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Does any aspect of mind survive brain damage that typically leads to a persistent vegetative state? Ethical considerations

open access: yesPhilosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 2007
Recent neuroscientific evidence brings into question the conclusion that all aspects of consciousness are gone in patients who have descended into a persistent vegetative state (PVS).
Fuchs Thomas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fire Histories and Rainforest Aboriginal Archaeology in the Wet Tropics Bioregion, North Queensland

open access: yesArchaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Unlike the dominant Australian savanna‐sclerophyll vegetation, tropical rainforests do not burn easily. Any evidence of fire in Australian rainforests therefore invites explanations of its source. Analysis of 187 radiocarbon dates that include selected charcoal fragments from 23 soil pits and 7 archaeological sites from the Wet Tropics ...
Richard Cosgrove   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Major Causes of Rabies Outbreak in Pastoral Areas of the Somali Region and Importance of the One Health Approach

open access: yesAnimal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Rabies Transmission and Control in the Somali Region. Introduction: Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease caused by the Lyssavirus, posing a significant threat to both wildlife and public health in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Key Points: 1. Primary Hosts: Wild carnivores such as foxes, jackals, raccoons, skunks, bats, and honey badgers are the main ...
Hassan Abdi Hussein
wiley   +1 more source

SARchaeological Prospection: Synthetic Aperture Radar for the Reconstruction and Mapping of Temperate Floodplain Environments

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Temperate river floodplains present a significant challenge for archaeologists, as cultural and palaeoenvironmental remains are often difficult to locate but can be exceptionally well preserved, especially where groundwater levels are high. In these alluvial environments, the deposition of thick, fine‐grained sediments has potential to deeply ...
Nicholas Crabb   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep Brain Stimulation in Persistent Vegetative States: Ethical Issues Governing Decision Making

open access: yesBehavioural Neurology, 2014
The aim of the present paper was to investigate the fundamental ethical issues of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) on patients remaining in Persistent Vegetative State (PVS).
Sara Patuzzo, Paolo Manganotti
doaj   +1 more source

Does withdrawing treatment from a pregnant persistent vegetative state patient resulting in her death constitute a termination of pregnancy

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 2015
A recent article on the Texas case of Munoz v John Peter Smith Hospital, begs the question whether if the pregnant woman had been in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) the courts in South Africa would have ordered the withdrawal of life-support ...
David McQuoid-Mason
doaj   +1 more source

Uncovering Archaeological Treasures at Saruq al‐Hadid, UAE: Insights From Ground Penetrating Radar and Magnetic Data

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Saruq al‐Hadid, located at the edge of the Rub Al‐Khali desert near Dubai's southern border with Abu Dhabi, is among the region's richest archaeological sites. Renowned for its historical role in metallurgy, trade and human habitation, the site was occupied from the Umm an‐Nar period through the post–Iron Age. Despite its significance, much of
Moamen Ali   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Spatial Technologies to Compose the Map of the Southeast Iberia Megalithic Phenomenon. The Case Study of Fonelas (Granada, Spain)

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Megalithic landscapes in Southeast Iberia remain unevenly and insufficiently documented, particularly in rugged areas where traditional survey methods are limited. This paper addresses this gap by applying a multiscalar approach to the megalithic necropolises of the Fardes River (Granada, Spain), with the objective of detecting, documenting ...
Carolina Cabrero González   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Persistent Vegetative State

open access: yesDictionary of Global Bioethics, 2021
Evan W. Matshes, D. Dolinak
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multi‐Omics‐Driven Adaptive Management of Biological Invasions: Toward a Proactive, Predictive, and Integrative Framework

open access: yesBiological Diversity, EarlyView.
A proactive, predictive, and integrative framework that integrates multi‐omics innovations with ecological modeling and big data analytics to guide adaptive interventions and governance in invasive species management. By integrating multi‐omics insights with advanced ecological modeling, remote sensing, artificial intelligence, and cross‐disciplinary ...
Aibin Zhan
wiley   +1 more source

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