Upper-tropospheric pollutants observed by MIPAS: geographic and seasonal variations by N. Glatthor, G. P. Stiller, T. von Clarmann, B. Funke, S. Kellmann, A. Linden

“…<p>We present a global climatology of upper-tropospheric hydrogen cyanide (HCN), carbon monoxide (CO), acetylene (<span class="inline-formula">C₂H₂</span>), ethane (<span class="inline-formula">C₂H₆</span>), peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN), and formic acid (HCOOH) obtained from observations of the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) on board the Environmental Satellite (Envisat) between 2002 and 2012. …”
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Editorial – Revista Ambiente Contábil – Volume 17 – Número 1 – Ano 2025 (Jan./Jun. 2025) by Prof. Dr. Maurício Corrêa da Silva

“…The present theoretical essay aims to assess the impacts of normative changes on the topic through a comparative study of the standards, emphasizing the approach related to “substance over form”. …”
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The Bioethics-CSR Divide by Caio Caesar Dib

“…The birth of bioethics in the USA can be traced back to jurisdictional disputes over the realm of medicine and life sciences.[27] The dispute unfolded between representatives of science and those of “society’s conscience,” whether through bioethics as a form of applied ethics or other areas of knowledge such as theology.[28] Amid the civil rights movements, outsiders would gain access to the social sphere of medicine, simultaneously bringing it to the public debate and emphasizing the decision-making process as the center of the medical practice.[29] This led to the emergence of the bioethicist as a professional whose background in philosophy, theology, or social sciences deemed the bioethicist qualified to speak on behalf of the social consciousness. …”
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Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…INTRODUCTION Since the mid-twentieth century, scholars have increasingly rejected a strong paternalistic relationship between physician and patient, emphasizing the right of patients to accept or decline medical treatment.[1] With this greater emphasis on patient autonomy, a healthcare model of shared decision-making ascended in the 1980s.[2] Considering limitations in a patient’s capacity to make informed decisions in their treatment, the US Congress passed the Patient Self-Determination Act in 1990.[3] The act legally obliged hospitals and other care facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to ask patients if they have an advance directive. …”
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