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Dealing with economic failure is one of the persistent and ubiquitous features of economic life. This volume brings together international scholars from several academic disciplines ? economic and social history, legal history and law. They address a variety of different aspects on economic failure ranging from case studies on bankruptcy, insolvency, speculation, and strategies of coping with economic and financial squeezes. One focus throughout the book is on the in-betweens and the reciprocal impact of law and practice. The timeframe covers the period from the late middle ages to the present day. Irrespective of the temporal, spatial or cultural differences a slow and tedious evolution from a creditor-friendly to a more debtor-friendly perspective can be perceived. The chances for a fresh start have slightly improved.

Bankruptcy --- Banks and banking --- Economic history. --- Banques --- Histoire économique --- History. --- Histoire --- Economic History --- History --- Economic conditions --- History, Economic --- Economics --- Cessio bonorum --- Insolvency --- Privileged debts --- Business failures --- Commercial law --- Debt --- Law and legislation --- Economic history --- Faillite --- Histoire économique --- Economic life of fixed assets. --- Economic life (of economic goods) --- Fixed assets, Economic life of --- Life, Economic --- Useful life of fixed assets --- Accounting --- Depreciation --- Service life (Engineering) --- Histoire. --- Bankruptcy - History --- Banks and banking - History

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Actuarial mathematics --- Risk (Insurance) --- Life --- Safety regulations --- Human capital --- Risque (Assurance) --- Vie --- Sécurité --- Ressources humaines --- Congresses --- Economic aspects --- Congrès --- Aspect économique --- Règlements --- 368.30 --- -Life --- -Risk (Insurance) --- -Safety regulations --- -10.03.c --- 13.01.B --- Safety regulations, International --- Accidents --- Police regulations --- Industrial safety --- Insurance --- Human assets --- Human beings --- Human resources --- Capital --- Labor supply --- Levensverzekering --- -Congresses --- Actuariaat ; Constructie (Sterfte)tafels --- Wettelijke en contractuele aansprakelijkheid ; Algemeen ; België --- Prevention --- Law and legislation --- Risk --- Philosophy --- Economic value --- 368.30 Levensverzekering --- Sécurité --- Congrès --- Aspect économique --- Règlements --- 10.03.c --- Economic aspects&delete& --- Congresses. --- Risk (Insurance) - Congresses --- Life - Economic aspects - Congresses --- Safety regulations - Economic aspects - Congresses --- Human capital - Congresses

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The Law and Ethics of Medicine: Essays on the Inviolability of Human Life explains the principle of the inviolability of human life and its continuing relevance to English law governing aspects of medical practice at the beginning and end of life. The book shows that the principle, though widely recognized as an historic and foundational principle of the common law, has been misunderstood in the legal academy, at the Bar and on the Bench. Part I of the book identifies the confusion and clarifies the principle, distinguishing it from 'vitalism' on the one hand and a 'qualitative' evaluation of human life on the other. Part II addresses legal aspects of the beginning of life, including the history of the law against abortion and its relevance to the ongoing abortion debate in the US; the law relating to the 'morning after' pill; and the legal status of the human embryo in vitro. Part III addresses legal aspects of the end of life, including the euthanasia debate; the withdrawal of tube-feeding from patients in a 'persistent vegetative state'; and the duty to provide palliative treatment.This unique collection of essays offers a much-needed clarification of a cardinal legal and ethical principle and should be of interest to lawyers, bioethicists, and healthcare professionals (whether they subscribe to the principle or not) in all common law jurisdictions and beyond. The principle of the sanctity of life is key to the law governing medical practice and professional medical ethics. It is also widely misunderstood. This book clarifies the principle and considers how it influences the law governing abortion; 'test-tube' babies; euthanasia; feeding patients in persistent vegetative states; and palliative treatment.

medisch recht (biomedisch recht) --- bio-ethiek (medische, biomedische ethiek, bio-ethische aspecten) --- abortus (vrijwillige zwangerschapsafbreking) --- embryo-onderzoek (embryo's in vitro) --- levenseinde (einde van het leven, levenseindebeslissing) --- euthanasie --- palliatieve zorgen, (terminale, continue) sedatie, pijnbestrijding met levensverkortend effect, stervensbegeleiding --- Medical laws and legislation. --- Medical ethics. --- Right to life. --- Ethics, Medical --- Legislation, Medical --- Value of Life --- Economic Life Valuation --- Economic Value, Life --- Economic Values, Life --- Life Economic Value --- Life Economic Values --- Respect for Life --- Right to Life --- Sanctity of Life --- Valuation, Economic Life --- Economic Value of Life --- Life Valuation, Economic --- Economic Life Valuations --- Life Sanctities --- Life Sanctity --- Life Valuations, Economic --- Life, Respect for --- Life, Right to --- Valuations, Economic Life --- Quality of Life --- Social Values --- Medical Legislation --- Medicine --- Medical Ethics --- Professionalism --- Bioethics --- Respect for life --- Right of life --- Right to life (International law) --- Human rights --- Biomedical ethics --- Clinical ethics --- Health care ethics --- Medical care --- Professional ethics --- Nursing ethics --- Social medicine --- Law, Medical --- Medical personnel --- Medical registration and examination --- Physicians --- Surgeons --- Medical policy --- Medical jurisprudence --- droit médical (droit biomédical) --- bioéthique (éthique médicale, biomédicale, aspects bioéthiques) --- avortement (interruption volontaire de grossesse, IVG) --- recherche sur l'embryon (embryons in vitro) --- fin de vie (décision de fin de vie) --- soins palliatifs, lutte contre la douleur ayant pour effet d'abréger la vie, sédation palliative (terminale, continue), accompagnement de fin de vie --- ethics --- legislation & jurisprudence --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Law and legislation --- Medical ethics --- Medical laws and legislation --- Right to life

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This book introduces data-driven remaining useful life prognosis techniques, and shows how to utilize the condition monitoring data to predict the remaining useful life of stochastic degrading systems and to schedule maintenance and logistics plans. It is also the first book that describes the basic data-driven remaining useful life prognosis theory systematically and in detail. The emphasis of the book is on the stochastic models, methods and applications employed in remaining useful life prognosis. It includes a wealth of degradation monitoring experiment data, practical prognosis methods for remaining useful life in various cases, and a series of applications incorporated into prognostic information in decision-making, such as maintenance-related decisions and ordering spare parts. It also highlights the latest advances in data-driven remaining useful life prognosis techniques, especially in the contexts of adaptive prognosis for linear stochastic degrading systems, nonlinear degradation modeling based prognosis, residual storage life prognosis, and prognostic information-based decision-making.

Engineering. --- Operations research. --- Decision making. --- Probabilities. --- Statistics. --- Quality control. --- Reliability. --- Industrial safety. --- Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk. --- Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes. --- Operation Research/Decision Theory. --- Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. --- Economic life of fixed assets. --- Service life (Engineering) --- Mathematical models. --- Life, Service (Engineering) --- Operating life (Engineering) --- Economic life (of economic goods) --- Fixed assets, Economic life of --- Life, Economic --- Useful life of fixed assets --- Reliability (Engineering) --- Economic life of fixed assets --- Maintenance --- Accounting --- Depreciation --- System safety. --- Distribution (Probability theory. --- Operations Research/Decision Theory. --- Operational analysis --- Operational research --- Industrial engineering --- Management science --- Research --- System theory --- Statistical analysis --- Statistical data --- Statistical methods --- Statistical science --- Mathematics --- Econometrics --- Distribution functions --- Frequency distribution --- Characteristic functions --- Probabilities --- Safety, System --- Safety of systems --- Systems safety --- Accidents --- Industrial safety --- Systems engineering --- Prevention --- Statistics . --- Deciding --- Decision (Psychology) --- Decision analysis --- Decision processes --- Making decisions --- Management --- Management decisions --- Choice (Psychology) --- Problem solving --- Probability --- Statistical inference --- Combinations --- Chance --- Least squares --- Mathematical statistics --- Risk --- Industrial accidents --- Industries --- Job safety --- Occupational hazards, Prevention of --- Occupational health and safety --- Occupational safety and health --- Prevention of industrial accidents --- Prevention of occupational hazards --- Safety, Industrial --- Safety engineering --- Safety measures --- Safety of workers --- System safety --- Dependability --- Trustworthiness --- Conduct of life --- Factory management --- Sampling (Statistics) --- Standardization --- Quality assurance --- Quality of products --- Decision making