Medical engineering topic list of research papers
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PP-102 A time-delay HBV therapy mathematical model for entecavir and adefovir2011 / Y.M. Su, L.Q. Min
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Massage reduced severity of pain during labour: a randomised trial
Question Does massage relieve pain in the active phase of labour? Design Randomised trial with concealed allocation, assessor blinding for some outcomes, and intention-to-treat...
2013 / Rubneide Barreto Silva Gallo, Licia Santos Santana, Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira, Alessandra Cristina Marcolin, Omero Benedicto PoliNeto, et al. -
What Does a Mathematical Model Tell About the Impact of Reinfection in Korean Tuberculosis Infection?
Abstract Objectives According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, new active tuberculosis (TB) cases have increased since 2001. Some key factors explain and characterize the transmission dynamics of Korean TB...
2014 / Sara Kim, Seoyun Choe, Junseong Kim, Sanga Nam, Yeon Shin, et al. -
Study of relationship between osteoarthritis, postural changes and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
Abstract Objectives To verify the relationship between postural changes, osteoarthritis, and bone mineral density in women with osteoporosis in a research group of participants in this area. ...
2013 / O. Matos, J.C. Bassan, C.E. Orsso, F. Gabriela, S.K.F. Sprenger, et al. -
Recommendations for Long-term Home Oxygen Therapy in Children and Adolescents
Abstract Objective To advise pediatricians, neonatologists, pulmonologists, pediatric pulmonologists, and other professionals in the area on the main indications and characteristics of long-term home oxygen therapy in children and...
2013 / Fabíola V. Adde, Alfonso E. Alvarez, Beatriz N. Barbisan, Bianca R. Guimarães -
A Neurovascular Transmission Model for Acupuncture-induced Nitric Oxide
Abstract Acupuncture is the practice of inserting needles into the body to reduce pain or induce anesthesia. More broadly, acupuncture is a family of procedures involving the stimulation of anatomical locations on or in the skin by a variety of...
2009 / Sheng-Hsiung Hsiao, Li-Jen Tsai -
Use of Pupil Size to Determine the Effect of Electromagnetic Acupuncture on Activation Level of the Autonomic Nervous System
Abstract Magnetic fields are widely considered as a method of treatment to increase the therapeutic effect when applied to acupoints. Hence, this study proposes a new method which creates significant stimulation of acupoints by using weak magnetic...
2014 / Soo-Byeong Kim, Woo-Hyuk Choi, Wen-Xue Liu, Na-Ra Lee, Tae-Min Shin, et al. -
Tibial and Common Fibular Nerve Block in the Popliteal Fossa with Single Puncture Using Percutaneous Nerve Stimulator: Anatomical Considerations and Ultrasound Description
Summary Background and objectives Techniques of peripheral nerve block have gained popularity over the last two decades becoming a growing anesthetic option for limb surgeries. This study proposes a technical approach of the tibial ...
2013 / Viviane de Oliveira Rangel, Raphael de Almeida Carvalho, Beatriz Lemos da Silva Mandim, Rodrigo Rodrigues Alves, Roberto Araújo Ruzi, et al. -
The use of fault reporting of medical equipment to identify latent design flaws
Abstract Background and purpose Poor device design that fails to adequately account for user needs, cognition, and behavior is often responsible for use errors resulting in adverse events. This poor device design is also often...
2014 / C.J. Flewwelling, A.C. Easty, K.J. Vicente, J.A. Cafazzo -
Effect of partial weight bearing program on functional ability and quadriceps muscle performance in hemophilic knee arthritis
Abstract Recurrent joint bleeding in persons with hemophilia is known to lead to joint damage associated with pain, loss of range of motion and function. The researcher was motivated by the essence of the importance of partial weight bearing program ...
2013 / Lilian A. Zaky, Wageeh F. Hassan -
Neuromuscular changes following simulated high-intensity cycling performance in moderate hypoxia
Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine whether central activation (CA) is reduced following a simulated 20-km cycling time trial (20TT) under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. It was hypothesized that CA, maximal voluntary contraction...
2013 / Barclay K. Dahlstrom, Whitney R.D. Duff, Sandor Poloskei, Simon Schaerz, Trevor K. Len, et al. -
Inhibitory effect of the paraoxonase gene on the formation of rabbit coronary atherosclerosis
Abstract Objective To observe the effect on the inhibition of coronary atherosclerosis hardening of the paraoxonase gene (PON-1) which transfected to the rabbit epicardial adipose tissue. ...
2013 / Jing Bai, Hui Zhou, Xin-Hong Yang, Hua-Fen Liu, Yan-Yan Meng -
Is it safe the empirical distal femoral resection angle of 5° to 6° of valgus in the Brazilian geriatric population?
Abstract Objective The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a safe distal femoral resection angle to restore the normal axial alignment of the limb in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the Brazilian geriatric population ...
2013 / Fernando Cury Rezende, Márcio de Castro Ferreira, Pedro Debieux, Carlos Eduardo da Silveira Franciozi, Marcus Vinicius Malheiros Luzo, et al. -
The Use of Accelerometers and Gyroscopes to Estimate Hip and Knee Angles on Gait Analysis2014 / Francesco Alonge, Elisa Cucco, Filippo D'Ippolito, Alessio Pulizzotto
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Relaxation of Rat Aorta by Farrerol Correlates with Potency to Reduce Intracellular Calcium of VSMCs2014 / Xiaojiang Qin, Xiaomin Hou, Mingsheng Zhang, Taigang Liang, Jianmin Zhi, et al.
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Label-free photoacoustic nanoscopy2014 / Amos Danielli, Konstantin Maslov, Alejandro Garcia-Uribe, Amy M. Winkler, Chiye Li, et al.
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A Digital Multigate Doppler Method for High Frequency Ultrasound2014 / Weibao Qiu, Zongying Ye, Yanyan Yu, Yan Chen, Liyang Chi, et al.
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Breast DCE-MRI Kinetic Heterogeneity Tumor Markers: Preliminary Associations With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response
Abstract The ability to predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for women diagnosed with breast cancer, either before or early on in treatment, is critical to judicious patient selection and tailoring the treatment regimen. In this paper, we...
2015 / Ahmed Ashraf, Bilwaj Gaonkar, Carolyn Mies, Angela DeMichele, Mark Rosen, et al. -
Sleep Disturbances and Autonomic Dysfunction in Patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome2014 / Julia Mallien, Stefan Isenmann, Anne Mrazek, Carl-Albrecht Haensch
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A Pressure sensing system for heart rate monitoring with polymer-based pressure sensors and an anti-interference post processing circuit2015 / Yi Shu, Cheng Li, Zhe Wang, Wentian Mi, Yuxing Li, et al.