COVID-19

Assessment of Reader Technologies for Over-the-Counter Diagnostic Testing

Assessment of Reader Technologies for Over-the-Counter Diagnostic Testing 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
Background: Over-the-counter (OTC) diagnostic testing is on the rise with many in vitro diagnostic tests being lateral flow assays (LFAs). A growing number of these are adopting reader technologies, which… read more

RADxSM Tech: A New Paradigm for MedTech Development Overview of This Special Section

Author(s)3: Steven Schachter, John A. Parrish
RADxSM Tech: A New Paradigm for MedTech Development Overview of This Special Section 2000 582 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)

The papers in this special section focuses on the major interrelated components of Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADxSM) Tech, a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded program launched on April 29,…

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Reducing COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Applying Blockchain in Vaccination Rollout Management

Author(s)3: Jorge Medina, Roberto Cessa-Rojas, Vatcharapan Umpaichitra
Reducing COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Applying Blockchain in Vaccination Rollout Management 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)

Because a fast vaccination rollout against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is critical to restore daily life and avoid virus mutations, it is tempting to have a relaxed vaccination-administration management system.…

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A Particle-Based COVID-19 Simulator with Contact Tracing and Testing

Author(s)3: Askat Kuzdeuov, Aknur Karabay, Daulet Baimukashev, Bauyrzhan Ibragimov, Huseyin Atakan Varol
A Particle-Based COVID-19 Simulator with Contact Tracing and Testing 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)

Goal: The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as the most severe public health crisis in over a century. As of January 2021, there are more than 100 million cases and 2.1…

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Detecting Regions At Risk for Spreading COVID-19 Using Existing Cellular Wireless Network Functionalities

Author(s)3: Edwin K. P. Chong, Alaa A. R. Alsaeedy
Detecting Regions At Risk for Spreading COVID-19 Using Existing Cellular Wireless Network Functionalities 150 150 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)

Goal: The purpose of this article is to introduce a new strategy to identify areas with high human density and mobility, which are at risk for spreading COVID-19. Crowded regions…

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COVID-19 Antibody Test/Vaccination Certification: There’s an App for That

Author(s)3: Marc Eisenstadt, Manoharan Ramachandran, Niaz Chowdhury, Allan Third, John Domingue
COVID-19 Antibody Test/Vaccination Certification: There’s an App for That 1312 730 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)

Goal: As the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2019/2020 unfolds, a COVID-19 `Immunity Passport’ has been mooted as a way to enable individuals to return back to work. While the quality of…

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A Framework for Biomarkers of COVID-19 Based on Coordination of Speech-Production Subsystems

Author(s)3: Thomas Quatieri, Tanya Talkar, Jeffrey Palmer
A Framework for Biomarkers of COVID-19 Based on Coordination of Speech-Production Subsystems 200 200 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)
We propose a speech modeling and signal-processing framework to detect and track COVID-19 through asymptomatic and symptomatic stages. read more

Plasmin cascade mediates thrombotic events in SARS-CoV-2 infection via complement and platelet-activating systems

Author(s)3: Kavitha Mukund, Kalai Mathee, Shankar Subramaniam
Plasmin cascade mediates thrombotic events in SARS-CoV-2 infection via complement and platelet-activating systems 1250 676 IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB)

Recently emerged beta-coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has resulted in the current pandemic designated COVID-19. COVID-19 manifests as severe illness exhibiting systemic inflammatory response syndrome, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), thrombotic events, and…

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