{"title":"Clinical Decision Support Systems in Practice: Current Status and Challenges","authors":"A. Jović, Igor Stancin, K. Friganovic, M. Cifrek","doi":"10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245283","url":null,"abstract":"Decision support systems (DSS) are computer programs based on artificial intelligence methods that contribute to reaching a correct decision in an often-narrow domain of interest. Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are such DSSs that may be used by medical professionals in clinics and hospitals. They are used for diagnosis, treatment protocol recommendations, treatment outcome predictions and other tasks. CDSS are constructed based on symbolic and machine learning (including deep learning) approaches to represent and infer medical knowledge. The aim of this work is to provide an overview of past and current methods in designing a successful CDSS. The study considers the systems that were claimed to be implemented in clinical practice. Currently, the development of a CDSS is mostly pursued in two directions: 1) a more traditional approach based on rules, ontologies, probabilistic models, and the use of standards; 2) machine learning based approach. Both approaches may be used complementary within a healthcare information system. This work seeks to provide an objective view on the advantages and limitations of the approaches as well to discuss future research avenues that could lead to more accurate and trustworthy CDSS and improved healthcare.","PeriodicalId":437575,"journal":{"name":"2020 43rd International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124000835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marko Njirjak, Erik Otović, M. Budimir, Hrvoje Vlahovic, Mladen Tomic, Verner Marijancic
{"title":"Smartphone Based Range of Motion Measurement in Physiotherapy","authors":"Marko Njirjak, Erik Otović, M. Budimir, Hrvoje Vlahovic, Mladen Tomic, Verner Marijancic","doi":"10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245214","url":null,"abstract":"Range of motion measurement is often performed in physiotherapy. It is important for both initial patient’s joint health status evaluation, and later on for tracking progress of a rehabilitation therapy. Standard goniometers are often cumbersome to use and many therapists resort to approximative by eye angle assessment. In this paper, we investigate a modern smartphone application goniometer, based on an inertial measurement unit (IMU). We analyze IMU properties and their influence on angle measurement accuracy. The application is tested in a controlled environment and later on in real-life situations. The same set of measurements is performed by experienced physiotherapist using both the smartphone application and traditional goniometers. Shoulder abduction and elbow pronation and supination were examined. The results obtained clearly show that the smartphone application is comparable in accuracy to traditional ways of measurement. There was no statistically significant difference between the measurements made with traditional instruments and the mobile application. It was shown that for some ROM measurements it was efficient and easy to use and can be considered to be a viable and a better alternative to traditional goniometers.","PeriodicalId":437575,"journal":{"name":"2020 43rd International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122627821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Differences in the Students’ Achievements between Traditional and Project-based Learning of Basic Engineering Competencies: A Quasi-experimental Study","authors":"D. Purković, M. Příhoda","doi":"10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245303","url":null,"abstract":"Project-based learning (PjBL) can greatly affect the output competencies of technology and engineering students. However, PjBL is still not central to the curriculum of this education. This paper provides an example of PjBL in engineering education and provides research findings on differences in student achievement between project-based teaching versus traditionally organized. The PUD-BJ project learning model was used for implementation, and the research was conducted on a sample (N = 64) of undergraduate students of the Polytechnics of the University of Rijeka. Given the limitations, the research was conducted as a quasi-experimental intervention study. Common, traditional methods and instruments were used to evaluate achievements. The results show that the dominated achievement of students in traditional teaching is similar to project-based learning, but with significant individual differences. While in traditional teaching there are no students whose achievements are significantly higher than dominated, in project-based learning some students show exceptional achievements. The obtained results show the main advantages of project-based learning: it gives the opportunity to students who can and want more for exceptional achievements, motivates them for further research, contributes to self-awareness and development of their own learning paths.","PeriodicalId":437575,"journal":{"name":"2020 43rd International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)","volume":"123 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128182413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mija Begic, Marko Cirimotic, Ivona Farkas, Ivan Skoric, Z. Car, Ivana Rasan, Matea Zilak
{"title":"Software Prototype Based on Augmented Reality for Mastering Vocabulary","authors":"Mija Begic, Marko Cirimotic, Ivona Farkas, Ivan Skoric, Z. Car, Ivana Rasan, Matea Zilak","doi":"10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245260","url":null,"abstract":"Interactive experience of Augmented Reality that is created by deploying virtual objects in a real user environment, and its augmentation by audio-visual elements as well as the possibility of touch, provides added value for learning, especially regarding content multimodal presentation, increasing learner’s motivation and level of engagement. This is very promising, especially in the field of education and rehabilitation, where current research slightly takes focus in this technological direction. To conduct this type of research, the prerequisite is to have a quality prototype with features, easy to understand and use by users of different cognitive skills, and yet sophisticated enough to carry out the research. The paper presents software prototype based on Augmented Reality aimed for mastering vocabulary for children with complex communication needs. The solution was developed in the multidisciplinary cooperation of students and teachers from the technical field and professionals from the education and rehabilitation field. The overall development process and initial evaluation are described, as well as the developed prototype from the technological and user perspective.","PeriodicalId":437575,"journal":{"name":"2020 43rd International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128228845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Linked Data Enterprise as Enabler for both Intra- and Inter-organizational Business Data Integration and Usage","authors":"A. Tjoa","doi":"10.23919/mipro48935.2020.9245320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/mipro48935.2020.9245320","url":null,"abstract":"Information silos and conceptual heterogeneity within organizations remain to be main problems towards an effective utilization of available information resources.Since decades, proper data and knowledge-integration and extraction remain to be giant tasks in the information systems arena. This paper briefly introduces the Linked-Data Concept as a possible approach for easing this problem.Linked Data can be utilized on the one hand within organizations (“intra-enterprise”) for the integration of possible existing heterogeneous systems and on the other hand as enabler of cross-organizational data integration (“interenterprise”) in a networked economy.The “Linked Data Enterprise” unifies both concepts of intra- and inter-enterprise networks as a very flexible and extendible instrument of data integration.Special emphasis is laid on the applicability of the FAIR Guiding Principles for data management and stewardship that was originally introduced for scientific data.","PeriodicalId":437575,"journal":{"name":"2020 43rd International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128385582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Igor Vlahović, Matko Glunčić, K. Dekanic, Leo Mršić, Hrvoje Jerkovic, Ivica Martinjak, V. Paar
{"title":"Global repeat map algorithm (GRM) reveals differences in alpha satellite number of tandem and higher order repeats (HORs) in human, Neanderthal and chimpanzee genomes – novel tandem repeat database","authors":"Igor Vlahović, Matko Glunčić, K. Dekanic, Leo Mršić, Hrvoje Jerkovic, Ivica Martinjak, V. Paar","doi":"10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245278","url":null,"abstract":"Development of novel sequencing methods (NGS) enabled investigation of DNA sequence in centromere region that, as is shown in previous studies, are replete with alpha satellite sequences, 171bp long monomer units. Those units (monomers) are found in each of human chromosomes as tandem repeats or as higher order repeat (HOR) structures. Except for their role in chromosome segregation and microtubule attachment to kinetochores, recent studies show that alpha satellite copy number variations are associated with cancer outcomes, aneuploidy, aging, differences in gene expression and evolutionary development. Using Global Repeat Map algorithm (GRM) and its extended ALPHAsub tool for finding all alpha monomers in genomic sequence, we created tandem repeat database for human, Neanderthal and chimpanzee genomes. This database has almost 3000 records (only main data table is shown on-line, http://genom.hazu.hr with information about build of inserted genomes, start position in chromosome, sequence length of array, monomer length and number of monomers for specific array. Analysis of large set of data based on alpha satellites will help us to understand their role in centromeric organization and function and enable us to make conclusions about evolution between closely related species even though technologic limitation of assembly of centromere region are still present.","PeriodicalId":437575,"journal":{"name":"2020 43rd International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)","volume":"02 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129420959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Simić, Robert Šajina, Nikola Tanković, D. Etinger
{"title":"A Review on Generating Random Numbers in Decentralised Environments","authors":"S. Simić, Robert Šajina, Nikola Tanković, D. Etinger","doi":"10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245302","url":null,"abstract":"Recent advances in blockchain gained significant social attention, mainly due to substantial price fluctuations of Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptocurrencies. By its design, blockchain is an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way, providing solutions for many complex tasks without third party involvement. To achieve that, they employ a set of Byzantine Fault-tolerant consensus algorithms that require the implemented logic to be deterministic. The lacking source of randomness is a consequential limitation since many application domains, like games, lotteries, or random elections, require random sources. Given the Byzantine Fault-tolerance, generating random numbers should also be publicly-verifiable and tamper-resistant, but still hold the premises of being unpredictable.In this paper, we will provide an overview of the current research surrounding pseudo-random number generation on a decentralized network that satisfies those requirements.","PeriodicalId":437575,"journal":{"name":"2020 43rd International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129250254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Ivanoska, E. Petreska, Biljana Risteska Stojkoska, S. Kalajdziski, K. Trivodaliev
{"title":"Comparative Analysis of Network Embeddings for Functional Annotation in Protein Interaction Networks","authors":"I. Ivanoska, E. Petreska, Biljana Risteska Stojkoska, S. Kalajdziski, K. Trivodaliev","doi":"10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245346","url":null,"abstract":"One of the major problems in bioinformatics is the computational prediction of functions for the large number of sequenced proteins which will facilitate the expensive and long process of wet lab verification. Protein-protein interaction networks (PINs) are considered as one of the richest sources of information for solving this problem. PINs can be represented as graphs, where the nodes are the proteins with their functions as node labels and the edges are their physical interactions. In this paper embedding vectors are created to represent the nodes of the graph which are later used as the input data for a classification model. This is a graph node classification problem and because of the property of proteins to have multiple functions, it is also a multi-label problem. The classification model used is linear SVM, while the embeddings are built with 4 algorithms, HOPE, SDNE, GF and node2vec and then a comparative analysis is done on the results. Hamming loss is used as an evaluation metrics, because of the multi-label problem. Based on the comparative evaluation, recommendation for using a specific network embedding in specific scenarios is given.","PeriodicalId":437575,"journal":{"name":"2020 43rd International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129618349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Zlodi, Tomislav Ivanjko, Petra Štefičar, Marta Marochini
{"title":"The Model of Collaborative Terminology Contribution to the Art & Architecture Thesaurus: Application and Improvement of Crowdsourcing Methods in an Educational Context","authors":"G. Zlodi, Tomislav Ivanjko, Petra Štefičar, Marta Marochini","doi":"10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245204","url":null,"abstract":"The paper elaborates the model of collaborative terminology contribution to the Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) through the cooperation of university teachers, students and museum professionals. The elaborated model can accelerate the otherwise time-consuming process of developing multilingual thesauri through greater student engagement while achieving multiple educational goals on real-world tasks. This model includes a statistical selection of the most frequent Croatian art and heritage domain terms and their links to relevant AAT concepts (accompanied with references to relevant literature and lexicographical sources). This process is conducted by students. Subsequent quality control methods include peer-checking and teacher supervision. Mapping of Croatian and English terms for specific concepts was further implemented through semantic technologies (SPARQL queries). Concepts that are particularly demanding are examined by scholars and museum professionals in the corresponding field. After the quality check, the terms would be included in the AAT and made available to open access as Linked Open Data (LOD), provided by the Getty Research Institute. The methods of quality control and student engagement are applied from crowdsourcing projects methodologies, but they were revised and improved concerning the specific needs and requirements of the educational context.","PeriodicalId":437575,"journal":{"name":"2020 43rd International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130814019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mehar Ullah, S. Kakakhel, Tomi Westerlund, A. Wolff, Dick Carrillo, J. Plosila, P. Nardelli
{"title":"IoT Protocol Selection for Smart Grid Applications: Merging Qualitative and Quantitative Metrics","authors":"Mehar Ullah, S. Kakakhel, Tomi Westerlund, A. Wolff, Dick Carrillo, J. Plosila, P. Nardelli","doi":"10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIPRO48935.2020.9245238","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of Internet of Things (IoT) implies that objects are connected to share information with each other and/or with a platform based on standardized communication protocols such as MQTT and HTTP. Recently, their performance has received much attention due to more widespread utilization. But, the vital aspect of the adoption of these IoT protocols is not just performance per se but also their feature set. However, comparative analysis that takes into account both the features and performance aspects are rarely presented. This paper investigates a combination of a qualitative comparison model (based on communication, operational and security attributes) with quantitative metrics in terms of CPU/memory utilization and time consumption. Quantitative metrics are collected for two of the four IoT protocols. Our analysis shows that there is no onesize-fits-all solution in terms of application layer IoT protocols. Additionally we emphasize that, on a higher level, both qualitative and quantitative measures are necessary for IoT stakeholders to consider before selecting the most appropriate protocol for the specific application to be deployed. We illustrate the results using a smart grid example simulating a collection of 1000 smart meters connected to the grid.","PeriodicalId":437575,"journal":{"name":"2020 43rd International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)","volume":"117 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127773999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}