Supporting self-management with an internet intervention for low back pain in primary care: a RCT (SupportBack 2) by Adam W A Geraghty, Taeko Becque, Lisa C Roberts, Jonathan Hill, Nadine E Foster, Lucy Yardley, Beth Stuart, David A Turner, Gareth Griffiths, Frances Webley, Lorraine Durcan, Alannah Morgan, Stephanie Hughes, Sarah Bathers, Stephanie Butler-Walley, Simon Wathall, Gemma Mansell, Malcolm White, Firoza Davies, Paul Little

“…We also wanted to know whether adding phone calls from a physiotherapist made the website more effective. Finally, we explored whether these options would represent ‘good value for money’ for the National Health Service. …”
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Cysticercosis in Madagascar by Jean-François Carod, Pierre Dorny

“…Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common pattern of cysticercosis in Madagascar and it is reponsible for pediatric morbidity causing more than 50% of epilepsy cases. Though CT-Scan is now available and tends to be considered the gold standard for NCC diagnosis, it remains unaffordable for most Malagasy patients and implies the proposal of a diagnostic algorithm for physicians. …”
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Neurological post-COVID syndrome is associated with substantial impairment of verbal short-term and working memory by Jeyanthan Charles James, Hannah Schulze, Nadine Siems, Christian Prehn, Daniel R. Quast, Nadine Trampe, Ralf Gold, Simon Faissner

“…Neurologic PCS patients had more complaints with significantly higher fatigue scores as well as higher levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms compared to Non-PCS and HC. …”
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Research on predicting the risk level of coal mine roof accident based on machine learning by Zhao-Yang Guan, Jin-Ling Xie, Shen-Kuang Wu, Chao Liang

“…Finally, KNN, SVM and DT algorithms are used to evaluate the model performance. …”
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Neutrophil extracellular traps-related genes contribute to sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by Tang Shaoqun, Yu Xi, Wang Wei, Luo Yaru, Lei Shaoqing, Qiu Zhen, Yang Yanlin, Sun Qian, Xia Zhongyuan

“…Differentially expressed genes were screened by “limma” package in R. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator algorithm was applied to identify the hub genes. …”
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Construction of mitochondrial signature (MS) for the prognosis of ovarian cancer by Miao Ao, You Wu, Kunyu Wang, Haixia Luo, Wei Mao, Anqi Zhao, Xiaomeng Su, Yan Song, Bin Li

“…After univariate Cox analysis, prognostic genes were carried out for modeling mitochondria signature (MS) based on 101 combinations of 10 machine learning algorithms. …”
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Artificial intelligence-based automated breast ultrasound radiomics for breast tumor diagnosis and treatment: a narrative review by Yinglin Guo, Ning Li, Chonghui Song, Juan Yang, Yinglan Quan, Hongjiang Zhang

“…However, despite the notable performance and application potential of ML and DL models based on ABUS, the inherent variability in the analyzed data highlights the need for further evaluation of these models to ensure their reliability in clinical applications.…”
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Real-World Parkinson’s Hand Tremor Detection Using Ensemble Learning Techniques by Sungwook Hur, Jieming Zhang, Moon-Hyun Kim, Tai-Myoung Chung

“…Our method enables more accurate detection of subtle tremor patterns in real-world conditions compared to conventional methods. …”
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Design and validation of a novel multiple sites signal acquisition and analysis system based on pressure stimulation for human cardiovascular information by Gaiqin Liu, Yuan Li, Longcong Chen, Juan Jiang, Jie Tian, Panpan Feng

“…Furthermore, the results suggest that the system can facilitate in-depth research into the relationships between collected signals and CVDs, provide rich raw data for cardiovascular health assessment and disease prediction models based on machine learning algorithms, and offer a new non-invasive method for early diagnosis, evaluation, and prediction of CVDs.…”
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Multi-Class Classification Using Improved Mahalanobis-Taguchi System Based on Binary Tree and Its Application by Niu Junlei

“…Aiming at the inadequacy of Mahalanobis-Taguchi System(MTS), an improved MTS optimization model(MTSO) is proposed. The core idea is that a number of optimization objectives are proposed based on the purpose and characteristics of the data classification problem and optimization model is used for screening important variables instead of orthogonal arrays and signal-noise-ratio. …”
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Enhancing Stroke Prediction with Logistic Regression and Support Vector Machine Using Oversampling Techniques by Syamsul Risal, Fajar Apriyadi, A. Sumardin, Andini Dani Achmad, Annisa Nurul Puteri

“…Simultaneously, SVM with Borderline-SMOTE may be more appropriate for resource-constrained environments.…”
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Research and application of image recognition-based identification for flesh browning of loquat fruits by CHEN Yujia, DENG Chaojun, ZHANG Tingting, WANG Xiuping, CHEN Xiuping, ZHAO Jianing, MA Cuilan, JIANG Jimou

“…The Euclidean distance algorithm indicated that the percentage of browning area in the white flesh type was significantly higher than that in the red flesh type. …”
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A statistical method for high-throughput emergence rate calculation for soybean breeding plots based on field phenotypic characteristics by Yan Sun, Mengqi Li, Meiling Liu, Jingyi Zhang, Yingli Cao, Xue Ao

“…Then, a soybean seedling counting algorithm was constructed: by establishing a soybean seedling growth model, the idea of “growth normalization” was proposed, and the expansion-compression factor was defined to eliminate the influence of soybean seedling growth inconsistency on counting. …”
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The use of patient-reported outcome measures to improve patient-related outcomes – a systematic review by Joshua M. Bonsel, Ademola J. Itiola, Anouk S. Huberts, Gouke J. Bonsel, Hannah Penton

“…Conclusions The use of PROMs at the individual level has matured considerably. Monitoring/screening applications seem promising particularly for diseases for which treatment algorithms rely on the experienced symptom burden by patients. …”
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Immunotyping of thyroid cancer for clinical outcomes and implications by Jin Xu, Zhen Luo, Dayong Xu, Mujing Ke, Cheng Tan

“…Furthermore, the prognostic model’s utility in predicting immunotherapy response was analyzed. …”
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LncRNAs regulates cell death in osteosarcoma by Ping’an Zou, Zhiwei Tao, Zhengxu Yang, Tao Xiong, Zhi Deng, Qincan Chen, Li Niu

“…Three machine learning algorithms—Support Vector Machine, Random Forest, and Generalized Linear Model—were utilized to select feature genes. …”
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RAD-Seq-derived SSR markers: a new paradigm for genetic analysis and construction of genetically improved production populations in Pinus koraiensis by Pingyu Yan, Wanying Zhang, Junfei Hao, Xiaotian Miao, Jun Wu, Zixiong Xie, Zhixin Li, Lei Zhang, Hanguo Zhang

“…A production population of 20 individuals was constructed via the simulated annealing algorithm, which exhibited a more reasonable mating system (F=−0.028) and demonstrated superior cone production compared with that of the plus tree population, with an increase of 79.6%. …”
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Use of ICT to Confront COVID-19 by Yousry Saber El Gamal

“…The risk of getting infected is a function of numerous factors where mathematical modeling would not yield fruitful results. However, a comprehensive analysis of these factors integrated with AI techniques, can offer a more precise and reliable prevision of individual risk profiles. …”
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The Growing Impact of Natural Language Processing in Healthcare and Public Health by Aadit Jerfy, Owen Selden, Rajesh Balkrishnan PhD

“…Automating labor intensive and tedious tasks with language processing algorithms, using text analytics systems and machine learning to analyze social media data and extracting insights from unstructured data allows for better public sentiment analysis, enhancement of risk prediction models, improved patient communication, and informed treatment decisions. …”
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Role of Artificial Intelligence and Personalized Medicine in Enhancing HIV Management and Treatment Outcomes by Ashok Kumar Sah, Rabab H. Elshaikh, Manar G. Shalabi, Anass M. Abbas, Pranav Kumar Prabhakar, Asaad M. A. Babker, Ranjay Kumar Choudhary, Vikash Gaur, Ajab Singh Choudhary, Shagun Agarwal

“…Despite these innovations, challenges such as data privacy, algorithmic bias, and the need for clinical validation remain. …”
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