N.L.Shackell & J.H.M. Willison (eds.) Proc. Symposium on Marine Protected Areas and Sustainable Fisheries conducted at the Second International Conference on Science and the Management of Protected Areas. Dalhouse University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. May 16-20, 1994, 145-148

Animal welfare is a very important part of the ethical fundamental order of a Society. The main features of the laws concerning animal welfare are discussed, considering the deficiencies of their execution in Switzerland and Germany. In the following the actual political effort at changing the Swiss laws to the ...

Oncologists and scientists in oncology centres work in an environment that seeks and promotes innovation and are under an ethical obligation to disseminate new knowledge for the benefit of society. That knowledge (which may give rise to intellectual property rights) may have substantial commercial value, and with it comes the ...

This paper examines Edoardo Weiss's correspondence with S. Freud regarding Concetta Forzano's analysis and Forzano's efforts to intercede with Mussolini on Freud's behalf after the Nazis invaded Austria in 1938. Freud's reliance on Mussolini can be explained by traditional Viennese attitudes toward Italy, the Duce's protectiveness about Austrian independence, and ...

Largely unnoticed for more than a quarter century, disabilities groups have waged a fight to extend equal rights and opportunities protection to an estimated 43 million Americans with disabilities. On July 26, 1990, President Bush signed landmark legislation dear to the disabled into law. To ensure an easier and smoother ...

The legal and ethical principles relating to the protection of the unborn foetus in South Africa are expounded and discussed. It is submitted that, while the law intends to be over-protective towards the unborn foetus in some respects, it is seriously deficient in others. Consideration should perhaps be given to ...

In the past, since malaria chemoprophylaxis was assumed to be of benefit and with no serious complications, it was recommended to all travellers who were at risk of acquiring the disease. The current epidemiological situation of malaria is marked by the increasing spread of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to chloroquine and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing today a Regulation Interpretation Memorandum (RIM) which provides official interpretation of the issue of whether a generator who accumulates hazardous waste pursuant to 40 CFR 262.34, may qualify for interim status after November 19, 1980. This issue arose when the requirements for submitting ...

The ICRU and ICRP, two commissions of the International Society of Radiology, have provided Internationally accepted recommendations on radiation quantities, units, measurements, and protection for the past 50 years. A few salient points covered during recent meetings of these bodies are outlined. Radiologists and allied scientists are urged to make ...

Thesis (L.L.M.)--University of Georgia, 2000.

The LIFE Peatlands Project is a four year project starting in 2001. The Project is a partnership of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Forest Enterprise, Scottish Natural Heritage, Plantlife Scotland and the Forestry Commission. They are working together to restore priority areas of damaged peatland. This ...

As the largest organisation for conservation in New Zealand and a partner of 'Birdlife International', this society aims to preserve and protect the native plants and animals and natural features of New Zealand. The website gives details of the society's objectives, history and conservation work within the areas of coast, ...

The effect of prolonged UV irradiation (mostly 2537 A) on the catalase activity of an aqueous yeast suspension was divisible into 4 periods. First, the period during which the cells lost their ability to form colonies, but during which no change in catalase activity was noted. Second, the period during ...