We propose an effective method which automatically assigns proper ICD codes for diagnosis. Unfortunately, the number of electronic Japanese medical records available would not be sufficient for statistical machine learning methods to perform well. Therefore, we observed characteristics of medical records manually, writing rules to make effective methods by hand. Our system achieved the highest ...

Generalizing empirical findings to new environments, settings, or populations is essential in most scientific explorations. This article treats a particular problem of generalizability, called “transportability”, defined as a license to transfer information learned in experimental studies to a different population, on which only observational studies can be conducted. Given a set of assumptions...

A construction robot generally includes some actuators, and has sufficient power to carry out tasks that are difficult for humans. The application of such robots in environments that are dangerous for humans such as disaster scenes, space and the deep sea ground is becoming more and more important. Teleoperation is the most effective method of controlling these robots, and teleoperation systems...

NMR spectroscopy is now established as the most effective method for the determination of three-dimensional structure of biomolecules in the solution state (Wüthrich 1986). The success of this technique relies primarily on the measurement of cross-relaxation effects (nOe) providing distance restraints between protons in close proximity in space (<6Å) supplemented by J scalar couplings which con...

Reflecting on everyday behaviors is an effective method of enhancing them. In today’s world, many of these behaviors are mediated by technology. Therefore, making the enhancements resulting from reflection should be supported by the technology through customization. Customizable tools allow users to make changes and appropriate them to their needs. In this position paper, we discuss the importa...

Introduction / objectives The acquisition of microbes with the subsequent development of an infection while hospitalized continues to challenge healthcare worldwide. The CDC estimates the overall risk, mortality and cost to the USA to be ~5%, 100,000 deaths and ~45 billion additional dollars; rates for Medical Intensive Care Units (MICU) are higher where the risk often exceeds 25%. At issue is ...

Abstract Reliability allocation is the key issue of reliability designing. CNC machine is a complex product. There are many influence factors of reliability allocation. A part of them cannot be accurately measured but be evaluated by the experts. Therefore it’s difficult for reliability allocation. In this paper, we consider a variety of criteria for conducting reliability allocation. A method ...

21 clinical isolates of Candida spp were examined by FT-IR in order to compare identification using FT-IR with biochemical identification (bioMerieux ® ). FT-IR revealed itself as a fast and effective method for identification of the strains tested as all were placed into the appropriate species, including one which was misidentified by the biochemical method.

Robots are being used in the operating room to aid in surgery, prompting changes to workflow and adaptive behavior by the users. This case study presents a methodology for examining human-robot team interaction in a complex environment, along with the results of its application in a study of the effects of experience and workplace culture, for human-robot team interaction in the operating room....

As video information proliferates, managing video sources becomes increasingly important. Automatic video partitioning is a prerequisite for organizing and indexing video sources. Several methods have been introduced to tackle this problem, e.g. pairwise and histogram comparisons. Each has advantages, but all are slow because they entail inspection of entire images. Furthermore none of these me...