OBJECTIVE Few studies have focused on predictive factors of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt revision in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). This study aims to determine whether comorbidities and baseline symptoms are associated with the need for shunt revision. METHODS A retrospective review of patients with iNPH treated with VP shunts by the senior author from 1993...

In Belief Revision the new information is generally accepted, following the principle of primacy of update. In some case this behavior can be criticized and one could require that some new pieces of information can be rejected by the agent because, for instance, of insufficient plausibility. This has given rise to several approaches of non-prioritized Belief Revision. In particular (Hansson et ...

OBJECTIVES We used the National Joint Registry for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man (NJR) to investigate the risk of revision due to prosthetic joint infection (PJI) for patients undergoing primary and revision hip arthroplasty, the changes in risk over time, and the overall burden created by PJI. METHODS We analysed revision total hip arthroplasties (THAs) performed due t...

Understanding the dynamics of argumentation systems is a crucial component in the development of computational models of argument that are used as representations of belief. To that end, in this article, we introduce a model of Argument Revision, presented in terms of the contraction and revision of a system of structured argumentation. Argument Revision is influenced by theAGM model of belief ...

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objective: reviewing memories in a verbal or non-verbal ways is a type of interpersonal communication that elderlies or patients with cognitive disorders by expressing their feelings find an opportunity for social and professional interactions. the purpose of this study is analyzing the effectiveness of treatment techniques of life revision on cognitive status of retired men in tehran.   method...

the present review classifies and describes the multifactorial causes of anterior cruciate ligament (acl) surgery failure, concentrating on preventing and resolving such situations. the article particularly focuses on those causes that require acl revision due to recurrent instability, without neglecting those that affect function or produce persistent pain. although primary acl reconstruction ...

Natural Language Generation has made great strides towards multilingual generation from large-scale knowledge sources. Meanwhile, current research in revision has vastly improved the quality of text that NLG systems produce. However, to-date there has been no attempt at combining revision and multilingual NLG. This paper presents research in multilingual revision, the last major pipelined NLG c...

A (2013) The macroeconomic effects of health co-benefits associated with climate change mitigation strategies. (Unpublished) Summary The UK government has specific targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction to lower the risk of dangerous climate change. Strategies to reduce GHG emissions are sometimes perceived as expensive and difficult to implement but previous work has demonstrated ...

We analyze an equilibrium concept called revision-proofness for infinite-horizon games played by a dynasty of players. Revision-proofness requires strategies to be robust to joint deviations by multiple players and is a refinement of sub-game perfection. Sub-game perfect paths that can only be sustained by reversion to paths with payoffs below those of an alternative path are not revision-proof...