Differentially private deep learning for time series data by Dwitami, Inggriany

“…The UCR archive and the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC-III) database are some examples of publicly available data sets which contain time series data which may be formulated as a time series classification problem. …”
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Clinical implementation of an oncology-specific family health history risk assessment tool by Fung, Si Ming, Wu, Ryanne R., Myers, Rachel A., Goh, Jasper, Ginsburg, Geoffrey S., Matchar, David, Orlando, Lori A., Ngeow, Joanne

“…The presence of hereditary cancer syndromes in cancer patients can have an impact on current clinical care and post-treatment prevention and surveillance measures. …”
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Prediction of readmission in geriatric patients from clinical notes: retrospective text mining study by Goh, Kim Huat, Wang, Le, Yeow, Adrian Yong Kwang, Ding, Yew Yoong, Au, Lydia Shu Yi, Poh, Hermione Mei Niang, Li, Ke, Yeow, Joannas Jie Lin, Tan, Gamaliel Yu Heng

“…Background: Prior literature suggests that psychosocial factors adversely impact health and health care utilization outcomes. However, psychosocial factors are typically not captured by the structured data in electronic medical records (EMRs) but are rather recorded as free text in different types of clinical notes.…”
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Self-assembly of solubilized human hair keratins by Lai, Hui Ying, Setyawati, Magdiel Inggrid, Abdul Rahim Ferhan, Divakarla, Shiva Kamini, Chua, Huei Min, Cho, Nam-Joon, Chrzanowski, Wojciech, Ng, Kee Woei

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Triclosan transformation and impact on an elemental sulfur-driven sulfidogenic process by Zhang, Liang, Wu, Dan, Liang, Jialin, Wang, Li, Zhou, Yan

“…However, it remains unknown if sulfur reduction is capable of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) removal. Thus, this study investigated the feasibility of such process to remove PPCPs and how PPCPs influence the system performance during a long-term operation. …”
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Highly sensitive transistor sensor for biochemical sensing and health monitoring applications: a review by Moudgil, Akshay, Leong, Wei Lin

“…Transistors have gained tremendous attraction in biochemical sensing due to their outstanding performance with high sensitivity, flexibility, selectivity, real-time monitoring, ease of fabrication, and biocompatibility for various point-of-care biomedical and healthcare applications. Herein, critical sensing capability by different transistor classes of i) organic field-effect transistor, ii) organic electrochemical transistor, iii) low dimensional semiconductor field-effect transistor, and iv) hybrid transistors are summarized for biochemical (e.g., ions, glucose, antigen/antibody, DNA, bacteria, virus, cancer biomarkers) detection. …”
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Automated risk prediction of post-stroke adverse mental outcomes using artificial intelligence and machine learning by Oei, Chien Wei

“…Accurate prediction of PSAMO helps clinicians to make early intervention care plans and potentially reduce the incidence of PSAMO.…”
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Public confidence in the auditing profession by Loh, Mei San, Ng, Meow Ling, Tay, Janice Su-Ting

“…Research was carried out in two ways: (1) A questionnaire survey was designed to determine public's perception of auditors' competence, integrity, independence, and the exercise of due audit care. It also ascertains whether there is an expectation gap and how in addition to litigation of auditors and high audit staff turnover impact users' confidence in the profession…”
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Improving access to pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD treated for substance misuse in the London Borough of Islington by Narasimhan, Divya, Simpson, Jane, Stewart, Duncan

“…Although referrals numbers were less than expected, we have established an innovative respiratory care pathway for substance misusers, founded on a holistic approach to diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Additive strategies to mitigate humidity interference effects on PEDOT:PSS sensors for ammonia detection by Beniwal, Ajay, Ganguly, Priyanka, Khandelwal, Gaurav, Gond, Rahul, Rawat, Brajesh, Li, Chong

“…Development of precise and accurate ammonia sensors suitable for healthcare (point-of-care devices) and environmental monitoring is imperative and absolute necessity. …”
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Food insecurity, social welfare and low birth weight: implications for childhood malnutrition in an urban Eastern Cape Province township by McLaren, Shawn, Steenkamp, Liana, Feeley, Alison, Nyarko, Joyce, Venter, Danie

“…Conclusion The Department of Health has to recognise the significant impact of LBW on the prevalence of stunting and thus the need to prioritise antenatal care. Policymakers could aim to make the CSG available to mothers as close after birth as possible, or during pregnancy, in order to be more effective in reducing the long-term effects of LBW.…”
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Empowering animals through technology: enhancing animal agency in the sound environment by French, Fiona, Potkin, Dominique, Evans, Neil, Hirskyj-Douglas, Ilyena, Jalali, Azadeh, Kleinberger, Rébecca, Kriengwatana, Pralle, Nager, Ruedi, Serah Iyasere, Oluwaseun, Shafiei Sabet, Saeed, Spierings, Michelle

“…As we learn more about how cognition, behaviour, health and welfare of animals can be impacted by sound, understanding how sound environments affect different species has become a topic of high importance. Many managed care environments for animals manipulate sound environments by presenting music, biologically relevant natural sounds or even low-level noise, in an attempt to improve animal welfare outcomes. …”
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Infections diagnosed in children and young people screened for malaria in UK emergency departments: a retrospective multi-centre study by Bird, C, Hayward, GN, Turner, PJ, Wasala, D, Merrick, V, Lyttle, MD, Mullen, N, Fanshawe, TR

“…Any CYP less than 16 years presenting to a participating ED with a history of fever and travel to a malaria-endemic area between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2017 and who had a malaria screen as a part of standard care were included. Geographical risk was calculated for the most common tropical infections.…”

Legitimate priority-setting: refining accountability for reasonableness and its application within NICE by Rand, L

“…<p>In this dissertation, I examine Daniels and Sabin’s theory for fair and legitimate procedures, accountability for reasonableness (AFR), and its relationship to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). AFR has been widely adopted as an exemplar model of procedural decision-making for healthcare limit-setting. …”

When a test is more than just a test: findings from patient interviews and survey in the trial of a technology to measure antidepressant medication response (the PReDicT Trial) by Brown, S, Ploeger, C, Guo, B, Petersen, JJ, Beckenstrom, AC, Browning, M, Dawson, GR, Deckert, J, Dias, R, Dourish, CT, Gorwood, P, Kingslake, J, Menke, A, Sola, VP, Reif, A, Ruhe, H, Simon, J, Stäblein, M, van Schaik, A, Veltman, DJ, Morriss, R, PReDicT Group

“…The aim was to explore patient experiences of the Test including acceptability and implementation, to inform its use within care. A bespoke survey was completed by trial participants in five countries (n = 778) at week 8. …”

Adaptation of the WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic classification to support national antimicrobial stewardship priorities in the UK: findings from a modified Delphi a... by Bou-Antoun, S, Oettle, RC, Leanord, A, Seaton, RA, Cooper, BS, Muller-Pebody, B, Conlon-Bingham, G, Kerr, F, Hand, KS, Sandoe, JAT, Llewelyn, MJ, Fleming, N, Brown, NM, Reid, N, Howard, P, Mckinstry, S, Malcolm, W, Demirjian, A, Ashiru-Oredope, D

“…We assessed the categorization of each of the antibiotics for systemic use for antimicrobial stewardship and quality improvement practice across primary and secondary care in the UK, proposing a nationally adapted UK-AWaRe classification. …”

Analysis of incidence of motor neuron disease in England 1998–2019: use of three linked datasets by Burchardt, JM, Mei, XW, Ranger, T, McDermott, CJ, Radunovic, A, Coupland, C, Hippisley-Cox, J

“…<p><strong>Conclusion</strong></p> The use of three linked national datasets captured 33% more people than a primary care dataset alone. Patients were older than in previous studies and rates were high in all ethnic groups studied except Black African and Chinese people. …”

‘An unimaginable challenge’: a cross-cultural qualitative study of ethics and decision-making around tracheostomy ventilation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Ozeki-Hayashi, R, Wilkinson, D

“…<p><strong> Conclusions</strong></p> Our study illustrates how the emphasis on autonomy varies along with variations in the way care is organized in the setting of highly resource intensive treatment and progressive severe disabling illness. …”

Omega-3 fatty acid supply in pregnancy for risk reduction of preterm and early preterm birth by Cetin, I, Carlson, SE, Burden, C, da Fonseca, EB, di Renzo, GC, Hadjipanayis, A, Harris, WS, Kumar, KR, Olsen, SF, Mader, MS, McAuliffe, FM, Muhlhausler, B, Oken, E, Poon, LC, Poston, L, Ramakrishnan, U, Roehr, CC, Savona-Ventura, C, Smuts, CM, Sotiriadis, A, Su, K-P, Tribe, RM, Vannice, G, Koletzko, B, Clinical Practice Guideline

External validation of the QCovid risk prediction algorithm for risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation and mortality in adults: national validation cohort study in Scotland by Simpson, CR, Robertson, C, Kerr, S, Shi, T, Vasileiou, E, Moore, E, McCowan, C, Agrawal, U, Docherty, A, Mulholland, R, Murray, J, Ritchie, LD, McMenamin, J, Hippisley-Cox, J, Sheikh, A

“…<p><strong>Methods</strong></p> We established a national COVID-19 data platform using individual level data for the population of Scotland (5.4 million residents). Primary care data were linked to reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR) virology testing, hospitalisation and mortality data. …”