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Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of E-learning from the Perspective of Experts in the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic

Mahdi Moeinikia, Shahram Mehravar Giglouu, Salim Kazami, Meisam Mirzaei Shojakhanlou et al. • Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences (2022)

Background: Today, e-learning has become one of the basic components of education process, especially in higher education. Institutions and universities employ e-learning extensively in their educational operations. In light of this, the go...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30476/ijvlms.2022.94428.1133

A Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome extranet: supporting local communication and information dissemination

Kealey Cathy M, Akhtar-Danesh Noori, Valaitis Ruta K, Brunetti Glenn M et al. • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2005)

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to explore the use and perceptions of a local Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Extranet and its potential to support future information and communication applications. The SARS Ext...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-5-17

Medical informaticsʼ promised land

Mark E. Frisse • Academic Medicine (1999)

A decade ago, a "promised land" was envisioned in which the true potential of medical informatics would be realized. A decade later, it is time to assess academic medicine's progress in its journey into this medical informatics promised lan...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/00001888-199912000-00010

The deep learning applications in IoT-based bio- and medical informatics: a systematic literature review

Zahra Amiri, Arash Heidari, Nima Jafari Navimipour, Mansour Esmaeilpour et al. • Neural Computing and Applications (2024)

Abstract Nowadays, machine learning (ML) has attained a high level of achievement in many contexts. Considering the significance of ML in medical and bioinformatics owing to its accuracy, many investigators discussed multiple solutions for ...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-023-09366-3

Uncertainty and Decisions in Medical Informatics

Peter Szolovits • Methods of Information in Medicine (1995)

This paper presents a tutorial introduction to the handling of uncertainty and decision-making in medical reasoning systems. It focuses on the central role of uncertainty in all of medicine and identifies the major themes that arise in rese...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634594

Theory, Abstraction and Design in Medical Informatics

F. Martín, J Crespo, Holger Billhardt, Víctor Maojo • Methods of Information in Medicine (2002)

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the scientific and engineering components of Medical Informatics. A clear characterization of these components should be undertaken to categorize different areas of Medical Informatics and create a research agenda for ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634312

Impact of a Mobile App (LoAD Calc) on the Calculation of Maximum Safe Doses of Local Anesthetics: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Pietro Elias Fubini, Georges Louis Savoldelli, Tal Sara Beckmann, Caroline Flora Samer et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2024)

BackgroundLocal anesthetics (LAs) are regularly used to alleviate pain during medical or surgical procedures. Their use is generally considered safe, but exceeding the maximum recommended doses can lead to LA systemic toxicity, a rare but p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/53679

Exploring feature selection and classification methods for predicting heart disease

Robinson Spencer, Fadi Thabtah, Neda Abdelhamid, Michael Thompson • Digital Health (2020)

Machine learning has been used successfully to improve the accuracy of computer-aided diagnosis systems. This paper experimentally assesses the performance of models derived by machine learning techniques by using relevant features chosen b...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/2055207620914777

Accelerated maximum likelihood parameter estimation for stochastic biochemical systems

Daigle Bernie J, Roh Min K, Petzold Linda R, Niemi Jarad • BMC Bioinformatics (2012)

Abstract Background A prerequisite for the mechanistic simulation of a biochemical system is detailed knowledge of its kinetic parameters. Despite recent experimental advances, the estimation of unknown parameter values from observed data i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-13-68

Integrating machine learning algorithms and explainable artificial intelligence approach for predicting patient unpunctuality in psychiatric clinics

Alireza Kasaie, Suchithra Rajendran • Healthcare Analytics (2023)

This study addresses patient unpunctuality, a major concern affecting patient waiting time, resource utilization, and quality of care. We develop and compare four machine learning models, including multinomial logistic regression, decision ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.health.2023.100242

Patients’ needs and experiences of telerehabilitation after total hip and knee arthroplasty: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis

Wenzhong Zhang, Hong Ji, Yan Wu, Zhenzhen Xu et al. • Digital Health (2024)

Background The number of patients undergoing joint replacement procedures is continuously increasing. Tele-equipment is progressively being employed for postrehabilitation of total hip and knee replacements. Gaining a comprehensive understa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/20552076241256756

The role of medical informatics in the management of medical information

Jun Hirose, Yoshifumi Wakata, Masato Tagi, Yu Tamaki • The Journal of Medical Investigation (2020)

With progress in information and communication technology, medical information has been converted to digital formats and stored and managed using computer systems. The construction, management, and operation of medical information systems a...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.67.27

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary Care Utilization: An Analysis of Primary Care Claims Data in Alberta, Canada

Mina M. Fahim, Richard P. Golonka, Robin L. Walker, Alka B. Patel et al. • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health (2025)

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted primary health care systems worldwide, prompting rapid changes in how care was delivered. In Alberta, this included a significant shift from in-person to virtual care. This study examines trends i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21501319251338376

A novel and accelerated method for integrated alignment and variant calling from short and long reads

Jinnan Hu, Donald Freed, Hanying Feng, Hong Chen et al. • Frontiers in Bioinformatics (2026)

BackgroundIntegrating short- and long-read sequencing technologies has become a promising approach for achieving accurate and comprehensive genomic analysis. Although short-read sequencing (Illumina, etc.) offers high base accuracy and cost...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fbinf.2025.1691056

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): Data on higher education

Waleed Al-Rahmi, Ahmed Aldraiweesh, Noraffandy Yahaya, Yusri Bin Kamin et al. • Data in Brief (2019)

The data presented in this article are based on provides a systematic and organized review of 219 studies regarding using of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in higher education from 2012 to 2017. Consequently, the extant, peer-reviewed ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.11.139