Eight research protocols which had previously been approved by Ethical Research Committees (ERCs) were reviewed in simulated review committees set up during a symposium on medical ethics. Only three protocols were considered to provide fully adequate information to allow ethical review and only one protocol was thought to provide sufficient guarantees on the ethical issues raised by the propose...

The present commentary is based on the following considerations: 1) for the purposes of authorisation, a distinction is drawn between "research" and "intervention". The procedures for authorising the former are more complex, the relevant controls are stricter and approval has to be granted by a Research Ethics Committee (REC); 2) although the debate is still open, it is barely credible to claim...

This report provides practical guidance on refinement of the use of food and fluid control as motivational tools for macaques used in behavioural neuroscience research. The guidance is based on consideration of the scientific literature and, where data are lacking, expert opinion and professional experience, including that of the members of a Working Group convened by the United Kingdom Nationa...

The audit committee (AC) is an important mechanism within the corporate governance structure. Corporate misconduct and business failure have prompted greater scrutiny of AC role. This study examines effect characteristics on disclosure, namely Islamic conduct (IBC) in sharia compliant companies (SCC) Indonesia. SCC are expected to behave ethically can influence them by reviewing their internal ...

In Section 2.2. 'Animal Experiments' of their article, the authors noted that: "All animal studies were conducted in accordance with protocols approved by Animal Ethics Committee China Japan Friendship Hospital" (Zhang et al., 2018). Following concerns raised to journal a reader regarding study's ethical approval process, would like inform readers that, due translation error and misunderstandin...

In 1998, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Royal College of General Practioners (RCGP) established a joint working group on euthanasia chaired by Sir Stephen Tumin. The resulting position statement, which was approved by the RCP council but not by the RCGP,1 concluded that there was no reason for abandoning the profession’s established view that acts motivated by a clear intention t...

iv v PREFACE This resource book was developed to provide information on generally accepted practices for the design and implementation of exercise research protocols involving animals. It is intended to address experimental paradigms for the most commonly used species and models in the context of U.S. national regulatory requirements for animal welfare and to be used in the context of the Anima...