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Problem uporczywej terapii w świetle filozofii człowieka

open access: yesStudia Ecologiae et Bioethicae, 2009
The problem of medical futility, which combines the issues of euthanasia, is one of the most difficult matter of medical ethics. The theraphy becomes futile when a patient is in an agonizing state and none of the extraordinary actions can restore the ...
Kazimierz Szałata
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Passive Euthanasia: A Right Choice?

open access: yes, 2022
The word "euthanasia" is derived from the Greek words "Eu’’ and "Thanatos," which means "Good Death"." Passive euthanasia can be termed as intentionally letting a patient die by withholding artificial life support such as a ventilator or feeding tube.
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Boosting Photo‐Pyroelectric Effect via Tunable Polarization and Interfacial Defect Engineering

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 25, 4 May 2026.
This study reports Ba(Ti0.85Zr0.15)O3 nanocatalysts with enhanced polarization and oxygen‐vacancy‐rich interfaces for efficient NIR‐II photo‐pyroelectric therapy. Zr doping boosts the pyroelectric coefficient and accelerates polarization switching, while oxygen vacancies improve photothermal conversion and surface reactivity.
Yanli Huang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Roots Reloaded. Culture, Identity and Social Development in the Digital Age [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This edited volume is designed to explore different perspectives of culture, identity and social development using the impact of the digital age as a common thread, aiming at interdisciplinary audiences.
Gansinger, Martin A. M., Kole, Ayman
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French parliamentary committee advocates passive euthanasia [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 2004
Doctors' associations in France have welcomed a report by a parliamentary committee recommending that passive euthanasia should be allowed. In a landmark report, the cross party committee of 31 deputies recommended that terminally ill patients should be given the right to refuse treatment in certain circumstances.
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The use of computed tomography in a case of septic arthritis and osteomyelitis in a 2‐month‐old Holstein bull calf

open access: yesVeterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2026.
Summary A 2‐month‐old Holstein bull calf presented with a 1‐week history of left front limb lameness. Lameness evaluation demonstrated a Grade 3/5 lameness in the left front limb. Clinical examination revealed resistance to flexion and extension of the left shoulder region, with no associated swelling or joint effusion.
Martina Ernestova, Sabrina H. Brounts
wiley   +1 more source

Dual Use Research of Concern—The Necessity of Global Bioethics Engagement

open access: yesBioethics, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 373-379, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Dual use research of concern (DURC) refers to research conducted for legitimate scientific purposes that could also be misused to pose a significant threat to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, or national security.
Daniel J. Hurst, Christopher A. Bobier
wiley   +1 more source

An Ethical Review of Euthanasia and Physician-assisted Suicide

open access: yesIranian Journal of Public Health, 2017
Background: In the majority of countries, active direct euthanasia is a forbidden way of the deprivation of the patients’ life, while its passive form is commonly accepted.
Božidar BANOVIĆ   +2 more
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Tau‐targeting active immunotherapy slows progression and reduces pathology in mouse models of tauopathy

open access: yesBrain Pathology, Volume 36, Issue 3, May 2026.
The efficacy of the novel anti‐tau active immunotherapy, p5555kb, was tested using two mouse models of tau pathology. p5555kb inoculation increased the survival rate and reduced tau pathology in tau‐overexpressing P301L mice and decreased tau seeding in the brains of C57BL/6 mice injected with human‐purified Alzheimer's disease tau.
Christopher M. Brown   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Euthanasia: would elderly people from socio-economic classes D/E perform it or allow it on their relatives?

open access: yesKairós Gerontologia, 2014
75 opinions from elderly people of low socioeconomic classes living in a specific community were investigated, about whether they would allow euthanasia to be performed on family members. 77.3% wouldn't perform euthanasia.
Diego Fraga Rezende   +3 more
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