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Physics Maths Engineering

Promoting and Sustaining Urban Health: Challenges and Responses

The article "Promoting and Sustaining Urban Health: Challenges and Responses" by Roderick J. Lawrence examines the complex interplay between urbanization and health, emphasizing the need for integrated approaches to address health challenges in rapidly urbanizing environments. The study underscores the importance of understanding the multifaceted relationships between urban and planetary health...
Posted 3 months ago

Physics Maths Engineering

Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) Prepared with Binary and Ternary Blended Calcined Clay and Steel Slag

Key Answers

What materials can be used to create sustainable self-compacting concrete?

This study found that self-compacting concrete (SCC) can effectively incorporate steel slag and calcined clay as partial replacements for traditional Portland cement. These materials improve sustainability by reducing reliance on c...
Posted 3 months ago

Physics Maths Engineering

Design of a Sensor System for On-Line Monitoring of Contact Pressure in Chalcographic Printing

Key Questions

What is a chalcographic printer?

A chalcographic printer is a type of press used to transfer ink from an engraved metal plate onto paper, essential in printing processes requiring high precision, like currency production. This system relies ...
Posted 3 months ago

Physics Maths Engineering

Thermodynamics of Iron Ammonia Synthesis Catalyst Sintering

Key Takeaways

  • Thermodynamic Stability

    - The study presents a model demonstrating the thermodynamic parameters that govern the iron catalyst sintering process, focusing on stability aspects of nanocrystalline structures.
  • Catalyst Activation Mechanisms

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    Posted 3 months ago

Social Science

Personal responsibility for health in Bulgarian public health law and social legislation

Abstract

Background

In the last decades all health systems have experienced a lack of resources. Against this background, the idea of ​​applying personal responsibility of the patient as a criterion for allocation of resources (PRCAR) is gaining increasing attention. Bu...
Posted 3 months ago

Social Science

A comparative ethical analysis of the Egyptian clinical research law

Background

In this study, we examined the ethical implications of Egypt’s new clinical trial law, employing the ethical framework proposed by Emanuel et al. and comparing it to various national and supranational laws. This analysis is crucial as Egypt, considered a high-growth pharmaceutical market, has become an attractive lo...
Posted 3 months ago

Biomedical

Québec health care professionals’ perspectives on organ donation after medical assistance in dying

Background

Medical assistance in dying (MAID) has been legal in Québec since December 2015 and in the rest of Canada since July 2016. Since then, more than 60 people have donated their organs after MAID. Such donations raise ethical issues about respect of patients’ autonomy, potential pressure to choose MAID, the informat...
Posted 3 months ago

Biomedical

Navigating the ethical landscape of artificial intelligence in radiography: a cross-sectional study of radiographers’ perspectives

Background

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiography presents transformative opportunities for diagnostic imaging and introduces complex ethical considerations. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore radiographers’ perspectives on the ethical implications of AI in their field and identify key...
Posted 3 months ago

Biomedical

Caught you: threats to confidentiality due to the public release of large-scale genetic data sets

The article "Caught you: threats to confidentiality due to the public release of large-scale genetic data sets" by Matthias Wjst examines the ethical implications of sharing large-scale genetic data for research purposes. It highlights the risks associated with the assumption that anonymizing genetic data fully protects individual privacy. The study identifies two primary re-identification meth...
Posted 3 months ago

Humanities and Arts

The Status of Souls as Hupokeimena in Aristotle

Key Questions

What is Aristotle’s view on the soul’s role in perception and thought?

Aristotle sees the soul as a foundational form that enables bodily perception and thought but does not itself perform mental activities.

How does Aristotle's concept of hupokeimenon relate to the ...
Posted 3 months ago

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