bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Designing smart analytical data services for a personal health framework
Authors: Koumakis Lefteris  , Kondylakis Haridimos  , Chatzimina Maria  , Iatraki Galatia  , Argyropaidas Panagiotis  , Kazantzaki Eleni  , Tsiknakis Manolis  , Kiefer Stephan  , Marias Kostas
Published: February 2025

Information in the healthcare domain and in particular personal health record information is heterogeneous by nature. Clinical, lifestyle, environmental data and personal preferences are stored and managed within such platforms. As a result, significant information from such diverse data is difficult to be delivered, especially to non-IT users like patients, physicians or managers. Another issue related to the management and analysis is the volume, which increases more and more making the need for efficient data visualization and analysis methods mandatory. The objective of this work is to present the architectural design for seamless integration and intelligent analysis of distributed and heterogeneous clinical information in the PHR context, as a result of a requirements elicitation process in iManageCancer project. This systemic approach aims to assist health-care professionals to orient themselves in the disperse information space and enhance their decision-making capabilities, to encourage patients to have an active role by managing their health information and interacting with health-care professionals.
Psycho-emotional tools for better treatment adherence and therapeutic outcomes for cancer patients
Authors: Kazantzaki Eleni  , Kondylakis Haridimos  , Koumakis Lefteris  , Marias Kostas  , Tsiknakis Manolis  , Fioretti Chiara  , Gorini Alessandra  , Mazzocco Ketti  , Renzi Chiara  , Pravettoni Gabriella
Published: February 2025

Personalized medicine should target not only the genetic and clinical aspects of the individual patients but also the different cognitive, psychological, family and social factors involved in various clinical choices. To this direction, in this paper, we present instruments to assess the psycho-emotional status of cancer patients and to evaluate the resilience in their family constructing in such a way an augmented patient profile. Using this profile, 1) information provision can be tailored according to patients characteristics; 2) areas of functioning can be monitored both by the patient and by the clinicians, providing suggestions and alerts; 3) personalized decision aids can be develop to increase patient's participation in the consultation process with their physicians and improve their satisfaction and involvement in the decision-making process. Our preliminary evaluation shows promising results and the potential benefits of the tools.
Return to Work After Lumbar Microdiscectomy – Personalizing Approach Through Predictive Modeling
Authors: Papić Monika  , Brdar Sanja  , Papić Vladimir  , Lončar-Turukalo Tatjana
Published: February 2025

Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is the most common disease among working population requiring surgical intervention. This study aims to predict the return to work after operative treatment of LDH based on the observational study including 153 patients. The classification problem was approached using decision trees (DT), support vector machines (SVM) and multilayer perception (MLP) combined with RELIEF algorithm for feature selection. MLP provided best recall of 0.86 for the class of patients not returning to work, which combined with the selected features enables early identification and personalized targeted interventions towards subjects at risk of prolonged disability. The predictive modeling indicated at the most decisive risk factors in prolongation of work absence: psychosocial factors, mobility of the spine and structural changes of facet joints and professional factors including standing, sitting and microclimate.
Automated innovative diagnostic, data management and communication tool, for improving malaria vector control in endemic settings
Authors: Vontas John  , Mitsakakis Konstantinos  , Zengerle Roland  , Yewhalaw Delenasaw  , Sikaala Chadwick Haadezu  , Etang Josiane  , Fallani Matteo  , Carman Bill  , Müller Pie  , Chouaïbou Mouhamadou  , Coleman Marlize  , Coleman Michael
Published: February 2025

Malaria is a life-threatening disease that caused more than 400,000 deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015. Mass prevention of the disease is best achieved by vector control which heavily relies on the use of insecticides. Monitoring mosquito vector populations is an integral component of control programs and a prerequisite for effective interventions. Several individual methods are used for this task; however, there are obstacles to their uptake, as well as challenges in organizing, interpreting and communicating vector population data. The Horizon 2020 project “DMC-MALVEC” consortium will develop a fully integrated and automated multiplex vector-diagnostic platform (LabDisk) for characterizing mosquito populations in terms of species composition, Plasmodium infections and biochemical insecticide resistance markers. The LabDisk will be interfaced with a Disease Data Management System (DDMS), a custom made data management software which will collate and manage data from routine entomological monitoring activities providing information in a timely fashion based on user needs and in a standardized way. The ResistanceSim, a serious game, a modern ICT platform that uses interactive ways of communicating guidelines and exemplifying good practices of optimal use of interventions in the health sector will also be a key element. The use of the tool will teach operational end users the value of quality data (relevant, timely and accurate) to make informed decisions. The integrated system (LabDisk, DDMS & ResistanceSim) will be evaluated in four malaria endemic countries, representative of the vector control challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, (Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia and Zambia), highly representative of malaria settings with different levels of endemicity and vector control challenges, to support informed decision-making in vector control and disease management.
A simple method to predict settlement from previous measurements
Authors: Ravaska O.
Published: February 2025

A very simple and rather accurate method to predict long-term settlement from previous measurements is presented. It is based on the power function y = a · xbwhich suits very well to the settlement observations. The usage of the method is extremely easy compared with other available methods. The results are compared with the Janbu, Asaoka and hyperbola methods using settlement observations from test embankments and other structures constructed in Finland.
Geotechnical properties of stabilized peat
Authors: Jelisic N.
Published: February 2025

Unstabilized peat is very compressible; the relative compression may be up to 60%, defined at a stress increase of 80 kPa. It has a high permeability, normally within the interval 10−5– 10−7m/s, and low shear strength and bulk density (ρ≈ 1000 kg/mtsup3). On the other hand the laboratory stabilized peat (the stabilizer used for stabilization was 80% Merit 5000 and 20% cement and its quantity was 200 kg/m3) has a high elasticity modulus (E50= 149 - 230 MPa for fibrous peat and E50= 131 - 141 MPa for pseudo-fibrous peat), stiffness (ML= 9.3 MPa for fibrous peat and ML= 10 MPa for pseudo-fibrous peat) and shear strength (cu= 386 - 402 kPa for fibrous peat and cu= 305 - 393 kPa for pseudo-fibrous peat), and low permeability (k0= 10−10m/s for fibrous peat and k0= 10−9m/s for pseudo fibrous peat). To achieve this, the stabilized peat must cure for at least 7 days and be loaded with an 18 kPa load while curing.
SPT and CPT based methods to address shear strength of deep mixed soil cement columns
Authors: Puppala Anand J.  , Bhadriraju Venkat  , Porbaha Ali
Published: February 2025

Deep mixing (DM) techniques using cement and lime mixtures have been used to stabilize weak soils, install excavation support, mitigate liquefaction problems and stabilize steep embankments and slopes. Rigorous quality assurance techniques are needed to assess field construction operations since deep mixed soil cement columns in the field are influenced by mixing methods, soil types, constrcution techniques, and mix design methods used in the projects. Current methods of verification of treated soil improvements using field coring and laboratory testing suffer from sampling problems such as rigidity of the sampler, locking of the sampler and rotation of the sampling core with the sampler. Hence, in situ based techniques are often used for strength based quality assessment (QA) studies. As a part of the research study conducted for the National Deep Mixing program, various case studies involving the use of in situ methods for QA studies of treated soil columns across the World are compiled. This data was used to develop different in situ methods based protocols to perform QA investigations. This paper presents two frequently used in situ methods, standard penetration test (SPT) and cone penetration test (CPT) for strength assessments. Several case study results are used to evaluate the use of these test protocols for assessing strength improvements of cement and lime treated soil columns.
Back analysis and safety prediction for an extremely deep foundation pit during its excavation
Authors: Song Erxiang  , Lou Peng  , Lu Xinzheng
Published: February 2025

This paper is concerned with the back analysis and safety prediction of the 50m deep foundation pit for the north anchorage block of the Runyang Yangtze Bridge. The soil conditions and the design of the excavation supporting system are first briefly described. Then a three-dimensional finite element model is employed for the analysis of the system simulating its excavation and construction. Comparative studies are performed to investigate the influence of the various parameters as well as different construction procedures. Based on these analyses a practical procedure is proposed to perform the back analysis of the system parameters and the subsequent safety prediction for the next stage of excavation. Finally the actual on-site execution process is described, which shows the success of the proposed procedure.
The influence of tunnelling on piled foundations
Authors: Jacobsz S.W.  , Standing J.S.  , Mair R.J.
Published: February 2025

A study of the influence of tunnelling on piled foundations was recently completed at the University of Cambridge. The study focussed on tunnelling near driven piles in dense sand and was carried out by means of centrifuge modelling. This paper presents a summary of the main findings, describing the mechanism controlling tunnelling-induced pile behaviour, a zone of influence around the tunnel where piles might be affected and recommendations for tunnelling near piles in practice. Both single piles and pile groups are considered.
Evaluation of slope stability of railway embankments
Authors: Vinogradov V.V.  , Yakovleva T.G.  , Frolovsky Yu.K.  , Zaitsev A.Al.
Published: February 2025

The results of the experimental and theoretical researches of slope stability of railway embankments are presented in the paper. The conclusions of criteria of similarity for modeling of the serviceability of railway embankments on geotechnical centrifuges under the vibro-dynamical loads from a train. In the paper the basic ways of reinforcement and stabilization of potentially-dangerous and deforming embankments of railways are shown, requirements to which are developed on the basis of results of centrifugal modeling of slope stability of a range of embankments, both on real prototypes, and on the basis of development of the generalized parameters of embankments according to the statistical data of the railway network of the Russian Federation.
Geotechnical properties of low density unsaturated carbonated clayey silts and impact on the foundation of canal embankments
Authors: Alonso E.E.  , Romero E.  , Arnedo D.  , Olivella S.
Published: February 2025

A carbonated collapsible silt in natural and compacted state has been tested. Parameters for an elastoplastic constitutive model (BBM) have been derived. Hydraulic properties were also determined. A simulation of canal embankments founded on these natural or compacted materials is then presented. The effect of rainfall and canal losses on the embankment performance is discussed.
Automated procedure of pile dynamic test signal matching
Authors: Charue N.  , Holeyman A.
Published: February 2025

Within the framework of the analysis of a pile dynamic load test, a widely used method is the signal matching procedure between measured and calculated signals. The method requires that the soil parameters are iteratively adjusted in the pile-soil model until a reasonable agreement is found between calculated and measured pile top force and velocity records. The number of unknowns (the soil parameters) depends on the variability of the soil, the pile and soil discretization and the complexity of the used pile/soil interaction model. A direct consequence of these multi-parameters adjustments is the time consumed in computational efforts or independently required expert interpretation. The present paper describes an automated method that simplifies the complexity of the signal matching analysis by giving a starting point for the optimisation procedure based on the geotechnical information available. The general algorithm is exposed, the different parts detailed and illustrated by a pile dynamic test analysis.
Ground vibration induced by percussion piling
Authors: Yeung Albert T.  , Tham L.G.  , Yang J.  , Li Victor K.S.
Published: February 2025

Vibration and noise induced by percussion piling are alway nuissances to residents in the vicinity of a foundation construction site. Therefore, Government authority imposes strict control on percussion piling to reduce such nuissances to nearby residents and to maintain the integrity of nearby fragile structures. However, it is difficult to establish adequate and practical guidelines without high quality field data. A field study is being conducted by The University of Hong Kong, in collaboration of local piling contractors, to evaluate ground vibration induced by percussion piling. The preliminary results of the ongoing study from a particular site are presented in this paper.
Integrated temperature and gas analysis at a municipal solid waste landfill
Authors: Hanson James L.  , Yesiller Nazli  , Kendall Laurel A.
Published: February 2025

This study is conducted to investigate heat and gas production at a municipal solid waste landfill. Periodic temperature and gas measurements have been taken at approximately 140 locations within the waste mass, liner systems, and cover systems at a midwestern U.S.A. landfill since 1999. Increasing temperatures (1 to 15°C/a) were observed for newly placed wastes whereas steady elevated temperatures (50 to 60°C) were observed in older wastes. Liner temperatures increased at a rate of approximately 2 to 4°C/a and stable elevated temperatures in excess of 30°C were observed after 5.5 years and under 42 m of waste height. Anaerobic decomposition and steady landfill gas production commenced within weeks or months of waste placement. Variability of both temperatures and gas levels was observed in wastes due to seasonal climatic fluctuations at shallow depths, whereas relatively stable measurements were obtained at greater depths. The majority of temperature increases for wastes and liners occurs under anaerobic conditions.
The application of unsaturated soil mechanics to the assessment of weather-related geo-hazards
Authors: Gitirana Jr. Gilson de F.N.  , Fredlund Delwyn G.
Published: February 2025

The primary goal of this paper is to illustrate the manner whereby unsaturated soil mechanics can be taken from the soil property assessment level using techniques based on the soil-water characteristic curve, (SWCC), to the quantification of geo-hazards. A concise description of a weather-related geo-hazards assessment model (W-GHA model) is presented. The soil system is represented by a series of partial differential equations (PDE's) governing conservation of mass and momentum and an equation for the soil-atmosphere coupling. Slope stability conditions are quantified using a “dynamic programming” solution. Parameter uncertainty is addressed through a probabilistic and sensitivity analysis framework. An example problem is presented. It is shown that the probability of failure and factor of safety provide important, complementary information. The sensitivity of the input parameters is presented and discussed. Some soil properties are found to have time-dependent sensitivity. Several input parameters appear to have negligible sensitivity and should not be considered random variables under the soil and atmospheric conditions presented herein.
Critical seismic coefficient using limit analysis and finite elements
Authors: Loukidis D.  , Bandini P.  , Salgado R.
Published: February 2025

Numerical limit analysis is used to determine rigorous lower and upper bounds to the horizontal critical pseudo-static seismic coefficient kcrequired to cause collapse of two-dimensional slopes. Optimal bounding values of kcare calculated by applying linear programming techniques. Additionally, conventional displacement finite element analyses were performed for selected cases using the program ABAQUS. The values of kcand the slip surfaces obtained from the displacement finite element analyses and numerical limit analysis are in good agreement with those from both limit equilibrium methods and log-spiral upper bound method. A small number of finite element analyses using a non-associated flow rule showed that soil dilatancy influences the value of kc, and that limit analysis and limit equilibrium solutions may be slightly unconservative.
Geotechnical characteristics of Japanese castle masonry wall and mechanical analysis for its preservation
Authors: Nishida K.  , Tamano T.  , Morimoto H.  , Shrestha B.
Published: February 2025

Japanese castle masonry wall constructed from the late sixteenth century to middle of seventeenth century is appreciated as one of the world's finest and outstanding construction culture. This paper initially presents the various geotechnical characteristics of stability in the Osaka Castle masonry wall through the investigation on historical and empirical study and later, the field mechanical analysis by measurement of masonry wall shape and strain over the reconstruction period of the Marugame Castle masonry wall.
The restoration of San Pedro Cliff at La Alhambra
Authors: Justo J.L.  , Saura J.  , Vázquez N.  , Durand P.  , Soriano C.  , Justo E.
Published: February 2025

San Pedro cliff is a dihedral 65.5 m high (Fig. 1) that has progressed to place itself at 23.8 m from the Alhambra wall-palace that was granted a World Heritage award in 1984. Active normal faults, like the right hand side of the dihedral, have created an extension tectonic regime that loosens the ground and activates the ground falls. . The preservation solution proposed is a post-tensioned high elastic limit wire mesh and autochthonous vegetation
Creep behavior of recycled asphalt pavement backfill
Authors: Rathje Ellen M.  , Viyanant Chirayus  , Rauch Alan F.
Published: February 2025

Experiments were conducted to study the creep behavior of compacted recycled asphalt pavement (RAP), which is a backfill material that can be beneficially re-used in the construction of embankments and retaining structures. A series of constant stress, drained triaxial tests was performed on 100-mm diameter, compacted RAP specimens to assess its response under sustained shear stress. The test data displayed classic creep behavior, with clearly identifiable primary and secondary creep observed in all specimens. Tertiary creep and creep rupture were observed in specimens tested at shear stress ratios greater than 0.64. Fitting the RAP experimental data to a creep model developed for soils indicates that RAP displays creep behavior similar to clays. Models that predict the time to creep rupture were also successfully fit to the experimental data and showed that the time to creep rupture decreased with increasing shear stress ratio. In general, the creep potential of RAP is significant and should be considered in design. The developed creep models can be used to predict the time dependent deformation of projects utilizing RAP backfill.
Influence of stress level on the highly compacted shales in the Sydney Basin
Authors: William E.  , Airey D.W.
Published: February 2025

Bringelly shale is a major geological unit in the Sydney Basin, Australia that is comprised predominantly of claystones with occasional sandstone layers. The shale and the residual soil derived from it have caused problems for structures founded on them. Although apparently a rock there is little evidence of cementation in the claystone. The material has been highly compacted and has very low porosity. To investigate the mechanical behaviour, triaxial tests, direct shear box and ring shear test on reconstituted specimens have been performed and compared with the behaviour of natural specimens. It has been found that the normalised behaviour of the reconstituted material is significantly different after compression to the stress levels needed to reproduce the in-situ porosity, and the patterns of behaviour are inconsistent with critical state concepts applicable at higher porosity. To investigate the effects of cementation and de-structuring the behaviour of the reconstituted and natural material have been compared. It is found that the strengths of the natural and reconstituted samples (at the same void ratio) are similar with both showing friction angles significantly less than the reconstituted material at higher void ratio.
Gypsum cementation and yielding in plastic clay
Authors: Graham J.  , Man A.  , Alfaro M.  , Blatz J.A.  , Van Gulck J.
Published: February 2025

Low (8 m high) dykes on soft plastic clay in SE Manitoba failed intermittently over many years. The clay is smectitic and cemented with gypsum. Tests showed that clay at an unstable section was more brittle and anisotropic than at a nearby stable section. Both sections had noticeably less gypsum than nearby unloaded clay. Tests examined the impact of pore fluid chemistry on mechanical properties of reconstituted clay from the site. Yielding appeared to be controlled by cementation bonding and by environmental effects. Stress-strain behaviour, and softening from peak to post-peak and then to residual strength, was influenced by ionic strength and the Na/Ca ratio.
Parameters describing flow liquefaction of soils
Authors: Lipiński M.J.  , Wolski W.
Published: February 2025

The paper presents the results of comprehensive laboratory test programme carried out on various soils. Monotonic undrained triaxial tests were executed on specimens subjected to isotropic and anisotropic consolidation. Some parameters based on mean effective stress values at specific stages of a test were used for the sake of quantitative analysis of the test results. Usefulness and uniqueness of these parameters are evaluated with respect to various materials and test conditions.
Yield behavior of sand under generalized stress conditions
Authors: Naughton P.J.  , O'Kelly B.C.
Published: February 2025

The yield behavior of Leighton Buzzard sand was studied for different magnitudes of the three principal stresses and different orientations of the major principal stress using a hollow cylinder apparatus. Stress paths were followed that allowed well defined portions of different yield surfaces to be determined under generalized stress conditions. The Matsuoka-Nakai and Lade yield criteria were both found to adequately predict the onset of yielding under generalized stress conditions. The experimental data indicated that the onset of yielding as predicted by both yield criteria was independent of the orientation of the major principal stress and magnitude of the intermediate principal stress.
Evaluation of the collapsibility of a sandy soil by in situ collapse tests
Authors: Souza Neto J.B.  , Coutinho R.Q.  , Lacerda W.A.
Published: February 2025

This paper presents some results of a research project aiming at understanding the behavior of collapsible soils in order to improve settlement prediction in foundation design. Two series of in situ tests were performed: one using circular load plate (0.80m of diameter – Group 1 test) and another using an equipment called “Expansocollapsometer” with a circular load plate (0.10m of diameter – Group 2 tests). The objective of the Group 1 test was to function as a benchmark in order to evaluated procedures of collapse settlements predictions. The Group 2 tests were performed with the objective of obtaining collapse strains to be used in the collapse settlements predictions. The settlement prediction using the Expansocollapsometer data was 18% higher than the collapse settlement measured, showing that this equipment has a good potential for projects in areas of collapsible soils, aside the fact that it is simpler, faster and more economic than the traditional undisturbed sampling / oedometer tests.
Etude en petites déformations de l'interaction entre une fondation superficielle et une conduite enterrée
Authors: Thépot Olivier  , Frank Roger
Published: February 2025

Cette communication présente la modélisation par la méthode des éléments finis de l'interaction entre une fondation superficielle et une conduite enterrée. On compare une loi élastoplastique (critère de Mohr-Coulomb) à partie élastique linéaire avec une loi élastoplastique à élasticité non linéaire. On montre que la loi élastoplastique à élasticité linéaire ne permet pas de représenter correctement à la fois le comportement de la fondation et celui de la conduite. En effet, le choix d'un module adapté à la prévision du tassement de la fondation entraîne une sous-estimation importante de la raideur du sol autour de la conduite et, par conséquent, une sur-estimation des contraintes dans la conduite. En revanche, la loi élastoplastique à élasticité non linéaire permet de représenter simultanément la raideur élevée du sol autour de la conduite et la diminution significative de raideur du sol directement sous la fondation. Le recours à l'élasticité non linéaire est donc intéressant dès lors qu'il est possible de déterminer la variation du module avec la déformation et si le chargement est monotone.
Using Dashboard Technology and Clinical Decision Support Systems to Improve Heart Team Efficiency and Accuracy: Review of the Literature
Authors: Clarke Sarah  , Wilson Marisa L.  , Terhaar Mary
Published: February 2025

Aim: This review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of evidence for the use of clinical dashboards and clinical decision support systems (CDSS) in multidisciplinary teams.
Studying the HIT-Complexity Interchange
Authors: Kuziemsky Craig E.  , Borycki Elizabeth M.  , Kushniruk Andre W.
Published: February 2025

The design and implementation of health information technology (HIT) is challenging, particularly when it is being introduced into complex settings. While complex adaptive system (CASs) can be a valuable means of understanding relationships between users, HIT and tasks, much of the existing work using CASs is descriptive in nature. This paper addresses that issue by integrating a model for analyzing task complexity with approaches for HIT evaluation and systems analysis. The resulting framework classifies HIT-user tasks and issues as simple, complicated or complex, and provides insight on how to study them.
Study of Learning by the Virtual Patient Case Created
Authors: Hirano Kayoko  , Majima Yukie  , Tokunaga Kiyoko
Published: February 2025

We develop the Virtual Patient Creation Format to perform the process online and to verify the operational effects. Having nursing students create virtual patients by themselves enabled us to imagine patients in the nursing process.
Human Factors for Nursing: From In-Situ Testing to Mobile Usability Engineering
Authors: Kushniruk Andre W.  , Borycki Elizabeth M.  , Solvoll Terje  , Hullin Carola
Published: February 2025

The tutorial goal is to familiarize participants with human aspects of health informatics and human-centered approaches to the design, evaluation and deployment of both usable and safe healthcare information systems. The focus will be on demonstrating and teaching practical and low-cost methods for evaluating mobile applications in nursing. Basic background to testing methods will be provided, followed by live demonstration of the methods. Then the audience will break into small groups to explore the application of the methods to applications of interest (there will be a number of possible applications that will be available for applications in areas such as electronic health records and decision support, however, if the groups have applications of specific interest to them that will be possible). The challenges of conducting usability testing, and in particular mobile usability testing will be discussed along with practical solutions. The target audience includes practicing nurses and nurse researchers, nursing informatics specialists, nursing students, nursing managers and health informatics professionals interested in improving the usability and safety of healthcare applications.
Information Challenges in Patient Transition
Authors: Hellesø Ragnhild
Published: February 2025

The aim of this workshop is to address challenges in access to accurate and relevant information for both patients and their clinicians during patient transitions. Successful exchange of information across transitions relies on clinicians' use of the electronic health record, information systems that support workflow and communication and access to actionable information to facilitate information exchange. In this workshop the speakers will illustrate the above mentioned challenges. The chairman will initially make a short statement of the purpose and the organization of the workshops.
Harmonising ICNP and SNOMED CT: A Model for Effective Collaboration
Authors: Hardiker Nicholas
Published: February 2025

The purpose of this panel was to demonstrate an approach to collaborative working within nursing and health informatics. The panel took as an example an initiative to harmonise between two large-scale terminologies, namely the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) and SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT). A number of practical topics were framed within a context of collaboration, including semi-automated and manual approaches to mapping, consensus working, clinical validation, formal concept modelling, etc. Those attending the panel, nurses and informatics professional alike, came away with an increased understanding of a range of approaches to collaborative working within nursing and health informatics.
Milestones and Experiences of Standardized Documentation
Authors: Saranto Kaija  , Saba Virginia  , Dykes Patricia  , Kinnunen Ulla-Mari  , Mykkänen Minna
Published: February 2025

The purpose of this panel is to discuss milestones and experiences of a standardized nursing terminology for the documentation of nursing practice using Clinical Care Classification as an example. The aim is to describe the value of using the CCC as the standardized nursing terminology and framework for the multidisciplinary care plans and how its interoperability with SNOMED CT, LOINC, and other required terminologies can be used for the electronic health record systems. Further the aim is to discuss the advantages a multidisciplinary documentation system and how it impacts on nursing practice, management, and research as well as highlight the monitoring of nursing documentation. The target audience will enrich their understanding about the possibilities that a standardized multidisciplinary documentation is critical for future data analyses and datamining highlighting nursing practices.
Using a Call Centre for Data Mining and Data Capturing – Pilot Study Using Glasgow Coma Outcome Scale in Head Injured Patients
Authors: Xavier Teenu  , Robin Metilda  , Agrawal Deepak
Published: February 2025

Trauma healthcare delivery is limited in rural areas of India.
eHealth Literacy Skills Among Undergraduate Nursing Students in the U.S. and South Korea
Authors: Park Hyejin  , Park Hyunmi
Published: February 2025

Online health information is a critical resource for health consumers. Nursing professionals need to be eHealth literate to support patients and their families. The purpose of the study was to explore eHealth literacy skills among undergraduate nursing students in the U.S. and South Korea. One hundred and sixty-nine undergraduate nursing students in two universities, one in the southern area of the U.S. and one in the eastern area of South Korea, participated. Participants were asked to complete the eHealth Literacy Scale. The majority of participants perceived that the Internet is a useful or very useful tool in helping them make health-related decisions. The participants either agreed or strongly agreed with the 7 items of the eHealth literacy scale except an item such as they can call high to low quality of online health information. The U.S students have higher mean scores of all eHealth literacy items than students of South Korea.
Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Being Followed Up Through Telemedicine – A Phenomenological Approach
Authors: Barken Tina Lien  , Thygesen Elin  , Söderhamn Ulrika
Published: February 2025

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) provides substantially reduced health related quality of life (HQoL). Telemonitoring on COPD patients appears to have a positive effect on improving HQoL. This study has a phenomenological approach, and ten informants, who were followed-up between 1 and 3 months in their own homes through telemonitoring of COPD symptoms, narrated their lived experiences of HQoL. The results show that the informants experienced safety and increased knowledge through the digital dialog (telemedicine) with expertise nurses, which indirectly improved their HQoL, and in term lead to increased mastery and control in managing their disease. Several studies show an increased HQoL, but the benefits are still limited and there is a need for further research.
Features and Components in Product Models
Authors: Sanfilippo Emilio M.  , Masolo Claudio  , Borgo Stefano  , Porello Daniele
Published: February 2025

Product structures are represented in engineering models by depicting and linking components, features and assemblies. Their understanding requires knowledge of both design and manufacturing practices, and yet further contextual reasoning is needed to read them correctly. Since these representations are essential to the engineering activities, the lack of a clear and explicit semantics of these models hampers the use of information systems for their assessment and exploitation. We study this problem by identifying different interpretations of structure representations, and then discuss the formal properties that a suitable language needs for representing components, features and combinations of these. We show that the representation of components and features require a non-standard mereology.
A BioPortal-Based Terminology Service for Health Data Interoperability
Authors: Zhao Lei  , Lim Choi Keung Sarah N.  , Arvanitis Theodoros N.
Published: February 2025

A terminology service makes diverse terminologies/ontologies accessible under a uniform interface. The EUTRANSFoRm project built an online terminology service for European primary care research. The service experienced performance limitations during its operation. Based on community feedback, we evaluated alternative solutions and developed a new version of the service. Based on BioPortal's scalable infrastructure, the new service delivers more features with improved performance and reduced maintenance cost. We plan to extend the service to meet Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources specifications.
A Literature Review on Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Authors: Attallah Nora  , Gashgari Horeya  , Al Muallem Yahya  , Al Dogether Majed  , Al Moammary Eman  , Almeshari Meshari  , Househ Mowafa
Published: February 2025

Developing a national Health Information Exchange (HIE) for Saudi Arabia has developed into a priority for the Saudi Ministry of Health. In the process of conducting a literature review of existing opportunities and challenges of health information exchange in international hospitals and the possible implications of such studies on Saudi Arabia, an initial search was conducted in April 2015 yielding 31 articles from PubMed, Science Direct and other database using key terms such as: health information exchange, data exchange, health data exchange, data interoperability in health, lessons of data interoperability, opportunities of health information exchange, challenges of data integration, and challenges of data format and ontology. Research studies that were not related to the health care sector, that were not in English, or found not relevant to the purpose of the study were excluded. Only six studies were included in the review. Results show that there are many opportunities and challenges found in the literature which may impact how Saudi Arabia implements the national Health Information Exchange (HIE) strategy. Three primary challenges for HIE were identified including data formatting, semantic ontology, and building the HIE infrastructure. Opportunities for Saudi Arabia in implementing the HIE were also found in the literature such as improving the quality of healthcare services and reducing healthcare costs. Saudi Arabia is advancing in the electronic medical record (EMR) implementation especially with current changes on the level of authority and ministry structure. Building an EMR foundation will make the HIE simpler to implement for the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health.
Using HealthMap to Analyse Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Data
Authors: Hossain Nassif  , Househ Mowafa
Published: February 2025

In this paper, a web-based disease surveillance platform known as HealthMap is used to retrieve and analyze data pertaining to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) within the geographical confinements of the Arab World and North African countries. An account was opened with HealthMap to gain access to data related to MERS for the time-period 9 September 2015 to 7 March 2015. HealthMap accumulates and assesses outbreak data from a range of sources, this includes news media (Google News (Arabic)), validated official alerts (WHO) and expert-curated accounts (ProMED). Search terms “MERS” and “Coronavirus” were used to search HealthMap for relevant alerts pertaining to MERS. The search terms were geographically limited to the Arab World and North African countries. Our results show that the prevalence of MERS still remains to be the highest in Saudi Arabia, however, between 9 September 2015 and 7 March 2015 there has been a slight overall trend in decreasing number of MERS related alerts within Saudi Arabia and the Arab world. All countries other than Saudi Arabia such as, UAE, Tunisia, Qatar, Oman, Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt together amounted for only 25.6% (n=214) of total MERS alerts (n=837). Our findings show that the rise in the aggregated contribution of internet based participatory surveillance systems for tracking non-communicable diseases such as MERS has aided in improving the accuracy, sensitivity and timeliness for monitoring disease outbreaks. Use of resources such as HealthMap can aid in the timely assessment of risk factors, vaccination development initiatives, prevention strategies and measured allocation of healthcare resources while running at a low cost with greater flexibility and increased scalability compared to isolated diseases surveillance systems.
Promoting Oral Health Using Social Media Platforms: Seeking Arabic Online Oral Health Related Information (OHRI)
Authors: Almaiman Sarah  , Bahkali Salwa  , Alabdulatif Norah  , Bahkaly Ahlam  , Al-Surimi Khaled  , Househ Mowafa
Published: February 2025

Access to oral health care services around the world is limited by a lack of universal coverage. The internet and social media can be an important source for patients to access supplementary oral health related information (OHRI). Online OHRI presents an opportunity to enhance dental public health education about innumerable oral health issues and promote dental self-care. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of social media users among the Saudi population and identify the preferred social media platform for seeking Arabic OHRI and its impact on seekers' knowledge, attitude, and behavior. A total of 2652 Twitter followers were surveyed, using a web-based self-administered questionnaire to collect data on demographic characteristics and online OHRI seeking behavior More than two thirds, 67.7% (n= 1796), of the participants reported they were seeking Arabic online OHRI, while 41.1% of the participants reported they had no preference for using a specific social media platform. These results emphasize the need and importance of supporting the content of social media with trusted and high quality online OHRI resources to promote a high level of public awareness about oral health and dental health services. Further studies in this regard are highly recommended on a larger scale of nationalities to explore the role of social media platform preference in promoting health promotion and dental public health awareness.
Wireless Monitoring for Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases and Parkinson's Disease
Authors: Kefaliakos Antonios  , Pliakos Ioannis  , Charalampidou Martha  , Diomidous Marianna
Published: February 2025

The use of applications for mobile devices and wireless sensors is common for the sector of telemedicine. Recently various studies and systems were developed in order to help patients suffering from severe diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and Parkinson's disease. They present a challenge for the sector because such systems demand the flow of accurate data in real time and the use of specialized sensors. In this review will be presented some very interesting applications developed for patients with cardiovascular diseases and Parkinson's disease.
Little Things Matter: A Time and Motion Study of Pharmacists' Activities in a Paediatric Hospital
Authors: Lehnbom Elin C.  , Li Ling  , Prgomet Mirela  , Lam Wing Y.  , Westbrook Johanna I.
Published: February 2025

How healthcare providers distribute their time can impact on the quality and safety of care delivered, and this has been widely studied in hospitals providing care to adult patients. Children are different to adults and the workflow of healthcare providers in paediatric settings is largely unknown. The aim of this study was to quantify how clinical pharmacists working in a paediatric hospital spend their time. A direct observational time and motion study was conducted where two independent observers shadowed seven pharmacists covering eight wards for over 60 hours. Pharmacists spent the majority of time performing medication review (32.6%), followed by communication, non-clinical tasks, supply, medication discussion and in-transit. They were interrupted 3.5 times per hour and spent 4.4% of observed time multi-tasking. This is the first study to quantify how pharmacists in a paediatric hospital distribute their time. These results could act as useful baseline data against which to measure the impact of innovations, such as electronic medication management systems, on pharmacists' workflow.
Complexity of Threshold Query Answering in Probabilistic Ontological Data Exchange
Authors: Lukasiewicz Thomas  , Predoiu Livia
Published: February 2025

We study the complexity of threshold query answering in the logical framework for probabilistic ontological data exchange, which is an extension of the classical probabilistic data exchange framework with (1) probabilistic databases compactly encoded with several different annotations according to three different probability models used and (2) existential rules of different expressiveness. The ontological data exchange framework provides a logical formalization of exchanging probabilistic data and knowledge from one ontology to another via either deterministic or probabilistic mappings. We define the threshold query answering task in this framework and provide a thorough analysis of its computational complexity for different classes of existential rules and types of complexity. We also delineate several classes of existential rules and a probability model along with a compact encoding in which the threshold query answering problem can be solved in polynomial time in the data complexity.
Dichotomy for Pure Scoring Rules Under Manipulative Electoral Actions
Authors: Hemaspaandra Edith  , Schnoor Henning
Published: February 2025

Scoring systems are an extremely important class of election systems. We study the complexity of manipulation, constructive control by deleting voters (CCDV), and bribery for scoring systems. For manipulation, we show that for all scoring rules with a constant number of different coefficients, manipulation is in P. And we conjecture that there is no dichotomy theorem.
A Minimization-Based Approach to Iterated Multi-Agent Belief Change
Authors: Vicol Paul  , Delgrande James  , Schaub Torsten
Published: February 2025

We investigate minimization-based approaches to iterated belief change in multi-agent systems. A network of agents is represented by an undirected graph, where propositional formulas are associated with vertices. Information is shared between vertices via a procedure where each vertex minimizes disagreement with other vertices in the graph. Each iterative approach takes into account the proximity between vertices, with the underlying assumption that information from nearby sources is given higher priority than information from more distant sources. We have identified two main approaches to iteration: in the first approach, a vertex takes into account the information at its immediate neighbours only, and information from more distant vertices is propagated via iteration; in the second approach, a vertex first takes into account information from distance-1 neighbours, then from distance-2 neighbours, and so on, in a prioritized fashion. There prove to be three distinct ways to define the second approach, so in total we have four types of iteration. We define these types formally, find relationships between them, and investigate their basic logical properties. We also implemented the approaches in a software system called Equibel.
Declaratively Capturing Local Label Correlations with Multi-Label Trees
Authors: Al-Otaibi Reem  , Kull Meelis  , Flach Peter
Published: February 2025

The goal of multi-label classification is to predict multiple labels per data point simultaneously. Real-world applications tend to have high-dimensional label spaces, employing hundreds or even thousands of labels. While these labels could be predicted separately, by capturing label correlation we might achieve better predictive performance. In contrast with previous attempts in the literature that have modelled label correlations globally, this paper proposes a novel algorithm to model correlations and cluster labels locally. LaCovaC is a multi-label decision tree classifier that clusters labels into several dependent subsets at various points during training. The clusters are obtained locally by identifying the conditionally-dependent labels in localised regions of the feature space using the label correlation matrix. LaCovaC interleaves between two main decisions on the label matrix with training instances in rows and labels in columns: splitting this matrix vertically by partitioning the labels into subsets, or splitting it horizontally using features in the conventional way. Experiments on 13 benchmark datasets demonstrate that our proposal achieves competitive performance over a wide range of evaluation metrics when compared with the state-of-the-art multi-label classifiers.