Dygdsetikk i møte med etiske dilemma i den kliniske kvardagen

I-3: Reactive Oxygen Species: A Dilemma for

Spermatozoa are very special cells and constantly exposed to the interphase between oxidative stress through high amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and leukocytes, and reduction by means of scavengers and antioxidants. Considering the very special functions of spermatozoa as being the only cells with such high polarization and exerting their functions outside the body, even in a differen...

I-2: Varicocele and Male Infertility: A Clinical Dilemma

Background: To date, impact of varicocelectomy on semen parameters is controversial mainly because clear preoperative selection criteria of patients to be submitted to varicocele surgery are still lacking. A comprehensive review on varicocele pathophysiology, and indications to varicocelectomy according to controlled studies and methanalises from literature and the Guidelines of the Scientific ...

The asbestos dilemma: I. Assessment of risk.

This paper gives a critical review of current problems related to quantitative health risk assessment of exposure to asbestos, and particularly to chrysotile, the only type of asbestos still available on the market. The paper reviews types, sources, uses and the main recognised health effects of asbestos, paying particular attention to the health-related properties of fibres and the role of the...

Mätning Av Intellektuellt Kapital I Den Svenska Banksektorn

Utvikling av altruisme med gjenkjennelse av slektskap i evolusjonære roboter

Swarm robotics provides ways of solving problems using groups of autonomous robots that display emergent intelligent behaviour. Control mechanisms for these robots can be designed by using mechanisms from evolutionary robotics. In order to ensure that the controllers are adaptive and capable of learning new behaviour controllers are artificially evolved using techniques inspired by natural evol...