Posts from September 27, 2025

A Machine Learning Framework for Detecting and Mitigating Cultural Bias in Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening (2025)

Author: Mohammad Motaghianfar Abstract Background: Autism screening tools like the AQ-10 were largely developed in Western settings. When used globally, they may unintentionally favor certain[…]

Explainable AI Reveals Healthcare Cost Determinants When Accurate Forecasting Fails (2025)

Author: Mohammad Motaghianfar Abstract Background: Healthcare costs are rising quickly, and understanding what drives them has become essential. Traditional prediction models often miss the mark[…]

Cross-Attention Fusion for Early Crop Stress Prediction and the Challenge of Limited Temporal Patterns in Agricultural Data (2025)

Author: Mohammad Motaghianfar Abstract Farming faces growing challenges from climate change and pests, making early crop stress detection vital for food security. Current tools often[…]

Estimating the Health Impact of Multi-Pollutant Reduction Strategies Using Double Machine Learning (2024)

Author: Mohammad Motaghianfar Abstract Heart disease is a global killer, and lifestyle changes like quitting smoking are key to prevention. But not everyone benefits the[…]

Personalized Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Estimating Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Lifestyle Interventions Using Causal Machine Learning (2024)

Author: Mohammad Motaghianfar Abstract Heart disease is a major global health issue, and lifestyle changes like quitting smoking are often recommended to prevent it. However,[…]

A Hybrid Deep Ensemble and Evidential Regression Framework for Dual Uncertainty Quantification in Agricultural Yield Prediction (2024)

Author: Mohammad Motaghianfar Abstract Predicting crop yields accurately is vital for ensuring food security worldwide, but most machine learning models only give a single number[…]

Contrastive Pre-training for Data-Efficient Parkinson’s Disease Detection from Speech Signals (2023)

Author: Mohammad Motaghianfar Abstract Parkinson’s Disease (PD) affects millions globally, with speech changes often appearing early. Most AI models need large amounts of labeled data,[…]

Interpretable Machine Learning Identifies Data-Driven Critical Thresholds for Water Potability Assessment (2023)

Author: Mohammad Motaghianfar Abstract Access to clean drinking water is a major global health issue. Traditional methods rely on fixed standards, while many machine learning[…]

Causal AI Reveals Potential Harm of Standard Hemodynamic Management: A Double Machine Learning Study of Critical Care Patients (2023)

Author: Mohammad Motaghianfar Abstract Keeping blood pressure (mean arterial pressure, MAP) above 65 mmHg is standard in critical care, but studies often get skewed because[…]

Temporal-Transformer Framework for Credit Card Fraud Detection: Leveraging Sequential Patterns in Highly Imbalanced Data (2022)

Author: Mohammad Motaghianfar Abstract Credit card fraud costs billions yearly and is tough to catch due to rare cases and sneaky, evolving tactics. Most detection[…]