Search for dissertations about: "surrogate decision making"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words surrogate decision making.

  2. 1. The Substituted Judgment Standard. Studies on the Ethics of Surrogate Decision Making

    Author : Linus Broström; Medicinsk etik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Systematic philosophy; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ; hypothetical consent; autonomy; incompetence; surrogate accuracy; surrogate decision making; substituted judgment; ethics; aesthetics; metaphysics; epistemology; ideology; Systematisk filosofi; etik; estetik; metafysik; kunskapsteori; ideologi;

    Abstract : Patients who are incompetent need a surrogate decision maker to make treatment decisons on their behalf. One of the main ethical questions that arise in this context is what standard ought to govern such decision making. READ MORE

  4. 2. Thai Surrogate Mothers’ Experiences of Transnational Commercial Surrogacy : Navigating Local Morality and Global Markets

    Author : Elina Nilsson; Helena Wahlström Henriksson; Jenny Björklund; Sharmila Rudrappa; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; transnational commercial surrogacy; intimate labour; motherhood; gender; Thailand; precarity; local moral economies; kinship; family; merit making; assisted reproduction; bioavailability; Genusvetenskap; Gender Studies;

    Abstract : Transnational commercial surrogacy is an arrangement where a woman gestates and delivers a child for intended parents from another country in exchange for money. This thesis explores the experiences of women who have acted as surrogate mothers in Thailand. READ MORE

  5. 3. Context-based explanations for machine learning predictions

    Author : Sule Anjomshoae; Lili Jiang; Vicenç Torra; Maria Riveiro; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Explainable AI; explainability; interpretability; black-box models; deep learning; neural networks; contextual importance; Computer Science; datalogi;

    Abstract : In recent years, growing concern regarding trust in algorithmic decision-making has drawn attention to more transparent and interpretable models. Laws and regulations are moving towards requiring this functionality from information systems to prevent unintended side effects. READ MORE

  6. 4. Development of Risk Oriented Accident Analysis Methodology for Assessment of Effectiveness of Severe Accident Management Strategy in Nordic BWR

    Author : Sergey Galushin; Pavel Kudinov; Harri Tuomisto; KTH; []
    Keywords : Severe accident management; sensitivity; uncertainty; MELCOR; ROAAM; Svår haverihantering; känslighet och osäkerhetsanalys; MELCOR; ROAAM; Fysik; Physics;

    Abstract : Nordic Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) design employs ex-vessel debris coolability as a severe accident management strategy (SAM). In case of a severe accident, the debris ejected from the vessel are expected to fragment, quench and form a debris bed, which is coolable by a natural circulation of water. READ MORE

  7. 5. Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) after pregnancy and childbirth

    Author : Karin Lichtenstein Liljeblad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background and aims: Unmet need of contraception is a global challenge. The need of additional visits to initiate contraception is found to be a barrier for postpartum and postabortion contraceptive care. The IUDs and the implant are called long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). READ MORE