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Individualized Treatment in Distal and Medium Vessel Occlusion Stroke Using a Validated Explainable Counterfactual Treatment Estimation Model

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective The optimal treatment for distal medium vessel occlusion (DMVO) stroke remains uncertain, and evidence comparing endovascular therapy (EVT) with medical management (MM) is limited. We aimed to develop and validate a predictive modeling tool to assess individual treatment benefit in DMVO stroke using explainable counterfactual treatment ...
Mohamed F. Doheim, Mahmoud H. Mohammaden, Hend Abdelhamid, Marta Olive‐Gadea, Marc Rodrigo‐Gisbert, Manuel Requena, Johanna T. Fifi, James E. Siegler, Santiago Ortega‐Gutierrez, Mohamad Abdalkader, Ali Alaraj, Wei Hu, Thanh N. Nguyen, Diogo C. Haussen, Raul G. Nogueira   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Short‐Term Scheduling Optimization of a Single‐Pipeline Refining System With High Melting Point Crude Oil

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In order to reflect the actual production situation more comprehensively and optimize the production cost, this paper solves the short‐term scheduling optimization problem for a single pipeline containing high melting point crude oil. Based on the refining plan given by the upper layer, a multi‐objective optimization model with high melting ...
Jing Yao, Xianxin Liu, Zhen Pan, Chengming Hao, Xiangwei Xu, Wei Jia   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson, Pierre Frémondière, Kaspar Staub, Philipp Mitteroecker, Barbara Fischer, Martin Haeusler, Nicole M. Webb   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dilemmas and Solutions for Sustainability-Based Engineering Ethics: Lessons Learned from the Collapse of a Self-Built House in Changsha, Hunan, China

Buildings
With the rapid development of engineering construction in China, especially the emergence of large-scale engineering projects and self-built residential houses, ethical issues in engineering have become increasingly prominent.
Dina Tang, Minshui Huang
doaj   +1 more source

Values based practice and authoritarianism [PDF]

, 2014
Values based practice (VBP) is a radical view of the place of values in medicine which develops from a philosophical analysis of values, illness and the role of ethical principles. It denies two attractive and traditional but misguided views of medicine:
Thornton, Tim
core   +1 more source

The lack of legal protections in the United States to prevent commercializing the dead for education and research: Consequences and risks to anatomists

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract A lack of minimum legal standards for body donation programs undermines recent strides by anatomy professionals to promote ethical best practices in the United States (US). In particular, the commercialization of the dead by nontransplant tissue banks poses a risk to the public trust in academic body donation programs.
Laura E. Johnson
wiley   +1 more source

From concept to community of practice in anatomical ethics and professionalism: 5 years of the “Bioethics Unicorns” education initiative

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The topics of ethics and professionalism in anatomy have only recently gained prominence within the discipline, reflecting trends in medical and health professions education and an increasing awareness of societal expectations around the use of the dead.
Jon Cornwall, Sabine Hildebrandt, Thomas Champney   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shades of Grey: An Ethical Dilemma

Vikalpa
This case refers to an ethical dilemma encountered by the Internal Committee (IC) of a manufacturing corporation in redressing a complaint of sexual harassment raised by an employee against another colleague.
Debjani Ghosh Bhattacharya, Piyali Ghosh, Rachana Chakraborty   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Modern Twist on the Beaumont and St. Martin Case: Encouraging Analysis and Discussion in the Bioethics Classroom with Reflective Writing and Concept Mapping

Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2014
Historical ethical dilemmas are a valuable tool in bioethics courses. However, garnering student interest in reading and discussing the assigned cases in the classroom can be challenging.
Carlos C. Goller
doaj   +1 more source

Prescribing competence: The pros and cons of different methods for assessment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Evaluating a medical graduate’s competence in rational prescribing is challenging. With the aim to guide and inspire teachers, this narrative review explores different methods that can be used to assess prescribing competence. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and thus a mix of different assessment methods is needed throughout the ...
David J. Brinkman, Erik M. Donker, Jelle Tichelaar, on behalf of the CP4T programme   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source