Seed germination assays with lettuce, cucumber and other economically important species have been widely employed as low-cost, ethically acceptable toxicity tests to screen for dangerous levels of industrial contamination in water and soils (Banks and Schultz [2005]; Wang et al. [2001]).
The status has been employed by a range of ethically minded companies, including food and clothing manufacturers, as well as charities.
The investigation employed a prospective case-control design and was ethically approved by the Regional Ethics Committee in Lund, Sweden (Dnr 2012/483) who has the authority to approve studies at Halland Hospital.
Lethal injection — supposedly ethically superior to hanging, gas, electrocution, and firing squad — has been employed with untested and controversial drug combinations that are bought, with legally protected secrecy, from companies that want anonymity.
You can be told that things are operating ethically, that people are being treated well, that kids are not employed, but are you really certain?
INaturallycultivate a "founder friendly" image and some founders are already speaking out against Benchmark's decision.
Accountability for reasonableness, an ethically-based framework for fair decision-making and the fair priority-setting employed in the larger project of which this study is a part, draws our attention to the importance of trust in health systems [ 63].
Britain's scrappy tabloids are notorious for employing aggressive and often ethically dubious tactics, misrepresenting themselves and using hidden cameras and microphones, among others techniques, in their pursuit of scoops.
The increasing vulnerability of patients in acute elderly care requires constant critical reflection in ethically charged situations such as when employing physical restraint.
