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Traditional Machine Learning Outperforms Automated Machine Learning for Postpartum Readmission Prediction: A Comprehensive Performance and Health-Economic Analysis

Automated machine learning (AutoML) promises to democratize predictive modeling in healthcare by automating algorithm selection and hyperparameter optimization. Our objective was to compare the performance, clinical utility, and health-economic implications of traditional machine learning versus AutoML frameworks for predicting 14-day postpartum readmission using a large national cohort. We analyz...

An Artificial Intelligence Model for Detection of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Report from HeartShare Study

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for over half of all heart failure cases in the United States and remains a diagnostic challenge. Non-invasive, scalable screening tools may enable earlier recognition, timely intervention, and improved care. To evaluate the performance, reproducibility, and early detection capability of an electrocardiogram-based artificial intellige...

LLM-Assisted Taxonomy and Temporal Analysis of Provider Questions About HIV in provider-to-provider telehealth

Ongoing education in HIV care is limited for many healthcare providers working in rural and non-academic settings, which can reduce patients’ access t...

Deploying Smartphone-Based Artificial Intelligence Interventions to Community Health Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Recommendations for Product Developers, Implementing Partners, and Governments

Community health workers are crucial to public health efforts in low– and middle-income countries. Despite their contributions to improving health, th...

Proprietary and Open-Source Large Language Models on the Korean Pharmacist Licensing Examination: A Comparative Benchmarking Study

Large language models (LLMs) have shown remarkable advancements in natural language processing, with increasing interest in their ability to handle ta...

Clustering high-cost patients in England using machine learning: a population-based cohort study

To identify clusters of high-cost patients in England based on diagnoses and sociodemographic characteristics to inform targeted population health man...

Development and Evaluation of Machine Learning Models to Predict Mechanical Restraint and Related Coercive Measures in Hospital Psychiatry

Use of coercive measures in psychiatric hospitals is clinically and ethically challenging. Aiming to support prevention, we developed and evaluated ma...

Dharma: A novel, clinically grounded machine learning framework for pediatric appendicitis—diagnosis, severity assessment and evidence-based clinical decision support

Acute appendicitis is a common but diagnostically challenging surgical emergency in children. Existing linear scoring systems lack sufficient accuracy...

Explainability in action: A metric-driven assessment of local explanations for healthcare tabular models

Explainable AI (XAI) is essential in clinical machine learning, yet quantitative evaluation of explanation quality is rarely reported in a reproducibl...

How Large Language Models Can Affect Clinical Reasoning: A Randomized Clinical Trial

LLMs have encoded a vast array of medical knowledge and are being integrated into clinical settings as decision-support tools to improve physician per...

A novel open access multimodal dataset of nodule imaging and circulating proteome from a lung cancer screening cohort

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening has significantly enhanced early detection and patient survival rates in the population at r...

Ensuring superior learning outcomes and data security for authorized learner

The learner's ability to generate a hypothesis that closely approximates the target function is crucial in machine learning. Achieving this requires...

Outcome measures in chronic urticaria: A comprehensive review.

Chronic urticaria, characterised by pruritic wheals, angioedema or both significantly impacts individuals' quality of life. This review article examin...

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The effectiveness, equity and explainability of health service resource allocation-with applications in kidney transplantation & family planning.

INTRODUCTION: Halfway to the deadline of the 2030 agenda, humankind continues to face long-standing yet urgent policy and management challenges to add...

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A Novel approach to ship valuation prediction: An application to the supramax and ultramax secondhand markets.

Accurate ship valuations are very important in ship sales and purchase (S&P) transactions and for marine insurance purposes. It is equally important t...

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Enhancing table tennis performance and physical fitness through digital technology: a quasi-experimental study based on the TPACK framework.

Educational digitization has made integrating digital technology into physical education a pivotal strategy for transforming pedagogy. Guided by the T...

Jan 1 2025 40416050
Protocol for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of Mongolia's sugar-sweetened beverages tax using double machine learning.

Elevated consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been associated with an increase in obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other non-communicable ...

Jan 1 2025 40493559
IoT and ML-driven framework for managing infectious disease risks in communal spaces: a post-COVID perspective.

COVID-19 has not only changed the way people live but has also altered the way all organizations operate. The most effective precautionary measure aga...

Jan 1 2025 40438060
Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria: History, Review of Socioeconomic and Meteorological Drivers, Diagnostic Challenges, and Artificial Intelligence Integration.

Cholera continues to pose a significant public health challenge in Nigeria, driven by socioeconomic disparities, poor sanitation, and environmental fa...

Jan 1 2025 40469257
New perspectives on university quality assessment: A Mamdani Fuzzy Inference System approach.

Higher education has traditionally played the role of an overarching factor in economic growth and development. The implementation of the European Hig...

Jan 1 2025 40388502
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