Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
Hisashi Noma, Yasuyuki Hamura, Masahiko Gosho, Toshi A. Furukawa
Summary: Network meta-analysis is an important methodology for comparative effectiveness research. This article proposes improved inference methods using higher-order asymptotic approximations based on the Kenward and Roger approach. The proposed methods show accurate coverage properties in simulation studies and real applications.
RESEARCH SYNTHESIS METHODS
(2023)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Sai Zhang, Jin Li, Wei Zhou, Tong Li, Yang Zhang, Jingru Wang
Summary: MiRNA-disease association prediction is important for identifying human disease-related miRNAs and understanding disease pathogenesis. This paper proposes a novel approach called HOP_MDA, which combines both explicit and implicit higher-order proximity information between miRNA and disease to predict their association. The approach uses supervised learning and optimizing weight parameters to create an effective prediction matrix. The results show high AUC values on different datasets and the ability to predict potential miRNAs related to new diseases.
IEEE-ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Eunju Hwang
Summary: This paper presents a multiple linear regression model for modeling and predicting COVID-19 confirmed cases. The HAR-G-V model, which combines growth rates and vaccination rates, outperforms other HAR models. Prediction intervals are constructed using three methods and evaluated based on empirical coverage probability, average length, and mean interval score.
CHAOS SOLITONS & FRACTALS
(2022)
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Fatemeh Parastesh, Mahtab Mehrabbeik, Karthikeyan Rajagopal, Sajad Jafari, Matjaz Perc
Summary: This study investigates the higher-order interactions among neurons and finds that second-order interactions can lead to synchronization under lower first-order coupling strengths. Additionally, the introduction of three-body interactions reduces the overall synchronization cost.
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Bo Li, Jin Zhou, Weiqiang Li, Jun-an Lu
Summary: This paper studies the diffusibility of novel quasi-star higher-order networks and finds that choosing intermediate values of coupling strengths can maximize the diffusibility when the coupling strengths are less than 1. When the coupling strengths are far greater than 1, there exists a lower limit for diffusibility, and the lower-order coupling part has a greater impact. The middle order in the higher-order coupling part plays a more important role in enhancing the network's diffusibility compared to other faces, and the diffusibility does not naturally increase with the order of face.
COMMUNICATIONS IN NONLINEAR SCIENCE AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Lukas Langhammer, Roman Sotner, Radek Theumer
Summary: This article presents a design for a low-pass frequency filter that allows for electronic change of the approximation characteristics of the resulting responses. The filter also offers the ability to reconfigure the order without reconnecting and electronically control the cut-off frequency of the output response. The design is validated through simulations, measurements, and various analysis techniques, and its potential application in signal processing and sensors is discussed.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Jianxin Li, Hao Peng, Yuwei Cao, Yingtong Dou, Hekai Zhang, Philip S. Yu, Lifang He
Summary: Graph neural networks (GNNs) are widely used in deep learning for graph analysis tasks. However, current methods ignore heterogeneity in real-world graphs and fail to capture content-based correlations between nodes. In this paper, we propose a novel HAE framework and a HAE(GNN) model that incorporates meta-paths and meta-graphs for rich, heterogeneous semantics and leverages self-attention mechanism for exploring content-based interactions between nodes.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON KNOWLEDGE AND DATA ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Statistics & Probability
Qinglong Tian, Daniel J. Nordman, William Q. Meeker
Summary: The purpose of this paper is to review classic and modern methods for constructing prediction intervals. The focus is primarily on model-based non-Bayesian methods for predicting scalar random variables, but Bayesian methods with objective prior distributions are also included. The review of non-Bayesian methods is divided into general methods based on (approximate) pivotal quantities and methods based on non-Bayesian predictive distributions. The connection between these two types of methods is described for distributions in the (log-)location-scale family. The paper also discusses extending the general prediction methods to data with complicated dependence structures and introduces some nonparametric prediction methods (e.g., conformal prediction).
STATISTICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Operations Research & Management Science
Xianpeng Mao, Yuning Yang
Summary: The best rank-1 approximation of sparse tensors is an important problem in sparse tensor decomposition and related fields. By using polynomial-time approximation algorithms, the solution quality can be improved and computational time can be reduced.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Hao Quan, Wei Zhang, Wenjie Zhang, Zixiong Li, Tao Zhou
Summary: This paper proposes a new interval prediction method based on skip-GRU network and block bootstrap for short-term wind power prediction. Multiple subsets are generated using different bootstrap methods and skip-GRU models are trained with these subsets. The results of case studies demonstrate that the proposed method can obtain satisfactory prediction intervals and has higher overall quality compared to other bootstrap methods and benchmark models.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
Hisashi Noma, Tomohiro Shinozaki, Katsuhiro Iba, Satoshi Teramukai, Toshi A. Furukawa
Summary: In clinical prediction models, optimism corrections should be applied to correct for biased results and undercoverage issues in confidence intervals of prediction accuracy measures. The proposed generic bootstrap methods showed favorable coverage performances in numerical evaluations by simulations, highlighting the importance of adjusting confidence intervals for accurate predictions.
STATISTICS IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Mingpei Cao, Hao Wang, Tailing Yuan, Kun Xu, Kai Lei, Jiaping Wang
Summary: This paper introduces a new paradigm called Meta-Regulation for defining the behavior of a consensus system. It allows autonomous adjustment of the system behavior based on the changing capacity of the infrastructure and the community of participants. Experimental results demonstrate that using Meta-Regulation significantly improves the throughput and latency of Bitcoin, making it adaptable to the current capacity of the Internet.
IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Xin Li, Qiuyu Wang, Longjie Xie
Summary: We investigate the asymptotic behavior of multiscale dynamical systems and obtain a hierarchy of approximation equations using the Poisson equation with parameters. These equations can approximate the slow motion in the Lp-sense and achieve order epsilon k/2 with any p > 1 and k is an element of N+. This generalizes the averaged equation resulting in order epsilon 1/2 approximation prescribed by the averaging principle.
APPLIED MATHEMATICS LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Pavel Solin, Jakub Cerveny
Summary: This paper addresses various questions and inquiries about constrained approximation in higher-order finite element methods with hanging nodes, which were raised during the ESCO 2022 conference. It discusses explicit constraints enforced on the linear algebra level and implicit constraints embedded in the basis functions of the finite element space. Additionally, it covers selected mathematical and algorithmic aspects of conforming higher-order finite element approximations with one-level and arbitrary-level hanging nodes.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yipeng An, Juncai Chen, Yong Yan, Jinfeng Wang, Yinong Zhou, Zhengxuan Wang, Chunlan Ma, Tianxing Wang, Ruqian Wu, Wuming Liu
Summary: In this study, the authors predict the topological and nodal superconductivity of NiAs-type MS (M = Nb and Ta) transition-metal sulfides and reveal their higher-order topology nature. These materials have a higher T-c than conventional metal superconductors due to their unique electron-phonon coupling and flat band properties. The findings suggest that the MS (M = Nb and Ta) systems can be utilized as platforms for studying exotic physics and developing topological superconducting devices for advanced topological quantum calculations and information technologies.
Article
Oncology
Tatsuo Akechi, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Megumi Uchida, Fuminobu Imai, Kanae Momino, Fujika Katsuki, Naomi Sakurai, Tempei Miyaji, Tomoe Mashiko, Masaru Horikoshi, Toshi A. Furukawa, Akiyo Yoshimura, Shinji Ohno, Natsue Uehiro, Kenji Higaki, Yoshie Hasegawa, Kazuhisa Akahane, Yosuke Uchitomi, Hiroji Iwata
Summary: This study investigated the effectiveness of smartphone problem-solving therapy and behavioral activation applications in breast cancer survivors. The results showed that smartphone psychotherapy offers a promising way to reduce fear of cancer recurrence in this population.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Rie Toyomoto, Masatsugu Sakata, Kazufumi Yoshida, Yan Luo, Yukako Nakagami, Teruhisa Uwatoko, Tomonari Shimamoto, Ethan Sahker, Aran Tajika, Hidemichi Suga, Hiroshi Ito, Michihisa Sumi, Takashi Muto, Masataka Itoi, Hiroshi Ichikawaj, Masaya Ikegawaj, Nao Shiraishi, Takafumi Watanabe, Edward R. Watkins, Hisashi Noma, Masaru Horikoshi, Taku Iwami, Toshi A. Furukawa
Summary: This study explored the prognostic factors and effect modifiers for five common components of internet-cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) for depression. The study found that baseline depressive symptoms and exercise habits are factors influencing the effectiveness of the self-monitoring component.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Letter
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yuki Kataoka, Masahiro Banno, Yasushi Tsujimoto, Toshi A. Furukawa
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yuting Wang, Tahir Devji, Alonso Carrasco-Labra, Anila Qasim, Qiukui Hao, Elena Kum, Niveditha Devasenapathy, Madeleine T. King, Berend Terluin, Caroline B. Terwee, Michae Walsh, Toshi A. Furukawa, Yasushi Tsujimoto, Gordon H. Guyatt
Summary: The minimal important difference (MID) is the smallest change or difference that patients perceive as important to interpret patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) scores. A credibility instrument for anchor-based MID assessment typically includes a core item evaluating the correlation between the PROM and the anchor. However, many MID studies do not report this correlation. To address this, we developed an alternative construct proximity item to assess credibility when the correlation is lacking.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Tomotsugu Seki, Morio Aki, Toshi A. Furukawa, Hirotsugu Kawashima, Tomotaka Miki, Yujin Sawaki, Takaaki Ando, Kentaro Katsuragi, Takahiko Kawashima, Senkei Ueno, Takashi Miyagi, Shun'ichi Noma, Shiro Tanaka, Koji Kawakami
Summary: This study aimed to examine whether an electronic health record (EHR)-nested reminder system can help patients achieve therapeutically appropriate serum lithium levels. The study found insufficient evidence for the reminder system to increase the achievement of therapeutic serum lithium concentrations, but it did increase the number of monitoring. The EHR-based reminders may be useful for improving the quality of care for patients on lithium maintenance therapy.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Yuki Furukawa, Yan Luo, Satoshi Funada, Akira Onishi, Edoardo Ostinelli, Tasnim Hamza, Toshi A. Furukawa, Yuki Kataoka
Summary: This study aimed to identify the optimal treatment duration with antibiotics for adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) through a systematic review and duration-effect meta-analysis. The findings suggest that a shorter treatment duration (3-5 days) may provide the best balance between efficacy and treatment burden for treating CAP in adults who have achieved clinical stability. However, the limited number of included studies and the overall moderate-to-high risk of bias may affect the certainty of the results, highlighting the need for further research.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Toshi A. Furukawa, Aran Tajika, Masatsugu Sakata, Yan Luo, Rie Toyomoto, Masaru Horikoshi, Tatsuo Akechi, Norito Kawakami, Takeo Nakayama, Naoki Kondo, Shingo Fukuma, Hisashi Noma, Helen Christensen, Ronald C. Kessler, Pim Cuijpers, James M. S. Wason
Summary: This study aims to develop an iCBT platform that can adapt to the evolving internet technologies and examine the short-term and long-term efficacy of different CBT skills for depression. The study will recruit 3520 participants with subthreshold depression and approximately 1700 participants without subthreshold depression to evaluate the short-term efficacy for reducing depressive symptoms and the long-term efficacy for preventing depression in the total sample.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shinji Inaba, Kazumichi Yamamoto, Tomohiro Kaga, Muhammad Wannous, Masatsugu Sakata, Osamu Yamaguchi, Toshi A. Furukawa
Summary: Despite the importance of assessing ECG interpretation skills, there is currently no established universal, standardised assessment tool for ECG interpretation. This study aims to develop a set of items for estimating competency of ECG interpretation and analyze item parameters and multidimensional latent factors to develop an assessment tool. The findings will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Vikram Patel, Daisy Fancourt, Toshi A. Furukawa, Lola Kola
Summary: In this editorial, guest editors discuss the contents of the special issue on the pandemic and global mental health, emphasizing key themes and providing important context.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Toshi A. Furukawa, Susumu Iwata, Masaru Horikoshi, Masatsugu Sakata, Rie Toyomoto, Yan Luo, Aran Tajika, Noriko Kudo, Eiji Aramaki
Summary: This study investigated the potential use of artificial intelligence and natural language processing to facilitate cognitive restructuring in internet cognitive-behavior therapy. The language model T5 was used to predict thoughts and feelings, and the accuracy of the predictions was validated. The results showed that correctly predicted thought-feeling pairs led to more effective reduction of negative emotions in cognitive restructuring.
COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Adriani Nikolakopoulou, Anna Chaimani, Toshi A. Furukawa, Theodoros Papakonstantinou, Gerta Ruecker, Guido Schwarzer
Summary: The placebo effect is the result of a participant's belief or expectation in the effectiveness of a treatment. It can play a significant role in certain conditions, particularly those with subjective symptoms. Factors such as informed consent, number of arms in a study, occurrence of adverse events, and quality of blinding can influence placebo response and introduce bias in randomized controlled trials.
BMJ EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Andrea Cipriani, Soraya Seedat, Lea Milligan, Georgia Salanti, Malcolm Macleod, Janna Hastings, James Thomas, Susan Michie, Toshi A. Furukawa, David Gilbert, Karla Soares-Weiser, Carmen Moreno, Stefan Leucht, Matthias Egger, Parisa Mansoori, James M. Barker, Spyridon Siafis, Edoardo Giuseppe Ostinelli, Robert McCutcheon, Simonne Wright, Matilda Simpson, Olufisayo Elugbadebo, Virginia Chiocchia, Thomy Tonia, Rania Elgarf, Ayse Kurtulmus, Emily Sena, Ouma Simple, Niall Boyce, Sophie Chung, Anjuli Sharma, Miranda Wolpert, Jennifer Potts, Julian H. Elliott
Summary: Progress in developing novel therapies for anxiety, depression, and psychosis has been slow, and predicting effective treatments for individuals remains challenging. Understanding the mechanisms of mental health conditions, developing targeted interventions, and improving diagnosis and prediction are crucial. Living systematic reviews can enhance efficiency and reduce waste in research. The Global Alliance for Living Evidence on aNxiety, depressiOn and pSychosis (GALENOS) aims to catalog and evaluate relevant scientific research, involving both human and preclinical studies, to advance mental health science. GALENOS will also facilitate collaboration and identify key research questions, accelerating the translation of discovery science into effective interventions.
Letter
Psychiatry
Aran Tajika, Toshi A. Furukawa, Kiyomi Shinohara, Shino Kikuchi, Rie Toyomoto, Yuki Furukawa, Masami Ito, Kazufumi Yoshida, Yukiko Honda, Tomohiro Takayama, Johannes Schneider-Thoma, Stefan Leucht
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Ryuhei So, Naoki Emura, Kozue Okazaki, Sakiko Takeda, Takashi Sunami, Kohei Kitagawa, Yoshitake Takebayashi, Toshi A. Furukawa
Summary: This study compared the effects of therapist-guided internet interventions with unguided ones on gambling behavior, cognition, and stage of change. The results showed that there were no significant differences between the guided and unguided groups in terms of improvement in gambling symptoms, behavior, and stage of change.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2024)
Article
Substance Abuse
Chiyoung Hwang, Taichi Takano, Ryuhei So, Ethan Sahker, Sho Kawakami, Charles Livingstone, Naoko Takiguchi, Masako Ono-Kihara, Masahiro Kihara, Toshi A. Furukawa
Summary: The prevalence of gambling disorder is higher among homeless individuals than the general population, but the factors associated with gambling disorder in this population are not well understood. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of gambling disorder among homeless men in Osaka City. The results showed that the lifetime and past-year prevalence of gambling disorder were higher among homeless men compared to the general population. Factors associated with lifetime gambling disorder included longer duration of homelessness and more frequent experiences of homelessness.
JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES
(2023)