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A lightweight mixup-based short texts clustering for contrastive learning

Traditional text clustering based on distance struggles to distinguish between overlapping representations in medical data. By incorporating contrastive learning, the feature space can be optimized and applies mixup implicitly during the data augmentation phase to reduce computational burden. Medical case text is prevalent in everyday life, and clustering is a fundamental method of identifying major […]

Published on January 11, 2024

Exploring gene-drug interactions for personalized treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder

IntroductionPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that can develop after experiencing traumatic events. The aim of this work is to explore the role of genes and genetic variations in the development and progression of PTSD.MethodsThrough three methodological approaches, 122 genes and 184 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with PTSD were compiled into a […]

Published on January 11, 2024

Effects of remote combine exercise-music training on physical and cognitive performance in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized controlled trial

IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the effects of combined remote music and exercise training on the cognitive, psychological, and physical function of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).MethodsForty-one AD patients were randomly allocated to three groups, including control (C), training (T), and training with music (TM) groups. Participants were evaluated by cognitive and performance test batteries […]

Published on January 11, 2024