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De Günther Anders al transhumanismo: la obsolescencia del ser humano y la mejora moral
2020
This paper critically compares the philosophy of Gunther Anders and the contemporary transhumanists, like Julian Savulescu, Ingmar Persson, or Thomas Douglas. The Andersian concepts of moral blindness, promethean gap, and promethean shame will be discussed in order to understand human beings’ outdatedness; parallel to this, we will also expose the transhumanist analysis on the unfitness of human beings in evolutive and cognitive terms. We will show that much of the transhumanist analysis is a reformulation of the Andersian thesis, now under scientific terminology. Finally, we will approach the transhumanist proposal of moral enhancement, explaining and confronting some critics raised on the…
Terminology and Definitions
1986
In order to eliminate as much misunderstanding as possible in the evaluation of various forms of vibration stress, it is necessary to define the technical physical concepts used (Table 1). In addition, the special medical terms are explained at the end of the book (p. 158).
La representación social de la violencia de género en la prensa generalista escrita: El País, El Mundo y ABC (2000-2015)
2019
España, desde 2004, con la generación del marco regulatorio recogido en la Ley Orgánica 1/2004 de Medidas de Protección Integral contra la Violencia de Género, busca castigar, prevenir y erradicar la violencia de género, así como ayudar a las víctimas de dicha violencia. Esta ley formaliza el concepto de violencia de género e insta a la sensibilización y, en concreto, a los medios de comunicación como agentes socializadores secundarios a formar parte de los principales mecanismos de prevención al respecto. Por lo anterior, el objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar la evolución que ha tenido el tratamiento de la violencia de género en la prensa generalista española, específicamente en lo…
C3 reference typing report and nomenclature revision.
1990
As the result of reference typing, two 'new' variants could be provisionally accepted (C3F045 and C3F015). The list of variants of the C3 polymorphism includes now 2 common and 29 rare variants.
Master's level education in biomedical optics: four-year experience at the University of Latvia
2000
Pilot program for Master's studies on Biomedical Optics has been developed and launched at University of Latvia in 1995. The Curriculum contains several basic subjects like Fundamentals of Biomedical Optics, Medical Lightguides, Anatomy and Physiology, Lasers and Non-coherent Light Sources, Optical Instrumentation for Healthcare, Optical Methods for Patient Treatment, Basic Physics, etc. Special English Terminology and Laboratory-Clinical Praxis are also involved, and the Master Theses is the final step for the degree award. Following one four-year teaching experience, some observations, conclusions and eventual future activities are discussed.
The Big Five from the SLA Perspective
2020
This chapter focuses on a general assessment of the role of personality in SLA. For this purpose, first an overview of this scientific area is presented, starting with an introduction of the basic terminology pertaining to the field (which is relevant for the discussion of the studied issues), through a short presentation of the uniqueness of SLA when compared to other, apparently similar, research fields or subjects, to an outline of typologies of individual learner differences, among which personality can sometimes be found. In the next step, there is a discussion of the theoretical and empirical approaches to personality traits in SLA. On the basis of the affective, cognitive, behavioura…
Vital dyes and virtual deaths.
2013
Dear Editor, In 2009 and 2012, Cell Death & Differentiation has published recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death (NCCD) for the Classification of cell death and Molecular definitions of cell death subroutines, respectively. Under the subtitle When is a cell ‘dead'?, and in an accompanying table entitled Molecular or morphological criteria to define dead cells, the 2009 paper featured a set of three criteria; the fulfillment of any single one is considered to indicate cell death.1 The first criterion in this list is Loss of plasma membrane integrity, and parameters commonly used to assess integrity of the plasma membrane were mentioned, namely exclusion from cells of vit…
Some historical and epistemological remarks on itch and pruritus
2005
: Although very common, itch is very hard to describe. It can be considered as one of the most distressing physical sensations we experience. Going back historically, old Latin and Greek writers cited it in ancient papers. So, etymology is of central importance to investigation in the field of itch, regarding the formation of a word with antique origins and different meanings. Scientists, poets, and painters for centuries tried to describe and represent itch. The study of their work reveals the development of the itch's significance. Today, a clinically relevant distinction defines pruritus and itch as two different sensations. Moreover, some terms like hyperknesis, alloknesis, atmoknesis,…
Moving from the Oslerian paradigm to the postgenomic era: Are asthma and COPD outdated terms?
2016
In the majority of cases, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two clearly distinct disease entities. However, in some patients there may be significant overlap between the two conditions. This constitutes an important area of concern because these patients are generally excluded from randomised controlled trials (mostly because of smoking history in the case of asthma or because of significant bronchodilator reversibility in the case of COPD). As a result, their pathobiology, prognosis and response to therapy are largely unknown. This may lead to suboptimal management and can limit the development of more personalised therapeutic options. Emerging genetic and molecul…
German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection Type A (GERAADA)--new software design, parameters and their definitions.
2011
BACKGROUND The working group for aortic surgery and interventional vascular surgery of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (GSTCVS) initiated the web-based German Registry for Acute Aortic Dissection type A (GERAADA). It is the project's aim to collect standardized data from a large pool of patients with acute aortic dissections type A (AADA) to gain a deeper insight and knowledge to improve surgical therapies and perioperative management for these patients in the future. METHODS In addition to new medical insights, the working group has gained more experience over the last 4 years in how to collect valid and high-quality data. This experience led us to revise the dat…