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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

A genome-wide association study on meat consumption in a Japanese population: the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort study

Yasuyuki Nakamura, Akira Narita, Yoichi Sutoh, Nahomi Imaeda et al. • Journal of Nutritional Science (2021)

Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on the dietary habits of the Japanese population have shown that an effect rs671 allele was inversely associated with fish consumption, whereas it was directly associated with coffee consumption...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1017/jns.2021.49

Functional neuroimaging of visuospatial working memory tasks enables accurate detection of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder

Rubi Hammer, Gillian E. Cooke, Mark A. Stein, James R. Booth • NeuroImage: Clinical (2015)

Finding neurobiological markers for neurodevelopmental disorders, such as attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is a major objective of clinicians and neuroscientists. We examined if functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMR...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.08.015

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

In silico analysis of ciprofloxacin analogs as inhibitors of DNA gyrase of Staphylococcus aureus

Md. Rakhibul Hasan, Surid Mohammad Chowdhury, Md. Abdul Aziz, Asif Shahriar et al. • Informatics in Medicine Unlocked (2021)

In this in silico study, thirty-five ciprofloxacin analogs were docked to the active site of DNA gyrase, the prime target of ciprofloxacin type antibiotics. Prior to docking all the structures were optimized using MM2 force field parameters...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.imu.2021.100748

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

Structural relationships within medical informatics

Theodore Allan Morris, Katherine Wootton McCain (2001)

Medical informatics is the application of information science and information technology to the theoretical and practical problems of biomedical research, clinical practice, and medical education. Although it is broadly interdisciplinary, i...

OPENALEX public-domain DOI: https://doi.org/10.17918/00009917 PMC: 2243843

Trends in Proportion of Delirium Among Older Emergency Department Patients in South Korea, 2017–2022

Jeongmin Moon, Seonji Kim, Daesung Lim, Ho Kyung Sung et al. • Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (2025)

Introduction: Delirium is a critical neuropsychiatric condition that surged among older adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, likely due to social isolation resulting from distancing measures. In this study we exam...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5811/westjem.41507

Estimation of the probability of daily fluctuations of incidence of COVID-19 according to official data

Andrey Gerasimov, Elena Galkina, Elena Danilova, Irina Ikonnikova et al. • PeerJ (2021)

When studying the dynamics of morbidity and mortality, one should not limit ourselves to analyzing general trends. Interesting information can be obtained from the analysis of deviations in morbidity and mortality from the general dynamics....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11049

“I think it's something that we should lean in to”: The use of OpenNotes in Canadian psychiatric care contexts by clinicians

Iman Kassam, Hwayeon Danielle Shin, Keri Durocher, Brian Lo et al. • Digital Health (2022)

Background OpenNotes is the concept of patients having access to their health records and clinical notes in a digital form. In psychiatric settings, clinicians often feel uncomfortable with this concept, and require support during implement...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/20552076221144106

Development of a mobile application for emergency shift handovers using the National Early Warning Score

Iran dos Santos Barbosa, André Estevam Jaques, Cremilde Aparecida Trindade Radovanovic, Luciano de Andrade et al. • Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem (2023)

ABSTRACT Objective: To develop and validate a prototype of a mobile application shift handover between nurses in the emergency room using a severity scale. Method: This is a technological tool carried out at the Universidade Estadual de...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1983-1447.2023.20220130.en

A real-world clinical validation for AI-based MRI monitoring in multiple sclerosis

Michael Barnett, Dongang Wang, Heidi Beadnall, Antje Bischof et al. • npj Digital Medicine (2023)

Abstract Modern management of MS targets No Evidence of Disease Activity (NEDA): no clinical relapses, no magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) disease activity and no disability worsening. While MRI is the principal tool available to neurologis...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41746-023-00940-6

Effects of individualized rTMS on functional connectivity related to the default mode network and frontal-parietal network in major depressive disorder: exploratory analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Jing Jin, Yun Wang, Sixiang Liang, Qingchen Fan et al. • NeuroImage: Clinical (2025)

Objective: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been shown to alleviate depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), typically by targeting the dorsolateral (DLPFC) or dorsomedial pref...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2025.103902

Health-related quality of life in Chinese population with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a national multicenter survey

Rui Huang, Jian-Gao Fan, Jun-Ping Shi, Yi-Min Mao et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2021)

Abstract Background Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) is a multi-dimensional construct that can comprehensively evaluate the patient’s health status, including physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. In this study, we aimed t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01778-w

Evaluating an LLM-assisted workflow for clinical documentation: A pilot randomized controlled trial on time and quality.

Tomohiro Takayama, Keina Sado, Kenji Suda, Hiroshi Tamura et al. • PLOS Digital Health (2026)

Large language models (LLMs) have been investigated for clinical documentation, with concerns about hallucinations and factual errors. Clinician review and revision of LLM-generated drafts are considered essential; however, the impact of su...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001799

Requirements for Vitiligo Registry Design in Iran: A Qualitative Content Analysis Study

Zahra Arabkermani, Roxana Sharifian, Peivand Bastani, Azadeh Bashiri et al. • Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System (2025)

Background: Vitiligo is a prevalent skin disorder that has significant biological and social consequences for the affected individuals. Therefore, appropriate measures should be taken to diagnose this disease and treat patients, and powerfu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30476/jhsss.2024.101583.1884

Five Periods in Development of Medical Informatics

Izet Mašić • Acta Informatica Medica (2014)

Medical informatics, as scientific discipline, has to do with all aspects of understanding and promoting the effective organization, analysis, management, and use of information in health care. While the field of Medical informatics shares ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.5455/aim.2014.22.44-48 PMC: 3947939