BACKGROUND The use of human blood and tissue is critical to biomedical research. A number of treaties, laws, and regulations help to guide the ethical collection of these specimens. However, there are no clearly defined regulations regarding the ownership of human tissue specimens and who can control their fate. CONTENT This review discusses the existing regulations governing human studies an...

Background: For several centuries, there has been a debate about the dimensions of intellectual property to support the thinkers of society and prevent their exploitation. Unfortunately, this invisible and powerful asset is increasingly vulnerable. Therefore, establishing favorable regulations, guaranteeing proper criminal enforcement and effective enforcement of laws in order to protect these ...

Developers and owners of facilities are facing more and more complicated regulatory and code requirements. These regulatory requirements do provide social benefits as they implement more stringent environmental laws (e.g., for hazardous waste management), and improve safety and accessibility (e.g., OSHA and ADA guidelines.) Regulations are typically specified by Federal as well as State governm...

background and aims: this study aimed to evaluate the effect of enforcement of new traffic laws on the fatal and non- fatal injury rates in iran. methods: in a longitudinal, interventional controlled trial study, all subjects with history of fatal and non-fatal injuries were studied. their injuries were caused by six risky violations (unauthorized speed, illegal overtaking, red traffic light cr...

Optimising government operations and providing eGovernemt services has assumed a major role for reducing government expenditure as well as tackling demographic challenges in times of financial crises and resource shortages on different levels. However, re-organising public administrations, introducing IT-Systems support, and improving their service delivery is highly complex as their operations...

Agents interacting in open environments such as Internet are often in charge of personal information. In order to protect the privacy of human users, such agents have to be aware of the normative context regarding personal data protection (applicable laws and other regulations). These privacy-related norms usually refer to deadlines and durations. To represent these regulations, we introduce th...

The Croatian National Institute of Public Health Implements the statistical food safety monitoring programme for foods marketed in Croatia in accordance with effective laws and regulations. Laboratories for food safety control, certified by the Ministry of Health, report their findings in quarterly notifications, using the standard forms and issue statements of compliance or non-compliance with...