Statistical significance tests (SSTs) have been the object of much controversy among social scientists. Proponents have hailed SSTs as an objective means for minimizing the likelihood that chance factors have contributed to research results; critics have both questioned the logic underlying SSTs and bemoaned the widespread misapplication and misinterpretation of the results of these tests. The ...

Although Portuguese Labour Code forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, 20% of LGBTQIA + workers report workplace discrimination, potentially because non-discrimination policies do not protect against more covert types discrimination. This study aimed to characterize support among using online surveys capture satisfaction in the workplace. Quantitative results we...

INTRODUCTION Preemption is a legislative or judicial arrangement in which a higher level of government precludes lower levels of government from exercising authority over a topic. In the area of smoke-free policy, preemption typically takes the form of a state law that prevents communities from adopting local smoking restrictions. BACKGROUND A broad consensus exists among tobacco control prac...


 The governing laws within the United States center experience of white, cis- gender, able-bodied males and largely ignore existence menstruating individuals workplace.
 Despite progress made since Judy Blume’s watershed novel, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, topic menstruation is still avoided, shamed, stigmatized, misunderstood. One possibility to advance rights recognize th...

OBJECTIVE The investigation provides recommendations for establishing institutional collection guidelines and policies that protect the integrity of the historical record, while upholding the privacy and confidentiality of those who are protected by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or professional ethical standards. METHODS The authors completed a systematic histori...

Industrial agricultural production in the tropics is known to have adverse social and environmental impacts (CBD, 2010). Firms —especially the ones exposed to consumer preference, such as retailers, processors and consumer goods manufacturers—are increasingly responding to these concerns. Nations in the tropics have established comprehensive political, legal and institutional frameworks to cons...

This book is a contribution to the debate about one of the most important public issues at the turn of the millennium: the institutions and rules which are to govern the world economy. This impinges directly on the kinds of livelihoods, welfare systems, social protections, goods and services, culture, and environment which people all over the world might enjoy. Our focus is the regulation of in...

in this commentary, i argue that beyond a sophisticated supportive architecture to facilitate implementation of actions on the social determinants of health (sdoh) and health inequities, the health in all policies (hiap) project faces two main barriers: lack of awareness within policy networks on the social determinants of population health, and a tendency of health actors to neglect investing ...