Hua, Jeremy T. Afshar, Majid Clark, Brendan J. Kovacs, Elizabeth J. Burnham, Ellen L.
Published in
Journal of Cannabis Research
ObjectiveOver the past decade, cannabis use has become increasingly popular in states that include Colorado. During this time, alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and alcohol-related medical conditions have also been consistently recognized as public health problems with increasing prevalence in the state. Despite the widespread use of cannabis in Colorad...
Willmott, Lindy White, Ben Ko, Danielle Downar, James Deliens, Luc
Objectives: On 19 June 2019, assisted dying became lawful in Victoria, the second most populous state in Australia. Section 8 of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act is a legislative safeguard that is designed to ensure a patient's request for assistance to die is voluntary. This section prohibits health practitioners from initiating a conversation abo...
Mayrides, Mo Ruiz de Castilla, Eva Maria Szelepski, Silvina
Published in
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Patients with rare diseases across the world struggle to access timely diagnosis and state-of-the-art treatment and management of their conditions. Several recently published reviews highlight the importance of country efforts to address rare diseases and orphan drugs policy comprehensively. However, many of these reviews lack depth and detail at t...
Pesut, Barbara Thorne, Sally Schiller, Catharine J. Greig, Madeleine Roussel, Josette
Published in
BMC Nursing
BackgroundMedical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) was legalized in Canada in June, 2016. The Canadian government’s decision to legislate assisted dying, an approach that requires a high degree of obligation, precision, and delegation, has resulted in unique challenges for health care and for nursing practice. The purpose of this study was to better unde...
zeidler, martin
Tato diplomová práce pojednává o problematice zajišťování a řízení požadavků bezpečnosti a ochrany zdraví při práci v systému dodávek stavebních projektů. V úvodní části práce jsou rozebrány české legislativní požadavky na BOZP ve stavitelství, jednotlivé osoby dodavatelského řetězce, jejich vzájemné vazby a povinnosti z nich vyplývající. Dále se z...
Rudisill, Toni M. Preamble, Katarina Pilkerton, Courtney
Published in
BMC Public Health
BackgroundFifteen states, including West Virginia, have liberalized their laws concerning fireworks possession and sale. Effective June 1, 2016, House Bill 2852 enabled all Class C fireworks to be sold within the state. The effects of this policy on fireworks-related injuries requiring immediate medical care are unknown. The purpose of this study w...
Jones, John Iwan Murphy, John F Collins, Adrian L Spencer, Kate L Rainbow, Philip S Arnold, Amanda Pretty, James L Moorhouse, Arabella M L Aguilera, Victor Edwards, Paul
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Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology
Metal-rich sediments have the potential to impair life in freshwater streams and rivers and, thereby, to inhibit recovery of ecological conditions after any remediation of mine water discharges. Sediments remain metal-rich over long time periods and have long-term potential ecotoxicological interactions with local biota, unless the sediments themse...
Bajwa, Faraz Younas, Ghani
Aim: The aim of this study is to explore the impact of reverse logistics on a firm’s sustainability operations while focusing simultaneously on economic profits, by conducting a case study. This research will provide an overview of influential drivers and barriers that have the capacity to motivate or discourage the firms to implement the reverse l...
Eijsackers, Herman Reinecke, Adriaan Reinecke, Sophié Maboeta, Mark
In recent times there has been remarkable development in the field of soil ecotoxicology and risk assessment (RA) models. It is, however, debatable if these RA models are robust representatives for worldwide relevance. In order to investigate this, the current overview aims to address heavy metal threats to soil life in southern Africa by investiga...
Whalen, Patrick
LOS ANGELES, July 19-The city of Irvine, in a move applauded by environmentalists and denounced by some manufacturers, has approved what is thought to be the nation's most comprehensive ordinance restricting the use of chlorofluorocarbons and other compounds known to deplete Earth's ozone layer. The ordinance, approved 4 lo 1 Tuesday night by the C...
