Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) agent systems and Hierarchical Task Network (HTN) planning systems are two popular approaches to acting and planning, both of which are based on hierarchical and context-based expansion of subgoals. Over the past three decades, various authors have recognised the similarities between the two approaches, and developed methods for making the domain knowledge embedded...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the factor structure of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) in pregnancy and postpartum. Women were asked to fill in the BDI-II in their last trimester of pregnancy and at 3 months after delivery. A total of 331 pregnant women, with a mean age of 29.7 years (SD=4.6), and 354 mothers, aged 30.6 years (SD=4.6 years), answered the BDI-II. T...

Little is known about the psychometric properties and clinical utility of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) among adult clinical inpatients, a group at high risk for major depressive disorder (MDD). Data from 1,904 adult inpatients were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), Cronbach's alpha, and Pearson's correlations. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses evalua...

OBJECTIVE To review the psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) as a self-report measure of depression in a variety of settings and populations. METHODS Relevant studies of the BDI-II were retrieved through a search of electronic databases, a hand search, and contact with authors. Retained studies (k = 118) were allocated into three groups: non-clinical, psychiatr...

Emotional-BDI agents are agents whose behaviour is guided not only by beliefs, desires and intentions, but also by the role of emotions in reasoning and decision-making. In this paper we introduce the logic EBDI for specifying Emotional-BDI agents in general and a special kind of Emotional-BDI agent under the effect of fear. The focus of this work is in the expressiveness of EBDI and on using i...

In this discussion paper we are interested in the role of argumentation in the context of cognitive BDI and BOID agents, i.e., agents whose deliberation is based on beliefs, obligations, intentions and desires. We discuss argumentation issues for single agent deliberation, multiagent dialogues, and interaction between agents and their normative system. For each category we discuss examples and ...

Aim: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between anxiety, depression, and pain catastrophizing in individuals with without migraine. Method: Data of study was collected using socio-demographic data form, Beck Depression Scale (BDI), Anxiety (BAI), Pain Catastrophizing (PCS), Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS), Visual Analogue (VAS). Results: Of 183 patients, 80 were migrain...

BACKGROUND Depressive symptoms and myalgia are commonly seen in patients with chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C. OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy of acupuncture treatment on depressive symptoms and myalgia in patients with hepatitis. METHODS Of 44 patients with hepatitis screened for depression and myalgia, 28 were enrolled and included in the study. The main outcome measure ...

Objectives. Bile duct invasion (BDI) is a rare event in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The present study aimed at investigating clinical characteristics and surgical outcome of HCC patients with bile duct invasion. Methods. 413 patients with HCC undergoing curative surgery were divided into two groups with (B(+)) and without BDI (B(-)). BDI was further classified as central type (B1) and perip...

BACKGROUND Dental anxiety is a widespread problem in many populations. This problem can be a barrier to dental care and may lead to poor oral health. Dental anxiety may be related to psychological status. AIMS The aim of the present study was to assess the levels of dental anxiety, dental fear, Beck Depression, and state-trait anxiety according to age, gender and education level in patients a...