Patient journeys are compared to find clusters of similar disease trajectories.
problem Discovering shared health outcomes among patient journeys.
method Comparing longitudinal health data to identify clusters of similar patient trajectories.
result Clusters of patient journeys with similar health outcomes can be identified.
RL platform enhances user journeys in healthcare apps.
problem Improving user experience and personalization in healthcare apps.
method Reinforcement learning framework for adaptive interventions.
result Significant increase in basket size through personalized recommendations.
Enhances understanding of patient healthcare journeys using self-attention.
problem Capturing hidden dependencies in multi-level patient journey data.
method Proposes a multi-level self-attention network (MusaNet) for encoding patient journeys.
result MusaNet produces higher-quality representations than state-of-the-art methods.
Topic modeling enables exploration and compact representation of a corpus. The CaringBridge (CB) dataset is a massive collection of journals written by patients and caregivers during a health crisis. Topic modeling on the CB dataset, however, is challenging due to the asynchronous nature of multiple authors writing abo…
DAPPER improves scalability of DAP topic model for large corpora.
problem Scaling complex models like DAP to large text corpora.
method Adapted approximate inference techniques for DAP, developing CVI-based EM.
result Significant improvements in model fit and training time without compromising structure.
We present here a general framework and a specific algorithm for predicting the destination, route, or more generally a pattern, of an ongoing journey, building on the recent work of [Y. Lassoued, J. Monteil, Y. Gu, G. Russo, R. Shorten, and M. Mevissen, "Hidden Markov model for route and destination prediction," in IE…
Data science predicts user interest for midwifery content.
problem Improving midwives' learning and preventing maternal and newborn deaths.
method Forecasting methods using user-generated logs from online learning apps.
result Determining future user interest in midwifery content types.
Paper surveys Yang-Baxter homology journey and introduces new insights.
problem Yang-Baxter homology and knot theory.
method Historical survey and novel insights.
result New insights into Yang-Baxter homology.
Industrial-scale podcast recommender system optimizes long-term listening journeys.
problem Optimizing long-term listening experiences in podcast recommendation systems.
method Reinforcement learning approach to optimize user listening journeys over months.
result Significantly improved long-term performance in A/B tests compared to short-term metrics.
India's tax on crypto income sparks debate on its future.
problem Impact of 30% tax on Indian crypto market.
method Discussion of various opinions and predictions.
result Uncertainty about crypto's future in India.
Explains Uhlenbeck's work on maps and fields.
problem None explicitly stated in the abstract.
method Expository discussion of Uhlenbeck's work on harmonic maps and Yang-Mills fields.
result Discussion of Uhlenbeck's contributions to mathematical fields.
The paper evaluates different graph input representations for urban network analysis.
problem Challenges in analyzing urban networks due to their size and complexity.
method Design and evaluation of six graph input representations considering topological and temporal characteristics.
result Temporal information in graph input representations significantly improves model accuracy (RMSE of 1.42).
The paper reviews recent statistical methods for financial markets, focusing on jumps, volatility, and microstructure noise.
problem Analyzing financial market data with statistical models.
method Review and development of statistical methods for financial markets, including jump tests, rough volatility, and microstructure noise.
result Established a minimax lower bound for volatility recovery and proposed new statistical methods for financial market analysis.
Modeling dynamic user interests using neural matrix factorization.
problem Challenging extraction of valuable insights from unstructured, high-dimensional, and dynamic online content data.
method Combines matrix factorization with neural networks to model nonlinear user and content factors.
result Accurately identifies nuanced and coherent consumption patterns of Boston Globe readers over five years.
Repository tackles fake health news in cancer research.
problem Spread of fake health news over the internet.
method Developed comprehensive FakeHealth repository with rich features and detailed explanations.
result Repository helps in understanding and validating health fake news datasets.
System identifies health risks using semantic and machine learning.
problem Identifying risk factors associated with health conditions in subpopulations.
method Developed a combined semantic and machine learning system using a health risk ontology and knowledge graph.
result Dynamic discovery of risk factors and their subpopulations.
Study finds macroeconomic indicators predict health workforce and infrastructure measures.
problem Evaluating the predictive value of macroeconomic indicators for public health targets.
method Examined multiple forecasting approaches including neural networks, generalized additive models, random forests, and time series models with exogenous indicators.
result Macroeconomic indicators provide consistent and reproducible predictive signals for health workforce and infrastructure measures, but less so for other targets.
Study uses machine learning to predict future health from various health data types.
problem Predicting future health using diverse health data types.
method Applied machine learning (neural networks and XGBoost) to longitudinal data from 6830 individuals.
result Health-related measures were the strongest predictors of future health status, while genetic data performed poorly.
Study user engagement in mobile health apps for health workers in resource-poor settings.
problem Detect churn and tailor content for health workers in mobile health apps.
method Probabilistic and survival analysis of behavioral logs.
result Personalized measures of meaningful engagement can enhance health outcomes.
New algorithm forecasts health indicators for better equipment lifespan prediction.
problem Improving equipment lifespan prediction through health indicator forecasting.
method Generative + scenario matching approach using Gaussian Process.
result Superior performance compared to existing methods.
New fair regression methods improve health care spending predictions for undercompensated groups.
problem Current risk adjustment formulas underpredict spending for specific health groups, leading to unfair compensation.
method Developed new fair regression methods by integrating fairness considerations into the objective function.
result New methods lead to significant improvements in fairness (98%) with minimal impact on overall fit (4%).
LHIEM model predicts health, income, and employment over years.
problem Lack of path dependency in health policy simulations.
method Discrete-time microsimulation with Markov chain modules.
result Validates health care financing proposal through detailed modeling.
Automatically assesses the quality of online health articles.
problem Lack of automated tools to evaluate the quality of online health information.
method Data mining approach using 10 quality criteria and feature selection.
result Classifier achieved 84%-90% accuracy on 10 criteria.
Bayesian framework predicts post-disruption travel times in metro networks.
problem Uncertainty in post-disruption travel times in metro networks.
method Bayesian spatiotemporal modeling framework capturing train interactions and non-Gaussian distributional characteristics.
result The proposed models consistently outperform baseline specifications in point prediction and uncertainty quantification.
DynGraph2Seq predicts health stages from user activity graphs in online forums.
problem Predicting health stages from changing user activities in online forums.
method Formulated user activities as dynamic graphs, used DynGraph2Seq model with hierarchical attention.
result Demonstrated effectiveness and interpretability of DynGraph2Seq.
Mobile apps and machine learning improve malaria prevention and treatment.
problem High malaria cases and deaths in low-income countries.
method Adaptive interventions using mobile health apps and machine learning.
result Increased malaria testing, adherence, and provider skills.
Study assesses health plan risk measures for Solvency Capital Requirement.
problem Assessing risk measures for health plans to meet Solvency Capital Requirement.
method Three-part regression model with three GLMs for claim counts, episode allocation, and severity.
result Reduction in regression models compared to traditional methods.
Although there are millions of transgender people in the world, a lack of information exists about their health issues. This issue has consequences for the medical field, which only has a nascent understanding of how to identify and meet this population's health-related needs. Social media sites like Twitter provide ne…
Deep neural network predicts health costs better than traditional models.
problem Accurate prediction of healthcare costs for optimal cost management.
method Developed a deep neural network to predict future health care costs from health insurance claims records.
result Deep neural network outperformed ridge regression and Morbi-RSA models in cost prediction.
GP-HD uses genetic programming to generate personalized health models.
problem Creating accurate, personalized health models from large health data.
method Genetic Programming framework to generate parameterized dynamical systems models.
result GP-HD models perform similarly to models based on domain knowledge and outperform LSTM models.
ML4H workshop at NeurIPS 2018 focuses on health applications of machine learning.
problem Improving health outcomes through machine learning.
method Presented health applications and machine learning techniques.
result Demonstrated the potential of machine learning in healthcare.
A typical solution of an integrable system is described in terms of a holomorphic curve and a line bundle over it. The curve provides the action variables while the time evolution is a linear flow on the curve's Jacobian. Even though the system of Nahm equations is closely related to the Hitchin system, the curves appe…
Examines fairness in ML for health, highlighting its importance and challenges.
problem Ensuring fairness in ML models for health to prevent health disparities.
method Reviews fairness notions in ML for health, including group, individual, and causal-based approaches.
result Discusses the importance and challenges of fairness in health-focused ML applications.
Generative adversarial networks transform streetscape images to improve health and wellbeing.
problem Improving health and wellbeing outcomes through better streetscape design.
method Generative adversarial networks were used to translate Google Street View images, preserving structure while changing the style from bad health to good health areas.
result Translated images show that good health areas have more green space and compact urban design, while good social capital areas have more footpaths and less fencing.
Deep autoencoders improve health tweet clustering.
problem Accurate clustering of health-related tweets.
method Deep convolutional autoencoders for learning compact tweet representations.
result Clustering performance significantly outperforms conventional methods.
HealthSyn generates synthetic user behavior data for health interventions.
problem Lack of representative data for testing AI health interventions.
method Uses Markov processes to simulate diverse user actions, generating logs for ML algorithms.
result Synthetic data can be used to develop, test, and evaluate ML algorithms and RL-based interventions.
EduQG generates better educational questions by pre-training on scientific text.
problem Improving the quality of educational questions for scalable self-assessment.
method Adapting a large language model for educational question generation, pre-trained on scientific text.
result EduQG produces superior educational questions compared to baseline models.
Study shows racial bias in health data, which can be reduced with simple techniques.
problem Racial bias in health indicators measured by the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
method Used publicly available and nationally representative MEPS data to show bias in predictive models for care management.
result Racial bias can be significantly reduced using simple mitigation techniques.
AdaCare learns health status from biomarkers across multiple time scales.
problem Lack of explicit extraction of historical biomarker variation and adaptability to diverse patient conditions.
method Scale-adaptive feature extraction and recalibration for interpretability.
result AdaCare achieves state-of-the-art prediction accuracy and provides interpretable results.
This study evaluates a health knowledge graph for robustness in EHRs.
problem Evaluate robustness of a health knowledge graph in EHRs.
method Analyze sample size, unmeasured confounders, and non-linear functions.
result Identify sample size and unmeasured confounders as major sources of error.
Model predicts COVID-19 growth in Senegal, highlighting health care capacity importance.
problem Impact of health care capacity on COVID-19 growth in Senegal.
method Compartmental model with logistic growth health care capacity, machine learning projection.
result Condition to avoid overwhelming health care system provided.
Survey of robust streaming techniques and their relationships.
problem Challenges in robust streaming and online learning.
method Overview and survey of robust streaming techniques, unifying theorems.
result Proved the relationship between robust streaming techniques.
We investigate the joint dynamics of spot and implied volatility from an empirical perspective. We focus on the equity market with the SPX Index our underlying of choice. Using only observable quantities, we extract the instantaneous variance curves implied by the market and study their daily variations jointly with sp…
The paper introduces a health-informed policy gradient method for multi-agent reinforcement learning.
problem Optimizing joint reward functions in multi-agent systems with varying agent health.
method Health-informed credit assignment in a multi-agent proximal policy optimization algorithm.
result Significant improvement in learning performance compared to traditional methods.
Tensor analysis improves structural health monitoring of complex aerospace systems.
problem Highly redundant and correlated sensor data in structural health monitoring.
method Tensor-based learning for multi-way structural data analysis.
result Tensor-based approach successfully detects damage in aeroservoelastic models.
DeepCoDA provides personalized interpretability for complex health data.
problem Interpreting complex health data, especially compositional data, is challenging.
method DeepCoDA framework for high-dimensional compositional data, personalized interpretability through patient-specific weights.
result DeepCoDA maintains state-of-the-art performance and provides coherent, personalized interpretations.
This study seeks to validate a search protocol of ill health-related terms using Twitter data which can later be used to understand if, and how, Twitter can reveal information on the current health situation. We extracted conversations related to health and disease postings on Twitter using a set of pre-defined keyword…
Develops a personalized reinforcement learning algorithm for dyadic health interventions.
problem Personalizing health interventions for dyadic relationships in mobile health.
method Dyadic Reinforcement Learning (dyadic RL), a Bayesian and hierarchical online algorithm.
result Established a regret bound and demonstrated empirical performance through simulations and real data.