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These expensive methods are of limited availability in resource-constrained environments and pose the risk of radiation exposure to the patient. The prospect of acoustic emissions (AEs) presents a modality that can monitor the joints\u2019 conditions passively by recording the high-frequency stress waves emitted during their motion. One of the main challenges associated with this sensing method is decoding and linking acquired AE signals to their source event. In this paper, we investigate AEs\u2019 use to identify five kinds of joint-wear pathologies using a contrast of expert-based handcrafted features and unsupervised feature learning via deep wavelet decomposition (DWS) alongside 12 machine learning models. The results showed an average classification accuracy of 90 \u00b1 7.16% and 97 \u00b1 3.77% for the handcrafted and DWS-based features, implying good prediction accuracies across the various devised approaches. Subsequent work will involve the potential application of regressions towards estimating the associated stage and extent of a wear condition where present, which can form part of an online system for the condition monitoring of joints in human beings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s23094449","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,3]],"date-time":"2023-05-03T01:36:38Z","timestamp":1683077798000},"page":"4449","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["On the Early and Affordable Diagnosis of Joint Pathologies Using Acoustic Emissions, Deep Learning Decompositions and Prediction Machines"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"Ejay","family":"Nsugbe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Nsugbe Research Labs, Swindon SN1 3LG, UK"}]},{"given":"Khadijat","family":"Olorunlambe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mechanical Innovation and Tribology Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8664-4303","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Karl","family":"Dearn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mechanical Innovation and Tribology Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Vatolik, I., Hunter, G., Everington, M., and Augousti, A.T. 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