In
the
context
of
healthcare,
this
study
investigates
use
Graph
A
convolutional
Networks
(GCNs)
for
disease
mapping
along
with
classification.
Based
on
an
interpretivist
philosophical
thought,
a
descriptive
design
alongside
secondary
data
collection
is
used
in
deductive
manner.
The
research
creates
strong
framework
sickness
mapping,
assesses
how
well
GCNs
adapt
to
varied
health
information,
and
compares
their
effectiveness
more
conventional
machine
learning
techniques
order
determine
suitable
they
are.
An
investigation
conducted
into
understanding
GCN-based
diagnosis
models,
offering
valuable
perspectives
decision-making
procedures.
findings
support
improved
diagnostic
precision,
wellinformed
treatment
planning,
precision
medical
treatments.
emphasis
when
applying
results
procedures
connection
systems
that
provide
decision
support,
ongoing
improvement.
importance
model
interpretability,
ability
be
general
as
realworld
integration
highlighted
by
critical
analysis.
Developing
interpretability
strategies
addressing
ethical
issues
are
among
recommendations.
ensure
responsible
deployment,
future
work
ought
concentrate
improving
GCN
architectures,
integrating
multi-modal
information
advocating
interdisciplinary
collaboration.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
25(13), С. 7347 - 7347
Опубликована: Июль 4, 2024
Chronic
obstructive
pulmonary
disease
(COPD)
plays
a
significant
role
in
global
morbidity
and
mortality
rates,
typified
by
progressive
airflow
restriction
lingering
respiratory
symptoms.
Recent
explorations
molecular
biology
have
illuminated
the
complex
mechanisms
underpinning
COPD
pathogenesis,
providing
critical
insights
into
progression,
exacerbations,
potential
therapeutic
interventions.
This
review
delivers
thorough
examination
of
latest
progress
research
related
to
COPD,
involving
fundamental
pathways,
biomarkers,
targets,
cutting-edge
technologies.
Key
areas
focus
include
roles
inflammation,
oxidative
stress,
protease-antiprotease
imbalances,
alongside
genetic
epigenetic
factors
contributing
susceptibility
heterogeneity.
Additionally,
advancements
omics
technologies-such
as
genomics,
transcriptomics,
proteomics,
metabolomics-offer
new
avenues
for
comprehensive
profiling,
aiding
discovery
novel
biomarkers
targets.
Comprehending
foundation
carries
substantial
creation
tailored
treatment
strategies
enhancement
patient
outcomes.
By
integrating
clinical
practice,
there
is
promising
pathway
towards
personalized
medicine
approaches
that
can
improve
diagnosis,
treatment,
overall
management
ultimately
reducing
its
burden.
npj Systems Biology and Applications,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
11(1)
Опубликована: Фев. 15, 2025
Chronic
Obstructive
Pulmonary
Disease
(COPD)
is
a
chronic
lung
condition
characterized
by
airflow
obstruction.
Current
diagnostic
methods
primarily
rely
on
identifying
prominent
features
in
spirometry
(Volume-Flow
time
series)
to
detect
COPD,
but
they
are
not
adept
at
predicting
future
COPD
risk
based
subtle
data
patterns.
In
this
study,
we
introduce
novel
deep
learning-based
approach,
DeepSpiro,
aimed
the
early
prediction
of
risk.
DeepSpiro
consists
four
key
components:
SpiroSmoother
for
stabilizing
Volume-Flow
curve,
SpiroEncoder
capturing
volume
variability-pattern
through
patches
varying
lengths,
SpiroExplainer
integrating
heterogeneous
and
explaining
predictions
attention,
SpiroPredictor
disease
undiagnosed
high-risk
patients
patch
concavity,
with
horizons
1–5
years,
or
even
longer.
Evaluated
UK
Biobank
dataset,
achieved
an
AUC
0.8328
detection
demonstrated
strong
predictive
performance
(p-value
<
0.001).
summary,
can
effectively
predict
long-term
progression
disease.
International Journal of COPD,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
Volume 18, С. 1353 - 1365
Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2023
Chronic
obstructive
pulmonary
disease
(COPD)
is
a
common
heterogeneous
respiratory
which
characterized
by
persistent
and
incompletely
reversible
airflow
limitation.
Due
to
the
heterogeneity
phenotypic
complexity
of
COPD,
traditional
diagnostic
methods
provide
limited
information
pose
great
challenge
clinical
management.
In
recent
years,
with
development
omics
technologies,
proteomics,
metabolomics,
transcriptomics,
etc.,
have
been
widely
used
in
study
providing
help
discover
new
biomarkers
elucidate
complex
mechanisms
COPD.
this
review,
we
summarize
prognostic
COPD
based
on
proteomic
studies
years
evaluate
their
association
prognosis.
Finally,
present
prospects
challenges
prognostic-related
studies.
This
review
expected
cutting-edge
evidence
evaluation
patients
inform
future
Frontiers in Immunology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Сен. 13, 2024
Bovine
respiratory
disease
(BRD)
remains
the
leading
infectious
in
beef
cattle
production
systems.
Host
gene
expression
upon
facility
arrival
may
indicate
risk
of
BRD
development
and
severity.
However,
a
time-course
approach
would
better
define
how
influences
immunological
inflammatory
responses
after
occurrences.
Here,
we
evaluated
whole
blood
transcriptomes
high-risk
at
three
time
points
to
elucidate
BRD-associated
host
response.
Sequenced
jugular
mRNA
from
36
(2015:
International Journal of Medical Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
22(2), С. 298 - 308
Опубликована: Дек. 11, 2024
Chronic
Obstructive
Pulmonary
Disease
(COPD)
is
a
heterogeneous
respiratory
disorder
characterized
by
persistent
airflow
limitation.
The
diverse
pathogenic
mechanisms
underlying
COPD
progression
remain
incompletely
understood.
Macrophages,
serving
as
the
most
representative
immune
cells
in
tract,
constitute
first
line
of
innate
defense
and
maintain
pulmonary
immunological
homeostasis.
Recent
advances
have
provided
deeper
insights
into
phenotypic
functional
alterations
macrophages
their
role
pathogenesis.
Notably,
advent
single-cell
RNA
sequencing
has
revolutionized
our
understanding
macrophage
molecular
heterogeneity
COPD.
Herein,
we
review
principal
investigations
concerning
sophisticated
through
which
influence
COPD,
encompassing
inflammatory
mediator
production,
protease/antiprotease
release,
phagocytic
activity.
Additionally,
synthesize
findings
from
available
literature
regarding
all
identified
sub-populations
thereby
advancing
comprehension
heterogeneity's
significance
complex
pathophysiological
Heliyon,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
10(12), С. e32968 - e32968
Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2024
The
Sci-Tech
Commissioner
System
(SCS)
is
a
result
of
exploratory
efforts
by
the
Chinese
government
to
use
science
and
technology
strengthen
agricultural
sector.
Social
network
analysis
(SNA)
machine
learning
(ML)
techniques
make
it
feasible
assess
service
performance
in
China's
SCS
using
indicators
such
as
group
types
structure
features.
In
this
study,
SNA
clustering
algorithm
were
employed
categorize
sci-tech
commissioners.
By
comparing
accuracy
different
classification
algorithms
predicting
results,
LightGBM
was
finally
select
determine
features
commissioners
establish
an
interpretable
ML
model.
Then,
SHAP
used
analyze
influences
affecting
performance.
Results
show
that
forms
are
group-oriented,
include
small
groups
young
with
close
cooperation,
larger
middle-aged
commissioners,
old
isolated
points
highly-influential
Furthermore,
while
size
not
determinant
commissioner's
average
performance,
coordination
ability
found
be
more
critical.
Moreover,
differences
distinct
caused
various
factors,
but
good
structures
extensive
social
contacts
essential
for
high
Recent
developments
in
high-throughput
data
generation
methodologies,
such
as
next-generation
sequencing
or
MALDI-TOF
mass
spectrometry,
are
creating
a
strong
necessity
for
science
to
transform
the
field
of
biomedical
research.
Over
past
decade,
these
technologies
have
facilitated
accumulation
extensive
omics
data.
Although
this
advancement
has
greatly
contributed
knowledge
expansion
research,
studies
still
limited
due
heterogeneity:
batch
effects,
heterogeneity
types,
and
biological
different
species.
These
challenges
complicate
applicability
statistical
methods
machine
learning
models
complex
analysis
scenarios
with
various
datasets.
Consequently,
there
is
growing
demand
methodologies
handle
heterogeneous
In
thesis,
I
investigated
aforementioned
three
challenges,
namely
type
heterogeneity,
developed
novel
address
them.
The
first
challenge
systematic
non-biological
variation
added
datasets
during
acquisition.
Batch
effects
one
factors
hindering
integrative
same
types
spectrometry
single-cell
RNA
were
investigated.
Different
hospitals
generated
large
scale
from
patient
samples.
Due
procedures
protocols,
exist
on
levels
each
dataset
impede
analysis.
examined
using
models,
logistic
regression,
lightGBM,
neural
network.
With
recent
advancements
sequencing,
it
become
widely
employed
diverse
produce
large-scale
cell
populations
within
tissues.
However,
presence
necessitates
appropriate
pre-processing
when
integrating
multiple
studies.
Initially,
impact
single
Following
that,
simple
approach
low-dimensional
embedding
transformation
effect
mitigation
was
proposed.
Data
transformations
significant
subsequent
downstream
by
altering
distribution.
normalization
step
often
neglected.
Therefore,
distinct
evaluated
regarding
their
dimensionality
reduction
clustering.
This
result
shows
that
proportion
can
be
mitigated
transformation,
showed
comparable
results
already
published
deep
network
models.
next
integration
research
presents
challenge,
given
differences
formats
underlying
hypotheses.
To
multi-modal
methodology
capable
effectively
handling
required.
my
meta-transfer
based
few-shot
model
proposed
integrate
bulk-
highly
effective
small
sample
sizes.
It
able
mitigate
predict
suggests
new
utilize
amount
bulk-cell
available
public
databases.
By
leveraging
existing
data,
researchers
overcome
study
size
constraints
last
related
originates
variety
species
unique
genome.
poses
challenging
task
may
require
transfer
learning.
Transfer
classified
into
homogeneous
categories
features'
characteristics
source
target
approaches
two
datasets,
potential
value
cross-species
antimicrobial
resistance
prediction.
clinical
practices
higher
species,
training
aggregated
proved
beneficial
predicting
unknown
Furthermore,
introduced
data-driven
way.
conventional
relies
gene
homology.
dependence
severely
limits
wide
applications
non-model
organisms.
Thus,
designed
independent
homology
exploiting
shared
labels,
experimental
conditions,
among
species-agnostic
successfully
integrates
thesis
thoroughly
explores
posed
corresponding
challenges.
offers
comprehensive
perspective
issue
field.
conducting
additional
analyses
leverage
enhance
robustness
generalizability,
thus
contributing
addressing
reproducibility
crisis.