Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies: 11th International Joint Conference, BIOSTEC 2018, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, January 19–21, 2018, Revised Selected Papers

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Fiber Bragg Based Sensors for Foot Plantar Pressure Analysis  (Arnaldo G. Leal-Junior, M. Fátima Domingues, Rui Min, Débora Vilarinho, Antreas Theodosiou, Cátia Tavares et al.)....Pages 3-25
 A New Compact Optical System Proposal and Image Quality Comparison Against Other Affordable Non-mydriatic Fundus Cameras  (David Melo, Filipe Soares, Simão Felgueiras, João Gonçalves, Pedro Vieira)....Pages 26-48
 Design and Optimization of an Open Configuration Microfluidic Device for Clinical Diagnostics  (A. S. Moita, F. Jacinto, F. Mata, A. L. N. Moreira)....Pages 49-64
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 Transferability of Deep Learning Algorithms for Malignancy Detection in Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy Images from Different Anatomical Locations of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract  (Marc Aubreville, Miguel Goncalves, Christian Knipfer, Nicolai Oetter, Tobias Würfl, Helmut Neumann et al.)....Pages 67-85
 Min-Cut Segmentation of Retinal OCT Images  (Bashir Isa Dodo, Yongmin Li, Khalid Eltayef, Xiaohui Liu)....Pages 86-99
 An Optimized Method for 3D Body Scanning Applications Based on KinectFusion  (Faraj Alhwarin, Stefan Schiffer, Alexander Ferrein, Ingrid Scholl)....Pages 100-113
 Going Deeper into Colorectal Cancer Histopathology  (Francesco Ponzio, Enrico Macii, Elisa Ficarra, Santa Di Cataldo)....Pages 114-131
 A Convolutional Neural Network for Spot Detection in Microscopy Images  (Matsilele Mabaso, Daniel Withey, Bhekisipho Twala)....Pages 132-145
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 Inferring the Synaptical Weights of Leaky Integrate and Fire Asynchronous Neural Networks: Modelled as Timed Automata  (Elisabetta De Maria, Cinzia Di Giusto)....Pages 149-166
 Formal Neuron Models: Delays Offer a Simplified Dendritic Integration for Free  (Ophélie Guinaudeau, Gilles Bernot, Alexandre Muzy, Daniel Gaffé, Franck Grammont)....Pages 167-191
 Discovering Trends in Environmental Time-Series with Supervised Classification of Metatranscriptomic Reads and Empirical Mode Decomposition  (Enzo Acerbi, Caroline Chénard, Stephan C. Schuster, Federico M. Lauro)....Pages 192-210
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 How to Realize Device Interoperability and Information Security in mHealth Applications  (Christoph Stach, Frank Steimle, Bernhard Mitschang)....Pages 213-237
 Evaluation of Power-Based Stair Climb Performance via Inertial Measurement Units  (Sandra Hellmers, Sandra Lau, Rebecca Diekmann, Lena Dasenbrock, Tobias Kromke, Jürgen M. Bauer et al.)....Pages 238-261
 Considerations on the Usability of SClínico  (João Pavão, Rute Bastardo, Luís Torres Pereira, Paula Oliveira, Victor Costa, Ana Isabel Martins et al.)....Pages 262-278
 Interoperability in Pervasive Health: A Systematic Review  (Ana Dias, Ana Isabel Martins, Alexandra Queirós, Nelson Pacheco Rocha)....Pages 279-297
 Coping with “Exceptional” Patients in META-GLARE  (Alessio Bottrighi, Luca Piovesan, Paolo Terenziani)....Pages 298-325
 A Multiagent-Based Model for Epidemic Disease Monitoring in DR Congo  (Jean-Claude Tshilenge Mfumu, Annabelle Mercier, Michel Occello, Christine Verdier)....Pages 326-347
 Predictive Modeling of Emerging Antibiotic Resistance Trends  (M. L. Tlachac, Elke A. Rundensteiner, T. Scott Troppy, Kirthana Beaulac, Shira Doron, Kerri Barton)....Pages 348-366
 Exploring the Value of Electronic Health Records from Multiple Datasets  (Olga Fajarda, Alina Trifan, Michel Van Speybroeck, Peter R. Rijnbeek, José Luís Oliveira)....Pages 367-383
 Application of a Rule-Based Classifier to Data Regarding Radiation Toxicity in Prostate Cancer Treatment  (Juan L. Domínguez-Olmedo, Jacinto Mata, Victoria Pachón, Jose L. Lopez Guerra)....Pages 384-398
 Detecting MRSA Infections by Fusing Structured and Unstructured Electronic Health Record Data  (Thomas Hartvigsen, Cansu Sen, Elke A. Rundensteiner)....Pages 399-419
 Multi-layered Learning for Information Extraction from Adverse Drug Event Narratives  (Susmitha Wunnava, Xiao Qin, Tabassum Kakar, M. L. Tlachac, Xiangnan Kong, Elke A. Rundensteiner et al.)....Pages 420-446
 Application of Sample Entropy of Pulse Waves in Identifying Characteristic Physiological Patterns of Parkinson’s Disease Sufferers  (Mayumi Oyama-Higa, Tokihiko Niwa, Fumitake Ou, Yoshifumi Kawanabe)....Pages 447-463
 META-GLARE’s Supports to Agent Coordination  (Luca Anselma, Alessio Bottrighi, Luca Piovesan, Paolo Terenziani)....Pages 464-496
 Realistic Synthetic Data Generation: The ATEN Framework  (Scott McLachlan, Kudakwashe Dube, Thomas Gallagher, Jennifer A. Simmonds, Norman Fenton)....Pages 497-523
Back Matter ....Pages 525-526