Pub Date : 2014-04-11DOI: 10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820927
Julia Tzu-Ya Weng, Kai-Yao Huang, Shih-Wei Lee, L. S. Wu, Yi-Cheng Chen, Tzong-Yi Lee
Tuberculosis (TB) is the second most common cause of death from infectious diseases. About 90% of those infected are asymptomatic-the so-called latent TB infections (LTBI), with a 10% lifetime chance of progressing to active TB. Several gene expression studies have compared healthy controls versus active TB or LTBI patients. The results vary due to diverse genetic background, study designs, and the inherent complexity of the disease process. Thus, developing a sensitive and efficient method for the detection of LTBI is both crucial and challenging. Our objective was to establish an efficient and cost-effective pipeline for gene and microRNA expression profiling in TB and LTBI. We attempted to investigate the interaction between these two types of molecular signatures as biomarkers for a more sensitive and specific differentiation among active TB, LTBI, and healthy individuals. Following our systematic pipeline, we have uncovered novel differences specific to the Taiwanese population. Differentially expressed microRNAs and their interactions with the corresponding target genes will serve as potential molecular signatures to enhance our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of TB and facilitate the development for a more sensitive diagnostic assay for LTBI.
{"title":"Systematic pipeline for the analysis of microRNA-gene interactions in active and latent TB infection","authors":"Julia Tzu-Ya Weng, Kai-Yao Huang, Shih-Wei Lee, L. S. Wu, Yi-Cheng Chen, Tzong-Yi Lee","doi":"10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820927","url":null,"abstract":"Tuberculosis (TB) is the second most common cause of death from infectious diseases. About 90% of those infected are asymptomatic-the so-called latent TB infections (LTBI), with a 10% lifetime chance of progressing to active TB. Several gene expression studies have compared healthy controls versus active TB or LTBI patients. The results vary due to diverse genetic background, study designs, and the inherent complexity of the disease process. Thus, developing a sensitive and efficient method for the detection of LTBI is both crucial and challenging. Our objective was to establish an efficient and cost-effective pipeline for gene and microRNA expression profiling in TB and LTBI. We attempted to investigate the interaction between these two types of molecular signatures as biomarkers for a more sensitive and specific differentiation among active TB, LTBI, and healthy individuals. Following our systematic pipeline, we have uncovered novel differences specific to the Taiwanese population. Differentially expressed microRNAs and their interactions with the corresponding target genes will serve as potential molecular signatures to enhance our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of TB and facilitate the development for a more sensitive diagnostic assay for LTBI.","PeriodicalId":265886,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics (IEEE ISBB 2014)","volume":"33 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130532008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Develop a system with heart-rate detecting function, convenient-moving and effectively to ease the medical staff's working efficiency when facing the patients in clinic is our main goal. Prognosis, which means the results of disease-prediction based on groups of clue's samples in medical, the bigger the samples, the more precise the prognosis. This research uses the conductive silk in the textile design. We adapt the wearing-comfortable conductive vest and chest belt to record hospitalized patients' continuously physiological index. In the end of hospitalization, the system will summarize the original indexes of hospital, HRV and other indexes to evaluate the risk score of hospital-discharging, which provides a better hospital-discharging diagnosis focusing on chest pain patients for ER doctors, and verifies the accuracy of this prognosis by means of the 3 days and 30 days recalling rate of patients.
{"title":"Smart textiles applied in emergency department patients with chest pain","authors":"Sheng-Chung Tien, Ren-Guey Lee, Yen-Yi Feng, Shih-Feng Huang, Wen-Han Chang, Tsung-Yu Lee","doi":"10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820933","url":null,"abstract":"Develop a system with heart-rate detecting function, convenient-moving and effectively to ease the medical staff's working efficiency when facing the patients in clinic is our main goal. Prognosis, which means the results of disease-prediction based on groups of clue's samples in medical, the bigger the samples, the more precise the prognosis. This research uses the conductive silk in the textile design. We adapt the wearing-comfortable conductive vest and chest belt to record hospitalized patients' continuously physiological index. In the end of hospitalization, the system will summarize the original indexes of hospital, HRV and other indexes to evaluate the risk score of hospital-discharging, which provides a better hospital-discharging diagnosis focusing on chest pain patients for ER doctors, and verifies the accuracy of this prognosis by means of the 3 days and 30 days recalling rate of patients.","PeriodicalId":265886,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics (IEEE ISBB 2014)","volume":"190 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124313175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-04-11DOI: 10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820895
Chien-Fu Hsueh, K. Tang
IMS(Ion Mobility Spectrometry) is a technique has been widely used for hazardous compounds detection. IMS can operates in atmospheric condition with low detection limit and fast response time. It became popular in various application, such as detection of chemical warfare agent, toxic industrial compounds and explosives. In this paper, we present a low-cost, easy to assembly device as an ion mobility spectrometry. This device is based on the theory of the first order differential aspiration condenser described by Puumalainen. Unlike the original device proposed by Puumalainen, the electric field is swept in discrete steps and can be control by user for specific application. Tammet transform is introduced to our system for expanding gas recognition ability. The result shows our system is capable for low-ppm level gas detection.
{"title":"A swept-field multi-channel aspiration condenser for low-ppm level detection","authors":"Chien-Fu Hsueh, K. Tang","doi":"10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820895","url":null,"abstract":"IMS(Ion Mobility Spectrometry) is a technique has been widely used for hazardous compounds detection. IMS can operates in atmospheric condition with low detection limit and fast response time. It became popular in various application, such as detection of chemical warfare agent, toxic industrial compounds and explosives. In this paper, we present a low-cost, easy to assembly device as an ion mobility spectrometry. This device is based on the theory of the first order differential aspiration condenser described by Puumalainen. Unlike the original device proposed by Puumalainen, the electric field is swept in discrete steps and can be control by user for specific application. Tammet transform is introduced to our system for expanding gas recognition ability. The result shows our system is capable for low-ppm level gas detection.","PeriodicalId":265886,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics (IEEE ISBB 2014)","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124800830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-04-11DOI: 10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820943
Muhamad Khairul Ali Hassan, K. Nagamune
Ultrasound is one of the low cost, and accurate techniques used in clinical practice to diagnose bone characteristics such as bone mineral, bone thickness etc. Many researchers had done experiment using ultrasound transducer in many applications. In determination of bone thickness, some researchers successfully implemented pulse echo technique using a pair of transducers (i.e. transmitter and receiver). However, this study focused on the analysis of the multiple echoes in the cortical bone and determined the correct echoes about the cortical bone using pulse echo method. Based on determined echoes, the flight time of echo from surface of the bone to other surface of the bone was determined for measuring the bone thickness. These measurements are carried out using one transducer that reacts as transmitter and receiver at the same time. Then, bone thickness value was compared with manual thickness measurement using vernier caliper for validation of the process. The results showed that ultrasound pulse echo method provided small errors in the cortical bone thickness measurement, 5.31% which is corresponding to 0.05 mm different. The 90% confidential interval for the bone thickness measurement was 0.024 to 0.124.
{"title":"Analysis of the multiple ultrasound echoes for measurement of cortical bone thickness","authors":"Muhamad Khairul Ali Hassan, K. Nagamune","doi":"10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820943","url":null,"abstract":"Ultrasound is one of the low cost, and accurate techniques used in clinical practice to diagnose bone characteristics such as bone mineral, bone thickness etc. Many researchers had done experiment using ultrasound transducer in many applications. In determination of bone thickness, some researchers successfully implemented pulse echo technique using a pair of transducers (i.e. transmitter and receiver). However, this study focused on the analysis of the multiple echoes in the cortical bone and determined the correct echoes about the cortical bone using pulse echo method. Based on determined echoes, the flight time of echo from surface of the bone to other surface of the bone was determined for measuring the bone thickness. These measurements are carried out using one transducer that reacts as transmitter and receiver at the same time. Then, bone thickness value was compared with manual thickness measurement using vernier caliper for validation of the process. The results showed that ultrasound pulse echo method provided small errors in the cortical bone thickness measurement, 5.31% which is corresponding to 0.05 mm different. The 90% confidential interval for the bone thickness measurement was 0.024 to 0.124.","PeriodicalId":265886,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics (IEEE ISBB 2014)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114770749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-04-11DOI: 10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820923
Jia-Li Ma, Mubo Chen, M. Dong
Developing a portable e-health system based on mobile devices such as smart phone or iPad etc. to monitor and diagnose cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) easily, timely and flexibly is attractive and flourishing with the benefit of vigorous development of embedded-link technology and e-health. Yet, confronting the numerous CVDs, complicated medical diagnosis and users' increasing requirements, these source-limited portable devices are rather restricted to handle such emerging issues. Thus, a remote backyard on-line support and assistance center in such a distributed e-health system is necessitated to perform instant feedback upon users' help requests. To ensure prompt and reliable communication between thousands mobile devices and support center, fast and accurate multi vital signs transmission using high efficient compression/decompression technique becomes the kernel of success or failure. This paper tackles such a bottleneck problem, presents a versatile and high-fidelity multi vital signs compression method using adaptive Fourier decomposition to decompose signal beat into weighted orthogonal components. An intelligent signal type detection and automatic parameter adjustment scheme is designed and implemented, thus compress different bio-signals with compression ratio (CR) > 5.6 and normalized percentage relative difference (PRDN) <; 7.3%. Validated by transmitting various vital signs, such as electrocardiography (ECG), sphygmography (SPG) and heart sound (HS) signals, the proposed method exhibits universal and robust applicability for multi vital signs and achieves competitive performance compared with prior works, making distributed e-health applications be realistic.
{"title":"High-fidelity data transmission of multi vital signs for distributed e-health applications","authors":"Jia-Li Ma, Mubo Chen, M. Dong","doi":"10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820923","url":null,"abstract":"Developing a portable e-health system based on mobile devices such as smart phone or iPad etc. to monitor and diagnose cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) easily, timely and flexibly is attractive and flourishing with the benefit of vigorous development of embedded-link technology and e-health. Yet, confronting the numerous CVDs, complicated medical diagnosis and users' increasing requirements, these source-limited portable devices are rather restricted to handle such emerging issues. Thus, a remote backyard on-line support and assistance center in such a distributed e-health system is necessitated to perform instant feedback upon users' help requests. To ensure prompt and reliable communication between thousands mobile devices and support center, fast and accurate multi vital signs transmission using high efficient compression/decompression technique becomes the kernel of success or failure. This paper tackles such a bottleneck problem, presents a versatile and high-fidelity multi vital signs compression method using adaptive Fourier decomposition to decompose signal beat into weighted orthogonal components. An intelligent signal type detection and automatic parameter adjustment scheme is designed and implemented, thus compress different bio-signals with compression ratio (CR) > 5.6 and normalized percentage relative difference (PRDN) <; 7.3%. Validated by transmitting various vital signs, such as electrocardiography (ECG), sphygmography (SPG) and heart sound (HS) signals, the proposed method exhibits universal and robust applicability for multi vital signs and achieves competitive performance compared with prior works, making distributed e-health applications be realistic.","PeriodicalId":265886,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics (IEEE ISBB 2014)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122185601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-04-11DOI: 10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820929
Y. Tseng, C. Kuo, M. Liou
Brain oscillations and connectivity have received considerable attention in cognitive neuroscience. In this study, we recorded the electroencephlography (EEG) signals of thirteen subjects recruited for the natural auditory memory retrieval task. EEGs were recorded using an electrode cap with event-related potentials (ERPs) and event-related spectral perturbations (ERSPs) computed. For evaluating the interaction between distinct brain regions, phase-locking value (PLV) was calculated to determine the functional connectivity for distinct frequency bands. The results of ERSPs show that there is larger delta (1-4 Hz) and theta (5-8 Hz) synchronization in the left- and midline-frontal areas for subjects when they attend to the music segments with main theme. For the desynchronization of the alpha oscillation (8-12 Hz) in the midline-occipital and parietal region, the local suppression may indicate the engagement of specific cortical areas in sensory or cognitive functions. There is also strong beta synchronization when the subjects were attending to melody similar to the main theme which may indicate the active inhibition of motor cortices. The functional connectivity is shown by calculating the phase synchronization. Since the task is mainly related to the retrieval of working memory, the phase-locking value for the theta band is significantly larger when the subjects heard the melody similar to the main theme than the condition without main-theme recognition. However, the difference of phase synchronization between main-theme condition and other sound segments is not significant. The phase synchronization is significantly larger for the condition of similar melody in the frontal-parietal, frontal-temporal, and temporal-parietal regions which may indicate the processing of memory information.
{"title":"Event-related spectral perturbations and phase synchronization of EEG during natural auditory memory retrieval task","authors":"Y. Tseng, C. Kuo, M. Liou","doi":"10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820929","url":null,"abstract":"Brain oscillations and connectivity have received considerable attention in cognitive neuroscience. In this study, we recorded the electroencephlography (EEG) signals of thirteen subjects recruited for the natural auditory memory retrieval task. EEGs were recorded using an electrode cap with event-related potentials (ERPs) and event-related spectral perturbations (ERSPs) computed. For evaluating the interaction between distinct brain regions, phase-locking value (PLV) was calculated to determine the functional connectivity for distinct frequency bands. The results of ERSPs show that there is larger delta (1-4 Hz) and theta (5-8 Hz) synchronization in the left- and midline-frontal areas for subjects when they attend to the music segments with main theme. For the desynchronization of the alpha oscillation (8-12 Hz) in the midline-occipital and parietal region, the local suppression may indicate the engagement of specific cortical areas in sensory or cognitive functions. There is also strong beta synchronization when the subjects were attending to melody similar to the main theme which may indicate the active inhibition of motor cortices. The functional connectivity is shown by calculating the phase synchronization. Since the task is mainly related to the retrieval of working memory, the phase-locking value for the theta band is significantly larger when the subjects heard the melody similar to the main theme than the condition without main-theme recognition. However, the difference of phase synchronization between main-theme condition and other sound segments is not significant. The phase synchronization is significantly larger for the condition of similar melody in the frontal-parietal, frontal-temporal, and temporal-parietal regions which may indicate the processing of memory information.","PeriodicalId":265886,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics (IEEE ISBB 2014)","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128195413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-04-11DOI: 10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820952
Yaw-Jen Chang, Walter H. Chang, Yu-Te Lin
Blood typing is a critical test in many medical procedures, especially for blood transfusion. Incompatible red blood cells (RBCs) in transfusion might result in intravascular hemolysis and even cause recipient's death. The test result of blood typing can be determined by observing the agglutination of RBCs. In this study, a novel method for determining the extent of RBC agglutination using the integrated Light-Eye Technology (iLeyeT) system is presented. Blood typing tests based on manual polybrene technique were carried out in microchambers. If RBC agglutination occurs, the laser beam provided by the iLeyeT system is blocked and a reduced laser power is measured. The experimental results show that green laser beam had better performance and successful determinations of RBC agglutinations in blood typing tests were achieved by means of iLeyeT system.
{"title":"Detection of RBC agglutination in blood typing test using integrated Light-Eye-Technology (iLeyeT)","authors":"Yaw-Jen Chang, Walter H. Chang, Yu-Te Lin","doi":"10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820952","url":null,"abstract":"Blood typing is a critical test in many medical procedures, especially for blood transfusion. Incompatible red blood cells (RBCs) in transfusion might result in intravascular hemolysis and even cause recipient's death. The test result of blood typing can be determined by observing the agglutination of RBCs. In this study, a novel method for determining the extent of RBC agglutination using the integrated Light-Eye Technology (iLeyeT) system is presented. Blood typing tests based on manual polybrene technique were carried out in microchambers. If RBC agglutination occurs, the laser beam provided by the iLeyeT system is blocked and a reduced laser power is measured. The experimental results show that green laser beam had better performance and successful determinations of RBC agglutinations in blood typing tests were achieved by means of iLeyeT system.","PeriodicalId":265886,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics (IEEE ISBB 2014)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128226354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-04-11DOI: 10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820915
Hou-Ming Chen, Guan-Min Chen, Wei-Chih Chen, Ci-Hua Siao, Kuang-Hao Lin
This paper presents a tracking control circuit designed with a standard TSMC 5V 0.35-μm CMOS technology for smart vehicle. The infrared rays are used to detect the distance between the traffic lanes and the vehicle position. The proposed tracking control circuit can correct the vehicle position when the vehicle represents a departure from its traffic lane. Moreover, because the external relays are replaced by integrating the MOS transistors in the control circuit, the response time and board area are effectively reduced.
{"title":"Integrated tracking control circuit for smart vehicle","authors":"Hou-Ming Chen, Guan-Min Chen, Wei-Chih Chen, Ci-Hua Siao, Kuang-Hao Lin","doi":"10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820915","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a tracking control circuit designed with a standard TSMC 5V 0.35-μm CMOS technology for smart vehicle. The infrared rays are used to detect the distance between the traffic lanes and the vehicle position. The proposed tracking control circuit can correct the vehicle position when the vehicle represents a departure from its traffic lane. Moreover, because the external relays are replaced by integrating the MOS transistors in the control circuit, the response time and board area are effectively reduced.","PeriodicalId":265886,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics (IEEE ISBB 2014)","volume":"269 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125588889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-04-11DOI: 10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820928
Narendra Prataksita, Yi-Tseng Lin, Hung-Chyun Chou, C. Kuo
Recent advances in brain computer interface (BCI) offers its capabilities to provide a way of communication with non-muscular activity to control computers, robots, and other assistive technologies. This paper exploits the possibility towards a semiautonomous, humanoid robot personal assistant for handicapped subjects. The motor imagery (MI) utilizes the event-related desynchronization (ERD) signal to detect user intentions. The detected user intention is further used to manipulate a small-size humanoid robot. In addition, the robot may avoid collision in terms of a vision-based obstacle avoidance approach so that it can walk in an unstructured environment safely.
{"title":"Brain-robot control interface: Development and application","authors":"Narendra Prataksita, Yi-Tseng Lin, Hung-Chyun Chou, C. Kuo","doi":"10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820928","url":null,"abstract":"Recent advances in brain computer interface (BCI) offers its capabilities to provide a way of communication with non-muscular activity to control computers, robots, and other assistive technologies. This paper exploits the possibility towards a semiautonomous, humanoid robot personal assistant for handicapped subjects. The motor imagery (MI) utilizes the event-related desynchronization (ERD) signal to detect user intentions. The detected user intention is further used to manipulate a small-size humanoid robot. In addition, the robot may avoid collision in terms of a vision-based obstacle avoidance approach so that it can walk in an unstructured environment safely.","PeriodicalId":265886,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics (IEEE ISBB 2014)","volume":"48 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125727644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2014-04-11DOI: 10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820930
Yi-Sheng Chan, Hsin-Ju Liang, Yuan-Hsiang Lin
In order to improve the way of data collection and workflow of vital signs measurement in hospital, this paper proposed a Tablet PC based vital signs data collection and information system. This system comprises a database server, Tablet PC, and wireless devices such as blood pressure monitor, infrared thermometer and barcode scanner. The Tablet PC and wireless devices are put on a cart to serve as a mobile nursing information system unit. All of the devices have Bluetooth interface, therefore they can communicate with the Tablet PC via Bluetooth. Moreover, the designed user interface on Tablet PC can inspect patients' information and upload the collected vital signs data to a database server via wireless local area network (WLAN). The system has a pilot trial in hospital, and the results show the system can reduce the time of data transcription. Besides, the benefits of this system are also including: (1) eliminating the error rate caused by hand written, (2) providing real-time vital signs data recording and access, (3) speeding up the overall process of nursing documentation.
{"title":"Using wireless measuring devices and Tablet PC to improve the efficiency of vital signs data collection in hospital","authors":"Yi-Sheng Chan, Hsin-Ju Liang, Yuan-Hsiang Lin","doi":"10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820930","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISBB.2014.6820930","url":null,"abstract":"In order to improve the way of data collection and workflow of vital signs measurement in hospital, this paper proposed a Tablet PC based vital signs data collection and information system. This system comprises a database server, Tablet PC, and wireless devices such as blood pressure monitor, infrared thermometer and barcode scanner. The Tablet PC and wireless devices are put on a cart to serve as a mobile nursing information system unit. All of the devices have Bluetooth interface, therefore they can communicate with the Tablet PC via Bluetooth. Moreover, the designed user interface on Tablet PC can inspect patients' information and upload the collected vital signs data to a database server via wireless local area network (WLAN). The system has a pilot trial in hospital, and the results show the system can reduce the time of data transcription. Besides, the benefits of this system are also including: (1) eliminating the error rate caused by hand written, (2) providing real-time vital signs data recording and access, (3) speeding up the overall process of nursing documentation.","PeriodicalId":265886,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics (IEEE ISBB 2014)","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133521331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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