OBJECTIVES This study investigated Finnish physicians' experiences of decisions concerning living wills and do not resuscitate (DNR) orders and also their views on the role of patients and family members in these decisions. DESIGN A questionnaire was sent to 800 physicians representing the following specialties: general practice (n = 400); internal medicine (n = 207); neurology (n = 100), and...

Abstract Kant states in §76 of the third Critique that divine intuitive intellect would not represent modal distinctions. Kohl (2015) and Stang (2016) claim this statement entails noumena lack properties, which, turn, conflicts with Kant’s attribution contingency to human noumenal wills. They both propose resolutions conflict based on conjectures regarding how God might non-modally what our dis...

the purpose of this study is to identify factors affecting the development of entrepreneurship in theagricultural advisory services companies. the main instrument to collect the data was questionnaire and itsvalidity of questionnaire is confirmed by experts and its reliability is measured through cronbach’s alpha(75%). the data were analyzed by spss software version 16. the finding showed that ...

This article reviews legal concepts involved in challenges to wills and how wills are influenced by psychiatric testimony. The outcome of litigation in certain landmark cases and in cases from the extensive experience of the first author is discussed. Clarifications of legal terms of art such as "lucid interval," "testamentary capacity," "undue influence," and "insane delusion" are offered. Pre...

White matter hyperintensities (WMH)—areas of increased signal on T2 and Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) MRI images—and beta-amyloid (ABeta) plaques—an Alzheimer’s disease pathology—are commonly found in the brains of cognitively normal elderly people. Although previous studies have looked at these pathologies, the interaction between them remains unclear. This study investigated the...