Making decisions about mammography

Making Decisions about Motion

There is often seen in the literature a disconnect between higher-level artificial intelligence and lower-level controls research. Too often, path planners do not account for the physical capabilities of the agents that will be following their paths. Similarly, the best controllers available need to be given trajectories from somewhere. This work presents a combined architecture that links a hi...

Making good Decisions about Decision Making

Can you see that justice is supposed to be blind? Abstract Decision aids are becoming more popular and more accessible thanks to the internet and hand held computers. The question remains, however, if decision aids can be used beyond just aiding the human decision process. Can we use computers to make decisions without loosing out on some of the aspects of decision making that are important to ...

Making good decisions about breast cancer chemoprevention.

Women worry about many things. When the worry is about health, breast cancer tops many women’s lists. The fear is not irrational, and it often has a personal face. Nearly 1 in 10 women has a first-degree relative with breast cancer, and many more know a close friend or acquaintance with the disease (1). Public health agencies and advocacy groups actively promote breast cancer awareness. Popular...

Making Decisions About Risk and Risk Management

Making decisions about decision-making: conscience, regulation, and the law.

The exercise of conscience can have far reaching effects. Poor behaviour can be fatal, as it has occurred in various medical scandals over the years. This article takes a wide definition of conscience as its starting point, and argues that the decision-making processes open to society--legal regulation and professional regulation--can serve to limit the options available to an individual and th...