{"title":"A Novel Device for Safe Trocar Insertion in Laparoscopic Surgery Based on the Insertion Force Characteristics","authors":"Junpeng Sun, Kotaro Tadano","doi":"10.17706/IJBBB.2019.9.1.1-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17706/IJBBB.2019.9.1.1-8","url":null,"abstract":"Overshooting of trocar insertion in laparoscopic surgery has been extensively cited as a major cause of surgical injuries. Besides, the complexity and large insertion force of the current handheld insertion method also increase the risk of overshooting and difficulty for novices or female operators. Hence, we developed this trocar insertion device to make trocar insertion easier and safer. The device is designed easy to handle and trocar-assembling. And we used negative pressure and pneumatic cylinders to lift the abdominal wall and two motors to drive the trocar insertion. In addition, we interpreted the characteristics of insertion force and proposed an algorithm to detect whether it has penetrated out. With this algorithm the device can stop inserting automatically and immediately. The development of this device realized the automation of trocar insertion. It reduced the demand for operators and improved the safety of this procedure.","PeriodicalId":13816,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90294851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Glucose, TSS and nutrient content of dates, mango, apple and banana: A comparative study","authors":"A. Hossain","doi":"10.33545/26646536.2019.v1.i1a.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33545/26646536.2019.v1.i1a.6","url":null,"abstract":"Dates, mango, apple and banana fruitsare the prime fruit crops in Saudi Arabia as well as all of the world. Fruit is mostly used as fruit, juice and source of different types of food products. These are traditional and common fruit with the health benefits and nutritional value. The study was carried out to investigate the carbohydrate content as represented by glucose, total soluble solids and micromacro nutrient content in different fruits. Ten fruit of dates, banana, apple and mango were thoroughly washed with distilled water, cut using a sterile knife and were blended. Then the juice samples were filtered and kept in the freezer to analyze. Fruit glucose content was found higher in dates and apple than in mango and banana. However, pH content was found higher in dates and banana than in mango and apple. Moreover, total soluble solids (TSS) content was the highest in dates. P, Ca and K content were higher in dates compared to the mango, apple and banana. Mg content was the highest in banana. Comparatively more micronutrient was found in dates than in mango, banana and apple. The highest correlation was found in dates with glucose and fruits varieties. The results conclude that dates and banana contain better biochemical (glucose, TSS and pH) than apple and mango as well as nutrient content was better in dates and mango than banana and apple.","PeriodicalId":13816,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76594144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of the antifungal activities of extracts of garlic (Allium sativum) on fungi isolated from guinea corn","authors":"Adamu Bb, A. Tt","doi":"10.33545/26646536.2019.v1.i2a.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33545/26646536.2019.v1.i2a.11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13816,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83715191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Nasir, Asuka Kikuchi, S. Watanuki, M. Miyake, M. Tashiro, H. Watabe
{"title":"Registration of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Image and Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Data","authors":"F. Nasir, Asuka Kikuchi, S. Watanuki, M. Miyake, M. Tashiro, H. Watabe","doi":"10.17706/IJBBB.2019.9.1.9-19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17706/IJBBB.2019.9.1.9-19","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13816,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83144287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vallaris solanacea: A rich source for biopharmaceuticals","authors":"A. .","doi":"10.33545/26646536.2019.v1.i1a.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33545/26646536.2019.v1.i1a.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13816,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics","volume":"83 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91454970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heavy metals, and their effects on human health","authors":"A. .","doi":"10.33545/26646536.2019.v1.i1a.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33545/26646536.2019.v1.i1a.2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13816,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81436306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oyedokun N, Ideh R, Ahmadu H, A. Tt, Adamu Bb, Oyewole Oa
{"title":"Evaluation of the antifungal activities of Zingiber officinale on fungi isolated from contaminated maize","authors":"Oyedokun N, Ideh R, Ahmadu H, A. Tt, Adamu Bb, Oyewole Oa","doi":"10.33545/26646536.2019.v1.i2a.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33545/26646536.2019.v1.i2a.10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13816,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77589720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Miu, Diamanta Mihaela Visan, D. Bucur, Razvanliviu Petre
{"title":"Improving the Efficiency of Martial Arts by Studying the Fighting Techniques’ Biomechanics","authors":"Daniel Miu, Diamanta Mihaela Visan, D. Bucur, Razvanliviu Petre","doi":"10.17706/IJBBB.2019.9.2.90-99","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17706/IJBBB.2019.9.2.90-99","url":null,"abstract":"Considering that we live in a world where the number of aggressions is steadily increasing, it is becoming increasingly necessary to improve self-defense techniques that allow us to keep up with the existing threats. One way to achieve this goal is to study the biomechanics of the martial arts techniques. The present paper presents a comparative study on how to make Krav-Maga and Karate-Do martial arts techniques more effective, this being an extension of the results obtained by the authors and published in previous studies. Starting from the hypothesis that plantar pressure is a factor that can indicate the efficiency of a stroke in techniques which are characteristic of martial arts, it was intended to correlate it with the position of the executant, a position which influences the value of the punching and kicking speed. In order to verify this hypothesis, there were studied three types of techniques from the two martial arts, seven repetitions of each type. Techniques were studied both at the beginning of the training and after correcting the position of the athlete, this being possible after sustained training. The obtained results confirmed the hypothesis from which the study started, this fact leading to better efficiency of the studied techniques. It is obvious that the presented method can also be used in other martial arts, the performance of executants being greatly improved.","PeriodicalId":13816,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73522568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Alvin, Ambita Dave, Batalon Jamie Louise, Aba Berna Lou, Cortes Angelbert, Macabecha Cherray Gabrielle, M. Andrew
{"title":"Growth of Escherichia coli in media containing different carbohydrates","authors":"R. Alvin, Ambita Dave, Batalon Jamie Louise, Aba Berna Lou, Cortes Angelbert, Macabecha Cherray Gabrielle, M. Andrew","doi":"10.33545/26646536.2019.v1.i1a.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33545/26646536.2019.v1.i1a.3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13816,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88518464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Three-Layer Microfluidic Kidney Chip for Drug Nephrotoxicity Test","authors":"L. Yin, Hongbo Zhang, Shih-Mo Yang, Wenjun Zhang","doi":"10.17706/ijbbb.2019.9.4.237-247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17706/ijbbb.2019.9.4.237-247","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, in the preclinical and clinical studies of drugs, cell culture in petri dishes and animal experiments still can’t adequately reflect the effects of new drugs on human kidneys, which highlights a great need to develop a model with high accuracy to recapitulate organ function in vitro. Here, a three-layer microfluidic kidney chip that can be used to mimic the structure and function of kidneys by integrating polydimethyl siloxy (PDMS) microfluidic channels and porous membranes. We also developed a supporting microfluidic culture platform for the long-term culture of kidney cells. On this basis, two types of cell lines (renal proximal tubular epithelial cells, RPTECs, and peritubular capillary endothelial cells, PCECs) and three types of drugs (ciplatin, DDP, gentamycin, GM, and cyclosporine A, CsA) were used for accurate assessment of drug-induced nephrotoxicity. Considered of the effects of time, we also tested two dosing regimens of GM. Cells were under the fluidic shear stress of continuous flow to mimic the pharmacokinetics of single injection and continuous infusion. Unlike in petri dishes, cells cultured in the microfluidic kidney chips had a better performance on both the cell growth and the drug nephrotoxicity evaluation. The microfluidic devices presented here may be useful to mimic the renal tubular system in vitro for evaluating drug nephrotoxicity during preclinical studies.","PeriodicalId":13816,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84619784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}