Clip On Wearable Device Design For Body Condition Monitoring

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niko Bagus Pratama ◽  
Surya Michrandi Nasution ◽  
Ratna Astuti Nugrahaeni
Keyword(s):  
Condition Monitoring ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Wearable Device ◽  
Device Design

Wearable Device Design for Cattle Behavior Classification Using IoT and Machine Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 235-248
Author(s):  
Fatema Ahmed ◽  
Bholanath Roy ◽  
Saritha Khetawat
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Wearable Device ◽  
Device Design

Suggested Wearable Device Design to Prevent Missing Children and Child Abduction

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 449-463
Author(s):  
Eui Chul Jung ◽  
Ji Hee Cho ◽  
Ki Cheol Pak
Keyword(s):  
Wearable Device ◽  
Device Design ◽  
Child Abduction ◽  
Missing Children

scholarly journals Energy content of anchovy and sardine using surrogate calorimetry methods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Campanini ◽  
Marta Albo-Puigserver ◽  
Sara Gérez ◽  
Elena Lloret-Lloret ◽  
Joan Giménez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Condition Monitoring ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Condition Index ◽  
Reproductive Capacity ◽  
Bomb Calorimetry ◽  
Condition Indices ◽  
Monitoring Protocols

AbstractEuropean anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and sardine (Sardina pilchardus) are crucial species for the marine ecosystem of the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. They account for a high percentage of fish landings and they represent an important economic income. Concerns over their stock status are rising in recent years as biomass, growth, reproductive capacity and body condition of both species are declining. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a continuous and fast body condition monitoring scheme. Energy storage variability has important implications for both fish recruitment and population structure. Direct condition indices, such as bomb calorimetry, are highly reliable for measuring the energy content, but extremely time-consuming. Alternatively, fatmeter analysis and relative condition index (Kn) have been proposed as effective indirect methods. The aim of this study is to test the application of fatmeter as a surrogate of bomb calorimetry to infer the energy content of both small pelagic fishes. For the validation, fatmeter values were compared with both energy density (ED; via bomb calorimetry) and Kn values. Individuals of both species were sampled monthly in Barcelona harbor for a year in order to assess seasonal variations in energy content. Our results highlight that fatmeter measurements are strongly correlated with calorimetry for sardine, while a weaker but significant correlation was found for anchovy. The observed differences between the two species are related to their breeding strategies. Based on this study, fatmeter analysis appears to be a faster and suitable method to evaluate the energy content of both species routinely., In addition, we provide a linear model to infer ED from fatmeter values of both small pelagic fish. Eventually, these findings could allow for the avoidance of bomb calorimetry and could be used to implement body condition monitoring protocols, and to boost continuous large-scale monitoring.

scholarly journals Towards a protocol for community monitoring of caribou body condition

Rangifer ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Kofinas ◽  
Phil Lyver ◽  
Don Russell ◽  
Robert White ◽  
Augie Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Condition Monitoring ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Ecological Monitoring ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
Community Monitoring

Effective ecological monitoring is central to the sustainability of subsistence resources of indigenous communities. For caribou, Arctic indigenous people's most important terrestrial subsistence resource, body condition is a useful measure because it integrates many ecological factors that influence caribou productivity and is recognized by biologists and hunters as meaningful. We draw on experience working with indigenous communities to develop a body condition monitoring protocol for harvested animals. Local indigenous knowledge provides a broad set of caribou health indicators and explanations of how environmental conditions may affect body condition. Scientific research on caribou body condition provides a basis to develop a simple dichotomous key that includes back fat, intestinal fat, kidney fat and marrow¬fat, as measures of body fat, which in autumn to early winter correlates with the likelihood of pregnancy. The dichotomous key was formulated on "expert knowledge" and validated against field estimates of body composition. We compare local indigenous knowledge indicators with hunter documented data based on the dichotomous key. The potential con¬tribution of community body condition monitoring can be realized through the continued comparative analysis of datasets. Better communication among hunters and scientists, and refinement of data collection and analysis methods are recommended. Results suggest that specific local knowledge may become generalized and integrated between regions if the dichotomous key is used as a generalized (semi-quantitative) index and complemented with other science and community-based assessments.

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