Device, system and method for detection of an asthma attack or asthma of a subject

The present invention relates to a device (10, 10a, 10b), system (1, 2, 3) and method for detection of an asthma attack or asthma of a subject. For this purpose, the device comprises a light sensor input (11), e.g. a 2D camera, for obtaining light sensor data of the scene and a thermal sensor input (12), e.g. a thermal camera, for obtaining thermal sensor data of a scene including a subject while breathing. An analysis unit (13) obtains these data and derives respiratory effort information indicating respiratory efforts of the subject from the obtained light sensor data and/or the obtained thermal sensor data and derives airflow information indicating airflow during respiration of the subject from the obtained thermal sensor data. Further, the analysis unit (13) predicts or detects an asthma attack or asthma based on analysis of the respiratory effort information and the airflow information, said analysis evaluating deviations from predetermined or healthy correlations between respiratory efforts and airflow

Device, system and method for detection of an asthma attack or asthma of a subject

The present invention relates to a device (10, 10a, 10b), system (1, 2, 3) and method for detection of an asthma attack or asthma of a subject. For this purpose, the device comprises a light sensor input (11), e.g. a 2D camera, for obtaining light sensor data of the scene and a thermal sensor input (12), e.g. a thermal camera, for obtaining thermal sensor data of a scene including a subject while breathing. An analysis unit (13) obtains these data and derives respiratory effort information indicating respiratory efforts of the subject from the obtained light sensor data and/or the obtained thermal sensor data and derives airflow information indicating airflow during respiration of the subject from the obtained thermal sensor data. Further, the analysis unit (13) predicts or detects an asthma attack or asthma based on analysis of the respiratory effort information and the airflow information, said analysis evaluating deviations from predetermined or healthy correlations between respiratory efforts and airflow

High-Performance Solution-Processable Poly(p-phenylene vinylene)s for Air-Stable Organic Field-Effect Transistors

The influence of the substitution pattern (unsymmetrical or symmetrical), the nature of the side chain (linear or branched), and the processing of several solution processable alkoxy-substituted poly(p-phenylene vinylene)s (PPVs) on the charge-carrier mobility in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) is investigated. We have found the highest mobilities in a class of symmetrically substituted PPVs with linear alkyl chains (e.g., R1, R2 = n-C11H23, R3 = n-C18H37). We have shown that the mobility of these PPVs can be improved significantly up to values of 10-2 cm2 V-1 s-1 by annealing at 110°C. In addition, these devices display an excellent stability in air and dark conditions. No change in the electrical performance is observed, even after storage for thirty days in humid air.