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There are two moral ethical dichotomies in healthcare: consequentialism versus deontology and individualism versus collectivism. When the physician is faced with the dilemma of deciding between one versus many, he often has to resort to the principle of promoting the greatest good for the greatest number, or the principle of maximizing utility. Utilitarianianism is the creed which accepts as th...

introduction thermodynamically, the surface waters in mountain environments are unstable and their chemical composition is a reflection of water-rock interactions. few studies have also been undertaken on the geochemistry of the surface waters in mountain environments. hence, this paper deals with the source of elements as well as the chemistry of the stream which drains from the caldera of bid...

annual fires might change many soil physical properties in semi steppe rangeland.the objective of this study was to investigate the impact of fire on soil physical properties and soil water infiltration parameters in semi-steppe rangeland of karsanak region in chaharmahal and bakhtiari province. therefore, several sites were chosen which were affected by fire at three, two and one years prior t...