Data mining

Asian medicine

Researchers Uncover Insights into Respiratory Syncytial Viruses through Traditional Chinese Medicine Data Mining Approach

A team of researchers from Shanghai Normal University has applied data mining techniques to analyze electronic medical records from a Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic, yielding valuable insights into the diagnostic features and prescription patterns of influenza-like illnesses. The study, published in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, aimed to describe diagnostic

Machine learning

Unsupervised Machine Learning Algorithms Outperform MRI-Based Counterparts in Sarcopenia Prediction

Researchers have made significant strides in developing algorithms that can accurately predict sarcopenia, a condition characterized by muscle wasting and weakness. A recent study published in Frontiers in Public Health found that unsupervised machine learning algorithms, specifically Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM), K-means clustering, and Otsu automatic threshold partitioning, outperformed MRI-based

Algorithms

Breakthrough in Multiobjective Reinforcement Learning: Researchers Develop Nonlinear Algorithm for Nonconvex Pareto Fronts

Researchers at Northeastern University have made a significant breakthrough in the field of multiobjective reinforcement learning (MORL) by developing a nonlinear algorithm that can efficiently handle multiobjective Markov decision processes (MOMDPs) with nonconvex Pareto fronts. The new algorithm, called MORL/D-VR, uses a Tchebycheff approach to transform the given MOMDP