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Between Sophistication and Resolution : Wise Choice
In this chapter, which draws on my earlier work on the subject, I focus on agents whose preferences violate axioms of expected utility, with violations of the Independence Axiom being my prime example. This exposes them to the threat of dynamic inconsistency in sequential choice. I consider three different policies such agents could use to secure consistency. After presenting two standard policies
Incommensurability Meets Risk
On femoral neck fractures in the elderly
The different strategies in treating displaced femoral neck fractures : mid-term surgical outcome in a register-based cohort of 1,283 patients aged 60-69 years
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In patients around retirement age controversy exists as to whether to treat displaced femoral neck fracture (dFNF) with internal fixation (IF) or arthroplasty. An arthroplasty in this age group may need revision due to a long expected remaining lifetime. IF carries a higher risk of early failure but a maintained native hip if healing occurs. We aimed to determine the cumula
Can Parfit′s Appeal to Incommensurabilities Block the Continuum Argument for the Repugnant Conclusion?
Getting Personal : The Intuition of Neutrality Reinterpreted
According to the Intuition of Neutrality, there is a range of well-being levels such that adding people with lives at these levels doesn’t make the world either better or worse. As lives in the neutral range can be good for those who live them, this intuition is in conflict with one of the main tenets of welfarism; it creates a disparity between what is good for a person and what is impersonally g
Goodness and Numbers
You can save either David or Peter and Mary. Is there a compelling reason for saving the greater number? Taurek (1977) (in)famously denied it. In providing such reason one might attempt to establish that it is better if more people survive rather than fewer. This would settle the issue for consequentialists, but even non-consequentialists might find it relevant to the question at hand. The standar
Ten new paediatric emergency medicine commandments
AIM: We suggest the top ten tips that any clinician working in a pediatric emergency department should always keep in mind.METHODS: A literature review was conducted using, as a starting point, the previously published Ten Commandments for Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Perinatal Medicine.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A standard curriculum for pediatric emergency physicians is lac
Svensk klimatpolitik och företags hållbarhetsrapportering av skatter
Barriers and drivers for energy efficient renovation at district level
This report aims to identify both barriers that hinder energy-efficient renovation of buildings and drivers enabling the implementation of energy and cost-effective renovation of buildings and energy supply systems at the district level.Fifteen success stories regarding barriers and drivers were analysed in the first step. These success stories consisted of projects from seven European countries (
Altered Adipocyte Cell Size Distribution Prior to Weight Loss in the R6/2 Model of Huntington's Disease
BACKGROUND: Metabolic alterations contribute to disease onset and prognosis of Huntington's disease (HD). Weight loss in the R6/2 mouse model of HD is a consistent feature, with onset in mid-to-late stage of disease.OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we aimed to investigate molecular and functional changes in white adipose tissue (WAT) that occur at weight loss in R6/2 mice. We further elaborated on
Consumption and Living Standards in Early Modern Rural Households Probate Evidence from Southern Sweden, c. 1680-1860
This paper presents new estimates of the material livings standards among the rural population in southern Sweden from the 1680’s up to 1865. Utilizing a newly constructed database of circa 1800 probate inventories from the benchmark periods 1680-1720, 1780-85, and 1860-65, we analyse the development of consumption patterns for rural households. Wefind that that all rural households, no matter the
Anion-Specific Adsorption of Carboxymethyl Cellulose on Cellulose
Integration of fiber modification step with a modern pulp mill is a resource efficient way to produce functional fibers. Motivated by the need to integrate polymer adsorption with the current pulping system, anion-specific effects in carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) adsorption have been studied. The QCM-D adsorption experiments revealed that CMC adsorption to the cellulose model surface is prone to an
Economic Inequality and the Ecological Footprint: Time-Varying Estimates for the United States and France, 1962–2021
This paper studies the nexus between income and wealth inequality, and the ecological footprint in the United States and France from 1962 to 2021. Based on theoretical considerations, we allow the relationship to vary over time. We find some support for income inequality affecting the ecological footprint in the United States and that the relationship has changed over time. We find no such result This paper studies the nexus between income and wealth inequality, and the ecological footprint in the United States and France from 1962 to 2021. Based on theoretical considerations, we allow the relationship to vary over time. We find some support for income inequality affecting the ecological footprint in the United States and that the relationship has changed over time. We find no such result
Waste 4.0: Optimising sustainability of waste management using digitalisation for developing countries
Optimising waste management is one of the key areas in sustainable development to protect public health and the environment. However, most countries are yet to achieve sustainable waste management due to increasing waste generation, limited landfill space, resource depletion, cost of recycling, public buy-in, etc. These challenges have resulted in poor waste management and environmental pollution
Unfolding the secrets of small cell lung cancer progression : Novel approaches and insights through rapid autopsies
The understanding of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) biology has increased dramatically in recent years, but the processes that allow SCLC to progress rapidly remain poorly understood. Here, we advocate the integration of rapid autopsies and preclinical models into SCLC research as a comprehensive strategy with the potential to revolutionize current treatment paradigms.
Large Eddy Simulation of cavity stabilized ramjet combustion
In this study we use finite rate chemistry Large Eddy Simulation (LES) to examine flow, injection, mixing, self-ignition and turbulent combustion in a dual-mode ramjet combustor with a cavity flameholder. The target case is the dual-mode ramjet combustor studied experimentally by Micka & Driscoll in a series of publications under different operating conditions characterized by varying air stag
IGHV allele similarity clustering improves genotype inference from adaptive immune receptor repertoire sequencing data
In adaptive immune receptor repertoire analysis, determining the germline variable (V) allele associated with each T- and B-cell receptor sequence is a crucial step. This process is highly impacted by allele annotations. Aligning sequences, assigning them to specific germline alleles, and inferring individual genotypes are challenging when the repertoire is highly mutated, or sequence reads do not