Abstract Background An analysis of the position statements of secular US medical and surgical professional societies on physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia have not been published recently.Available statements were evaluated for position, content, and sentiment.Methods In order to create a comprehensive list of secular medical and surgi
Abstract As a result of global warming, the area of the polar pack ice is diminishing, making merchant travel more practical.Even if Arctic ice thickness reduced in the summer, fractured ice is still presenting operational risks to the future navigation.The intricate process of ship-ice interaction includes stochastic ice loading on the vessel hull
Summary The practice of surgery is based on the technical capabilities of the surgeon (techne), their knowledge (episteme) and their capacity of judgment (phronesis).Surgeons face situations that call into question moral choices and face ethical difficulties in their daily practice.In fact, innovation is increasing, and as operations become more co