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.
OSA overcomes instability in skipless Transformers.
problem Instability in skipless Transformers using Softmax Self-Attention.
method OSA parametrizes attention matrix to be orthogonal via skew-symmetric matrix exponential.
result OSA allows for training non-causal Transformers without skip connections and normalisation layers.
Polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard for diagnosing sleep obstructive apnea (OSA). It allows monitoring of breathing events throughout the night. The detection of these events is usually done by trained sleep experts. However, this task is tedious, highly time-consuming and subject to important inter-scorer varia…
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 …
Review of childhood data for predicting overweight and obesity in later life.
problem Predicting overweight and obesity in later life using childhood data.
method Bibliographic searches and iterative searching of references.
result High performance prediction models often use short time periods or late childhood data.
CNN improves OSA diagnosis accuracy from PSG data.
problem Manual PSG analysis by specialists is tedious, time-consuming, and prone to errors.
method 1D CNN architecture with convolutional and FCN layers for OSA severity classification.
result Proposed CNN model achieves excellent classification results without manual preprocessing.
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.
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,…
1DCNN detects OSA from ECG signals with high accuracy.
problem Automated detection of OSA from ECG signals.
method 1DCNN model using convolutional, max pooling, and MLP layers.
result Model achieves high classification results in training and validation.
Sleep stage classification constitutes an important element of sleep disorder diagnosis. It relies on the visual inspection of polysomnography records by trained sleep technologists. Automated approaches have been designed to alleviate this resource-intensive task. However, such approaches are usually compared to a sin…
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.
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…
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.
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…
New method phenotypes sleep apnea patients using time series analysis.
problem Traditional diagnosis of sleep apnea is insufficient for capturing its multi-faceted outcomes.
method Fuzzy clustering in time and frequency domains, and persistent homology for topological analysis.
result Phenotyping patients improves understanding of sleep apnea.
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.
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.
RCS-YOLO improves brain tumor detection speed and accuracy.
problem Efficiently detecting brain tumors with high accuracy and speed.
method Proposes RCS-YOLO, a fast and accurate brain tumor detector using YOLO with Reparameterized Convolution and channel Shuffle.
result RCS-YOLO outperforms other YOLO versions in speed and accuracy on brain tumor detection.
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.
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.
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.
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…
The functional significance of resting state networks and their abnormal manifestations in psychiatric disorders are firmly established, as is the importance of the cortical rhythms in mediating these networks. Resting state networks are known to undergo substantial reorganization from childhood to adulthood, but wheth…
Paper proposes a method to improve building extraction from aerial images by adapting CNN models.
problem Limited generalization of CNN-based segmentation models for unseen images.
method Combines domain transfer and adversarial attack concepts to adapt input images to target images.
result Improves overall IoU and outperforms other methods in cross-dataset experiments.
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.
The study of healthy brain development helps to better understand the brain transformation and brain connectivity patterns which happen during childhood to adulthood. This study presents a sparse machine learning solution across whole-brain functional connectivity (FC) measures of three sets of data, derived from resti…
Researchers develop a neural network that learns like humans, overcoming forgetting and structure issues.
problem Catastrophic forgetting and structure limitations in neural networks.
method Memory playback strategy and dynamic structure extension using conditional variational autoencoder (CVAE).
result The method effectively prevents forgetting and allows for dynamic network growth.
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.
Measurement error in observational datasets can lead to systematic bias in inferences based on these datasets. As studies based on observational data are increasingly used to inform decisions with real-world impact, it is critical that we develop a robust set of techniques for analyzing and adjusting for these biases. …
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.
BIG-bench benchmarks language models, revealing their strengths and weaknesses.
problem Understanding and quantifying the capabilities of large language models.
method Developed the BIG-bench benchmark with 204 tasks from various domains, evaluated across multiple model sizes and types.
result Model performance improves with scale but remains poor, with breakthrough behaviors often involving multiple steps.
Study proposes deep learning techniques to diagnose and differentiate Celiac Disease and Environmental Enteropathy from biopsy images.
problem Challenging histopathologic overlap between Celiac Disease and Environmental Enteropathy in biopsy images.
method Color balancing and Random Multimodel Deep Learning (RMDL) architecture to address staining variability.
result Proposed deep learning techniques improve diagnosis accuracy of Celiac Disease and Environmental Enteropathy.