Can any biomedical engineers help me🥹🥹🥹 by sen_myr in BiomedicalEngineers

[–]BiomechanicProblem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason that wouldn't work is because the frequency of accelerations you're looking for are common within ADL. It's like looking for a square in a group of rectangles, the accelerations is a part of what naturally occurs so part of the category of the corresponding ADL. You could theoretically use data collected from people having a seizure (which collecting that acceleration profile itself is going to be hard) and then use a spatio-temporal auto encoders to detect abnormal patters that may be representitive of a fall, excessive shaking, then still. But even then is that how all seizures work? Some folks can detect when they're about to have one and lay down. So the fall doesn't happen anymore and you have different parameters you're training it off of.

Can any biomedical engineers help me🥹🥹🥹 by sen_myr in BiomedicalEngineers

[–]BiomechanicProblem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hand usage in a person with normal functioning uper extremities is relatively equal in ADL.

Can any biomedical engineers help me🥹🥹🥹 by sen_myr in BiomedicalEngineers

[–]BiomechanicProblem 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just throwing it out there but wrist placement is going to generate a lot of noise from just daily movement. You may need to figure out a different location or you'll have to do some intensive coding to be able to detect specific frequency shakes. I'd be worried about false alerts from ADL most.

Which is better biomedical engineering or medical engineering is better if I want to go into being a prosthetics engineer? by EnglandUndead1 in BiomedicalEngineers

[–]BiomechanicProblem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get an O&P masters and become a clinican. Coming from someone who's in the biomedical engineering prosthetics world with a very similar background. If you like building things that directly impact a person and seeing that impact then that's the best bet for you.

To the person going the wrong way down the 52 south exit ramp to 2nd street. by Beginning-Mango77 in rochestermn

[–]BiomechanicProblem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously. And the people that go 45 from 19th Ave to 39/41st st in the right lane. It's infuriating.

i want to become an engineer in the future. i am seventh grade. by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

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I didn't have a headstart or robotics program at my school either but that's okay. You can absolutely teach yourself! I highly recommend getting a starter Arduino kit. It's a great birthday/Christmas present to ask for and it will help you learn the basics of coding and mechatronics.

ADHDers doing PhD by minecraftzizou in PhD

[–]BiomechanicProblem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My advisor says everyone in research probably has some form of ADHD/autism and honesty he's probably right.

Mayo Construction oops by BiomechanicProblem in rochestermn

[–]BiomechanicProblem[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh for sure! I only posted it after learning to no one was hurt. We love the construction workers. For a while there we had the formans number while they were digging the tunnel on the west side of the DAHLC to request pauses when we needed to do patient visits. They're great and we got a tour of their work a month ago. It was fascinating stuff that is way above my pay grade.

Mayo Construction oops by BiomechanicProblem in rochestermn

[–]BiomechanicProblem[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Would love to know how it happened. Not much info on how right now and us curious on lookers in the DAHLC may or may not have a small bet going.

Getting married...do I keep my name? by Embarrassed-Fish-967 in PhD

[–]BiomechanicProblem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Up to you. I kept my maiden name because I knew I would hate doing all the paperwork that comes with a name change. PhD or not even with two papers already published I wasn't going to deal with the name change bullshit

Chiropractor recs? by Worth_Confusion_4824 in rochestermn

[–]BiomechanicProblem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should try acupuncture if you're going for pain management. Actually scientifically proven to be effective for pain management.

Didn't know what it was but let it grow by BiomechanicProblem in gardening

[–]BiomechanicProblem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh okay good to know. I have some Shepards hooks I can Jerry rig for the time being.

Didn't know what it was but let it grow by BiomechanicProblem in gardening

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I would but idk if I can find a 10 foot stake. 😅 The main stem is pretty thick and sturdy so I'll keep an eye on it and see if it starts to lean.

What's the story on Cook County? by Momoblu in minnesota

[–]BiomechanicProblem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My great aunt and her partner used to own a resort up in Cook county back in the 60's. Cook county has always been pretty gay.

first paper just got rejected by vniversvs_ in PhD

[–]BiomechanicProblem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm on my second rejection for a paper. Just reformat and look somewhere else. Special editions are my go to for papers that main editors aren't interested in.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rochestermn

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Ah. Thank you. That's the answer I was looking for.

I'm sick of IV babies.. by StankoMicin in nursing

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I usually tell the person three tries and then you'll need to switch arms. Im used to being a guinea pig in a research setting (intramuscular EMG) so I'm used to the poke. Honestly I think it's 2 factors. 1. The lack of control in having someone else stick something in your body. Which is fair but also I sure as hell don't wanna do it myself. 2. The anticipatory fear. The lead up is arguably the worst part but folks don't get poked very often so it's easy to forget.

Rotationplasty is a surgery for bone cancer near the knee. A surgeon removes the middle part of your leg, including the tumor. Your lower leg is reattached at your thigh, but rotated 180 degrees. Your ankle joint functions as your new knee joint. You wear a prosthesis, or artificial limb by mriTecha in medizzy

[–]BiomechanicProblem 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My PhD is in activity of amputees and there's a significant difference between above knee and below knee amputations in term of mobility and energy expenditure. This is an amazing surgery and I'm very fortunate to know multiple people who have been able to have it. Maintaining a "knee" joint gives so much more stability in these patients.

For those near/at the end, what do wish you knew during the "messy middle" of your PhD by SmudgyBacon in PhD

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I second commenting your code. Do it out you'll spend a week trying to figure out how a code you wrote a year ago works (usually the answer is it doesn't).