Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…Although the transition from contingency standards to crisis standards is defined by the inability to provide functionally equivalent care, the difference in practice may merely be a distinction between visible, immediate sacrifices to patient well-being during crises and less-obvious, long-term decrements in community health due to protracted contingency care alterations. …”
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Quantum <i>κ</i>-Entropy: A Quantum Computational Approach by Demosthenes Ellinas, Giorgio Kaniadakis

“…Various alternative expressions stemming from its definition emphasizing computational and algorithmic aspects are worked out: First, for the case of canonical Gibbs states, it is shown that <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>κ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>-entropy is cast in the form of an expectation value for an observable that is determined. …”
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Random Finite Element Analysis and Random Factor response Mechanism for Geocell-reinforced Soil Retaining Walls by ZHANG Bingbing, SONG Fei

“…Further, by comparing the stress cloud maps of the deterministic model and the random field model, it is found that the deterministic model presents regular stress gradients and smooth contour transitions, while the random field model exhibits significant irregular stress distribution characteristics. This difference stems from the use of the centroid discretization method to process the cell parameters, which makes each cell have unique mechanical properties, thus reflecting the spatial variability of geotechnical materials more realistically. …”
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