this article explores the forms of moral repair that the wrongdoer has to perform in an attempt to make amends for her past wrongdoing, with a focus on the issues of interpersonal moral repair; that is, what a wrongdoer can do to merit her victim‘s forgiveness and achieve reconciliation with her community. the article argues against the very general demands of atonement that amount to an obliga...

we report the cases of two patients diagnosed with morgagni hernia who presented with nonspecific abdominal symptoms. both underwent laparo­scopic surgery that used a dual-sided mesh, polyvinylidene fluoride (pvdf; dynamesh ipom®). the procedures were successful and both patients were discharged with no complications. there was no recurrence in 18 months of follow up. herein is the report of th...

o b je c t i v e : to explore the pros and cons of early versus delayed intervention when dealing with severe blunt liver injury with significant hemoperitoneum and hemodynamic instability. m e t h o d s : this retrospective cross-sectional study was performed at the nemazi hospital, shiraz, southern iran, level i trauma center affiliated with shiraz university of medical sciences. the study po...

the effect of steel plate thickness on the repair effectiveness of rc beam is presented in this paper. a total of four beams were tested, one beam repaired by cfrp with a thickness of 1.2 mm and used as a control beam, and three beams repaired by a steel plate. steel plates with a thickness of 2 mm, 3 mm, and 4 mm were used in repairing the beams. the maximum load-carrying capacity, deflection ...

abstract traumatic descending thoracic aorta pseudo aneurysms have been treated traditionally with open surgery in the past, which have had noticeable rates of mortality and morbidity. a safer method of treatment for this disease is made possible with recent progress in endovascular treatment techniques. in this article, we present three cases of traumatic descending thoracic aorta pseudo aneur...

This study derives the optimal run time for a production system with random defective rate and Poisson breakdown. In a real-life manufacturing system, generation of defective items and machine failures are inevitable. With the purpose of addressing these practical issues, this study examines a production system that has random defective items produced, and it also is subject to an equipment fai...