Abstract: Lung sound is an important reference factor in determining respiratory diseases. In particular, automatic lung sound classification systems could be of great help in situations where medical ...

Auscultation of respiratory sounds is the primary tool for screening and diagnosing lung diseases. Automated analysis, coupled with digital stethoscopes, can play a crucial role in enabling ...

Many thanks to reporter Camilo Fonseca for his reporting on the growing incidence across the country of silicosis, which has reached the Massachusetts stone countertop industry in the case of a worker ...

A dangerous lung disease called silicosis is rapidly spreading among workers who cut and shape engineered stone. This material, popular for kitchens and bathrooms, releases harmful silica dust. Many ...

Abstract: The heart sound signals captured via a digital stethoscope are often distorted by environmental and physiological noise, altering their salient and critical properties. The problem is ...