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{"title":"EMBS History Committee makes a splash in Lyon [Around the World]","authors":"J. Webster, K. Dremstrup","doi":"10.1109/MEMB.2007.911964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2007.911964","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"27 1","pages":"7-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/MEMB.2007.911964","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62475309","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":"Review of \"Knowledge Discovery in Bioinformatics: Techniques, Methods, and Applications\" (Hu, X. and Pan, Y., Eds.; 2007) [Book Reviews]","authors":"P. King, Neal Sanders","doi":"10.1109/MEMB.2007.911410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2007.911410","url":null,"abstract":"This book, part of the Wiley series on Bioinformatics: Computational Techniques and Engineering, includes 16 chapters and 355 pages. It has extensive references on each chapter and an overall index. More than 50 authors contribute to the text, which is largely written as a series of research papers that are combined in book format. There are chapters on protein secondary-structure prediction, protein-protein interaction, protein identification, RNA secondary structure visualization, drug activity comparisons, cancer classification with microarray data, and cancer survival based on gene expression data. Other topics covered include data representation, storage, and access; text mining; and cluster analysis. The book is well written and edited. It is a worthwhile read for any bioinformatician and fulfills its stated objective of presenting cutting-edge research topics.","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"27 1","pages":"84-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/MEMB.2007.911410","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62475250","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":"Systems Biology in Practice: Concepts, Implementation, and Application (Klipp, E., et al; 2005) [Book Review]","authors":"R. Kelley","doi":"10.1109/EMB.2007.907086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMB.2007.907086","url":null,"abstract":"populated with homework problems, solutions manuals, MATLAB files, and WebCT files (for those using that courseware). Overall, instructors selecting this book will be disappointed if they are expecting a traditional instrumentation text. For example, the circuits and sensors portion of the text is just a fraction of the size of the section on probability and statistics. However, if the focus of the class is to be on measurements, this book does an excellent job of taking a student from basic physics up to signal processing. Like many books, the lack of BME examples means that an instructor will have to supplement the text throughout. Despite these limitations, Dunn’s new text is a welcome addition to the possibilities for biomedical measurements classes. —Robert Malkin Duke University Systems Biology in Practice: Concepts, Implementation and Application Edda Klipp, Ralf Herwig, Axel Kowald, Christopher Wierling, and Hans Lehrach, Wiley-VCH, 2005. ISBN-13: 9783-527-31078-4, 465 pages, US$160.00. Systems biology is the emerging approach and philosophy for the study and investigation of biomolecular and chemical interactions, driven by advances in experimental techniques and applications of computational models. This text approaches biology, more specifically cell-related biology, from an approach perhaps more common in engineering than in biology. This is first evident in the systems approach used by the authors, although this method is different from that commonly associated with systems physiology. This distinction is much more than the macroview of systems physiology versus the microoutlook of cellular networks and interactions. The authors even refer to this systems approach as the practice of biology, much as engineers might refer to the practice of engineering. The intent of the book is to offer a survey for those adept in biology, biophysics, and bioinformatics and for researchers in allied fields. The authors apply several trinities in their definition of and approach to systems biology. The three elements used to define systems biology are the coordinated investigation of cellular networks and interactions, applying experimental and laboratory techniques, and computational model integration. The three aspects causing the need for an evolving systems view relate to emerging computational modalities and tools and are experimentation, data handling, and mathematical modeling.","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/EMB.2007.907086","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62250393","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":"Measurement and Data Analysis for Engineering and Science (Dunn, P.F.; 2004) [Book Review]","authors":"R. Malkin","doi":"10.1109/EMB.2007.907087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMB.2007.907087","url":null,"abstract":"Measurement and Data Analysis for Engineering and Science (5th edition) Patrick F. Dunn, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2004. ISBN: 0072825383, 540 pages, US$152.00. One of the requirements of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology for biomedical engineering (BME) programs is that students know how to make measurements on living systems. Indeed, many BME departments are teaching a course titled Medical Measurements. However, many of these courses are taught with books that do not focus on measurements but rather on instruments, while instrumentation books tend to teach students how specific medical instruments work and not the general theory of making measurements on living systems. However, it is not just BME that lacks a selection of textbooks on measurement theory. Dr. Patrick Dunn’s book Measurement and Data Analysis for Engineering and Science attempts to fill a similar gap in mechanical engineering. Although not ideal for all BME measurement courses, Dunn’s book, with supplementation, is a viable alternative for some. Dunn’s book is probably best used by junior undergraduates, or perhaps seniors. It has many excellent features that distinguish it from its peers. It is well written with clear learning objectives stated for each chapter. The author is clearly aware that not all students approach measurement theory with innate enthusiasm. As such, the chapters contain motivating diversions. Each chapter contains a crossword puzzle that reviews the material covered in that section. Also, each chapter opens with a historical vignette. For example, Chapter 1 opens with a picture of Leeuwenhoek’s microscope and three interesting paragraphs on the history of the device, the way the device worked, and why the measurements it made mattered. The first two chapters of the book (‘‘Introduction to Experiments’’ and ‘‘Units and Significant Figures’’) cover topics that are often overlooked in engineering education. Even measurement textbooks often fail to cover these important topics. Many faculty members teaching measurement theory from an instrumentation textbook are forced to supplement the text for teaching these topics. Chapter 3, ‘‘Technical Communication,’’ is also an important topic. However, it is often covered elsewhere in the BME curriculum. Also, the chapter is too brief to be helpful if this is the only exposure to the topic an engineer gets. For example, a little more than one page is given to proper grammar and punctuation. Just a bit more is given to Power Point presentations. It is unlikely that a high school education devoid of grammar training can be undone with this brief treatment. Chapter 4 would be appropriate for those BME curricula that do not require a circuits class as a prerequisite for measurements. However, it is very challenging to cover in a single chapter what many departments cover in one semester. Yet, Dunn does an admirable job. Dunn attempts to start where physics stops and continue up to the transistor. ","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/EMB.2007.907087","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62250405","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":"EMBS New Initiatives [President's Message]","authors":"D. Hudson","doi":"10.1109/EMB.2007.909826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMB.2007.909826","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"26 1","pages":"5-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/EMB.2007.909826","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62250444","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 bioengineering space odyssey [Student Corner]","authors":"J. Flexman","doi":"10.1109/EMB.2007.907083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMB.2007.907083","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/EMB.2007.907083","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62250357","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":"Faces and Places","authors":"A. Szeto","doi":"10.1109/EMB.2007.911012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMB.2007.911012","url":null,"abstract":"• Rolawn Ltd have appointed Andy Church, latterly with Lawn Technology Ltd and formerly chief grounds manager with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, as their area manager for London. Andy will cover an area extending northwards to Milton Keynes. • I was sorry to learn that Dennis Archer, a valued friend and latterly a member of the board of management until ill-health dogged his mobility, had fallen foul of the surgeon's knife and is now slowly recuperating following the loss of a limb. Reportedly swinging his way around the surgical ward, in a wheelchair, just days after the operation, this lion-hearted man never did know the meaning of quitting he's a fighter and we applaud him. Come through safely, Dennis we're all pulling for you! • Brendan Duffy has been appointed supervisor of the new Golf Practice Centre at St Andrews, which opens this month. The centre boasts specialised areas for pitching, bunker play and putting practice, and is also equipped with video equipment to facilitate swing analysis. • Fore! Construction of golf playing facilities at Oaklands College, Hertfordshire, (contractors Brian D Pierson and Watermation Irrigation) is well underway. Finance for the project (£30,000) has been accumulated from golf club donations, a 'matched' funding arrangement through the local Training and Enterprise Council, a BIGGA training award of £500, and college funds. Oaklands is a GTC approved college. m • Only two colleges run HND courses in Golf Course Management at present, and it is appropriate that a golf match should have taken place between them. Using the home advantage, Reaseheath College used a fistful of t rump cards escaped bullocks on the fairways, hailstorms, rain, and a low flying hot-air balloon to scrape home winners from a hard-pressing Cannington College. • Following the acquisition of Lawn Technology in January, The Inturf Group has announced the appointment of Chris Bradshaw to its management team. Chris, who held a directorship with the company that invented the Big Roll turfing system, will be responsible for all technical and marketing aspects of turf sales and installation work throughout the south of England. • An internal promotion at Sleaford-based Sharpes International has resulted in Wilson Hendry being appointed assistant to Paul Billings, who is the company's amenity grass seed product manager. Prior to joining the amenity grass seed department, Wilson worked as a seed analyst at Sharpes licenced seed testing station the largest commercial station in the UK. • Four former Maxwell Hart staff, made redundant when Maxwell Hart was bought by rival T Parker recently, have joined forces to set up a new company Driving Force Leisure. The company will supply a comprehensive list of products for the greenkeeper, distributing from premises in Maidstone (Tel: 0734 266130) and Oxford. Also formed to operate in tandem with Driving Force Leisure is a sister company Easy Picker Europe an exclusive agency for the American 'Easy P","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"21 1","pages":"46-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/EMB.2007.911012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62250465","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":"Stating Your Educational Objectives [From the Editor]","authors":"J. Enderle","doi":"10.1109/EMB.2007.906025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMB.2007.906025","url":null,"abstract":"IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2007 I trust that everyone has had a restful and productive summer. For me, this summer has been filled with travel around the world. Apart from short trips all over the United States and a vacation at Cape Cod, I attended the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference in Hawaii and the EMBS Annual International Conference in Lyon, France. I still find it hard to believe that summer is coming to a close and another school year has begun. I hope that you will enjoy this issue on eHealth applications from guest editors Ilias Maglogiannis, Manolis Wallace, and Kostas Karpouzis. The importance of eHealth is critical for treatment and diagnosis of disease for the aging population around the world. This column is a continuation on my BME accreditation experience at UConn. At the ASEE meeting, I attended many excellent presentations on accreditation, ranging from accreditation best practices to assessment of program outcomes. I highly recommend this conference to all preparing for an accreditation visit. The self-study for our program was completed in June and sent to ABET with a great sense of relief. It totaled 219 pages. It is hard to believe all the work that went into this document by our ABET Committee. There are still a few last-minute additions to the self-study that will be added before our visit in the fall as more input from our alumni and their employers is received. I have been collecting alumni and employer survey data for the past two years for assessment of criterion 2 (program educational objectives). In an article published in 2003 [1], these objectives are described as","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"26 1","pages":"4-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/EMB.2007.906025","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62250287","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":"Region of Interest Coding Techniques for Medical Image Compression","authors":"C. Doukas, Ilias Maglogiannis","doi":"10.1109/EMB.2007.901793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMB.2007.901793","url":null,"abstract":"We have provided an overview of state-of-the-art ROI coding techniques applied to medical images. These techniques are classified according to the image type they apply to; thus the first class includes ROI coding schemes developed for two-dimensional (2-D) still medical images whereas the second class consists of ROI coding in the case of volumetric images. In the third class, a prototype ROI encoder for compression of angiogram video sequences is presented. ROI coding preserves image quality in diagnostically critical regions by performing advanced image compression, enabling better image examination and addressing issues regarding image handling and transmission in telemedicine systems. The mapping of the ROI from the spatial domain to the wavelet domain is dependent on the used wavelet filters and it is simplified for rectangular and circular regions. Therefore, ROI coding is considered quite important in distributed and networked electronic healthcare.","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"26 1","pages":"29-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/EMB.2007.901793","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62250243","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":"Membership Development Retreat and Orientation [Society News]","authors":"J. Monzon","doi":"10.1109/EMB.2007.901784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMB.2007.901784","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50391,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine","volume":"26 1","pages":"8-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/EMB.2007.901784","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62250699","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}