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The Miner's Dilemma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
An open distributed system can be secured by requiring participants to present proof of work and rewarding them for participation. The Bitcoin digital currency introduced this mechanism, which is adopted by almost all contemporary digital currencies and ...
Eyal, Ittay
core   +2 more sources

Prognostic Value of Lupus Anticoagulant and Anti–β2 Glycoprotein I Antibody in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective International criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) include lupus anticoagulant (LA), anticardiolipin (aCL) IgG and IgM, and anti–β2‐glycoprotein I (β2GPI) IgG and IgM. However, evidence supporting their prognostic value or treatment efficacy in improving live birth rates is limited.
Megumi Nonobe   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crop Regulation in Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) through Induced Water Stress and Ethrel Application

open access: yesInternational Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management, 2021
The present investigation was carried out at ICAR-CIAH, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India during 2017 to 2019 to regulate crop production in pomegranate at the desired period with higher number of bisexual flower for higher quality fruit yield and to minimize ...
R. Kumar, P. L. Saroj, B. D. Sharma
doaj  

Co-employment of permanently and temporarily employed agents [PDF]

open access: yes
One-shot interaction and repeated interaction often co-exist in the real world. We study possible behavioral effects of this co-existence in a principal-agent setting, in which a principal simultaneously employs a permanent and a temporary agent.
Martin G. Kocher   +2 more
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Taxation of Unemployment Benefits [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
[Excerpt] Unemployment compensation (UC) benefits have been fully subject to the federal income tax since the passage of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-514).
Whittaker, Julie M
core   +6 more sources

Autonomy versus futility? Barriers to good clinical practice in end-of-life care: a Queensland case [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Findings from a Queensland coronial inquest highlight the complex clinical, ethical and legal issues that arise in end-of-life care when clinicians and family members disagree about a diagnosis of clinical futility.
Lawrence, Sean   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Cathode Processing Optimization Toward Solid‐State Batteries with Monolithic Oxysulfide Glassy Solid Electrolytes

open access: yesBatteries &Supercaps, EarlyView.
Mixing order and mixing time affect the ionic and electronic transport properties through a composite cathode made from lithium iron pyrophosphate, an oxysulfide glassy solid electrolyte, and conductive carbon. It is proposed that optimized milling conditions help create robust conduction networks in the composite. Seeking to further the development of
Will Fettkether   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Outcome of Withholding Pharmacologic Treatment in Children with Acute ITP

open access: yesDiyala Journal of Medicine, 2019
Background: ITP is a nonthreatening disorder disturbing children at any age but mostly below 5 years. Objective: To evaluate the outcome of children with acute ITP who were not specified with any pharmacologic action and linked with those who were ...
Jalil I Alezzi   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Predictors and outcomes of withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments in intensive care units in Singapore: a multicentre observational study

open access: yesJournal of Intensive Care
Background Clinical practice guidelines on limitation of life-sustaining treatments (LST) in the intensive care unit (ICU), in the form of withholding or withdrawal of LST, state that there is no ethical difference between the two.
Clare Fong   +40 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overriding Parental Decision to Withhold Treatment [PDF]

open access: yesAMA Journal of Ethics, 2003
Physicians are obligated in many jurisdictions to perform life-sustaining treatments on premature infants with serious developmental or physical impairments, even if it goes against the parents' wishes. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
openaire   +2 more sources

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