Plummer-Vinson Syndrome (PVS) is a rare condition that classically presents as a triad of dysphagia, proximal esophageal webs, and iron deficiency anemia. The prevalence of PVS has rapidly declined since it was first described by Henry Plummer and Stanley Vinson in the early 1900’s due to improved nutritional status and subsequent resolution of iron deficiency [1]. To our knowledge, only one pr...

In this paper, we propose formal semantic definition for UML statecharts in the PVS specification language. Based on the semantic definitions, we develop a general framework for translating UML statechart diagrams into PVS specifications, and show how the resulting specification can be model-checked by using the PVS toolkits. This work is a part of a long-term vision to explore how the PVS form...

This paper demonstrates an embedding of the semantic models of the cCSP process algebra in the general purpose theorem prover PVS. cCSP is a language designed to model long-running business transactions with constructs for orchestration of compensations. The cCSP process algebra terms are defined in PVS by using mutually recursive datatype. The trace and the operational semantics of the algebra...

The translation of English phrasal verbs (PVs) into French is a challenge, specially when the verb occurs apart from the particle. Our goal is to quantify how well current SMT paradigms can translate split PVs into French. We compare two inhouse SMT systems, phrase-based and hierarchical, in translating a test set of PVs. Our analysis is based on a carefully designed evaluation protocol for ass...

The semantics of a proof language relies on the representation of the state of a proof after a logical rule has been applied. This information, which is usually meaningless from a logical point of view, is fundamental to describe the control mechanism of the proof search provided by the language. In this paper, we propose a datatype, called proof monad, to represent the state information of a p...

Justification. Approximately 10,000 to 25,000 adults and 6,000 to 10,000 children in the United States are diagnosed as being in the persistent vegetative state (PVS). Inasmuch as the Task Force report reviewed the medical facts concerning PVS, the need to develop management standards and guidelines became apparent. The following summary provides practice parameters that outline diagnostic and ...

METHODS Effective refractory periods (ERPs) of test pulmonary veins (PVs) were measured at baseline and during highlevel (HL-ES) and low-level (LL-ES) electrical stimulation of the aortic root GP. The arrhythmogenic threshold of acetylcholine and isoproterenol was determined at baseline and during HL-ES and LL-ES. Moreover, AF was induced at PVs by programmed electrical stimulation after HL-ES ...

This paper reports the development of a proof strategy that integrates the MetiTarski theorem prover as a trusted external decision procedure into the PVS theorem prover. The strategy automatically discharges PVS sequents containing real-valued formulas, including transcendental and special functions, by translating the sequents into first order formulas and submitting them to MetiTarski. The n...

Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare event following lung transplantation, but is a serious complication that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Case Report: We describe the case of a 60-year-old woman who underwent single-lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). One year following her single-lung transplant, she was a...

OBJECTIVE The role of preoperative localisation of abnormal parathyroid glands remains controversial but is particularly relevant to the management of patients with recurrent or persistent hyperparathyroidism and familial syndromes. We report our experience of the use of selective parathyroid venous sampling (PVS) in the localisation of parathyroid disease in such patients. DESIGN We report a...