Cal Humanities

Losing Control: Why Absence of Controlling Influences Should be Replaced by Absence of Alienating Influences as a Criterion for Autonomous Action in Bioethics

ABSTRACT According to Faden and Beauchamp's influential model, an action is autonomous when it is done intentionally with understanding and in the absence of controlling influences. Recent debates concerning nudges have shown, however, that this last condition gives limited ethic...

Towards consensus on specialist expertise in palliative care in the Netherlands – a modified Delphi study

Abstract Background In the Netherlands, palliative care is provided by generalist healthcare professionals (HCPs). If necessary, specialist palliative care expertise is involved, for example, in managing complex symptoms or challenging family dynamics. The Netherlands Quality Fra...

The Reproducibility Promotion Plan for Funders–a co-created set of recommendations to foster reproducible research practices

Abstract Reproducibility is a critical component of research integrity, enhancing the quality, efficiency and trustworthiness of scientific knowledge. Despite increasing attention, reproducibility remains insufficiently prioritized within the scientific agenda. Research funders a...

“A beautiful chaos¨: a qualitative study on exploring the role of international communities of practice in knowledge translation for sexual and reproductive health and rights

Persistent knowledge-to-action gaps in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) limit the translation of evidence into policy and practice. Knowledge platform Share-Net International (SNI) uses Communities of Practice (CoPs) to support knowledge exchange, yet little is kn...