Abstract: A diagnostic support system for diabetes including an input device used for inputting diagnostic data including clinical testing data; a biological model having parameters and which represents a organ function related to diabetes as a numerical model; an predicting means for predicting parameter values suited for a patient based on the diagnostic data and the biological model; a pathological condition analyzing means for analyzing a diabetic pathological condition of a patient based on the parameter values predicted by the predicting means; a diagnostic support information generating means for generating diagnostic support information based on the analyzed pathological condition; and a diagnostic support information outputting means for outputting information obtained by the diagnostic support information generating means. A computer-readable storage medium is also disclosed.

Abstract: A simulation system for simulating functions of biological organs, comprising a biological model in which the functions of the biological organs are expressed by mathematical models. The biological model comprises a hepatic metabolism model block having specified input and output relating to hepatic function for simulating the hepatic function. The system further comprises arithmetic means for calculating an output value by using measurable status variables of a liver based on input value to the hepatic metabolism model block.

Abstract: A system for computer simulation of object material concentration in a living body using a biological simulation model configured by a blocks readily corresponding to organs of a living body is provided. The functions of organs in a living body related to the object material are described using the biological simulation model to simulate the change over time in the object material concentration in a living body using a computer. The blocks are mutually linked so as to enable the transference of data among blocks. A computer-readable storage medium is also disclosed.

Abstract: A diagnostic support system for diabetes including an input device used for inputting diagnostic data including clinical testing data; a biological model having parameters and which represents a organ function related to diabetes as a numerical model; an predicting means for predicting parameter values suited for a patient based on the diagnostic data and the biological model; a pathological condition analyzing means for analyzing a diabetic pathological condition of a patient based on the parameter values predicted by the predicting means; a diagnostic support information generating means for generating diagnostic support information based on the analyzed pathological condition; and a diagnostic support information outputting means for outputting information obtained by the diagnostic support information generating means. A computer-readable storage medium is also disclosed.

Abstract: A diagnosis support system for diabetes has: a diagnostic data input unit for entering diagnostic data including the clinical testing data and clinical findings of the patient; a pathophysiologic condition pattern analyzing unit for analyzing the pathophysiologic condition of diabetes of the patient by comparing the diagnostic data and a predetermined criteria of analysis; a diagnosis support information generating unit for generating diagnosis support information based on the diagnostic data and diagnostic criteria of determination determined by each analyzed pathophysiologic condition, and a diagnosis support information output unit for supplying information obtained by the pathophysiologic condition pattern analyzing unit and the diagnostic information generating unit.

Abstract: A method of producing a welded square steel tube from a single steel plate by preparing the opposite side edges of the plate for welding, bending the plate at the portions corresponding to the four corners of the square tube, fitting together the opposed edges of the bent plate, subjecting the edges to tack welding, welding together the opposed edges from inside and outside the tubular bent plate and straightening the resulting tube. These steps are conducted in succession while the steel plate is being conveyed in its longitudinal direction. An apparatus for practicing this method is also disclosed.