A machine learning approach to differentiating bacterial from viral meningitis

Clinical reports indicate that differentiating bacterial from viral (aseptic) meningitis is still a difficult issue, compounded by factors such as age and time of presentation. Clinicians routinely rely on the results from blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to discriminate bacterial from viral meningitis. Tests such as the CSF Gram stain performed prior to broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment yield sensitivities between 60 and 92%. Sensitivity can be increased by performing additional laboratory testing, but the results are never completely accurate and are not cost effective in many cases. In this study, we wished to determine if a machine learning approach, based on rough sets and a probabilistic neural network could be used to differentiate between viral and bacterial meningitis. We analysed a clinical dataset containing records for 581 cases of acute bacterial or viral meningitis. The rough sets approach was used to perform dimensionality reduction in addition to classification. The results were validated using a probabilistic neural network. With an overall accuracy of 98%, these results indicate rough sets is a useful approach to differentiating bacterial from viral meningitis

Offences Regarding Sex Life – Between the Valid Criminal Code and the New Criminal Code

In the current study, we want to approach certain elements referring to the offence regarding the sex life that have been a controversial subject reported to the regulation that had been valid in 1969. Also, we refer to the group of offences regarding the sex life the finds its regulation in the new Criminal Code in a modern manner that is close to the marks of certain European states having a long democratic tradition and to which the Romanian criminal law has always been manifesting deep affinities, underlining certain problems of correlating the texts that are important in this matter.new criminal code, offences regarding the sex life, the seduction offence, the offence of having sexual relations with a minor

VIOLATING THE RIGHT TO PRIVATE LIFE UNDER THE NEW ROMANIAN PENAL CODE

It is more and more difficult nowadays that the private life of a person to remain out of other people intervention and out of public visibility. In this context, the present paper is concentrated of a new criminalization included in The New Romanian Penal Code - article 226 from this law. It is about the violation to the right to private life which is for the first time incriminated by the Romanian Penal Code

A breast cancer diagnosis system: a combined approach using rough sets and probabilistic neural networks

In this paper, we present a medical decision support system based on a hybrid approach utilising rough sets and a probabilistic neural network. We utilised the ability of rough sets to perform dimensionality reduction to eliminate redundant attributes from a biomedical dataset. We then utilised a probabilistic neural network to perform supervised classification. Our results indicate that rough sets was able to reduce the number of attributes in the dataset by 67% without sacrificing classification accuracy. Our classification accuracy results yielded results on the order of 93%

European Accents of the Non bis in idem Principle

The principle of non bis in idem is a classic principle of law under his person may be convicted twice for committing the same acts. When the offense is committed within the jurisdiction of one country, follow the principle set out is easy. Difficulties arise in cases where foreign elements derived specifically from the principle of ubiquity, which is why efforts have been made consistent regulatory Conventional to avoid violations of the principle non bis in idem. And EU legal instruments have been adopted in the incidence of res judicata, but were held and decisions of the Court which brought strong in relation to the principle of non European accents non bis in idem.principle, criminal offense, judicial cooperation, final decision, extradition

Responsabilidad penal de las personas jurídicas: el caso rumano

[ES] Hasta el año 2006, el Ordenamiento Jurídico rumano no reconoció la responsabilidad penal de las personas jurídicas. En este trabajo se muestra cómo es dicha responsabilidad, cuáles son sus características, los delitos objeto de comisión y las consecuencias jurídicas aplicables a las mismas.[EU] 2006 arte Ordenamendu Juridiko errumaniarrak ez zuen Pertsona juridikoen erantzukizun penala aurreikusi. Ondorengo lanean, erantzukizun horren ezaugarriak azaltzen dira, pertsona juridikoek burutu ditzaketen delituak eta hauen erantzunak.[FR] Jusqu’à l’année 2006, le système judiciaire roumain n’a pas reconnu la responsabilité pénale des personnes morales. Ce travail montre comment est la responsabilité, quelles sont ses caractéristiques, les crimes et les conséquences juridiques qui leur sont applicables.[EN] The criminal responsibility of legal persons was not declared until 2006 in the Romanian legal system. This work shows how is this responsibility, what are their characteristics, offenses and consequent punishment

Authenticating computer access based on keystroke dynamics using a probabilistic neural network

Comunicação apresentada na 2nd Annual International Conference on Global e-Security, Docklands, UK, 20 - 22 April 2006.Most computer systems are secured using a login id and password. When computers are connected to the internet, they become more vulnerable as more machines are available to attack them. In this paper, we present a novel method for protecting/enhancing login protection that can reduce the potential threat of internet connected computers. Our method is based on and enhancement to login id/password based on keystroke dynamics. We employ a novel authentication algorithm based on a probabilistic neural network. Our results indicate that we can achieve an equal error rate of less than 5%, comparable to what is achieved with hardware based solutions such as fingerprint scanners and facial recognition systems

Responsabilidad penal de las personas jurídicas: el caso rumano

[ES] Hasta el año 2006, el Ordenamiento Jurídico rumano no reconoció la responsabilidad penal de las personas jurídicas. En este trabajo se muestra cómo es dicha responsabilidad, cuáles son sus características, los delitos objeto de comisión y las consecuencias jurídicas aplicables a las mismas.[EU] 2006 arte Ordenamendu Juridiko errumaniarrak ez zuen Pertsona juridikoen erantzukizun penala aurreikusi. Ondorengo lanean, erantzukizun horren ezaugarriak azaltzen dira, pertsona juridikoek burutu ditzaketen delituak eta hauen erantzunak.[FR] Jusqu’à l’année 2006, le système judiciaire roumain n’a pas reconnu la responsabilité pénale des personnes morales. Ce travail montre comment est la responsabilité, quelles sont ses caractéristiques, les crimes et les conséquences juridiques qui leur sont applicables.[EN] The criminal responsibility of legal persons was not declared until 2006 in the Romanian legal system. This work shows how is this responsibility, what are their characteristics, offenses and consequent punishment