Predictive modeling for COVID-19 readmission risk using machine learning algorithms

Despite the promise for performance and accuracy improvements of quantum inspired (QI) algorithms over classical machine learning (ML) algorithms, such gains have not been realized in practice. The quantum inspired algorithms can theoretically achieve significant speed up based on sampling assumptions and have thus far failed to outperform the existing classical ML models in practical applications. The speedup of quantum machine learning (QML) algorithms assume the access to data in quantum random access memory (QRAM) which is a strong assumption with current quantum architectures. QI algorithms assume sample and query (SQ) access to input vector and norms of matrices using a dynamic data structure. We explore the components of these models and the assumptions in this paper by surveying the recent works in QML and QI Machine learning (QIML) algorithms. We limit our study to QML and QIML models on achieving a speed up over classical ML techniques rather than individual proofs of these algorithms. This study highlights the assumptions being made that are currently not practical for QML and QIML algorithms in achieving performance advantage over classical ML algorithms.

Advancements in the implementation of quantum hardware have enabled the acquisition of data that are intractable for emulation with classical computers. The integration of classical machine learning (ML) algorithms with these data holds potential for unveiling obscure patterns. Although this hybrid approach extends the class of efficiently solvable problems compared to using only classical computers, this approach has been only realized for solving restricted problems because of the prevalence of noise in current quantum computers. Here, we extend the applicability of the hybrid approach to problems of interest in many-body physics, such as predicting the properties of the ground state of a given Hamiltonian and classifying quantum phases. By performing experiments with various error-reducing procedures on superconducting quantum hardware with 127 qubits, we managed to acquire refined data from the quantum computer. This enabled us to demonstrate the successful implementation of theoretically suggested classical ML algorithms for systems with up to 44 qubits. Our results verify the scalability and effectiveness of the classical ML algorithms for processing quantum experimental data.

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Investigating the potential of combining Raman spectroscopy and machine learning for gestational age classification in rat cervical tissue.

Gesture recognition is a topic in computer science and language technology that aims to interpret human gestures with computer programs and many different algorithms. It can be seen as the way computers can understand human body language. Today, the main interaction tools between computers and humans are still the keyboard and mouse. Gesture recognition can be used as a tool for communication with the machine and interaction without any mechanical device such as a keyboard or mouse. In this paper, we present the results of a comparison of eight different machine learning (ML) classifiers in the task of human hand gesture recognition and classification to explore how to efficiently implement one or more tested ML algorithms on an 8-bit AVR microcontroller for on-line human gesture recognition with the intention to gesturally control the mobile robot. The 8-bit AVR microcontrollers are still widely used in the industry, but due to their lack of computational power and limited memory, it is a challenging task to efficiently implement ML algorithms on them for on-line classification. Gestures were recorded by using inertial sensors, gyroscopes, and accelerometers placed at the wrist and index finger. One thousand and eight hundred (1800) hand gestures were recorded and labelled. Six important features were defined for the identification of nine different hand gestures using eight different machine learning classifiers: Decision Tree (DT), Random Forests (RF), Logistic Regression (LR), Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), Support Vector Machine (SVM) with linear kernel, Naïve Bayes classifier (NB), K-Nearest Neighbours (KNN), and Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD). All tested algorithms were ranged according to Precision, Recall, and F1-score (abb.: P-R-F1). The best algorithms were SVM (P-R-F1: 0.9865, 0.9861, and 0.0863), and RF (P-R-F1: 0.9863, 0.9861, and 0.0862), but their main disadvantage is their unusability for on-line implementations in 8-bit AVR microcontrollers, as proven in the paper. The next best algorithms have had only slightly poorer performance than SVM and RF: KNN (P-R-F1: 0.9835, 0.9833, and 0.9834) and LR (P-R-F1: 0.9810, 0.9810, and 0.9810). Regarding the implementation on 8-bit microcontrollers, KNN has proven to be inadequate, like SVM and RF. However, the analysis for LR has proved that this classifier could be efficiently implemented on targeted microcontrollers. Having in mind its high F1-score (comparable to SVM, RF, and KNN), this leads to the conclusion that the LR is the most suitable classifier among tested for on-line applications in resource-constrained environments, such as embedded devices based on 8-bit AVR microcontrollers, due to its lower computational complexity in comparison with other tested algorithms.

In brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), it is crucial to process brain signals to improve the accuracy of the classification of motor movements. Machine learning (ML) algorithms such as artificial neural networks (ANNs), linear discriminant analysis (LDA), decision tree (D.T.), K-nearest neighbor (KNN), naive Bayes (N.B.), and support vector machine (SVM) have made significant progress in classification issues. This paper aims to present a signal processing analysis of electroencephalographic (EEG) signals among different feature extraction techniques to train selected classification algorithms to classify signals related to motor movements. The motor movements considered are related to the left hand, right hand, both fists, feet, and relaxation, making this a multiclass problem. In this study, nine ML algorithms were trained with a dataset created by the feature extraction of EEG signals.The EEG signals of 30 Physionet subjects were used to create a dataset related to movement. We used electrodes C3, C1, CZ, C2, and C4 according to the standard 10-10 placement. Then, we extracted the epochs of the EEG signals and applied tone, amplitude levels, and statistical techniques to obtain the set of features. LabVIEW™2015 version custom applications were used for reading the EEG signals; for channel selection, noise filtering, band selection, and feature extraction operations; and for creating the dataset. MATLAB 2021a was used for training, testing, and evaluating the performance metrics of the ML algorithms. In this study, the model of Medium-ANN achieved the best performance, with an AUC average of 0.9998, Cohen’s Kappa coefficient of 0.9552, a Matthews correlation coefficient of 0.9819, and a loss of 0.0147. These findings suggest the applicability of our approach to different scenarios, such as implementing robotic prostheses, where the use of superficial features is an acceptable option when resources are limited, as in embedded systems or edge computing devices.

Heart disease (HD) remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, emphasizing the urgent need for accurate and timely diagnostic methods. Recent advances in machine learning (ML) have shown promising potential in improving clinical decision-making through predictive modeling. This study aimed to enhance HD prediction by applying selected ML algorithms with hyperparameter optimization to improve their accuracy and reliability. Four classifiers: Decision Tree (DT), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forest (RF), and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) were implemented, and missing data were handled using the SimpleImputer technique to ensure robust preprocessing. Model performance was evaluated using standard metrics, including accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, and the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve. The experimental results demonstrated that all classifiers improved after hyperparameter tuning, with KNN achieving the highest accuracy of 96.0%, precision of 0.99, recall of 0.93, F1-score of 0.96, and ROC of 0.98. Comparative analysis revealed that the adopted approach outperformed existing methods reported in related literature, thereby confirming the effectiveness of hyperparameter optimization combined with preprocessing techniques in HD prediction. The study contributes to knowledge by highlighting the significance of optimized ML models in healthcare applications and recommends further validation with larger, diverse datasets for clinical integration.

Image classification is a highly significant field in machine learning (ML), especially when applied to address longstanding and challenging issues in the biological sciences, such as specie recognition and biodiversity conservation. In this study, we present the development of a hybrid machine learning-based tool suitable for deployment on mobile devices. This tool is aimed at processing and classifying three-dimensional samples of endemic lizard species from the Amazon rainforest. The dataset used in our experiment was collected at the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG), Belém-PA, Brazil, and comprises three species: (a) Anolis fuscoauratus; (b) Hoplocercus spinosus; and (c) Polychrus marmoratus. We compared the effectiveness of four artificial neural networks (ANN) for feature extraction: (a) MobileNet; (b) MobileNetV2; (c) MobileNetV3-Small; and (d) MobileNetV3-Large. Additionally, we evaluated five classical ML models for classifying the extracted patterns: (a) Support Vector Machine (SVM); (b) GaussianNB (GNB); (c) AdaBoost (ADB); (d) K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN); and (e) Random Forest (RF). The performance metrics of all classifiers were very close, we used the McNemar’s test on each model’s confusion matrix to evaluate and compare their statistical significance. Our best model was a combination of a 2.9 million parameters MobileNetV3-Small as the feature extractor, with a linear kernel-based SVM as the classifier, which achieved accuracy of 0.955, precision of 0.948, recall of 0.948, and f1-score of 0.948. The results indicated that the use of a small deep learning (DL) model, in combination with a classical ML algorithm, emerges as a viable technique for classifying three-dimensional representations of lizard species samples. Such an approach facilitates taxonomic identification work for professionals in the field and provides a tool adaptable for integration into mobile data recording equipment, such as smartphones, and benefiting from more morphological features extracted from three-dimensional samples instead of two-dimensional images.

to predict vestibular schwannoma (VS) response to radiosurgery by applying machine learning (ML) algorithms on radiomic features extracted from pre-treatment magnetic resonance (MR) images. patients with VS treated with radiosurgery in two Centers from 2004 to 2016 were retrospectively evaluated. Brain T1-weighted contrast-enhanced MR images were acquired before and at 24 and 36 months after treatment. Clinical and treatment data were collected contextually. Treatment responses were assessed considering the VS volume variation based on pre- and post-radiosurgery MR images at both time points. Tumors were semi-automatically segmented and radiomic features were extracted. Four ML algorithms (Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, Neural Network, and extreme Gradient Boosting) were trained and tested for treatment response (i.e., increased or non-increased tumor volume) using nested cross-validation. For training, feature selection was performed using the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator, and the selected features were used as input to separately build the four ML classification algorithms. To overcome class imbalance during training, Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique was used. Finally, trained models were tested on the corresponding held out set of patients to evaluate balanced accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. 108 patients treated with Cyberknife® were retrieved; an increased tumor volume was observed at 24 months in 12 patients, and at 36 months in another group of 12 patients. The Neural Network was the best predictive algorithm for response at 24 (balanced accuracy 73% ± 18%, specificity 85% ± 12%, sensitivity 60% ± 42%) and 36 months (balanced accuracy 65% ± 12%, specificity 83% ± 9%, sensitivity 47% ± 27%). radiomics may predict VS response to radiosurgery avoiding long-term follow-up as well as unnecessary treatment.

ObjectiveEnhanced technology in computer and internet has driven scale and quality of data to be improved in various areas including healthcare sectors. Machine Learning (ML) has played a pivotal role in efficiently analyzing those big data, but a general misunderstanding of ML algorithms still exists in applying them (e.g., ML techniques can settle a problem of small sample size, or deep learning is the ML algorithm). This paper reviewed the research of diagnosing mental illness using ML algorithm and suggests how ML techniques can be employed and worked in practice.MethodsResearches about mental illness diagnostic using ML techniques were carefully reviewed. Five traditional ML algorithms-Support Vector Machines (SVM), Gradient Boosting Machine (GBM), Random Forest, Naïve Bayes, and K-Nearest Neighborhood (KNN)-frequently used for mental health area researches were systematically organized and summarized.ResultsBased on literature review, it turned out that Support Vector Machines (SVM), Gradient Boosting Machine (GBM), Random Forest, Naïve Bayes, and K-Nearest Neighborhood (KNN) were frequently employed in mental health area, but many researchers did not clarify the reason for using their ML algorithm though every ML algorithm has its own advantages. In addition, there were several studies to apply ML algorithms without fully understanding the data characteristics.ConclusionResearchers using ML algorithms should be aware of the properties of their ML algorithms and the limitation of the results they obtained under restricted data conditions. This paper provides useful information of the properties and limitation of each ML algorithm in the practice of mental health.

Building machine learning (ML) tools, or systems, for use in manufacturing environments is a challenge that extends far beyond the understanding of the ML algorithm. Yet, these challenges, outside of the algorithm, are less discussed in literature. Therefore, the purpose of this work is to practically illustrate several best practices, and challenges, discovered while building an ML system to detect tool wear in metal CNC machining. Namely, one should focus on the data infrastructure first; begin modeling with simple models; be cognizant of data leakage; use open-source software; and leverage advances in computational power. The ML system developed in this work is built upon classical ML algorithms and is applied to a real-world manufacturing CNC dataset. The best-performing random forest model on the CNC dataset achieves a true positive rate (sensitivity) of 90.3% and a true negative rate (specificity) of 98.3%. The results are suitable for deployment in a production environment and demonstrate the practicality of the classical ML algorithms and techniques used. The system is also tested on the publicly available UC Berkeley milling dataset. All the code is available online so others can reproduce and learn from the results.

This study presents a comparative analysis of the classification performance of facial and emotion recognition systems using Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) algorithms. The primary objective of this work is to evaluate the applicability of emotion recognition in fields such as psychotherapy and crime analysis, using the FER-2013 dataset.The study was conducted with ML algorithms such as Support Vector Machines (SVM), Random Forest (RF), K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Decision Trees, and Gradient Boosting, as well as the DL algorithm, Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). Supported by the application of feature selection, preprocessing, and feature extraction techniques, the model’s performance was measured using standard metrics such as accuracy, precision, F1-score, and AUC-ROC.The experimental results showed that the highest classification accuracy (46.61%) was achieved with the CNN model. While the ML models generally offered lower accuracy, they provided advantages in terms of computational efficiency in specific scenarios.This study aims to contribute to the literature by providing a comparative analysis of ML and DL algorithms and by highlighting the effect of data preprocessing on performance. The findings set targets for future work, such as real-time system integration and hybrid model development.

Although the consortium blockchains commonly adopt consensus algorithms with Byzantine fault tolerance (such as practical Byzantine fault tolerance (PBFT)), its consensus efficiency will be degraded by the existence of malicious nodes or behaviors. However, the existing researches mainly focus on the detection of malicious behaviors for public blockchains, but are rare about consortium blockchains. In this paper, an anomaly detection model based on machine learning (ML) classification algorithm is proposed for consortium blockchains that adopt PBFT. Besides, a two-stage process is proposed to reduce the resource consumption for anomaly detection. The data needed for proposed model only has two dimensions and is convenient to obtain. The results of experiment show that ML is very effective in anomaly detection for consortium blockchains. Specifically, the algorithms with the highest accuracy are convolutional neural networks (CNN), k-nearest neighbor (KNN) and support vector machines (SVM) in turn. However, KNN and SVM are more suitable because resource consumption of both algorithms are one third of CNN, and the accuracy rates are above 0.9 which is 0.9% lower than CNN.

Aim: Machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) predictive models have been employed widely in clinical settings. Their potential support and aid to the clinician of providing an objective measure that can be shared among different centers enables the possibility of building more robust multicentric studies. This study aimed to propose a user-friendly and low-cost tool for COVID-19 mortality prediction using both an ML and a DL approach. Method: We enrolled 2348 patients from several hospitals in the Province of Reggio Emilia. Overall, 19 clinical features were provided by the Radiology Units of Azienda USL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, and 5892 radiomic features were extracted from each COVID-19 patient’s high-resolution computed tomography. We built and trained two classifiers to predict COVID-19 mortality: a machine learning algorithm, or support vector machine (SVM), and a deep learning model, or feedforward neural network (FNN). In order to evaluate the impact of the different feature sets on the final performance of the classifiers, we repeated the training session three times, first using only clinical features, then employing only radiomic features, and finally combining both information. Results: We obtained similar performances for both the machine learning and deep learning algorithms, with the best area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, or AUC, obtained exploiting both clinical and radiomic information: 0.803 for the machine learning model and 0.864 for the deep learning model. Conclusions: Our work, performed on large and heterogeneous datasets (i.e., data from different CT scanners), confirms the results obtained in the recent literature. Such algorithms have the potential to be included in a clinical practice framework since they can not only be applied to COVID-19 mortality prediction but also to other classification problems such as diabetic prediction, asthma prediction, and cancer metastases prediction. Our study proves that the lesion’s inhomogeneity depicted by radiomic features combined with clinical information is relevant for COVID-19 mortality prediction.