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Ethical dilemmas concerning orthodontic treatment among orthodontists in a sample from Saudi Arabia: a pilot study

BMC Medical Ethics
Background Ethics is based on moral principles that should be the foundation for every healthcare decision, however, ethical concepts can often be challenging to define in specific clinical scenarios.
Nawaf H. Al Shammary, Abdulrahman K. Alshammari   +1 more
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Substitutions of Asn-726 in the Active Site of Yeast DNA Topoisomerase I Define Novel Mechanisms of Stabilizing the Covalent Enzyme-DNA Intermediate*

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2000
Eukaryotic DNA topoisomerase I (Top1p) catalyzes changes in DNA topology and is the cellular target of camptothecin. Recent reports of enzyme structure highlight the importance of conserved amino acids N-terminal to the active site tyrosine and the ...
J. Fertala, J. R. Vance, P. Pourquier, Y. Pommier, M. Bjornsti   +4 more
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Ordinary defensive medicine: in the shadows of general practitioners’ postures toward (over-)medicalisation

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
This paper draws on qualitative research using focus groups involving 38 general practitioners (GPs). It explores their attitudes and feelings about (over-)medicalisation.
Michaël Cordey, Sophia Chatelard, Daniel Widmer, Patrick Ouvrard, Lilli Herzig   +4 more
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Pregnancy Is a Survival Pathology

Philosophy of Medicine
This paper argues that biostatistical theory (BST) cannot categorically exclude pregnancy from pathology. Common harmful conditions in typical pregnancies are integral to the notion of pregnancy per se.
Jolie Zhou
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Detection of previously frozen poultry through plastic lidding film using portable visible spectral imaging (443–726 NM)

Poultry Science, 2021
Anastasia Swanson, A. Gowen
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Predicting the Quality of Marital Life: The Role of Mindfulness and Spiritual Experiences [PDF]

Health, Spirituality and Medical Ethics
Background and Objectives: Understanding the factors affecting the quality of marital life seems to be necessary. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the role of mindfulness and spiritual experiences in predicting the quality of ...
Abdolreza Afzood, Abolfazl Bakhshipour, Meysam Sadeghi   +2 more
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Ethics in aesthetic practice: results from a survey of medical doctors attending aesthetic medicine programs in Italy

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
Background Within a rapidly evolving digital age in which social media plays a key role, the number of aesthetic medicine procedures performed globally is increasing.
Andrea Margara, Francesca Arrigoni, Emanuele Bartoletti, Loredana Cavalieri, Nadia Fraone, Mario Mariotti, Nadia Tamburlin, Laura Tanzini, Gloria Trocchi, Franco Grimolizzi, Antonio Gioacchino Spagnolo   +10 more
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Informed consent and ethics committee involvement in case reports and case series: cross-sectional meta-research study

BMC Medical Ethics
Background Although the research should guarantee the protection of privacy and personal data, case reports and case series frequently lack the involvement of the ethics board and informed consent that includes the required information.
Matea Valešić, Marta Čivljak, Livia Puljak   +2 more
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Diretivas antecipadas de vontade: instrumento de autonomia para pacientes oncológicos

Revista Bioética
Resumo Diretivas antecipadas de vontade permitem que pacientes designem um representante legal e manifestem seus desejos a serem cumpridos quando se tornarem incapazes de se comunicar.
Christiane Veigas Pepes, Mariane Veigas Pepes, Janaína Neuhauser, José Carlos Abellán Salort, Jovani Antônio Steffani, Elcio Luiz Bonamigo   +5 more
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Trayectoria de un comité de ética en la atención primaria [PDF]

Revista Bioética
Resumen La atención primaria es una estrategia sanitaria esencial y representa la base del sistema de salud chileno. El modelo de atención integral en salud transita de una relación clínica paternalista arraigada hacia el respeto por la autonomía y el ...
Carmen Nadal Agost, Maggie Campillay Campillay   +1 more
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