Abstract The balance between patient autonomy and medical paternalism must be reexamined. The tension between autonomy and paternalism is both an ethical and practical issue. Autonomy is the current gold standard approach to patient communication and has grown to the point that patient preference dictates care, even when their choices are not possible or are medically nonbeneficial. Furthermore...

In this article, we will present an overview of the Coupled Layered Architecture for Robotic Autonomy. CLARAty develops a frammork for generic and reusable robotic components that can be adapted to a number of heterogeneous robot playbrms. It also provides a framework that will simplify the integration of new technologies and enable the comparison of various elements. CLARAty consists of two di...

Autonomy is a crucial and powerful feature of agents and it is the subject of much research in the agent field. Controlling the autonomy of agents is a way to coordinate the behavior of groups of agents. Our approach is to look at it as a design problem for agents. We analyze the autonomy of an agent as a gradual property that is related to the degree of intervention of other agents in the deci...

In this article, we will present an overview of the Coupled Layered Architecture for Robotic Autonomy. CLARAty develops a framework for generic and reusable robotic components that can be adapted to a number of heterogeneous robot platforms. It also provides a hmework that will simplify the integration of new technologies and enable the comparison of various elements. CLARAty consists of two di...

respect for Persons Under the first principle, researchers must ensure that participants understand the goals of the research project and the process for data collection: what the research is for, what will be done to them, and what possible risks or benefits may be experienced during or after the study. Once all this information is provided, participants are then asked to provide informed cons...

RELATIONSHIP DECISION-MAKING AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN REGRET, AUTONOMY, AND TWO FORMS OF RELATIONSHIP COMMITMENT: DEDICATION AND CONSTRAINT Ashley M. A. Fehr Old Dominion University, 2015 Director: Dr. James M. Henson This study examined the relationships among autonomy, anticipated regret, decision-making, and dedication and constraint commitment of college students in romantic relationships. Two...

psychological empowerment: a strategy for promotion of participatory decision-making, and organizational citizenship behavior (case study: urmia medical university)     hassani m [1] *, majidi j [2]     received: 21 aug, 2012 accepted: 21 nov, 2012     abstract   background & aims : the present study surveys the relationships between participatory decision- making, organizational citizenship be...

This Article examines the importance of patient autonomy and competence in medical decision making and how questions of competence affect informed consent. The author explores three hypothetical cases which “outline the parameters of ‘competence’ by illustrating the methodologies used in making [determinations of competence], distinguishing between ethical and legal issues in the assessment of ...

Background The implications of decentralisation on human resource for health management has not received adequate research attention despite the presupposition that the concept of decentralisation leads to the transfer of management authority and discretion for human resource management from national levels to subnational levels. This study aims at investigating the extent to which decent...