important to (permanently) shift back to the human experience, the significance for a culture or community and the personal or user experience. A countermovement is needed from global to local. What makes people happy? What moves them and what challenges them? And what degree of autonomy do they want to preserve or give up? With the growing (technological) possibilities, more and more often the questions arises of what we want to measure and know (‘quantified self’) and what we can do with all that data in varying domains such as e-health, education and museums.
Presentation for RADS 608 ( Principles and Concepts of Health Systems ) - 24/09/19
Student of Master of Science in Data Science for Healthcare ( International Program ) ( Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mahidol University, Thailand )
The Future of Activity Monitoring: Innovating Beyond Steps, Sleep, and Speedctorgan
What will the future of activity monitoring bring? What are some new and novel applications? Where is there potential for new commercial partnerships and collaborations? In this invited presentation, I explore how we might interact with movement-tracking sensors in the future and consider novel relationships that cross design, data, functionality, experience, and even species.
iMicrobe and iVirus: Extending the iPlant cyberinfrastructure from plants to ...Bonnie Hurwitz
iMicrobe and iVirus: Extending the iPlant cyberinfrastructure from plants to microbes. Overview of work underway to add applications and computational analysis pipelines to iPlant for metagenomics and microbial ecology.
GlobeSync Technologies - Enterprise Business Solutions | Dedicated Professional | Digital Transformations | Silicon Engineering
Greetings,
I Hope you are doing well and have a wonderful new year. New year brings new opportunities and hope the pandemic could end in 2022 :) 🙏
Please accept my apologies for my cold message. My name is Viren, and I am a Business Manager for Global Sales at GlobeSync Technologies. I reached out to see if we could assist you with your software development needs (Mobile, Web, Cloud, IoT, Embedded, UI/UX etc.). As a 13-year-old Tempe, software engineering firm with a Team of 100+ professional, and globally presence in 9+ Countries, we work efficiently to deliver unique solutions to start-ups, other software development firms, enterprises, and digital agencies.
Maybe we can have a quick 15-minute call to discuss your upcoming digital initiatives and how we can help you streamline your development process and reduce costs while maintaining features, design, and quality.
Onboarding new resources and getting them up to speed on project details typically takes about 40 hours. We're willing to bear the cost of these 40 hours ourselves.
Our Core Services:
+ Product Development
+ Emerging Technologies Solutions
+ Mobile & Smart Device App Development
+ Software & Web Development
+ E-Commerce & CMS Development
+ Java Script Framework Development
+ AI-ML & IOT | Automation Solutions
+ UI / UX Design | Animation & Multimedia
+ Embeded & Hardware Engineering
+ Infra & DevOps Solutions
+ Cloud Services
+ Quality Engineering
+ Management | Media | Marketing
+ Maintenance | Upgrades | Support
+ IT Services & Staffing (Consulting)
The Company will be glad to provide you with all the necessary information at the most convenient time. Please Check out our website and portfolio,
Website: https://www.globesynctechnologies.com
Portfolio: https://www.globesynctechnologies.com/portfolio
Brochure | No More Paper :) - https://www.globesynctechnologies.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GlobeSync-Technologies-Synchronizing-the-World.pdf
Thanks & Regards,
Viren
Business Manager | Global Sales
GlobeSync Technologies
Email: viren@globesynctechnologies.com
Skype: https://join.skype.com/invite/yAkJzoxlGIvL
Lifelogging - A long term data analytics challengeCathal Gurrin
A talk delivered at the DBTA workshop on Lifelogging and Long-term Digital Preservation in Lugano, November 2015. The talk introduces lifelogging and the concept of the digital self. It highlights some potential advantages of lifelogging and suggests the technologies that we need to develop (or have developed) to realise these advantages. Finally it concludes with some insights based on my nine years of practitioner experience.
Tarry Singh, CEO & co-founder at deepkapha.ai, will focus his keynote talk around Responsible AI and practical examples of how we can use AI to make the world a better place - such as how AI can be used to diagnose breast cancer for women in Afghanistan! While being an entrepreneur and SME with deep industry knowledge in deep learning, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, Tarry is also internationally acknowledged speaker, author, mentor, and startup coach who is working with an organization such as UN and Hult Prize Foundation.
MenoLife: Menopause, Perimenopause and Midlife Health Tracker App for Women - Developed by GlobeSync Technologies
The MenoLife app is your one-stop solutions to track your menopause symptoms, connect with other women, get support, and learn how you can make your change a change for the better. The MenoLife mobile app also allows you to track your periods (if you are still having them) and your menopause symptoms. Tracking things like hot flashes and mood swings can help you identify what causes them and take control of them, so they don’t interfere with your quality of life. MenoLife app uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies to help user to predict health using symptoms and health conditions. User is also able to do the future post or message by selecting the future postdate, and app will display that post to other user to that postdate-time.
There are hundreds of period trackers but very few options available for women approaching menopause or starting to experience the symptoms of perimenopause (pre-menopause). We believe that women need specific insights and support during this natural transition and we've built a better menopause symptom tracker that can help women find answers and relief. We spent several years creating the most advanced perimenopause tracker for women in all stages of menopause with specific features that period tracking apps just don't include or can't support. The MenoLife app for women is part of our ecosystem of support backed by science and decades of women's health research.
Every Woman First. Our focus is on helping women live a better life through education, community, and products that provide relief from the symptoms of menopause. We believe women deserve the best, most-informed, well-researched tools to manage their health.
Wish you had a place to track your menopause symptoms, get answers about your health concerns, and connect with women going through the same things you are? The MenoLife™ mobile app is for women who are ready to conquer life in menopause.
+ Record your menopause symptoms
+ Review your trend lines
+ See how your symptoms compare to other women
+ Understand what might be triggering your symptoms
+ Connect and chat with thousands of other women in peri/menopause
+ And much more!
Download MenoLife App for free now.
MenoLife iOS App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/menolife/id1494110596
MenoLife Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.menolabs.menolife
MenoLabs Website: https://menolabs.com/
MenoLabs Quizzes App: https://menolabs.com/pages/menopause-symptoms-quizzes
MenoLife Women Health Solution - MenoLabs Website, MenoLife iOS App, MenoLife Android App, MenoLabs CMS and Analytics Tool & AI/ML Solutions Developed by the GlobeSync Technologies.
Please Check out our website and portfolio,
Website: https://www.globesynctechnologies.com
Portfolio: https://www.globesynctechnologies.com/portfolio
AI for the Human Retina to Protect Newborn VisionStepan Pushkarev
re:MARS session by Jochen Kumm and Stepan Pushkarev
Outline:
Introduction into ophthalmic space
Industry state and landscape
Challenges, initiatives and opportunities
Pr3vent introduction
Mission, vision and social impact
Background & founders
Current state and roadmap
Demo and lessons learned from applying AI in healthcare
Value chain: screening, diagnosis, treatment, prevention
Translating business goals into machine learning problem
Journey from machine learning to artificial intelligence
Commoditized AI vs. research AI
Quality training data as a golden asset
Security & privacy considerations
Explainability of AI predictions
Doctor in the loop - end to end user experience
US FDA constraints and requirements
Lessons learned from working with AWS and Provectus
Typical workflow, timeline and deliverables
Machine learning and Internet of Things, the future of medical preventionPierre Gutierrez
Title:
"Machine learning and Internet of Things, the future of medical prevention"
Abstract:
In this talk, Pierre Gutierrez, a data scientist at Dataiku, will discuss Dataiku's experiences using machine learning on IOT data. We will talk about the challenges processing and cleaning IoT data, and how to successfully train a model that can be deployed in production. We will illustrate our talk with two examples from our previous work. Creating algorithm for early epilepsy seizure detection based on wearable tech and Detecting people activity through sensor data.
A talk by Dr. Diana Coman Schmid, Personalized Health Data Services Manager. Scientific IT Services, ETHZ. Held on the occasion of Geek Girls Carrots' meetup on the 10th of March 2018.
Sofia Martynovich about the art to wrap design infographics and raw statistical data a into a cool visualization. Sofia Martynovich addresses how infographics can be reused and how static infographics can be displayed live. A talk on the occasion of Geek Girls Carrot's meetup #9 in Zurich.
A short introduction to state-of-the-art Computer Vision techniques and the own work of Anna Volokitin. A talk on the occasion of Geek Girls Carrot's meetup #9 in Zurich.
Ozempic: Preoperative Management of Patients on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Saeid Safari
Preoperative Management of Patients on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists like Ozempic and Semiglutide
ASA GUIDELINE
NYSORA Guideline
2 Case Reports of Gastric Ultrasound
New Directions in Targeted Therapeutic Approaches for Older Adults With Mantl...i3 Health
i3 Health is pleased to make the speaker slides from this activity available for use as a non-accredited self-study or teaching resource.
This slide deck presented by Dr. Kami Maddocks, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Hematology and
Associate Division Director for Ambulatory Operations
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, will provide insight into new directions in targeted therapeutic approaches for older adults with mantle cell lymphoma.
STATEMENT OF NEED
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) accounting for 5% to 7% of all lymphomas. Its prognosis ranges from indolent disease that does not require treatment for years to very aggressive disease, which is associated with poor survival (Silkenstedt et al, 2021). Typically, MCL is diagnosed at advanced stage and in older patients who cannot tolerate intensive therapy (NCCN, 2022). Although recent advances have slightly increased remission rates, recurrence and relapse remain very common, leading to a median overall survival between 3 and 6 years (LLS, 2021). Though there are several effective options, progress is still needed towards establishing an accepted frontline approach for MCL (Castellino et al, 2022). Treatment selection and management of MCL are complicated by the heterogeneity of prognosis, advanced age and comorbidities of patients, and lack of an established standard approach for treatment, making it vital that clinicians be familiar with the latest research and advances in this area. In this activity chaired by Michael Wang, MD, Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, expert faculty will discuss prognostic factors informing treatment, the promising results of recent trials in new therapeutic approaches, and the implications of treatment resistance in therapeutic selection for MCL.
Target Audience
Hematology/oncology fellows, attending faculty, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
Learning Objectives
1.) Identify clinical and biological prognostic factors that can guide treatment decision making for older adults with MCL
2.) Evaluate emerging data on targeted therapeutic approaches for treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory MCL and their applicability to older adults
3.) Assess mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies for MCL and their implications for treatment selection
These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar leads (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTHCARE.pdfAnujkumaranit
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. It encompasses tasks such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding. AI technologies are revolutionizing various fields, from healthcare to finance, by enabling machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.
Couples presenting to the infertility clinic- Do they really have infertility...Sujoy Dasgupta
Dr Sujoy Dasgupta presented the study on "Couples presenting to the infertility clinic- Do they really have infertility? – The unexplored stories of non-consummation" in the 13th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE 2024) at Manila on 24 May, 2024.
Report Back from SGO 2024: What’s the Latest in Cervical Cancer?bkling
Are you curious about what’s new in cervical cancer research or unsure what the findings mean? Join Dr. Emily Ko, a gynecologic oncologist at Penn Medicine, to learn about the latest updates from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. Dr. Ko will discuss what the research presented at the conference means for you and answer your questions about the new developments.
Explore natural remedies for syphilis treatment in Singapore. Discover alternative therapies, herbal remedies, and lifestyle changes that may complement conventional treatments. Learn about holistic approaches to managing syphilis symptoms and supporting overall health.
Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
Acute scrotum is a general term referring to an emergency condition affecting the contents or the wall of the scrotum.
There are a number of conditions that present acutely, predominantly with pain and/or swelling
A careful and detailed history and examination, and in some cases, investigations allow differentiation between these diagnoses. A prompt diagnosis is essential as the patient may require urgent surgical intervention
Testicular torsion refers to twisting of the spermatic cord, causing ischaemia of the testicle.
Testicular torsion results from inadequate fixation of the testis to the tunica vaginalis producing ischemia from reduced arterial inflow and venous outflow obstruction.
The prevalence of testicular torsion in adult patients hospitalized with acute scrotal pain is approximately 25 to 50 percent
2. 2
• MSc in Engineering Physics, Chalmers, Sweden, 2001
• PhD in Biomedical image analysis, EPFL, Switzerland, 2006
• Solianis Monitoring, Zürich, 2006 - 2011
• Data scientist in the algorithm development team
• Non-invasive glucose monitoring
• Scanco Medical, Zürich, 2011 - 2015
• Product manager
• micro-Computer Tomography
• Joined AVA in 2015 as Director of Data Science
MY WAY TO AVA
3. 3
1. AVA – The vision and solution
2. The basics - Why fertility tracking works
3. Algorithms – How the methods evolves with the data
4. Future – the challenges ahead
CONTENTS
4. 4
Women face various health challenges along their reproductive life stages
THE CHALLENGE
Understand your body
33%
Trying to conceive
10%
PregnancyContraception
33%
Menopause
60 years20
5. Ava is a long-term companion for women,
giving them data-driven and scientifically
proven insights along all stages of their
reproductive lives.
OUR VISION
5
6. Ava is the world’s first artificial
intelligence (AI) platform in women’s
health
6
TODAY’S SOLUTION
Bracelet
App
Big data / AI
7. • Breathing rate
• Skin temperature
• Heat loss
• Pulse rate
• Various heart rate variability (HRV) components
• Movement
• Bioimpedance
• Sleep (duration, deep/light, REM/non-REM)
• Perfusion
Generating big data sets is the basis for
Ava’s AI approach
THE BRACELET
7
The Ava bracelet is a Class 1
registered medical device
9. 9
1. AVA – The vision and solution
2. The basics - Why fertility tracking works
3. Algorithms – How the methods evolves with the data
4. Future – the challenges ahead
CONTENTS
PresentationforXXX|August10,2017|Strictlyconfidential
10. 10
HORMONAL CHANGES
Average woman:
Cycle length: 28 days
Luteal length: 13 days
Averages apply to groups
not individuals!
Ava’s measured signals correlates with progesterone and estradiol
11. 11
Five different algorithms operating at different phases of the cycle
ALGORITHMS FOR FERTILITY TRACKING
High Peak
High
High
Peak
I
II
III
IV
PeakV
Peak
Peak
Peak
PeakHigh
PeakHigh
Priors
Priors Signals
Priors Signals
Signals
Priors Signals
12. 12
OUR DATA
• Every night 3 million data
points are collected
• Too little reference labels
Too much data!
13. 13
Features: e.g. average temperature during the
night
Currently our algorithms are based on these
features
Calculate daily features to reduce the complexity of nightly data
OUR DATA
14. 14
1. AVA – The vision and solution
2. The basics - Why fertility tracking works
3. Algorithms – How the methods evolves with the data
4. Future – the challenges ahead
CONTENTS
PresentationforXXX|August10,2017|Strictlyconfidential
15. Clinical data
15
Before launch – clinical data only
EARLY ALGORITHMS
Signals
LiteratureSignal
statistics
Woman
specific
info
16. Clinical data
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New data from Ava users & clinical
study coming in every day!
TRANSITION TO AI
Signals
LiteratureSignal
statistics
Woman
specific
info
AI
Clinical & user data
Signals Woman
specific
info
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WORKFLOW – RELEASED ALGO
Machine learning with 1’000 cycles
Temperature
HR
Feature 1
Feature 2
Raw data Signal features Engineered features Classifier
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WORKFLOW – IN DEVELOPMENT
Machine learning with 10’000+ cycles
Temperature
HR
Feature 1
Feature 2
Raw data Signal features Engineered features Classifier
In theory
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Better performance
Easier to include information from many sources
Faster development
Capture more variations
The more data we collect – the better we become
WHY GO FOR AI
AI
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1. AVA – The vision and solution
2. The basics - Why fertility tracking works
3. Algorithms – How the methods evolves with the data
4. Future – the challenges ahead
CONTENTS
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WORKFLOW – COMING SOON
End-to-end learning: Same data but better infrastructure needed
Temperature
HR
Feature 1
Feature 2
Raw data Signal features Engineered features Classifier
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Good algorithms isn’t everything
CHALLENGES: PRODUCT
User behavior
• Users wear the bracelet only a few days per
cycle out of personal curiosity
• Users wear the bracelet only during the fertile
window
• Users wear the bracelet diligently in general,
but not for the first week of a cycle
• Missing data due to other reasons
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How to be more than a hype
CRITICAL POINTS FOR FUTURE OF DIGITAL HEALTH
Solve real problems and bring a real value to the customer
Products need to be based on solid science and validated by clinical studies