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The Social context of motorcycle riding and the key determinants influencing rider behavior: A qualitative investigation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Objective: Given the increasing popularity of motorcycle riding and heightened risk of injury or death associated with being a rider, this study explored rider behaviour as a determinant of rider safety and, in particular, key beliefs and motivations ...
Barry Watson   +24 more
core   +2 more sources

Broadening the semiaquatic scene: Quantification of long bone microanatomy across pinnipeds

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Investigations of bone microanatomy are commonly used to explore lifestyle strategies in vertebrates. While distinct microanatomical limb bone features have been established for exclusively aquatic and terrestrial lifestyles, identifying clear patterns for the semiaquatic lifestyle remains more challenging.
Apolline Alfsen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Personal Identity [PDF]

open access: yes
Our aim in this entry is to articulate the state of the art in the moral psychology of personal identity. We begin by discussing the major philosophical theories of personal identity, including their shortcomings.
Shoemaker, David, Tobia, Kevin P.
core  

Character education: themes and researches. An academic literature review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Character education is both a rooted and developing discipline. Even though there is no consensual definition, it can be widely described as a schoolbased process to promote personal development in youth, through the development of virtue, moral values ...
Pattaro, Chiara
core   +1 more source

A second species of non‐crocodyliform crocodylomorph from the Late Triassic fissure deposits of southwestern UK: Implications for locomotory ecological diversity in Saltoposuchidae

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Late Triassic–Early Jurassic fissures of the Bristol Channel area (southwest England and south Wales) are renowned for their diverse vertebrate faunas. These assemblages have yielded an array of predominantly small‐bodied forms that are crucial to our understanding of the early evolution of several major tetrapod clades.
Ewan H. Bodenham   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multivariate Analysis of Hematological Stress Biomarkers and Welfare Domains in Organic and Intensive Pig Farming in Italy: A Pilot Study

open access: yesAnimal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Intensive or organic farming systems may expose pigs to management or environmental challenges. Our preliminary results concluded that organic farming might enhance adaptive immune function, showing that improvements in welfare can translate into measurable immunological benefits, based on the correlation between welfare assessment and physiological ...
Dorotea Ippolito   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moral concerns on tradable pollution permits in international environmental agreements [PDF]

open access: yes
We investigate how moral concerns about permit trading affect an endogenous pollution permit trading equilibrium, where governments choose non-cooperatively the amount of permits they allocate to domestic industries.
Johan EYCKMANS, Snorre KVERNDOKK
core  

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

open access: yesAnatomical 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anatomists' experience and perspectives on the international transfer of human remains for the purpose of education

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Anecdotally, educational institutions without access to human remains may choose to import these from other countries; however, there is currently no published information illuminating the existence of this trade. This study therefore aimed to document the nature of international transfer of human remains for education, and explore anatomists'
Jackie Hazelhurst   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adapting and Validating a Moral Identity Scale for Korean Intensive Care Unit Nurses

open access: yesSAGE Open
This study aimed to adapt and validate a Korean version of the Moral Identity Scale developed by Aquino and Reed. Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses face several moral conflict or challenging situations where they make difficult decisions related to the ...
Junghoon Lee, Yeoungsuk Song
doaj   +1 more source

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