Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAn Ethical Appraisal of Hormesis: Towards a Rational Discourse on the Acceptability of Risks and BenefitsOrtwin RennIt is ethically mandated that potential beneficial aspects of low exposure to potentially hazardous material are incorporated in the risk-benefit balancing procedure. The potential harm done by pollutants does not justify the invocation of a categorical principle. Minimisation of risk is not required if health benefits are also at stake. Society needs to find an informed consent on the threshold … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,078 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProximate Chemical Analysis of Luncheon and Burger at Egyptian MarketsAli M. Ahmed, Takwa H. Ismail, Reham Abouelmaatti et al.The inspection of the affirmed composition of meat products is a compulsory task order to protect the public benefits and health against adulteration. A total of 100 commercial meat products were purchased from different retail markets in Ismailia city for identifying their chemical criteria. The commercial meat products are beef luncheon, beef burger, chicken luncheon and chicken burger, 25 sample … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 2 · 28 May 2020 · 7,045 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStrengthening Conservation in the Tropics: The Water Canon of Costa RicaFrancisco Benavides, John N. VeenstraProblem statement: The tropics contain primary forests with a significant value for society, as they provide services such as carbon sequestration, soil conservation, bio-prospecting, water storage and others. Competing land uses have not favored conservation during the last several decades and therefore the need for an effective public policy instrument to curtail forest loss is evident. Approach: This article analyzed … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Apr 2009 · 6,910 accessesView PDFCite