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Integrated clinical decision support : assessing opportunities and outcomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)Medical calculators play an important role as a component of specific clinical decision support (CDS) systems that synthesize measurable evidence and can introduce new medical guidelines and standards. Understanding the ... -
Use of patient generated health data in ischemic heart disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Health care technologies are constantly being improved to provide the best care for the patients. Health care services around the world is ... -
Large-scale soybean genome-wide variation workflow and association analysis using deep learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] With the advances in next-generation sequencing technology and significant reduction in sequencing costs, it is now possible to sequence large collections ... -
An assessment of medication pattern changes in prescription received by youth offenders in divison of youth services facilities through telepsychiatry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)The prevalence of mental health disorders is much higher in juvenile justice system than in youth in general population. Two-third of the youths under juvenile justice system suffer from one or more diagnosable mental ... -
Electronic health record system implementation processes at critical access hospitals
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The US government allocated $30 billion to implement electronic health records (EHRs) in hospitals and provider practices through policy addressing ... -
An interventional informatics approach to development and evaluation of population-based health and web technologies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Interventional informatics is the use of health information technology (HIT) that drives evidence-based and evidence-generating practices to inform an improved health delivery system. Current HIT lacks movement towards ... -
Alternative applications of whole genome de novo assembly in animal genomics /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Genome sequencing is the process by which the sequence of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) residues that compromise the genome, or complete set of genetic materials of an organism or individual, is determined. Down-stream ... -
Large-scale analysis, management, and retrieval of biological and medical images
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Biomedical image data have been growing quickly in volume, speed, and complexity, and there is an increasing reliance on the analysis of these data. Biomedical scientists are in need of efficient and accurate analyses of ... -
Methods to assess process flow and wait-times at student run free clinics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Objective: The aim of this study is to suggest a methodology for Student Run Free Clinics (SRFC) to collect and analyze data in order to derive recommendations that improve clinic operations and the value of care. Background: ... -
Development of Soybean Knowledge Base (SoyKB), a multi-omics data integration web resource for bridging molecular breeding and translational genomics in Glycine Max
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Many genome-scale data are available in soybean (Glycine Max) including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics datasets, together with ... -
Recidivism and resource use by mental health patients in the emergency room
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Mental health recidivism in the Emergency Room (ER) ties into the revolving door phenomenon, as many patients with prior visits to the emergency room ... -
Informatic approaches to evolutionary systems biology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The sheer complexity of evolutionary systems biology requires us to develop more sophisticated tools for analysis, as well as more probing and biologically relevant representations of the data. My research has focused on ... -
Understanding structure, function, and evolution of protein-protein interactions by computational modeling and analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Currently, with the growth of experimental structural data on protein-protein interactions and larger protein complexes, the trend in computational biology and structural bioinformatics is towards applying such resources ... -
Uncovering morphoproteomic relationships using probabilistic graphical models and resource description framework knowledgebases
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The heterogeneity of individual patient responses to conventional drug therapies is one of the central problems in personalized medicine and has great impact on clinical outcomes. To address this problem a new field of ... -
Designing a holistic prototype and evaluating the requirements of long-term care electronic health record
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Our research is aimed at exploring the design requirements of long-term care information system or electronic health record based on the needs of the care providers. It helped in evaluating the current status of long-term ... -
Using pathway correlation profiles for understanding pathway perturbation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Identifying perturbed or dysregulated pathways is critical to understanding the biological processes that change within an experiment. Previous methods identified important pathways that are significantly enriched among ... -
Developing a HIPAA compliant EMR system : TigerPlace case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The purpose of this project was to develop a secure and HIPAA-compliant EMR system in TigerPlace. Any information that is processed over the network or internet is exposed to various security threats. Malware infections ... -
Understanding intensive care unit clinical communication using knowledge representation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Medical errors are a major cause of death among Americans, and clinical miscommunication is considered the leading cause of medical errors. The aim of this study was to analyze clinical communication behaviors and interruptions ... -
Genome-wide microbial phylogeny reconstruction with polytomy identification
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Evolutionary comparative genomics is one of the most studied areas in the computational biology. With ever increasing speed of newly sequenced microbial ... -
Manual process productivity measurement : for Pre-registration Department in University of Missouri Healthcare
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In the healthcare industry, it is often hard to measure productivity, because the input and the output of the process may be difficult to distinguish ...