Vulnerable Groups

SI 1999/3441 Water Industry (Charges) (Vulnerable Groups) Regulations... 

Most of these furan polycondensates are more sensitive to thermal and oxidative degradation than their benzene counterparts. Particularly affected are the polyesters obtained from 2,5 -fci sfhydroxymethyl) furan indicating that one of the vulnerable groups must be the -Fu—CH2—0-, and not the -Fu—CO—O-, since polycondensates obtained from 2,5-dicarboxylic acid are more stable, as expected from the... 

Marasmus can occur in both adults and children and occurs in vulnerable groups of all populations. Kwash-... 

Appropriate additional safeguards have been included to protect the rights and welfare of participants who are members of a particularly vulnerable group/ such as persons with acute or severe physical or mental illness or persons who are economically or educationally disadvantaged. 

A new malaria vaccine, RTS, S/AS02D, from GSK has shown very promising results in a Phase I/IIb double-blind randomized trial of 214 infants in Mozambique. For children in the -A year-old age group, the most vulnerable group, the vaccine not only lowered the chances of infection by 65% over 3 months but also reduced episodes of clinical malaria by 35% in 6 months. 

Do appreciate that one enzyme will not catalyse all three types of reaction. We need different enzymes to accomplish a particular reaction on a particular substrate. Rotation about the N-C bond positions the vulnerable group for reaction it also positions the R and/or C02 groups so that they can interact and bind to the enzyme, thus providing the specificity. 

The short-term actions include (1) establishment of a priority list of substances for further evaluation of their role in endocrine disruption monitoring levels of suspect chemicals in food and the environment (2) identification of vulnerable groups of people (such as children) who need to be given special consideration (3) establishment of an international network to enable information exchange and coordination of research and testing and (4) communication with the public and continuing consultation with stakeholders. 

The report says that the most vulnerable group of users to ketamine overdose are those who take it under the illusion they are taking MDMA or some other stimulant drug. Someone expecting to take MDMA, cocaine, or amphetamine, for instance, may find themselves on a roadway behind the wheel of a car being affected instead by sudden physical incapacity. 

Improve human dosimetry models to simulate life stages and population groups (for example, those with polymorphisms) that have not been biomonitored this may allow extension of biomonitoring results to vulnerable groups that are difficult to identify or sample. 

Chemical safety is only one aspect of development. Achieving chemical safety may assist in fighting poverty, protecting vulnerable groups and advancing public health and... 

Social mobilisation appears to be initiated by (i) the potential hazardous properties of a substance, regardless of exposure or (ii) the exposure of vulnerable groups (e.g., children or elderly) to a chemical, regardless of hazard. Reporting commonly used household products as containing potentially carcinogenic or potentially reprotoxic ... 

Might be the body s own regulation system is put out of function when a mineral is given in pure form without at the same time give an increased amount of other minerals and nutrients. This is one of the reasons why Norway has a very restrictive fortification policy of foods. We think we can have a better control over the intake of minerals without fortifying, rather than give dietary advice to vulnerable groups in the population. 

The participation of all vulnerable groups is actively encouraged in the location and construction of bathing facilities and/or the production and distribution of soap, and/or the use and promotion of suitable alternatives (Sphere Project, 2004). 

It should be possible to derive a cumulative exposure curve for the whole of the population and, ideally, for consumers only. It is desirable to obtain estimates of exposure for any selected sub-set of the population, to ensure adequate protection of vulnerable groups. Depending upon the quality of the food consumption survey and associated data this may or may not be easy to achieve. If non-consumers are included in an exposure estimate, as is the case in typical per-capita estimates, then the estimate of exposure will be below the actual exposure and the amount of under-estimating will depend upon the ratio of non-consumers to consumers. 

Henry Beecher (1904—1976) discussed12 the key concepts in human research of consent and autonomy, and the inherent difficulties in achieving these. People in positions of dependency may be termed vulnerable groups these can include minors, prisoners, employees and family members. Conversely, Beecher established that there is no duty to participate in clinical research - an example in which public or societal good cannot outweigh personal risk. 

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