Publications/Deliverables

Patents

International Patents

  • A Method and System for Sensitive Data Management (PCT/CN2023/122697) – Certified
  • A Method, System, and Device for Detecting Sleep Apnea with Heart Rate Data from Consumer Wearables (PCT/CN2023/122708) – Certified

National Patents

Innovation Patents

  • A Heart Rate Auxiliary Detection System, Heart Monitoring System, Method, Storage Medium and Terminal Based on Consumer Equipment (CN202111548078.3) – Certified
  • A Method, System and Terminal for Commodity Asset Trading (CN202111327609.6)
  • A Method and System for Sensitive Data Management (CN202211733216.X)
  • A Method, System, and Device for Detecting Sleep Apnea with Heart Rate Data from Consumer Wearables (CN202310117331.2)
  • A Method, System, and Storage Medium for Health Reports based on Vital Signs Data using Blockchain Sharing (CN202510160506.7)
  • A Database and Research System for Unified Multi-Modal Health Data Processing, Storage, Analysis, and Federated Model Collaboration (CN202610469183.4)
  • A Method and System for Generating Sleep Apnea Diagnostic Reports Based on Expert Rules (ID TBC – will be updated once confirmed with the lawyer)
  • A Detection Method for Evaluating the Muscle Function of the Gastrocnemius Muscle (ID TBC)

Utility Patent

  • A Device for Evaluating Muscle Rebound Force (ID TBC)

Design Patens

  • Wearable Smart Heart Rate Detector Case (W001) (CN202430259835.3) – Certified
  • Wearable Smart Heart Rate Detector Wireless Charger (WL001) – Certified (CN202430260213.2)
  • Wearable Smart Heart Rate Detector Case (WL002) (CN202430260381.1) – Certified
  • Wearable Smart Heart Rate Detector Case (WL003) (CN202430260481.4) – Certified
  • Wearable Smart Heart Rate Detector Wireless Charger (WLC001) (CN202430260758.3) – Certified
  • Wearable Smart Heart Rate Detector Wireless Charger (WLC001) (CN202430260791.6) – Certified

Software Copyrights

  • Home Sleep Health Assessment System (2023SR1583313)
  • Smart Health Home Edge System (2024SR0105584)
  • Smart Health Home Personal Health Hub Application (2024SR0241008)

Publications

  • Lin Y, Huang J, Hu, Rankin R, McDonald S, Ding K, Gong Q, Bian G. (2026) Sex-specific interplay of combined lifestyle patterns and their association with depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents: a school-based cross-sectional study. Accepted by Frontiers in Psychiatry.
  • Lin Y, Hu ZB, Rankin R, McDonald, S.，et al. Longitudinal Changes in General Overweight and Obesity, and Central Obesity from Birth to Early Adolescence. Nutrients. 2026, 18(8), 1206. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18081206.
  • Lin Y, Hu ZB, McDonald S, et al. Adherence to 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and its Association with the Risk of Overweight and 1 Obesity in Chinese Adolescents: 2007 to 2022. BMC Public Health. 2026, 26(1):1276. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26887-3.
  • Yu H, Hu ZB, Lin Y* et al. Effects of post-discharge oral nutrition supplements on body composition, immune status and inflammatory responses in malnourished patients with gastrointestinal cancer after surgery. Gastrointestinal Tumors. 2026;13: e005. DOI: 10.48130/git-0026-0003.
  • Hu Z-B, Huang J-Y, McDonald S, Jiang D-J, Wang S-J, Wang F, Gong Q-H and Lin Y (2026) Body weight misperception and academic performance in Chinese adolescents (2007–2022): the mediating role of loneliness. Frontiers in Public Health 13:1665520. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1665520.
  • Lin Y, Rankin R, McDonald S, Li X-Y, Wang F, Wang S-J, Gong Q-H and Tong F (2025) Children’s birth weight and the risk of general obesity and central obesity in primary school children: a 4-year longitudinal study. Frontiers in Public Health 13:1469226. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1469226.
  • Hu Z-B, Huang J-Y, McDonald S, Chen B-X, Mao H-X, Wu Z, Dai X-Y, Yu H, Li J-J and Lin Y (2025) Medical treatment cost for Chinese inpatients with colorectal cancer by sites. Frontiers in Public Health 13:1605887. Doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1605887.
  • Lin Y, Huang J-Y, Rankin R, McDonald S, Jiang D-J, Li S-X, Lou W-W, Chen Y and Gong Q-H (2025) Combined patterns of physical activity, screen-based sedentary behaviour, and sleep duration and their associations with depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents. Frontiers in Public Health 13:1691683. Doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1691683.
  • Huang JY, Feng W, Sang GX, McDonald S, He TF, Lin Y, et al. (2024). Association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and the risk of hospital visits for acute upper respiratory tract infections among adults: a time-series study in Ningbo, China. BMC Public Health 24, 1555. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19030-7.
  • Wang, W., Li, X., Qiu, X., Zhang, X., Zhao, J., & Brusic, V. (2023). A privacy preserving framework for federated learning in smart healthcare systems. Information Processing and Management, 60(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2022.103167.
  • Cai, T., Wu, J., Yu, C., & Brusic, V. (2023). Blockchain with Machine Learning for Financial Portfolio Management. In L. Wenzheng (Ed.), ICEIEC 2023 - Proceedings of 2023 IEEE 13th International Conference on Electronics Information and Emergency Communication (pp. 255-259). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEIEC58029.2023.10201043.
  • Yin Z-j, Xiao H, McDonald S, Brusic V, Qiu T-y. Dynamically adjustable SVEIR(MH) model of multiwave epidemics: estimating the effects of public health measures against COVID-19. Journal of Medical Virology 2023; 95:e29301. DOI:10.1002/jmv.29301.
  • Che Y, Lin Y, Yang TC., et al. Evaluation of whole-genome sequence to predict drug resistance of nine anti- tuberculosis drugs and characterize resistance genes in clinical rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Ningbo, China. Frontiers in Public Health, 2022, 18:10:956171. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.956171.
  • Zhao, J., Zhang, D., Liu, W., Qiu, X., & Brusic, V. (2022). DHT-Based Blockchain Dual-Sharding Storage Extension Mechanism. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 12(19), Article 9635. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199635.
  • Zhang, X., Pike, M., Mustafa, N., & Brusic, V. (2022). Ethically Informed Software Process for Smart Health Home. In L. Shen, A. R. Gonzalez, KC. Santosh, Z. Lai, R. Sicilia, J. R. Almeida, & B. Kane (Eds.), Proceedings - 2022 IEEE 35th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2022 (pp. 187-192). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS55023.2022.00040.
  • McDonald, S., Towey, D., & Brusic, V. (2022). Social Impact of Smart Environments: Software Engineering Perspectives and Challenges. In H. Va Leong, S. S. Sarvestani, Y. Teranishi, A. Cuzzocrea, H. Kashiwazaki, D. Towey, J.-J. Yang, & H. Shahriar (Eds.), Proceedings - 2022 IEEE 46th Annual Computers, Software, and Applications Conference, COMPSAC 2022 (pp. 1592-1597). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPSAC54236.2022.00253.
  • Shang, K., McDonald, S., Buticchi, G., & Brusic, V. (2022). The development of ethically informed standards for intelligent monitoring systems of electric machines. In H. Va Leong, S. S. Sarvestani, Y. Teranishi, A. Cuzzocrea, H. Kashiwazaki, D. Towey, J.-J. Yang, & H. Shahriar (Eds.), Proceedings - 2022 IEEE 46th Annual Computers, Software, and Applications Conference, COMPSAC 2022 (pp. 1598-1605). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPSAC54236.2022.00254.
  • Zhang, X., Zhang, J., Pike, M., Mustafa, N., Towey, D., & Brusic, V. (2021). Sensor Networks and Personal Health Data Management: Software Engineering Challenges. In K. Arai, S. Kapoor, & R. Bhatia (Eds.), Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference, FTC 2020, Volume 3 (pp. 140-159). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63092-8_10.
  • Yang X, Chattopadhyay K, Hubbard R, Li J-L, Li L, Lin Y, et al (2021), 36-month evaluation of a weight management programme in Chinese overweight and obese adults, Frontiers in Public Health. 21(9):749302. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.749302.
  • Che Y, Bo DY, Lin X, Che T, He TF, Che, Lin Y, et al. (2021) Phenotypic and molecular characterization of pyrazinamide resistance among multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Ningbo, Eastern of China, BMC Infectious Diseases 21(1):605. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06306-1.
  • Yang X, Lin Y*, Xu GD, Chen YS, et al, (2021) Optimal cut-off values of visceral fat area for predicting metabolic syndrome among type 2 diabetes patients in Eastern China.  Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. ;14:1375-1383. DOI: 10.2147/DMSO.S304164.
  • Lin Y, Yang X, Cheng Y-S, et al, (2021) The association between dietary salt and plasma glucose and insulin levels among type 2 diabetes patients in Eastern China, Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 19(14):4811-4818. DOI: 10.2147/DMSO.S338915.
  • Lin Y, Ying Y-Y, Li S-C, Wang S-J, Gong Q-H, Li H, (2020) Associations of alcohol drinking with metabolic syndrome among Chinese adults, Public Health Nutrition. 10 1-23. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020004449.
  • Lin Y, Mei Q-H, Qian X-J, He T-F, Salt consumption and the risk of chronic diseases among Chinese adults in Ningbo city, Nutrition Journal 19:9. DOI: 10.1186/s12937-020-0521-8.

Prototypes

  1. AI-powered home sleep apnea detection & screening
  2. Continuous cardiovascular risk monitoring & hypertension management
  3. Blockchain-based secure health data infrastructure
  4. Personalized immune profiling via single-cell genomics
  5. AI-driven CT-based body composition & sarcopenia analysis
  6. AI-driven obesity & nutrition management

Systems

  • Heart Health Database and Management System
  • Multiple Sensor Data Collection System (1 to 8 sensors)
  • Validation and Calibration System for Multi-Sensors