nonrational

WordNet

not based on reason; "there is a great deal that is nonrational in modern culture"

A nonrational B-spline profiled horn with high displacement amplification for ultrasonic welding.

Nguyen HT1, Nguyen HD1, Uan JY2, Wang DA3.
Ultrasonics.Ultrasonics.2014 Dec;54(8):2063-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ultras.2014.07.003. Epub 2014 Jul 15.
A new horn with high displacement amplification for ultrasonic welding is developed. The profile of the horn is a nonrational B-spline curve with an open uniform knot vector. The ultrasonic actuation of the horn exploits the first longitudinal displacement mode of the horn. The horn is designed by a
PMID 25081407

White MT1.
The Journal of clinical ethics.J Clin Ethics.2014 Summer;25(2):120-30.
Respect for patients' self-determination has long been considered central to efforts to improve end-of-life care, yet efforts to promote advance directives or engage patients in end-of-life discussions are often unsuccessful. In this article, I contend that this is because the shared decision-making
PMID 24972062

Stiegler MP1, Tung A.
Anesthesiology.Anesthesiology.2014 Jan;120(1):204-17. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000073.
The quality and safety of health care are under increasing scrutiny. Recent studies suggest that medical errors, practice variability, and guideline noncompliance are common, and that cognitive error contributes significantly to delayed or incorrect diagnoses. These observations have increased inter
PMID 24212195