This leaves us wondering whether it is right to ignore semantic information if such an interpretation would offer a more accurate representation of the clause; a curious dilemma for functional linguists but one we hope to resolve at least partially in this paper.
To perform a cross-functional analysis of the ethical dilemmas that palliative physicians encounter in clinical practice.
The global objectives of this research were: To perform a cross-functional analysis of the ethical dilemmas that palliative physicians encounter in clinical practice.
Human functional neuroimaging studies of responses to moral dilemmas have led to considerable advances in understanding the neural representation of moral behavior.
In such situations, the choice of treatment remains a constant dilemma for achieving maximum pre-fracture functional status.
Given the aforementioned short survival times, large BCCs (>5 cm) and multiple metastatic sites pose a difficult dilemma for treatment, surgery may result in functional and cosmetic impairment, and radiation therapy is poor at providing local control.
Functional neuroimaging studies have reported that responses to such 'personal' dilemmas are associated with increased activation in brain areas implicated in emotional processing, such as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPC) and amygdala, compared to responses to 'impersonal' dilemmas where the harm is less direct (Greene et al., 2001, 2004).
But sensory qualities are not functional properties, at least not narrow ones: recall the Bertie dilemma.
Ideally, functional assays should be used to determine effects; however, the dilemma faced by many diagnostic service laboratories is that such tests are expensive and time consuming, and the relevant expertise and resources are rarely available in house.
The Princeton study, conceived by Joshua Greene, a graduate student in philosophy, presented 60 moral dilemmas to two groups of nine people who rested inside functional imaging machines that detect brain activity via increases in blood flow.
