3 papers
q-bio.QM2025
Towards an Accessible, Noninvasive Micronutrient Status Assessment Method: A Comprehensive Review of Existing Techniques
Andrew Balch, Maria A. Cardei, Sibylle Kranz +1
Nutrients are critical to the functioning of the human body and their imbalance can result in detrimental health concerns. The majority of nutritional literature focuses on macronu…
cs.CY2024
Why Algorithms Remain Unjust: Power Structures Surrounding Algorithmic Activity
Andrew Balch
Algorithms are unavoidable in our social lives, yet often perpetuate social injustices. The popular means of addressing this is through algorithmic reformism: fine-tuning algorithm…
physics.med-ph2024
Exploring Smartphone-based Spectrophotometry for Nutrient Identification and Quantification
Andrew Balch, Maria A. Cardei, Afsaneh Doryab
Imbalanced nutrition is a global health issue with significant downstream effects. Current methods of assessing nutrient levels face several limitations, with accessibility being a…