Learning from traffic data collected before, during and after a hurricane

Enhancing Learning from Imbalanced Classes via Data Preprocessing: A Data-Driven Application in Metabolomics Data Mining

This paper presents a data mining application in metabolomics. It aims at building an enhanced machine learning classifier that can be used for diagnosing cachexia syndrome and identifying its involved biomarkers. To achieve this goal, a data-driven analysis is carried out using a public dataset consisting of 1H-NMR metabolite profile. This dataset suffers from the problem of imbalanced classes...

Pain Before, During and After Single-Visit Root Canal Therapy and Associated Factors

Introduction: Pain is one of the most important factors affecting patients' fear and anxiety in dental appointments. The aim of current study is to evaluate the pain experienced by patients before, during and after endodontic treatment. Materials and methods: This descriptive longitudinal study was performed on 100 patients aged 18-60 years old who referred to the department of endodontics of ...

Comparing residential contamination in a Houston environmental justice neighborhood before and after Hurricane Harvey

INTRODUCTION Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are complex environmental toxicants. Exposure to them has been linked to adverse health outcomes including cancer, as well as diseases of the skin, liver, and immune system. Based on an ongoing community engagement partnership with stakeholder groups and residents, we conducted a small longitudinal study to assess domestic exposure to PAHs am...

Comparing Quality of Life Before and After Surgery in Patients with Cushing Disease: A Before-After Study

Comparison of Depression Signs Before, During and After the Kidney Transplantation in Babol Shahid Beheshti Hospital

Background: Depression is the most common psychological problem in patients with chronic renal failure, which has a negative effect on the outcome of treatment and life quality. The aim of this study was to compare the symptoms of depression in patients referring to the Kidney Transplant Unit of Babol Shahid Beheshti Hospital before transplantation, at discharge and three months after transplan...