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Turning Down Mum's Cooking: The Ethics of Dietary Difference within Families
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although food ethicists have called for greater attention to the relational context of eating for over a decade, the context of ‘eating with family’ remains largely ignored. But the family is both a morally specific relational context and one within which many people do most of their eating.
Megan A. Dean
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Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical CareBackground Fluid accumulation is common in critically ill patients and has been associated with adverse outcomes. However, its impact on postoperative outcomes in cardiac surgery remains unclear.
Rafael Hortêncio Melo +5 more
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Book review: enterprising care? Unpaid voluntary action in the 21st century by Irene Hardhill and Susan Baines Posted on April 22, 2012 by Blog Admin [PDF]
, 2012 Many voluntary organisations now face having to take up the provision of some public services as government funding shrinks, and are also under considerable pressure to become more enterprising. Chris Gilson reviews Enterprising Care? which includes case
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Modulation of North Atlantic atmospheric rivers by the Gulf Stream
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.Gulf Stream ocean variability plays a key role in modulating atmospheric river (AR) activity over the North Atlantic during winter and spring at monthly time‐scales. Increased ocean heat transport and mesoscale activity in the Gulf Stream are linked to northward shifts in ARs, while stronger surface heat fluxes drive ARs southward.
Ferran Lopez‐Marti +3 more
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Small, EarlyView.A water drop slides over a distance of a few centimeters across arrays whose top surfaces exhibit a contact angle below 10°. The arrays are fabricated with hydrophilic tops and hydrophobic sidewalls and substrate, forming Janus structures. As the drop moves, it generates a spontaneous electric charge and leaves behind tiny satellite droplets that ...
Fahimeh Darvish +4 more
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LSE British Election Conference 2010 [PDF]
, 2010 Over the weekend the LSE’s Government Department hosted its Undergraduate Election Conference for ...
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Venture Capital Practices in Saudi Arabia: The Views of Investors
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how venture capital (VC) investors in Saudi Arabia evaluate, negotiate, and support entrepreneurial ventures in a rapidly developing yet institutionally young setting. Drawing on 21 semi‐structured interviews with 24 investors, it offers rare insight into VC practices in the Middle East.
Tibah al‐Harbi +2 more
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Studia Gilsoniana, 2014 Gilson’s early admiration for Pascal as a literary figure evolved into a deep appreciation of him as a Christian philosopher. Pascal showed Gilson that one could expect much more of philosophy than the idealism of René Descartes and Léon Brunschvicg so ...
Richard J. Fafara
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Five minutes with Timothy Reno of the International Policy and Leadership Institute: “transformation and consolidation of changes in the Arab Spring countries takes time.” [PDF]
, 2012 The International Policy and Leadership Institute (IPLI) is a platform for policy-makers and students to interact and learn from each other. Timothy Reno founded the institute in 2010.
Gilson, Christopher, Kirchherr, Julian
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Pelvic examinations are a routine element of gynaecological and obstetric care but may generate discomfort, pain and anxiety. Methods Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to improve women's experience of pelvic examinations. Search Strategy Medline, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science and ScienceDirect were
Stéphanie Mignot +2 more
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