We propose in this paper a framework for inter-agents dialogue to reach an agreement on a representation. For this purpose, we propose an argumentation-based representation framework which manages the conflicts between representations with different relevances for different audiences to compute their acceptance. Moreover, we propose a model of agents where they justify the definition to which t...

Hypoglycemia is a potentially serious side effect of blood glucose lowering in diabetes mellitus. The intensive glycemia treatment arm of the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial is designed to treat patients with type 2 diabetes with target glycemia within the normal range (ie, glycosylated hemoglobin <6%). Because it is known that treating glycemia to such a low le...

Harm reduction for tobacco smokers may involve reducing their exposure to lethal smoke constituents. Assessing smoke constituent exposure and any resulting harm reduction from a potential reduced-exposure product (PREP) will involve preclinical, clinical, and epidemiological research. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a clinical laboratory model for assessing the acute effects of PREPs ...

The Basel 1988 Capital Accord is arguably the most successful of all recent financial ‘standards’. Although it was designed for internationally active banks in G10 countries, more than 100 countries c laim to adhere to it and many apply the Accord to all banks. Significant changes to this Accord are currently under discussion and a final version is to be published in 2002 for implementation by ...

“I f I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would.” This quote by Alice from the Disney film version of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll may make sense in the world she experiences. In our world, Alice’s wish is usually not fulfilled...

Basel III accord was introduced in 2010 to support banks facing the sever effect of 2007–2008 financial crisis terms liquidity and capital adequacy. The importance this paper stems from investigation implementation Accord UAE, what are reasons behind effective implementation. While some previous studies on UAE have examined Accord, no so far III. In study, a modified questionnaire used, total 9...

OBJECTIVE Older adults with type 2 diabetes are at high risk of fractures and falls, but the effect of glycemic control on these outcomes is unknown. To determine the effect of intensive versus standard glycemic control, we assessed fractures and falls as outcomes in the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) randomized trial. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS ACCORD participant...