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Gastrointestinal obstruction secondary to chronic obstructive nephrolithiasis: A case report

UroPrecision, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Nephrolithiasis is a common urologic condition, with increasing prevalence in the United States. This can often present with flank pain and hematuria; however, sequelae such as hydroureteronephrosis, forniceal rupture, and pyelonephritis can lead to more severe complications.
Jacob Galan, Shannon Leung, Steven E. Canfield   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Make America cruel again?: a pragmatic analysis of why torture does not work [PDF]

, 2017
Jennifer Brown reviews some of the psychological evidence challenging the assumption that torture works as an interrogation technique. In light of Donald Trump’s recent comments on the use of torture, she suggests that the moral case is more effective in
Brown, Jennifer
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The contribution of the humanities to the theory and practice of public administration in the 21st century

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This Forum Article integrates a range of four contributions which are all underpinned by the conviction that the rediscovery of the humanities may be beneficial to the field of public administration. The first piece examines the contribution that philosophy, as a key discipline of the humanities, can provide to the field of public ...
Edoardo Ongaro, Wolfgang Drechsler, Fabienne Maron, Albert Meijer, Hiroko Shimada‐Logie, Michele Tantardini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Ways of death: accounts of terror from Angolan refugees in Namibia’ [PDF]

, 2000
In their accounts of the war in Angola, refugees from south-eastern Angola who now live in Rundu (Namibia) draw a distinction between warfare in the past and the events that happened in their region of origin after Angolan independence in 1975.
Brinkman, Inge
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Mercy for money: Torture’s link to profit in Sri Lanka, a retrospective review

Torture, 2017
Background: The purpose of this retrospective study is to describe the pattern of bribe taking in exchange for release from torture, during and after the decades-long war in Sri Lanka.
Wendell Block, Block, Jessica Lee, Lee, Kera Vijayasingham   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seeing Torture Anew: A Transnational Reconceptualization of State Torture and Visual Evidence [PDF]

, 2014
This article puts forward two interdependent conceptual reforms at the intersection of state torture, visuality, and law. First, to qualify as good evidence - legally and socially - torture images are usually required to be “accurate” and “transparent ...
Viterbo, Hedi
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‘Vitamins’, shortcuts, and athletic citizenship in Ethiopia and Cameroon: considering sporting ethics beyond biomedicine « Vitamines », courts‐circuits et citoyenneté sportive en Éthiopie et au Cameroun : l’éthique du sport, au‐delà de la biomédecine

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
This article argues that the current way of thinking about ethics in sport in primarily biomedical terms, and in particular in terms of the presence of particular pharmaceutical substances, fails to account for broader notions of sporting ethics and fairness in the Global South.
Michael Crawley, Uroš Kovač
wiley   +1 more source

The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
wiley   +1 more source

Hostage-taking as torture: Alice Edwards’ report to the UN Human Rights Council

Torture
The report A/HRC/58/55 entitled Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: hostage-taking as torture, prepared by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, was submitted to the Human Rights Council ...
Berta Soley, Pau Pérez-Sales
doaj   +1 more source

Female Genital Mutilation: Exploring Strategies for Ending Ritualized Torture; Shaming, Blaming, and Utilizing the Convention against Torture [PDF]

, 2008
The intent of this article is to graphically describe female genital mutilation (FGM); discuss the background of FGM and its health, psychological, and social implications; propose some workable solutions to ending FGM; and raise the level of awareness ...
Broussard, Patricia A.
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