Many concerns would find it useful to have a publicly available database recording exposures to particular substances, with contextual information. The European Union's Registration, Evaluations, Authorisation, and restriction of Chemicals regulation has increased interest in this. It has been suggested that journals should require detailed publication of exposure data with papers. But there ar...

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Scientific journals have a central place in protecting research integrity because published articles are the most visible documentation of research. We used SWOT analysis to audit (S)trengths and (W)eaknesses as internal and (O)pportunities and (T)hreats as external factors affecting journals' responsibility in addressing research integrity issues. Strengths include editorial independence, auth...

The Croatian Medical Journal (CMJ), as a small journal that is not part of any publishing group faces serious challenges to prosper in a multitude of diverse biomedical journals. In such a complex situation, adaptations are always necessary. They include changing the editorial policy, embracing new ideas, and introducing new members to the Managing Team. Besides selecting the right articles, ex...

Abstract This essay explores the individual-level determinants of trust in U.S. military. Prior research has identified five possible drivers societal military: performance, professionalism, persuasion, personal connection, and partisanship. Using data from American National Election Studies General Social Survey, we emphasize importance understanding at an individual level, as perceptions mili...

contrary to president obama’s stated position in november 2009, it is presumed here that the islamic republic intentionally procrastinates normalization of its foreign policy towards the u.s. this intentional delay is due to mutual mistrust existing between the two states. nonetheless, the islamic republic is determined to avoid further confrontation with the u.s. in this respect, the islamic r...

The end of the Cold War has relaxed NATO's requirement for military readiness. But what of the countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, which now face severe political, social, and economic challenges? They are confronted with the need to develop their own individual national E security policies. To help these nations formulate their own defense policies in the unfamiliar contex...

The geopolitics, geostrategic and geo-economics position of the Persian Gulf causes this region to be the subject of attention of the ultra-regional powers. This subject became more important by the invention of fire weapons after Renaissance and the promotion of the colonic view in Europe. Spanish and British men besides the Portuguese that is America, Russia, china and European union all have...

Purpose: Although transgender people are currently excluded from enlistment and discharged from service based on medical and psychological fitness policies, the current mental and physical health of transgender active-duty U.S. military personnel and veterans is poorly understood. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the military histories, lifetime mental and physical health dia...