Digital health and welfare technologies and artificial intelligence are proposed to revolutionise healthcare systems around the world by enabling new models of care. Digital health and welfare technologies enable remote monitoring and treatments, and artificial intelligence is proposed as a means of prediction instead of reaction to individuals’ health and as an enabler of proactive care and rehab

Precision cut lung slices (PCLS) are complex three-dimensional (3-D) lung tissue models, which preserve the native microenvironment, including cell diversity and cell-matrix interactions. They are an innovative ex vivo platform that allows studying disease as well as the effects of therapeutic agents or regulatory molecules [e.g., microRNA (miRNA)]. The aim of our study was to develop a protocol t

Proceeding from the assumptions that forgiveness is at least sometimes elective and that it changes the normative relations between victims and wrongdoers, this chapter argues that our practice of forgiveness is subject to an overlooked form of moral luck, forgiveness luck. Forgiveness luck is introduced via reflection on 'differential forgiveness', where, of two equally culpable and remorseful ag

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of AI-assisted reading of prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in Organized Prostate cancer Testing (OPT). Methods: Retrospective cohort study including 57 men with elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels ≥3 µg/L that performed bi-parametric MRI in OPT. The results of a CE-marked deep learning (DL) algorithm for prostate MRI lesion detection wer

We analyze the Boussinesq equation on the line with Schwartz initial data belonging to the physically relevant class of global solutions. In a recent paper, we determined ten main asymptotic sectors describing the large (x,t)-behavior of the solution, and for each of these sectors we provided the leading order asymptotics in the case when no solitons are present. In this paper, we give a formula v

How have the momentous policy shifts that followed the death of Mao Zedong changed families in China? What are the effects of the decollectivization of agriculture, the encouragement of limited private enterprise, and the world's strictest birth-control policy? Eleven sociologists and anthropologists explore these and other questions in this path-breaking volume. The essays concern both urban and

As an organic semiconductor and a prototypical acceptor molecule in organic photovoltaics, C60 has broad relevance to the world of organic thin film electronics. Although highly uniform C60 thin films are necessary to conduct spectroscopic analysis of the electronic structure of these C60-based materials, reported C60 films show a relatively low degree of order beyond a monolayer. Here, we develop

Metal halide perovskites and related materials have sparked intense debate in the field of optoelectronic applications, including solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and lasers. Despite significant progress in improving device efficiency and stability, understanding the structure-property relationships remains largely elusive. This thesis presents an in-depth investigation of the structural dynami

Multidimensional poverty measures require implicit, if not explicit, trade-offs between different dimensions. One of the central values that has to be weighed against other values in this context is the value of life, since this is a central part of multidimensional poverty measures—often proxied for by longevity or child mortality. Different ways of weighting value dimensions (even weighting dime

This case study illustrates how family members can assist in the care of teenagers with diabetes but that there are also serious risks actualized by such involvement. In particular, it highlights ethical complications that arise when the role of a family member is changed from ‘parent’ to ‘care provider’. The ‘counseling, self-care, adherence’ (CSA) approach offers a look at the role that family c

This chapter introduces a new framework for thinking about climate justice. Climate change and climate negotiations actualize equity considerations in at least three relevant dimensions: distributions of benefits and burdens across countries, within countries, and across individuals in the world. Our proposed framework enables researchers and policymakers to visualize and combine different equity

The debate around whether or not torture can be morally justified have been intense ever since September 11, 2001, and gained further actuality as the Obama administration in the U.S. released documents concerning interrogational techniques used by the C.I.A. In this chapter, I examine the notion of torture often used in these debates, within the field of academic philosophy as well as in the publ

This paper introduces incommensurability, its potential relevance to population-level bioethics, and thecontributions to the special issue. It provides an overview of recent research on incommensurability, outlines somereasons to believe in its possibility and relevance, and presents some problems and opportunities that arise onceone accepts that incommensurability is possible.

Context. Neutron-capture elements represent an important nucleosynthetic channel in the study of the Galactic chemical evolution of stellar populations. For stellar populations behind significant extinction, such as those in the Galactic centre and along the Galactic plane, abundance analyses based on near-infrared (NIR) spectra are necessary. Previously, spectral lines from the neutron-capture el