March/April 2016

Could Al-Zahrawi Be Considered a Biomedical Engineer?

Author(s)3: Mohamed N. Saad
Could Al-Zahrawi Be Considered a Biomedical Engineer? 150 150 IEEE Pulse

[accordion title=”Introducing Mohamed N. Saad”] By Max E. Valentinuzzi, maxvalentinuzzi@arnet.com.ar I recently received an unexpected message from Mohamed N. Saad, out of Cairo, Egypt. Mohamed was submitting an article to be published…

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Technology: From Electromagnetic Modeling to Point-of-Care Using Consumer Electronics

Author(s)3: Vishwanath Iyer, Paul King
Technology: From Electromagnetic Modeling to Point-of-Care Using Consumer Electronics 150 150 IEEE Pulse

Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Modeling for Electrical and Biological Systems Using MATLAB Edited by Sergey N. Makarov, Gregory M. Noetscher, and Ara Nazarian, Wiley, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-119-05256-2, 648 pages, US$150. The role…

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Brain-Inspired Machines

Brain-Inspired Machines

Author(s)3: Mohamed Zahran
Brain-Inspired Machines 618 372 IEEE Pulse

In the computing community, people look at the brain as the ultimate computer. Brain-inspired machines are believed to be more efficient than the traditional Von Neumann computing paradigm, which has…

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The Problem of False Discovery

The Problem of False Discovery

Author(s)3: Kenneth R. Foster, Joseph Skufca
The Problem of False Discovery 618 372 IEEE Pulse

Is there a Cheshire Cat in science? One might believe so, given the many published scientific discoveries that cannot be independently reproduced. The “replication crisis” in science has become a…

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What Is the Distance Between Objects in a Data Set?

Author(s)3: Karim Abou-Moustafa
What Is the Distance Between Objects in a Data Set? 618 372 IEEE Pulse

Digitally recorded data have become another critical natural resource in our current research environment. This reality is one of the tremendous victories for decades of research in computer engineering, computer…

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Putting a Number on Pain

Putting a Number on Pain

Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz
Putting a Number on Pain 618 372 IEEE Pulse

Will new technologies substantially change the way subjective complaints are measured in clinical trials, and, if so, by how much? Depending on the expert consulted, the answer ranges from a…

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New Trends in Clinical Trials

New Trends in Clinical Trials

Author(s)3: Mary Bates
New Trends in Clinical Trials 618 372 IEEE Pulse

Technological advances, such as electronic data capture and the prevalence of Wi-Fi connectivity, are driving changes in how clinical trials are conducted and analyzed. As the power to track and…

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The Engineer’s Take on Biology

The Engineer’s Take on Biology

Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz
The Engineer’s Take on Biology 618 372 IEEE Pulse

Tom Knight may laugh when someone calls him the “godfather of synthetic biology,” but his ideas have helped spur a worldwide movement to look at biology with an engineer’s eye.…

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All It Takes Is Vision

All It Takes Is Vision

Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz
All It Takes Is Vision 618 372 IEEE Pulse

Traditional genetic engineering has for several decades enabled the cutting and pasting of DNA from one place to another, allowing for all kinds of developments: giving bacteria the ability to…

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