Publications (* corresponing author) [ORCID: 0000-0003-4398-0267]

  1. La Colla L and Zhou L, (2024), "Predicting the Disposition of Patients Undergoing Primary Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Machine Learning", Proceedings of AMIA Informatics Summit 2024, Boston, MA.
  2. Zhou L, Sharma A, Zhen L, Pratt S, (2023), "An Efficient Way to Categorize Patients with Hearing Difficulties and Handicap Using Machine Learning", Proceedings of AMIA 2023 Annual Symposium, New Orleans, LA.
  3. Osterhoudt H, Ching L, Shih M, Schneider C, Harper A, Mohammad H, Skidmore E, Wang Y, Zhou L, (2023), "Feasibility of Categorizing Rehabilitation Gestures for Automated Fidelity Assessment on Strategy Training using Deep Learning", Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI 2023). Houston, TX, USA.
  4. Lopatto D et al., (2023), "Features of a successful genomics CURE: Faculty actions that promote student engagement and learning", Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, under review.
  5. Osterhoudt H, Schneider CE, Mohammad HA, Shih M, Harper AE, Zhou L, Skidmore ER, Wang Y, (2023), "Automated Fidelity Assessment for Strategy Training in Inpatient Rehabilitation using Natural Language Processing", Proceedings of AMIA Informatics Summit 2023, Seattle, WA.
  6. Oniani D, Sreekumar S, DeAlmeida R, DeAlmeida D, Hui V, Lee YJ, Zhang Y, Zhou L, Wang Y, (2023), "Toward Improving Health Literacy in Patient Education Materials with Neural Machine Translation Models", Proceedings of AMIA 2023 Informatics Summit, Seattle, WA.
  7. Vo N, Piva S, Patterson C, McKernan G, Zhou L, Bell K, Anderst W, Greco C, Schneider M, Delitto A, Dicianno B, Darwin J, Sowa G, (2023). "Toward the Identification of Distinct Phenotypes: Research Protocol for the Low Back Pain Biological, Biomechanical, and Behavioral (LB3P) Cohort Study and the BACPAC Mechanistic Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh", Pain Medicine, doi: 10.1093/pm/pnad009. PMID: 36715642.
  8. Lopatto D et al., (2022), "Student attitudes contribute to the effectiveness of a genomics CURE", J Microbiol. Biol. Educ, 23(2):e00208-21. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.00208-21. PMID: 36061313.
  9. Alzu'bi A, Al khateeb S, Zhou L, Wang Q, Al Saghir M. (2021), "An Automated Approach to Identify RNA Editing Sites", Am J Biomed Sci & Res. 13(2). AJBSR.MS.ID.001841. DOI: 10.34297/AJBSR.2021.13.001841.
  10. Alzu'bi A, Najadat H, Doulat W, Al-Shari O, Zhou L, (2021), "Predicting the Recurrence of Breast Cancer Using Machine Learning Algorithms", Multimed Tools Appl, 80, 13787-13800.
  11. Moeini S, Watzlaf V, Zhou L, Abernathy P. (2020), "Development of a Weighted Well-Being Assessment Mobile App for Trauma Affected Communities: A Usability Study", Perspect Health Inf Manag, 18(Winter):1o. PMID: 33633525.
  12. Zhou L*, Parmanto B, (2020), "User Preferences for Privacy Protection Methods in Mobile Health Apps: A Mixed-Methods Study", International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 12(2):13-26. DOI: 10.5195/ijt.2020.6319.
  13. Lopatto D et al., (2020), "Facilitating Growth through Frustration: Using Genomics Research in a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience", Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 21(1): 21.1.6. DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.v21i1.2005. PMID: 32148609.
  14. Zhou L*, Parmanto B, (2020), "Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Well-being Scale for People in the University Environment (Pitt Wellness Scale) Using a Crowdsourcing Approach: Cross-Sectional Study", Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(4):e15075. DOI: 10.2196/15075. PMID: 32347801.
  15. Zhou L*, Saptono A, Setiawan IMA, Parmanto B, (2020), "Making Self-Management Mobile Health Apps Accessible to People with Disabilities: Qualitative Single-Subject Study", JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(1):e15060. DOI: 10.2196/15060. PMID: 31899453.
  16. Zhou L*, Parmanto B, (2019), "Reaching People with Disabilities in Underserved Areas Through Digital Interventions: Systematic Review", Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(10):e12981. DOI: 10.2196/12981. PMID: 31654569.
  17. Zhou L*, Thieret R, Watzlaf V, DeAlmeida D, Parmanto B, (2019), "A Telehealth Privacy and Security Self-Assessment Questionnaire for Telehealth Providers: Development and Validation", International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 11(1):3-14. DOI: 10.5195/ijt.2019.6276. PMID: 31341542.
  18. Zhou L*, DeAlmeida D, Parmanto B, (2019), "Applying a User-Centered Approach to the Development of A Mobile Personal Health Record Application: Development and Usability Study", JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7(7):e13194. DOI: 10.2196/13194. PMID: 31278732.
  19. Setiawan IMA, Zhou L, Alfikri Z, Saptono A, eairman A, Dicianno B, Parmanto B, (2019), "An Adaptive mHealth System to Support Self-Management for Persons with Chronic Conditions and Disabilities: Usability and Feasibility Studies", JMIR Form Res, 3(2):e12982. DOI: 10.2196/12982. PMID: 31021324.
  20. Watzlaf V, DeAlmeida D, Zhou L, (2019), "Privacy, Security, and Safety", Chapter 2 in "Tele-AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Through Telepractice", Editors: Hall N, Juengling-Sudkamp J, Gutmann ML, Cohn ER, ISBN: 978-1-63550-145-2, Plural Publishing.
  21. Zhou L*, Bao J, Setiawan A, Saptono A, Parmanto B, (2019), "The mHealth App Usability Questionnaire (MAUQ): Development and Validation Study", JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7(4):e11500. DOI: 10.2196/11500. PMID: 30973342.
  22. Zhou L*, Parmanto B, Bao J, Watzlaf V, (2019), "Barriers to and Facilitators of the Use of Mobile Health Apps from a Security Perspective: Mixed-Methods Study", JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7(4):e11223. DOI: 10.2196/11223. PMID: 30990458.
  23. Peterson K, Zhou L*, Watzlaf V, (2019), "A Comprehensive Review on the Quality of Life Surveys", Perspectives in Heath Information Management, 16(winter):1e. PMID: 30766456
  24. Alzu'bi A, Zhou L*, Watzlaf V, (2019), "Genetic Variations and Precision Medicine", Perspectives in Health Information Management, 16(Spring):1a. PMID: 31019429.
  25. Zhou L*, Parmanto B, Alfikri Z, Bao J, (2018), "A Mobile App for Assisting Users to Make Informed Selections in Security Settings for Protecting Personal Health Data: Development and Feasibility Study", JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 6(12):e11210. DOI: 10.2196/11210. PMID: 30538088.
  26. Zhou L*, Parmanto B, Joshi J, (2018), "Development and Evaluation of a New Security and Privacy Track in a Health Informatics Graduate Program: Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Education", JMIR Medical Education, 4(2):e19. DOI: 10.2196/mededu.9081. PMID: 30578227.
  27. Wang EH, Zhou L*, Chen SHK, Hill K, Parmanto B, (2018), "An mHealth Platform for Supporting Clinical Data Integration in Augmentative and Alternative Communication Service Delivery: User-Centered Design and Usability Evaluation", JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 5(2):e14. DOI: 10.2196/rehab.9009. PMID: 30042092.
  28. Wang EH, Zhou L*, Parmanto B, Watzlaf V, Abdelhak M. (2018), "Clinician's Perceptions and Expectations on a mHealth Platform for Supporting Patient Data Integration and Clinical Service Delivery: A Case Study in Evidence-Based Communication Rehabilitation", Proceedings of Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 51), pp. 3055-3062. ISBN: 978-0-9981331-1-9. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/50274.
  29. Wang EH, Zhou L, Chen SH, Hill K, Parmanto B, (2018) "Development and evaluation of a mobile AAC: A virtual therapist and speech assistant for people with communication disabilities", Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 13(8): 731-739. DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2017.1369592. PMID: 28949264.
  30. Wang EH, Zhou L*, Watzlaf V, Abernathy P, (2017), "A Web-based Social Network Analysis System for Guiding Behavioral Interventions Delivery in Medically Underserved Communities", Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSCI'17), December 14-16, Las Vegas, NV.
  31. Watzlaf V, Zhou L, DeAlmeida D, Hartman L, (2017), "A Systematic Review of Research Studies Examining Telehealth Privacy and Security Practices Used by Healthcare Providers", International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 9(2): 39-58. DOI: 10.5195/ijt.2017.6231. PMID: 29238448.
  32. Alzu'bi A, Zhou L*, Watzlaf V, (2017), "Are Physicians Ready to Utilize Genomics to Achieve Personalized Practice and What do They Desire to Have in a Patient Genomic Information System?", Proceedings of 2017 IEEE 7th International Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences (ICCABS), DOI: 10.1109/ICCABS.2017.8114298.
  33. Smith K, Zhou L*, Watzlaf V, (2017), "User Authentication in Smartphones for Telehealth", International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 9(2): 3-11. DOI: 10.5195/ijt.2017.6226. PMID: 29238444.
  34. Zhou L*, Bao J, Parmanto B, (2017), "A Systematic Review Protocol to Assess Usability Questionnaires in mHealth App Studies", JMIR Research Protocols, 6(8):e151. DOI: 10.2196/resprot.7826. PMID: 28765101.
  35. Zhou L*, DeAlmeida D, and Watzlaf V, (2017), "Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses", Chapter 8 in Health Informatics Research Methods, Second Edition, Editors: Valerie Watzlaf and Elizabeth Forrestal. ISBN: 9781584265320. AHIMA Press.
  36. Zhou L*, Watzlaf V, Keener C, DeAlmeida D, DeSensi R, Foldes E, Clermont G, Kellum J, (2017), "Acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit: Timing and Detection", Proceedings of AMIA 2017 Annual Symposium.
  37. Takyi H, Watzlaf V, Matthews JT, Zhou L, DeAlmeida D, (2017), "Privacy and Security in Multi-User Health Kiosks", International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 9(1), 3-14. DOI: 10.5195/ijt.2017.6217. PMID: 28814990.
  38. Alzu'bi A and Zhou L*, (2017), "An Integrated Patient Genomic Information Management and Analysis System for Healthcare Professionals", Proceedings of 2017 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI 2017), 107 - 113. Edited by Christophe Giraud-Carrier, Julio Facelli, Hiroshi Nakajima, Mollie Cummins, Gerrit Meixner. ISBN 978-1-5090-4881-6.
  39. Zhou L*, Watzlaf V, Abernathy P, and Abdelhak M, (2017), "A Health Information System for Scalable and Comprehensive Assessment of Well-Being: A Multidisciplinary Team Solution", Perspectives in Health Information Management, 14(Summer):1d. PMID: 28855857.
  40. Elgin SCR, Hauser C, Holzen T, ..., Zhou L, (2017), "The GEP: Crow-Sourcing Big Data Analysis with Undergraduates", Trends in Genetics, 33(2), 81-85. DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2016.11.004. PMID: 27939750.
  41. Aldhoayan M and Zhou L*, (2016), "An Accurate and Customizable Text Classification Algorithm: Two Applications in Healthcare", 2016 IEEE 6th International Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences (ICCABS), DOI: 10.1109/ICCABS.2016.7802778.
  42. Watzlaf V, Dealmeida D, Zhou L, Hartman L, (2015), "Protocol for a Systematic Review of Telehealth Privacy and Security Research to Identify Best Practices", International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 7(2), 15-22. DOI: 10.5195/ijt.2015.6186. PMID: 27563383.
  43. Leung W, Shaffer CD, Reed LK,..., Zhou L, ..., Wilson C, Riddle NC, Buhler J, Mardis ER, Elgin SCR, (2015), "Drosophila Muller F Elements Maintain a Distinct Set of Genomic Properties over 40 Million Years of Evolution", G3, DOI: 10.1534/g3.114.015966. PMID: 25740935.
  44. Curtin A and Zhou L*, (2014), "An Agent-Based Model of the Response to Angioplasty and Bare-Metal Stent Deployment in an Atherosclerotic Blood Vessel", PLoS ONE, 9(4):e94411. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094411. PMID: 24732072.
  45. Alzu'bi A, Zhou L*, Watzlaf V, (2014), "Personal Genomic Information Management and Personalized Medicine: Challenges, Current Solutions, and Roles of HIM Professionals", Perspectives in Health Information Management, 11:1c. PMID: 24808804.
  46. Shaffer CD,..., Zhou, L., Mardis ER, Buhler J, Leung W, Lopatto DE, Elgin SCR, (2014), "A Course-Based Research Experience: How Benefits Change with Increased Investment in Instructional Time", CBE-Life Science Education, 13:111-130. DOI: 10.1187/cbe-13-08-0152. PMID: 24591510.
  47. Lopatto D,..., Zhou L, Buhler J, Mardis ER, Leung W, Shaffer CD, Threlfall J, Elgin SCR, (2014), "A Central Support System Can Facilitate Implementation and Sustainability of a Classroom-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) in Genomics", CBE-Life Science Education, 13(4):711-23. DOI: 10.1187/cbe.13-10-0200. PMID: 25452493.
  48. Zhou L*, Watzlaf V, Abdelhak M, (2013), "Flexible Approaches for Teaching Computational Genomics in a Health Information Management Program", Perspectives in Health Information Management, 10:1b. PMID: 23861672.
  49. Yenerall P and Zhou L*, (2012), "Identifying the Mechanisms of Intron Gain: Progress and Trends", Biology Direct, 7:29. DOI: 10.1186/1745-6150-7-29. PMID: 22963364.
  50. Yenerall P, Krupa B, Zhou L*, (2011), "Mechanisms of Intron Gain and Loss in Drosophila", BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11:363. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-364. PMID: 22182367.
  51. Ludwig B, Zhou L, Watzlaf V, Abdelhak M, (2010), "Adding a Genomic Healthcare Component to a Health Information Management Curriculum", Perspectives in Health Information Management, 7:1b. PMID: 21063543.
  52. Solovyev A, Mikheev M, Zhou L, Dutta-Moscato J, Ziraldo C, An G, Vodovotz Y, and Mi Q, (2010), "SPARK: A Framework for Multi-Scale Agent-based Biomedical Modeling", International Journal of Agent Technologies and Systems, 2(3): 18-30. DOI: 10.4018/jats.2010070102. PMID: 24163721.
  53. Solovyev A, Mikheev M, Zhou L, Dutta-Moscato J, Ziraldo C, An G, Vodovotz Y, and Mi Q, (2010), "SPARK: A Framework for Multi-Scale Agent-based Biomedical Modeling", Proceedings of the 2010 Agent-Directed Simulation Symposium (ADS 2010), Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS), 135-141. (Orlando, FL, April 12-14).
  54. Zhou L*, Mihai I, and Florea L*, (2010), "Spaced seeds for cross-species cDNA-to-genome sequence alignment", Communications in Information and Systems, 10(2), 115-136.
  55. Mi Q, Solovyev A, Zhou L, Mikheev M, Dutta-Moscato J, An G, and Vodovotz Y, (2009), "A computer simulation of pressure ulcer formation following spinal cord injury: An application of a novel agent-based biomedical modeling framework", Proceedings of RESNA 2009 Annual Conference.
  56. Zhou L, Delcher A, Pertea M, and Florea L, (2009), "Sim4cc - A cross-species spliced alignment tool", Nucl. Acids Res. 37(11):e80; DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp319. PMID: 19429899.
  57. Zhou L, (2008), "Algorithms and Tools for Cross-Species cDNA-to-Genome Sequence Alignment", PhD Dissertation, The George Washington University, Washington DC. August 31, 2008.
  58. Zhou L, Mihai I, and Florea L, (2008), "Effective cluster-based seed design for cross-species sequence comparison". Bioinformatics, 24, 2926-2927. DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btn547. PMID: 18940827.
  59. Zhou L, Stanton J and Florea L, (2008), "Universal Seeds for cDNA-to-genome comparison", BMC Bioinformatics, 9:36. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-9-36. PMID: 18215286.
  60. Zhou L and Florea L, (2007), "Designing sensitive and specific spaced seeds for cross-species mRNA-to-genome alignment", J. Comput. Biol. 14(2), 113-130. DOI: 10.1089/cmb.2006.0130. PMID: 17456011.
  61. Zhou L and Lee FX, (2006), "Spin-3/2 baryons from an anisotropic lattice QCD action", Phys. Rev. D74, 034507. 10.1103/physrevd.74.034507.
  62. Lee FX, Zhou L, Wilcox W, Christensen J, (2006), "Magnetic polarizability of hadrons from lattice QCD in the background field method", Phys. Rev. D73, 034503. DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.73.034503.
  63. Lee FX, Zhou L, Wilcox W, Christensen J, (2005), "Magnetic polarizability of hadrons in the background field method", PoS., 031.
  64. Lee FX, Kelly R, Zhou L, Wilcox W, (2005), "Baryon magnetic moments in the background field method", Phys. Lett. B627, 71-76. DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2005.08.106.
  65. Christensen J, Wilcox W, Lee FX, Zhou L, (2005), "Electric polarizability of neutral hadrons from Lattice QCD", Phys. Rev. D72, 034503. DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.72.034503.
  66. Lee FX, Kelly R, Zhou L, Wilcox W, (2004), "Baryon magnetic moments in the external field method", Nucl.Phys.B (Proc.Suppl.) 140:414-416.
  67. Zhou L, (2004), "Hadron Masses and Polarizabilities from Lattice QCD", PhD Dissertation, The George Washington University, Washington DC. August 31, 2004.
  68. Christensen J, Lee FX, Wilcox W, Zhou L, (2003), "Electric polarizability of hadrons", Nucl. Phys. B (Proc.Suppl.) 119: 269-271.
  69. Zhou L, Lee FX, Wilcox W, Christensen J, (2003), "Magnetic polarizability of hadrons from lattice QCD", Nucl.Phys. B (Proc.Suppl.) 119: 272-274.
  70. Lee FX, Leinweber DB, Zhou L, Zanotti J, Choe S, (2002), "N* Masses from an anisotropic lattice QCD action", Nucl.Phys. B (Proc.Suppl.) 106: 248-250.
  71. Peng GX, Jiang HQ, Liu ZJ, Zhou L, Liu B, Cheng XG, Li JH, (2000), "Charge dependence of the critical density of strange quark matter in a new mass scaling", High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics, 24(8):732-738.
  72. Zhou L, Peng GX, Ning PZ, (1999), "Strange quark matter at finite temperature", Progress in Physics, 19(1): 59-71.
  73. Zhou L, Peng GX, Ning PZ, (1999), "On the properties of strange quark matter", High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics, 23(4): 360-366.