... miners in terms of the “frame” of numbers of coal miners, the health of miners appears to be diminishing. That is, coal mine deaths, per thousand coal-mine employees in the US, have been increasing ... placing those who investigate such risks in a position of conflicting interests? Module 7: Ethical IssuesinEnvironmental and Occupational Health 186 Case Study 4: Part 3 In arguing ... Nuclear Facilities, Washington D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999. Module 7: Ethical IssuesinEnvironmental and Occupational Health 159 MODULE 7 Ethical IssuesinEnvironmental and...
... in the context of ethical issues in withdrawing life-sustaining treatment. He writes, ‘Life-sustaining treatmentimplies that treatment is being given in order to maintain or create the bestpossible ... now face a growing number of controversial issues involving human reproduction. To illustrate the variety of issues, considerthe following three scenarios. In the Wrst case, involving a pregnant ... according to theview in question, infants lack a right to life. However, this is at odds with ourmoral intuitions, according to which infants have moral interests that deserveprotection, including...
... 2, Arindam Basu 3 1 Dept Of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute Of Neurology, Kolkata, India. 2 Malda District Hospital, Malda, India. 3 Fogarty Training Program, IPGMER, Kolkata, India. AAbbssttrraacctt ... among the industrial workers and professional classes in Ludhiana, Punjab. Indian Heart Journal 1985; 37: 380-385. 17. Mohan R. Urbanization in India: patterns and emerging policy issues. In: Gughler ... subtypes in an Indian rural population: clinical and electrocardiographic correlates. J Hum Hypertens. 1994; 11: 823-829. 15. Chopra RN, Chopra GS. A study of normal blood pressure in Indians. Indian...
... improved by: (i) Refining, expanding, and reinforcing its knowledge base using new findings as reported in literature or new experience from domain expertise; (ii) Adding further functional ... educational background in civil engineering/ water resources. Dr. Lariyah’s major field in hydrology/urban drainage. Dr. Lariyah has earned her PhD in civil engineering from Kyoto University, ... Professor in civil engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, kajang,Selangor, Malaysia. His educational background in civil engineering/ water resources. Prof. MohamedNor’s major field in hydrology/...
... was developed in response to the increasing use of mobile computers in order toenable computers to maintain Internet connection during their movement from one Internetaccess point to another. ... encrypted messages being exchanged. Such information could be useful to theattacker as it can reveal useful information in guessing the nature of the information beingexchanged [2,3]. In general, passive ... tunneled using IP. An L2TP access concentrator is the client end ofSecurity Issuesin Wireless Systems 337Figure 12.4 The Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) standard 12Security Issuesin WirelessSystemsThe...
... assessment: In the past 10 years, all the thermal power plants conducted the environmental monitoring and environmental pollution controlling annually, making Environmental Impact Assessment; In ... Surrounding air, surface water4Diesel thermal power plant in Nomura Industrial Park, Hai Phong Surrounding air, surface water4Na Dương thermal power plant, vinacomin No information 3. Environmental ... Capacity Investor Plant Capacity InvestorOperation in 2007 Operation in 2009Cao Ngạncoal – fired TPP100 VINACOMIN/IPPCam Pha 1 power plant300 VINACOMIN/IPPHH Ca Mau I turbo- gas...
... Ghats .In view of the biological wealth of theseareas, a major initiative involving 13 collaborating institutions was launched onbioprospecting in 1997. Characterizing, inventorying, conserving ... gains in biotechnology in India. The education andtraining programs have been well laid, intelligent scientific work-force being avail-able, fairly good infrastructures are in place and industry ... the Ministry ofS&T’s continued interest in the development of biotechnology inIndia can beassessed (Table 1) [2, 3].Development of Biotechnology in India 93Table 1.Major sectors of investment...
... cloning, andcalls for fully informing the public and stimulating debate.157Ethical issuesin embryo interventions and cloning ConclusionCloning is only one example, among the many discussed in ... which153Ethical issuesin embryo interventions and cloning 9Ethical issuesin embryo interventionsand cloningFrancáoise ShenWeldCentre for Medical Ethics, UCL Medical School, London, UKIntroductionAlthough ... pertinent.Indeed if dignity has to be deWned in any essential manner, as it must be ifenshrined in international declarations, it is the unique quality of all humanbeings, also recognized in...
... be severe gastrointestinal abnormalities and renalagenesis making death inevitable from renal failure within a very few days.Consideration of withholding or withdrawing life-saving medical treat-ment ... Ethical issuesin withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from handicappedneonates – in the presence of uncertainty.light of the best scientiWc knowledge available. The future for the infant mustbe ... withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatmentsfrom handicapped neonates revolve around good discussion within theclinical team and with the parents. All should have equal involvement in thediscussion,...
... Unsurprisingly, uptake in these countries is high (as well as in Sweden and the US). In the UK it is much lower but rising (de Cock and71HIV in pregnancy 4HIV in pregnancy: ethical issuesin screening ... 12: 21–6.UK Intercollegiate Working Party for Enhancing Voluntary ConWdential HIV Testing in Pregnancy (1998). Reducing Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Infection in theUnited Kingdom. London: ... disappointingthat at the time of writing, President Mbeki of South Africa appears to bereversing this positive trend. Rather than endorsing a programme of nationalfunding for perinatal zidovudine...