Deep reinforcement learning for optimal critical care pain management with morphine using dueling double-deep Q networks
…, P Eschenfeldt, S Ostvar… - 2019 41st Annual …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Opioids are the preferred medications for the treatment of pain in the intensive care unit.
While under-treatment leads to unrelieved pain and poor clinical outcomes, excessive use of …
While under-treatment leads to unrelieved pain and poor clinical outcomes, excessive use of …
Multiscale model describing bacterial adhesion and detachment
S Ostvar, BD Wood - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
Bacterial surfaces are complex structures with nontrivial adhesive properties. The physics of
bacterial adhesion deviates from that of ideal colloids as a result of cell-surface roughness …
bacterial adhesion deviates from that of ideal colloids as a result of cell-surface roughness …
Association of neighborhood deprivation index with success in cancer care crowdfunding
Importance Financial toxicity resulting from cancer care poses a substantial public health
concern, leading some patients to turn to online crowdfunding. However, the practice may …
concern, leading some patients to turn to online crowdfunding. However, the practice may …
Investigating the influence of flow rate on biofilm growth in three dimensions using microimaging
We explore how X-ray computed microtomography can be used to generate highly-resolved
3D biofilm datasets on length scales that span multiple pore bodies. The data is integrated …
3D biofilm datasets on length scales that span multiple pore bodies. The data is integrated …
[HTML][HTML] Mechanical control of neural plate folding by apical domain alteration
Vertebrate neural tube closure is associated with complex changes in cell shape and
behavior, however, the relative contribution of these processes to tissue folding is not well …
behavior, however, the relative contribution of these processes to tissue folding is not well …
Cost‐effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors for microsatellite instability–high/mismatch repair–deficient metastatic colorectal cancer
Background Patients with microsatellite instability–high (MSI‐H)/mismatch repair–deficient (dMMR)
metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) show a significant response to checkpoint …
metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) show a significant response to checkpoint …
A non-scale-invariant form for coarse-grained diffusion-reaction equations
S Ostvar, BD Wood - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The process of mixing and reaction is a challenging problem to understand mathematically.
Although there have been successes in describing the effective properties of mixing and …
Although there have been successes in describing the effective properties of mixing and …
Modeling transport of chemotactic bacteria in granular media with distributed contaminant sources
JST Adadevoh, S Ostvar, B Wood… - Environmental science & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Chemotaxis has the potential to improve bioremediation strategies by enhancing the
transport of pollutant-degrading bacteria to the source of contamination, leading to increased …
transport of pollutant-degrading bacteria to the source of contamination, leading to increased …
Atomic force microscopy and wettability study of the alteration of mica and sandstone by a biosurfactant-producing bacterium Bacillus thermodenitrificans
The effects of growth and metabolite production of a variant of Bacillus thermodenitrificans
on the surface properties and wettability of mica and sandstone cores were investigated. …
on the surface properties and wettability of mica and sandstone cores were investigated. …
Optimizing management of patients with Barrett's esophagus and low-grade or no dysplasia based on comparative modeling
…, M Lee, SK Naber, BN Lauren, S Ostvar… - Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Endoscopic treatment is recommended for patients with Barrett’s
esophagus (BE) with high-grade dysplasia, yet clinical management recommendations are …
esophagus (BE) with high-grade dysplasia, yet clinical management recommendations are …