Volume 5, Number 10B, October 2013 (Special Issue on )

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Effects of Tube Voltage on Phase-Contrast Imaging for Different Microfocus X-Ray Tubes

Jianbao Gui, Zhanli Hu, Peter Z. Wu, Hairong Zheng

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B121  3,082 Downloads  3,503 Views   Citations

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Recursive Fuzzy Predictions of Future Patient Paths to Support Clinical Decision Making in ICU

A. Zeghbib, M. Mahfouf, J. J. Ross, G. H. Mills, G. G. Panoutsos, M. Denai, S. Suzani

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B120  3,865 Downloads  4,297 Views   Citations

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Design and Development of a Two Channel Telemedicine System for Rural Healthcare

Mitrra Potheri Ramesh, Shruthi Balasubramanian, Varsha Vijayan, Geethanjali Balasubramanian, Mahesh Veezhinathan

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B119  3,916 Downloads  4,705 Views   Citations

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New Approach for Limited-Angle Problems in Electron Microscope Based on Compressed Sensing

Marc Vila Oliva, Hamed Hamid Muhammed

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B118  4,026 Downloads  4,717 Views   Citations

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Using Ultrasonic Spectrometry to Estimate the Stability of a Dental Implant Phantom

Hamed Hamid Muhammed, Satya V. V. N. Kothapalli

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B117  3,719 Downloads  4,455 Views   Citations

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Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitoring System Based on Distributed Multi-Sensors Information Fusion of Multi-Wavelength NIR

Bo Zeng, Wei Wang, Na Wang, Funing Li, Fulong Zhai, Lintao Hu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B114  5,438 Downloads  7,154 Views   Citations

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On Clustering Algorithms for Biological Data

Xiaowan Li, Fei Zhu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B113  4,090 Downloads  5,166 Views   Citations

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Expressogram: A Visualization of Cytogenetic Landscape in Cancer Samples Using Gene Expression Microarrays

Peikai Chen, Y. S. Hung

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B102  3,402 Downloads  4,118 Views   Citations

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Automatic Assessment of Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) in Multiple Sclerosis Using a Decision Tree

Hua Cao, Olivier Agnani, Laurent Peyrodie, Cécile Donzé

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B116  3,916 Downloads  4,908 Views   Citations

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The Pollution Characteristic of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Typical Sewage Irrigation Area in North of China

Jiale Li, Caixiang Zhang, Yihui Dong, Xiaoping Liao, Bin Du, Linlin Yao

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The Research on Acupuncture Anesthesia Based on fMRI

Jijun Tong, Jin Liu, Yingying Lv, Huade Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B112  3,801 Downloads  4,729 Views   Citations

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Construction of a Shuttle Vector for Heterologous Gene Expression in Escherichia coli and Microalgae Anabaena

Donghui Song, Jing Li, Xiaoxu Hu, Bo Xi

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A Study of Feature Stability of Contact-Less Imaging Based on Palm Vein

Weiqi Yuan, Wei Wu, Lantao Jing, Deqi Kong, Lili Wang

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B110  3,633 Downloads  4,344 Views   Citations

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Fuzzy Cluster Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Gene Sequences

Jing Yang, Jiarui Si, Xiaoxuan Gu, Ouyan Shi

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B109  3,578 Downloads  4,365 Views   Citations

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Design and Implementation of Clinic Appointment Registration System

Xiuju Zhan, Xiufeng Liu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B108  9,014 Downloads  11,179 Views   Citations

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Two Modifications of Weight Calculation of the Non-Local Means Denoising Method

Musab Elkheir Salih, Xuming Zhang, Mingyue Ding

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B107  3,984 Downloads  4,935 Views   Citations

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Comparative Finite Element Analysis of Jaipur Foot and Polyurethane Foot

Priya Sharma, Shubhda Sharma, S. Vidhya, M. K. Mathur

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Prediction of Peptides Binding to Major Histocompatibility Class II Molecules Using Machine Learning Methods

Fateme Kazemi Faramarzi, Majid Mohammad Beigi, Yasamin Botorabi, Najme Mousavi

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In Silicon Cloning and Bioinformatics Analysis of the Raphanus Sativus WUS Gene

Ma Guang

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A Scalable Method for Cross-Platform Merging of SNP Array Datasets

Peikai Chen, Y. S. Hung

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The Phenotypic Conversion of Macrophage Detected by FACS in EAE Mice Treated with or without Fasudil

Chunyun Liu, Yong Xie, Yanhua Li, Jiezhong Yu, Ling Feng, Shaowei Hou, Haifei Zhang, Cungen Ma, Baoguo Xiao

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B101  3,634 Downloads  4,544 Views   Citations

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Cloning, Characterization and Bioinformatic Analysis of the Gene Encoding the Larval Serum Protein 2 in Diapause of the Onion Maggot, Delia Antiqua

Jingjing Xu, Bin Chen, Zhengbo He, Youjin Hao

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Contour Extraction of Skin Tumors Using Visual Attention and GVF-Snake Model

Li Ma, Tianzhen Su

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The 3D Computer Image of the Anterior Corneal Surface

Bo Wang, Xueping Huang, Jinglu Ying, Mingguang Shi

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Identification of Deleterious Single Amino Acid Polymorphism Using Sequence Information Based on Feature Selection and Parameter Optimization

Xiao Chen, Qinke Peng, Jia Lv

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B097  3,565 Downloads  4,951 Views   Citations

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Screening and Fermentation Characteristics of PHA Bacteria in Activated Sludge

Fang Yang, Rui Zhu

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Stepwise Confidence Interval Method for MTD Studies with Binomial Populations

Na Yu, Xiaoqing Tang, Hanxing Wang

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B095  3,771 Downloads  4,660 Views   Citations

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Restoration Study of Microorganisms in Lake Water Purification

Fang Yang, Rui Zhu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B094  4,341 Downloads  5,549 Views   Citations

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Oxidization Resistance in Vivo for Raspberry Flavone

Jinxu Sun, Huixia Zhu, Guangxiao Dong

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B093  3,281 Downloads  4,119 Views   Citations

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Monitoring the Radiation Injury of Red Blood Cells to Micowave Radiation with Different Power Density

Junguang Yong, Ping Ruan, Hongtao Shen

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B092  3,111 Downloads  3,962 Views   Citations

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The Solutions for the Eco-Epidemic Model with Homotopy Analysis Method

Xiurong Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B091  3,368 Downloads  4,289 Views   Citations

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Substitution of Deoxyinosine as Universal Base in Oligonucleotides for DNA Ligation

Zhiliang Yu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B090  4,963 Downloads  5,947 Views   Citations

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A Localized-Statistic-Based Approach for Biomarker Identification of Omics Data

Kuan Zhang, He Chen, Yongtao Li

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B089  3,187 Downloads  3,839 Views   Citations

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Relationship Research between the Chinese Medicine Constitution and Sub-Health

Xiufeng Liu, Bo Xu, Zhenhu Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B088  4,219 Downloads  5,236 Views   Citations

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Control Strategy of Vibrational Capsubot in Viscoelastic Environment

Cheng Zhang, Renjia Tan, Hao Liu, Hongyi Li

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B087  3,023 Downloads  3,860 Views   Citations

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Charged Amino Acid Frequencies of Proteins over Macroevolutionary Time Scale

Yu-Juan Zhang, Jian-Jun Li, You-Jin Hao, Bin Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B086  4,036 Downloads  4,810 Views   Citations

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A Uniaxial Loading Device for Studying Mechanoresponses of Single Plant Cell

Liqing Zhu, Xue Fu, Jie Yan, Junyu Liu

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Optimal Estimation of Parameters for an HIV Model

Danna Sun, Zhaoying Jiang, Ziku Wu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B084  3,316 Downloads  4,101 Views   Citations

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Prediction Method of Protein Disulfide Bond Based on Pattern Selection

Pengfei Sun, Yuanquan Cui, Tiankai Chen, Ying Zhao

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B083  3,587 Downloads  4,291 Views   Citations

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Research of Segmentation Algorithms for Overlapping Chromosomes

Wenzhong Yan, Lei Bai

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B082  4,516 Downloads  5,494 Views   Citations

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Algorithms for Chromosome Classification

Wenzhong Yan, Lei Bai

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The Wall Shear Stress of a Pulsatile Blood Flow in a Patient Specific Stenotic Right Coronary Artery

Biyue Liu

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The Comparison between Random Forest and Support Vector Machine Algorithm for Predicting β-Hairpin Motifs in Proteins

Shaochun Jia, Xiuzhen Hu, Lixia Sun

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Using the Support Vector Machine Algorithm to Predict β-Turn Types in Proteins

Xiaobo Shi, Xiuzhen Hu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B078  3,355 Downloads  4,222 Views   Citations

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DNA Circuit System and Charge Transfer Mechanism

Kunming Xu

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Isolation and Characterization of an L-Amino Acid Oxidase-Producing Marine Bacterium

Zhiliang Yu, Hua Qiao, Juanping Qiu, Peiya Xu, Peng Li

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The Expressions of P53, MDM2 in Trophoblasts of Spontaneous Abortion Mouse Model and the Relevant Researches

Chunlan Zhou, Qian Wang, Menghuan Zeng, Liping Cheng, Xiaoyun Xie

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Experience on Diagnosis and Treatment of Strangulated Intestinal Obstruction Caused by Mesentery Vein Thrombosis on Account of Portal Hypertension

Songbing He, Xinguo Zhu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B074  3,555 Downloads  4,281 Views   Citations

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Model-based Analysis of Ventilation Inhomogeneity in Respiratory Mechanics

Christoph Schranz, Kévin Meffray, Claudius Stahl, Knut Möller

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B073  4,198 Downloads  5,220 Views   Citations

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A Restricted, Adaptive Threshold Segmentation Approach for Processing High-Speed Image Sequences of the Glottis

Mathew Blanco, Xin Chen, Yuling Yan

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B072  4,352 Downloads  5,441 Views   Citations

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Sonothromblysis in Combination with Thrombolytic Drugs in a Rabbit Model Using MRI-Guidance

Christakis Damianou, Nicos Mylonas, Kleanthis Ioannides

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Simulation of the Thermal and Mechanical Effects of a Planar Rectangular High Intensity Ultrasound Transducer to Be Used for Destroying Atherosclerotic Plaque

Christakis Damianou, C. Christofi, N. Mylonas

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Biaxial Constitutive Model of Active Coronary Media Based on Microstructural Information

Huan Chen, Yunlong Huo, Ghassan S. Kassab

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B069  2,544 Downloads  3,681 Views   Citations

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Application of Criterion-Meeting Assessment Method in Fundamentals of Nursing

Xueyan Chen, Jihong Wang, Wenjuan Li

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B068  2,909 Downloads  3,679 Views   Citations

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Combining Gene-Phenotype Association Matrix with KEGG Pathways to Mine Gene Modules Using Data Set in GAW17

Hua Lin, Yang Zheng, Ping Zhou

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B067  2,395 Downloads  3,279 Views   Citations

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Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization for Qualitative Enhancement of Myocardial Perfusion Images

Neethu M. Sasi, V. K. Jayasree

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Design of a Noninvasive Bladder Urinary Volume Monitoring System Based on Bio-Impedance

Rihui Li, Jinwu Gao, Hongbin Wang, Qing Jiang

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B065  3,881 Downloads  5,330 Views   Citations

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Bentonite Adsorption & Coagulation Treatment of Recycled Fiber Pulping Wastewater

Tingzhi Liu, Kaiyang Zheng, Defa Wang, Shuai Li, Haoyu Wang

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Effects of Different Types of Verbal Activities on Heart Rate Variability

Ping Shi, Youfang Fang, Hongliu Yu

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A Humerus Arterial Bleeding Simulation Model for Hemostasia

Aijuan Ni, Qiuming Sun, Feng Tian, Gaofeng Wei, Jian Yang, Changjun Liu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B062  2,367 Downloads  3,231 Views   Citations

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Study on the Authenticity of Identification Methods in White Spirit by Infrared Spectrometer

Dekui Bai, Ni Wang, Quanhong Ying, Jinhui Lin

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Fatigue Life Analysis of Fixed Structure of Posterior Thoracolumbar Pedicle Screw

Tong Yang, Kai Chen, Yonggui Lv

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B060  3,199 Downloads  4,214 Views   Citations

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Mean Threshold and ARNN Algorithms for Identification of Eye Commands in an EEG-Controlled Wheelchair

Nguyen Thanh Hai, Nguyen Van Trung, Vo Van Toi

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Splitting of Gaussian Models via Adapted BML Method Pertaining to Cry-Based Diagnostic System

Hesam Farsaie Alaie, Chakib Tadj

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B058  2,008 Downloads  2,978 Views   Citations

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Characterization of Pathologic Cries of Newborns Based on Fundamental Frequency Estimation

Yasmina Kheddache, Chakib Tadj

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B057  2,357 Downloads  3,496 Views   Citations

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Feature Extraction by Multi-Scale Principal Component Analysis and Classification in Spectral Domain

Shengkun Xie, Anna T. Lawnizak, Pietro Lio, Sridhar Krishnan

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B056  3,207 Downloads  4,247 Views   Citations

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Performance Improvement with Combining Multiple Approaches to Diagnosis of Thyroid Cancer

Ahmet Akbaş, Uğur Turhal, Sebahattin Babur, Cafer Avci

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Sleep Apnea Detection Using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System

Cafer Avci, Gökhan Bilgin

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Structural Bioinformatics of Protein & DNA, as Early Stimulation in Basic Education of Rural and Indigenous Communities of Oaxaca

Susana Lozano-Muniz, Maria del Carmen Urzua-Hernandez

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Human Care Theory and Influences on the Life Quality Index of Cancer Patients in Household Life

Yali Sun, Ling Gao, Ying Dong, Ling Gong

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A New Method of Tracking of WM Crossing Fiber Bundles Based on QBI

Zhanxiong Wu

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Integrative Self-Organizing Map—A Mean Pattern Model

Zihua Yang, Zhengrong Yang

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Heart Rate Variability Applied to Short-Term Cardiovascular Event Risk Assessment

Simao Paredes, Teresa Rocha, Paulo de Carvalho, Jorge Henriques, Ramona Cabiddu, João Morais

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B049  3,011 Downloads  3,927 Views   Citations

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Data Fusion with Optimized Block Kernels in LS-SVM for Protein Classification

Li Liao

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B048  4,032 Downloads  5,123 Views   Citations

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Cell Segmentation and Tracking in Microfluidic Platform

Lipan Ouyang, Jiandong Wu, Michael Zhang, Francis Lin, Simon Liao

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B047  2,538 Downloads  3,621 Views   Citations

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Molecular Cloning, Characterization and Expression Analysis of Macrohage-Colony Stimulating Factor 2 Gene from Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)

Linyong Du, Lei Qin, Shangnian Wang, Lu Yang, Kun Yang, Xinyan Wang, Hong Zhou

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B046  2,642 Downloads  3,585 Views   Citations

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Molecular Characterization, 3D Modeling of Grass Carp Interleukin-10 Receptor 1 (IL10R1)

He Wei, Shangnian Wang, Lei Qin, Xinyan Wang, Hong Zhou

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B045  3,374 Downloads  4,436 Views   Citations

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A Study of Safety Evaluation Method for Medical Diagnostic Table

Xiaoyan Zhang, Jia Liu, Jun Guo, Lei Feng

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B044  2,797 Downloads  3,691 Views   Citations

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In Silico Molecular Interaction Studies of Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid and Its Modified Compounds with Histones Deacetylase Class II Homo sapiens as Curative Measure towards Cervical Cancer

Usman Sumo Friend Tambunan, Arli Aditya Parikesit, Tirtana Prasetia, Djati Kerami

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B043  2,482 Downloads  3,691 Views   Citations

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Matching DSIFT Descriptors Extracted from CSLM Images

Stefan G. Stanciu, Dinu Coltuc, Denis E. Tranca, George A. Stanciu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B042  2,725 Downloads  3,942 Views   Citations

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Assistive Navigation Device for Visually Impaired—A Study on Reaction Time to Tactile Modality Stimuli

Jing Yu, Knut Moeller

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B041  2,387 Downloads  3,486 Views   Citations

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Positive-Negative Emotional Categorization of Clothing Color Based on Brightness

Xiao-Feng Jiang, Xiao-Pei Bian

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B040  4,851 Downloads  6,482 Views   Citations

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Semi-Global Inference in Phenotype-Protein Network

Siliang Xia, Guangri Quan, Yongbo Zhao, Xuhui Jia

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B039  2,247 Downloads  3,393 Views   Citations

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Cardiovascular Diseases Detecting via Pulse Analysis

Jingjing Xia, Simon Liao

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B038  5,281 Downloads  6,367 Views   Citations

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Combination of the Kinect with Virtual Reality in Balance Training for the Elderly

Wei-Min Hsieh, Chih-Chen Chen, Shih-Chuan Wang, Yu-Luen Chen, Yuh-Shyan Hwang, Jin-Shin Lai

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B037  3,603 Downloads  5,172 Views   Citations

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Design of Real-Time Document Control Based on Zigbee and Surface Electromyography (sEMG)

Zhen Wang, Bei Wang, Xingyu Wang

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B036  6,556 Downloads  7,642 Views   Citations

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A System for Improving the Management of the Lesion and Test Images of Patients

Sung-Bum Cho, Kyung-Won Jin, Jong-Soon Kim, Soo-Jin Huh, Segyeong Joo

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B035  2,745 Downloads  3,570 Views   Citations

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Study on Paths of Affect Factors on Adaption to University Life of Chinese International Students in Korea —Choosing Korean Training Chinese Students as Main Investigation Objects

Qinlan Lin, Ling Gao

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B034  2,435 Downloads  3,422 Views   Citations

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Determination of Eight Sudan Dyes in Chili Powder by UPLC-MS/MS

Lin Wang, Jie Zheng, Zhe Zhang, Tiesong Wang, Baoquan Che

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B033  4,260 Downloads  5,771 Views   Citations

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Using Chou’s Pseudo Amino Acid Composition for Protein Remote Homology Detection

Bin Liu, Xiaolong Wang

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B032  2,582 Downloads  3,622 Views   Citations

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Multi-Layer Microbubbles by Microfluidics

Hongbo Zhang, Haosu Meng, Qian Sun, Jianpu Liu, W. J. Zhang

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B031  2,717 Downloads  3,777 Views   Citations

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Neuroprotective Effects of Ginkgo Biloba Extract (GbE) on Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation (OGD) in PC12 Cells

Chunli Mei, Xuelu Han, Jing Zhang, Ling Gao, Huimin Liu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B030  2,956 Downloads  4,183 Views   Citations

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The Study on First-Aid Education of Disaster for Primary School Student in China

Min Zhang, Li Li Guo, Min Xu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B029  3,571 Downloads  4,590 Views   Citations

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The Study on Community Health Education of Empty Nest Elderly

Ling Gao, Xue Cao, Min Zhang

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B028  4,222 Downloads  5,956 Views   Citations

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Evaluating Pressure Ulcer Development in Wheelchair-Bound Population Using Sitting Posture Identification

Farve Daneshvar Fard, Sahar Moghimi, Reza Lotfi

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B027  3,159 Downloads  4,526 Views   Citations

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Triangle Characters of Electrocardiogram for Distinguishing States between Exercise and Relaxation

Yanjun Li, Hong Yan, Jinzhong Song, Xinming Yu, Zongxiao Sun, Hua Wei

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B026  2,738 Downloads  3,629 Views   Citations

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Mechanism of Cuff-Less Blood Pressure Measurement Using MMSB

Yibin Li, Yangyu Gao, Ning Deng

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B025  4,151 Downloads  6,352 Views   Citations

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An Adaptive Pulse Compression Filter for Ultrasound Contrast Harmonic Imaging

Jenho Tsao, Ming-Huang Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B024  2,568 Downloads  3,691 Views   Citations

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A New Approach to the Presentation of Myocardial SPECT Images—Radial Slices—Data Reduction without Loss of Information

Niloufar Darvish, Fatma Nadide Öçba, Hamed Hamid Muhammed, Dianna Bone

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B023  2,598 Downloads  3,520 Views   Citations

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Bone Regeneration Enhanced by Antigen-Extracted Xenogeneic Cancellous Bone Graft with rhBMP-2 in Rabbits Mandibular Defect Repair

Renfa Lai, Zejian Li, Ye Zhang, Zhiying Zhou

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B022  2,345 Downloads  3,301 Views   Citations

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Developing Customized Evaluation Software for Clinical Trials: An Example with Obstructive Lung Diseases

Zhanqi Zhao, Barbara Vogt, Inéz Frerichs, Ullrich Müller-Lisse, Knut Möller

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B021  2,494 Downloads  3,410 Views   Citations

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Using Variations of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials to Quantify Spinal Cord Injury Level

Hasan Mir, Hasan Al-Nashash, Douglas Kerr, Angelo All, Nitish Thakor

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B020  2,071 Downloads  2,930 Views   Citations

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Visual Composition of Complex Queries on an Integrative Genomic and Proteomic Data Warehouse

Francesco Pessina, Marco Masseroli, Arif Canakoglu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B019  1,855 Downloads  2,842 Views   Citations

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Regulation of Electroacupuncture on Gastric Myoelectrial Activities: Monitered by Electrogastrograms

Peng Cheng

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B018  5,076 Downloads  5,942 Views   Citations

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Modeling and Simulation of Laparoscopic Tools for Autonomously Positioning Laparoscope in Laparoscopic Surgery

S. M. Megahed, A. A. Balbola

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B017  3,699 Downloads  4,653 Views   Citations

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2-Dimensional HP Foldings of Dermaseptin-J2

Shaomin Yan, Guang Wu

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B016  2,476 Downloads  3,298 Views   Citations

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Emotional Speech Synthesis Based on Prosodic Feature Modification

Ling He, Hua Huang, Margaret Lech

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B015  2,785 Downloads  4,056 Views   Citations

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Semantic Similarity over Gene Ontology for Multi-Label Protein Subcellular Localization

Shibiao Wan, Man-Wai Mak, Sun-Yuan Kung

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B014  2,440 Downloads  3,781 Views   Citations

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Relationships between a Thiol-Disulfide System and Liposoluble Antioxidants with Cytogenetic Indices in Humans Exposed to Low Doses Radiation

G. F. Ivanenko, E. B. Burlakova

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B013  3,377 Downloads  4,160 Views   Citations

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Information Transfer Index-A Promising Measure of the Corticomusclar Interaction

Ping Xie, Peipei Ma, Xiaoling Chen, Xiaoli Li, Yuping Su

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B012  2,998 Downloads  3,945 Views   Citations

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An Integrated Analysis of Aberrantly Expressed miRNA and mRNA Profiles Unveils a Robust Regulatory Network in HepG2 Cell

Sheng Yang, Hui Zhang, Li Guo, Yang Zhao, Feng Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B011  3,616 Downloads  4,557 Views   Citations

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Study of Multimedia Technology in Posture Training for the Elderly

Chih-Chen Chen, De-Jou Hong, Shih-Ching Chen, Ying-Ying Shih, Yu-Luen Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B010  2,766 Downloads  3,737 Views   Citations

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Indoor Air Quality Study on Fiber Glass Industry

Amir Alhaddad, Baderiya Al-Abdulmohsin

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B009  2,624 Downloads  3,488 Views   Citations

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An Integrated Analysis Method for miRNA, lncRNA and mRNA Profiles Based on Their Functional and Positional Relationships

Li Guo, Sheng Yang, Yang Zhao, Hui Zhang, Qian Wu, Feng Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B008  4,113 Downloads  6,142 Views   Citations

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Study on Multi-Exponential Inversion Method for NMR Relaxation Signals with Tikhonov Segularization

Shanshan Chen, Hongzhi Wang, Xuelong Zhang

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B007  3,598 Downloads  5,091 Views   Citations

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Compensation of Finite Bandwidth Effect by Using an Optimal Filter in Photoacoustic Imaging

Chen Zhang, Yan Zhang, Yuanyuan Wang

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B006  2,910 Downloads  3,927 Views   Citations

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Identification of Atrial Fibrillation Using Complex Network Similarity

Yajuan Zhang, Yuanyuan Wang

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B005  2,257 Downloads  3,095 Views   Citations

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Skin Cancer Detection Using Temperature Variation Analysis

Ahmed M. Nasr Moustafa, Hamed Hamid Muhammed, Moustapha Hassan

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B004  3,951 Downloads  5,482 Views   Citations

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Monte Carlo Simulation and a Review of the Physics of the Positron Annihilation Process in PET

Hamed Hamid Muhammed, Ziya Zengin

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B003  3,998 Downloads  5,430 Views   Citations

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Treatment Principles of Obesity with Chinese Herbal Medicine: Literature Analysis by Text Mining

Yunyu Huang, Lianjie Wang, Shidong Wang, Feng Cai, Guang Zheng, Aiping Lu, Xiuchen Yu, Miao Jiang

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B002  3,572 Downloads  4,908 Views   Citations

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Construction and Application of the Multidimensional Table for Knowledge Discovery in Ancient Chinese Books on Materia Medica

Rui Jin, Qian Lin, Jun Zhou, Boyu Sun, Bing Zhang

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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B001  2,755 Downloads  3,825 Views   Citations

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