A review of the applications of multi-agent reinforcement learning in smart factories.

The smart factory is at the heart of Industry 4.0 and is the new paradigm for establishing advanced manufacturing systems and realizing modern manufacturing objectives such as mass customization, automation, efficiency, and self-organization all at once. Such manufacturing systems, however, are characterized by dynamic and complex environments where a large number of decisions should be made for smart components such as production machines and the material handling system in a real-time and optimal manner.

Botulinum Toxin A Treatment in HIV Infected Patients-A Long-Term Observational Study.

Objective: It is unknown whether interactions between HIV infection and the safety of botulinum toxin A (BTX) exist.

Methods: We studied eight patients with HIV infection who were treated with BTX every three months for up to nine years. All patients were on antiretroviral treatment.

ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Recipient From a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Donor: A Case Report.

A human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is no longer an absolute contraindication for solid organ transplantation, yet such a setting is still challenging and little explored because of general reservations and medical difficulties. We describe a 51-year-old man with end-stage renal failure due to polycystic kidney disease who underwent an ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation from his 49-year-old male partner. Early postoperative course revealed an episode of suspected acute rejection, which was successfully managed with a steroid pulse.

Storage and Transportation of "HIV" RNA in Plasma Samples up to 45°C in a Lyophilized Stabilizer.

Background: Blood or plasma samples from rural areas are often transported under suboptimal conditions to central laboratories. The negative influence of different storage temperatures during transportation as well as long transportation times on the stability of unprotected HIV RNA is well known. Therefore, the correct and reliable quantification of HIV RNA might be very difficult.

Dual- versus Single-Energy CT-Angiography Imaging for Patients Undergoing Intracranial Aneurysm Repair.

Background: The invasiveness and risk of thromboembolic complications of catheter angiography underline the need for alternative imaging modalities in patients following intracranial aneurysm (IA) repair. However, the overall image quality of existing noninvasive imaging modalities, such as single-energy CT angiography (SE-CTA), compromises its value in this respect.

Objective: We prospectively investigated the value of a novel dual-energy CTA (DE-CTA) scanner and algorithm for assessing the degree of occlusion and parent vessel patency in patients following IA repair.