The recent negative media reports on the status of participants in clinical trials in India, together with the concerns expressed by the regulatory bodies, have raised questions regarding India's credibility in the conduct of clinical research. Even though the regulations require the registration of trials with the Clinical Trial Registry-India and despite the recently mandated registration of ...

Some of the rapid recent growth in disability income receipt in the United States is attributable to single mothers post-welfare reform. Yet, we know little about how disability benefit receipt affects the economic well-being of single mother families, or how unsuccessful disability applicants fare. We compare disability recipients to unsuccessful applicants and those who never applied among cu...

Although legalised in 1884, cremation only became wider practice in the 1960’s, following which ashes were normally scattered in the crematorium’s Garden of Remembrance. However a study by Professor Jenny Hockey of Sheffield University and others (2007) shows that while in the 1970’s only 10% of ashes were removed from the crematorium by relatives or a friend, by 2004 over 56% were removed for ...

We investigate how high seas closure will affect the availability of commonly consumed food fish in 46 fish reliant, and/or low income countries. Domestic consumption of straddling fish species (fish that would be affected by high seas closure) occurred in 54% of the assessed countries. The majority (70%) of countries were projected to experience net catch gains following high seas closure. How...

"Doubling up" (living with relatives or nonkin) is a common source of support for low-income families, yet no study to date has estimated its economic value relative to other types of public and private support. Using longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, we examine the prevalence and economic value of doubling up among families with young children living in lar...

This study aims at shedding some light on the potential impact of agricultural technology adoption on poverty alleviation strategies. It does so through an empirical investigation of the relationship between technological change, of the Green Revolution type, and wellbeing of smallholder farm households in two rural Bangladeshi regions. As technology adoption is not randomly assigned but there ...

Legislative bodies and the general public both demand that suffering is minimized when animals are used for scientific purposes, which is important for both ethical and scientific reasons. In addition to refined experimental methods and good husbandry practice, the recognition of reduced wellbeing is a prerequisite to assure the welfare of laboratory animals. It is essential to be able to recog...