EMPOWERMENT IN STRUCTURES. PRACTICAL-ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF THE PRECONDITIONS FOR TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED DEMENTIA CARE IN GERMANY BASED ON AN EXPERT-INTERVIEW STUDY

BackgroundIntelligent assistive technologies (IAT) have become more common in dementia care.Ethical reflection on technology-assisted dementia care (TADC) has focused so far mainly on individual and interpersonal implications (e.g., self-determination, (in)dependence, safety or privacy issues, caregivers’ support and cost-efficiency).From an empo

The ability to adapt to adverse conditions permits many bacterial species to be virtually ubiquitous and survive in a variety of ecological niches.This ability is of particular importance for many plant pathogenic bacteria that should be able to exist, except for their host plants, in different environments e.g.soil, water, insect-vectors etc.Under

In order to successfully achieve mass production in NAND flash memory, a novel test procedure has been proposed to electrically detect and screen the channel hole defects, such as Not-Open, Bowing, and Bending, which are unique in high-density 3D NAND flash memory.Since channel hole defects lead to catastrophic failure (i.e., malfunction of basic N

Abstract Background Aquaculture of piscivorous fish is in continual expansion resulting in a global requirement to reduce the dependence on wild caught fish for generation of fishmeal and fish oil.Plant proteins represent a suitable protein alternative to fish meal and are increasingly being used in fish feed.In this study, we examined the transcri

The text analyzes the film Landscape in the mist (1988), by Theo Angelopoulos.The reading is divided into four moments: the first is devoted to the reading of the Odyssey, more specifically, of the “Telemachy”, as the first four books of this Endrocrine Health epic supposedly inaugurate a locus in Western literature: the journey in search of th