Supervised clustering is a data mining technique that assigns a set of data to predefined classes by analyzing dataset attributes. It is considered as an important technique for information retrieval, management, and mining in information systems. Since customer satisfaction is the main goal of organizations in modern society, to meet the requirements, 137 call center of Tehran city council is ...

conclusions mobile phone text messaging increased adherence to diabetes therapy and improved the clinical outcome in saudi patients with type 2 diabetes. results in addition to significant improvement in patients’ knowledge, mean fasting blood glucose level improved from 8.60 ± 3.16 to 7.77 ± 3.11 mmol/l and mean hba1c decreased from 9.9% ± 1.8% to 9.5% ± 1.7%. objectives we conducted a study t...

* This investigation was supported by research grant CA-4557 from the National Cancer Institute, U.S. Public Health Service (for the Cincinnati laboratory), and USPHS grants E-1992 and C-4965 (for the Boston laboratory). 1 Huebner, R. J., W. P. Rowe, H. C. Turner, and W. T. Lane, these PROCEEDINGS, 50, 379 (1963). 2 Sabin, A. B., and M. A. Koch, these PROCEEDINGS, 50, 407 (1963). 3 Black, P. H....

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What is the effect of (1) popular individuals, and (2) community structures on the retransmission of socially contagious behavior? We examine a community of Twitter users over a five month period, operationalizing social contagion as ‘retweeting’, and social structure as the count of subgraphs (small patterns of ties and nodes) between users in the follower/following network. We find that popul...

BACKGROUND Engaging young adults for the purpose of communicating health risks associated with nicotine and tobacco use can be challenging since they comprise a population heavily targeted with appealing marketing by the evolving tobacco industry. The Food and Drug Administration seeks novel ways to effectively communicate risks to warn about using these products. This paper describes the first...

BACKGROUND Low back pain (LBP) occurrence and intensity are considered to fluctuate over time, requiring frequent repetitive assessments to capture its true time pattern. Text messages makes frequent reporting of LBP feasible, which enables investigation of 1) the time pattern of LBP, and 2) predictors for having a continued high (chronic) level of LBP over longer periods of time. However, this...

BACKGROUND Physicians' daily work is increasingly affected by the use of emails, text messages and cell phone calls with their patients. The aim of this study was to describe their use between primary-care physicians and patients in a French-speaking part of Switzerland. METHODS A cross-sectional mail survey was conducted among all primary-care physicians of Geneva canton (n = 636). The quest...

Cyberspace refers to new tools for marketers to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of marketing communications and offer new approaches to gain and retain customers. One of its aspects is online interpersonal influences. It can be said that viral marketing is an internet-based communication strategy that exploits the transmittable nature of information dissemination on the Internet. This ...

While text messages or short messaging service programs are increasingly utilized for delivering health education, few studies have explored the unique challenges of recruiting and retaining participants in such programs. This study utilizes survey and focus group data from Text2BHealthy, a short messaging service-based nutrition and physical activity promotion program, to examine barriers to e...