Ilsun You, Chang Choi, Vishal Sharma, Isaac Woungang, Bharat K. Bhargava

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.25, No.1, pp. 117-119, 2019, DOI:10.31209/2018.100000048

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Awais Qasim^a, Syed Asad Raza Kazmi^b

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.25, No.1, pp. 49-63, 2019, DOI:10.31209/2018.100000012

Abstract The paradigm of multi-agent systems is very expressive to model distributed real-time systems. These real-time multi-agent systems by their working nature have temporal constraints as they need to operate in pervasive, dynamic and unpredictable environments. To achieve better fault-tolerance, they need to have the ability of self-adaptivity making them adaptable to the failures. Presently there is a lack of vocabulary for the formal modelling of real-time multi-agent systems with self-adaptive ability. In this research we proposed a framework named SMARTS for the formal modelling of self-adaptive real-time multi-agent systems. Our framework integrates MAPE-K interfaces, reflection More >

Yu-Cheng Chou¹, Wei-Chieh Liao², Yan-Liang Chen², Ming Chang², Po Ting Lin³

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.25, No.1, pp. 79-90, 2019, DOI:10.31209/2018.100000011

Abstract This paper presents the Distributed Heterogeneous Inspection System (DHIS), which comprises two CUDA workstations and is equipped with CPU distributed computing, CPU concurrent computing, and GPU concurrent computing functions. Thirty-two grayscale images, each with 5,000× 12,288 pixels and simulated defect patterns, were created to evaluate the performances of three system configurations: (1) DHIS; (2) two CUDA workstations with CPU distributed computing and GPU concurrent computing; (3) one CUDA workstation with GPU concurrent computing. Experimental results indicated that: (1) only DHIS can satisfy the time limit, and the average turnaround time of DHIS is 37.65% of More >

Jennifer Gerardin¹, Cheryl Raskind‐Hood², Fred H. Rodriguez^3,4, Trenton Hoffman², Andreas Kalogeropoulos⁵, Carol Hogue², Wendy Book³

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.4, pp. 541-548, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12780

Abstract Objective: Transfer of congenital heart disease care from the pediatric to adult set‐ ting has been identified as a priority and is associated with better outcomes. Our objective is to determine what percentage of patients with congenital heart disease transferred to adult congenital cardiac care.
Design: A retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Referrals to a tertiary referral center for adult congenital heart disease pa‐ tients from its pediatric referral base.
Patients: This resulted in 1514 patients age 16‐30, seen at least once in three pediat‐ ric Georgia health care systems during 2008‐2010.
Interventions: We analyzed for protective factors associated with age‐appropriate… More >

Margaret M. Samyn^1,2, Ke Yan¹, Conor Masterson³, Benjamin H. Goot^1,2, David Saudek^1,2, Julie Lavoie², Aaron Kinney², Mary Krolikowski¹, Kan Hor^4,5, Scott Cohen^1,2

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.6, pp. 1138-1148, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12861

Abstract Objective: Patients with Dextro-transposition of the great arteries status post atrial switch (dTGA s/p atrial switch) are “at-risk” for systemic right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. Due to complex RV geometry, echocardiography (Echo) does not allow accurate determination of ejection fraction (EF), but cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) allows quantitative right ventricular assessment. Measures of ventricular deformation may be precursors to global ventricular dysfunction. The primary aim of this study was to characterize imaging and clinical findings for adult patients with dTGA s/p atrial switch.
Design: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with dTGA s/p atrial switch… More >

Ginnie Abarbanell¹, Naomi K. Tepper², Sherry L. Farr³

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.3, pp. 331-340, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12752

Abstract Objective: Women with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at increased risk of preg‐ nancy complications and need information on safe, effective contraceptive methods to avoid unintended pregnancy. This systematic review examines evidence regarding safety of contraceptive use among women with CHD.
Methods: The PubMed database was searched for any peer‐reviewed articles pub‐ lished through April 2018 that included safety outcomes associated with reversible contraceptive methods among women with CHD.
Results: Five articles met inclusion criteria: three studies comparing contraceptive users to nonusers and two noncomparative studies. Sample sizes ranged from 65 to 505 women with CHD. Two studies… More >

Patrick D. Evers^1,*, Tarek Alsaied^1,2,*, Jeffrey B. Anderson¹, James F. Cnota¹, Allison A. Divanovic¹

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.2, pp. 221-229, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12713

Abstract Objective: Maternal anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB antibodies can lead to fetal complete heart block (CHB). Current guidelines recommend weekly echocardiographic screening between 16 and 28 weeks gestation. Given the cost of screening and the rarity of conduction abnormalities in fetuses of mothers with low anti-Ro levels (<50 U/mL), we sought to identify a strategy that optimizes resource utilization.
Design: Decision analysis cost-utility modeling was performed for three screening paradigms: “standard screening” (SS) in which mid-gestation mothers are screened weekly, “limited screening” (LS) in which fetal echocardiograms are avoided unless the fetus develops bradycardia, and “targeted screening by maternal… More >

Ming Wang¹, Jing Liu^2,*, Qiwu Sun^3,4, Wenzhen Zhu⁴

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.21, No.3, pp. 81-97, 2019, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2019.011010

Abstract Trauma-related flashback is one of the typical symptoms of patients suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which intrudes into the body and mind of patients uncontrobaly and repeatedly. Psychodynamic theories of mechanisms of the formation and involuntary repetition of trauma-related flashback establish a foundation for most cognitive theories of PTSD. Cognitive behavioral theories of PTSD, from the initial use of behavioristic principles (e.g., conditioning, alternative learning, generalization, etc.) to explain fear conditioning to the emphasis on the roles of cognitive and behavioral factors (e.g., cognitive model or schema, completion tendency, associative network, data-driven processing, analogue… More >

Tim Chen¹, Wray Marriott², Ann Nicholson³, Tim Chen⁴, Mars Kmieckowiak⁵, Jcy Chen^6,*

Sound & Vibration, Vol.53, No.6, pp. 309-309, 2019, DOI:10.32604/sv.2019.00308

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Jcy Chen^1,*, Wc Chen¹, Tim Chen¹, Alex Wilson², N. Fadilah Jamaludin³, Nertrand Kapron¹, Tim Chen^4,5, John Burno⁵

Sound & Vibration, Vol.53, No.6, pp. 245-250, 2019, DOI:10.32604/sv.2019.04233

Abstract This paper proposes a novel artificial intelligence sythethized controller in the mechanical system which has high speed computation because of the LMI type criterion. The proposed membership functions are adopted and stabilization criterion of the closed-loop T-S fuzzy systems are obtained through a new parametrized LMI (linear matrix) inequality which is rearranged by machine learning membership functions. More >