The concept of overdiagnosis is a dominant topic in medical literature and discussions. In research that targets overdiagnosis, medicalisation is often presented as the societal and individual burden of unnecessary medical expansion. In this way, the focus lies on the influence of medicine on society, neglecting the possible influence of society on medicine. In this perspective, we aim to provi...

Energy is a basic need for humanity. The more a country is developed, the more it is dependent on energy sources. After the industrial revolution in 1850 in Europe simple one-to-one energy sources like human power, animal, wood, water and wind power, changed into the use of one-tomany energy sources coming from fossil sources such as oil, gas and coal. This resulted in an accelerated developmen...

Without a clearly defined sense of self, individuals might seek out external sources to provide coherence to their identity. one such external source is society’s standards of attractiveness (i.e., thinness for women, muscularity for men). the present research examined the link between self-concept clarity, internalization of societal standards, and body image and dieting concerns. Study 1 (n =...

This paper presents a study of societal costs related to public health due to the degradation of air quality and the lack of physical activity, both affected by our built environment. The paper further shows road safety as another public health concern. Traffic fatalities are the number one cause of death in the world. Traffic accidents result in huge financial loss to the people involved and t...

recourse to a purported ideal of societal homogeneity has become common in the context of the refugee reception crisis – not only in japan, as leppold et al report, but also throughout europe. calls for societal homogeneity in europe originate from populist movements as well as from some governments. often, they go along with reduced social support for refugees and asylum seekers, for example i...

The determination of |Vcb| and |Vub| from semileptonic B decay is reviewed with a critical discussion of the theoretical uncertainties. Future prospects and limitations are also discussed.

ecological destruction in human-dominated landscapes has significant impacts on environment sustainability internationally. landscape planning can play a role in mitigating the effects of human-related activities. one element of landscape planning involves the analysis of the biological, spatial and social arrangement of areas in an urban environment and identifying characteristics that are und...

Abstract Patents relating to the human brain and its functions regularly fulfil general patent requirements. In some cases, however, inventions in question reveal considerable risks for rights of individuals, but also society as such, which have a hitherto unknown dimension not been discussed so far. Due limited scope application ordre public clause, law is fundamentally position respond adequa...