Bostonia: The Boston University Alumni Magazine. Volume 23

Founded in 1900, Bostonia magazine is Boston University's main alumni publication, which covers alumni and student life, as well as university activities, events, and programs

Thought for Food: Understanding Educational Disparities in Food Consumption

__Abstract__ \n \nHigher educated individuals are healthier and live longer than their lower educated peers. One reason is that lower educated individuals engage more in unhealthy behaviours including consumption of a poor diet, but it is not clear why they do so. In this paper we develop an economic theory of unhealthy food choice, and use a Discrete Choice Experiment to discriminate between the theoretical parameters. Differences in health knowledge appear to be responsible for the greatest part of the education disparity in diet. However, when faced with the most explicit health information regarding diet, lower educated individuals still state choices that imply a lower concern for negative health consequences. This is consistent with a theoretical prediction that part of the education differences across health behaviours is driven by the "marginal value of health" rising with education

A Felső-Tisza vidékének vízerőkészlet vizsgálata.

Szakdolgozatom kezdetén bemutatom közvetlen régiónk és hazánk vízenergia hasznosítását, majd áttérek a Felső-Tisza vidékén található nagy folyók - Tisza, Túr, Szamos, Kraszna - vízgyűjtő területeinek lehatárolására, amit kiegészítek vízhozam adatok elemzésével, majd egy kiválasztott műtárgyon javaslatot teszek egy megvalósuló vízenergia hasznosítás esetleges módosítására.szakirányú továbbképzésMegújuló energetikai szakemberg

Deficiência e autodeterminação humana: compaixão e insensibilidade no caso Vincent Humbert Human handicap and self-determination: compassion and insensibility in the Vincent Humbert case

Discute a questão da autodeterminação de pessoas com deficiência, sem comprometimento das funções cognitivas. Traz como pano de fundo a história de Vincent Humbert, francês de 22 anos que ficou tetraplégico, cego e mudo após um acidente automobilístico. O sofrimento intenso do rapaz durou vários meses, resultando em insistente pedido de eutanásia aos médicos e à sua mãe. A morte de Humbert, após uma tentativa frustrada de eutanásia praticada pela mãe, reabre a polêmica em torno da eutanásia e do suicídio assistido. Partindo desse contexto, apresenta aspectos históricos da deficiência e analisa criticamente a autonomia e a eutanásia de Humbert.<br>This work has the objective of discussing human self-determination among handicapped people with unaffected cognitive functions. The background for the article is the history of 22 year-old Vincent Humbert, who became tetraplegic, blind and speech-impaired after a car accident. The young man intense suffering lasted for several months and resulted in an insistent request for euthanasia to his mother. Humbert's death, after his mother's unsuccessful effort to conduct the euthanasia, restates the polemics concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide. In this context, the article presents historical aspects of human handicap and critically analyzes Humbert's autonomy and euthanasia