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Open AccessAutomated pipette failure monitoring using image processing for point-of-care testing devices
The accuracy and precision of liquid handling can be altered by several causes including wearing or failure of parts, and human error. The last cause is crucial since point-of-care testing (POCT) devices can b...
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Open AccessA study of polymerase chain reaction device control via cloud using Firebase Cloud Messaging protocol
In this paper, we propose a system for data monitoring and control of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) externally. PCR is a technique for amplifying a desired DNA molecule by repeatedly synthesizing a specific ...
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Open AccessComparison of named entity recognition methodologies in biomedical documents
Biomedical named entity recognition (Bio-NER) is a fundamental task in handling biomedical text terms, such as RNA, protein, cell type, cell line, and DNA. Bio-NER is one of the most elementary and core tasks ...
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Open AccessEvaluation-independent system for DNA section amplification
In general, the image analysis of nucleic acid for detecting DNA is dependent on the gel documentation system. These experiments may deal with harmful staining agents and are time consuming. To address these i...
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Open AccessPerformance evaluation of optimal real-time polymerase chain reaction achieved with reduced voltage
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is used in nucleic acid tests of infectious diseases in point-of-care testing. Previous studies have demonstrated real-time PCR that uses a micro-PCR chip made of packing tape, ...
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Open AccessBest serum biomarker combination for ovarian cancer classification
Screening test using CA-125 is the most common test for detecting ovarian cancer. However, the level of CA-125 is diverse by variable condition other than ovarian cancer. It has led to misdiagnosis of ovarian ...
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Open AccessPermanent magnet actuation for magnetic bead-based DNA extraction
Recently, automatic molecular diagnostic devices to extract DNA have been extensively developed using magnetic beads. While various methods can be applied to the control of the beads, the efficiency of the con...
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Open AccessA method of inferring the relationship between Biomedical entities through correlation analysis on text
One of the most important processes in a machine learning-based natural language processing is to represent words. The one-hot representation that has been commonly used has a large size of vector and assumes ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Looking for Better Combination of Biomarker Selection and Classification Algorithm for Early Screening of Ovarian Cancer
This paper demonstrates and evaluates the classification performance of the optimal biomarker combinations that can diagnose ovarian cancer under Luminex exposed environment. The optimal combinations were dete...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Calibration of Urine Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
For the ovarian cancer diagnosis with biomarkers in urine samples, various calibration functions are selected and investigated to compensate the variability of their concentrations. The 15 biomarkers tested in...
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Design optimization of a xenogeneic bone plate and screws using the Taguchi and finite element methods
This paper studies the influence of design factors on a xenogeneic bone plate and screws for fractured bone fusion in a numerical animal model for experiment via simulation. A canine ulna was the fractured bon...
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The influence on the contact condition and initial fixation stability of the main design parameters of a self-expansion type anterior cruciate ligament fixation device
This paper proposes a self-expansion type anterior cruciate ligament fixation device. The proposed fixation device provides graft fixation force by maintaining contact with the bone tunnel. Since the device ma...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Location Estimation of In Vivo Robotic Capsule Relative to Arrayed Power Transmission Coils
This paper presents a tracking method for an in vivo robotic capsule whose power is supplied from one of the multiple power transmission coils. The proposed method is aiming at selecting the best coupled one a...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Impedance Matching by Series Condensers for Power Receivers of In Vivo Robotic Capsules
Wireless robotic capsules with locomotive mechanisms are being developed to provide thorough diagnosis at suspicious areas including small bowel. Current battery technology does not accommodate multifunctional...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
3 Dimensional Power Receiver for In Vivo Robotic Capsules
A 3D wireless power receiver is introduced for in vivo robotic capsules. It is designed to retrieve hundreds mW of power regardless of its orientation relative to the magnetic field generated from the outside ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Determination of the number of turns of the power receiving coil For the in vivo robotic capsule
This paper introduces a strategy how to determine the number of turns of the receiving coil for in vivo robotic capsules to maximize the regulated load power. For the expected functionality additional to the e...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Fast Local Motion Estimation Method and Its Applications to Ultrasound Image Sequences
Multi-grid method is applied to optical flow estimation in ultrasound image sequences. The existing multigrid method is modified to accommodate the nonlinearity in the motion model. The nonlinear iteration, in...