INFLUENZA TREND PREDICTION METHOD COMBINING BAIDU INDEX AND SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION BASED ON AN IMPROVED PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM

Influenza trend prediction method combining Baidu index and support vector regression based on an improved particle swarm optimization algorithm

Web-based search query data have been recognized as valuable data sources for discovering new influenza epidemics.However, selecting search and query keywords and adopting prediction methods pose key challenges to improving the effectiveness of influenza prediction.In this study, web search data were analyzed and excavated using big data and machin

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Comparison of microbiological, histological, and immunomodulatory parameters in response to treatment with either combination therapy with prednisone and metronidazole or probiotic VSL#3 strains in dogs with idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease.

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a common chronic enteropathy in dogs.There are no published studies regarding the use of probiotics in the treatment of canine IBD.The objectives were to compare responses to treatment with either combination therapy (prednisone and metronidazole) or probiotic strains (VSL#3) in dogs with I

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