1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459722703321

Autore

Chervenak Frank A.

Titolo

The professional responsibility model of perinatal ethics / / Frank A. Chervenak and Laurence B. McCullough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

3-11-038974-6

3-11-031672-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 p.)

Collana

Hot Topics in Perinatal Medicine ; ; Volume 2

Classificazione

YQ 2500

Disciplina

174.2

Soggetti

Perinatology - Moral and ethical aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. The professional responsibility model of perinatal ethics -- 2. Induced abortion and feticide -- 3. Periviability -- 4. Intrapartum management -- 5. Planned home birth -- 6. Pregnant patients with mental disorders -- 7. Neonatal management -- 8. Perinatal innovation and research -- 9. Women and children first: Advocacy in perinatal medicine -- 10. Critically appraising the literature of perinatal ethics -- 11. Acknowledgements -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides the first clinically comprehensive and practical approach to ethical challenges in perinatal medicine. The first chapter introduces and explains the professional responsibility model of perinatal ethics. The professional responsibility model is based on the medical ethics of two major physician-ethics in the history of Western medical ethics, Dr. John Gregory (1724-1773) of Scotland and Dr. Thomas Percival (1740-1804) of England. The professional responsibility model is used to articulate the ethical concept of the fetus as a patient and to operationalize the ethical principles of beneficence and respect for autonomy. The book provides practical guidance for clinical judgment and decision making with patients about  the responsible clinical management of the wide range of issues



encountered by perinatologists in clinical practice and research. Topics included: periviability; feticide; intrapartum management; maternal-fetal conflict; innovation for fetal benefit; research for fetal benefit; non-aggressive obstetric management; managing the transition from pregnancy to birth; destructive procedures such as cephalocentesis; critical care for the pregnant patient; home birth; patient-choice cesarean delivery; neonatal care as a trial of management; and setting limits on neonatal care on the basis of clinical judgments of futility.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254032903321

Titolo

Advances in Nanocomposites : Modeling, Characterization and Applications / / edited by Shaker A. Meguid

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-31662-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 266 p. 156 illus., 127 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

620.115

Soggetti

Nanotechnology

Materials science

Engineering—Materials

Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

Materials Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Multiscale modeling of nanoreinforced composites -- Piezoelectric response at nanoscale -- Nanoscale mechanical characterization of 1D and 2D materials with application to nanocomposites -- Effects of nano porosity on the mechanical properties and applications of aerogels in composite structures -- Smart fuzzy fiber-reinforced piezoelectric composites -- Composite nanowires for room-temperature mechanical and electrical bonding -- Recent developments of multiscale thermo-mechanical analysis of nano-composites -- Magnetoelectric coupling



and overall properties of a class of multiferroic composites -- Snap-through buckling of micro/nanobeams in bistable micro/nanoelectromechanical systems.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers nanocomposite materials possessing a broad range of multifunctionality. It is intended to elucidate highly original developments from recent research and developments of these critical newly developed engineered materials, covering multiscale modeling, molecular dynamics, finite element method, atomistic based continuum, synthesis and characterization, condition health monitoring, spectroscopic characterization techniques, self-lubricating materials, and conducting polymers. It is a compilation of the recent efforts of some of the most eminent researchers in the world. Providing a range of perspectives from theory and applications, Advances in Nanocomposites: Modeling, Characterization Applications is ideal for engineers, physicists, and materials scientists in academia, defence organisations and industry.