A Path Forward for Alternative Payment

Backward and forward path following control of a wheeled robot

A wheeled mobile robot is one of the most important types of mobile robots. A subcategory of these robots is wheeled robots towing trailer(s). Motion control problem, especially in backward motion is one of the challenging research topics in this field. In this article, a control algorithm for path-following problem of a tractor-trailer system is provided, which at the same time provides the ab...

A Path Forward for Reproducibility

Good science, performed using best practices, may reveal to us fundamental biological truths. Our common goal as health science researchers and practitioners is to make accurate insights into how biological pathways truly work and apply them toward keeping ourselves healthy. When badly conducted science obfuscates or distorts these truths, biomedical progress may stall. Resources and time may b...

Charting a path forward: policy analysis of China's evolved DRG-based hospital payment system

Background At present, the diagnosis-related groups-based prospective payment system (DRG-PPS) that has been implemented in China is merely a prototype called the simplified DRG-PPS, which is known as the 'ceiling price for a single disease'. Given that studies on the effects of a simplified DRG-PPS in China have usually been controversial, we aim to synthesize evidence examining whether DRGs c...

AKI: a path forward.

The Kidney Research National Dialogue, supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, asked the scientific community to formulate and prioritize research objectives that would improve our understanding of kidney function and disease. High-priority objectives for AKI were identified, including enhancing training and collaborative opportunities, improving pheno...

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