Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The body area network field is an interdisciplinary area which could allow inexpensive and continuous health monitoring with real-time updates of medical records through the Internet. A number of intelligent physiological sensors can be integrated into a wearable wireless body area network, which can be used for computer-assisted rehabilitation ...
The textbook definition of a WAN is a computer network spanning regions, countries, or even the world. [3] [4] However, in terms of the application of communication protocols and concepts, it may be best to view WANs as computer networking technologies used to transmit data over long distances, and between different networks.
The term "body image" was officially introduced by Schilder himself and his widely used definition is: “body image is the picture of our own body we form in our mind, that is to say the way in which the body appears to ourselves”. [3] In research with the term “body image” we currently refer to a conscious mental representation of one ...
Venus with a Mirror (1555) by Titian. Body image is a person's thoughts, feelings and perception of the aesthetics or sexual attractiveness of their own body. [1] [2] The concept of body image is used in several disciplines, including neuroscience, psychology, medicine, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, philosophy, cultural and feminist studies; the media also often uses the term.
Body image disturbance (BID) is a common symptom in patients with eating disorders and is characterized by an altered perception of one's own body.. The onset is mainly attributed to patients with anorexia nervosa who persistently tend to subjectively discern themselves as average or overweight despite adequate, clinical grounds for a classification of being considerably or severely ...
“Healthy” is a loaded, confusing term when used to describe foods, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to put an end to that. The organization recently redefined the term as ...
Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports
A cell phone connected to a laptop using the USB interface, letting them communicate with each other, is a simple example of a wired personal area network (PAN). Wired personal area networks provide short connections between peripherals.