OBJECTIVE To introduce a protocol for anticoagulation using bivalirudin in neuro-endovascular procedures. METHODS Three different bivalirudin dosing protocols were used in four consecutive patients undergoing neuro-endovascular procedures. Activated clotting time (ACT) was closely monitored to assess the effect of bivalirudin on ACT. Target ACT was set at 300-350 seconds. RESULTS The first ...

cognitive architectures (cas) are the core of artificial cognitive systems. a ca is supposed to specify the human brain at a level of abstraction suitable for explaining how it achieves the functions of the mind. over the years a number of distinct cas have been proposed by different authors and their limitations and potentials were investigated. these cas are usually classified as symbolic and...

Abstract In this paper we introduce Detect, Understand, Act (DUA), a neuro-symbolic reinforcement learning framework. The Detect component is composed of traditional computer vision object detector and tracker. houses set options, high-level actions enacted by pre-trained deep (DRL) policies. Understand provides novel answer programming (ASP) paradigm for symbolically implementing meta-policy o...

This paper describes Weighted Radial Basis Functions, a neuro-fuzzy uni cation algorithm which mixes Perceptrons and Radial Basis Functions. The algorithm has been tested as a pattern classi er in practical applications. Its performance are compared against those of other neural classi ers. The proposed algorithm has performance comparable or better than other neural algorithms, although it can...

The granin family (Chromogranin A (CgA), 4 Chromogranin B (CgB), Secretogranin (Sg) II, and the less well studied Secretogranins III-VII) comprises a group of acidic proteins that are present in the secretory granules of a wide variety of endocrine and neuro-endocrine cells [6, 22]. There is evidence that granins may be associated to the precursors of biologically active peptides [11, 12, 17]. ...

Cognitive Architectures (CAs) are the core of artificial cognitive systems. A CA is supposed to specify the human brain at a level of abstraction suitable for explaining how it achieves the functions of the mind. Over the years a number of distinct CAs have been proposed by different authors and their limitations and potentials were investigated. These CAs are usually classified as symbolic and...

Various prostaglandins (PGs) have been found in several areas of the brain. PGs of the E series have been found in the pituitary and pineal glands and the median eminence, and they have been shown to influence hypothalamic endocrine-release characteristics and release of melatonin from the pineal gland. It has been suggested that they may act, along with membrane phospholipids, as a link betwee...

occupational exposure to elemental mercury vapor usually occurs through inhalation during its utilizations. this leads to a variety of adverse health effects. in some islamic cities, this type of poisoning may occur during gilding of shrines using elemental mercury with gold. herein, we report on three male patients aged 20–53 years, who were diagnosed with occupational metallic mercury poisoni...

There is a growing body of evidence to strongly support the use of labile surfaces in training and rehabilitating the neuro-musculo-skeletal system1. Most of this evidence supports the notion that labile surface exercises stimulate the activation of muscular contraction strategies originating from segmental and multi-segmental spinal reflexes and reactions. Local stabilization muscles primarily...