Academic Articles & Research Papers

ANAT 2.0: reconstructing functional protein subnetworks

Abstract Background ANAT is a graphical, Cytoscape-based tool for the inference of protein networks that underlie a process of interest. The ANAT tool allows the user to perform network reconstruction under several scenarios in a number of ...

Medical Informatics

Knowledge Management and Data Mining in Biomedicine covers the basic foundations of the area while extending the foundational material to include the recent leading-edge research in the field. The new...

Mapping the Domain of Medical Informatics

OBJECTIVES: The domain of medical informatics (MI) is not well defined. It covers a wide range of research topics. Our objective is to characterize the field of MI by means of the scientific literature in this domain. METHODS: We used title...

Connecting Medical Informatics and Bio-Informatics

A wide variety of topics of bio-informatics, including both medical and bio-medical informatics are addressed by MIE. The main theme in this publication is the development of connections between bio-informatics and medical informatics. Tool...

Patient-reported outcomes and measures for vaginal relaxation syndrome management: a systematic review

Abstract Background The heterogeneity of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in published clinical studies on vaginal relaxation syndrome (VRS) hinders cross-study comparisons and integration of ev...

Prediction of the Leaf Primordia of Potato Tubers Using Sensor Fusion and Wavelength Selection

The sprouting of potato tubers during storage is a significant problem that suppresses obtaining high quality seeds or fried products. In this study, the potential of fusing data obtained from visible (VIS)/near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic...

NeuroDiag: Software for Automated Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease Using Handwriting

Objective: A change in handwriting is an early sign of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, significant inter-person differences in handwriting make it difficult to identify pathological handwriting, especially in the early stages. Thi...

Sources of Information and Behavioral Patterns in Online Health Forums: Observational Study

BackgroundIncreasing numbers of patients are raising their voice in online forums. This shift is welcome as an act of patient autonomy, reflected in the term “expert patient”. At the same time, there is considerable concern that patients ca...

i-MoMCARE: AI-enabled mobile app for maternal and child health care in Cambodia – a pilot implementation and evaluation study

Objectives In Cambodia, village health support groups (VHSGs) are central to maternal and child health (MCH) service delivery, yet maternal mortality remains high with regional disparities. Although digital health solutions show promise, th...

German Medical Informatics Initiative

This article is part of the Focus Theme of Methods of Information in Medicine on the German Medical Informatics Initiative. The Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) was launched within the scope of the German Federal Ministry of Education a...

Handbook of Medical Informatics

Data Processing.- Database Management.- Telecommunication, Networking, and Integration.- Coding and Classification.- The Patient Record.- Biosignal Analysis.- Medical Imaging.- Image Processing and Analysis.- Primary Care.- Clinical Departm...

Perspectives for Medical Informatics

OBJECTIVES: Even though today most university hospitals have already implemented commercial hospital information systems and started to build up comprehensive electronic medical records, reuse of such data for data warehousing and research ...

Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life in Schizophrenia: Beyond the Medical Model

Background: Improving Quality of Life (QoL) in Schizophrenia is an important treatment objective in the shift toward person-centered and recovery-oriented care. Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is a focused aspect of QoL that is direc...

Patient autonomy in cardiac inpatient rehabilitation—A COVID-19-specific exploratory trend study

Background: The COVID-19 outbreak has changed nearly all societal domains, including medical rehabilitation. Social distancing measures impacted patients as well as health professionals during the rehabilitation process. Enhancing patient p...

¿Cómo es la cirugía cardiaca neonatal en un centro terciario en México?

Resumen: Introducción y objetivos: México posee instituciones públicas y privadas para atender a 120 millones de habitantes. Nuestro hospital pediátrico es una institución pública del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Presentamos nuest...

Peer Education and the Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Female Sex Workers in South Africa

The distribution of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in South Africa was instituted in 2016. Female sex workers (FSWs) were targeted as a priority group to curb the rise in new HIV infections. Certain organizations working with FSWs wer...

Big Data Major Security Issues: Challenges and Defense Strategies

Big data has unlocked the door to significant advances in a wide range of scientific fields, and it has emerged as a highly attractive subject both in the world of academia and in business as a result. It has also made significant contribut...

Healthcare Management using Blockchain

Healthcare management using blockchain technology refers to the use of blockchain to improve the efficiency, security and privacy of healthcare data management. Blockchain enables the creation of a decentralized, tamper-proof database that ...

Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Healthcare Management

Exploring Hypertension Etiology and Patient Perspectives on Treatment in Ghana: A Qualitative Investigation

Background. Hypertension (HTN) is a growing public health concern affecting both economically developed and developing nations. In Ghana, HTN significantly impacts morbidity and mortality. Understanding the perspectives of HTN patients rega...