Hemodynamic Goals Are Relevant

Are hemodynamic goals viable in tailoring heart failure therapy? Hemodynamic goals are relevant.

The diversity of patient profiles and responses precludes a one-size-fits-all approach to heart failure. The randomized trials have provided us with some therapies that must be tried and others that can be tried. Offering significant although small benefits averaged over a population, these therapies are bolts of fabric stacked beside a tailor’s mannequin, the typical trial subject. The sequent...

What Are Collective Goals?

We distinguish between a collective’s goal and a collective goal, concentrating on the latter. Its relations to collective intention and action are spelled out. It is shown how a given goal, when additional predicates are ascribed to it, yields collective goals of increasing complexity. Our main task is to answer the question, “What makes a goal collective?” To this end, we will deal with the n...

Are Dispositions Causally Relevant?

To determine whether dispositions are causally relevant, we have to get clear about what causal relevance is. Several characteristics of causal relevance have been suggested, including Explanatory Power, Counterfactual Dependence, Lawfulness, Exclusion, Independence, and Minimal Sufficiency. Different accounts will yield different answers about the causal relevance of dispositions. However, acc...

Developing Personally Relevant Goals for People with Mild Dementia.

Many speech-language pathologists work in the skilled nursing facility setting and frequently treat patients in subacute rehabilitation who are experiencing mild cognitive deficits as a result of dementia. Treatment of these individuals needs to be carefully differentiated from rehabilitative treatment of a stroke or traumatic brain injury. A "habilitation" approach should be considered, focusi...

Optimal Statistical Goals for Neural Networks Are . . .