In recent years, we see a growing awareness to the importance of assessing the quality of specifications. In the context of model checking, this can be done by analyzing the effect of applying mutations to the specification or the system. If the system satisfies the mutated specification, we know that some elements of the specification do not play a role in its satisfaction, thus the specificat...

The ability to generate a counter-example is an important feature of model checking tools, becausea counter-example provides information to the user in the case that the formula being checked is found to be non-valid. In this paper, we turn our attention to providing similar feedback to the user in the case that the formula is found to be valid, because valid formulas can hide real problems in ...

BACKGROUND Current clinical practices used to functionally classify heart failure (HF) are time-consuming, expensive, or require complex calculations. This study aimed to design an inquiry list from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that could be used in routine clinical practice to resolve these problems. METHODS The severity of documented HF in 115 patients was classifie...

Indeed if there is a criticism of the new edition with its expanded information base, it is that it is becoming more readable and is in some danger of turning into a textbook. It is clearly acknowledged in the introduction that many of the protocols described should not be considered unique or exclusive. This point is reiterated on occasions in the text where specific therapies are noted to be ...