Euthanasia: A controversial debate
To the Editor, As the word indicates, euthanasia is derived from the Greek word “euthanatos” meaning “early death.” This term has such countless debates that it has incited emotive reactions both among the clinical practicians and people in general ...
Kanwal Nihal
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Aktív eutanázia vagy asszisztált öngyilkosság? | Active euthanasia, or assisted suicide? [PDF]
Absztrakt Bevezetés: Az aktív eutanázia és az asszisztált öngyilkosság is törvényes Hollandiában, Belgiumban, Luxemburgban és legújabban Kanadában is.
Julesz, Máté
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Al-Quran Arguments in Responding to the Issue of Euthanasia
The issue of euthanasia, which is death with the help of a doctor, has become a topic of discussion among medical and religious experts. This article aims to analyze Al-Quran Arguments in Responding to the Issues of Euthanasia.
Wahidin Wahidin+2 more
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Non-contact acoustic micro-tapping optical coherence elastography for quantification of corneal anisotropic elasticity: in vivo rabbit study [PDF]
Purpose. To demonstrate accurate measurement of corneal elastic moduli in vivo with non-contact and non-invasive optical coherence elastography. Methods. Elastic properties (in-plane Young's modulus E and both in-plane, u, and out-of-plane, G, shear moduli) of rabbit cornea were quantified in vivo using non-contact dynamic Acoustic micro-Tapping ...
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The Juridical Impications Of Withdrawal Life-Support In Hospital in Indonesia
Withdrawal life-support is mainly categorized as part of euthanasia. When viewed from the aspect of criminal law in force in Indonesia, Indonesia does not permit active euthanasia by anyone (including doctors and medics). If the doctor ends the patient’s
Isniani Ramadhani, Sekar Prabarini
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Evaluating GPT-4 and ChatGPT on Japanese Medical Licensing Examinations [PDF]
As large language models (LLMs) gain popularity among speakers of diverse languages, we believe that it is crucial to benchmark them to better understand model behaviors, failures, and limitations in languages beyond English. In this work, we evaluate LLM APIs (ChatGPT, GPT-3, and GPT-4) on the Japanese national medical licensing examinations from the ...
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Active chiral molecules in activity gradients [PDF]
While the behavior of active colloidal molecules is well studied by now for a constant activity, the effect of activity gradients is much less understood. Here we explore one of the simplest molecules in activity gradients, namely active chiral dimers composed of two particles with opposite active torques of the same magnitude.
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Ethical Justifications for Voluntary Active Euthanasia [PDF]
The topic of euthanasia gives rise to a host of ethical questions including those regarding the quality of life, beneficence, and the responsibilities of physicians toward their patients.
Spina, Bernadette
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The rescue attempts of stranded whales and euthanasia considerations must include condition assessments of the individual involved, but this is challenged by our insufficient knowledge about the health statuses of these whales.
Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup+10 more
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Extracting impedance changes from a frequency multiplexed signal during neural activity in sciatic nerve of rat: preliminary study in-vitro [PDF]
Objective: Establish suitable frequency spacing and demodulation steps to use when extracting impedance changes from frequency division multiplexed (FDM) carrier signals in peripheral nerve. Approach: Experiments were performed in-vitro on cadavers immediately following euthanasia.
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