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SynthesisBioMed research international2022

Gauging the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Modeling in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.

Afshan Hassan, Devendra Prasad, Shalli Rani, Musah Alhassan

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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Afshan HassanChitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5133-2927
Devendra PrasadChitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1771-4670
Shalli RaniChitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8474-9435
Musah AlhassanUniversity of Development Studies, Electrical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Nyankpala Campus, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8640-8768

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While the world continues to grapple with the devastating effects of the SARS-nCoV-2 virus, different scientific groups, including researchers from different parts of the world, are trying to collaborate to discover solutions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus permanently. Henceforth, the current study envisions the analysis of predictive models that employ machine learning techniques and mathematical modeling to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. A systematic literature review (SLR) has been conducted, wherein a search into different databases, viz., PubMed and IEEE Explore, fetched 1178 records initially. From an initial of 1178 records, only 50 articles were analyzed completely. Around (64%) of the studies employed data-driven mathematical models, whereas only (26%) used machine learning models. Hybrid and ARIMA models constituted about (5%) and (3%) of the selected articles. Various Quality Evaluation Metrics (QEM), including accuracy, precision, specificity, sensitivity, Brier-score, F1-score, RMSE, AUC, and prediction and validation cohort, were used to gauge the effectiveness of the studied models. The study also considered the impact of Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2), AstraZeneca (ChAd0x1), and Moderna (mRNA-1273) on Beta (B.1.1.7) and Delta (B.1.617.2) viral variants and the impact of administering booster doses given the evolution of viral variants of the virus.

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Artificial IntelligenceDecision Making, Computer-AssistedMachine LearningAlgorithmsCohort StudiesCOVID-19ForecastingHumansSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID35309167
PMCPMC8931177

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