Interactive exploration and modeling of large data sets: a case study with Venus light scattering data

We present a system where visualization and the control of the simulation are integrated to facilitate interactive exploration and modeling of large data sets. The system was developed to estimate properties of the atmosphere of Venus from comparison between measured and simulated data. Reuse of results, distributed computing, and multiple views on the data were the major ingredients to create an effective environment

Interactive exploration and modeling of large data sets: A case study with Venus light scattering data.

We present a system where visualization and the control of the simulation are integrated to facilitate interactive exploration and modeling of large data sets. The system was developed to estimate properties of the atmosphere of Venus from comparison between measured and simulated data. Reuse of results, distributed computing, and multiple views on the data were the major ingredients to create an effective environment

The family as patient and caregiver: adjustment of the ethical agenda about parental organ-donation

The family of a child in need of a transplant has a double role. It has a role of patient on the one hand, receiving professional care, and of caregiver on the other hand, sharing responsibility with the medical caregivers. In order to reflect on the complex intertwining of responsibilities connected to this double-role, we propose a change of the agenda of moral questions about living parental organ donation. The moral discussions about living donation usually focus on informed consent, risk-benefit ratio and voluntary choice. We do not deny the importance of these issues, but we shift the attention to three other, related moral concerns: process, trust, and emotions. These issues were derived from a qualitative study consisting of observations in a liver transplantation team and semi-structured interviews with parents who donated or considered liver-donation to their child