Many physicians and biomedical researchers still believe that the animal rights/liberation (AR/L) movement does not pose a serious threat to biomedical science in the United States. Indeed, some cell and molecular biologists regard the animal rights/research issue as a tempest in a teapot that will not affect them because they use few or no animals. By using the so-called alternatives to animal...

Opposition to the use of animals in biomedical research rests on diverse scientific and ethical arguments. Here I offer a response to key objections and argue that the responsible use of animals in biomedical research with the goal of advancing medical knowledge, science and human health, is scientifically and morally justified. My views are unlikely to be shared uniformly across the scientific...

The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of leadership styles used by nurse managers, and describe staff nurses' perceptions of leadership styles. Effective leadership among nurse managers has been associated with staff nurse job satisfaction and retention. Twenty staff nurses from two hospitals in Ghana responded to tape-recorded interview questions. Four themes emerged from inducti...

BACKGROUND Hispanic workers have higher rates of injury and death on construction worksites than workers of other ethnicities. Language barriers and cultural differences have been hypothesized as reasons behind the disparate rates. METHODS We conducted two series of focus groups with union and non-union Hispanic construction workers to ask them about their perceptions of the causes for the un...

There is an increasing body of literature regarding violence toward mental health professionals in clinical settings, but little is known about the frequency of assaults on forensic evaluators. Forensic evaluators play a very different role in the evaluee's life than do treating clinicians. This study examined the incidence of aggressive behavior specifically directed toward forensic clinicians...

War has devastating implications for families, communities, cultures, economies, and state infrastructure. Similarly, the last decade has seen an increase in the number of attacks against health workers in conflict zones and unstable environments. Unfortunately, these attacks have grave consequences for local populations which often rely on foreign aid programs for their health and well-being. ...

Unemployment, conflicts in the workplace, divorces, child rearing problems, lack of food, income and housing accommodation, discrimination, a death in the family, the onset of a chronic disease, generational conflicts, trouble with the neighbours, violence and intimidation, they all belong to the category of social problems. These problems exist in a large variety. Finding out what causes the p...

Abstract This article argues that the ECtHR uses two conflicting tests to assess same types of hate speech. results in legal uncertainty at best, and arbitrariness double standards worst. To remedy present situation, I propose a two-track strategy. begin with, Court should abandon its “bad tendency” approach, test prone abuse by governments silence political dissent under guise fighting speech,...

This paper looks at how recent military involvement in political disputes raises instability Brazil. Ahead of the presidential election October 2022, this research sheds light on President Bolsonaro abuses Armed Forces` prestige and power as an instrument intimidation pressure. includes encouraging followers to call for intervention against Congress Supreme Court. To analyse scenario initiated ...