Xian-Xian Liu

Dr. Xian-Xian Liu

University of Macau, Macao, Macao
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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XLXian-Xian Liu
Xian-Xian Liu
JYJie Yang
Jie Yang
Simon FongSimon Fong
Simon Fong
Nilanjan DeyNilanjan Dey
Nilanjan Dey
Richard MillhamRichard Millham
Richard Millham
Jinan FiaidhiJinan Fiaidhi
Jinan Fiaidhi
The conversion rate between asymptomatic infections and reported/unreported symptomatic infections is a very sensitive parameter for model variables that spread COVID-19. This is important information for follow-up use in screening, prediction, prognostics, contact tracing, and drug development for the COVID-19 pandemic. The model described here suggests that there may not be enough researchers to solve all of these problems thoroughly and effectively, and it requires careful selection of what we are doing and rapid sharing of results and models and optimizing modeling simulations with value to reduce the impact of COVID-19. Exploring simulation modeling will help decision makers make the most informed decisions. In order to fight against the “Delta” virus, the establishment of a line of defense through all-people testing (APT) is not only an effective method summarized from past experience but also one of the best means to effectively cut the chain of epidemic transmission. The effect of large-scale testing has been fully verified in the international community. We developed a practical dynamic infectious disease model-SETPG (A + I) RD + APT by considering the effects of the all-people test (APT). The model is useful for studying effects of screening measures and providing a more realistic modelling with all-people-test strategies, which require everybody in a population to be tested for infection. In prior work, a total of 370 epidemic cases were collected. We collected three kinds of known cases: the cumulative number of daily incidences, daily cumulative recovery, and daily cumulative deaths in Hong Kong and the United States between 22 January 2020 and 13 November 2020 were simulated. In two essential strategies of the integrated SETPG (A + I) RD + APT model, comparing the cumulative number of screenings in derivative experiments based on daily detection capability and tracking system application rate, we evaluated the performance of the timespan required for the basic regeneration number (R0) and real-time regeneration number (R0t) to reach 1; the optimal policy of each experiment is available, and the screening effect is evaluated by screening performance indicators. with the binary encoding screening method, the number of screenings for the target population is 8667 in HK and 1,803,400 in the U.S., including 6067 asymptomatic cases in HK and 1,262,380 in the U.S. as well as 2599 cases of mild symptoms in HK and 541,020 in the U.S.; there were also 8.25 days of screening timespan in HK and 9.25 days of screening timespan required in the U.S. and a daily detectability of 625,000 cases in HK and 6,050,000 cases in the U.S. Using precise tracking technology, number of screenings for the target population is 6060 cases in HK and 1,766,420 cases in the U.S., including 4242 asymptomatic cases in HK and 1,236,494 cases in the U.S. as well as 1818 cases of mild symptoms in HK and 529,926 cases in the U.S. Total screening timespan (TS) is 8.25~9.25 days. According to the proposed infectious dynamics model that adapts to the all-people test, all of the epidemic cases were reported for fitting, and the result seemed more reasonable, and epidemic prediction became more accurate. It adapted to densely populated metropolises for APT on prevention.

7 November 2025 in Research Square
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Xian-Xian Liu
JYJie Yang
Jie Yang
Multi-Peptide Personalized drugs have emerged as a prominent focus in pharmaceutical research owing to their high specificity, low toxicity, and excellent biocompatibility. They are increasingly being applied across various fields, including peptide-drug conjugates (PDCs), infectious disease vaccines, and anti-aging interventions. Immunotherapy, leveraging the immune system to combat cancer, increasingly relies on identifying neoantigens—tumor-specific proteins arising from mutations. These neoantigens, pivotal for personalized cancer vaccines, present computational challenges in their identification and binding affinity prediction to T-cell receptors. This study introduces DeepNeoAGNet, a novel sequence deep learning framework designed for gene sequence prediction. DeepNeoAGNet utilizes bidirectional long-short term memory (Bi-LSTM) neural networks to extract important features from peptide sequences by incorporating both global and local bioengineer information. Our approach incorporates new analysis techniques, including comprehensive amino acid feature engineering such as global amino acid composition strategy, dipeptide composition, local amino acid composition, and local dipeptide composition. Inter-residue sequence relationship analysis is employed to capture intricate dependencies within the sequences. In both the training and testing phases, our approach achieves higher R-square values, indicating a correlation enhancement of 46.466%, and lower RMSE, achieving an accuracy improvement of 11.147%, compared to HLAIImaster and TripHLApan models. These advancements indicate the possibility of facilitating precise identification of HLA-peptide binding, offering researchers and clinicians with a more effective and general tool for neoantigen prediction. By leveraging both global and local features within a BiLSTM architecture, DeepNeoAGNet offers interpretable prediction. Furthermore, it serves as a valuable domain-specific knowledge resource for large language models (LLMs).


25 November 2024 in arXiv
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Xian-Xian Liu
XLXian Xian Liu
Xian Xian Liu
YWYuanyuan Wei
Yuanyuan Wei
HQHuafeng Qin
Huafeng Qin
QSQun Song
Qun Song
SSShirley Siu
Shirley Siu
Timely and precise classification and segmentation of gastric bleeding in endoscopic imagery are pivotal for the rapid diagnosis and intervention of gastric complications, which is critical in life-saving medical procedures. Traditional methods grapple with the challenge posed by the indistinguishable intensity values of bleeding tissues adjacent to other gastric structures. Our study seeks to revolutionize this domain by introducing a novel deep learning model, the Dual Spatial Kernelized Constrained Fuzzy C-Means (Deep DuS-KFCM) clustering algorithm. This Hybrid Neuro-Fuzzy system synergizes Neural Networks with Fuzzy Logic to offer a highly precise and efficient identification of bleeding regions. Implementing a two-fold coarse-to-fine strategy for segmentation, this model initially employs the Spatial Kernelized Fuzzy C-Means (SKFCM) algorithm enhanced with spatial intensity profiles and subsequently harnesses the state-of-the-art DeepLabv3+ with ResNet50 architecture to refine the segmentation output. Through extensive experiments across mainstream gastric bleeding and red spots datasets, our Deep DuS-KFCM model demonstrated unprecedented accuracy rates of 87.95%, coupled with a specificity of 96.33%, outperforming contemporary segmentation methods. The findings underscore the model's robustness against noise and its outstanding segmentation capabilities, particularly for identifying subtle bleeding symptoms, thereby presenting a significant leap forward in medical image processing.


3 June 2025 in Preprints.org
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JYJie Yang
Jie Yang
XLXian-Xian Liu
Xian-Xian Liu
KKKang Kang
Kang Kang
WAWei Anruo
Wei Anruo
ZHZhirong He
Zhirong He
HCHong Chen
Hong Chen
AI-assisted thyroid nodule evaluation shows promise in improving thyroid nodule detection, which can be missed by ultrasound(US)-guided hand-held transducer due to the complexity of nodules segmentation. this paper proposed the paper proposes an efficient 4-level framework for ultrasound images segmentation, consisting of Dus-KFCM, Patch Learning, One Class Cross Learning, and parallel computing layer. The developed ML-OCX network considers the contributions of patches to predict the final image-level label by using a GS agent. The authors also created a novel ultrasonography dataset with 4 types of thyroid ultrasound scanning images. Extensive experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the ML-OCX model, which outperforms other learning methods. The paper also presents an effective multi-modality learning framework to enhance segmentation performance by utilizing prior knowledge of one modality and finding a set of reliable positive and negative examples. The parallel algorithm achieves ~50% improvement in computation efficiency compared to the original serial algorithm. The model is trained on FL-TN, TI-RADS, and DDTI datasets and achieves an accuracy of 97.574%, Fmeasure of 86.150%, and precise judgement of GS-thyroid nodules location from ultrasound assessment, demonstrating its generalization ability. This can help endocrinologist more easily find missed atypia and decrease the follicular lesion miss rate. It may be applicable in daily clinical practice to reduce the burden on physicians. The technology also allows high-risk precancerous lumps to be detected, which has the clinical and biological significance analysis on thyroid nodules echotherapy finding. More prospective studies are needed to make AI-aided thyroid ultrasound diagnosis universal in thyroid nodule clinic.