In this issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Kang et al1 compare intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) parameters against a gold standard of fractional flow reserve (FFR) for evaluating intermediate stenoses. Their work adds another piece of evidence to a debate whose outcome is fundamentally changing interventional cardiology. As encapsulated by the title of the “FFR versus Angiograph...

Self-management, self-connection and selfconfiguration capabilities are emerging as important requirements for a generation of large-scale, highly dynamic, distributed applications. We propose a new solution to manage the connection of the components in a distributed application automatically. Each component in the distributed application is equipped with an autonomous connection unit (ACU). Th...

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Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine has caused changes in the everyday life of Ukrainians, as well functioning state bodies and institutions. This led to relevant amendments additions a number legal acts, including criminal procedure legislation. The rules governing pre-trial investigation court proceedings under martial law have also been amended. However, analysis Criminal Procedure Code ...

The human race has never encountered a species equal to or greater in intelligence than itself. However, if computer scientists specializing in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) realize their ultimate goal, humans won't be the only intelligent "beings." This research explores the possibility that these intelligent beings (computers) might someday be used to replace the functions of the ...

This article summarizes the eight major randomized, controlled clinical trials of breast cancer screening with mammography, provides an objective critical review of the evidence for screening, and assesses the current state of knowledge about breast cancer screening. This report concludes that, for women between 50 and 69 years of age, screening significantly reduces mortality from breast cance...

Movement detection for a virtual sound source was measured during the listener's horizontal head rotation. Listeners were instructed to do head rotation at a given speed. A trial consisted of two intervals. During an interval, a virtual sound source was presented 60° to the right or left of the listener, who was instructed to rotate the head to face the sound image position. Then in one of a pa...

NYSBA Criminal Justice Journal | Summer 2000 | Vol. 8 | No. 1 15 ments. Upon a motion by the assigned counsel to be relieved, the request was granted by the court, with the obvious consent of the defendant, and another 18-B attorney assigned to the matter. To the dismay of the court and the defendant, the newly appointed attorney, upon learning at the first appearance that the case was trial re...

In Indiana v. Edwards (2008) the U.S. Supreme Court held that a higher standard may be required for pro se competence (PSC) than for competence to stand trial (CST), but provided little guidance for the trial court judge. This survey of forensic mental health experts studied potential PSC criteria. Sixty-eight (22.7%) forensic evaluators replied. Three McGarry criteria were reported as requirin...