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Interested in ontologies, but not sure if you could ever apply them in your own work? Do not miss this exciting editorial about the APRICOT project, which is all about usability and accessibility of ontologies!. Read the editorial here:

Curious about what we have done so far? We have just organized all of the HBCP's publications within a gateway. Protip: If you hit the track button, you get a notification whenever a new publication is added to this gateway!. More here:

The first APRICOT publication is officially online!. Have a look at this editorial to learn more about our aims and plans!. You can read it here:

Check out this recent publication on the newest addition to the BCIO: the Schedule Ontology, led by Marta Marques!. Full paper here:

💡 This research dives into the potential of machine learning in extracting information and making predictions based on trial reports but also highlights key challenges in improving prediction accuracy.

🚨 New version of paper! 🚨 "Using machine learning to extract info & predict outcomes from smoking cessation trials" now published!. 🔗 Read here:

Big news! We're evolving: HBCP is now HBCP & APRICOT. Good news – we have a 5-year NIH grant to expand the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology and make it more useful and useable. Learn more about APRICOT: . Stay tuned for updates! 🍑

@JannaHastings @Lisa_Zhang @paulina_schenk @robertjwest @HoganReflects @BruceChorpita @MarieJohnstonx @marta_m_marques, @Princellewelyn @HarrietMBaird @GeertCrombez  @SusanMichie.

📚We launched the Behavioural & Social Sciences Ontology (BSSO) Foundry - a community-driven repository for creating & sharing ontologies. Together, we can streamline research efforts, reduce duplication, and enable meaningful integration across studies and disciplines.

📢New paper alert!. 🔖 The BSSO Foundry: A community of practice for ontologies in the behavioural and social sciences . 🔗 Link:

❓Are you involved with #AI in #PublicHealth? Check out our 5-step toolkit to help you think about the pros & cons of AI systems, to determine if a system should be used or not. 💡Read our blog with reflections from the team:

4️⃣ @Lisa_Zhang_ contributed to the roundtable “When 1+1 =/= 2: Challenges in the specification and measurement of dyadic mechanisms”, focusing on how individual and interpersonal mechanisms are specified in BCIO

3️⃣ @paulina_schenk contributed to the roundtable “Protecting pluralism or committing to consensus? Risks and opportunities of ontologies in behavioral sciences”. Find the slides here:

2️⃣ @paulina_schenk and @Lisa_Zhang_ convened a workshop, “Putting a good idea into practice: Using the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology (BCIO)”, focusing on applying the BCIO for different purposes

1️⃣@SusanMichie chaired a symposium on “Applying ontologies across the research ecosystem to advance health psychology” with presentations by @robertjwest on using AI across the research ecosystem & @SusanMichie on integrating behavioural theories. Slides:

👏Thank you to all the attendees who joined us for various sessions at @EHPS2024 in Cascais, Portugal – we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! #EHPS2024 . 💡Here’s a thread of what our team was involved in:

RT @UCLBehaveChange: The @HBCProject team provide some important reflections on the considerations when using AI in public health decisions….

RT @ProfJaneWalsh: .@SusanMichie opens a symposium on Applying ontologies to advance Health Psychology. First up @robertjwest @EHPS2024 #EH….

RT @UCLBehaveChange: Are you involved with #AI in #PublicHealth? The @HBCProject has just released a handy 5-step resource to help people t….