Recently, Dunne et al. [9,10] introduced the concept of WAF (Weighted Argumentation Framework). Such frameworks extend standard Dung’s ones for abstract argumentation by associating weights with attacks. In the WAF setting, weights are used for relaxing extensions, which proves useful when there are too few extensions. In this paper, we exploit weights in a different perspective. We show how to...

Modern high-resolution conservative numerical schemes (see [1–3]) are widely used for simulating flows of liquids, gases, or plasmas. They provide a robust and accurate method for capturing discontinuities, such as shock waves. A total-variation-diminishing (TVD) principle is an important element of such schemes. A TVD scheme is constructed in such a way that the total variation, TV 1⁄4 P ikUi ...

BACKGROUND There is limited evidence on the efficacy of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for sexual exposures. We sought to determine the factors associated with adherence to treatment and describe the incidence of PEP failures in a Montreal clinic. METHODS We prospectively assessed all patients consulting for PEP following sexual exposures from October 2000 to July 2014. Patients were followe...

Much attention has been paid in the literature to total-variation-diminishing (TVD) numerical processes in the solution of nonlinear hyperbolic differential equations. For special Runge– Kutta methods, conditions on the stepsize were derived that are sufficient for the TVD property; see, e.g., Shu and Osher [J. Comput. Phys., 77 (1988), pp. 439–471] and Gottlieb and Shu [Math. Comp., 67 (1998),...

INTRODUCTION In high-income countries, ≥30% of HIV-infected patients are ≥50 years (yrs) old (UNAIDS 2013). In two phases, three clinical trials (Studies 102 and 103) elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir DF (E/C/F/TDF; STB) had non-inferior efficacy and favourable safety vs efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir DF (EFV/FTC/TDF; ATR) or ritonavir-boosted atazanavir (ATV+RTV)+FTC/TDF (TVD)...

BACKGROUND Inappropriate inflammation is a key mechanism in the development of atherosclerosis. Antibodies against components of the atherosclerotic lesion, in particular, oxidised low density lipoprotein, have been described. OBJECTIVE To determine whether a systemic autoimmune response, characterised by the presence of high titres of antinuclear antibodies, is associated with the presence o...

Continuously operated clarifier-thickener units can be modeled by a non-linear, scalar conservation law with a flux that involves two parameters that depend discontinuously on the space variable. This paper presents two numerical schemes for the solution of this equation that have formal second-order accuracy in both the time and space variable. One of the schemes is a standard total variation ...

Follicular lymphoma patients display heterogeneous overall survival and variable risk of transformation. Recent studies have highlighted the role of the microenvironment. The contribution of microvessel density to follicular lymphoma survival remains controversial. We used a quantitative tumor mapping approach to determine whether the degree of vascularization correlated with outcome in a unifo...