Medical engineering topic list of research papers
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Observations on Curative Effect of High-frequency Electric Sparkle and Point-injection Therapy on Knee Osteoarthritis
Objective To observe the curative effect of high-frequency electric sparkle and point-injection therapy (HESPT) on knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Methods Two hundred and five...
2012 / Zhi-gang MEI, Chuan-guo CHENG, Jun-feng ZHENG -
Characteristics of Movement and Force Exerted by Soccer Goalkeepers During Diving Motion
Abstract The purpose of this study was to clarify the fundamental mechanism of a goalkeeper's (GK) diving motion according to the height and distance of the shot. We performed an experiment in which 11 university GKs participated. Their average...
2014 / Keita Matsukura, Takeshi Asai, Keiko Sakamoto -
Heart Rate Recovery in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Recovery in heart rate (HR) after exercise is a measure of autonomic function and a prognostic indicator in cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to characterize heart rate recovery (HRR) and to determine its relation to cardiac function and morphology ...
2013 / Vimal Patel, Christopher H. Critoph, Malcolm C. Finlay, Bryan Mist, Pier D. Lambiase, et al. -
Haemodynamic Response to TENS Applied to the Upper Thoracic Nerve Roots in Normal Subjects
Abstract This study investigated the haemodynamic response to the 90-minute application of 85 Hz transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to the T1 and T5 nerve roots. Comparison was made between 20 healthy subjects who had TENS...
2009 / Jennifer C. Nitz -
Systolic heart failure and cardiac resynchronization therapy: a focus on diastole2014 / Emanuela Facchini, Marco Varalda, Chiara Sartori, Daniel Burkhoff, Paolo Nicola Marino
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Detection of Emergency Telephone Indicators in a Tunnel Environment2014 / Zhipeng Wang, Matasaka Kagesawa, Shintaro Ono, Atsuhiko Banno, Takeshi Oishi, et al.
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The Experimental Study on Different Combinations of Connected Vessels in Airtight Explosion Process
Abstract The experiment was conducted on airtight explosion process of methane-air mixture in sphere- vessels linked by pipes. The impact of the length of pipes on the explosion pressure inside the vessels is analyzed through experiments by linking...
2012 / Zhou Can, Wang Zhirong, Qian Hailin, Jiang Juncheng -
CEAI: CCM-based email authorship identification model
Abstract In this paper we present a model for email authorship identification (EAI) by employing a Cluster-based Classification (CCM) technique. Traditionally, stylometric features have been successfully employed in various authorship analysis...
2013 / Sarwat Nizamani, Nasrullah Memon -
Human factors quantification via boundary identification of flight performance margin
Abstract A systematic methodology including a computational pilot model and a pattern recognition method is presented to identify the boundary of the flight performance margin for quantifying the human factors. The pilot model is proposed to...
2014 / Changpeng Yang, Tangwen Yin, Weina Zhao, Dan Huang, Shan Fu -
Biological performance of titania containing phosphate-based glasses for bone tissue engineering applications
Abstract The interplay between glass chemistry, structure, degradation kinetics, and biological activity provides flexibility for the development of scaffolds with highly specific cellular response. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate ...
2013 / Ensanya Ali Abou Neel, Wojciech Chrzanowski, Jonathan Campbell Knowles -
Principal Component Analysis in ECG Signal Processing2007 / Francisco Castells, Pablo Laguna, Leif Sörnmo, Andreas Bollmann, José Millet Roig
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Balance training reduces fear of falling and improves dynamic balance and isometric strength in institutionalised older people: a randomised trial
Question What is the effect of a balance training protocol with the Biodex Balance System in institutionalised older people with fear of falling? Design Randomised controlled...
2012 / Narcis Gusi, Jose Carmelo Adsuar, Hector Corzo, Borja del Pozo-Cruz, Pedro R. Olivares, et al. -
Application of ultrasonic inspection in monitoring dynamic healing of mandibular fracture in rabbit model
Abstract Objective To investigate the feasibility of ultrasonic diagnosis for monitoring fracture healing. Methods Thirty rabbit models with fraction of mandible...
2012 / Tie Chen, Ren-Fa Lai, Zhi-Ying Zhou, Qing-Tong Zhao, Zhong-Da Yin -
Arterial Structure and Function in Ambulatory Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy Are Not Different from Healthy Controls2012 / Audra A. Martin, Lisa M. Cotie, Brian W. Timmons, Jan Willem Gorter, Maureen J. MacDonald
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A decision-making algorithm for automatic flow pattern identification in high-speed imaging
Abstract A digital image processing algorithm was developed to identify flow patterns in high speed imaging. This numerical tool allows to quantify the fluid dynamic features in compressible flows of relevance in aerospace and space related...
2013 / Flora Tomasoni, Bayindir H. Saracoglu, Guillermo Paniagua -
Application of texture analysis in tear film surface assessment based on videokeratoscopy
Abstract Purpose Videokeratoscopy images can be used for the non-invasive assessment of the tear film. In this work the applicability of an image processing technique, textural-analysis, for the assessment of the tear film in...
2013 / David Alonso-Caneiro, Dorota H. Szczesna-Iskander, D. Robert Iskander, Scott A. Read, Michael J. Collins -
Filipino physical therapists' perspectives on cancer rehabilitation2013 / D.S. Lipardo, M.E.M. Grageda, N.B. Abeto, G.P. Isip, K.M.O. Mabazza, et al.
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The integration of barcode scanning technology into Canadian public health immunization settings
Abstract Background As part of a series of feasibility studies following the development of Canadian vaccine barcode standards, we compared barcode scanning with manual methods for entering vaccine data into electronic client...
2013 / Jennifer A. Pereira, Susan Quach, Jemila S. Hamid, Sherman D. Quan, Amanda Jane Diniz, et al. -
Predictive Radiographic Factors in DDH Management
Abstract Objectives This study aims to assess the value of certain radiographic features of the pelvis associated with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), in predicting the method of treatment; whether conservative or...
2013 / Khalid I. Khoshhal, Ahmed S. Al Khelaifi -
Carotid Artery Modeling Using the Navier-Stokes Equations for an Incompressible, Newtonian and Axisymmetric Flow
Abstract This paper describes two-dimensional (2D) structural and hemodynamics model of the carotid artery and its bifurcation using computational software (CS). The Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE), which was introduced in a finite element...
2013 / Jhalique Jane R. Fojas, Rizalinda L. De Leon