International Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering

Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2019

  • Role of Helmet Fit on Angular and Linear Accelerations of Head in Ice Hockey

    Hesam Sarvghad Moghaddam, Whitman Kwok

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2019
    Pages: 26-32
    Received: 06 August 2019
    Accepted: 23 August 2019
    Published: 06 September 2019
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    Abstract: Increasing the protection efficiency of helmets is counted as the biggest challenge in ice hockey. The main objective of this study is twofold: first to understand the effect of fitting on the protection capability of ice hockey helmets, and second to determine a possible optimal fit with respect to minimum head accelerations. A purpose-built monor... Show More
  • Using Data Mining Algorithms for Thalassemia Risk Prediction

    Ngozi Chidozie Egejuru, Sekoni Olayinka Olusanya, Adanze Onyenonachi Asinobi, Omotayo Joseph Adeyemi, Victor Oluwatimilehin Adebayo, Peter Adebayo Idowu

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2019
    Pages: 33-44
    Received: 07 August 2019
    Accepted: 23 August 2019
    Published: 06 September 2019
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    Abstract: This study predict the risk of thalassemia in all age groups based on identified risk of thalassemia. Knowledge about the risk factors for thalassemia was identified using structural interview with experienced medical personnel and questionnaire which was used to collect empirical medical database on the parameters. Supervised machine learning algo... Show More
  • Analysis on Image Processing Technology-based Diabetic Retinopathy

    Hla Myo Tun

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2019
    Pages: 45-60
    Received: 10 August 2019
    Accepted: 29 August 2019
    Published: 16 September 2019
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    Abstract: Diabetic retinopathy is a dangerous eye disease which causes the blindness widely in the human society. It arises due to high sugar level in the blood. The eye disease caused due to the diabetes is called diabetic retinopathy. The symptoms of diabetic retinopathy are red lesions such as microaneurysms (MA), intraretinal hemorrhages and bright lesio... Show More