Futile care encompasses a range of medical procedures that serve to sustain the vital functions of a terminally ill person, thus prolonging their dying process.This paper aims primarily to arrive at a legal and ethical characterization of the institution of futile care.In the light of pertinent laws in other countries (the United Kingdom, Italy), t
BackgroundExpression of double strand RNA (dsRNA) designed against important insect genes in transgenic plants have been shown to give protection against pests through RNA interference (RNAi), thus opening the way for a new generation of insect-resistant crops.We have earlier compared the efficacy of dsRNAs/siRNAs, against a number of target genes,
“Neapolitan limmo” is an ancient and rare sweet Mediterranean lime, now almost extinct but used until a few decades ago for the production of a fragrant liqueur called the “four citrus Horse Ear Bonnets fruits”.The objective of this work was to compare, through the use of chemical (flavonoids, volatile organic compounds, and
The identification and separation of sound sources has always been a difficult problem for acoustic technicians to tackle.This is due to the considerable complexity of a sound that is made up of many contributions at different Lid Lock Assembly frequencies.Each sound has a specific frequency spectrum, but when many sounds overlap it becomes difficu