Regional consensus of switched positive multi-agent systems with multiple equilibria by Junfeng Zhang, Pei Zhang, Tarek Raïssi, Bhatti Uzair Aslam

“…Abstract This paper investigates regional proportional-integral-derivative consensus of switched positive multi-agent systems with multiple equilibria. A distributed proportional-integral-derivative control protocol is developed by integrating the communication protocol, agent state, and consensus error. …”
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Views and opinions of the general public about the reimbursement of expensive medicines in the Netherlands. by Féline E V Scheijmans, Roosmarijn van der Wal, Margot L Zomers, Johannes J M van Delden, W Ludo van der Pol, Ghislaine J M W van Thiel

“…To regulate reimbursement of such drugs, the Dutch government introduced a policy instrument known as the Coverage Lock (CL) in 2015. Little is known about the public opinion regarding such policy instruments and their consequences, i.e., reimbursement of some, but not all, expensive medicines. …”
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Religiosity and University Students’ Attitudes About Vaccination Against COVID-19 by Jelena R. Petrović, Uroš V. Šuvaković, Ivko A. Nikolić

“…The questionnaire consisted of questions referring to the attitudes about vaccination and the questionnaire about religiosity. …”
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Effect of virtual interactions through avatar agents on the joint Simon effect. by Yuki Harada, Yoshiko Arima, Mahiro Okada

“…According to this account, virtual interactions through their avatars would produce the joint Simon effect even when the partner did not physically exist in the same space because the avatars are intentional agents. To investigate this, we conducted two joint experiments in which participants controlled avatars as their agents in immersive virtual environments. …”
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Linguistic Potentialities in Eliot's New Idea about the Old Concept “Classic” by Leila Aghayani Chavoshi

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Does Thrombocyte Size Give Us an Idea about Thrombocytosis Etiology? by Selami Kocak Toprak, Betul Erismis, Sema Karakus, Nazmiye Kursun, Aysegul Haberal, Mustafa Gurhan Ulusoy

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About approaches to creation of all-Russian quality assurance agencies register by Yuriy B. Rubin, Alexandr A. Kovalenko, Tatiana A. Semkina, Erika Yu. Soboleva

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Effectiveness of Nigerian Bamboo Activated with Different Activating Agents on the Adsorption of BTX by FT Ademiluyi, O Braide

“…The effectiveness of Nigerian Bamboo activated with different activating agents on the adsorption of BTX was investigated. …”
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Management of Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents in Elective Endoscopy: Weighing the Risks and Benefits by Paul J Belletrutti, Steven J Heitman

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What to do about African Honey Bees: A Consumer Guide by Michael K. O’Malley, James D. Ellis, Anita S. Neal

“…Neal, provides information about Africanized honey bees (AHB), which have been labeled “killer” bees, steps people can take to avoid negative interactions, how to handle stings, and bee-proofing basics. …”
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A Gradient-Based Reinforcement Learning Algorithm for Multiple Cooperative Agents by Zhen Zhang, Dongqing Wang, Dongbin Zhao, Qiaoni Han, Tingting Song

Subjects: “…Multi-agent reinforcement learning…”
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Intrastromal Injection of Bevacizumab in the Management of Corneal Neovascularization: About 25 Eyes by Belghmaidi Sarah, Hajji Ibtissam, Baali Mohammed, Soummane Hasna, Moutaouakil Abdeljalil

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On the Use of Potential Denaturing Agents for Ethanol in Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells by Domnik Bayer, Florina Jung, Birgit Kintzel, Martin Joos, Carsten Cremers, Dierk Martin, Jörg Bernard, Jens Tübke

“…In this investigation the potential denaturing agents fusel oil, tert-butyl ethyl ether, and Bitrex were tested with regard to their compatibility with fuel cells. …”
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Discussion about Belarussian Church autocephaly during Nazi occupation of Belarus by I. V. Petrov

“…The idea of church autocephaly was most acutely discussed during the Nazi occupation of the BSSR. …”
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General practitioners’ attitude and performance about the diagnosis and treatment of depressive disorder by Asadolah Mosavi, Mandana Shirazi, Roghayeh Gandomkar, Hafez Mohamadhoseinpour, Rita Mojtahed Zadeh, Ardashir Afrasiabifar

“…Background: Despite the high prevalence of depression and the need for timely diagnosis and treatment, research results show different and sometimes contradictory attitudes and practices among general practitioners about depressed patients. This study investigated the attitude and performance of general practitioners in depression diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Dealing with a Latent Danger: Parents Communicating with Their Children about Smoking by Sandra P. Small, Kaysi Eastlick Kushner, Anne Neufeld

“…Some interacted by telling their children about the health effects of smoking and their opposition to it. …”
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Physical education candidate teachers' beliefs about vocational self-esteem by A. Canpolat, Murat Ozsaker

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What do pseudowords tell us about word processing? An overview by Celia Martínez-Tomás, Celia Martínez-Tomás, Ana Baciero, Ana Baciero, Miguel Lázaro, José A. Hinojosa, José A. Hinojosa, José A. Hinojosa

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Complicated family relationships, or about taxonomic problems in the family Pyrenomonadaceae (Cryptophyceae) by Solarska Magdalena, Adamski Michał, Piątek Jolanta

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Agent-based dynamic spectrum trading algorithm in cognitive radio network by Shi-bing ZHANG, Guo-dong ZHANG, Zhi-hua BAO

“…And then, the agent auctioned the spectrum among all SU. Each SU submitted a bid to the agent, then the agent allocated corres-ponding spectrum quantity to the SU. …”
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