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Integumentary fibrosarcoma in a free‐living swan (Cygnus olor): Medical and welfare considerations

open access: yesVeterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2026.
Abstract A 10‐kg adult male mute swan (Cygnus olor) of unknown age was admitted for investigations of two large ventral masses overlying the keel bone, which were discharging purulent material. The masses measured 8.9 × 2.1 cm and 4.2 × 3.2 cm. Empirical treatment with non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs and antimicrobials was instigated.
Rachael Amy McKinney, Katherine Hughes
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Justifying Social Discounting: The Rank-Discounted Utilitarian Approach [PDF]

open access: yes
The discounted utilitarian criterion for infinite horizon social choice has been criticized for treating generations unequally. We propose an extended rank-discounted utilitarian (ERDU) criterion instead.
Geir B. Asheim, Stéphane Zuber
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The Origin of Moral Norms in Business Ethics and Marketing Ethics: Personalism versus Utilitarianism

open access: yesSeminare, 2017
The article focuses on the possibility of using the principles of personalism and utilitarianism in business ethics and marketing ethics. The author answers the question: Why should we first choose personalism, and not utilitarianism? The main thesis of
Adam Zadroga
doaj  

Economic education as a predictor of utilitarian decisions. The context of moral dilemmas

open access: yesJournal of Modern Science
Objectives One of the most interesting issues in cognitive approach to economics is how people make moral choices in professional situations. The question was asked whether the moral choices made are determined by the learning outcomes achieved at ...
Dariusz Karaś
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Reasons, Mistakes, and Excuses

open access: yesThe Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 3, Page 439-466, May 2026.
Drawing on the theory of practical reasons, John Gardner has offered a seminal account of excuses in criminal law. His proposal is that an excuse asserts that the defendant acted for what she justifiably believed to be sufficient reason for her to perform the offending act although she had no such reason.
Andreas Vassiliou
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Equality and Division: Values in Principle [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
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Munoz-Darde, Veronique
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THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 644-666, May 2026.
Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city's circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
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
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