A method and system of predicting a muscle characteristic using ultrasound. The characteristic may include a tenderness characteristic and/or a strength characteristic. An analysis of muscle structure is performed for a sample using ultrasound data of the sample. The analysis may include determining a relative number of bundles, fascicles, sarcomeres, fibers, and/or sheath thickness from the ultrasound data. Thereafter, the muscle characteristic is predicted for the sample based on the analysis.

Various examples are provided for non-contact vital sign acquisition. Information can be provided regarding vibrations of a target using a radar signal such as, e.g., non-contact vital sign measurement. Examples include estimation of heart rate, change in heart rate, respiration rate, and/or change in respiration rate, for a human or other animal. Implementations can produce one or both rates of vibration and/or change in one or both rates of vibration for a target other than an animal or human experiencing two vibrations at the same time, such as a motor, a vehicle incorporating a motor, or another physical object. Some implementations can estimate the respiration movement in the radar baseband output signal. The estimated respiration signal can then be subtracted from radar signals in the time domain and, optionally, can be further enhanced using digital signal processing techniques, to produce an estimate of the heartbeat pulses.

Methods and apparatuses for characterizing life quality of a living entity via hyper-spectral imaging and analysis, and applications thereof, such as managing life quality of a living entity. Includes acquiring hyper-spectral imaging data and information of: anatomical features of the living entity, and substances consumable by the living entity; generating and maintaining a living entity-specific database containing data and information about the living entity; processing acquired living entity anatomical feature and consumable substance hyper-spectral imaging data and information, and living entity data and information; using processed data and information to generate living entity life quality data and information characteristic of life quality of the living entity. Applicable to any living entity (human, animal, plant). Applicable to integrated microelectromechanical (MEM) [chip level] components in desk top devices or miniature smart/intelligent devices. Applicable to generating, processing, or/and utilizing demographic data and information about living entities and consumable substances.

Systems and methods are disclosed to objectively identify sub-second behavioral modules in the three-dimensional (3D) video data that represents the motion of a subject. Defining behavioral modules based upon structure in the 3D video data itself—rather than using a priori definitions for what should constitute a measurable unit of action—identifies a previously-unexplored sub-second regularity that defines a timescale upon which behavior is organized, yields important information about the components and structure of behavior, offers insight into the nature of behavioral change in the subject, and enables objective discovery of subtle alterations in patterned action. The systems and methods of the invention can be applied to drug or gene therapy classification, drug or gene therapy screening, disease study including early detection of the onset of a disease, toxicology research, side-effect study, learning and memory process study, anxiety study, and analysis in consumer behavior.

Methods and products for automated real-time ovarian follicular detection, monitoring and analysis are provided. The devices and methods allow for remote or local analysis, while minimizing or eliminating the need for technician review of the output images. The methods are useful in human and non-human subjects including companion animals and other animals such as endangered species.

The title of the invention is the remote sensing of physiological dynamics electromagnetic big data, the related technology belongs to the field of remote sensing of physiology or psychology. The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is the remote sensing of physiological or psychological electromagnetic dynamics of human, animal or plant individuals, the related electromagnetic media could be nucleon, electron, atom, molecule, ion, water, fluid, blood, DNA, RNA, amino acid, sugar, fat, protein, cell, tissue, organ, bone, fruit, flower, leave, stem, bark, and root, etc., the 30 μm-1000 million meters band electromagnetic waves could be used to extract the reflection spectra of partial or entire human, animal or plant individual electromagnetic media in different physiology or psychology states, single or multiple sensitive wavelengths or wavebands of spectrum troughs could be chosen as the electromagnetic wave probes, which could be used to irradiate partial or entire human, animal or plant individual electromagnetic media and extract the reflection waves, the electromagnetic dynamics of the human, animal or plant individuals in different physiology or psychology states could be transformed to the different electromagnetic indexes, such as the frequency, reflection rate and phase values, the major applications of the invention might be the drunk driving, fatigue driving, road rage driving, big data and big ecology, etc.

Various methods and embodiments of the present technology generally relate to neural spike sorting in real-time. More specifically, some embodiments relate to a real-time neural spike sorting process using distributed nodes and edges to form clusters in the vector space to learn the neural spike data distribution adaptively for neural spike classification in real-time. The state of the brain or the onset of a neurological disorder can be determined by analyzing the neural spike firing pattern, and the first stage of the neural data analysis is to sort the recorded neural spikes to their originating neurons. Methods that can sort the recorded neural spikes in real-time with low system latency and can be implemented with resource limited digital electronic hardware, including a Field-Programming Gate Array (FPGA), an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit and an embedded microprocessor, are beneficial in understanding neuronal networks and controlling neurological disorders.

An object of the present invention is to provide a biological information measuring garment for cattle that allows easy measurement of biological information. The biological information measuring garment for cattle includes a clothing fabric; and an electrode provided on a skin-side surface of the clothing fabric, the clothing fabric including a first band portion on one end and a second band portion on another end in a body peripheral direction of the clothing fabric, and the clothing fabric having a larger area in a front-side region ahead of a region from the first band portion to the second band portion of the clothing fabric than an area in a back-side region behind the region from the first band portion to the second band portion.

A catheter system includes an elongated tube structure configured for insertion into a luminal space, such as the vasculature, of a body. The catheter is conductive and configured to conduct electrical signals. The catheter includes one or more power and data coupling devices configured to send and receive power and/or data signals, such as from an underlying guidewire disposed within a lumen of the catheter. One or more sensors are coupled to a distal section of the catheter and are electrically connected to the one or more power and data coupling devices.

A water resistant biometric data logging system for an animal including a housing containing an electrophysiological data logging device and an underwater connector configured to route and waterproof at least 10 electrode cables to the electrophysiological data logging device. Further disclosed is an apparatus (e.g., headcap) for mounting electrodes onto the animal. The apparatus includes a first layer comprising a first plurality of openings or holes, the first layer comprising a foam or a sacrificial material; a second layer comprising a second plurality of openings or holes, the second layer comprising or consisting essentially of synthetic rubber; and a potted piece containing a plurality of electrode cables, wherein the electrode cables are routed from the potted piece through the first plurality of openings and the second plurality of openings or holes.