Evaluating Web Based Instructional Models Using Association Rule Mining

Author(s):  
Enrique García ◽  
Cristóbal Romero ◽  
Sebastián Ventura ◽  
Carlos de Castro
10.2196/14204 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. e14204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suyuan Peng ◽  
Feichen Shen ◽  
Andrew Wen ◽  
Liwei Wang ◽  
Yadan Fan ◽  
...  

Background The rise in the number of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and consequent end-stage renal disease necessitating renal replacement therapy has placed a significant strain on health care. The rate of progression of CKD is influenced by both modifiable and unmodifiable risk factors. Identification of modifiable risk factors, such as lifestyle choices, is vital in informing strategies toward renoprotection. Modification of unhealthy lifestyle choices lessens the risk of CKD progression and associated comorbidities, although the lifestyle risk factors and modification strategies may vary with different comorbidities (eg, diabetes, hypertension). However, there are limited studies on suitable lifestyle interventions for CKD patients with comorbidities. Objective The objectives of our study are to (1) identify the lifestyle risk factors for CKD with common comorbid chronic conditions using a US nationwide survey in combination with literature mining, and (2) demonstrate the potential effectiveness of association rule mining (ARM) analysis for the aforementioned task, which can be generalized for similar tasks associated with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Methods We applied ARM to identify lifestyle risk factors for CKD progression with comorbidities (cardiovascular disease, chronic pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and cancer) using questionnaire data for 450,000 participants collected from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2017. The BRFSS is a Web-based resource, which includes demographic information, chronic health conditions, fruit and vegetable consumption, and sugar- or salt-related behavior. To enrich the BRFSS questionnaire, the Semantic MEDLINE Database was also mined to identify lifestyle risk factors. Results The results suggest that lifestyle modification for CKD varies among different comorbidities. For example, the lifestyle modification of CKD with cardiovascular disease needs to focus on increasing aerobic capacity by improving muscle strength or functional ability. For CKD patients with chronic pulmonary disease or rheumatoid arthritis, lifestyle modification should be high dietary fiber intake and participation in moderate-intensity exercise. Meanwhile, the management of CKD patients with diabetes focuses on exercise and weight loss predominantly. Conclusions We have demonstrated the use of ARM to identify lifestyle risk factors for CKD with common comorbid chronic conditions using data from BRFSS 2017. Our methods can be generalized to advance chronic disease management with more focused and optimized lifestyle modification of NCDs.


2009 ◽  
Vol 07 (06) ◽  
pp. 905-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEIQI WANG ◽  
YANBO JUSTIN WANG ◽  
RENÉ BAÑARES-ALCÁNTARA ◽  
FRANS COENEN ◽  
ZHANFENG CUI

In this paper, data mining is used to analyze the data on the differentiation of mammalian Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs), aiming at discovering known and hidden rules governing MSC differentiation, following the establishment of a web-based public database containing experimental data on the MSC proliferation and differentiation. To this effect, a web-based public interactive database comprising the key parameters which influence the fate and destiny of mammalian MSCs has been constructed and analyzed using Classification Association Rule Mining (CARM) as a data-mining technique. The results show that the proposed approach is technically feasible and performs well with respect to the accuracy of (classification) prediction. Key rules mined from the constructed MSC database are consistent with experimental observations, indicating the validity of the method developed and the first step in the application of data mining to the study of MSCs.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suyuan Peng ◽  
Feichen Shen ◽  
Andrew Wen ◽  
Liwei Wang ◽  
Yadan Fan ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND The rise in the number of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and consequent end-stage renal disease necessitating renal replacement therapy has placed a significant strain on health care. The rate of progression of CKD is influenced by both modifiable and unmodifiable risk factors. Identification of modifiable risk factors, such as lifestyle choices, is vital in informing strategies toward renoprotection. Modification of unhealthy lifestyle choices lessens the risk of CKD progression and associated comorbidities, although the lifestyle risk factors and modification strategies may vary with different comorbidities (eg, diabetes, hypertension). However, there are limited studies on suitable lifestyle interventions for CKD patients with comorbidities. OBJECTIVE The objectives of our study are to (1) identify the lifestyle risk factors for CKD with common comorbid chronic conditions using a US nationwide survey in combination with literature mining, and (2) demonstrate the potential effectiveness of association rule mining (ARM) analysis for the aforementioned task, which can be generalized for similar tasks associated with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). METHODS We applied ARM to identify lifestyle risk factors for CKD progression with comorbidities (cardiovascular disease, chronic pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and cancer) using questionnaire data for 450,000 participants collected from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2017. The BRFSS is a Web-based resource, which includes demographic information, chronic health conditions, fruit and vegetable consumption, and sugar- or salt-related behavior. To enrich the BRFSS questionnaire, the Semantic MEDLINE Database was also mined to identify lifestyle risk factors. RESULTS The results suggest that lifestyle modification for CKD varies among different comorbidities. For example, the lifestyle modification of CKD with cardiovascular disease needs to focus on increasing aerobic capacity by improving muscle strength or functional ability. For CKD patients with chronic pulmonary disease or rheumatoid arthritis, lifestyle modification should be high dietary fiber intake and participation in moderate-intensity exercise. Meanwhile, the management of CKD patients with diabetes focuses on exercise and weight loss predominantly. CONCLUSIONS We have demonstrated the use of ARM to identify lifestyle risk factors for CKD with common comorbid chronic conditions using data from BRFSS 2017. Our methods can be generalized to advance chronic disease management with more focused and optimized lifestyle modification of NCDs.


2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizal Setya Perdana ◽  
Umi Laili Yuhana

Kualitas perangkat lunak merupakan salah satu penelitian pada bidangrekayasa perangkat lunak yang memiliki peranan yang cukup besar dalamterbangunnya sistem perangkat lunak yang berkualitas baik. Prediksi defectperangkat lunak yang disebabkan karena terdapat penyimpangan dari prosesspesifikasi atau sesuatu yang mungkin menyebabkan kegagalan dalam operasionaltelah lebih dari 30 tahun menjadi topik riset penelitian. Makalah ini akandifokuskan pada prediksi defect yang terjadi pada kode program (code defect).Metode penanganan permasalahan defect pada kode program akan memanfaatkanpola-pola kode perangkat lunak yang berpotensi menimbulkan defect pada data setNASA untuk memprediksi defect. Metode yang digunakan dalam pencarian polaadalah memanfaatkan Association Rule Mining dengan Cumulative SupportThresholds yang secara otomatis menghasilkan nilai support dan nilai confidencepaling optimal tanpa membutuhkan masukan dari pengguna. Hasil pengujian darihasil pemrediksian defect kode perangkat lunak secara otomatis memiliki nilaiakurasi 82,35%.


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