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Digitizing Dignity: Analyzing Digital Twins Through the Lens of Multidimensional Human Dignity

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In precision medicine, digital twins—virtual models of patients created using personalized data and advanced machine learning—are potentially changing healthcare by predicting health outcomes and guiding medical decisions. However, their use raises complex ethical questions, particularly concerning their relationship to human dignity. Patients
Andrew J. Barnhart
wiley   +1 more source

Vibration response simulation of centrifuge excited by liquid medium based on SPH-FEM

International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology
A coupled Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics-Finite Element Method (SPH-FEM) framework is implemented to study flow-induced vibration problems of a decanter centrifuge drum under operational conditions.
Kan Chen, Lu Chaoran, Guo Mingchao
doaj   +1 more source

Tier 2 adult weight management services in the UK: A case study evaluation of local authority provision of targeted services for higher‐risk groups in England

Clinical Obesity, Volume 15, Issue 2, April 2025.
Summary In 2021, the UK Government announced additional funding in England for Adult Weight Management Services (AWMS); it was specified that the extra funding must be used to commission or extend existing tier 2 services. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities encouraged commissioners to prioritise services for higher‐risk groups such as ...
Lorraine McSweeney, Charlotte Rothwell, Ashley Adamson, Simon Barrett, Claire Mathews, Scott Lloyd, Mackenzie Fong   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Government Financial Reporting: A Study of Nested Controversy

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There are two schools of thought on government financial reporting: one emanating from societal values and accountability to citizens; and one based on investment decisions and a business approach. There are staunch proponents of these different perspectives, which are rooted in economic thought and values.
Sheila Ellwood, Rhoda Brown
wiley   +1 more source

THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM: LOCALLY MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES [PDF]

Environmental Economics and Policy, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,
Batie, Sandra S., Schulz, Mary A., Schweikhardt, David B.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Fleet Behaviour Under Economic Uncertainty: Multi‐Species Policy Scenarios for the Purse‐Seine Fishery

Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Managing fishing effort remains a central challenge in achieving sustainability in many fisheries, particularly where high‐value species attract intense competition. In the Indian Ocean tropical tuna fishery, understanding how fishers respond to changing bio‐economic conditions is essential for developing effective management.
Alex Tidd, Laurent Dagorn, Manuela Capello, Mariana Travassos, Patrice Guillotreau   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on temperature composite control system for radioactive waste incineration equipment

International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology
This paper presents a multi-mode control scheme for the temperature regulation of radioactive waste incineration equipment, integrating modern and fuzzy control theories. Separate controllers were designed for the preheating and operating stages.
Zhiyong Wang, Yao Cui, Jing Ma, Bo Zhang, Liudong Hou, Haili Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Before It Was ‘New’: A Neglected History of Lived Experience–Led Criminal Justice

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing range of criminal justice initiatives are being shaped and delivered by people with lived experience, including peer mentoring, prisoner councils and policy advocacy roles. While often seen as recent innovations, we reveal a deeper, largely unacknowledged history dating back to at least the 19th century.
Gillian Buck, Matthew Rive, Annabelle Rogers   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Evaluation of Radioactive Concrete Structure Decommissioning in Nuclear Power Plants Using Fuzzy-AHP

Buildings
Over 50% of nuclear power plants (NPPs) worldwide have operated for over three decades, leading to a surge in decommissioning projects. This study addresses the gap in current guidelines by analyzing risks in nuclear decommissioning.
Hyosoo Moon, Seyedali Mirmotalebi, Youjin Jang, Yonghan Ahn, Nahyun Kwon   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of a cooling water system on waterbird habitat use in a coastal environment

Ibis, EarlyView.
This study investigated the impact of a cooling water system at a nuclear power plant in northern Europe on coastal waterbird habitat use. In winter, the cooling water system provided preferential areas for waterbirds with warm productive waters, and, more importantly, with ice‐free areas.
Andreas C. Bryhn, Per B. Holliland, Torbjörn Säterberg   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source