monetary compensation for human eggs used in research is a controversial issue and raises major concerns about women’s health and rights, including the potential of exploitation and undue inducement. human eggs are needed for various types of studies and without payment, it would be impossible to procure sufficient eggs for vital research. therefore, a solution seems necessary to prevent exploi...

The appropriateness of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique to analyze consumers’ acceptance of eggs was assessed for the first time and compared with the traditional 9-point hedonic scale. In addition, the relative importance of egg attributes (egg type: regular, free-range, enriched with omega-3; egg size: small, medium, large; origin: local, regional, other Spanish origin; and pr...

We aimed to identify whether the physical characteristics of eggs such as yolk and eggshell color influence purchase decision through a consumer survey compound by 1567 individuals’ information answered from different regions, genders, income, education levels in Brazil. The opinion participants was evaluated free word associations, related preferences for eggs. Afterward, individuals were aske...

vampirolepis nana is the most common cestode in humans especially children. domestic mice and rats can serve as definitive hosts for v. nana. confusion exists over the species status and host-specificity of this tapeworm. in a previous study done by the same authors it was found that the egyptian human isolates of v. nana could be used to infect mice for experimental work. eggs in human feces a...

Abstract Background & Aims: Toxocariasis or visceral larva migrans syndrome is a disease that appears by attack of extra intestinal animal nematode larvae of Toxocara canis to the human tissues. The present study was performed to evaluate the frequency of Toxocara eggs in public parks of Shiraz /Iran. Methods: A total of 20 parks from different regions of shiraz city were selected, and from dif...

Background: To evaluate current scientific and legal trends in provision of human eggs for stem cell research and to propose a policy which is both ethically and scientifically sound Materials and Methods: Literature survey of European and US policies on payment for egg donation in somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) research; comparative analysis of potential for success in SCNT and induced p...