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    • Health Sciences
    • Computational Biology
    • Ontological Engineering

    Background:

    • Sleep quality significantly impacts overall human health.
    • Previous research often uses reductionist approaches to study sleep quality, focusing on individual factors like stress and menopause.
    • A holistic perspective may offer more comprehensive insights into sleep quality determinants.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and validate a holistic model for analyzing sleep quality using multiple features.
    • To compare the effectiveness of a holistic approach against reductionist methods in understanding sleep quality.
    • To evaluate the reliability and accuracy of explanations derived from a holistic knowledge representation.

    Main Methods:

    • A holistic model incorporating 10 distinct features was developed.
    • Data from 1736 volunteers, focusing on the day preceding a sleep episode, were analyzed.
    • Feature performance was evaluated in joint prediction tasks.
    • Explanations were generated using description logic sentences based on an ontological definition of sleep quality.

    Main Results:

    • The holistic model demonstrated the performance of individual features when used in conjunction.
    • Analysis provided insights into the predictive power of the combined 10 features for sleep quality.
    • The study evaluated the readability and accuracy of the generated explanations.

    Conclusions:

    • A holistic approach, integrating multiple features, provides a more robust framework for understanding sleep quality.
    • The developed ontological definition and description logic sentences offer accurate and readable explanations.
    • This model has the potential to enhance health predictions related to sleep quality.