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Gregory W. Ramsey, Sanjay Bapna
As healthcare costs rise, hospitals are seeking ways to improve operations. This paper examines the usefulness of free-form notes to solve a classification problem commonly associated with customer...
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As healthcare costs rise, hospitals are seeking ways to improve operations. This paper examines the usefulness of free-form notes to solve a classification problem commonly associated with customer churn. The authors show that classifiers which incorporate free-form notes, using natural language processing techniques, are up to 9% more accurate than classifiers that are solely developed using structured data. The authors suggest that hospitals and chronic disease management clinics can use structured data and free-form notes from electronic health records to predict which patients are likely to cease receiving care from their facilities. Classification tools for predicting patient churn are of interest to hospital administrators; such information can aid in resource planning and facilitate smoother handoffs between care providers.
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Ramsey, Gregory W., and Sanjay Bapna. "A Technique to Exploit Free-Form Notes to Predict Customer Churn." IJCMAM vol.4, no.1 2014: pp.1-16. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcmam.2014010101
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Ramsey, G. W. & Bapna, S. (2014). A Technique to Exploit Free-Form Notes to Predict Customer Churn. International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM), 4(1), 1-16. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcmam.2014010101
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Ramsey, Gregory W., and Sanjay Bapna. "A Technique to Exploit Free-Form Notes to Predict Customer Churn," International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM) 4, no.1: 1-16. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcmam.2014010101
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Zineb Chaouch, Mohammed Tamali
Telemedicine is a particularly useful means to optimize the quality of care by fast medical exchanges that benefit patients whose state of health requires an appropriate and fast response...
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Telemedicine is a particularly useful means to optimize the quality of care by fast medical exchanges that benefit patients whose state of health requires an appropriate and fast response, regardless of their geographic location. In this paper, the authors propose a mobile agent based architecture (DiabMAS) for remote medical monitoring of diabetic patients on an outpatient basis using mobile devices (laptops, PDAs, etc ...) by exploring the new operating Mobile system, Android. DiabMAS is a multi-agent system having as main objective the improvement of the transmission of information between patients and their physicians, especially the management of specific and critical cases.
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Chaouch, Zineb, and Mohammed Tamali. "A Mobile Agent-Based Technique for Medical Monitoring (Supports of Patients with Diabetes)." IJCMAM vol.4, no.1 2014: pp.17-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcmam.2014010102
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Chaouch, Z. & Tamali, M. (2014). A Mobile Agent-Based Technique for Medical Monitoring (Supports of Patients with Diabetes). International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM), 4(1), 17-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcmam.2014010102
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Chaouch, Zineb, and Mohammed Tamali. "A Mobile Agent-Based Technique for Medical Monitoring (Supports of Patients with Diabetes)," International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM) 4, no.1: 17-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcmam.2014010102
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Masoud Latifi-Navid, Kost V. Elisevich, Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh
The current study examines algorithmic approaches for analysis of nonimaging (i.e., clinical, electrographic and neuropsychological) attributes in localization-related epilepsy (LRE), specifically...
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The current study examines algorithmic approaches for analysis of nonimaging (i.e., clinical, electrographic and neuropsychological) attributes in localization-related epilepsy (LRE), specifically, their impact on the selection of patients for surgical consideration. Both invasive electrographic and imaging data are excluded here to concentrate upon the initial clinical presentation and the varied elements of the seizure history, ictal semiology, risk and seizure-precipitating factors and physical findings in addition to several features of the neuropsychological profile including various parameters of cognition and both speech and memory lateralization. The data was accrued in a database of temporal lobe epilepsy patients (HBIDS). Six algorithms comprising feature selection, clustering and classification approaches were used. The Correlation-Based Feature Selection (CFS) and the Classifier Subset Evaluator (CSE) with the Genetic Algorithm (GA) search tool and ReliefF Attribute Evaluation approaches provided for feature selection. The Expectation Maximization (EM) Class Clustering and Incremental Conceptual Clustering (COBWEB) provided data clustering and the Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) Classifier was the classification tool at all stages of the study. The Engel Classification was used as an output of classifier for surgical success. Attributes demonstrating the highest correlation with the outcome class and the least intercorrelation with each other, according to CFS, were selected. These were then ranked using ReliefF and the top rankings chosen. The best attribute combination for each cluster was found by MLP. COBWEB provided the best results showing an association of 56% with Engel class. In conclusion, an algorithmic approach to the study of LRE is feasible with current findings supporting the need for correlative electrographic and imaging data and a greater archival population.
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Latifi-Navid, Masoud, et al. "Algorithmic Analysis of Clinical and Neuropsychological Data in Localization-Related Epilepsy." IJCMAM vol.4, no.1 2014: pp.33-58. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcmam.2014010103
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Latifi-Navid, M., Elisevich, K. V., & Soltanian-Zadeh, H. (2014). Algorithmic Analysis of Clinical and Neuropsychological Data in Localization-Related Epilepsy. International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM), 4(1), 33-58. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcmam.2014010103
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Latifi-Navid, Masoud, Kost V. Elisevich, and Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh. "Algorithmic Analysis of Clinical and Neuropsychological Data in Localization-Related Epilepsy," International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM) 4, no.1: 33-58. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcmam.2014010103
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Khaled H. Barakat, Michael Houghton, D. Lorne Tyrrel, Jack A. Tuszynski
For the past three decades rationale drug design (RDD) has been developing as an innovative, rapid and successful way to discover new drug candidates. Many strategies have been followed and several...
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For the past three decades rationale drug design (RDD) has been developing as an innovative, rapid and successful way to discover new drug candidates. Many strategies have been followed and several targets with diverse structures and different biological roles have been investigated. Despite the variety of computational tools available, one can broadly divide them into two major classes that can be adopted either separately or in combination. The first class involves structure-based drug design, when the target's 3-dimensional structure is available or it can be computationally generated using homology modeling. On the other hand, when only a set of active molecules is available, and the structure of the target is unknown, ligand-based drug design tools are usually used. This review describes some recent advances in rational drug design, summarizes a number of their practical applications, and discusses both the advantages and shortcomings of the various techniques used.
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Barakat, Khaled H., et al. "Rational Drug Design: One Target, Many Paths to It." IJCMAM vol.4, no.1 2014: pp.59-85. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcmam.2014010104
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Barakat, K. H., Houghton, M., Tyrrel, D. L., & Tuszynski, J. A. (2014). Rational Drug Design: One Target, Many Paths to It. International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM), 4(1), 59-85. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcmam.2014010104
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Barakat, Khaled H., et al. "Rational Drug Design: One Target, Many Paths to It," International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM) 4, no.1: 59-85. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcmam.2014010104
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Alain B. Tchagang, Fazel Famili, Youlian Pan
Identification of biological significant subspace clusters (biclusters and triclusters) of genes from microarray experimental data is a very daunting task that emerged, especially with the...
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Identification of biological significant subspace clusters (biclusters and triclusters) of genes from microarray experimental data is a very daunting task that emerged, especially with the development of high throughput technologies. Several methods and applications of subspace clustering (biclustering and triclustering) in DNA microarray data analysis have been developed in recent years. Various computational and evaluation methods based on diverse principles were introduced to identify new similarities among genes. This review discusses and compares these methods, highlights their mathematical principles, and provides insight into the applications to solve biological problems.
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Tchagang, Alain B., et al. "Subspace Clustering of DNA Microarray Data: Theory, Evaluation, and Applications." IJCMAM vol.4, no.2 2014: pp.1-52. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCMAM.2014070101
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Tchagang, A. B., Famili, F., & Pan, Y. (2014). Subspace Clustering of DNA Microarray Data: Theory, Evaluation, and Applications. International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM), 4(2), 1-52. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCMAM.2014070101
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Tchagang, Alain B., Fazel Famili, and Youlian Pan. "Subspace Clustering of DNA Microarray Data: Theory, Evaluation, and Applications," International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM) 4, no.2: 1-52. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCMAM.2014070101
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Jan Kalina, Jana Zvárová
Decision support systems represent an important tool offering assistance with the decision making process in a variety of applications. This paper starts with recalling the basic principles and...
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Decision support systems represent an important tool offering assistance with the decision making process in a variety of applications. This paper starts with recalling the basic principles and structure of decision support systems in medicine from a general perspective. Their effect in terms of both potential and limitations for finding the diagnosis, prognosis and therapy are overviewed from the points of view of health care effectiveness and patient safety. The authors are particularly interested in the specialty field of psychiatry. They discuss its specific challenges and analyze the slower penetration of telemedicine tools to psychiatry compared to other clinical fields. Finally, they claim that the development of decision support systems play a key role in the development of the concept of information-based medicine in general as well as to the particular context of information-based psychiatry.
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Kalina, Jan, and Jana Zvárová. "Decision Support for Mental Health: Towards the Information-based Psychiatry." IJCMAM vol.4, no.2 2014: pp.53-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCMAM.2014070102
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Kalina, J. & Zvárová, J. (2014). Decision Support for Mental Health: Towards the Information-based Psychiatry. International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM), 4(2), 53-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCMAM.2014070102
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Kalina, Jan, and Jana Zvárová. "Decision Support for Mental Health: Towards the Information-based Psychiatry," International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM) 4, no.2: 53-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCMAM.2014070102
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Hidehiko Hayashi, Akinori Minazuki
In this modern society, with its multitude of stressors that people encounter on a daily basis, a characteristic of mental disorders is that there is a risk of developing them at the unconscious...
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In this modern society, with its multitude of stressors that people encounter on a daily basis, a characteristic of mental disorders is that there is a risk of developing them at the unconscious level, and even if the patient were to detect the condition, they are difficult to treat. Furthermore, while there are tests that evaluate the level of stress, these tests still have many elements. Therefore, it is extremely important to be able to objectively assess ones stress levels, as well as to raise awareness of and pay attention to internal signals in order to control the level of risk, to create a mechanism which provides medical help. Thus, this study aims to visualize the internal signals through the heart rate which is affected by stress, develop a system to provide assistance in returning stress to normal levels, and assisting in helping patients manage their own risk levels.
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Hayashi, Hidehiko, and Akinori Minazuki. "Development of Stress Management System for Prevention of a Mental Disease using Smart Finger Plethysmogram Measurement." IJCMAM vol.4, no.2 2014: pp.66-74. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCMAM.2014070103
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Hayashi, H. & Minazuki, A. (2014). Development of Stress Management System for Prevention of a Mental Disease using Smart Finger Plethysmogram Measurement. International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM), 4(2), 66-74. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCMAM.2014070103
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Hayashi, Hidehiko, and Akinori Minazuki. "Development of Stress Management System for Prevention of a Mental Disease using Smart Finger Plethysmogram Measurement," International Journal of Computational Models and Algorithms in Medicine (IJCMAM) 4, no.2: 66-74. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCMAM.2014070103
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