The Human Challenge

Author : Euzebiusz Jamrozik
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Bioethics
ISBN : 9783030414801

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Human Challenge Studies in Endemic Settings by Euzebiusz Jamrozik Pdf

This open access book provides an extensive review of ethical and regulatory issues related to human infection challenge studies, with a particular focus on the expansion of this type of research into endemic settings and/or low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Human challenge studies (HCS) involve the intentional infection of research participants, and this type of research is rapidly increasing in frequency worldwide. HCS are widely considered to be an especially promising approach to vaccine development, including for pathogens endemic to LMICs. However, challenge studies are sometimes controversial and raise complex ethical issues, some of which are especially salient in endemic and/or LMIC settings. Informed by qualitative interviews with experts in infectious diseases and bioethics, this book highlights areas of ethical consensus and controversy concerning this kind of research. As the first volume to focus on ethical issues associated with human challenge studies, it sets the agenda for further work in this important area of global health research; contributes to current debates in research ethics; and aims to inform regulatory policy and research practice. Insofar as it focuses on HCS in (endemic) settings where diseases are present and/or widespread, much of the analysis provided here is directly relevant to HCS involving pandemic diseases including COVID19.

Author : William A. Haviland,Prins,Dana Walrath,Bunny McBride
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0534623646

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Anthropology by William A. Haviland,Prins,Dana Walrath,Bunny McBride Pdf

The Study Guide and Workbook includes chapter synopses, chapter goals, lists of key terms and people, and questions to guide students in their reading of chapter material. Each chapter also includes practice tests consisting of fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, matching, true/false, and essay questions.

Author : Rabbi Avraham Edelstein
Publisher : Mosaica Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781952370304

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The Human Challenge by Rabbi Avraham Edelstein Pdf

Every human being is presented with the ''human challenge'': How do I grow? How do I become wise? How do I sanctify the world around me and make it a better place? How do I work on my character? How do I integrate work and food and intimacy into my life's goals? This volume is an attempt to answer these questions for the intelligent and sensitive adult reader. It draws significantly on deeper Jewish thought, balancing brevity with profundity. The Human Challenge provides a rich and exciting entry point for those who are at the early stages of their relationship with Judaism as well as significant benefit to those with an extensive background, as it provides a methodical and sourced overview of topics that may otherwise remain as fragmented insights.

Author : Michael Eigen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429810954

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The Challenge of Being Human by Michael Eigen Pdf

Freud wrote that the greatest problem facing humanity is its destructive urge. There is no one factor that solves the issue. The Challenge of Being Human explores tendencies that make us up and capacities that try to meet them. The shock of ourselves is perennial. We are challenged by our own aliveness and a need to open doors as yet unknown. We are not done evolving, growing, learning, feeling, caring. Growth of capacity to tolerate and work with experience is part of our evolutionary challenge. This book seeks to support us in whatever ways we can begin to meet this challenge.

Author : Franklin G. Miller
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199896202

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The Ethical Challenges of Human Research by Franklin G. Miller Pdf

This book contains 22 essays on the ethics of research involving human subjects written over a 15-year period. Topics addressed include the ethics of clinical trials, controversial study designs, and informed consent.

Author : Joanne R. Bauer,Daniel A. Bell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1999-02-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521645360

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The East Asian Challenge for Human Rights by Joanne R. Bauer,Daniel A. Bell Pdf

This book identifies the more persuasive contributions by East Asian intellectuals to the international human rights debate.

Author : David Keane,Yvonne McDermott
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857939012

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The Challenge of Human Rights by David Keane,Yvonne McDermott Pdf

'This volume represents a genuine attempt to think beyond the realms of what exists, to reflect on ideas postulated in the past that could be of great salience in the future. It presents the reader with a key question; to what extent are the contemporary concepts of human rights and the systems that support them equipped to address the challenges of a changed world? By thinking through some of the ideas of the past, with a set of promising young scholars alongside more established names, readers will gain a sense of how human rights politics have shaped the current regime while also becoming attuned to the extent to which new directions and mechanisms can be forged in the future. Many of the individuals whose contributions are encompassed in this volume have strong links to the Irish Centre for Human Rights, at the National University of Ireland, Galway, an institution that has had a significant impact in its first decade of existence under the stewardship of Professor William A. Schabas. This volume celebrates the success of the institution by showcasing some of the talent it has generated, and is likely to be of avid interest to all who care about the future of human rights.' – From the foreword by Joshua Castellino, Middlesex University, UK the Challenge of Human Rights takes a detailed and exploratory approach to topics across the field of human rights, and seeks to map a path for future research and policy development. It examines contemporary approaches to established rights, such as the right to peace and the protection against double jeopardy, while also revisiting overlooked or forgotten rights and concepts such as slavery, apartheid and the right to resist, determining the optimal place for those rights in today's world. the contributing authors outline lacunae in human rights law where rights could be established, from voting rights for under-18s to rights for the dead to cultural and intellectual property rights, and also apply completely new approaches to questions that have troubled human rights advocates for decades. This innovative book will be essential reading for researchers and practitioners of human rights law, political scientists, historians, and others who have a general interest in the future trajectory of human rights.

Author : Vernon D. Miller,Michael E. Gordon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136224973

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Meeting the Challenge of Human Resource Management by Vernon D. Miller,Michael E. Gordon Pdf

While communicating is a vital skill for managers at all organizational levels and in all functional areas, human resource managers are expected to be especially adept communicators, given the important interpersonal component of their roles. Practitioners and scholars alike stand to benefit from incorporating an updated and more nuanced view of communication theory and practice into standard human resource management practices. This book compiles readings by thought leaders in human resource management and communication, exploring the intersection of interests, theories, and perspectives from the two fields to highlight new opportunities for research and practice. In addition to covering the foundations of strategic human resource management, the book: offers a critical review of the research literature on topics including recruitment, selection, performance management, compensation, and development uses a communication perspective to analyze the impact of corporate strategy on human resource systems investigates the key human resource management topic of the relationship between a company's human capital and its effectiveness directly discusses the implications of communication literature for human resource management practice Written at the cross-section of two established and critcally linked fields, this book is a must-have for graduate human resource management and organizational communication students, as well as for high-level human resource management practitioners.

Author : Michael Wesch
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1724963678

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The Art of Being Human by Michael Wesch Pdf

Anthropology is the study of all humans in all times in all places. But it is so much more than that. "Anthropology requires strength, valor, and courage," Nancy Scheper-Hughes noted. "Pierre Bourdieu called anthropology a combat sport, an extreme sport as well as a tough and rigorous discipline. ... It teaches students not to be afraid of getting one's hands dirty, to get down in the dirt, and to commit yourself, body and mind. Susan Sontag called anthropology a "heroic" profession." What is the payoff for this heroic journey? You will find ideas that can carry you across rivers of doubt and over mountains of fear to find the the light and life of places forgotten. Real anthropology cannot be contained in a book. You have to go out and feel the world's jagged edges, wipe its dust from your brow, and at times, leave your blood in its soil. In this unique book, Dr. Michael Wesch shares many of his own adventures of being an anthropologist and what the science of human beings can tell us about the art of being human. This special first draft edition is a loose framework for more and more complete future chapters and writings. It serves as a companion to anth101.com, a free and open resource for instructors of cultural anthropology. This 2018 text is a revision of the "first draft edition" from 2017 and includes 7 new chapters.

Author : Douglas P. Fry
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199725052

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Beyond War by Douglas P. Fry Pdf

A profoundly heartening view of human nature, Beyond War offers a hopeful prognosis for a future without war. Douglas P. Fry convincingly argues that our ancient ancestors were not innately warlike--and neither are we. He points out that, for perhaps ninety-nine percent of our history, for well over a million years, humans lived in nomadic hunter-and-gatherer groups, egalitarian bands where warfare was a rarity. Drawing on archaeology and fascinating recent fieldwork on hunter-gatherer bands from around the world, Fry debunks the idea that war is ancient and inevitable. For instance, among Aboriginal Australians, warfare was an extreme anomaly. Fry also points out that even today, when war seems ever present, the vast majority of us live peaceful, nonviolent lives. We are not as warlike as we think, and if we can learn from our ancestors, we may be able to move beyond war to provide real justice and security for the world.

Author : Leon Kass
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781594033902

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Life Liberty & the Defense of Dignity by Leon Kass Pdf

At the onset of Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity, Leon Kass gives us a status report on where we stand today: “Human nature itself lies on the operating table, ready for alteration, for eugenic and psychic ‘enhancement,’ for wholesale redesign. In leading laboratories, academic and industrial, new creators are confidently amassing their powers and quietly honing their skills. For anyone who cares about preserving our humanity, the time has come for paying attention.” Trained as a medical doctor and biochemist, Dr. Kass has become one of our most provocative thinkers on bioethical issues. In Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity, he has written a book that grapples with the moral meaning of the new biomedical technologies now threatening to take us back to the future envisioned by Aldous Huxley in Brave New World. In a series of mediations on cloning, embryo research, the sale of organs, and the assault on mortality itself, Kass questions the wisdom of trying to break down the natural boundaries given us and to remake the human body into an instrument of our will. He also attempts to chart a course by which we might avoid the dehumanization of biotechnical “recreationism” without rejecting modern science or rejecting its genuine contributions to human welfare. Leon Kass writes profoundly about the limits of science and the limits of life, about what makes us human and gives us human dignity. Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity.

Author : Charles Habib Malik,Habib C. Malik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Human rights
ISBN : NWU:35556034135178

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The Challenge of Human Rights by Charles Habib Malik,Habib C. Malik Pdf

Author : William A. Haviland,Harald E. L. Prins,Dana Walrath,Bunny McBride
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1111834431

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The Essence of Anthropology by William A. Haviland,Harald E. L. Prins,Dana Walrath,Bunny McBride Pdf

THE ESSENCE OF ANTHROPOLOGY, 3E, International Edition features an experienced and diverse author team with expertise in all subfields of anthropology. With an eye to visual and written clarity, the authors present anthropology from an integrated, holistic perspective. They use three unifying themes as a framework to tie the book together and keep students focused: systemic adaptation to emphasize that every culture, past and present, is an integrated and dynamic system of adaptation; biocultural connections that highlight the integration of human culture and biology in the steps humans take to meet the challenges of survival; and the emergence of globalization and its disparate impact on peoples and cultures around the world. Within each chapter, pedagogical elements hone in on particularly interesting examples that give students deeper insight into the meaning and relevance of a wide range of topics covered in the general narrative, and insightful questions foster critical thinking about main themes. In further support of learning, the book's design facilitates students' ability to understand anthropology's key concepts and their great relevance to today's complex world.

Author : Rowland Wade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Moral realism
ISBN : 1789381258

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Morality by Design by Rowland Wade Pdf

The eleven short, linked essays in Morality by Design represent a culmination of two decades of research and writing on the topic of moral realism. Wade Rowland first introduces readers to the basic ideas of leading moral thinkers from Plato to Leibniz to Putnam, and then, he explores the subject through today's political, economic, and environmental conundrums.

Author : Paul Evans,Ingmar Björkman,Vladimir Pucik
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Europe
Page : 699 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : International business enterprises
ISBN : 0071114173

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The Global Challenge by Paul Evans,Ingmar Björkman,Vladimir Pucik Pdf

Through its focus on human resource management and organization, The Global Challenge: International Human Resource Management, provides a broad guide on how to manage the process of internationalization, with a particular focus on the transnational firm. In this edition, authors Evans, Pucik and Björkman discuss the "people implications" of traditional strategies for internationalization and how such strategies get executed through human resource management (HRM). They discuss such important topics as: how to manage expatriates from the parent country; how to go about adapting management practices to circumstances abroad; how to localize management; how to recognize and ultimately avoid obstacles in joint ventures; how to expand across borders through acquisitions; how to respond to the contradictory pressures of the transnational firm, where HRM has a critical role to play in enabling managers to resolve these paradoxes in innovative ways; how global competition is changing the nature of management and organization, even for firms operating in domestic markets. The book draws on practical examples from companies that have experienced the real challenges of international HRM. The authors carefully balance these real business applications with a wide scope of academic research. The issues presented in the first edition of this book have been updated throughout with new information from research and practice.