Should agents be immodest?

I-14: Assisted Reproduction and Religion What Consideration Should Be and Should Not Be Relevant,

Several important issues are pertinent to an ethical discussion of the new technology today grouped under the name Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART). This is a moral imperative because each of us must decide what is to be considered ethically acceptable in assisted reproduction. Reflecting on the ethical dimension of ‘creating’ a new human life can play a major role in ensuring that in eac...

Why Rational Agents Should Not Be Liberal Maximizers

Why emotions should be integrated into conversational agents

Conversational Informatics. Edited by Toyoaki Nishida c © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd This is a Book Title Name of the Author/Editor c © XXXX John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2 WHY EMOTIONS SHOULD BE INTEGRATED INTO CONVERSATIONAL AGENTS When building conversational agents that are to take part in social interaction with humans, an important question is whether psychological concepts like emotions or per...

Should erythropoiesis-stimulating agents be used in predialysis patients?

Anemia results from insufficient production of erythropoietin by the kidneys and is a common complication of chronic kidney disease. It is present in most patients with stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease. Studies have linked untreated anemia in chronic kidney disease to worsening cardiovascular complications, possible acceleration to end-stage renal disease, and death. Administration of eryth...

Staphylococcus lugdunensis; a pathogen that should be considered in Iran

Background: Staphylococcus lugdunensis is Gram-positive cocci of the staphylococcaceae family. S. lugdunensis despite having a clotting factor (wall coagulase), was classified in the coagulase negative staphylococcus group (CoNS) for lack of free coagulase. Although this bacterium is part of the human normal flora, in terms of virulence, S. lugdunensis is in second place after S. aureus. S. lug...