The appropriate use of approximate entropy and sample entropy with short data sets

JM Yentes, N Hunt, KK Schmid, JP Kaipust… - Annals of biomedical …, 2013 - Springer
Approximate entropy (ApEn) and sample entropy (SampEn) are mathematical algorithms
created to measure the repeatability or predictability within a time series. Both algorithms are …

A perspective on human movement variability with applications in infancy motor development

N Stergiou, Y Yu, A Kyvelidou - Kinesiology Review, 2013 - journals.humankinetics.com
Movement variability is considered essential to typical motor development. However,
multiple theoretical perspectives and measurement tools have limited interpretation of the …

Non-linear tools and methodological concerns measuring human movement variability: an overview

CC Sánchez, FDB Murillo… - European Journal of …, 2014 - dialnet.unirioja.es
In recent years, several works have explored variability using different approaches, trying to
describe the variations in motor movement. Traditionally, movement variability was regarded …

Using wearable sensor technology to measure motion complexity in infants at high familial risk for autism spectrum disorder

RB Wilson, S Vangala, D Elashoff, T Safari, BA Smith - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Motor dysfunction has been reported as one of the first signs of atypical
development in infants at high familial risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)(HR infants) …

[HTML][HTML] Remote Data collection of infant activity and sleep patterns via wearable sensors in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study (HBCD)

N Pini, WP Fifer, J Oh, C Nebeker, JM Croff… - Developmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study, a multi-site prospective
longitudinal cohort study, will examine human brain, cognitive, behavioral, social, and …

Daily quantity of infant leg movement: Wearable sensor algorithm and relationship to walking onset

BA Smith, IA Trujillo-Priego, CJ Lane, JM Finley… - Sensors, 2015 - mdpi.com
Background: Normative values are lacking for daily quantity of infant leg movements. This is
critical for understanding the relationship between the quantity of leg movements and onset …

A multi-level analysis of motor and behavioural dynamics in 9-month-old preterm and term-born infants during changing emotional and interactive contexts

YW Chua, L Jiménez-Sánchez, V Ledsham… - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
Computational analysis of infant movement has significant potential to reveal markers of
developmental health. We report two studies employing dynamic analyses of motor …

Vestibular patients generate more regular head movements than healthy individuals during gaze-stabilization exercises

C Shuai, OA Zobeiri, JL Millar, MC Schubert… - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
The vestibular system is vital for maintaining stable vision during daily activities. When
peripheral vestibular input is lost, patients initially experience impaired gaze stability due to …

Variations in task constraints shape emergent performance outcomes and complexity levels in balancing

C Caballero Sánchez, D Barbado Murillo… - Experimental brain …, 2016 - Springer
This study investigated the extent to which specific interacting constraints of performance
might increase or decrease the emergent complexity in a movement system, and whether …

Quality and structure of variability in children during motor development: A systematic review

CSN da Costa, MV Batistao, NACF Rocha - Research in developmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Variability has been perceived to be beneficial to movement organization and execution,
being essential to selection of movement patterns during motor development, to obtain …