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The evolution of skin tissue engineering: A review on recent trends and advances
Skin plays an indispensable role in protection, sensation, temperature regulation and so on. Autologous skin grafting is the main method to treat skin wounds. However, patients with large-scale skin defects often face the problem of insufficient ...
The Effect of Collagen Coating on Surface Biocompatibility of the Titanium Alloys
Titanium alloys coated with collagen have been widely used to improve their biocompatibility. In this study, the titanium alloys were coated with type I collagen (Col I) and type II collagen (Col II), respectively. The coating amount was quantified with ...
Tinnitus Recognition by EEG signals Based on Wavelet Transform and Deep Neural Networks
Tinnitus seriously affects the physical and mental health of patients. Some progress has been made in the study of the electrophysiological mechanism of tinnitus. The purpose of this paper is to study the identification of tinnitus by means of EEG ...
Sapindus saponins inhibits tyrosinase & Glutathione-induced melanin deposition by obstructing DOPA and cysteyl derivatives transformation pathways
Background/Objective: The ancient Chinese book, the Compendium of Materia Medica, records that the peel of Sapindus whitens and protects the skin. This study focused on the removal of melanin by Sapindus saponins and determining the involvement of TYR & ...
Self-correction in protoacoustic range verification for different proton pulse widths
In proton therapy, the acoustic waves produced by the proton radiation can be measured to determine the proton range. The k-Wave MATLAB toolbox is used to simulate the propagation process of pressure waves in time and space. By measuring the time-of-...
A Statistical Method for Footprints Analysis based on Large-scale High-density Piezoresistive Films
Footprints can provide much valuable information for fall prediction, the diagnosis of many diseases and rehabilitation therapy. This paper aims to propose a statistical method for footprints analysis based on a large-scale high-density piezoresistive ...
Stroke Patients Walk Pattern Prediction and Tracking Control Method for a Novel Intelligent Lower Limb Rehabilitation Walker
Aim to accelerate the process of lower limb rehabilitation for post-stroke people, various intelligent lower limb rehabilitation walkers (ILLRW) with body kinetic analysis and feedback control function have been developed to reduce the nursing workload ...
Study of Weight-bearing Capacity and Limit of Stability on Ankle Instability after Applying Kinesio Taping Technique
Abstract. Objective To compare weight-bearing capacity (WBC) and Limit of stability (LOS) between pre- and post- Kinesio Taping application on the pathologic side in persons with ankle instability. Methods Twenty-six participants with ankle instability ...
Medical Cybernetics for Continuous Risk Assessment and Management of Insulin Resistance and Related Complications
Individualized precision methods are needed for continuous non-invasive monitoring of state variables of risk indicators not just for early detection of subclinical derangements but also to monitor progress of effect of lifestyle modification and ...
Performance Evaluation of Extreme Learning Machines Classification Algorithm for Medical Datasets
The choice of efficient algorithms is a critical issue in the classification of medical datasets. This requires the consideration of a number of measures to ensure reliable results. In this study, the robustness of Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) and ...
Analysis of the Organic Content in Two Hybrid Calcium-Silicate Cements
To overcome the manipulation disadvantages in contemporary bioactive materials, their composition has been changed and hybrid calcium-silicate cements were created. TheraCal LC (BISCO) and BioCal-Cap (Harvard Dental International, Germany) are the ...
Long-Term Clinical Repair of Endodontic Perforations with Calcium Silicate-Based Cements
Calcium silicate-based cements (CSCs) are bioactive materials used in the repair of endodontic perforations. Treatment and 2-year follow-up of the healing process of 40 cases of endodontic perforations with various localization - furcal, lateral and ...
The Role of miR-21 on the Expression of β2-Microglobulin in Steroid-resistant Nephrotic Syndrome Children
Nephrotic syndrome (NS) in children has some mysterious prognosis in the perspective of its therapeutic response. This study aims to determine the role of miR-21 in β-2 microglobulin (B2M) expression among SRNS children. The open-prospective cohort ...
Is violet LED light-based PDT efficient to treat superficial lesions such as a low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia?
Photosensitizers utilized in photodynamic therapy (PDT) can be exited with light of any wavelengths matching their absorption bands. Thus, superficial lesions, such as those involved in cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CINs) might be treated with a ...
Analysis of Personal Dosimetry and Assistance to Patients at a Radiation Therapy Clinic, to Assign Vacation to Exposed Occupational Workers, using Circular Data Analysis
Results of personal dosimetry from occupationally exposed workers were analyzed, as well as the demand for treatments on a radiotherapy clinic. This data was used to determine the optimal time interval to assign vacations to the workers, to optimize ...
The Technique of Automated Biomechanical Analysis of Weightlifting Exercises in the Conditions of Training Activity: Biomechanical Analysis of Weightlifting Exercises
A study of biomechanics of weightlifters’ movement when performing competitive exercises with the simultaneous identification of neuromuscular processes in working muscles is relevant for defining the most effective and ergonomic parameters of the ...
Extraction and Evaluation of EEG Covariates and Their Influence on GLM Model: EEG covariates and their influence on GLM model
- Vaclava Piorecka,
- Filip Cerny,
- Marek Piorecky,
- Vlastimil Koudelka,
- Jiri Horacek,
- Jitka Buskova,
- Martin Brunovsky,
- Jana Koprivova
This study aims at the identification of suitable approaches to dimension reduction methods for EEG covariate extraction for GLM analysis of fMRI time series. We present the results of anatomical and mathematical methods of dimension covariate reduction ...
Induction Analyser of Kinematic Human Gait Parameters
This article presents an original device for analysis of human movements, gait in particular, based on inductively coupled coils (short multilayer solenoids) fixed on the subject's legs. Specifically developed software making it possible to visualise ...
Recovery of previously mastered techniques in a shift from classical to beach volleyball by means of biomechanical analysis: (on the example of an attack spike)
The paper summarizes the results of study on the recovery of previously mastered skills of attack motions when transferring from classical to beach volleyball by means of biomechanical analysis. The purpose of the study was to evaluate advantages of the ...
PRIMO Monte Carlo validation of Elekta Synergy Platform linac at Davao Doctors Hospital for a 10 MV photon beam: PRIMO Monte Carlo validation of Elekta Synergy Platform linac at Davao Doctors Hospital for a 10 MV photon beam
Using PRIMO Monte Carlo (MC) software package, 10 MV photons from an Elekta MLCi linac are simulated. To validate the MC model, the simulated beam data are benchmarked against measured data from an Elekta Synergy Platform linac at Davao Doctors Hospital ...
Video Analysis of Human Gait: Advantages and Disadvantages in Neurological Diagnostics
- M Abroskina,
- V Ondar,
- S Ismailova,
- S Subocheva,
- A Khomchenkova,
- V Gurevich,
- S Kondratiev,
- E Mozheyko,
- S Prokopenko
This article considers the possibility of clinical evaluation of gait parameters via application of a non-contact method: human movement video analysis. Patterns of gait impairment against the background of central nervous system pathology vary. We made ...
Comparison of machine learning algorithms to predict length of hospital stay in patients undergoing heart bypass surgery
- Martina Profeta,
- Alfonso Maria Ponsiglione,
- Cristina Ponsiglione,
- Giuseppe Ferrucci,
- Cristiana Giglio,
- Anna Borrelli
Patients affected by coronary artery obstruction, generally undergo aortocoronary bypass, an open-heart surgery that considerably affect health care expenditure. Since that, the monitoring and government of Aortocoronary bypass performance may be of ...
Use of regression models to predict glomerular filtration rate in kidney transplanted patients
- Ilaria Loperto,
- Arianna Scala,
- Lucia Rossano,
- Rosa Carrano,
- Stefano Federico,
- Maria Triassi,
- Giovanni Improta
Despite of the numerous progress of modern medicine, organ transplantation is never a free risk procedure. Kidney transplant, in particular, can bring to numerous short and/or long-term problems, like infection or diabetes. Since such problems can ...
Investigation of factors increasing waiting times in the Emergency Departments of “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona” Hospital through machine learning
- Cristiana Giglio,
- Chiara De Lauri,
- Antonio Della Vecchia,
- Anna Borrelli,
- Giuseppe Russo,
- Maria Triassi,
- Giovanni Improta
Emergency Departments (EDs) overcrowding is an acknowledged critical issue affecting international public health in recent years, that arises from both the growth of the health care supply/demand imbalance and the lack of beds available in hospitals ...
Analysis of voluntary departures from the Emergency Department of the hospital AORN “A. Cardarelli”
- Alfonso Maria Ponsiglione,
- Massimo Majolo,
- Giuseppe Longo,
- Giuseppe Russo,
- Maria Triassi,
- Eliana Raiola,
- Giovanni Improta
The emergency department (ED) is the access point for urgent cases within the health facility. In recent years, however, several factors have led to a massive use of ED as a privileged access method to assistance even for patients who do not need timely ...
Probabilistic machine learning methods for Down syndrome prenatal screening: unified first and second trimester markers multivariate bayesian risk model versus current contingent sequential strategy
The aim of the study is to compare performance of a multivariate bayesian model to estimate Down syndrome (DS) risk from a dataset containing biochemical and ultrasound parameters used in first and second-trimester prenatal screening with current ...
New Potential of Chronic Cough Therapy in Postnasal Drip
Respiratory tract diseases are often accompanied by cough. Cough may vary in duration and aetiology. The underlying causes of cough may be associated with upper and lower respiratory tract conditions. Besides, some types of coughs are not related to any ...
Investigating the impact of age, gender, and comorbid conditions on the prolonged length of stay after endarterectomy
Endarterectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure for reducing long-term stroke risks. Due to the prolonged Length of Stay (LOS) experienced by patients undergoing endarterectomy, predicting this parameter has become increasingly important for ...
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- 2021 International Symposium on Biomedical Engineering and Computational Biology