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Length of Stay prediction for Hospital Management using Domain Adaptation
Lyse Naomi Wamba Momo, Nyalleng Moorosi, Elaine O. Nsoesie +2
Inpatient length of stay (LoS) is an important managerial metric which if known in advance can be used to efficiently plan admissions, allocate resources and improve care. Using hi…
Use of Technology and Innovations in the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Africa
Adyasha Maharana, Morine Amutorine, Moinina David Sengeh +1
The use of technology has been ubiquitous in efforts to combat the ongoing public health crisis due to emergence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. African countries have made tre…
Scraping Social Media Photos Posted in Kenya and Elsewhere to Detect and Analyze Food Types
Kaihong Wang, Mona Jalal, Sankara Jefferson +3
Monitoring population-level changes in diet could be useful for education and for implementing interventions to improve health. Research has shown that data from social media sourc…
Demographics in Social Media Data for Public Health Research: Does it matter?
Nina Cesare, Christan Grant, Jared B. Hawkins +2
Social media data provides propitious opportunities for public health research. However, studies suggest that disparities may exist in the representation of certain populations (e.…
Using Deep Learning to Examine the Association between the Built Environment and Neighborhood Adult Obesity Prevalence
Adyasha Maharana, Elaine O. Nsoesie
More than one-third of the adult population in the United States is obese. Obesity has been linked to factors such as, genetics, diet, physical activity and the environment. Howeve…
Using Deep Learning and Satellite Imagery to Quantify the Impact of the Built Environment on Neighborhood Crime Rates
Adyasha Maharana, Quynh C. Nguyen, Elaine O. Nsoesie
The built environment has been postulated to have an impact on neighborhood crime rates, however, measures of the built environment can be subjective and differ across studies lead…