Byeonghwa Park
Department of Management and Marketing, Valdosta State University, Georgia,

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Data Driven Models for Contact Tracing Prediction: A Systematic Review of COVID-19 Saravanan Muthaiyah; Thein Oak Kyaw Zaw; Kalaiarasi Sonai Muthu Anbananthen; Byeonghwa Park; Myung Joon Kim
Emerging Science Journal Vol 7 (2023): Special Issue "COVID-19: Emerging Research"
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.28991/ESJ-2023-SPER-02

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The primary objective of this research is to identify commonly used data-driven decision-making techniques for contact tracing with regards to Covid-19. The virus spread quickly at an alarming level that caused the global health community to rely on multiple methods for tracking the transmission and spread of the disease through systematic contact tracing. Predictive analytics and data-driven decision-making were critical in determining its prevalence and incidence. Articles were accessed from primarily four sources, i.e., Web of Science, Scopus, Emerald, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Retrieved articles were then analyzed in a stepwise manner by applying Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISM) that guided the authors on eligibility for inclusion. PRISM results were then evaluated and summarized for a total of 845 articles, but only 38 of them were selected as eligible. Logistic regression and SIR models ranked first (11.36%) for supervised learning. 90% of the articles indicated supervised learning methods that were useful for prediction. The most common specialty in healthcare specialties was infectious illness (36%). This was followed closely by epidemiology (35%). Tools such as Python and SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) were also popular, resulting in 25% and 16.67%, respectively. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2023-SPER-02 Full Text: PDF
The Necessity of Close Contact Tracing in Combating COVID-19 Infection – A Systemic Study Thein Oak Kyaw Zaw; Saravanan Muthaiyah; Kalaiarasi Sonai Muthu Anbananthen; Min Thu Soe; Byeonghwa Park; Myung Joon Kim
Emerging Science Journal Vol 6 (2022): Special Issue "COVID-19: Emerging Research"
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.28991/esj-2022-SPER-019

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Many contact tracing solutions developed by countries around the globe in containing the Covid-19 pandemic are in the area of location-based tracing, which does not enable them to identify close contacts accurately. As location-based tracing implementations continuous on, the results have not been as effective as intended. Thus, in providing some closure, this study will dissect the need for close contact tracing solutions for the pandemic by providing a comprehensive contact tracing characteristic framework (CCTCF) for Covid-19, which will help authorities toward better pandemic management. In this study, CCTCF for Covid-19 was constructed by applying several methods. Using Problem, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome (PICO) as the framework, methods conducted were: (1) Case study to analyze the contact tracing systems in 30 countries; (2) Systematic literature review (n=2056) regarding solutions’ elements, (3) Thematic analysis for characteristics framework development. A total of 25 items were obtained for CCTCF, along with valuable insights that necessitate close contact tracing for the pandemic. Results from CCTCF have also shown that the best contact tracing solution for Covid-19 is bi-directional human-to-human close contact tracing, which uses a retrospective approach and is able to identify the source as well as groups of infection using a personal area network (PAN). Doi: 10.28991/esj-2022-SPER-019 Full Text: PDF
A Binary Survivability Prediction Classification Model towards Understanding of Osteosarcoma Prognosis Saravanan Muthaiyah; Vivek Ajit Singh; Thein Oak Kyaw Zaw; Kalaiarasi S. M. Anbananthen; Byeonghwa Park; Myung Joon Kim
Emerging Science Journal Vol 7, No 4 (2023): August
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.28991/ESJ-2023-07-04-018

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The objective of this study is to explore effective and innovative machine learning techniques that can assist medical professionals in developing more accurate prognoses that can enhance the survivability of osteosarcoma patients by investigating potential prognostic factors and identifying novel therapeutic approaches. A comprehensive analysis was conducted using a dataset of 128 osteosarcoma patients between 1997 to 2011. The dataset included 52 attributes in total that covered a wide range of demographics, together with information on clinical records, treatment protocols, and survival outcomes. Data was obtained from NOCERAL (National Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence in Research and Learning), Kuala Lumpur. Three distinct binary classification methods (i.e., random forest, support vector machine (SVM), and artificial neural network (ANN)) were employed to identify the prognostic factors that are associated with improved survival efficacy measures. The results of this study revealed that both SVM and ANN outperformed random forests in predicting survivability for both the 2-year and 5-year time frames. These findings indicate the potential of SVM and ANN as effective tools for predicting osteosarcoma survivability. The study signifies a significant step towards integrating machine learning techniques into the existing toolkit available to medical practitioners. This study contributes to the medical field by providing a comparative analysis of three prominent machine learning techniques for predicting osteosarcoma survivability. The superior performance of SVM and ANN over random forests highlights the potential of these methods in generating more accurate survivability predictions. Further development and refinement of these machine learning techniques hold promise for enhancing their effectiveness and instilling greater confidence among medical professionals and patients in the predictive capabilities of machine learning and artificial intelligence models for osteosarcoma survivability. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2023-07-04-018 Full Text: PDF