Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies: 5th International Joint Conference, BIOSTEC 2012, Vilamoura, Portugal, February 1-4, 2012, Revised Selected Papers

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Biomedical 2D and 3D Imaging: State of Art and Future Perspectives....Pages 3-19
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Dry and Water-Based EEG Electrodes in SSVEP-Based BCI Applications....Pages 23-40
Nitrite Biosensing Using Cytochrome C Nitrite Reductase: Towards a Disposable Strip Electrode....Pages 41-50
A Real-Time and Portable Bionic Eye Simulator....Pages 51-67
Pathogen Detection Using Magnetoelastic Biosentinels....Pages 68-79
Multi-source Harvesting Systems for Electric Energy Generation on Smart Hip Prostheses....Pages 80-96
An Integrated Portable Device for the Hand Functional Assessment in the Clinical Practice....Pages 97-110
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Forests of Latent Tree Models to Decipher Genotype-Phenotype Associations....Pages 113-134
Laser Doppler Flowmeters Prototypes: Monte Carlo Simulations Validation Paired with Measurements....Pages 135-149
Simulation of Prokaryotic Genome Evolution Subjected to Mutational Pressures Associated with DNA Replication....Pages 150-161
Single Tandem Halving by Block Interchange....Pages 162-174
Fast RNA Secondary Structure Prediction Using Fuzzy Stochastic Models....Pages 175-194
A Vaccination Strategy Based on a State Feedback Control Law for Linearizing SEIR Epidemic Models....Pages 195-209
Medical Imaging as a Bone Quality Determinant and Strength Indicator of the Femoral Neck....Pages 210-221
Parallel GPGPU Evaluation of Small Angle X-Ray Scattering Profiles in a Markov Chain Monte Carlo Framework....Pages 222-235
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Assessment of Gait Symmetry and Gait Normality Using Inertial Sensors: In-Lab and In-Situ Evaluation....Pages 239-254
MRI TV-Rician Denoising....Pages 255-268
Applying ICA in EEG: Choice of the Window Length and of the Decorrelation Method....Pages 269-286
Electrical Impedance Properties of Deep Brain Stimulation Electrodes during Long-Term In-Vivo Stimulation in the Parkinson Model of the Rat....Pages 287-297
Comparison between Thermal and Visible Facial Features on a Verification Approach....Pages 298-308
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Multiparameter Sleep Monitoring Using a Depth Camera....Pages 311-325
Integration of a Heart Rate Prediction Model into a Personal Health Record to Support the Telerehabilitation Training of Cardiopulmonary Patients....Pages 326-338
Exploiting Cloud-Based Personal Health Information Systems in Practicing Patient Centered Care Model....Pages 339-352
Online Social Networks Flu Trend Tracker: A Novel Sensory Approach to Predict Flu Trends....Pages 353-368
Clustering of Human Sleep Recordings Using a Quantile Representation of Stage Bout Durations....Pages 369-384
Touch and Speech: Multimodal Interaction for Elderly Persons....Pages 385-400
Data Integration Solution for Organ-Specific Studies: An Application for Oral Biology....Pages 401-412
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