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    Non-Contact breathing monitoring using Sleep Breathing Detection Algorithm (SBDA) based on UWB radar sensors
    ( 2022)
    Muhammad Husaini
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    Intan Kartika Kamarudin
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    Muhammad Amin Ibrahim
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    Hiromitsu Nishizaki
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    Masahiro Toyoura
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    Xiaoyang Mao
    Ultra-wideband radar application for sleep breathing monitoring is hampered by the difficulty of obtaining breathing signals for non-stationary subjects. This occurs due to imprecise signal clutter removal and poor body movement removal algorithms for extracting accurate breathing signals. Therefore, this paper proposed a Sleep Breathing Detection Algorithm (SBDA) to address this challenge. First, SBDA introduces the combination of variance feature with Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) to tackle the issue of clutter signals. This method used Daubechies wavelets with five levels of decomposition to satisfy the signal-to-noise ratio in the signal. Second, SBDA implements a curve fit based sinusoidal pattern algorithm for detecting periodic motion. The measurement was taken by comparing the R-square value to differentiate between chest and body movements. Last but not least, SBDA applied the Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) method for extracting breathing signals before transforming the signal to the frequency domain using Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) to obtain breathing rate. The analysis was conducted on 15 subjects with normal and abnormal ratings for sleep monitoring. All results were compared with two existing methods obtained from previous literature with Polysomnography (PSG) devices. The result found that SBDA effectively monitors breathing using IR-UWB as it has the lowest average percentage error with only 6.12% compared to the other two existing methods from past research implemented in this dataset.
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    Predictive analysis of In-Vehicle air quality monitoring system using deep learning technique
    In-vehicle air quality monitoring systems have been seen as promising paradigms for monitoring drivers’ conditions while they are driving. This is because some in-vehicle cabins contain pollutants that can cause drowsiness and fatigue to drivers. However, designing an efficient system that can predict in-vehicle air quality has challenges, due to the continuous variation in parameters in cabin environments. This paper presents a new approach, using deep learning techniques that can deal with the varying parameters inside the vehicle environment. In this case, two deep learning models, namely Long-short Term Memory (LSTM) and Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) are applied to classify and predict the air quality using time-series data collected from the built-in sensor hardware. Both are compared with conventional methods of machine learning models, including Support Vector Regression (SVR) and Multi-layer Perceptron (MLP). The results show that GRU has an excellent prediction performance with the highest coefficient of determination value (R2) of 0.97.
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    Predictive analysis of in-vehicle air quality monitoring system using Deep Learning technique
    In-vehicle air quality monitoring systems have been seen as promising paradigms for monitoring drivers’ conditions while they are driving. This is because some in-vehicle cabins contain pollutants that can cause drowsiness and fatigue to drivers. However, designing an efficient system that can predict in-vehicle air quality has challenges, due to the continuous variation in parameters in cabin environments. This paper presents a new approach, using deep learning techniques that can deal with the varying parameters inside the vehicle environment. In this case, two deep learning models, namely Long-short Term Memory (LSTM) and Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) are applied to classify and predict the air quality using time-series data collected from the built-in sensor hardware. Both are compared with conventional methods of machine learning models, including Support Vector Regression (SVR) and Multi-layer Perceptron (MLP). The results show that GRU has an excellent prediction performance with the highest coefficient of determination value (R2) of 0.97.
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    Real-Time In-Vehicle air quality monitoring system using machine learning prediction algorithm
    ( 2021)
    Chew Cheik Goh
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    Hiromitsu Nishizaki
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    Xiaoyang Mao
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    Ericson Kanagaraj
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    Md. Fauzan Elham
    This paper presents the development of a real-time cloud-based in-vehicle air quality monitoring system that enables the prediction of the current and future cabin air quality. The designed system provides predictive analytics using machine learning algorithms that can measure the drivers’ drowsiness and fatigue based on the air quality presented in the cabin car. It consists of five sensors that measure the level of CO2, particulate matter, vehicle speed, temperature, and humidity. Data from these sensors were collected in real-time from the vehicle cabin and stored in the cloud database. A predictive model using multilayer perceptron, support vector regression, and linear regression was developed to analyze the data and predict the future condition of in-vehicle air quality. The performance of these models was evaluated using the Root Mean Square Error, Mean Squared Error, Mean Absolute Error, and coefficient of determination (R2). The results showed that the support vector regression achieved excellent performance with the highest linearity between the predicted and actual data with an R2 of 0.9981.
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    A hybrid approach of knowledge-driven and data-driven reasoning for activity recognition in smart homes
    (SAGE Publications, 2019) ; ;
    Rossi Setchi
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    Hiromitsu Nishizaki
    Accurate activity recognition plays a major role in smart homes to provide assistance and support for users, especially elderly and cognitively impaired people. To realize this task, knowledge-driven approaches are one of the emerging research areas that have shown interesting advantages and features. However, several limitations have been associated with these approaches. The produced models are usually incomplete to capture all types of human activities. This resulted in the limited ability to accurately infer users’ activities. This paper presents an alternative approach by combining knowledge-driven with data-driven reasoning to allow activity models to evolve and adapt automatically based on users’ particularities. Firstly, a knowledge-driven reasoning is presented for inferring an initial activity model. The model is then trained using data-driven techniques to produce a dynamic activity model that learns users’ varying action. This approach has been evaluated using a publicly available dataset and the experimental results show the learned activity model yields significantly higher recognition rates compared to the initial activity model.
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    RSSI-based for device-free localization using deep learning technique
    Device-free localization (DFL) has become a hot topic in the paradigm of the Internet of Things. Traditional localization methods are focused on locating users with attached wearable devices. This involves privacy concerns and physical discomfort especially to users that need to wear and activate those devices daily. DFL makes use of the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) to characterize the user’s location based on their influence on wireless signals. Existing work utilizes statistical features extracted from wireless signals. However, some features may not perform well in different environments. They need to be manually designed for a specific application. Thus, data processing is an important step towards producing robust input data for the classification process. This paper presents experimental procedures using the deep learning approach to automatically learn discriminative features and classify the user’s location. Extensive experiments performed in an indoor laboratory environment demonstrate that the approach can achieve 84.2% accuracy compared to the other basic machine learning algorithms.
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    COVID-19 mRNA vaccine degradation rate prediction using artificial intelligence techniques: a narrative review
    (IASE, 2024-06)
    Hwai Ing Soon
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    Hiromitsu Nishizaki
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    Mohd Yusoff Mashor
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    Zeti-Azura Mohamed-Hussein
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    Zeehaida Mohamed
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    Wei Chern Ang
    As diseases become more common, the use of mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccines is becoming more important. These vaccines can be developed quickly and have a low risk of side effects. However, they are sensitive to environmental conditions, which means they need careful storage and transport, creating challenges in distributing them. Testing the stability of an mRNA vaccine requires a lot of work and time, as it needs many lab tests. Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers a new solution by using the genetic information in RNA sequences to predict how quickly these vaccines might break down. This approach helps address potential shortages of vaccines by avoiding some of the challenges with vaccine distribution. The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly sped up the use of AI in this area. This change is significant because using AI to predict and improve the stability of mRNA vaccines was not well explored before the pandemic. This paper reviews recent studies that use AI to study mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. It points out that the main issue with these vaccines is how long they can be stored before they are no longer effective due to their sensitivity to environmental conditions. By looking at these studies, the paper not only shows how AI and vaccine research are coming together but also points out opportunities for more research. The goal of this review is to outline effective methods to improve the use of mRNA vaccines and encourage more scientific research and development in this field. This is an important step in improving how we deal with pandemics.
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    Integration of dual band radio waves and ensemble-based approach for rice moisture content determination and localisation
    (Elsevier, 2024-09)
    Noraini Azmi
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    Ahmad Shakaff Ali Yeon
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    Hiromitsu Nishizaki
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    Xiaoyang Mao
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    Maintaining optimal moisture content in grain storage is critical to ensuring adequate supply throughout the year, but it presents a significant challenge. Current moisture measurement methods often necessitate sophisticated and costly equipment. This paper introduces an approach employing real-time rice moisture content determination and detection of spoilage (specifically wet spots) within a storage facility achieved through the utilisation of radio waves operating at 2.4 GHz and 868 MHz, along with an ensemble-based machine learning algorithm. Experimental samples spanning from 12% to 30% moisture levels were collected, then subjected to pre-processing, and subsequently employed to train the Ensemble-based Rice Moisture Content and Localisation (eRMCL) algorithm. The eRMCL produced an effective prediction of both rice moisture content and the localisation of wet spots within the grain storage unit. The results show that compared to support vector machine, random forest, and machine learning methods, the eRMCL algorithm had the best performance metrics, with an accuracy of 94.8% in predicting the moisture content and location of spoilage in storage. The measurement of moisture content and the identification of wet spots in rice storage using the dual frequency wave approach were found to be more accurate than with a single frequency band. Thus, the dual frequency band is a novel method for the determination of the moisture content of stored rice and the localisation of the spoilage area.
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    Optimizing hybrid neural networks for precise COVID-19 mRNA vaccine degradation prediction
    (Institute of Advanced Science Extension (IASE), 2024-07)
    Hwai Ing Soon
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    Hiromitsu Nishizaki
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    Mohd Yusoff Mashor
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    Zeti-Azura Mohamed-Hussein
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    Zeehaida Mohamed
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    Wei Chern Ang
    Conventional hybrid models often miss an essential factor that can lead to less effective performance: intrinsic sequence dependence when combining various neural network (NN) architectures. This study addresses this issue by highlighting the importance of sequence hybridization in NN architecture integration, aiming to improve model effectiveness. It combines NN layers—dense, long short-term memory (LSTM), and gated recurrent unit (GRU)—using the Keras Sequential API for defining the architecture. To provide better context, bidirectional LSTM (BiLSTM) and bidirectional GRU (BiGRU) replace their unidirectional counterparts, enhancing the models through bidirectional structures. Out of 25 NN models tested, 18 four-layer hybrid NN models consist of one-quarter dense layer and the rest BiLSTM and BiGRU layers. These hybrid NN models undergo supervised learning regression analysis, with mean column-wise root mean square error (MCRMSE) as the performance metric. The results show that each hybrid NN model produces unique outcomes based on its specific hybrid sequence. The Hybrid_LGSS model performs better than existing three-layer BiLSTM networks in predictive accuracy and shows lower overfitting (MCRMSEs of 0.0749 and 0.0767 for training and validation, respectively). This indicates that the optimal hybridization sequence is crucial for achieving a balance between performance and simplicity. In summary, this research could help vaccinologists develop better mRNA vaccines and provide data analysts with new insights for improvement.