INTRODUCTION Rett syndrome (RTT) is a pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder that presents with deficits in brain functioning leading to language and learning regression, characteristic hand stereotypies and developmental delay. Different mutations in the gene implicated in RTT-methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2) establishes RTT as a disorder with divergent symptomatology ranging from individua...

This paper introduces an “ethics of care” lens to the literature on Transformative Services Research (TSR) understand how service users and providers co-create transformational value well-being. In considering six food poverty organizations—categorized as market-oriented, faith-oriented, or neighborhood-oriented—the authors argue that intention behind enacting ethics care drives different possi...

Of the 102 million hectares that made up the global area of biotech crops in 2006, less than 8% (7.6 million ha) were in Asia. Three biotech crops are currently planted in significant areas in four Asian countries with government regulatory approval; namely, cotton, corn (maize), and canola. However, the amount of GM crop material imported into the Asian region for processing into food and anim...

Supply chain partners for local organic food face uncertainties such as poor collaboration and communication that cannot be reduced through the application of traditional supply chain design and management techniques. Such techniques are known to improve supply chain coordination, but they do not adequately consider major aspects of local organic food supply chains such as ethics, sustainabilit...

The thesis introduced in this lectio praecursoria explores the everyday work, ideals and values of Latvian organic food movement known as tiešā pirkšana (‘direct purchasing’), an initiative which aims to shorten physical symbolic distance between producers consumers; producers, market regulating policies; consumers food. Drawing on empirical material obtained through long-term ethnographic fiel...

background and purpose: professional ethics is one of the foremost components of every occupation. the ethical standards are essential to the improvement of quality of care. on the other hand, job satisfaction is a critical challenge for healthcare organizations. this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between compliance with professional ethics and job satisfaction among nurses. methods:...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa pharmacists as one of health-care providers face ethical issues in terms of pharmaceutical care, relationship with patients and cooperation with the health-care team. other than pharmacy, there are pharmaceutical companies in various fields of manufacturing, importing or distributing that have their own ethical issues. therefore, pharmacy practice i...