Proceedings of the Fifth New England Bioengineering Conference

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ALSO PUBLISHED BY PERGAMON PRESS …, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Inside Front Cover, Page v
PREFACE, Page xv, Michael R. Cannon
BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO PLASMA FORMED POLYMERIC FILMS, Pages 1-5, Michael F. Nichols, J. Roger Easley, Kenneth G. Mayhan, Allen W. Hahn
METAL ALLERGY AND ITS ROLE IN THE BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS, Pages 6-10, S.A. Brown, J.W. Shafer, M.B. Mayor, K. Merritt
EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL STUDIES OF CLASSICAL AND STRESS GRADIENT PIEZOELECTRICITY IN BONE, Pages 11-15, Daniel J. Holt, R. Bruce Martin, Sunder Advani
IMPORTANCE OF DYNAMIC PARAMETER τ IN EVALUATING BILAYER MEMBRANES EXPOSED TO LOCAL ANESTHETICS, Pages 16-20, Rajendra P. Nanavati
THE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF SURGICAL SUTURES, Pages 21-25, Allen H. Hoffman, John B. Herrmann, David V. Lesneski, James L. O'Connor
COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT ORTHOTIC DEVICES, Pages 26-30, S.A.T. Long
“THE EFFECT OF FLUORIDE ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF BONE”, Pages 31-35, James A. Albright, Subrata Saha, Murray Ruggiero
THE EFFECT OF SOFT TISSUE ON THE NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES OF DETERMINING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BONE, Pages 36-40, Roderic S. Lakes, Subrata Saha
LOAD BEARING CAPACITY OF TRACTION PINS: A BIOMECHANICAL STUDY, Pages 41-46, S. Saha, J.A. Albright
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF FEMORAL FRACTURE, Pages 47-51, David C. Viano
KNEE IMPEDANCE TESTING, Pages 52-57, Bruce F. White, M.H. Pope, D. Brown, R.J. Johnson
DYNAMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A SHEET-FLOW MEMBRANE OXYGENATOR, Pages 58-62, E. Laska, P.D. Richardson, P.M. Galletti
A CONTOURING METHOD FOR THE BACK, Pages 63-67, M.H. Pope, D.G. Wilder, J.W. Frymoyer, E. Buturla
AN IMPROVED INEXPENSIVE FORCE TRANSDUCER MODELED AFTER THE ARKANS TRANSDUCER, AND ITS APPLICATIONS, Pages 68-70, Ira S. Tackel, W. Caldara, J. Tiongson
A MOVING PLATFORM SYSTEM FOR THE STUDY OF INDUCED BODY SWAY, Pages 71-75, Robert O. Andres, David J. Anderson
FOREARM ROTATION, Pages 76-80, Y. Youm, A.E. Flatt, B.L. Sprague
RATIONALE FOR KNEE PROSTHETICS FAILURE AND GUIDELINES FOR THE FUTURE, Pages 81-84, Murray R. Berkowitz, Deborah M. Berkowitz
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, Pages 85-88, Donald A. Molony, Byoung Min, Walter Welkowitz
COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION: A VIEW FROM THE HEALTH EDUCATOR'S PERSPECTIVE, Pages 89-99, Robert G. Votaw
Computer Applications In Patient Management - Its Impact Upon Medical Technologists, Pages 100-105, Joseph D. Bronzino
SIMULATION AND THE BIOENGINEER, Pages 106-110, Earl J. Kletsky
PERSONALITY DETERMINERS OF SUCCESSFUL PROSTHETIC AND SENSORY AID USE, Pages 111-115, Walter E. Needham, William R. De l'Aune
ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATIONS ENHANCEMENT FOR NONVERBAL PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, Pages 116-119, Louis G. Esposito, Vice President
Computer Animation as a Tool for Teaching Reading to the Physically Handicapped, Pages 120-126, R. Daniel Bergeron, Leo D. Geoffrion
THE COMPUTER AS INFORMATIONAL PROSTHETIC FOR THE CHILD WITH SEVERE COMMUNICATION HANDICAPS, Pages 127-131, E. Paul Goldenberg
EFFECTIVENESS OF A DOCTOR-NURSE-ENGINEER TEAM IN THE DESIGN OF SPECIAL CARE UNITS, Pages 132-136, Edward F. Lucia Jr., Donna G. Avery, Jeffrey S. Ross
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING IN THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, Pages 137-141, Joseph E. Hoffman Jr.
RADIOLOGY AND THE ENGINEER: NEW CHALLENGES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES, Pages 142-145, Edward S. Sternick, Farideh Bagne, Bruce Curran
REDUCING ELECTROSURGICAL HAZARDS FOR TRANSURETHRAL RESECTIONS, Pages 146-150, Glen C. Gerhard, Stuart Selikowitz, Richard Benedict, David French
COMPUTER-CONTROLLED PARAMETRIC STUDIES OF EVOKED RESPONSES IN HUMANS, Pages 151-155, J.J. Brickley Jr., S.I. Lee, A. Anné, R.N. Johnson
COMPENSATION OF FLUID-FILLED CATHETER PRESSURE WAVEFORMS BY LINEAR PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS AND DIGITAL INVERSE FILTERING, Pages 156-160, Leland B. Jackson, Dov Jaron, Steven L. Wood
IMAGE ENHANCEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL TRANSVERSE-AXIAL TOMOGRAMS, Pages 161-165, Carter H. Yates, John W. Strohbehn, Chris Walker, Bruce H. Curran, Edward S. Sternick
REAL-TIME COMPUTATION OF EMG POWER DENSITY SPECTRA BY FAST WALSH-HADAMARD TRANSFORMATION, Pages 166-170, Calman Gold
TELEVISION, COMPUTERS AND THE BEHAVIOR OF SICK BUGS, Pages 171-173, John O.B. Greaves
COMPUTERIZED PROGRAM FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HEART, Pages 174-177, R. Erickson, B. Avitall
LEARNING PAINS IN BEGINNING A COMPUTER AIDED CARDIOVASCULAR LABORATORY, Pages 178-184, James A. Cox, Schuyler E. Hardin
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN BREAST CANCER TREATMENT, Pages 185-189, Roger L. Brotman, Peter Grossman, Herbert W. Mower
EFFECT OF RIB CAGE PARAMETERS ON LOW ORDER MODEL APPROXIMATION OF RESPIRATORY MECHANICS: A LIAPUNOV MODELING PROCESS, Pages 190-194, Charles J. Maffeo, Antharvedi Anne
FEEDBACK MECHANISMS AND EPILEPSY: POSSIBLE ROLE OF THE CEREBELLUM, Pages 195-199, J.D. Charlton, G.C. Theodoridis, G.R. Hanna, R.N. Johnson
A NON LINEAR MODEL OF INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMPING, Pages 200-204, William J. Ohley, Dov Jaron, Karl E. Karlson
SIMULATION ANALYSIS OF A NEW CONTROL UNIT FOR IN-SERIES CARDIAC ASSIST DEVICES, Pages 205-209, Peter J. Martin, William J. Ohley, Karl E. KarIson, Dov Jaron
A DECISION-THEORETIC ANALYSIS OF THE INDICATIONS OF MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, Pages 210-214, Stelios C. Orphanoudakis, Andrew J. Dwyer
A TIME DOMAIN REPRESENTATION OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE, Pages 215-219, Dennis J. Arena, William J. Ohley, Dov Jaron
ADSORBER-ULTRAFILTER ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY CUM UREMIC PATIENT SYSTEM MODEL, Pages 220-224, U.R. Shettigar, D. Deepak, Dhanjoo N. Ghista
LASER INTERFEROMETRY APPLIED TO MIDDLE EAR DIAGNOSIS, Pages 225-228, Allen Dean Drake
ULTRASONIC PREDICTION OF DELAYED OR NONUNION OF FRACTURES, Pages 229-233, Stanley A. Brown, Michael B. Mayor
THE BONE DISTRIBUTION PROFILE AS A DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY TOOL, Pages 234-240, R.S. Bachtell, R.L. Sharp, C. Colbert, F.J. Flynn, M.B. Ozonoff
AN ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR USE IN THE HEMATOLOGY LABORATORY, Pages 241-245, J.A. Rooney, D.J. Paduan
DESIGN OF A NO-TOUCH INFANT APNEA MONITOR, Pages 246-250, Robert B. Northrop, Bruce M. Decker
A CARDIAC PACEMAKER CAPTURE-FAILURE MONITORING SYSTEM, Pages 251-254, James V. O'Connor
INTRAOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF CEREBRAL ACTIVITY DURING OPEN HEART SURGERY, Pages 255-259, William B. Shaffer, Dorothy F. Farrell, Paul Barash, Judith M. Gatehouse, Susan W. Iverson
CHANGES IN MOTONEURON EXCITABILITY FOLLOWING SPINAL CORD SECTION IN THE CAT, Pages 260-264, Jonathan Delatizky, J. Thomas Mortimer, John C. Baker
IN VITRO AND IN VIVO LINEAR A C POLARIZATION IMPEDANCE STUDIES ON POROUS STIMULATING ELECTRODES, Pages 265-269, B.N. Hung, R.B. Beard, M. Brownstein, H. Carim, S.E. Dubin, A.S. Miller
THE FEASIBILITY OF USING A TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR ARRAY FOR FLUID VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS, Pages 270-274, Walter S. Kuklinski, Ganesan Sadasiv, Dov Jaron
EVALUATION OF NEEDLE-MANOMETER AND NEEDLE-DIFFERENTIAL MANOMETER SYSTEMS IN THE MEASUREMENT OF PRESSURE DIFFERENCES, Pages 275-277, John K-J. Li, Abraham Noordergraaf
HUMAN PERCEPTION OF TRANSIENT ELECTRIC SHOCKS, Pages 278-281, Brian C. Hodgkin
AUTHOR INDEX, Pages 282-283