Research

IRZU INSTITUTE is an independent research organisation registered at Slovenian Research Agency performing research, education, and habilitation activities in compliance with local regulation (ZRRD-UPB1), Oviedo Convention, WMA’s Declaration of Helsinki, and WMA’s Declaration Of Geneva.

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• Effects of pursed-lips breathing and expiratory resistive loading in healthy subjects - To examine the effect of pursed-lips breathing (PLB) on breathing pattern and respiratory mechanics, we studied 11 healthy subjects breathing with and without PLB at rest and during steady-state bicycle…Read moreEffects of pursed-lips breathing and expiratory resistive loading in healthy subjects
• Call for proposals: designing an open source microphone clip that can hold a microphone in front of mouth and in high proximity to the mouth - We want to make breathing games, breathing interaction, and voice interfacing more accessible and for that reason we are looking for a 3D designer to design a microphone clip that…Read moreCall for proposals: designing an open source microphone clip that can hold a microphone in front of mouth and in high proximity to the mouth
• Research: Respiratory Physiotherapy in a Web Browser, Feasibility Study - In this paper, feasibility of web based breathing exercises for respiratory rehabilitation is examined. A system included visual guidance in a web browser and a microphone equipped headset for biofeedback…Read moreResearch: Respiratory Physiotherapy in a Web Browser, Feasibility Study
• Report: A Breathing Controlled Multimedia Player for Reducing Breathing Rate, before-after with active control - 51 healthy adults participated in a trial, and they were blindly randomized into two groups. Both groups were shown an image (Figure 3) and were instructed to apply the headset…Read moreReport: A Breathing Controlled Multimedia Player for Reducing Breathing Rate, before-after with active control
• Drop me off, it’s my time… (genre: help me out) … feedback welcome … – Page 2 – Music Cafe Forum -   Bansaw wrote: ↑ Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:00 pm   experimental.crow wrote: ↑ Mon Oct 04, 2021 3:29 pm i must say , i’m sensing something about the reverb…Read moreDrop me off, it’s my time… (genre: help me out) … feedback welcome … – Page 2 – Music Cafe Forum
• Review: Pursed Lips Breathing; Fregonezi, Resqueti, Güell Rous - Pursed-lips breathing (PLB) is a maneuver that is frequently taught to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in respiratory physiotherapy programs to improve breathing efficiency and better manage dyspnea…Read moreReview: Pursed Lips Breathing; Fregonezi, Resqueti, Güell Rous
• Research: Changes in Galvanic Skin Resistance During Voluntary Inhalation and Breath-hold Activity in Healthy Adults - A total of 28 healthy adults (ages 18 – 58; M = 31,61, SD = 11,50; 12 male, 16 female) were recruited via advertisement flyers. Written informed consent was obtained…Read moreResearch: Changes in Galvanic Skin Resistance During Voluntary Inhalation and Breath-hold Activity in Healthy Adults
• Research: Regulation of breathing through a feedback breathing monitoring device reduces attention bias in patients with anxiety disorder - Modifying cognitive bias as a treatment of anxiety disorders has been suggested as an alternative to less accessible and more expensive pharmacological and psychotherapeutic methods. Since it has been shown…Read moreResearch: Regulation of breathing through a feedback breathing monitoring device reduces attention bias in patients with anxiety disorder
• BREAKING: Our product BREATHING+ has shown high reliability in diagnostic use compared to standard FEV1 test in a clinical report with an Impact Factor > 2.5 - BREATHING+ has shown a significant and reliable diagnostic value in comparison to standard spirometry diagnostic test FEV1 in latest clinical trial report (Thomson Reuters Impact Factor = 2.6) November 4th…Read moreBREAKING: Our product BREATHING+ has shown high reliability in diagnostic use compared to standard FEV1 test in a clinical report with an Impact Factor > 2.5
• Acouspade-XLS™ - The Acouspade-XLS, is the biggest speaker of the Acouspade directional speaker series It uses an external amplifier, which makes it more suitable for installations where long cable lengths are required. The…Read moreAcouspade-XLS™