title: Computational Comparison and Visualization of Viruses in the Perspective of Clinical Information.
abstract: This paper addresses the visualization of complex information using multidimensional scaling (MDS). MDS is a technique adopted for processing data with multiple features scattered in high-dimensional spaces. For illustrating the proposed techniques, the case of viral diseases is considered. The study evaluates the characteristics of 21 viruses in the perspective of clinical information. Several new schemes are proposed for improving the visualization of the MDS charts. The results follow standard clinical practice, proving that the method represents a valuable tool to study a large number of viruses.
authors.affiliation: UISPA - LAETA/INEGI, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal. aml@fe.up.pt.
authors.forename: António M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Institute of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Department of Electrical Engineering, R. Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4249-015, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: J A Tenreiro
authors.initials: JAT
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Institute of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Department of Electrical Engineering, R. Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4249-015, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Alexandra M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Galhano
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000078326:Data Visualization; D006801:Humans; D014780:Viruses
keywords: Complex data; Computational visualization; Multidimensional scaling; Viruses diseases