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                                                                                    <journal-title>Balkan Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering</journal-title>
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                            <issn pub-type="ppub">2147-284X</issn>
                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2147-284X</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>MUSA YILMAZ</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17694/bajece.1795462</article-id>
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                                                            <subject>Software Engineering (Other)</subject>
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                                                            <subject>Yazılım Mühendisliği (Diğer)</subject>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>Ensemble Regression and Explainable AI for Predicting Resource Utilization Efficiency in 6G-Enabled Smart Healthcare Systems</article-title>
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                                    <trans-title>6G Etkin Akıllı Sağlık Sistemlerinde Kaynak Kullanım Verimliliğini Tahmin Etmek İçin Topluluk Regresyonu ve Açıklanabilir Yapay Zeka</trans-title>
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                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6493-6447</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Yağcıoğlu</surname>
                                    <given-names>Mert</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ISTANBUL AREL UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING-ARCHITECTURE</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260330">
                    <day>03</day>
                    <month>30</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
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                                        <volume>14</volume>
                                                    <fpage>109</fpage>
                                        <lpage>117</lpage>
                        
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                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20251002">
                        <day>10</day>
                        <month>02</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20260317">
                        <day>03</day>
                        <month>17</month>
                        <year>2026</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2013, Balkan Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2013</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Balkan Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>Optimal management of resources will be founda- tional to future health systems designing around 6G technology. The combination of ultra-reliable, very low-latency connectivity with autonomous AI-based decision-making will automate many of the operational aspects of healthcare delivery. The research presented here establishes a total machine learning framework that can implement various regression analysis techniques and ensemble models to predict Resource Utilization Efficiency (RUE). We constructed a diverse dataset from clinical, operational, and telecommunications-based variables and utilized multiple data preprocessing techniques (imputation, encoding, scaling, and outlier correcting) to optimize the training of our six benchmarked regression analyses: Linear Regression, Random Forest, Gradient Boost, XGBoost, Support Vector Regression, and K-Nearest Neighbors. Results demonstrated that tree-based models achieved the highest predictive accuracy, with Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, and XGBoost consistently outperforming linear and kernel-based approaches. To further enhance performance, ensemble learning methods (averaging, blending, and stacking) were employed, with stacking ensembles delivering the best overall results (MSE = 1.86 × 10−5, R2 = 0.9998). To produce robust models through hyperparameter tuning with GridSearchCV and Bayesian optimization; the SHAP analysis method was conducted to provide interpretation to the decision process, revealing that Network Performance (speed), Length Of Stay and Health Status were the most significant variables in predicting RUE. Promoting predictiveness while maintaining transparency provides a concrete, interpretable decision support tool for healthcare decision-makers. With the proposed framework, intelligent; sustainable and explainable; 6G supported Healthcare Management may continue to expand to include federated learning; real-time implementation; and multi-modal data.</p></abstract>
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                            <p>Verimli kaynak yönetimi, özellikle ultra güvenilir, düşük gecikmeli bağlantı ve yapay zeka odaklı karar almanın klinik operasyonları dönüştürmesi beklenen 6G etkin ortamlarda, yeni nesil sağlık sistemlerinin temel taşıdır. Bu çalışma, gelişmiş regresyon modelleri, topluluk stratejileri ve açıklanabilir yapay zeka tekniklerini entegre ederek Kaynak Kullanım Verimliliğini (RUE) tahmin etmek için kapsamlı bir makine öğrenimi çerçevesi sunmaktadır. Klinik, operasyonel ve ağ ile ilgili değişkenlerden oluşan çeşitli bir veri kümesi, sağlam model eğitimi sağlamak için yükleme, kodlama, ölçekleme ve aykırı değer işleme yoluyla ön işleme tabi tutulmuştur. Altı regresyon algoritması; Doğrusal Regresyon, Rastgele Orman, Gradient Boosting, XGBoost, Destek Vektörü Regresyonu ve K-En Yakın Komşular sistematik olarak kıyaslanmıştır. Sonuçlar, ağaç tabanlı modellerin en yüksek tahmin doğruluğunu elde ettiğini; Rastgele Orman, Gradient Boosting ve XGBoost&#039;un doğrusal ve çekirdek tabanlı yaklaşımlardan sürekli olarak daha iyi performans gösterdiğini göstermiştir. Performansı daha da artırmak için, en iyi genel sonuçları (MSE = 1,86x10^-5, R^2 = 0,9998) veren yığın öğrenme yöntemleri (ortalama alma, karıştırma ve istifleme) kullanıldı. GridSearchCV ve Bayes optimizasyonu aracılığıyla hiperparametre ayarı, model sağlamlığını iyileştirdi. Yorumlanabilirliği sağlamak için SHAP analizi uygulandı ve Ağ Hızı, Kalış Süresi ve Sağlık Durumunun RUE tahminlerini yönlendiren en etkili faktörler olduğunu ortaya koydu. Tahmini performansı şeffaflıkla birleştirerek, bu çalışma sağlık yöneticileri için güvenilir ve yorumlanabilir bir karar destek aracı sağlamaktadır. Önerilen çerçeve, federasyonlu öğrenme, gerçek zamanlı dağıtım ve çok modlu veri entegrasyonu gibi potansiyel uzantılarla akıllı, sürdürülebilir ve açıklanabilir 6G özellikli sağlık yönetimine giden yolu açmaktadır.</p></trans-abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>6G healthcare</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  ensemble regression</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  explainable AI</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  machine learning</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  resource utilization efficiency</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  smart medical systems</kwd>
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                                                    <kwd>6G sağlık hizmeti</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  topluluk regresyonu</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  açıklanabilir yapay zeka</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  makine öğrenimi</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  kaynak kullanım verimliliği</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  akıllı tıbbi sistemler</kwd>
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