Academic Articles & Research Papers

Introduction to Health Technology Assessment

Abstract The objective of this review is to introduce the readers of this journal to the knowledge of some basic aspects of Health Technology Assessment (HTA). HTA starts from the need of the “political governance” to provide adequate healt...

Astaxanthin biofortification enhances tobacco tolerance to lead stress through boosting antioxidant defense, reducing Pb accumulation, and modulating detoxification pathways

Introduction: Heavy metal pollution including lead (Pb) has become one of the serious global issues threatening food security, human health, and the ecosystem. Exogenous application of astaxanthin (ATX), a potent natural antioxidant, has be...

Recent advances in benzo[a]phenoxazine-based fluorescent probes: a review and perspectives

Benzo[a]phenoxazine (BPO) based molecules have been recently emerged as a new class of near-infrared (NIR) fluorophore for image-guided diagnosis in cancer research. The successful application of BPOs as NIR fluorophore in biomedical resear...

Hypermethylated PCDHGB7 as a universal cancer only marker and its application in early cervical cancer screening

Development of an in vitro system to study oral biofilms in real time through impedance technology: validation and potential applications

Background and objectives: We have developed a standardized, easy-to-use in vitro model to study single- and multiple-species oral biofilms in real time through impedance technology, which elucidates the kinetics of biofilm formation in 96-...

Health technology innovations

The global pandemic has drastically impacted older adults in numerous ways (e.g., loneliness; age discrimination; mental and physical health; limited access to traditional health care).On the other hand, it may have accelerated the general ...

Evolutionary Algorithms in Health Technologies

Health technology research brings together complementary interdisciplinary research skills in the development of innovative health technology applications. Recent research indicates that artificial intelligence can help achieve outstanding ...

The Impact of Bio-Based Fertilizer Integration Into Conventional Grassland Fertilization Programmes on Soil Bacterial, Fungal, and Nematode Communities

Phosphorus (P) is an essential plant macro-nutrient applied to soil in agriculture, mainly sourced from non-renewable mined phosphate-rock, of which readily accessible reserves are currently under pressure, while global food demand continue...

User-Centered Design and Interactive Health Technologies for Patients

Despite recommendations that patients be involved in the design and testing of health technologies, few reports describe how to involve patients in systematic and meaningful ways to ensure that applications are customized to meet their need...

SARS and Population Health Technology

The recent global outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) provides an opportunity to study the use and impact of public health informatics and population health technology to detect and fight a global epidemic. Population healt...

Bayesian methods in health technology assessment: a review.

BACKGROUND: Bayesian methods may be defined as the explicit quantitative use of external evidence in the design, monitoring, analysis, interpretation and reporting of a health technology assessment. In outline, the methods involve formal co...

Health technology and health technology assessment

In addition to the doctor, technology is an essential aspect of healthcare. In many parts of the world, a visit to the doctor does not feel complete without a prescription for a drug. Advanced laboratory and imaging technology is indispensa...

The status of medical informatics in Canadian medical schools.

Many have suggested that information technology in its various forms will continue to have an effect on all aspects of medicine, including medical education. If so, the introduction of information technology into medicine brings with it cri...

Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Medical Informatics

The utilization of information and communication technologies in almost all spheres of modern society has changed the social picture in significant ways while simultaneously leading to tensions with regard to traditional ethical and legal p...

A Strategic Vision for Telemedicine and Medical Informatics in Space Flight

This Workshop was designed to assist in the ongoing development and application of telemedicine and medical informatics to support extended space flight. Participants included specialists in telemedicine and medical/health informatics (terr...

Medical Informatics and Preparedness

The terrorist attacks of September 2001 and the subsequent deliberate dissemination of anthrax have stimulated public awareness of the need in both the public health and clinical health care systems to quickly detect and respond to altered ...

TRANSFER LEARNING: INCEPTION-V3 BASED CUSTOM CLASSIFICATION APPROACH FOR FOOD IMAGES

Deep-learning approach has become more popular in the field of image processing. When it is concerned with health issues, there are lots of improvements in the applications of food image classification by deep learning methods. Transfer lea...

Medical, dental, and nursing students’ attitudes and knowledge towards artificial intelligence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Nowadays, Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most popular topics that can be integrated into healthcare activities. Currently, AI is used in specialized fields such as radiology, pathology, and ophthalmology. Des...

Key Variables for Effective eHealth Designs for Individuals With and Without Mental Health Disorders: 2^12-4 Fractional Factorial Experiment

BackgroundeHealth applications not only offer the potential to increase service convenience and responsiveness but also expand the ability to tailor services to improve relevance, engagement, and use. To achieve these goals, it is critical ...

Section IV: Medical Informatics

This new 4th edition of the Medical Informatics section will offer an expanded view of the topic. In addition to the traditional subject matters covered, which have been in several cases updated, new application areas have emerged both at t...