DefibViz is a software tool for defibrillation simulation and the visualization of the resulting voltage gradient induced throughout the human heart and torso. This paper presents an extension to DefibViz that provides functionality for the interactive placement of multiple sets of transthoracic electrodes of varying shape, size, and applied voltage. Such a tool may provide biomedical engineers...

Background: Simulation can be used for educating, evaluating and assessing psychometric properties of an instrument. The aim of this study was to contextualize and assess the validity and reliability of the Interprofessional Collaborative Assessment tool (ICAR) in an Iranian context using simulation.   Methods: In this descriptive study, contextualization of the ICAR was assessed throug...

Modeling and simulation in pharmacokinetics has has turned into the focus of pharmaceutical companies, driven by the emerging consensus that in silico predictions combined with in vitro data have the potential of significantly increasing insight into pharmacokinetic processes. To adequately support in silico methodology, software tools need to be user-friendly and, at the same time, flexible. I...

Understanding physiological mechanisms underlying the activity of the heart is of great medical importance. Mathematical modeling and numerical simulation have become a widely accepted method of unraveling the underlying mechanism of the heart. Calcium (Ca) dynamics regulate the excitationcontraction coupling in heart muscle cells and hence are among the key players in maintaining normal activi...

The Loran coverage availability simulation tool (LCAST) was initially created for the 2004 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Loran technical evaluation report. The tool incorporated the then current models, algorithms and figures of merit being developed for the evaluation report. Models for noise, noise mitigation, signal strength, additional secondary factor (ASF), and envelope to cycle d...

Simulationthe study and use of models of complex relationshipsis one of the most valuable techniques in the management sciences, and has been greatly advanced in the last decade by the use of high-speed computers. Following the extensive development of simulations of military systems and the advent of high-speed computers, there has been, in recent years, a growing interest in applying simulati...

We are developing software to simulate the behaviour of sea ice in a floe on the ocean surface, including interactions with solid objects (e.g., ships). In order to interact with this simulation and to visualize the results, we are developing a tool that gives the user the ability to set up the initial conditions, run the simulation, and display the simulated icefloe data in sequence. Initial d...