Towards Risk Estimation in Automated Vehicles Using Fuzzy Logic

As vehicles get increasingly automated, they need to properly evaluate different situations and assess threats at run-time. In this scenario automated vehicles should be able to evaluate risks regarding a dynamic environment in order to take proper decisions and modulate their driving behavior accordingly. In order to avoid collisions, in this work we propose a risk estimator based on fuzzy logic which accounts for risk indicators regarding (1) the state of the driver, (2) the behavior of other vehicles and (3) the weather conditions. A scenario with two vehicles in a car-following situation was analyzed, where the main concern is to avoid rear-end collisions. The goal of the presented approach is to effectively estimate critical states and properly assess risk, based on the indicators chosen.This work was supported by the AMASS project (H2020- ECSEL) with grant agreement number 692474

Gastrointestinal stromal tumour in Meckel's diverticulum

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Meckel's Diverticulum is the most commonly encountered congenital anomaly of the small intestine, occurring in approximately 2% of the population. Occasionally Meckel's diverticulum harbors neoplasms.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 65 year old gentleman, presented with a pelvic mass. On exploratory laparotomy, it turned out to be gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) arising from Meckel's diverticulum. Short history and review of literature are discussed.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Neoplasms occurring from Meckel's diverticulum, even though rare, should be considered as differential diagnosis of pelvic masses arising from bowel, wherever imaging modalities fail to give a definitive diagnosis.</p

Intestinal endometriosis: role of laparoscopy in diagnosis and treatment

Endometriosis is a disease in women in which endometrial tissue is found in abnormal sites, frequently in the peritoneum and pelvic viscera. Endometriosis may therefore affect the genital organs, particularly the left ovary, or it may occur elsewhere in the abdomen, principally the digestive tract in the sigmoid-rectum. The difficulty of prompt diagnosis of nongenital endometriotic lesions, whose symptoms are usually nonspecific, and the inadequacy of traditional diagnostic approaches mean the disease has time to progress. A case report is used here to show the use of laparoscopy with immediate histological examination for the prompt diagnosis and intraoperative treatment of intestinal endometriosis. For patients with extragenital endometriosis, laparoscopic resection offers immediate postoperative advantages but also gives gradual relief of symptoms and in some cases improves reproductive capacity; there is also less formation of adhesions in this disease, which by definition tends to cause them, often making a second look indispensable