Understanding the community conditions that best support universal access and improved childhood outcomes allows ultimately to improve decision-making in the areas of planning and investment across the early stages of childhood development. Here we describe two different data-driven approaches to visualizing the lived …
More than two thirds of mental health problems have their onset during childhood or adolescence. Identifying children at risk for mental illness later in life and predicting the type of illness is not easy. We set out to develop a platform to define subtypes of childhood social-emotional development using longitudinal,…
AR app enhances young children's understanding of Wudhu.
problem Teaching Wudhu to young children is challenging.
method Needs analysis, system design, implementation, testing (Black Box Testing).
result AR technology improves children's learning interest and understanding of Wudhu.
Background: Overweight and obesity are an increasing phenomenon worldwide. Predicting future overweight or obesity early in the childhood reliably could enable a successful intervention by experts. While a lot of research has been done using explanatory modeling methods, capability of machine learning, and predictive m…
New method robust to random distributional shifts in prediction.
problem Random distributional shifts in real-world settings.
method Hybrid approach combining long-term and proxy outcomes.
result Hybrid approach yields lower mean-squared error than current methods.
Human brain development is rapid during infancy and early childhood. Many disease processes impair this development. Therefore, brain developmental age estimation (BDAE) is essential for all diseases affecting cognitive development. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of infants shows brain growth and morphologic pa…
Transformer model outperforms classical methods in childhood anemia prediction across diverse countries.
problem Generalizing childhood anemia prediction models across different countries and data scarcity.
method Transformer-based tabular foundation model compared to classical supervised methods using DHS data.
result Transformer model achieves lower Brier score and ECE in low-data settings, outperforming classical models.
Paper tackles tensor decomposition for unaligned observations using RKHS and novel loss functions.
problem Tackles tensor decomposition for unaligned observations.
method Uses functions in RKHS to represent mode with unaligned observations, introduces versatile loss function, proposes optimization algorithm and stochastic gradient method.
result Demonstrates improved tensor decomposition efficiency and effectiveness with synthetic and real data.
BiLiNGAM model reveals brain emotion circuit development in adolescents.
problem Understanding brain emotion circuit development during adolescence.
method Bayesian incorporated linear non-Gaussian acyclic model (BiLiNGAM) for multiple DAGs estimation.
result BiLiNGAM reveals unique developmental hub structures and group-specific patterns in emotion-related intra- and inter-modular connectivity.
To coordinate actions with an interaction partner requires a constant exchange of sensorimotor signals. Humans acquire these skills in infancy and early childhood mostly by imitation learning and active engagement with a skilled partner. They require the ability to predict and adapt to one's partner during an interacti…
Novel approach uses quasi-conformal geometry for OSA classification from cephalometry.
problem Classifying obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on craniofacial profiles.
method Quasi-conformal geometry for local deformation analysis of 15 landmark points in lateral cephalograms.
result Proposed model achieves 92.5% testing accuracy.
AI predicts dyslexia and dysgraphia in children.
problem Early detection and assessment of dyslexia and dysgraphia.
method Machine learning on datasets of children's handwriting and audio recordings.
result Preliminary model shows high performance in classifying dyslexic and dysgraphic children.
Natural experiment dataset reveals inconsistent treatment effect estimators.
problem Inconsistent results from over 20 estimators on a new dataset.
method Created a benchmark to evaluate estimator accuracy, derived variance formula, introduced new estimator.
result Doubly robust estimators outperform others by orders of magnitude.
Combining experimental and observational data for long-term causal effects.
problem Estimating causal effects of treatment on long-term outcomes using mixed data types.
method Three approaches for fusing experimental and observational data: equal confounding, shared confounder, and proxy variables.
result Developed estimators for each approach and analyzed their robustness.
Celiac Disease (CD) and Environmental Enteropathy (EE) are common causes of malnutrition and adversely impact normal childhood development. CD is an autoimmune disorder that is prevalent worldwide and is caused by an increased sensitivity to gluten. Gluten exposure destructs the small intestinal epithelial barrier, res…
The theory of complex hyperbolic discrete groups is still in its childhood but promises to grow into a rich subfield of geometry. In this paper I will discuss some recent progress that has been made on complex hyperbolic deformations of the modular group and, more generally, triangle groups. These are some of the simpl…
Pediatric asthma is the most prevalent chronic childhood illness, afflicting about 6.2 million children in the United States. However, asthma could be better managed by identifying and avoiding triggers, educating about medications and proper disease management strategies. This research utilizes deep learning methodolo…
A ML-based method reconstructs 3D organ doses from 2D radiographs for pediatric abdominal radiotherapy.
problem Reconstructing detailed 3D dose distributions for childhood cancer survivors using limited 2D radiographs.
method Surrogate-free ML approach using 142 abdominal planning CTs, 300 artificial plans, and evolutionary algorithm.
result Accurate 3D dose reconstructions with MAEs ≤ 1.7 Gy for edge organs, validated on independent dataset.
Early stopping improves logistic regression's calibration and consistency in high dimensions.
problem Improving the statistical performance of gradient descent in overparameterized logistic regression.
method Investigates the effects of early stopping on gradient descent in logistic regression.
result Early-stopped gradient descent is well-calibrated and statistically consistent, while asymptotic gradient descent is not.
New method stops experiments early for harm in diverse groups.
problem Early stopping of experiments for harmful treatment effects in diverse populations.
method Causal machine learning approach (CLASH) for early stopping.
result CLASH effectively stops experiments early for harmful treatment effects in diverse groups.
This paper improves neural network predictions with early stopping using conformal calibration.
problem Lack of precise statistical guarantees for neural networks trained with early stopping.
method Conformalized early stopping that combines early stopping with conformal calibration.
result Models provide both accuracy and precise inferences without additional data splits.
Efficiently solves Elastic Net in high dimensions with Newton method.
problem Feature selection in high-dimensional data with non-negligible collinearity.
method Semi-smooth Newton Augmented Lagrangian Method.
result Significantly reduces computational cost compared to competitors.
Gradient descent with early stopping achieves optimal sparse recovery.
problem Sparse regression with gradient descent and early stopping.
method Gradient descent on depth-N networks with early stopping.
result Implicit sparse regularization occurs with early stopping for general depth N.
Early stopping methods reduce unnecessary reasoning steps in LLMs by monitoring uncertainty signals.
problem LLMs sometimes generate unnecessary reasoning steps, especially under uncertainty.
method Statistically principled early stopping methods that monitor uncertainty signals during generation.
result Uncertainty-aware early stopping improves efficiency and reliability in LLM reasoning, especially in math reasoning.
Paper analyzes pricing model for bonds with early redemption.
problem Analyzing pricing of bonds with early redemption features.
method Structural approach for mathematical modeling of bond prices.
result Existence and uniqueness of default and early redemption boundaries proved.
The study reveals optimal early stopping behaviors in deep learning models.
problem Understanding optimal early stopping in deep learning models.
method Theoretical analysis of linear models and experimental validation.
result Two distinct behaviors of optimal early stopping time depending on model dimension relative to dataset features.
This paper introduces a novel recalibration method for multivariate forecasts.
problem Multivariate calibration for potentially misspecified models.
method Local mappings between marginal probability integral transform values and observed space, using K-nearest neighbors or normalizing flows.
result Demonstrated effectiveness on currency exchange rate and childhood malnutrition data.
This paper reviews early time series classification methods.
problem Minimizing class prediction delay in time-sensitive applications.
method Divided into four categories: prefix based, shapelet based, model based, and miscellaneous approaches.
result Demonstrates reasonable performance in various applications.
This work bounds the run-time of nonconvex optimization with early stopping.
problem Bounding the expected run-time of nonconvex optimization with early stopping.
method Derives conditions for well-defined early stopping based on validation function norms and bounds the expected number of iterations and gradient evaluations.
result Guarantees the validity of early stopping and provides bounds on the expected run-time for various optimization algorithms.
E2CM uses class means for efficient early exits in neural networks.
problem Efficient early exits in neural networks with low computational cost.
method Early Exit Class Means (E2CM) based on class means of samples, without gradient-based training. result E2CM achieves higher accuracy with fixed training time budget and boosts existing early exit schemes. Enhances early-exit neural networks for anytime classification.
problem Lack of guaranteed prediction quality improvement with longer computation time.
method Post-hoc modification based on Product-of-Experts to enforce conditional monotonicity.
result Achieves conditional monotonicity in prediction quality, enabling anytime classification.
Paper introduces a method to control early classification accuracy gaps.
problem Maintaining accuracy in early classification without full input processing.
method Statistical framework for a calibrated stopping rule.
result Reduces up to 94% of timesteps while controlling accuracy gaps.
The paper analyzes early stopping in linear regression and shows it's equivalent to ridge regularization.
problem Understanding the effect of early stopping on linear regression models.
method Characterization of gradient descent dynamics and analysis of excess risk.
result Early stopped solution is equivalent to minimum norm solution for a generalized ridge regularized problem.
We estimate treatment cost-savings from early cancer diagnosis. For breast, lung, prostate and colorectal cancers and melanoma, which account for more than 50% of new incidences projected in 2017, we combine published cancer treatment cost estimates by stage with incidence rates by stage at diagnosis. We extrapolate to…
XAI identifies key time steps for early crop classification.
problem Early crop classification with high accuracy and timeliness.
method Training a baseline model with LRP to identify important time steps.
result Identified a 21st April 2019 to 9th August 2019 timeframe with 0.75% accuracy loss.
System predicts respiratory failure up to 8 hours early.
problem Early detection of respiratory failure in ICU patients.
method Machine learning on ICU patient monitoring data.
result System outperforms traditional clinical decision-making.
Study proposes a new early-warning framework for high-dimensional complex systems.
problem Predicting critical transitions in complex systems like epileptic seizures.
method Integrates manifold learning with stochastic dynamical system modeling, using Schrödinger bridge theory.
result Demonstrates higher sensitivity and robustness in epilepsy prediction.
Paper characterizes early-stage dementia signatures from sensor data.
problem Detecting early-stage dementia from sensor data.
method Developed bespoke behavioural models from longitudinal sensor data.
result Found subtle differences in sleep quality and wandering between dementia patients and controls.
Enhances early risk assessments for pediatric outcomes using contrastive learning.
problem Improving risk assessments in early stages of pediatric development.
method Contrastive multi-modal framework that treats each time window as a distinct modality, training on all available data.
result Consistent improvements in early-stage risk assessments validated on real-world tasks.
Early stopping improves neural networks' performance on binary classification tasks.
problem Improving shallow ReLU networks' performance on binary classification tasks.
method Gradient descent with early stopping on binary classification data.
result Gradient descent with early stopping achieves population risk arbitrarily close to optimal.
The paper accelerates LLM inference by adding early exit heads trained in a self-supervised manner.
problem Inference speed in large language models (LLMs) is slow and resource-intensive.
method Adding self-supervised early exit heads at intermediate transformer layers to stop computation early based on confidence thresholds.
result Entropy provides the most reliable confidence metric for stopping computation early.
Well begun is half done. In the crowdfunding market, the early fundraising performance of the project is a concerned issue for both creators and platforms. However, estimating the early fundraising performance before the project published is very challenging and still under-explored. To that end, in this paper, we pres…
Early stopping is a well known approach to reduce the time complexity for performing training and model selection of large scale learning machines. On the other hand, memory/space (rather than time) complexity is the main constraint in many applications, and randomized subsampling techniques have been proposed to tackl…
Optimal early liquidation strategy reduces financial losses during crises.
problem Substantial losses from simultaneous asset liquidation at depressed prices.
method Developed a worst-case approach for optimal early liquidation, considering uncertainty of other banks' decisions.
result Proposed robust optimal strategy maximizes liquid assets' value at clearing, even with uncertainty.
Is an option to early terminate a swap at its market value worth zero? At first sight it is, but in presence of counterparty risk it depends on the criteria used to determine such market value. In case of a single uncollateralised swap transaction under ISDA between two defaultable counterparties, the additional unilat…
Novel approach detects early warning indicators in complex systems.
problem Detecting abrupt transitions in complex systems.
method Directed anisotropic diffusion map and latent stochastic dynamical systems.
result Early warning indicators can detect tipping points in state transitions.
Early stopping in meta-learning improved by analyzing neural activation patterns.
problem Early stopping in few-shot learning is challenging due to distributional shifts between meta-validation and meta-test sets.
method Activation-Based Early-stopping (ABE) analyzes hidden layer activations from unlabelled support examples to detect when target generalization diverges from source data.
result Simple activation statistics can effectively estimate target generalization, improving few-shot transfer learning across various algorithms and datasets.
Detecting depression early from social media texts.
problem Early diagnosis and prevention of depression.
method Topic analysis and learned confidence scores.
result Achieved good results compared to state of the art.