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The Ethics of Human–Animal Relationships and Public Discourse: A Case Study of Lions Bred for Their Bones

open access: yesAnimals, 2019
Conservation and natural resource management are increasingly attending the ethical elements of public decisions. Ethical considerations are challenging, in part, because they typically require accounting for the moral consideration of various human and ...
Peter Coals   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Myth of Intrinsic Value

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2016
This work offers for analysis the discrepancy between the perceived and actual performance of multifamily real estate submarkets of major metropolises. The research encompasses a case study of nine submarkets in New York City, NY: Bronx County, Kings County (Brooklyn), Midtown West, Morningside Heights/Washington Heights, Queens County, Stuyvesant ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Slope evolution of GRB correlations and cosmology

open access: yes, 2013
Gamma -ray bursts (GRBs) observed up to redshifts $z>9.4$ can be used as possible probes to test cosmological models. Here we show how changes of the slope of the {\it luminosity $L^*_X$ -break time $T^*_a$} correlation in GRB afterglows, hereafter the ...
Capozziello, Salvatore   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Energy resolution of terahertz single-photon-sensitive bolometric detectors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
We report measurements of the energy resolution of ultra-sensitive superconducting bolometric detectors. The device is a superconducting titanium nanobridge with niobium contacts.
Frunzio, L.   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Intrinsic Volumes of Random Cubical Complexes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Intrinsic volumes, which generalize both Euler characteristic and Lebesgue volume, are important properties of $d$-dimensional sets. A random cubical complex is a union of unit cubes, each with vertices on a regular cubic lattice, constructed according ...
L. Wright, Matthew, Michael Werman
core  

Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Cognitive Functioning in Children With Brain Tumors: Interaction of Neighborhood Social Determinants of Health and Neurological Risk

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This study investigated how neighborhood‐level social determinants of health (SDOH), including redlining and neurological risk, interact to influence cognitive outcomes in children treated for brain tumors (CTBT). Methods A retrospective chart review of 161 CTBT aged 5–17 was conducted.
Alannah R. Srsich   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organoids in pediatric cancer research

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

Three Errors in the Substance View's Defense [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
According to the theory of intrinsic value and moral standing known as the “substance view,” all human beings have intrinsic value, full moral standing and, with these, a right to life.
Lovering, Rob
core  

A voyage of discovery or a fast track to success: Men, Women and the MBA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This paper presents and discusses results of a research project on the personal and career benefits of the MBA. These results suggest women value the experience of doing the course and that this gives them greater >intrinsic= benefits of enhanced ...
Simpson, R
core   +1 more source

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