Révision de l’espèce Homo erectus (Dubois, 1893) by Valéry Zeitoun

“…Distinctions are able for only 345 parameters.Morphological characters sum 123, collected according to anthropological literature and personal observations. The anatomical analysis of the specimens leads to consider unequal number of criteria for each bone of the skull (182 criteria for the frontal bone, 25 morphological data and 157 metrical data; 67 for the parietal bone, 16 and 51; 159 for the temporal bone, 62 and 97; 60 for the occipital bone, 20 and 40). …”
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COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…Put to death millions of people to eliminate COVID-19 does not seem to be a sensible choice but this is exactly what Italy is about to do. Each person is driven by the willingness to satisfy primary needs, and these needs are what brought people to gather together to form a community and, over time, more complex societies. …”

Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…[ix]  This case suggests that a person denied access to a transplant waitlist due to subjective compliance criteria is an appropriate research subject. …”
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Selected Abstracts of the 20th International Workshop on Neonatology and Pediatrics; Cagliari (Italy); October 23-26, 2024 by --- Various Authors

“…FETAL AND NEONATAL ARRYTHMIAS: PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH 167 CASES • M.R. Scanu, A. …”
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Should the Food and Drug Administration Limit Placebo-Controlled Trials? by Max Goodman, Connor Pedersen

“…The International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects permits PCTs if the consequences are negligible, when methodologically advantageous, and when responses have been historically erratic.[8] The Council for International Organization of Medical Science’s guidelines for biomedical research involving human subjects echoed the Declaration of Helsinki in guideline 11, stating that a “‘placebo may be used: When there is no effective intervention; when withholding an established, effective intervention would expose to, at most temporary discomfort, or delay in relief symptoms; when use of an established, effective intervention as comparator would not yield scientifically reliable results and the use of the placebo would not add risk of serious or irreversible harm to subjects.”[9] The Belmont Report notes three ethical principles: beneficence, respect for persons (autonomy), and justice. The Common Rule requires IRBs for human research and reflects principles noted in the Belmont Report. …”
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Editorial – Revista Ambiente Contábil – Volume 17 – Número 1 – Ano 2025 (Jan./Jun. 2025) by Prof. Dr. Maurício Corrêa da Silva

“…Research aim was to identify the challenges in the applicability of the General Law for the Protection of Personal Data (LGPD) in accounting service providers in Tangará da Serra/MT.  …”
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