Statistical Characteristics of the First Passage Time Analysis for the Gene Regulatory Circuit in Bacillus subtilis by Cell Mapping Method by Liang Wang, Minjuan Yuan, Shichao Ma, Xiaole Yue, Ying Zhang

“…The stochastic exit problem studies the state transition in B. subtilis (from competent state to vegetative state in this case) through three different quantities: the probability density function of the first passage time, the mean of first passage time, and the reliability function. …”
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Hoe de permanente vegetatieve toestand te voorkomen? by jcm Lavrijsen

“… Proefschrift Lavrijsen JCM. Patients in a vegetative state. Dissertatie, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 200 …”
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Predictive power of the eTBI score for 30 day outcome in elderly patients with traumatic brain Injury by Mehdi Shafiei, Shiva Maleki, Mehdi Nasr Isfahani, Alireza Amin

“…Poor outcomes (mortality and entering a vegetative state) occurred in 24.3% of the study population. …”
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Condition of the extensive green roof of the Brno-Komín Kindergarten in winter 2 years after implementation by Jilek Jan, Porwisz Ondrej, Mohapl Martin

“…On the contrary, some resistant plants are in good vegetative state even during adverse climatic conditions. …”
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CORTICAL RESPONSES TO SALIENT NOCICEPTIVE AND NOT NOCICEPTIVE STIMULI IN VEGETATIVE AND MINIMAL CONSCIOUS STATE by MARINA eDE TOMMASO, Jorge eNavarro, Crocifissa eLanzillotti, Katia eRicci, Francesca eBuonocunto, Paolo eLivrea, Giulio E. Lancioni

“…Discussion: pain arousal may be a primary function also in vegetative state patients while the relevance of other stimulus modalities may indicate the degre…”
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PYRUS ZANGEZURA (ROSACEAE) AT SAINT PETERSBURG by K. G. Tkachenko, G. A. Firsov, L. F. Yandovka, A. V. Volchanskaya, N. E. Staroverov, Yu. A. Gryaznov

“…For many years, it was in its vegetative state. The first flowering was observed in 2016 (the plant entered the reproductive state). …”
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis – current perspectives by Jafri SK, Kumar R, Ibrahim SH

“…The clinical course is characterized by progressive cognitive decline and behavior changes followed by focal or generalized seizures as well as myoclonus, ataxia, visual disturbance, and later vegetative state, eventually leading to death. It is diagnosed on the basis of Dyken’s criteria. …”
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A fate worse than death? The well-being of patients diagnosed as vegetative with covert awareness by Graham, M

“…Patients in the vegetative state are wholly unaware of themselves, or their surroundings. …”

Ethical issues in videorecording patients lacking capacity to consent by Carlo Petrini

“…The problem of consent for videorecording is addressed particularly in reference to persons incapable of making decisions on their own, such as persons in vegetative state. The general ethical framework is outlined and a few practical proposals are given.…”
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Brain Imaging and Diagnosis by Madeline Goldberg

“…[xii] Daniel Greenberg, “Comment on “Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State.” Science 315, (2007):1221b. doi:10.1126/science.1135284 [xiii] Parashkev Nachev and Masud Husain, “Comment on ‘Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State,’” Science 315, (2007): 1221c. doi:10.1126/science.1135096 [xiv] Owen et al., Science, 1221c.…”
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Conventional structural magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating chronic disorders of consciousness by Anastasia N. Sergeeva, Sofya N. Morozova, Dmitrii V. Sergeev, Elena I. Kremneva, Alexey A. Zimin, Lyudmila A. Legostaeva, Elizaveta G. Iazeva, Marina V. Krotenkova, Yulia V. Ryabinkina, Natalya A. Suponeva, Michael A. Piradov

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty patients with a clinically stable status diagnosed with consciousness disorders (vegetative state, n=32; minimally conscious state, n=28) were enrolled. …”
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MODERN PHYSICAL THERAPY IN THE EARLY POSTOPERATIVE REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH CHOLELITHIASIS by O. A. Poddubnaya, S. I. Marsheva

“…Early postoperative rehabilitation of patients with cholelithiasis is aimed at improving the function of bile secretion, adaptability and normalization of psycho-vegetative state body, which in the aggregate prevents progression of the disease and reduces the risk of postcholecystectomy violations. …”
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Misdiagnosis as an ethical and scientific challenge by Michele Farisco, Carlo Petrini

“…An astonishingly high rate of misdiagnosis between vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome and minimally conscious state has been detected. …”
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Euthanasia and Death with Dignity by Yuvraj Dilip Patil

“…After the case of Aruna Shanbag a nurse who spent 42 years in a vegetative state as a result of sexual assault, the issue of euthanasia-mercy killing gained attention. …”
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Artificial thinkers and cognitive architecture by Lazović Živan, Sokić Mirjana

“…The case of individuals in a persistent vegetative state, as studied by Owen, serves as an example to show the importance of each of these requirements and the possibility of a "hybridization" of personhood. …”
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Improving the clinical assessment of consciousness with advances in electrophysiological and neuroimaging techniques by D'Arcy Ryan CN, Gawryluk Jodie R, Connolly John F, Weaver Donald F

“…This paper reviews recent advances in physiologically based measures that enable better evaluation of consciousness states (coma, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, and locked in syndrome). …”
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Brain damage and the moral significance of consciousness by Kahane, G, Savulescu, J

“…Neuroimaging studies of brain-damaged patients diagnosed as in the vegetative state suggest that the patients might be conscious. …”

Brain damage and the moral significance of consciousness. by Kahane, G, Savulescu, J

“…Neuroimaging studies of brain-damaged patients diagnosed as in the vegetative state suggest that the patients might be conscious. …”

Current controversies and irresolvable disagreement: the case of Vincent Lambert and the role of ‘dissensus’ by Wilkinson, D, Savulescu, J

“…In this paper, we discuss the recent controversial case of Vincent Lambert, a French man, diagnosed with a vegetative state, for whom there were multiple court hearings over a number of years. …”

The predictive role of composite inflammatory ratio parameters in the conscious awareness recovery after severe acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective cohort study by Yiyuan Xu, Yanyan Liu

“…The cases were divided into three groups according to the GCS score at discharge as died/ vegetative state (GCS ≤ 3),moderate/ severe coma(GCS = 4–11) and mild coma/ normal (GCS:12–15). …”
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