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ISSN: 1690-4524 (Online)


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Utilization of Artificial Intelligence by Students in Interdisciplinary Field of Biomedical Engineering
Shigehiro Hashimoto
(pages: 1-5)

Transdisciplinary Applications of Data Visualization and Data Mining Techniques as Represented for Human Diseases
Richard S. Segall
(pages: 6-15)

Beyond Status Quo: Why is Transdisciplinary Communication Instrumental in Innovation?
James Lipuma, Cristo Leon
(pages: 16-20)

How We Can Locate Validatable Foundations of Life Themes
Jeremy Horne
(pages: 21-32)

Bringing Discipline into Transdisciplinary Communications -The ISO 56000 Family of Innovation Standards-
Rick Fernandez, William Swart
(pages: 33-39)

To AI Is Human: How AI Tools with Their Imperfections Enhance Learning
Martin Cwiakala
(pages: 40-46)

Knowledge, Learning and Transdisciplinary Communication in the Evolution of the Contemporary World
Rita Micarelli, Giorgio Pizziolo
(pages: 47-52)

Human Complexity vs. Machine Linearity: Tug-of-War Between Two Realities Coexisting in Precarious Balance
Paolo Barile, Clara Bassano, Paolo Piciocchi
(pages: 53-62)

A Cybernetic Metric Approach to Course Preparation
Russell Jay Hendel
(pages: 63-70)

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Education
John Jenq
(pages: 71-76)

Bridging the Gap: Harnessing the Power of Machine Learning and Big Data for Media Research
Li-jing Arthur Chang
(pages: 77-84)

Image Processing, Computer Vision, Data Visualization, and Data Mining for Transdisciplinary Visual Communication: What Are the Differences and Which Should or Could You Use?
Richard S. Segall
(pages: 85-92)

Identification – The Essence of Education
Jeremy Horne
(pages: 93-99)

The Greek-Roman Theatre in the Mediterranean Area
Maria Rosaria D’acierno Canonici Cammino
(pages: 100-108)

Examination of AI and Conventional Teaching Approaches in Cultivating Critical Thinking Skills in High School Students
Luis Castillo
(pages: 109-112)

Thoughts, Labyrinths, and Torii
Maurício Vieira Kritz
(pages: 113-119)

Can Two Human Intelligences (HIs or Noes) and Two Artificial Intelligences (AIs) Get Involved in Interlinguistic Communication? – A Transdisciplinary Quest
Ekaterini Nikolarea
(pages: 120-128)


 

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A New Approach for Designing Biodegradable Bone Tissue Augmentation Devices by Using Degradation Topology Optimization

Chia-Ying Lin, Chengyu Lin, Scott J. Hollister


The current study proposed a topology optimization method accounting for base material degradation and create a degradable device that retains sufficient stiffness through the degradation process to provide load bearings for tissue regeneration in orthopaedic applications. Degradable materials are less stiff than permanent materials and suffer further stiffness reduction through time when considering those as substitutes to replace permanent materials for many reconstruction applications. Merely replacing the permanent material with a degradable material in the same design may lead to early device failure. Since many degradable materials lose material through bulk erosion without shape change, the proposed optimization method creates a density distribution map for selected time points during degradation. These different density distributions are then linearly superposed using both time and degraded base stiffness weighting factors. In this paper, the method is applied to design a degradable spine interbody fusion cage device from poly(propylene fumarate)/beta-tricalcium phosphate (PPF/β-TCP). The weighted optimization study successfully produced designs that maintained device stiffness better than either non-weighted or conventional designs. Any bulk degrading material can be designed using this process for any skeletal reconstruction application.

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