IEEE

Secure Outsourcing Evaluation for Sparse Decision Trees

Abstract: Decision tree classifiers are pervasively applied in a wide range of areas, such as healthcare, credit-risk assessment, spam detection, and many more. To ensure effectiveness and efficiency, ...

Tea tree oil may affect fertility, the EU says. A pharmacologist explains why that’s so misleading

Tea tree oil has been linked to fertility issues. But the experiments were done in rats. Here’s what else is behind the scary headlines.

Australian tea tree oil industry faces uncertainty over EU ban proposal

The EU is considering banning Australian tea tree oil after a study raised concerns about potential reproductive risks, a move industry leaders warn could devastate exports and trigger global impacts.
Microsoft

Decision Trees with Short Explainable Rules

There is indeed a vast literature on the design and analysis of decision tree algorithms that aim at optimizing these parameters. This paper contributes to this important line of research: we propose ...
IEEE

Optimized Predictive Technique for Intelligent Classification (OPTIC): A Decision Tree Ensemble Approach for Neurodegenerative Disease Detection via Gait Pattern Analysis

Abstract: Purpose of the Study: Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Huntington’s progressively impair motor and cognitive functions, making early detection essential for ...
Quality Assurance

FDA Releases Decision Tree to Screen Toxicity of Chemicals in Food

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Expanded Decision Tree (EDT) chemical toxicity and risk screening tool July 30. The tool was designed to provide a consistent, systematic, ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Ma, X. and Zhang, J. (2020) Decision Trees in Forensic Anthropology: A Machine Learning Approach to Human Identification.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the use of a decision tree classification model, combined with Principal Component Analysis (PCA), to distinguish between Assam and Bhutan ethnic groups based on ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Using Decision Tree Classification and Principal Component Analysis to Predict Ethnicity Based on Individual Characteristics: A Case Study of Assam and Bhutan Ethnicities ()

1 Department of Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, USA. 2 Department of Computer Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, USA. 3 Department of Computer Engineering, ...