The comparative in vitro activities of two new oxazolidinone antimicrobial agents, U-100592 and U-100766, against 180 isolates of enterococci representing several resistance profiles were examined by using an agar dilution technique. The two oxazolidinones inhibited all isolates, including strains resistant to vancomycin, ampicillin, and minocycline, at concentrations between 1 and 4 micrograms...

Modern vehicles can be thought of as complex distributed embedded systems that run a variety automotive applications with real-time constraints. Recent advances in the industry towards greater autonomy are driving to increasingly connected various external (e.g., roadside beacons, other vehicles), which makes emerging highly vulnerable cyber-attacks. Additionally, increased complexity and in-ve...

This article discusses the Keyboard Augmentation Toolkit (KAT), which supports creation of virtual keyboards that can be used both for standalone input (e.g., mid-air text entry) and to augment physically tracked keyboards/surfaces in mixed reality. In a user study, we firstly examine impact pitfalls visualising shortcuts on physical keyboard, exploring utility per-keycap displays. Supported by...

Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is seen as one of the major disrupting forces in future healthcare system. However, assessment value these new technologies still unclear and no agreed international HTA-based guideline exists. Therefore, a Model for ASsessing AI (MAS-AI) medical imaging was developed by multidisciplinary group experts patient representatives. Methods The MAS-AI based o...

Deep learning has recently been widely applied to many applications across different domains, e.g., image classification and audio recognition. However, the quality of Neural Networks (DNNs) still raises concerns in practical operational environment, which calls for systematic testing, especially safety-critical scenarios. Inspired by software a number structural coverage criteria are designed ...