scholarly journals Development of Bot Detection Applications on Twitter Social Media Using Machine Learning with a Random Forest Classifier Algorithm

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Aqilah Aini Zahra ◽  
Widyawan Widyawan ◽  
Silmi Fauziati
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Random Forest Classifier ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Feature Sets ◽  
Detection Model ◽  
Bot Detection

A Twitter bot is a Twitter account programmed to automatically do social activities by sending tweets through a scheduling program. Some bots intend to disseminate useful information such as earthquake and weather information. However, not a few bots have a negative influence, such as broadcasting false news, spam, or become a follower to increase an account's popularity. It can change public sentiments about an issue, decrease user confidence, or even change the social order. Therefore, an application is needed to distinguish between a bot and non-bot accounts. Based on these problems, this paper develops bot detection systems using machine learning for multiclass classification. These classes include human classes, informative, spammers, and fake followers. The model training used guided methods based on labeled training data. First, a dataset of 2,333 accounts was pre-processed to obtain 28 feature sets for classification. This feature set came from analysis of user profiles, temporal analysis, and analysis of tweets with numeric values. Afterward, the data was partitioned, normalized with scaling, and a random forest classifier algorithm was implemented on the data. After that, the features were reselected into 17 feature sets to obtain the highest accuracy achieved by the model. In the evaluation stage, bot detection models generated an accuracy of 96.79%, 97% precision, 96% recall, and an f-1 score of 96%. Therefore, the detection model was classified as having high accuracy. The bot detection model that had been completed was then implemented on the website and deployed to the cloud. In the end, this machine learning-based web application could be accessed and used by the public to detect Twitter bots.

scholarly journals Amide proton transfer weighted (APTw) imaging based radiomics allows for the differentiation of gliomas from metastases

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Sartoretti ◽  
Thomas Sartoretti ◽  
Michael Wyss ◽  
Carolin Reischauer ◽  
Luuk van Smoorenburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Proton Transfer ◽  
Multilayer Perceptron ◽  
Random Forest Classifier ◽  
Amide Proton ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Who Grade ◽  
Amide Proton Transfer

AbstractWe sought to evaluate the utility of radiomics for Amide Proton Transfer weighted (APTw) imaging by assessing its value in differentiating brain metastases from high- and low grade glial brain tumors. We retrospectively identified 48 treatment-naïve patients (10 WHO grade 2, 1 WHO grade 3, 10 WHO grade 4 primary glial brain tumors and 27 metastases) with either primary glial brain tumors or metastases who had undergone APTw MR imaging. After image analysis with radiomics feature extraction and post-processing, machine learning algorithms (multilayer perceptron machine learning algorithm; random forest classifier) with stratified tenfold cross validation were trained on features and were used to differentiate the brain neoplasms. The multilayer perceptron achieved an AUC of 0.836 (receiver operating characteristic curve) in differentiating primary glial brain tumors from metastases. The random forest classifier achieved an AUC of 0.868 in differentiating WHO grade 4 from WHO grade 2/3 primary glial brain tumors. For the differentiation of WHO grade 4 tumors from grade 2/3 tumors and metastases an average AUC of 0.797 was achieved. Our results indicate that the use of radiomics for APTw imaging is feasible and the differentiation of primary glial brain tumors from metastases is achievable with a high degree of accuracy.

scholarly journals PredNTS: Improved and Robust Prediction of Nitrotyrosine Sites by Integrating Multiple Sequence Features

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 2704
Author(s):  
Andi Nur Nilamyani ◽  
Firda Nurul Auliah ◽  
Mohammad Ali Moni ◽  
Watshara Shoombuatong ◽  
Md Mehedi Hasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Computational Prediction ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Recursive Feature Elimination ◽  
Post Translational Modification ◽  
Multiple Sequence ◽  
Sequence Features

Nitrotyrosine, which is generated by numerous reactive nitrogen species, is a type of protein post-translational modification. Identification of site-specific nitration modification on tyrosine is a prerequisite to understanding the molecular function of nitrated proteins. Thanks to the progress of machine learning, computational prediction can play a vital role before the biological experimentation. Herein, we developed a computational predictor PredNTS by integrating multiple sequence features including K-mer, composition of k-spaced amino acid pairs (CKSAAP), AAindex, and binary encoding schemes. The important features were selected by the recursive feature elimination approach using a random forest classifier. Finally, we linearly combined the successive random forest (RF) probability scores generated by the different, single encoding-employing RF models. The resultant PredNTS predictor achieved an area under a curve (AUC) of 0.910 using five-fold cross validation. It outperformed the existing predictors on a comprehensive and independent dataset. Furthermore, we investigated several machine learning algorithms to demonstrate the superiority of the employed RF algorithm. The PredNTS is a useful computational resource for the prediction of nitrotyrosine sites. The web-application with the curated datasets of the PredNTS is publicly available.

scholarly journals Possibility of Autonomous Estimation of Shiba Goat’s Estrus and Non-Estrus Behavior by Machine Learning Methods

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 771
Author(s):  
Toshiya Arakawa
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Markov Models ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Video Tracking ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Machine Learning Methods

Mammalian behavior is typically monitored by observation. However, direct observation requires a substantial amount of effort and time, if the number of mammals to be observed is sufficiently large or if the observation is conducted for a prolonged period. In this study, machine learning methods as hidden Markov models (HMMs), random forests, support vector machines (SVMs), and neural networks, were applied to detect and estimate whether a goat is in estrus based on the goat’s behavior; thus, the adequacy of the method was verified. Goat’s tracking data was obtained using a video tracking system and used to estimate whether they, which are in “estrus” or “non-estrus”, were in either states: “approaching the male”, or “standing near the male”. Totally, the PC of random forest seems to be the highest. However, The percentage concordance (PC) value besides the goats whose data were used for training data sets is relatively low. It is suggested that random forest tend to over-fit to training data. Besides random forest, the PC of HMMs and SVMs is high. However, considering the calculation time and HMM’s advantage in that it is a time series model, HMM is better method. The PC of neural network is totally low, however, if the more goat’s data were acquired, neural network would be an adequate method for estimation.

Diagnosing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with machine learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 811-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitris Spathis ◽  
Panayiotis Vlamos
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Clinical Decision Support Systems ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Forced Expiratory Volume ◽  
Random Forest Classifier ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This study examines the clinical decision support systems in healthcare, in particular about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases, such as Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The empirical pulmonology study of a representative sample (n = 132) attempts to identify the major factors that contribute to the diagnosis of these diseases. Machine learning results show that in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease’s case, Random Forest classifier outperforms other techniques with 97.7 per cent precision, while the most prominent attributes for diagnosis are smoking, forced expiratory volume 1, age and forced vital capacity. In asthma’s case, the best precision, 80.3 per cent, is achieved again with the Random Forest classifier, while the most prominent attribute is MEF2575.

scholarly journals Comparison of Resampling Algorithms to Address Class Imbalance when Developing Machine Learning Models to Predict Foodborne Pathogen Presence in Agricultural Water

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Lowell Weller ◽  
Tanzy M. T. Love ◽  
Martin Wiedmann
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Predictive Models ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Safety Hazards ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Resampling Method ◽  
Machine Learning Models

Recent studies have shown that predictive models can supplement or provide alternatives to E. coli-testing for assessing the potential presence of food safety hazards in water used for produce production. However, these studies used balanced training data and focused on enteric pathogens. As such, research is needed to determine 1) if predictive models can be used to assess Listeria contamination of agricultural water, and 2) how resampling (to deal with imbalanced data) affects performance of these models. To address these knowledge gaps, this study developed models that predict nonpathogenic Listeria spp. (excluding L. monocytogenes) and L. monocytogenes presence in agricultural water using various combinations of learner (e.g., random forest, regression), feature type, and resampling method (none, oversampling, SMOTE). Four feature types were used in model training: microbial, physicochemical, spatial, and weather. “Full models” were trained using all four feature types, while “nested models” used between one and three types. In total, 45 full (15 learners*3 resampling approaches) and 108 nested (5 learners*9 feature sets*3 resampling approaches) models were trained per outcome. Model performance was compared against baseline models where E. coli concentration was the sole predictor. Overall, the machine learning models outperformed the baseline E. coli models, with random forests outperforming models built using other learners (e.g., rule-based learners). Resampling produced more accurate models than not resampling, with SMOTE models outperforming, on average, oversampling models. Regardless of resampling method, spatial and physicochemical water quality features drove accurate predictions for the nonpathogenic Listeria spp. and L. monocytogenes models, respectively. Overall, these findings 1) illustrate the need for alternatives to existing E. coli-based monitoring programs for assessing agricultural water for the presence of potential food safety hazards, and 2) suggest that predictive models may be one such alternative. Moreover, these findings provide a conceptual framework for how such models can be developed in the future with the ultimate aim of developing models that can be integrated into on-farm risk management programs. For example, future studies should consider using random forest learners, SMOTE resampling, and spatial features to develop models to predict the presence of foodborne pathogens, such as L. monocytogenes, in agricultural water when the training data is imbalanced.

scholarly journals Lightweight Convolutional Neural Network Based Intrusion Detection System

2020 ◽  
pp. 808-817
Author(s):  
Vinh Pham ◽  
◽  
Eunil Seo ◽  
Tai-Myoung Chung
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Intrusion Detection ◽  
Convolutional Neural Network ◽  
Network Traffic ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Image Data ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Deep Packet Inspection ◽  
Detection Model

Identifying threats contained within encrypted network traffic poses a great challenge to Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). Because traditional approaches like deep packet inspection could not operate on encrypted network traffic, machine learning-based IDS is a promising solution. However, machine learning-based IDS requires enormous amounts of statistical data based on network traffic flow as input data and also demands high computing power for processing, but is slow in detecting intrusions. We propose a lightweight IDS that transforms raw network traffic into representation images. We begin by inspecting the characteristics of malicious network traffic of the CSE-CIC-IDS2018 dataset. We then adapt methods for effectively representing those characteristics into image data. A Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) based detection model is used to identify malicious traffic underlying within image data. To demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed lightweight IDS, we conduct three simulations on two datasets that contain encrypted traffic with current network attack scenarios. The experiment results show that our proposed IDS is capable of achieving 95% accuracy with a reasonable detection time while requiring relatively small size training data.

PSIX-15 Assessment of machine learning algorithms for prediction of Aleutian disease in American mink

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 264-265
Author(s):  
Duy Ngoc Do ◽  
Guoyu Hu ◽  
Younes Miar
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
American Mink ◽  
Learning Algorithms ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Linear Discriminant ◽  
Machine Learning Classification

Abstract American mink (Neovison vison) is the major source of fur for the fur industries worldwide and Aleutian disease (AD) is causing severe financial losses to the mink industry. Different methods have been used to diagnose the AD in mink, but the combination of several methods can be the most appropriate approach for the selection of AD resilient mink. Iodine agglutination test (IAT) and counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIEP) methods are commonly employed in test-and-remove strategy; meanwhile, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and packed-cell volume (PCV) methods are complementary. However, using multiple methods are expensive; and therefore, hindering the corrected use of AD tests in selection. This research presented the assessments of the AD classification based on machine learning algorithms. The Aleutian disease was tested on 1,830 individuals using these tests in an AD positive mink farm (Canadian Centre for Fur Animal Research, NS, Canada). The accuracy of classification for CIEP was evaluated based on the sex information, and IAT, ELISA and PCV test results implemented in seven machine learning classification algorithms (Random Forest, Artificial Neural Networks, C50Tree, Naive Bayes, Generalized Linear Models, Boost, and Linear Discriminant Analysis) using the Caret package in R. The accuracy of prediction varied among the methods. Overall, the Random Forest was the best-performing algorithm for the current dataset with an accuracy of 0.89 in the training data and 0.94 in the testing data. Our work demonstrated the utility and relative ease of using machine learning algorithms to assess the CIEP information, and consequently reducing the cost of AD tests. However, further works require the inclusion of production and reproduction information in the models and extension of phenotypic collection to increase the accuracy of current methods.

A Machine Learning Approach to Detect Student Dropout at University

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 3101-3107
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Dropout Rate ◽  
Random Forest Classifier ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Dropout Rates ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Student Dropout ◽  
High Dropout Rate ◽  
Academic Plan

In universities, student dropout is a major concern that reflects the university's quality. Some characteristics cause students to drop out of university. A high dropout rate of students affects the university's reputation and the student's careers in the future. Therefore, there's a requirement for student dropout analysis to enhance academic plan and management to scale back student's drop out from the university also on enhancing the standard of the upper education system. The machine learning technique provides powerful methods for the analysis and therefore the prediction of the dropout. This study uses a dataset from a university representative to develop a model for predicting student dropout. In this work, machine- learning models were used to detect dropout rates. Machine learning is being more widely used in the field of knowledge mining diagnostics. Following an examination of certain studies, we observed that dropout detection may be done using several methods. We've even used five dropout detection models. These models are Decision tree, Naïve bayes, Random Forest Classifier, SVM and KNN. We used machine-learning technology to analyze the data, and we discovered that the Random Forest classifier is highly promising for predicting dropout rates, with a training accuracy of 94% and a testing accuracy of 86%.

Prediction of Gas Turbine Trip: a Novel Methodology Based on Random Forest Models

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enzo Losi ◽  
Mauro Venturini ◽  
Lucrezia Manservigi ◽  
Giuseppe Fabio Ceschini ◽  
Giovanni Bechini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Remaining Useful Life ◽  
Training Data ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Forest Models ◽  
Random Forest Models

Abstract A gas turbine trip is an unplanned shutdown, of which the most relevant consequences are business interruption and a reduction of equipment remaining useful life. Thus, understanding the underlying causes of gas turbine trip would allow predicting its occurrence in order to maximize gas turbine profitability and improve its availability. In the ever competitive Oil & Gas sector, data mining and machine learning are increasingly being employed to support a deeper insight and improved operation of gas turbines. Among the various machine learning tools, Random Forests are an ensemble learning method consisting of an aggregation of decision tree classifiers. This paper presents a novel methodology aimed at exploiting information embedded in the data and develops Random Forest models, aimed at predicting gas turbine trip based on information gathered during a timeframe of historical data acquired from multiple sensors. The novel approach exploits time series segmentation to increase the amount of training data, thus reducing overfitting. First, data are transformed according to a feature engineering methodology developed in a separate work by the same authors. Then, Random Forest models are trained and tested on unseen observations to demonstrate the benefits of the novel approach. The superiority of the novel approach is proved by considering two real-word case-studies, involving filed data taken during three years of operation of two fleets of Siemens gas turbines located in different regions. The novel methodology allows values of Precision, Recall and Accuracy in the range 75–85 %, thus demonstrating the industrial feasibility of the predictive methodology.

Web-Based Machine Learning Application for Heart Disease Prediction

2022 ◽  
pp. 383-393
Author(s):  
Lokesh M. Giripunje ◽  
Tejas Prashant Sonar ◽  
Rohit Shivaji Mali ◽  
Jayant C. Modhave ◽  
Mahesh B. Gaikwad
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
World Health ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The World ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Health Organization

Risk because of heart disease is increasing throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization report, the number of deaths because of heart disease is drastically increasing as compared to other diseases. Multiple factors are responsible for causing heart-related issues. Many approaches were suggested for prediction of heart disease, but none of them were satisfactory in clinical terms. Heart disease therapies and operations available are so costly, and following treatment, heart disease is also costly. This chapter provides a comprehensive survey of existing machine learning algorithms and presents comparison in terms of accuracy, and the authors have found that the random forest classifier is the most accurate model; hence, they are using random forest for further processes. Deployment of machine learning model using web application was done with the help of flask, HTML, GitHub, and Heroku servers. Webpages take input attributes from the users and gives the output regarding the patient heart condition with accuracy of having coronary heart disease in the next 10 years.

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