Preface to the Special Issue on "Bioelectronics & Biological Information Processing"

..............Y. Jimbo 1

Complex-valued Neural Networks

..............A. Hirose 2

Synchronization Phenomena and Epoch Filter of Electroencephalogram

..............A. Matani 9

A Survey of Studies of Brain Activities Associated with Music Perception

..............I. Nemoto 15

[Bioelectronics]
Bioluminescent Reaction by Immobilized Luciferase

..............R. Tanaka, E. Takahama, M. Iinuma, T. Ikeda, Y. Kadoya, & A. Kuroda 23

Extracellular Recording from Neuronal Networks Cultured on Hydrogel-coated Microelectrode Array

..............M. Goto, H. Moriguchi, Y. Takayama, A. Saito, K. Kotani, & Y. Jimbo 29

Feasibility Study of Odor Biosensor Using Dissociate Neuronal Culture with Gene Expression of Ionotropic Odorant Receptors

..............N. Tanada, T. Sakurai, H. Mitsuno, D. Bakkum, R. Kanzaki, & H. Takahashi 35

Recording of the Neural Activity Induced by the Electrical Subthalamic Stimulation Using Ca2+ Imaging

..............A. Tamura, T. Yagi, & M. Osanai 42

Morphological Properties in Dopaminergic Neurons of the Rat Midbrain during Early Developmental Stages and One Numerical Approach to Passive-Membrane Modeling

..............T. Tateno 50

[Recording and Analysis of Brain Activity]
Adaptive Computation for Sensing Acoustical Environmental Change in the Auditory Cortex

..............T. Isoguchi, R. Kanzaki, & H. Takahashi 56

The Analysis of the Strength, Distribution and Direction for the EEG Phase Synchronization by Musical Stimulus

..............Y. Ogawa, A. Ikeda, K. Kotani, & Y. Jimbo 64

Evaluation of the Brain Activity Using the Functional Near-Infared Spectroscopy while Having Stimulated by Pleasant and Unpleasant Music

..............H. Asano, S. Hiroshige, & H. Ide 70

CMOS Imaging Device for Optical Imaging of Biological Activities

..............S. Shishido, Y. Oguro, T. Noda, K. Sasagawa, T. Tokuda, & J. Ohta 76

Discussion of Source Reconstruction Models Using 3D MCG Data

..............M. De Melis & Y. Uchikawa 83

Study of Object Substitution Masking Using Event-related Potential

..............A. Nuruki, M. Yamada, T. Kawabata, T. Shimozono, & K. Yunokuchi 91

Experimental Study on Event-Related Potential for Objective Evaluation of Food

..............M. Tanaka, T. Honma, H. Inoue, Y. Niiyama,
T. Takahashi, M. Kumagai, & Y. Akiyama 96

Estimation of Comfortable/Uncomfortable Feeling Based on EEG by Using NN and k-means Algorithm for Massage Chair

..............T. Teramae, D. Kushida, F. Takemori, & A. Kitamura 102

Reducing Spurious States by Rotor Associative Memory

..............M. Kitahara, M. Kobayashi, & M. Hattori 109

Gradient Descent Learning for Rotor Associative Memory

..............M. Kitahara & M. Kobayashi 116

[Biological Measurement and Medical Application]
Recovery Effect of the Muscle Fatigue by the Magnetic Stimulation

..............K. Uchida, A. Nuruki, S. Tsujimura, Y. Tamari, & K. Yunokuchi 122

Mutual Information Analysis of Body Sway Accompanied by Tactile Apparent Movement

..............K. Mogi & M. Uchida 127

Evaluation of Motor Control Using Haptic Device

..............A. Nuruki, T. Kawabata, T. Shimozono, M. Yamada, & K. Yunokuchi 134

Evaluation of the Circulatory Dynamics by Using the Windkessel Model in Different Body Positions

..............K. Kotani, F. Iida, Y. Ogawa, K. Takamasu, & Y. Jimbo 140

Physiological Evaluation of a Student in E-learning Sessions by Hemodynamic Responses

..............S. Nomura, C. M. A. Irfan, T. Yamagishi, Y. Kurosawa, K. Yajima,
K. T. Nakahira, N. Ogawa, S. Handri, & Y. Fukumura 146

Proposal on Calculation of Ventilation Threshold Using Non-contact Respiration Measurement with Pattern Light Projection

..............H. Aoki, S. Ichimura, T. Fujiwara, S. Kiyooka, K. Koshiji,
K. Tsuzuki, H. Nakamura, & H. Fujimoto 152

An Auscultaiting Diagnosis Support System for Assessing Hemodialysis Shunt Stenosis by Using Self-organizing Map

..............Y. Suzuki, M. Fukasawa, O. Sakata, H. Kato, A. Hattori, & T. Kato 160

Elucidation of Intersection Distribution in Motion Vectors from Successive Echocardiograms and its Application for Heart Diseases

..............K. Masuda, R. Takahashi, S. Uchibori, H. Matsuura, & T. Yoshinaga 167

Characteristics of Image Properties Inducing Eye Movement

..............K. Kato, A. Shikoda, M. Nishida, T. Kuroki, A. Ishikawa, & T. Kobayashi 175

A Study on Feature of Eye Tracking in Difference of Skill Level during Observational Learning of Movement

..............A. Nuruki, T. Shimozono, T. Kawabata,
M. Yamada, K. Yunokuchi, & A. Maruyama 182

[Recording and Analysis of Brain Activity]
Study of EEG during Sternberg Tasks with Different Direction of Arrangement for Letters

..............K. Kamihoriuchi, A. Nuruki, T. Matae, A. Kurono, & K. Yunokuchi 190

[Biological Measurement and Medical Application]
Study on the Effect of Thermal and Magnetic Stimulation by Measuring of the Peripheral Blood Flow and Skin Temperature

..............K. Kubota, A. Nuruki, Y. Tamari, & K. Yunokuchi 192

[Electrical and Electronic Circuit, LSI]
Three-phase Complex Filters Based on a Leapfrog Configuration and Compensation for the Finite Gain Bandwidth of Operational Amplifiers

..............J. Sugita & K. Shouno 194

[Biomedical Engineering]
Detection of Sentiments Changes Using Lip Motion Features of Utterance

..............Y. Kageyama, Y. Ando, & M. Nishida 201

[Systems, Instrument, Control]
High-Speed Generation of Image Templates for Self-position Estimation by Genetic Algorithm with Indirect Fitness Inference

..............K. Doki, K. Ohkuma, A. Torii, & A. Ueda 210

Vehicle Hybrid Braking Control Using Sliding Mode Control - Switching Control for Speed and Slip Ratio -

..............M. Kasahara, Y. Kanai, R. Shiraki, & Y. Mori 219

[Information Processing, Software]
A Robust Indoor Autonomous Positioning System Using Particle Filter Based on ISM Band Wireless Communications

..............T. Ikeda, M. Kawamoto, A. Sashima, K. Suzuki, & K. Kurumatani 227

[Speech and Image Processing, Recognition]
High Accuracy Template Matching Using Eigen Decomposed Template

..............G. Koutaki & K. Uchimura 237

Preface to the Special Issue on "Aspect of Intellectual Property and Menace Surrounding Hi-technology"

..............M. Hiratsuka 257

Crisis-management and the Security in the Internet

..............I. Harada 258

Legal Protection on IP Cores for System-on-Chip Designs

..............T. Kinoshita 265

Paradigm of Legal Protection of Computer Software Contracts in the United States: Brief Overview of "Principles of the Law of Software Contracts"

..............H. Furuya & M. Hiratsuka 271

Measures Against Patent Troll Who Inhibits Development in Industries of Software - A Discussion on Application of Compulsory Licensing System -

..............M. Hiratsuka 278

[Electronic Materials and Devices]
Determination of Physical Parameters in Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Using a Genetic Algorithm

..............K. Nishida, M. Oka, H. Hase, & H. Naito 283

[Optics, Quantum Electronics]
The Temperature Dependence of Threshold Current and Efficiency of AlGaInAs and InGaAsP Lasers Related to Intervalence Band Absorption Loss

..............D. P. Sapkota, M. S. Kayastha, & K. Wakita 290

[Electrical and Electronic Circuit, LSI]
A High Performance CMOS Current Mirror Circuit with Neuron MOSFETs and a Transimpedance Amplifier

..............A. Shimizu, Y. Ishikawa, S. Fukai, & M. Aikawa 296

[Systems, Instrument, Control]
Stochastic Model of Traffic Jam and Traffic Signal Control

..............J.-S. Shin, C.-Y. Cui, T.-H. Lee, & H.-H. Lee 303

A Method of Using Sub Graph Based on the Characteristics of the Optima for the TSPs

..............A. Kawashima & Y. Sugai 311

A Three-dimensional Camera: Development and Applications of a Three-dimensional Image Measurement System

..............C. Lu, H. Kamitomo, K. Sun, K. Tsujino, & G. Cho 320

Adaptive Controller for T-S Fuzzy Model with Reconstruction Error

..............H. Han 329

A Motor Speed Servo System Based on the Dual Loop PLL

..............H. Machida, M. Kambara, K. Tanaka, & F. Kobayashi 337

The Realization and Analysis of Capacitance Self Tracing (CST) Method for Wide Band Response Measurement of Carrier Type Dynamic Strain Amplifier

..............S. Kubodera, T. Tanzawa, M. Morisawa, & N. Kiyohiro 343

[Media Information, User Interface]
Study on Awakening Effect by Fragrance Presentation Against Drowsy Driving and Construction of Fragrance Presentation System

..............Y. Kakamu, M. Yoshikawa, T. Shimizu,
Y. Yanagida, T. Nakano, S. Yamamoto, & M. Yamada 349

[Speech and Image Processing, Recognition]
A New Color-based Lawn Weed Detection Method and Its Integration with Texture-based Methods: A Hybrid Approach

..............U. Watchareeruetai & N. Ohnishi 355

Detection of Abnormal Operation Noise Using CHLAC of Sound Spectrograph and Continuous DP Matching

..............K. Hattori, T. Ohmi, R. Taguchi, & T. Umezaki 367

Gender Recognition Method Using Near Infrared Ray Spectral Characteristics of Narrow Band

..............S. Nishino 375

Daily Digest Generation of Kindergartner from Surveillance Video

..............T. Ishikawa, Y. Wang, & J. Kato 385

Motion Estimation of Real Object through Virtual Buoy Motion

..............K. Aoki & Y. Mochiduki 393

Development of Sorting System for Fishes by Feed-forward Neural Networks Using Rotation Invariant Features

..............Y. Shiraishi & F. Takeda 404

Luminance Uniformity Evaluation of Electronic Displays Based on Visual Characteristics

..............Y. Morimoto, Y. Takagi, & T. Asano 411

Keyframe Extraction from Utterance Scene and Keyframe-based Word Lip Reading

..............T. Saitoh, K. Morishita, & R. Konishi 418

Unusual Behavior Detection from Video Images Using Histogram of Oriented Gradients of MHI and k-Nearest Neighbors

..............T. Takeshima & K. Yamada 425

[Softcomputing, Learning]
A Searching Algorithm Using Features of a Solution Space and Self-organizing Maps

..............R. Takahashi, N. Yata, & T. Nagao 433

Multiple Regression Model Based Sequential Probability Ratio Test for Structural Change Detection of Time Series - Experimental Evaluation of Effectiveness and Extension -

..............K. Takeda, T. Hattori, & H. Kawano 442

Prediction of Stock Returns Based on Cross-Sectional Multivariable Model

..............S. Yamada, S. Takahashi, & M. Funabashi 451

Optimal Price Decision Problem for Simultaneous Multi-article Auction and Its Optimal Price Searching Method by Particle Swarm Optimization

..............K. Masuda & E. Aiyoshi 461

[Information Processing, Software]
Real-time Kernel Implementation Practice Program for Embedded Software Engineers' Education and its Evaluation

..............T. Yoshida, M. Matsumoto, K. Seo, S. Chino,
E. Sugino, J. Sawamoto, & H. Koizumi 468

[Electronic Materials and Devices]
Electron Transport Simulation in Silicon Based on Analytic Band Model

..............Y. Osada 480

[Biomedical Engineering]
A Color Conversion Method for Realizing Barrier Free of Color Defective Vision

..............M. Meguro & A. Taguchi 482

Preface to the Special Issue on "Nonlinear Electronics Circuit"

..............Y. Sekine 489

[Electrical and Electronic Circuit, LSI]
Accurate Clock Period Comparison for PLL Using Phase-Shift Direction Detector

..............Y. Makihara, M. Ikebe, J. Motohisa, & E. Sano 490

Forced Chaos Generator with CMOS Variable Active Inductor Circuit

..............Y. Tsubaki, M. Sekikawa, & Y. Horio 499

Phase Noise Improvement Techniques for Oscillator Circuit Using External Crystal Resonant Circuit

..............T. Imaike, Y. Sakuta, & Y. Sekine 507

Global Bifurcation Structure and Parameter Dependence of the Hodgkin-Huxley Equations

..............Z. Pan & S. Doi 514

Synchronization in Neurons Driven by Synaptic Currents with Multiple Frequencies

..............E. Ioka, H. Kitajima, & Y. Matsuya 521

Low Current Consumption of Multiple-Valued SRAM Using -Shaped Negative Resistance Devices

..............K. Saeki, Y. Sasaki, & Y. Sekine 528

Noise Analysis of Switched-Capacitor Circuits

..............N. Retdian & S. Takagi 535

Spice-Oriented Algorithm for Peak Search and Stability Assessment for Frequency Response

..............H. Kataoka, Y. Yamagami, Y. Nishio, & A. Ushida 543

[Intelligence, Robotics]
Natural Language Processing Neural Network Considering Deep Cases

..............T. Sagara & M. Hagiwara 551

[Speech and Image Processing, Recognition]
Mixed Noise Removal Using TV Inpainting with Adaptive Parameter Adjustment

..............S. Miura, H. Tsuji, T. Kimura, & S. Tokumasu 558

A Region-based Coupled MRF Model for Coarse Image Region Segmentation toward its VLSI Implementation

..............H. Liang, Y. Kawashima, K. Matsuzaka, K. Nakada, M. Okada, & T. Morie 567

A Nonlinear Image Processing System for Beautifying Face Image Using Interactive Evolutionary Computing and Its Subjective Test

..............K. Arakawa & K. Nomoto 576

[Softcomputing, Learning]
Mixed Constrained Image Filter Design for Salt-and-Pepper Noise Reduction Using Genetic Algorithm

..............Z. Bao, F. Wang, X. Zhao, & T. Watanabe 584

Mutual Information Analyses of Neuron Selection Techniques in Synchronous Exponential Chaotic Tabu Search for Quadratic Assignment Problems

..............T. Kawamura, Y. Horio, & M. Hasegawa 592

[Electrical and Electronic Circuit, LSI]
CMOS Ring Oscillator Array with Dual Connections

..............T. Shima 600

[Intelligence, Robotics]
Adaptive Coupled Oscillators for Modular Robots

..............P. Hartono & A. Nakane 602

[Softcomputing, Learning]
FPGA Implementation of Discrete-Time Neuronal Network for Dynamic Image Segmentation

..............K. Fujimoto, M. Musashi, & T. Yoshinaga 604

[Information and Communication Technology]
FDTD Simulation of Transfer Impedance of Calibration Current Target for ESD Testing

..............T. Gotoh, Y. Taka, I. Mori, O. Fujiwara, S. Ishigami, & Y. Yamanaka 606

[Biomedical Engineering]
Spontaneous Calcium Changes in Micro Neuronal Networks

..............A. Saito, H. Moriguchi, S. Iwabuchi, M. Goto,
Y. Takayama, K. Kotani, & Y. Jimbo 613

[Systems, Instrument, Control]
A New Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm for Route Selection

..............F. Wen, M. Gen, & X. Yu 619

Asynchronous Digenetic Particle Swarm Optimization for Global and Sustainable Search

..............Y. Ishii, T. Okamoto, & E. Aiyoshi 626

Human Behavior Modeling Method Based on the Causality between the Situation and the Behavior - The Case with the Multidimensional Time Series Signal of Situation and the Discrete Event of Behavior -

..............K. Hashimoto, K. Doki, S. Doki, S. Okuma, & A. Torii 635

Nash Games for Weakly-Coupled Large-Scale Markovian Jump Stochastic Systems

..............M. Sagara & H. Mukaidani 644

[Intelligence, Robotics]
Motion Recognition and Modifying Motion Generation for Imitation Robot Based on Motion Knowledge Formation

..............Y. Okuzawa, S. Kato, M. Kanoh, & H. Itoh 655

[Media Information, User Interface]
Communication System Synchronized with Video Scene which Supports Understanding the Content of the Video

..............S. Shimada, I. Kondo, K. Miyakawa, S. Azuma, & S. Yonemura 664

[Softcomputing, Learning]
Multi-objective Job Shop Rescheduling with Evolutionary Algorithm

..............X. Hao & M. Gen 674

FPGA Realization of Simultaneous Perturbation PSO

..............T. Yamada, S. Miyoshi, H. Hikawa, & Y. Maeda 682

The Analysis of Collusive Tendering Based on the Application of Spatial Game

..............T. Ohdaira & T. Terano 689

[Softcomputing, Learning]
Proposal for Creation of Various Sign Sounds Using Interactive Genetic Algorithm

..............S. Ogawa & M. Fukumoto 698

Preface to the Special Issue on "Prediction, and Control Based on Data"

..............S. Masuda 709

Practical Use of Operation Data in the Process Industry

..............M. Kano 710

Application of Large-Scale Database-Based Online Modeling to Plant State Long-Term Estimation

..............M. Ogawa, & H. Ogai 718

Direct Design of PID Controllers Based on Transient Response Data

..............M. Saeki 722

[Biomedical Engineering]
Estimation of Handlings for Flexible Cystoscope from Noiseless Cystoscopic Images

..............J. Kanaya, M. Nakamura, M. Araki, H. Yokawa, K. Abe, & H. Kimura 726

Active Finger Recognition from Surface EMG Signal Using Bayesian Filter

..............N. Araki, Y. Hoashi, Y. Konishi, K. Mabuchi, & H. Ishigaki 736

[Systems, Instrument, Control]
Simultaneous Attainment of the Optimal Parameter of a Controller and a Mathematical Model by an Application of the FRIT for the Smith Compensator

..............O. Kaneko, Y. Wadagaki, & S. Yamamoto 742

Frequency Response Estimation for Mechanical Systems Using Closed-Loop Step Response Data

..............Y. Matsui, T. Kimura, & K. Nakano 751

Gain Scheduled PID Controller Design by Data-Driven Loop-Shaping Method

..............M. Saeki & K. Ogawa 758

Extension of a Multirate Output Feedback Control System for Improvement in Quantization Error

..............T. Sato & A. Inoue 764

Stability Test for Multivariable NCbT Using Input/Output Data

..............K. Yubai, S. Terada, & J. Hirai 773

Design of a Data-Driven Internal Model Controller

..............K. Tsutsumi & T. Yamamoto 781

An FRIT Method for Disturbance Attenuation Using Input-Output Data Generated from Disturbance Responses

..............S. Masuda & K. Takeda 788

Evolutionary Design of a PID Controller Using Closed-loop Data

..............K. Hayashi & T. Yamamoto 794

[Media Information, User Interface]
Estimation of Users' Subjective Difficulty of WEB Based English Listening Tests

..............A. Shigeta, T. Koike, K. Hamamoto, & K. Nosu 800

[Energy, Environment and Sustainability]
Preliminary Survey for Indirect Energy Consumption Control

..............S. Inoue, E. Mimura, S. Aoki, & H. Tsuji 808

[Electrical and Electronic Circuit, LSI]
Design Method for Stacked FeRAM with Oxide-Channel Transistor

..............K. Sugano & S. Watanabe 810

[Information and Communication Technology]
Distributed Multihoming Routing Method by Crossing Control MIPv6 with SCTP

..............H. Shi & T. Hamagami 818

[Biomedical Engineering]
Utterance Detection by Intraoral Acceleration Sensor

..............T. Saiki, Y. Takizawa, T. Hashizume, K. Higuchi, T. Fujita, & K. Maenaka 826

Fabrication Process of Micro-patterns on Cell-Culturing Substrates toward High-Resolution Control and Observation of Cell Migration

..............M. Sugawara, W. Choi, J. Nakanishi, K. Yamaguchi, H. Yokota, & T. Yagi 833

[Systems, Instrument, Control]
On the Pole-Placement and the Observer for Linear Time-Varying Systems

..............Y. Mutoh 840

Development in Method for Evaluating Performance of Wipers Based on Visibility in Forward View

..............T. Kitayama, T. Nakano, S. Yamamoto, M. Yamada, & Y. Doi 847

A Study on Series-Parallel Adaptive Algorithm Using Square Sum of Correlation Function for Cost Function and Its Convergence Condition

..............M. Kobayashi, H. Kondo, N. Sasaoka, & Y. Itoh 854

Application of Model Predictive Control for Current Control System of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor

..............M. Kadota, S. Doki, & S. Okuma 860

[Intelligence, Robotics]
Development of Needle Insertion Manipulator for Central Venous Catheterization

..............Y. Kobayashi, J. Hong, R. Hamano, M. Hashizume, K. Okada, & M. G. Fujie 870

[Media Information, User Interface]
Method for Expressing Public Opinions Concerning the Introduction of an Emerging Technology to Society

..............S. Yamamoto, K. Ito, S. Ohnishi, & S. Nishida 880

[Speech and Image Processing, Recognition]
Difference Verification of Cheek Subcutaneous Fat Thickness of Male and Female Using Near Infrared Ray Spectral Characteristic Simulation of Cheek

..............S. Nishino & S. Yasuda 890

[Softcomputing, Learning]
Forecasting Project Performance Using a Neural Predictor Model

..............A. Nguvulu, S. Yamato, & T. Honma 900

Estimation of Handling Flexible Cystoscope Using Neural Network - A Vessel Enhancement and Extraction of Features Based on Changes of Handling the Cystoscope -

..............M. Nakamura, J. Kanaya, & H. Kimura 906

[Information System, Electronic Commerce]
Revenue Share between Layers and Investment Incentive for ISP in the Internet Market

..............M. Unno & H. Xu 918

[Information Processing, Software]
A Power-aware Task Scheduling Algorithm for Application of DVS on Multi-processor Systems

..............Y. Mori, K. Asakura, & T. Watanabe 926

[Systems, Instrument, Control]
A Basic Study of Metaheuristics Based on Higher Level Structure in Solution Space of Combinatorial Optimization Problems

..............T. Kanazawa & K. Yasuda 934