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In the past few years, articles in the New England Journal of Medicine,' the Journal ofthe American Medical Association,^ and the Journal ofthe American Geriatrics Society^ have suggested that feeding tubes are substantially overused in patients with advanced dementia or other serious illnesses. Contrary to common understanding, artificial feeding often does not improve the patient's nutrition ...

Understanding the roots of current theoretical justifications for criminal punishment is crucial in evaluating its susceptibility to future change. In the American criminal justice system, the dominant justification for punishing individuals is that offenders have made a voluntary choice to break the law, thus validating the imposition of a societal sanction. However, recent discoveries in the ...

This research article deals with the action-oriented (karmayogic) commentaries of Bhagavad Gītā given by some major commentators in nineteenth-century India. The study is relevant to understanding text's karmayogic dimension and practical value. addresses problems concerning interpretations text their pragmatic value social transformation. Does scripture teach humanity action/karma this cosmic ...

Market power and allegations of market power abuse are perhaps the most contentious contemporary issues concerning electricity markets. A number of industry observers and participants have made allegations regarding the abuse of market power. While some of these allegations may be well-founded, many others may be nothing more than an attempt by some to retroactively correct for their own bad bu...

Online communities provide a social sphere for people to share information and knowledge. While information sharing is becoming a ubiquitous online phenomenon, how to ensure information quality or induce quality content, however, remains a challenge due to the anonymity of commentators. This paper introduces moderation into reputation systems. We show that moderation directly impacts strategic ...