Published in The Hastings Center Report
Covid‐19 confronts us with tragic choices, in which every option is unacceptable. On the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law, I worked on guidelines for such situations. We did not envision the scale or character of Covid‐19. To minimize fear that the decisions made in these situations might be unfair, we all must know what guidelines or ...
The elaboration of environmental sustainability indexes (ESI) aims to describe the complexity between social, environmental and ecological health. These indexes play a crucial role by helping stakeholders during the decision-making process and by identifying possible sites that require practical sustainable actions. In this study, we aim to elabora...
Det personliga varumärket som fenomen i rekryteringssammanhang har vuxit de senaste åren ändå sedan begreppets introducerades under det sena 90-talet. På samma sätt har användandet av sociala medier snabbt vuxit det senaste decenniet. Som ett svar på denna framväxt har rekryterare börjat intressera sig för sociala medier som ett verktyg för att stu...
The article consists of information, knowledge and judgments in the relationship of neuroscience and education, thus definitions and implications will be analyzed today. The objective is to emphasize the use of neuroscience in training from an educational perspective. The methodology to be implemented is given from a qualitative perspective, and pr...
From the knowledge of the Behavioral Economy, the present essay aims to analyze the manifestations of the current and future behaviors of individuals, based on the new social conditions generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. To do this, a selection was made of the main authors of behavioral economics. The analytical-synthetic method was applied. The m...
Abstract Aims: The present study aimed to analyze the effects of the 3- and 6-substitution rule and qualification round on substitution pattern, game statistics, win rate, and winning probability in Brazil's largest U-20 football tournament. Methods: We analyzed 1,339 matches from the São Paulo Junior Football Cup implementing a before-after design...
In the Netherlands, as in many other Western countries, state compensation for violent crime victimization is only to be granted if the applicant provides a plausible victimization story and did not contribute to the crime. However, due to the discretion left to those who decide upon requests for state compensation, decisions about state compensati...
Published in Aging & mental health
Objectives: Prevalence rates of death by euthanasia (EUT) and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) have increased among older adults, and public debates on these practices are still taking place. In this context, it seemed important to conduct a systematic review of the predictors (demographic, physical health, psychological, social, quality of life, r...
Published in Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
Published guidelines for the management of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) recommend an initial trial of proton pump inhibitors (PPI), histologic assessment for response to therapy, and tailoring treatments to patient needs and provider resources. Effectiveness studies directly comparing therapies are lacking, leaving a situation ripe for shared dec...
Published in Clinical transplantation
Kidney transplant candidates face complex decisions about transplant options such as living donation or acceptance of lower quality kidneys. We sought to characterize knowledge and decision support needs regarding kidney transplant outcomes and options. We conducted 10 interviews and four focus groups of 28 adult kidney transplant candidates from t...
