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Euthanasia Considered as Device Paradigm [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
In this paper I take as my point of departure the way euthanasia has been legally settled in the Netherlands. My concern is not with the question whether euthanasia is morally or religiously acceptable.
Tijmes, Pieter
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Improving control over euthanasia of persons with psychiatric illness: Lessons from the first Belgian criminal court case concerning euthanasia

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
BackgroundBelgium is one of very few countries that legally allow euthanasia for suffering caused by psychiatric illness. In the first criminal trial in Belgium of physicians involved in euthanasia, three physicians recently faced the accusation of ...
Marc De Hert   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Timely Euthanasia in the United States Dairy Industry–Challenges and a Path Forward

open access: yesAnimals, 2019
Euthanasia is a valuable management tool utilized on dairies to end the suffering of sick or debilitated cows. Euthanasia should be implemented if an animal’s pain cannot be adequately alleviated and if there is a limited chance of recovery.
Jennifer B. Walker   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

First do no harm: euthanasia of patients with dementia in Belgium [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Euthanasia in Belgium is not limited to terminally ill patients. It may be applied to patients with chronic degenerative diseases. Currently, people in Belgium wish to make it possible to euthanize incompetent patients who suffer from dementia.
Cohen-Almagor, Raphael
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Non-contact acoustic micro-tapping optical coherence elastography for quantification of corneal anisotropic elasticity: in vivo rabbit study [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2023
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 ...
arxiv  

Evaluating GPT-4 and ChatGPT on Japanese Medical Licensing Examinations [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2023
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 ...
arxiv  

EUTHANASIA IN THE NETHERLANDS [PDF]

open access: yesCritical Care Clinics, 1996
A review of two decades of euthanasia advocacy reveals that the arguments in favor of euthanasia are not consistent. Although the Dutch debate on euthanasia started as a protest against contemporary medicine's power over death and dying, the general acceptance of euthanasia and recent litigation may have increased medical power by shifting the balance ...
Have, H.A.M.J. ten, Welie, J.V.M.
openaire   +4 more sources

Preliminary Study Exploring Caretaker Perspectives of Euthanasia on Swine Operations

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of euthanasia training, caretaker perceptions of euthanasia, and available resources for individuals who perform euthanasia as part of their job on swine operations in the United States.
Hailey Simpson   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dairy Caretaker Perspectives on Performing Euthanasia as an Essential Component of Their Job

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The objectives of this study were to identify caretakers’ perceptions and stressors related to performing on-farm euthanasia as well as potential ideas for intervention strategies to alleviate negative effects of performing euthanasia on caretaker well ...
Ivette Noami Román-Muñiz   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interpreting Neuroendocrine Hormones, Corticosterone, and Blood Glucose to Assess the Wellbeing of Anesthetized Rats during Euthanasia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Current recommendations for assessing animal wellbeing during euthanasia suggest that measuring neuroendocrine hormones-such as ACTH, noradrenaline, and adrenaline-is preferable to measuring corticosterone and blood glucose because of the sensitivity of ...
Hickman, Debra L.
core   +1 more source

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