The idea of passive euthanasia has recently been attacked in a particularly clear and explicit way by an ‘‘Ethics Task Force’’ established by the European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC) in February 2001. It claims that the expression ‘‘passive euthanasia’’ is a contradiction in terms and hence that there can be no such thing. This paper critically assesses the main arguments for the Task...

objective: it is generally agreed that most of the phenomena observed during brain ischemia and reperfusion can be explained by the damage to membrane structure. oxidative stress is resulted in an imbalance between high consumption of oxygen and low levels of endogenous antioxidants. it is known that gallic acid (ga) is a strong antioxidant. the present study was carried out to evaluate the eff...

Dynamically stable biped robots mimicking human locomotion have received significant attention over the last few decades. Formerly, the existence of stable periodic gaits for straight walking of passive biped walkers was well known and investigated as the notion of passive dynamic walking. This study is aimed to elaborate this notion in the case of three dimensional (3D) walking and extend it f...

Silicon (Si) is taken up from the soil as monosilicic acid by plant roots, transported to leaves and deposited as phytoliths, amorphous silica (SiO2) bodies, which are a key component of anti-herbivore defense in grasses. Silicon transporters have been identified in many plant species, but the mechanisms underpinning Si transport remain poorly understood. Specifically, the extent to which Si up...

to recognize and introduce the excellence works in the field of holy defense, the holy defense book festival is held yearly by bonyad-e hefz-e asar va arzshha-ye defae moqaddas. of the 2563 works published during the years 2011 to 2013, 9 titles from the publications of the center for holy defense documentation and research have nominated and commended to the jury to be rewarded or appreciated ...

Cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) is one of the most frequently exploited and harmful vulnerabilities among web vulnerabilities. In recent years, many researchers have used different machine learning methods to detect network attacks, but these not achieved high accuracy recall rates cannot effectively combat XSS attacks. Designing a model that can achieve truly proactive defense against...