XXVI Brazilian Congress on Biomedical Engineering

This volume presents the proceedings of the Brazilian Congress on Biomedical Engineering (CBEB 2018). The conference was organised by the Brazilian Society on Biomedical Engineering (SBEB) and held in Armação de Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 21-25 October, 2018. Topics of the proceedings include these 11 tracks: • Bioengineering • Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Artifi…

Ambient Assisted Living

This book documents the state of the art in the field of ambient assisted living (AAL), highlighting the impressive potential of novel methodologies and technologies to enhance well-being and promote active ageing. The coverage is wide ranging, with sections on care models and algorithms, enabling technologies and assistive solutions, elderly people monitoring, home rehabilitation, ICT solution…

Research Methodology in the Medical and Biological Sciences

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-

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978-0-12-373874-5

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xxv, 483p.;ill.; 24cm

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610.7 Res r

Body Area Network Challenges and Solutions

This book provides a novel solution for existing challenges in wireless body sensor networks (WBAN) such as network lifetime, fault tolerant approaches, reliability, security, and privacy. The contributors first discuss emerging trends of WBAN in the present health care system. They then provide possible solutions to challenges inherent in WBANs. Finally, they discuss results in working environ…

World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2018

This book (vol. 3) presents the proceedings of the IUPESM World Congress on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics, a triennially organized joint meeting of medical physicists, biomedical engineers and adjoining health care professionals. Besides the purely scientific and technological topics, the 2018 Congress will also focus on other aspects of professional involvement in health care, suc…

Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation III

The book reports on advanced topics in the areas of neurorehabilitation research and practice. It focuses on new methods for interfacing the human nervous system with electronic and mechatronic systems to restore or compensate impaired neural functions. Importantly, the book merges different perspectives, such as the clinical, neurophysiological, and bioengineering ones, to promote, feed and en…

Ambient Assisted Living: 6. AAL-Kongress 2013 Berlin, Germany, January 22. - …

In this book, leading authors in the field discuss development of Ambient Assisted Living. The contributions have been chosen and invited at the 6th AAL congress, Berlin. It presents new technological developments which support the autonomy and independence of individuals with special needs. As the technological innovation raises also social issues, the book addresses micro and macro economical…

Predictive and Preventive Measures for Covid-19 Pandemic

This book explores the inputs with regard to individuals and companies who have developed technologies and innovative solutions, bioinformatics, datasets, apps for diagnosis, etc., that can be leveraged for strengthening the fight against coronavirus. It focuses on technology solutions to stop Covid-19 outbreak and mitigate the risk. The book contains innovative ideas from active researchers wh…

Advances in Interdisciplinary Engineering

This book comprises the select proceedings of the International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME) 2020. This volume focuses on several emerging interdisciplinary areas involving mechanical engineering. Some of the topics covered include automobile engineering, mechatronics, applied mechanics, structural mechanics, hydraulic mechanics, human vibration, biome…

Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies

This book reports on research and developments in human-technology interaction. A special emphasis is given to human-computer interaction, and its implementation for a wide range of purposes such as healthcare, aerospace, telecommunication, and education, among others. The human aspects are analyzed in detail. Timely studies on human-centered design, wearable technologies, social and affective …

Advances in Usability, User Experience, Wearable and Assistive Technology

This book addresses emerging issues in usability, interface design, human–computer interaction, user experience and assistive technology. It highlights research aimed at understanding human interactions with products, services and systems and focuses on finding effective approaches for improving the user experience. It also discusses key issues in designing and providing assistive devices and…

Continuum Analysis of Biological Systems: Conserved Quantities, Fluxes and Fo…

This book addresses the analysis, in the continuum regime, of biological systems at various scales, from the cellular level to the industrial one. It presents both fundamental conservation principles (mass, charge, momentum and energy) and relevant fluxes resulting from appropriate driving forces, which are important for the analysis, design and operation of biological systems. It includes the …

Error Reduction in Health Care : A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety

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2

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978-0-470-50240-2

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xxiii, 392 p.; 24 cm.

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362.1 Spa e

Nanomaterials for Advanced Biological Applications

This book presents an overview of the ways in which the latest experimental and theoretical nanotechnologies are serving the fields of biotechnology, medicine, and biomaterials. They not only enhance the efficiency of common therapeutics and lower their risks, but thanks to their specific properties, they also provide new capabilities. Nano-scale measurement techniques, such as nano-indentation…

World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2018

This book (vol. 1) presents the proceedings of the IUPESM World Congress on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics, a triennially organized joint meeting of medical physicists, biomedical engineers and adjoining health care professionals. Besides the purely scientific and technological topics, the 2018 Congress will also focus on other aspects of professional involvement in health care, suc…

Wearable and Wireless Systems for Healthcare II

This book provides a far-sighted perspective on the role of wearable and wireless systems for movement disorder evaluation, such as Parkinson’s disease and Essential tremor. These observations are brought together in the application of quantified feedback for deep brain stimulation systems using the wireless accelerometer and gyroscope of a smartphone to determine tuning efficacy. The perspec…

Computational Biomechanics for Medicine

This volume comprises the latest developments in both fundamental science and patient-specific applications, discussing topics such as: cellular mechanics, injury biomechanics, biomechanics of the heart and vascular system, algorithms of computational biomechanics for medical image analysis, and both patient-specific fluid dynamics and solid mechanics simulations. With contributions from resear…

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS : An Introduction to Fundam…

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3

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-4704-9752-4

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xxxv, 600 p.; ill.; 24 cm

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-

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362.106 8 Zel f

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS : A STATEGIC APPROACH

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1

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978-0-470-87355-7

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xix, 424 p.; ill.; 24 cm.

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362.106 8 Pyn h

DORLAND`S ILLUSTRATED MEDICAL DICTIONARY, 31 ST EDITION

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31

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978-0-8089-2362-6

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xv, 2175p.; ill.; 28cm

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-

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610.321 Dor d

Medical Microbiology A Guide to Microbial Infections : Pathogenesis, Immunity…

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4

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0-443-04789-8

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610.7 Med m

MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY : A textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caus…

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ISBN/ISSN

0-7923-6320-5

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610 Med m

RAPID Clinical Pharmacology; A Student Formulary

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ISBN/ISSN

978-0-4706-5441-5

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xiii, 146p ; 22 cm

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615.1 Bat r

Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Electronics, Biomedical En…

This Conference proceeding presents high-quality peer-reviewed papers from the International Conference on Electronics, Biomedical Engineering, and Health Informatics (ICEBEHI) 2020 held at Surabaya, Indonesia. The contents are broadly divided into three parts: (i) Electronics, (ii) Biomedical Engineering, and (iii) Health Informatics. The major focus is on emerging technologies and their appli…

Ambient Assisted Living: Italian Forum 2013

This book presents the refereed proceedings of the Fourth Italian Forum on Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), held in Ancona, Italy, in October 2013. A wide range of issues are covered and new technological developments are described which will support the autonomy and independence of individuals with special needs through an innovative and integrated approach, designed to respond to the socio-econ…

Gene Therapy for Cartilage and Bone Tissue Engineering

"Gene Therapy for Cartilage and Bone Tissue Engineering" outlines the tissue engineering and possible applications of gene therapy in the field of biomedical engineering as well as basic principles of gene therapy, vectors and gene delivery, specifically for cartilage and bone engineering. It is intended for tissue engineers, cell therapists, regenerative medicine scientists and engineers, gene…

Herbal Constituents: Foundations of Phytochemistry

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978-0-615-27386-0

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,214p.;ill.; 28cm

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721.157 22 Gan h

Symbiosis in the Microbial World

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0-471-99572-x

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32 p. ; 23 cm

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616.01 Smi s

Making Sense of Factor Analysis: The Use Factor Analysis for Instrument Devel…

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ISBN/ISSN

978-0-7619-1949-0

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xvi, 348 p.: ill. ; 14 x 21 cm

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-

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610.7 Pet m

Lecture Notes; GENERAL SURGERY, 13th Edition

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13

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978-1-118-74205-1

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ix, 414p.; ill.; 24cm

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617 Ell g