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Bayesian Non-Parametric Factor Analysis for Longitudinal Spatial Surfaces
We introduce a Bayesian non-parametric spatial factor analysis model with spatial dependency induced through a prior on factor loadings. For each column of the loadings matrix, spatial dependency is encoded using a probit stick- ... Read More >
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Kernel Dependence Regularizers and Gaussian Processes with Applications to Algor ...
Current adoption of machine learning in industrial, societal and economical activities has raised concerns about the fairness, equity and ethics of automated decisions. Predictive models are often developed using biased datasets ... Read More >
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Gradient Boosts the Approximate Vanishing Ideal
In the last decade, the approximate vanishing ideal and its basis construction algorithms have been extensively studied in computer algebra and machine learning as a general model to reconstruct the algebraic variety on which no ... Read More >
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Does hospital cooperation increase the quality of healthcare?
Motivated by reasons such as altruism, managers from different hospitals may engage in cooperative behaviours, which shape the networked healthcare economy. In this paper we study the determinants of hospital cooperation and its ... Read More >
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Multidataset Independent Subspace Analysis with Application to Multimodal Fusion
In the last two decades, unsupervised latent variable models---blind source separation (BSS) especially---have enjoyed a strong reputation for the interpretable features they produce. Seldom do these models combine the rich dive ... Read More >
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Inference After Selecting Plausibly Valid Instruments with Application to Mendel ...
Mendelian randomization (MR) is a popular method in genetic epidemiology to estimate the effect of an exposure on an outcome by using genetic instruments. These instruments are often selected from a combination of prior knowledg ... Read More >
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A new method for phase II monitoring of multivariate simple linear profiles
A scope in quality control, which has recently received a great deal of attention is profile that characterizes the quality of a product or process by a relationship between two or more variables. In this paper, we propose an EW ... Read More >
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Estimating length of hospital stay, with regard to associated factors; A model t ...
To assess the efficiency and the resource consumption level in healthcare scope, many economic and social factors have to be considered. An index which has recently been studied by the researchers, is length of hospital stay (LO ... Read More >
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Analyzing the impact of two major factors on medical expenses paid by health ins ...
In healthcare scope, the profound role of insurance companies is undeniable. Health insurance establishments main responsibility is to support public health financially and promote the quality of health services. Governments sub ... Read More >
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Analysis of Ownership and Travel Behavior of Women Who Drive Electric Vehicles: ...
This study aims to investigate the contributing socio-demographic characteristics and factors among female EV owners as well as their travel behavior, commuting trip patterns, and purchasing/leasing ownerships. The objective of ... Read More >