Ibrahim / Usman / Mohktar International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences

ICIBEL2015, 6-8 December 2015, Putrajaya, Malaysia
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-981-10-0266-3
Verlag: Springer Singapore
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E-Book, Englisch, 340 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: IFMBE Proceedings

This volumes presents the proceedings of ICIBEL 2015, organized by the Centre for Innovation in Medical Engineering (CIME) under Innovative Technology Research Cluster, University of Malaya. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 6-8 December 2015.

The ICIBEL 2015 conference promotes the latest researches and developments related to the integration of the Engineering technology in medical fields and life sciences. This includes the latest innovations, research trends and concerns, challenges and adopted solution in the field of medical engineering and life sciences. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ibrahim, Fatimah

Usman, Juliana

Mohktar, Mas Sahidayana

Ahmad, Mohd Yazed

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;About IFMBE;6
2;Foreword;7
3;Conference Details;8
4;Contents;10
5;Electrode Considerations, Excitation Methods and Measurement Techniques for Electrical Impedance Tomography;15
5.1;I. INTRODUCTION;15
5.2;II. LITERATURE REVIEW;15
5.3;III. MATERIALS AND METHODS;16
5.4;IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;17
5.5;V. CONCLUSION;18
5.6;CONFLICT OF INTERSET;18
5.7;REFERENCES;18
6;Developing an Optimized Single-Trial P300-Based Brain Computer Interface System;20
6.1;I. INTRODUCTION;20
6.2;II. P300-BCI SYSTEM;21
6.3;III. CONCLUSIONS;24
6.4;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;24
6.5;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;24
6.6;REFERENCES;24
7;Neural-Response-Based Text-Dependent Speaker Identification Under Noisy Conditions;25
7.1;I. INTRODUCTION;25
7.2;II. METHODOLOGY;26
7.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS;27
7.4;IV. CONCLUSION;28
7.5;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;28
7.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;28
7.7;REFERENCES;28
8;Mental Stress Quantification Using EEG Signals;29
8.1;I. INTRODUCTION;29
8.2;II. METHODOLOGY;30
8.3;III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION;31
8.4;IV. CONCLUSION;32
8.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;32
8.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;32
8.7;REFERENCES;32
9;Mean Glandular Dose and Figure of Merit of 2 Dimensional and 3 Dimensional Imaging in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis;34
9.1;I. INTRODUCTION;34
9.2;II. MATERIAL AND METHOD;34
9.3;III. RESULTS;35
9.4;IV. DISCUSSION;36
9.5;V. CONCLUSION;37
9.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;37
9.7;REFERENCES;37
10;The Effect of Hearing Augmentation on Cognitive Assessment Scores: A Pilot Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial;38
10.1;I. INTRODUCTION;38
10.2;II. METHODS;39
10.3;III. RESULTS;40
10.4;IV. DISCUSSION;42
10.5;V. LIMITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS;42
10.6;VI. CONCLUSION;43
10.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;43
10.8;FUNDING;43
10.9;REFERENCES;43
11;Development and Characterization of Polypyrrole-Based Nanocomposite Adsorbent and Its Applications in Removal of Radioactive Materials;44
11.1;I. INTRODUCTION;44
11.2;II. MATERIALS AND METHODS;45
11.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;45
11.4;IV. CONCLUSION;49
11.5;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;49
11.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;49
11.7;REFERENCES;49
12;Grey Matter Volume Differences of Textual Memorization: A Voxel Based Morphometry Study;50
12.1;I. INTRODUCTION;50
12.2;II. MATERIAL AND METHOD;50
12.3;III. RESULTS;52
12.4;IV. DISCUSSION;55
12.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;56
12.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;56
12.7;REFERENCES;56
13;Beat-to-Beat Blood Pressure Variations While Standing are Associated with Postural Changes in Blood Pressure;58
13.1;I. INTRODUCTION;58
13.2;II. METHODS;58
13.3;III. RESULTS;59
13.4;IV. DISCUSSION;60
13.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;61
13.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;62
13.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;62
13.8;REFERENCES;62
14;Curvature Analysis of Multifractal Spectra for Time Series of RR Intervals for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure;63
14.1;I. INTRODUCTION;63
14.2;II. METHODOLOGY;63
14.3;III. RESULTS;64
14.4;IV. CONCLUSIONS;66
14.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;66
14.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;66
14.7;REFERENCES;66
15;Elemental Analysis of Nigerian and Nigerien Foods Using Neutron Activation and Estimation of Daily Intake;67
15.1;I. INTRODUCTION;67
15.2;II. METHODOLOGY;67
15.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS;68
15.4;IV. CONCLUSIONS;70
15.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;70
15.6;CONCFLICT OF INTEREST;70
15.7;REFRENCES;70
16;Optimization of CNT Based MEMS Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor for Intracranial Pressure Monitoring;71
16.1;I. INTRODUCTION;71
16.2;II. PRESSURE SENSOR DIAPHRAGM DESIGN;71
16.3;III. TAGUCHI METHOD;72
16.4;IV. SIMULATION OF OPTIMIZED SQUARE DIAPHRAGM;73
16.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;74
16.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;74
16.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;74
16.8;REFERENCES;74
17;Removal of Ocular Artifacts in EEG Signals Using Adapted Wavelet and Adaptive Filtering;76
17.1;I. INTRODUCTION;76
17.2;II. METHODOLOGY;77
17.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSON;79
17.4;IV. CONCLUSIONS;80
17.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;80
17.6;COMPLIANCE WITH ETHICAL STANDARDS;80
17.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;80
17.8;REFERENCES;80
18;Real Time Eye Blink Artifacts Removal in Electroencephalogram Using Savitzky-Golay Referenced Adaptive Filtering;82
18.1;I. INTRODUCTION;82
18.2;II. METHODOLOGY;83
18.3;III. RESULTS;84
18.4;IV. CONCLUSIONS;85
18.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;85
18.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;85
18.7;REFERENCES;85
19;Classification of Image Processing Software Tools for Cardiovascular Image Analysis;86
19.1;I. INTRODUCTION;86
19.2;II. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY;86
19.3;III. CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORK;87
19.4;IV. DISCUSSION;89
19.5;V. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK;89
19.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;89
19.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;89
19.8;REFERENCES;89
20;Global Based Thermal Image Registration for Diagnosis of Morphoea;90
20.1;I. INTRODUCTION;90
20.2;II. METHODOLGY;91
20.3;III. COMPARISON ANALYSIS;92
20.4;IV. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION;94
20.5;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;94
20.6;REFERENCES;94
21;EEG Wavelet Spectral Analysis During a Working Memory Tasks in Stroke-Related Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients;96
21.1;I. INTRODUCTION;96
21.2;II. METHORD AND MATERIALS;97
21.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;98
21.4;IV. CONCLUSIONS;99
21.5;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;99
21.6;REFERENCES;99
22;Ion-selective Electrode Biochip for Applications in a Liquid Environment;100
22.1;I. INTRODUCTION;100
22.2;II. MAB BIOCHIP DESIGN AND MICROFABRICATION;101
22.3;III. MATERIALS AND METHODS;102
22.4;IV. RESULT AND DISCUSSION;104
22.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;106
22.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;107
22.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;107
22.8;REFERENCES;107
23;Tuning Methods for Wireless Power Transfer in Biomedical Device;108
23.1;I. INTRODUCTION;108
23.2;II. INDUCTIVE COUPLING MODEL;108
23.3;III. THE POPOSED TUNING METHODS;109
23.4;IV. RESULT AND DISCUSSION;110
23.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;111
23.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;112
23.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;112
23.8;REFERENCES;112
24;Graphene Hydrogel Novel Nanostructure as a Scaffold;113
24.1;I. INTRODUCTION;113
24.2;II. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES;113
24.3;III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION;114
24.4;IV.CONCLUSION;115
24.5;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;115
24.6;REFERENCES;115
25;Specific Absorption Rate Investigation of Different EBG-M Applicator Structures for Non-invasive Hyperthermia Cancer Treatment Procedure;117
25.1;I. INTRODUCTION;117
25.2;II. LITERATURE REVIEW;117
25.3;III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY;118
25.4;IV. RESULT ANDDISCUSSION;119
25.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;120
25.6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;120
25.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;120
25.8;REFERENCES;120
26;MEG Waveform Analysis from Language Cortical Areas in Patients with Brain Tumor – A Preliminary Study;121
26.1;I. INTRODUCTION;121
26.2;II. METHODS;121
26.3;III. RESULTS;124
26.4;IV. DISCUSSION;124
26.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;125
26.6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;125
26.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;125
26.8;REFERENCES;125
27;Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Based Low-Cost Assistive Device for Foot Drop – A Pilot Study;127
27.1;I. INTRODUCTION;127
27.2;II. DEVICE DESIGN;127
27.3;III. METHODOLOGY;130
27.4;V. CONCLUSIONS;130
27.5;VI. DEVICE COST;131
27.6;VII. LIMITATIONS;131
27.7;VIII. FUTURE SCOPE;131
27.8;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;131
27.9;FUNDING;131
27.10;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;131
27.11;REFERENCES;131
28;Association Between Urine Uric Acid Levels and Quality of Life in Academicians and Non-academicians in UTAR, Kampar;132
28.1;I. INTRODUCTION;132
28.2;II. METHODS;132
28.3;III. RESULTS;133
28.4;IV. DISCUSSION;134
28.5;V. CONCLUSION;134
28.6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;134
28.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;134
28.8;REFERENCES;135
29;Screen Printed Impedance Biosensor for Cytotoxicity Studies of Lung Carcinoma Cells;136
29.1;I. INTRODUCTION;136
29.2;II. IMPEDANCE BIOSENSOR;136
29.3;III. MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGIES;137
29.4;IV. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS;138
29.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;139
29.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;139
29.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;139
29.8;REFERENCES;139
30;Prediction of Sepsis Progression in Critical Illness Using Artificial Neural Network;141
30.1;I. INTRODUCTION;141
30.2;II. METHODS;141
30.3;III.RESULTS;143
30.4;IV. DISCUSSIONS;144
30.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;145
30.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;145
30.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;145
30.8;REFERENCES;145
31;Iterative Interpolative Pressure Reconstruction for Improved Respiratory Mechanics Estimation During Asynchronous Volume Controlled Ventilation;147
31.1;I. INTRODUCTION;147
31.2;II. METHOD;148
31.3;III. RESULTS;150
31.4;IV. DISCUSSION;151
31.5;V. CONCLUSION;152
31.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;152
31.7;CONFLICT OF INTERST;152
31.8;REFERENCES;152
32;Effects of Coherent Noise on Ictal Component Selection for EEG Source Imaging;154
32.1;I. INTRODUCTION;154
32.2;II. MATERIALS AND METHODS;154
32.3;III. RESULTS;156
32.4;IV. DISCUSSION;157
32.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;157
32.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;157
32.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;157
32.8;REFERENCES;157
33;Improved Respiratory Mechanical Estimation During Pressure Controlled Mechanical Ventilation;158
33.1;I. INTRODUCTION;158
33.2;II. METHOD;158
33.3;III. RESULTS;161
33.4;IV. DISCUSSION;162
33.5;V. CONCLUSION;163
33.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;163
33.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;163
33.8;REFERENCES;163
34;Hemodynamic Response to Head-Up Tilt of Patients Implanted with Biventricular Assist Device;164
34.1;I. INTRODUCTION;164
34.2;II. METHODOLOGY;164
34.3;III. RESULTS;165
34.4;IV. DISCUSSION;166
34.5;V.CONCLUSION;167
34.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;167
34.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;167
34.8;REFRENCES;167
35;Development of a Microfluidic Vibrational Cleaning System for Cleaning Microtissues;169
35.1;I. INTRODUCTION;169
35.2;II. MATERIALS AND METHODS;169
35.3;III. RESULTS;171
35.4;IV. DISSUSSION;171
35.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;172
35.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;172
35.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;172
35.8;REFERENCES;172
36;Development of a Joystick Controllable X-Y Translational Stage for an Inverted Microscope;173
36.1;I. INTRODUCTION;173
36.2;II. MATERIALS AND METHODS;173
36.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;175
36.4;IV. CONCLUSIONS;176
36.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;176
36.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;176
36.7;REFERENCES;176
37;Prosthetic Hand Controlled by Wireless Flex Sensor on EOD Robot;177
37.1;I. INTRODUCTION;177
37.2;II. TECHNOLOGIES;177
37.3;III. METHODOLOGY;178
37.4;IV. RESULTS & DISCUSSIONS;179
37.5;V. CONCLUSION;181
37.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;181
37.7;REFERENCES;181
38;Design and Development of a Lower Limb Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation;182
38.1;I. INTRODUCTION;182
38.2;II. METHODOLOGY;182
38.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;184
38.4;IV. CONCLUSIONS;185
38.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;185
38.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;185
38.7;REFERENCES;185
39;Synthetic Biology in Healthcare and Conservation: II. Successful Formulation of a Synthetic Spermatozoa Cryopreservation Medium;186
39.1;I. INTRODUCTION;186
39.2;II. MATERIALS AND METHODS;187
39.3;III. RESULTS;187
39.4;IV. DISCUSSION;187
39.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;188
39.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;188
39.7;STATEMENT OF INFORMED CONSENT;188
39.8;REFERENCES;188
40;Numerical Modeling of Blood Flow in Patient-Specific Right Ventricle with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Based on MRI;189
40.1;I. Introduction;189
40.2;II. Methods;190
40.3;III. Results and Discussion;190
40.4;IV. Conclusion;192
40.5;Conflict of Interest;192
40.6;Acknowledgment;192
40.7;References;192
41;Performance Evaluation of Artificial Neural Network Models for the Prediction of the Risk of Heart Disease;193
41.1;I. INTRODUCTION;193
41.2;II. LITRUTURE REVIEW;193
41.3;III. DATASET DESCRIPTION AND ENCODING;194
41.4;IV. METHODOLOGY;194
41.5;V. EXPRIMENTAL RESULTS;195
41.6;VI. CONCLUSION;196
41.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;196
41.8;REFERENCES;196
42;Human Bone Histomorphological Pattern Differences Between Genders: A Review;197
42.1;I. INTRODUCTION;197
42.2;II. MICROSCOPIC PARAMETERS;198
42.3;III. BONE HISTOLOGY;198
42.4;IV. GENDER IDENTIFICATION;199
42.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;200
42.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;200
42.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;200
42.8;REFERENCES;201
43;Classification of Healthy Subjects and Insomniac Patients Based on Automated Sleep Onset Detection;202
43.1;I. INTRODUCTION;202
43.2;II. PROCEDURE;202
43.3;III. METHODS;203
43.4;IV. RESULTS;204
43.5;V. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION;205
43.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;205
43.7;REFERENCES;205
44;Automatic Sleep Stage Detection Based on Electrooculography;207
44.1;I. INTRODUCTION;207
44.2;II. MATERIALS AND METHODS;207
44.3;III. RESULTS;208
44.4;IV. DISCUSSION;210
44.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;210
44.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;210
44.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;211
44.8;REFERENCES;211
45;Influence of Polyvinylalcohol on the Size of Calcium Ferrite Nanoparticles Synthesized Using a Sol-gel Technique;212
45.1;I. INTRODUCTION;212
45.2;II. MATERIAL SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION;213
45.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;213
45.4;IV. CONCLUSIONS;215
45.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;215
45.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;215
45.7;REFERENCES;215
46;A Survey of Human Age Estimation Techniques from Bone Microstructures;217
46.1;I. INTRODUCTION;217
46.2;II. BONE CELLS;217
46.3;III. BONE MODELING AND REMODELING;218
46.4;IV. REIVEW OF AGE ESTIMATION METHODS FROM BONE CELLS;218
46.5;V. CONCLUSIONS;220
46.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;220
46.7;REFRENCES;221
47;The Effects of KGM, Mannose and Co-Supplementation of KGM and Mannose on Mammalian Cells Cultured at Inside and Outside Incubator Conditions;222
47.1;I. INTRODUCTION;222
47.2;II. MATERIALS AND METHOD;223
47.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;223
47.4;IV. COMPLIANCE WITH ETHICAL REQUIREMENTS;225
47.5;V. CONCLUSION;225
47.6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;225
47.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;225
47.8;REFERENCES;225
48;Efficient Architecture for 3-D Medical Image Compression Using CABAC;226
48.1;I. INTRODUCTION;226
48.2;II. PROPOSED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE;226
48.3;III. RESULT AND ANALYSIS;228
48.4;IV. CONCLUSION;229
48.5;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;229
48.6;REFERENCES;229
49;Natural Silk of Pholcus phalangioides, a Common Home Spider Species for Wound Healing Applications;230
49.1;I. INTRODUCTION;230
49.2;II. MATERIALS AND METHODS;231
49.3;III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION;232
49.4;IV. CONCLUSION;234
49.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;235
49.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;235
49.7;REFERENCES;235
50;Short Review of Electrocardiogram (ECG) Technique Versus Optical Techniques for Monitoring Vascular Health;236
50.1;I. INTRODUCTION;236
50.2;II. HISTORICAL REVIEW OF EARLY WORK;237
50.3;III. DATA PROCESSING TECHNIQUES;237
50.4;IV. DISCUSSION;238
50.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;238
50.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;238
50.7;REFERENCES;238
51;Non-invasive Assessment of Affective States on Individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review;240
51.1;I. INTRODUCTION;240
51.2;II. LITERATURE REVIEW;240
51.3;III. FUTURE WORK;243
51.4;IV. CONCLUSION;243
51.5;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;243
51.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;243
51.7;REFERENCES;243
52;Effective Dose Calculations and Dose Rate Distribution Around Z-Portal Passenger Security Screening;245
52.1;I. INTRODUCTION;245
52.2;II. MATERIALS AND METHOD;246
52.3;III. RESULTS;247
52.4;IV. DISCUSSION;248
52.5;V. CONCLUSION;249
52.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;249
52.7;REFERENCES;249
53;The Effect of a Different Motion Speed on the Induced Current in the Body of Female Nurses Working in the Vicinity of MRI Scanners;251
53.1;I. INTRODUCTION;251
53.2;II. MATERIALS AND METHODS;252
53.3;III. RESULTS;253
53.4;IV. DISCUSSION;255
53.5;V. CONCLUSION;256
53.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;256
53.7;REFERENCES;256
54;Identifying Dynamic Effective Connectivity States in fMRI Based on Time-varying Vector Autoregressive Models;257
54.1;I. INTRODUCTION;257
54.2;II. METHODS;257
54.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;259
54.4;IV. CONCLUSION;260
54.5;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;261
54.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;261
54.7;REFERENCES;261
55;Noninvasive Monitoring of Temporal Variation in Transcutaneous Oxygen Saturation for Clinical Assessment of Skin Microcirculatory Activity;262
55.1;I. INTRODUCTION;262
55.2;II. MATERIALS AND METHODS;262
55.3;III. RESULTS;263
55.4;IV. DISCUSSION;264
55.5;V. CONCLUSION;264
55.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;265
55.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;265
55.8;REFERENCES;265
56;Passive Hand Rehabilitation: Soft-Actuated Finger Mobilizer;266
56.1;I. INTRODUCTION;266
56.2;II. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS;266
56.3;III. METHODOLOGY;267
56.4;IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;267
56.5;V. COMPLIANCE WITH ETHICALREQUIREMENTS;268
56.6;VI. CONCLUSION;268
56.7;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;269
56.8;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;269
56.9;REFERENCES;269
57;Development of Flexible 2D Ultrasound Arrays for Scoliosis Assessment;270
57.1;I. INTRODUCTION;270
57.2;II.TRANSDUCER ARRAY DESIGN;271
57.3;III. METHOD AND RESULTS;271
57.4;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;272
57.5;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;272
57.6;REFERENCES;272
58;Electronic Communication Device for Elderly Patients with Speech Impaired Geriatric Population;273
58.1;I. INTRODUCTION;273
58.2;II. METHODOLOGY;274
58.3;III.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;275
58.4;IV. CONCLUSION;276
58.5;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;276
58.6;REFERENCES;276
59;Camera Based Arm Motion Tracking for Stroke Rehabilitation Patients;277
59.1;I. INTRODUCTION;277
59.2;II. LITERATURE REVIEW;277
59.3;III. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION;278
59.4;IV. SKIN SEGMENTATION;279
59.5;V. ARM REGION EXTRACTION;280
59.6;VI. MOTION TRACKING;280
59.7;VII. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS;281
59.8;VIII. CONCLUSION;281
59.9;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;281
59.10;REFERENCES;281
60;New Approach for Reagent Storage-Releasing on Centrifugal Microfluidic Platforms Using Bubblewrap and Latex Membrane;283
60.1;I. INTRODUCTION;283
60.2;II. METHODOLOGY;283
60.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;284
60.4;IV. CONCLUSION;285
60.5;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;285
60.6;REFERENCES;285
61;Quaternion Based Freehand 3D Baby Phantom Reconstruction Using 2D Ultrasound Probe and Game Controller Motion and Positioning Sensors;286
61.1;I. INTRODUCTION;286
61.2;II. LITERATURE REVIEW;286
61.3;III. METHOD;287
61.4;IV. SYSTEM DESIGN;288
61.5;V. RESEARCH DESIGN;289
61.6;VI. RESULT AND DISCUSSIONS;289
61.7;VII. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK;291
61.8;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;291
61.9;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;291
61.10;REFERENCES;291
62;Characterization of Impedance Spectroscopy for Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Ionic Liquid of Dielectrophoretic Assembly Method;293
62.1;I. INTRODUCTION;293
62.2;II. PREPARATION OF MATERIAL;293
62.3;III. EXPERIMENTAL SETUP;293
62.4;IV. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS;294
62.5;V. DISCUSSION;295
62.6;VI. CONCLUSION;295
62.7;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;296
62.8;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;296
62.9;REFERENCES;296
63;Principal Component Analysis of Honey Spectrum Obtainedfrom Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy;297
63.1;I. INTRODUCTION;297
63.2;II. METHODOLOGY;297
63.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;298
63.4;IV CONCLUSIONS;299
63.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;300
63.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;300
63.7;REFERENCES;300
64;Attenuation of 3-Dimensional Epicardial Strain from Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Associated with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy;301
64.1;I. Introduction;301
64.2;II. Methods;301
64.3;III. Results and discussion;302
64.4;Conflict of Interest;304
64.5;Acknowledgment;304
64.6;References;304
65;Mg-1.0Zn-xCa-Based Biodegradable Cardiovascular Stent Alloy:A Microstuctural and Textural Studies;305
65.1;I. INTRODUCTION;305
65.2;II. MATERIALS AND METHODS;305
65.3;III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;306
65.4;IV. CONCLUSIONS;306
65.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;306
65.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;307
65.7;REFERENCES;307
66;Virtual Trial Protocol Analysis of Nursing Workload Intensity within ICU;308
66.1;I. INTRODUCTION;308
66.2;II. METHODOLOGY;308
66.3;III. RESULTS;309
66.4;IV. DISCUSSION;310
66.5;V. CONCLUSION;311
66.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;311
66.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;311
66.8;REFERENCES;311
67;Agreement Between Eyes in Wide-field Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Ophthalmoscopy Measurements at the Human Retina in Healthy Volunteers;312
67.1;I. INTRODUCTION;312
67.2;II. METHODS AND MATERIALS;312
67.3;III. RESULTS;314
67.4;IV. DISCUSSION;314
67.5;V. CONCLUSION;315
67.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;315
67.7;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;315
67.8;REFERENCES;315
68;Graphene as a Smart Material for the Recognition of DNA Biomolecule;316
68.1;I. INTRODUCTION;316
68.2;II. DNA;316
68.3;III. GRAPHENE;317
68.4;IV. SYNTHESIS OF GRAPHENE;317
68.5;V. DNA CONJUGATION WITH GRAPHENE;318
68.6;VI. GRAPHENE BASED DNA DETECTION;318
68.7;VII. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTIVE;319
68.8;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;319
68.9;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;319
68.10;REFERENCES;319
69;Quantification of Coronary Artery Cross Section Lumen Area and Area Stenosis with 3D Centerline-Centric Straightening;320
69.1;I. Introduction;320
69.2;II. Methodologies;321
69.3;III. Results and Discussion;321
69.4;IV. Conclusion;322
69.5;Conflict of Interest;323
69.6;Acknowledgment;323
69.7;References;323
70;Curvedness-Based Imaging of the Heart: From Bench to Clinical Cardiology;324
70.1;I. INTRODUCTION;324
70.2;II. METHOD;324
70.3;III. APPLICATIONS;325
70.4;IV. CONCLUSIONS;325
70.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;326
70.6;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;326
70.7;REFERENCES;326
71;Quantitative Evaluation of Spinal Coronal Curvature for Scoliosis Using a Fast 3-D Ultrasound Projection Imaging Method;327
71.1;I. INTRODUCTION;327
71.2;II. METHODS;328
71.3;III. RESULTS;330
71.4;IV. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION;331
71.5;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;331
71.6;CONFLIT OF INTEREST;331
71.7;REFERENCES;331
72;Challenges and Opportunities in Carbon Nanostructured Designing;332
72.1;I. INTRODUCTION;332
72.2;II. CARBON MATERIALS;332
72.3;III. PROPERTIES OF NANOCARBONS;333
72.4;IV. USE OF CARBON MATERIALS IN MEMS AND RELATED DEVICES;333
72.5;V. THE SYNTESIS OF NANOSTRUCTURED CARBONS;334
72.6;VI. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES;334
72.7;VII. CONCLUSIONS;335
72.8;ACKNOWLEDGMENT;335
72.9;CONFLICT OF INTEREST;335
72.10;REFERENCES;335
73;Author Index;336
74;Keyword Index;338