Journal of Medical Systems, Volume 32

Volume 32, Number 1, February 2008

• Daniel Lorence, Li Chen:
  Disparities in Health Information Quality Across the Rural-Urban Continuum: Where is Coded Data More Reliable? 1-8
  
• Junyoung Lee:
  The Systematical Analysis of Oriental Pulse Waveform: A Practical Approach. 9-15
  
• Yucel Kocyigit, Ahmet Alkan, Halil Erol:
  Classification of EEG Recordings by Using Fast Independent Component Analysis and Artificial Neural Network. 17-20
  
• U. Rajendra Acharya, Peck Ha Tan, Tavintharan Subramaniam, Toshiyo Tamura, Kuang Chua Chua, Seach Chyr Ernest Goh, Lim Choo Min, Shu Yi Diana Goh, Kang Rui Conrad Chung, Chelsea Law:
  Automated Identification of Diabetic Type 2 Subjects with and without Neuropathy Using Wavelet Transform on Pedobarograph. 21-29
  
• Ali Eren, Abdulhamit Subasi, Osman Coskun:
  A Decision Support System for Telemedicine Through the Mobile Telecommunications Platform. 31-35
  
• Daniel A. Vardy, Tami Freud, Michael Sherf, Ofer Spilberg, Dan Goldfarb, Arnon D. Cohen, Shlomo Mor-Yosef, Pesach Shvartzman:
  A Co-payment for Consultant Services: Primary Care Physicians' Referral Actualization. 37-41
  
• Necaattin Barisçi:
  The Adaptive ARMA Analysis of EMG Signals. 43-50
  
• Kai Wang, Kazunobu Yamauchi, Ping Li, Hiroki Kato, Makoto Kobayashi, Ken Kato, Yoshiyuki Shimizu:
  Cost-Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Brugada Syndrome Treatment. 51-57
  
• K. Schwenzer-Zimmerer, J. Haberstok, L. Kovacs, B. I. Boerner, N. Schwenzer, P. Juergens, Hans-Florian Zeilhofer, C. Holberg:
  3D Surface Measurement for Medical Application - Technical Comparison of Two Established Industrial Surface Scanning Systems. 59-64
  
• K. Bommanna Raja, M. Madheswaran, K. Thyagarajah:
  A Hybrid Fuzzy-Neural System for Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Ultrasound Kidney Images Using Prominent Features. 65-83
  

Volume 32, Number 2, April 2008

• E. Y. K. Ng, W. K. Ng, S. S. Chiam:
  Optimization of Nanoparticle Drug Microcarrier on the Pharmacokinetics of Drug Release: A Preliminary Study. 85-92
  
• Gye Hwan Jin, Sang Bock Lee, Tae Soo Lee:
  Context Awareness of Human Motion States Using Accelerometer. 93-100
  
• Sung Won Yoon, Se Dong Min, Yong Hyeon Yun, Seungpyo Lee, Myoungho Lee:
  Adaptive Motion Artifacts Reduction Using 3-axis Accelerometer in E-textile ECG Measurement System. 101-106
  
• Jagadish Nayak, P. Subbanna Bhat, U. Rajendra Acharya, Lim Choo Min, Manjunath Kagathi:
  Automated Identification of Diabetic Retinopathy Stages Using Digital Fundus Images. 107-115
  
• Joseph Jesu Christopher, Swaminathan Ramakrishnan:
  Assessment and Classification of Mechanical Strength Components of Human Femur Trabecular Bone Using Texture Analysis and Neural Network. 117-122
  
• Vivek Nigam, Roland Priemer:
  Generalized Blind Delayed Source Separation Model for Online Non-invasive Twin-fetal Sound Separation: A Phantom Study. 123-135
  
• Firat Hardalaç:
  Comparison of MLP Neural Network and Neuro-fuzzy System in Transcranial Doppler Signals Recorded from the Cerebral Vessels. 137-145
  
• Ahmed Wasif Reza, Chantra Eswaran, Subhas Hati:
  Diabetic Retinopathy: A Quadtree Based Blood Vessel Detection Algorithm Using RGB Components in Fundus Images. 147-155
  
• Mustafa Kilic, Mahmut Arslan, Dogan Nadi Leblebici, Mehmet Devrim Aydin, M. Kemal Oktem:
  Managerial Control Vs Professional Autonomy: An Empirical Study on Perceptions and Expectations of Physicians at Teaching Hospitals in Turkey. 157-165
  
• Yogender Aggarwal, Bhuwan Mohan Karan, Barda Nand Das, Rakesh Kumar Sinha:
  Prediction of Heat-Illness Symptoms with the Prediction of Human Vascular Response in Hot Environment Under Resting Condition. 167-176
  
• Richard P. Konstance, Eric L. Eisenstein, Kevin J. Anstrom, Linda K. Shaw, Robert M. Califf, Robert A. Harrington, David B. Matchar, Kevin A. Schulman, David F. Kong:
  Outcomes of Second Revascularization Procedures after Stent Implantation. 177-186
  
• Gerald-Mark Breen, Ning Jackie Zhang:
  Introducing Ehealth to Nursing Homes: Theoretical Analysis of Improving Resident Care. 187-192
  

Volume 32, Number 3, June 2008

• Preethy Nayar, Yasar A. Ozcan:
  Data Envelopment Analysis Comparison of Hospital Efficiency and Quality. 193-199
  
• Elif Derya Übeyli, Dean Cvetkovic, Irena Cosic:
  AR Spectral Analysis Technique for Human PPG, ECG and EEG Signals. 201-206
  
• Sung Won Yoon, Chungkeun Lee, Jin Kwon Kim, Myoungho Lee:
  Wavelet-based Multi-resolution Deformation for Medical Endoscopic Image Segmentation. 207-214
  
• Rizvan Erol, Seyfettin Noyan Ogulata, Cenk Sahin, Z. Nazan Alparslan:
  A Radial Basis Function Neural Network (RBFNN) Approach for Structural Classification of Thyroid Diseases. 215-220
  
• Seyfettin Noyan Ogulata, Melik Koyuncu, Esra Karakas:
  Personnel and Patient Scheduling in the High Demanded Hospital Services: A Case Study in the Physiotherapy Service. 221-228
  
• Inan Güler, Abdullah Toprak, A. Demirhan, R. Karakis:
  MR Images Restoration With the Use of Fuzzy Filter Having Adaptive Membership Parameters. 229-234
  
• Ryohei Takeuchi, Hiroshi Harada, Kohji Masuda, Gen-ichiro Ota, Masaki Yokoi, Nobuyasu Teramura, Tomoyuki Saito:
  Field Testing of a Remote Controlled Robotic Tele-echo System in an Ambulance Using Broadband Mobile Communication Technology. 235-242
  
• Kemal Polat, Sebnem Yosunkaya, Salih Günes:
  Comparison of Different Classifier Algorithms on the Automated Detection of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. 243-250
  
• H. M. Saraoglu, A. Özmen, M. A. Ebeoglu:
  Anesthetic Level Prediction Using a QCM Based E-Nose. 251-257
  

Volume 32, Number 4, August 2008

• Rajasvaran Logeswaran, Tan Wooi Haw, Shakowat Zaman Sarker:
  Liver Isolation in Abdominal MRI. 259-268
  
• Blossom Yen-Ju Lin, Chung-Ping Cliff Hsu, Ming-Chin Chao, Shi-Ping Luh, Siu-Wan Hung, Gerald-Mark Breen:
  Physician and Nurse Job Climates in Hospital-Based Emergency Departments in Taiwan: Management and Implications. 269-281
  
• Yogender Aggarwal, Bhuwan Mohan Karan, Barda Nand Das, Rakesh Kumar Sinha:
  Computer Simulation of Heat Transfer in Different Tissue Layers of Body Extremities Under Heat Stress in Deep Anesthetic Condition. 283-290
  
• Rakesh Kumar Sinha:
  Artificial Neural Network and Wavelet Based Automated Detection of Sleep Spindles, REM Sleep and Wake States. 291-299
  
• U. Rajendra Acharya, Wong Li Yun, E. Y. K. Ng, Wenwei Yu, Jasjit S. Suri:
  Imaging Systems of Human Eye: A Review. 301-315
  
• Mustafa Ozer, Bilal Bakir, Abdulkadir Teke, Muharrem Ucar, Turker Bas, Adnan Atac:
  Military Medical Graduates' Perceptions of Organizational Culture in Turkish Military Medical School. 317-325
  
• Pei-Ran Sun, Bo-Han Wang, Fan Wu:
  A New Method to Guard Inpatient Medication Safety by the Implementation of RFID. 327-332
  
• Georgios Labiris, Kleoniki Gitona, Vasiliki Drosou, Dimitrios Niakas:
  A Proposed Instrument for the Assessment of Job Satisfaction in Greek Mental NHS Hospitals. 333-341
  
• Chul-Young Roh, Keon-Hyung Lee, Myron D. Fottler:
  Determinants of Hospital Choice of Rural Hospital Patients: The Impact of Networks, Service Scopes, and Market Competition. 343-353
  
• Candan Caner, Mehmet Engin, Erkan Zeki Engin:
  The Programmable ECG Simulator. 355-359
  

Volume 32, Number 5, October 2008

• Timothy A. D. Graham, Michael J. Bullard, André Kushniruk, Brian R. Holroyd, Brian H. Rowe:
  Assessing the Sensibility of Two Clinical Decision Support Systems. 361-368
  
• Yüksel Özbay:
  A New Method for Diagnosis of Cirrhosis Disease: Complex-valued Artificial Neural Network. 369-377
  
• Kemal Polat, Sebnem Yosunkaya, Salih Günes:
  Pairwise ANFIS Approach to Determining the Disorder Degree of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. 379-387
  
• Alexander Kolker:
  Process Modeling of Emergency Department Patient Flow: Effect of Patient Length of Stay on ED Diversion. 389-401
  
• Kezban Aslan, Hacer Bozdemir, Cenk Sahin, Seyfettin Noyan Ogulata, Rizvan Erol:
  A Radial Basis Function Neural Network Model for Classification of Epilepsy Using EEG Signals. 403-408
  
• Taner Topal, Hüseyin Polat, Inan Güler:
  Software Development for the Analysis of Heartbeat Sounds with LabVIEW in Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease. 409-421
  
• Keiichi Yamamoto, Shigemi Matsumoto, Harue Tada, Kazuhiro Yanagihara, Satoshi Teramukai, Tadamasa Takemura, Masanori Fukushima:
  A Data Capture System for Outcomes Studies that Integrates with Electronic Health Records: Development and Potential Uses. 423-427
  
• Orhan Er, Feyzullah Temurtas:
  A Study on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis Using Multilayer Neural Networks. 429-432
  
• Mehmet R. Yuce, Peng Choong Ng, Jamil Y. Khan:
  Monitoring of Physiological Parameters from Multiple Patients Using Wireless Sensor Network. 433-441
  

Volume 32, Number 6, December 2008

• Brecht Cardoen, Erik Demeulemeester:
  Capacity of Clinical Pathways - A Strategic Multi-level Evaluation Tool. 443-452
  
• Rajasvaran Logeswaran, Li-Choo Chen:
  Node Status Algorithm for Load Balancing in Distributed Service Architectures at Paperless Medical Institutions. 453-461
  
• Elif Derya Übeyli:
  Measuring Saliency of Features Using Signal-to-noise Ratios for Detection of Electrocardiographic Changes in Partial Epileptic Patients. 463-470
  
• SangBock Lee, Taesoo Lee, Gyehwan Jin, Juhyun Hong:
  An Implementation of Wireless Medical Image Transmission System on Mobile Devices. 471-480
  
• U. Rajendra Acharya, Chua Kuang Chua, E. Y. K. Ng, Wenwei Yu, Caroline Chee:
  Application of Higher Order Spectra for the Identification of Diabetes Retinopathy Stages. 481-488
  
• Kemal Polat, Sebnem Yosunkaya, Salih Günes:
  A New Approach to Diagnosing of Importance Degree of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Pairwise AIRS and Fuzzy-AIRS Classifiers. 489-497
  
• U. Rajendra Acharya, E. Y. K. Ng, Y. H. Chang, J. Yang, G. J. L. Kaw:
  Computer-Based Identification of Breast Cancer Using Digitized Mammograms. 499-507
  
• Joses M. Kirigia, Ali Emrouznejad, Basilio Cassoma, Eyob Zere Asbu, Saidou Barry:
  A Performance Assessment Method for Hospitals: The Case of Municipal Hospitals in Angola. 509-519
  
• Göknur Güler, Firat Hardalaç, Aysel Aricioglu:
  Examination of Electric Field Effects on Tissues by Using Back Propagation Neural Network. 521-522