DEFINING CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY. Chemical Exposures and Sensitive Populations. Key Terms Concepts. Origins of Multiple Sensitivity Effects on Health. MECHANISMS, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT. Mechanisms Sensitivities. Diagnosis Treatment. RESPONDING TO THE PROBLEM. Needs, Concerns, Recommendations. UPDATE SINCE FIRST EDITION. Recent Developments. Research Findings Since the First Edition. Reviews, Commentaries, Polemics. Medical Needs. Epilogue. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

This article explores the complex relationship between environmental regulation, innovation, and sustainable development within context of an increasingly globalizing economy. The economic development, environment, employment aspects are emphasized. We contend that most crucial problem in achieving sustainability is lock-in or path dependency due to (1) failure envision, design, implement policies achieve co-optimization, mutually reinforcing, social goals, (2) entrenched political interests...

This article explores the pros and cons for reducing working hours in Europe. To arrive to an informed judgment we review critically theoretical empirical literature, mostly from economics, concerning relation between on one hand, productivity, employment, quality of life, environment, other. We adopt a binary economics distinction capital labor productiveness, are concerned with how may be reduced without harming earning capacity workers. There reasons believe that absorb some unemployment,...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted billions of lives across the world and revealed worsened social economic inequalities that have emerged over past several decades. As governments consider public health strategies to respond crisis, it is critical they also address weaknesses their systems inhibited ability comprehensively pandemic. These same undermined efforts advance equality sustainability. This paper explores 30 interventions following nine categories change hold potential inequality,...

Scholars and professionals committed to fostering sustainable development have urged a re‐examination of the curriculum restructuring research in engineering‐focused institutions higher learning. This article will address following themes questions: How can multi‐ trans‐disciplinary teaching coexist meaningful way today's university structures? Does education relevant require its own protected incubating environment survive, or it otherwise be gobbled up marginalized by attempting instil...

In this book Nicholas A. Ashford and Ralph P. Hall offer a unified, transdisciplinary approach for achieving sustainable development in industrialized nations. They present an insightful analysis of the ways which industrial states are currently unsustainable how economic social welfare related to environment, public health safety, earning capacity meaningful rewarding employment. The authors argue design multipurpose solutions sustainability challenge that integrate economics, employment,...

Abstract Background Despite 15–36% of the U.S. population reporting Chemical Intolerances (CI) or sensitivity, condition has been overlooked in medicine and public health. CI is characterized by multisystem symptoms new-onset intolerances that develop a subset individuals following major chemical exposure event repeated low-level exposures. While Toxicant-Induced Loss Tolerance (TILT) two-stage disease mechanism proposed to explain CI, less known about exposures initiate disease, than have...

Abstract Background This paper explores the relationship between chemical intolerance (CI) and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). Worldwide observations provide evidence for a two-stage disease process called toxicant-induced loss of tolerance (TILT) as mechanism CI. TILT is initiated by major exposure event or series lower-level exposures. Subsequently, affected individuals report that common inhalants, foods, drugs (i.e., various xenobiotics) trigger multi-system symptoms. Purpose To...

This article challenges certain tenets of the theories reflexive law and ecological modernization. Although farsighted prevention-oriented structural changes are needed, some proponents these argue that very industries firms create environmental problems can through continuous institutional learning, application life-cycle analysis, dialogue networks with stakeholders, implementation “environmental management systems” be transformed into sustainable firms. useful, reforms insufficient. It is...

An analysis of the ring- and methyl-proton hyperfine splitting constants in ten methyl-substituted naphthalene anion radicals has been carried out. In addition to seven this series studied by earlier investigators, we have obtained experimental data on 1- 2-methylnaphthalene anions 1,4,5,8-tetramethylnaphthalene anion. The new results provide 15 additional ring-proton splittings three splittings; work provided 19 splittings, respectively. Hückel molecular orbital calculations were out for...

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