**8. Acknowledgments**

Authors thank Journal of Mechanics in Biology and Medicine (published by World Scintific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd) for giving permission reproduce the portions of materials from their published papers, (i) U Rajendra Acharya, Jasper Tong, Vinitha Sree, Chua Kuang Chua, Tan Peck Ha, Dhanjoo N Ghista, Subhagata Chattopadhyay, Kwan-Hoong Ng, Jasjit S Suri, "Computer-Based Identification of Type 2 Diabetic Subjects With and Without Neuropathy using Dynamic Planter Pressure and Principal Component Analysis", Journal of Medical Systems, 2011 ( In Press: DOI: 10.1007/s10916-011-9715-0); (ii) Desai, K.D, Dhanjoo N. Ghista, Issam Jaha El Mugamex, U Rajendra Acharya, Michael Towsey, Sultan Abdul Ali, Mohammed Saeed, M. Amin Fikri, *"Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy Detection By Heart-Rate Variability Power-Spectral Analysis"*, Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 2011 ( In Press); (iii) Dhanjoo N Ghista, "Nondimensional Physiological Indices for Medical Assessment", Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 9(4), 2009, 643-669.
