Table of contents - Special Issue: Data for better health
Guest Editors: Dan Wu, Fei Yu
A systematic investigation on the research publications that have used the medical expenditure panel survey (MEPS) data through a bibliometrics approach
Jiacheng Liu, Fei Yu, Lixin SongThis study aimed to examine how Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data have been used to support scientific discoveries in biomedical and health sciences, and provide…
Using the Quadruple Helix Model for evaluation of health science researches: Case study of D8 countries
Shima Moradi, Firoozeh DokhaniAltmetrics is a complementary method in scientometrics for evaluating the performance of individuals, organizations, institutions and countries in social media. Due to the large…
Drug repurposing against Parkinson's disease by text mining the scientific literature
Yongjun Zhu, Woojin Jung, Fei Wang, Chao CheDrug repurposing involves the identification of new applications for existing drugs. Owing to the enormous rise in the costs of pharmaceutical R&D, several pharmaceutical…
Electronic health records for better health in the lower- and middle-income countries: A landscape study
Manish Kumar, Javed MostafaElectronic health records (EHR) can enable collection and use of data for achieving better health both at the patient and population health levels. The World Health Organization's…
Issues and challenges of user and data interaction in healthcare-related IoT: A systematic review
Ning Zou, Shaobo Liang, Daqing HeThe Internet of Things (IoT), which enables smart objects to collect and exchange data, has a variety of application domains used in everyday life including healthcare. As a set…
Comprehensive analysis of potential prognostic biomarker in gliomas
Zunpeng Yu, Long LuGliomas are common intracranial tumors with the characteristic of diffuse and invasive growth. The prognosis is poor, and the recurrence rate and mortality are higher. With the…
Research and development of autism diagnosis information system based on deep convolution neural network and facial expression data
Wang Zhao, Long LuFacial expression provides abundant information for social interaction, and the analysis and utilization of facial expression data are playing a huge driving role in all areas of…
Big data approaches to develop a comprehensive and accurate tool aimed at improving autism spectrum disorder diagnosis and subtype stratification
Tao Chen, Tanya Froehlich, Tingyu Li, Long LuAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that is difficult to diagnose accurately due to its heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Comprehensive…
Predictive analytics for blood glucose concentration: an empirical study using the tree-based ensemble approach
Jiaming Liu, Liuan Wang, Linan Zhang, Zeming Zhang, Sicheng ZhangThe primary objective of this study was to recognize critical indicators in predicting blood glucose (BG) through data-driven methods and to compare the prediction performance of…
Understanding online health information consumers' search as a learning process: Search platform sequences, query reformulation and conceptual changes
Yijin Chen, Yiming Zhao, Ziyun WangThis study considers online searching by health information consumers as a learning process. We focus on search sequences, query reformulation, and conceptual changes.
Communication that changes lives: an exploratory research on a Chinese online hypertension community
Dongxiang Zhao, Qiping Zhang, Feicheng MaOnline health communities (OHCs) are attracting more and more healthy consumers, including patients, their families, caregivers and the general public. This paper aims to explore…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Dickson K.W. Chiu
- Dr Kevin K.W. Ho