This chapter will provide information on what Blockchain is and why it is used. It describes the basic concepts underlying Blockchain technology, such as distributed ledgers, consensus mechanisms, mining, smart contracts, P2P, and the classification of existing Blockchain systems. Next, it explores Blockchain …

Objective: To annotate a corpus of randomized controlled trial (RCT) publications with the checklist items of CONSORT reporting guidelines and using the corpus to develop text mining methods for RCT appraisal. Methods: We annotated a corpus of 50 RCT articles at the sentence level using 37 fine-grained …

Introduction: Many adults do not reach the recommended physical activity (PA) guidelines, which can lead to serious health problems. A promising method to increase PA is the use of smartphone PA applications. However, despite the development and evaluation of multiple PA apps, it remains unclear how …

Er zijn veel instanties betrokken bij het oplossen van de problemen door de aardbevingen in Groningen. Dit systeem van aanpak is complex en zorgt voor veel belemmeringen. Dat vertellen professionals op verantwoordelijke functies in dit systeem. Zij ervaren ze hun werk als veeleisend en soms ‘gekmakend’. …

Organizations collect a vast amount of data of different types, from various sources, and through different channels. Primarily, these data are used by these organizations to facilitate their core business processes. However, today we witness a growing tendency to use these data for other purposes than …

Op donderdag 12 november 2020 organiseert het Kennisnetwerk Data Science een webinar over Data Science for Life Sciences. Wynand Alkema, Lector Data Science aan de Hanzehogeschool Groningen, zal een introductie verzorgen over hoe data science wordt toegepast in Life Sciences en welke technieken worden …

The value of a decision can be increased through analyzing the decision logic, and the outcomes. The more often a decision is taken, the more data becomes available about the results. More available data results into smarter decisions and increases the value the decision has for an organization. The …