F-Box and WD repeat domain containing 7 induces infectious osteomyelitis by regulating MYB stability and ubiquitination.

Osteomyelitis is a bone inflammation initiated by invading pathogens. Macrophages and inflammation play essential roles in osteomyelitis. F-Box and WD repeat domain containing 7 (Fbxw7) is a tumour suppressor and E3 ubiquitin ligase.

Design of a Web services based system for remote hearing diagnosis.

This paper presents a web services based, distributed system that allows remote pure tone hearing tests. The system network follows browser-server architecture, which minimizes hardware and software requirements on the client computers and makes hearing test services more accessible to traditionally underserved population groups. Thanks to the three tier software design, the system functionality is easily scalable to include other audiological services.

Using web services to realize remote hearing assessment.

Background: Internet-based tele-audiology is expected to relieve the dilemma between the lack of resources and high demand of audiological care services. This paper presents a web services based, distributed pure-tone hearing assessment system that improves accessibility of traditionally underserved groups to audiology care.

Methods: The system employs browser-server network architecture to connect patients to audiology specialists through a web server where all application software is hosted.

A Web services-based distributed system with browser-client architecture to promote tele-audiology assessment.

The purpose of this research was to extend applications of the Internet and other telecommunication means to the assessment of hearing. The newly developed distributed system consists primarily of an application server and its database, and Web services under browser-server architecture to support remote hearing assessment. A pilot study was conducted: three independent audiologists assessed hearing of 25 subjects using testing approaches with different data communication configurations.

A pilot study on using derivatives of photoplethysmographic signals as a biometric identifier.

Photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals are easy to obtain with low cost, which enhances its potential to server as biometric identification mechanism for various applications. This paper examines two important issues in applying derivatives of PPG signals as discriminants to identify and verify subjects: consistency within an individual subject and discriminability between different subjects. The experimental results demonstrate that, by employing statistical tools, derivatives can precisely describe the features of an individual's PPG signal and be used as bio-measures for identification purposes.