Sample records for fifra issues research

  1. 77 FR 20396 - SFIREG POM Working Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-04-04

    ... any discussion between EPA and SFIREG on FIFRA field implementation issues related to human health... Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), Pesticides Operations and Management (POM) Working Committee will hold a 2-day meeting...

  2. 75 FR 22783 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-30

    ... Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review a set of scientific issues related to the Comparative Adult and... some key scientific issues which are important in considering comparative age sensitivity for this...

  3. 78 FR 25436 - SFIREG Environmental Quality Issues Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-01

    ... human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and insight into EPA's decision-making process. You.... SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and... External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200...

  4. 75 FR 6656 - SFIREG Pesticide Operations and Management Working Committee Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-02-10

    ... regarding important issues related to human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and insight into... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0001; FRL-8811-3] SFIREG Pesticide Operations and...: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and...

  5. 76 FR 30343 - SFIREG Full Working Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-05-25

    ... Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group.... This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.... II. Tentative Agenda Topics 1. Progress on Issue Papers: [[Page 30344

  6. 75 FR 29538 - SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-05-26

    ... Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group.... This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics...

  7. Pesticide Registration Manual: Chapter 17 - State Regulatory Authority

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    FIFRA authorizes states to issue Experimental Use Permits, Special Local Needs registrations, and to apply for Emergency Exemptions under specific conditions. This chapter provides detailed information relevant to state actions under FIFRA.

  8. 77 FR 69837 - SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-21

    ... Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group... topics. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, December 10, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and...://www.epa.gov/dockets . II. Tentative Agenda Topics 1. Responses to SFIREG Pyrethroid labeling issue...

  9. Determining If Insect Repellent Skin Patch Products Must Be Registered Under FIFRA

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Certain skin patch products that claim to repel insects are required to be registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), while others are exempt. Learn more about this issue.

  10. 75 FR 70918 - SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-11-19

    ... Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group... topics. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, December 6, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday...

  11. FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Minutes No. 21015-04. A set of scientific issues being considered by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding integrated endocrine bioactivity and exposure-based prioritization & screening

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    On December 2-4, 2014, the US Environmental Protection Agency convened a public meeting of the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to address scientific issues associated with the agency’s “Integrated Endocrine Bioactivity and Exposure-Based Prioritization and Screening” methods. EPA is proposing ...

  12. SAP Minutes No. 2014-03 for FIFRA meeting held July 29-31, 2014. A set of scientific issues being considered by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding new high throughput methods to estimate chemical exposure

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    On July 29-31, 2014, the US Environmental Protection Agency convened a public meeting of the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to address scientific issues associated with the agency’s “new High Throughput Methods to Estimate Chemical Exposure”. EPA is proposing to use these methods to identify...

  13. 78 FR 49750 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-15

    ... Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review RNAi Technology as a Pesticide: Problem Formulation for Human... one or more of the following areas: Ecological risk assessment Human health risk assessment... understand the scientific issues concerning the assessment of the risks to human health and the environment...

  14. 76 FR 76399 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of Several Currently Approved...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-12-07

    ... Research Involving Human Subjects. ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2195.04. OMB control number: OMB Control No... for environmental research involving human subjects under FIFRA and/or FFDCA. Although EPA has only... issued a final rule to amend the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (also known as the...

  15. SAP Minutes No.2015-03 for FIFRA meeting held 9/15-17/2015. A set of scientific issues being considered by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding development of a spatial aquatic model(SAM)for pesticide risk assessment

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    On September 15-17th, 2014, the US Environmental Protection Agency convened a public meeting of the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to address scientific issues associated with the agency’s “Development of a Spatial Aquatic Model (SAM) for Pesticide Risk Assessment”. The goal of SAM is to impr...

  16. 77 FR 59396 - SFIREG EQI Working Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-09-27

    ... Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group... the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday... docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets . II. Tentative Agenda Topics 1. Persistent herbicide...

  17. 76 FR 55380 - SFIREG EQI Working Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-07

    ... Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group... and sets forth the tentative agenda topics. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 17.... II. Tentative Agenda Topics 1. Endangered Species Act--``the services'' on their process and...

  18. 76 FR 21892 - SFIREG POM Working Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-04-19

    ... Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group... and sets forth the tentative agenda topics. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, May 16, 2011... Topics 1. Implementing and communicating major pesticide regulatory changes--Panel discussion. 2. SFIREG...

  19. 77 FR 29637 - SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-05-18

    ... Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group.... This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics... holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805. II. Tentative Agenda Topics 1. Office of...

  20. 78 FR 32244 - SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-29

    ... Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group.... This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics... http://www.epa.gov/dockets . II. Tentative Agenda Topics The following are tentative agenda topics for...

  1. 78 FR 14537 - SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-06

    ... Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group... and sets forth the tentative agenda topics. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, April 22, 2013... information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets . II. Tentative Agenda Topics 1. Bee...

  2. 78 FR 54248 - SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-03

    .... SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and... for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday...://www.epa.gov/dockets . II. Tentative Agenda Topics 1. OPP update on methomyl. 2. OECA update on...

  3. 78 FR 69665 - SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-20

    ...The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), Full Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on December 9, 2013 and ending December 10, 2013. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

  4. 75 FR 52328 - SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-25

    ... Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO), State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group... topics. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, September 20, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To... topics for the meeting. 1. Transitioning insect repellents from, section 25(b) to section 3 status. 2...

  5. Notification: Preliminary Research on the Adequacy of EPA's Oversight of State FIFRA Programs

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OPE-FY14-4013, November 06, 2013. The EPA OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the adequacy of the EPA’s oversight of states’ Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) programs.

  6. 75 FR 46919 - Nominations to the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Request for Comments

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-04

    ... interests, the nominee's sources of research support, if any. In accordance with section 25(d)(1) of FIFRA... Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC. 4. Eva Oberdorster, Ph..., Research Triangle Park, NC. IV. Nominees The following are the names, addresses, professional affiliations...

  7. Notification: Evaluation of EPA’s Regional Negotiated Commitments with States for FIFRA Compliance Inspections

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project No. OPE-FY15-0022, March 23, 2015. The EPA OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA’s regional negotiated commitments with states for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) compliance inspections.

  8. FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Experts on the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel provide independent scientific advice to the EPA on a wide range of health and safety issues related to pesticides.

  9. 75 FR 73078 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Change of Meeting Location

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-11-29

    ...; Notice of Change of Meeting Location AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Agency is issuing this notice to change the meeting location of the December 7, 2010 Federal... meeting to consider and review scientific issues associated with pesticide exposure models and climate...

  10. Pesticide Environmental Modeling Public Meeting - Information

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Links to agendas and dockets containing presentations and minutes presented at public meetings for the purpose of discussing and exchanging information regarding technical model-related pesticide exposure issues in the context of FIFRA and FQPA.

  11. 40 CFR 176.1 - Scope and applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... or crisis exemptions under FIFRA section 18. This part applies only to tolerances issued on the initiative of EPA as the result of the issuance of an emergency exemption or the declaration of a crisis...

  12. A set of scientific issues being considered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency regarding pollinator risk assessment framework.

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    On September 11-14, 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency convened a public meeting of the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to address scientific issues associated with the Office of Pesticides Program’s (OPP) proposed “Pollinator Risk Assessment Framework”. Several sources have reporte...

  13. 40 CFR 155.58 - Procedures for issuing a decision on a registration review case.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ...) State whether it believes that additional data are needed and, if so, describe what is needed. A FIFRA 3(c)(2)(B) notice requiring such data may be issued in conjunction with a proposed or final decision... remain open until all actions required in the final decision on the registration review case have been...

  14. 40 CFR 155.58 - Procedures for issuing a decision on a registration review case.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ...) State whether it believes that additional data are needed and, if so, describe what is needed. A FIFRA 3(c)(2)(B) notice requiring such data may be issued in conjunction with a proposed or final decision... remain open until all actions required in the final decision on the registration review case have been...

  15. 40 CFR 117.11 - General applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2014-07-01 2013-07-01 true General applicability. 117.11 Section 117.11 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS... pursuant to the terms and conditions of an experimental use permit issued under section 5 of FIFRA, or...

  16. PRN 2000-8: Reportability of Attorneys’ Opinions and Conclusions Under 40 CFR Part 159 and FIFRA Section 6(a)(2)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA is issuing this pesticide registration notice to inform registrants of EPA’s opinion that an attorney’s professional legal judgment is not an opinion or conclusion that is reportable under 40 CFR part 159.

  17. 40 CFR 152.6 - Substances excluded from regulation by FIFRA.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... FIFRA. 152.6 Section 152.6 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED... from FIFRA regulation if they meet the specified conditions or criteria. (a) Liquid chemical sterilants... urease production through action affecting soil bacteria and is distributed and sold solely for those...

  18. 40 CFR 152.6 - Substances excluded from regulation by FIFRA.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... FIFRA. 152.6 Section 152.6 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED... from FIFRA regulation if they meet the specified conditions or criteria. (a) Liquid chemical sterilants... urease production through action affecting soil bacteria and is distributed and sold solely for those...

  19. 40 CFR 152.6 - Substances excluded from regulation by FIFRA.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... FIFRA. 152.6 Section 152.6 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED... from FIFRA regulation if they meet the specified conditions or criteria. (a) Liquid chemical sterilants... urease production through action affecting soil bacteria and is distributed and sold solely for those...

  20. EPA Accepting Public Comments on Nominees for the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    FRN professional affiliations of recent nominees by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation for service on the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel established under section 25(d) of the FIFRA

  1. 40 CFR 155.48 - Data Call-In.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Data Call-In. 155.48 Section 155.48... STANDARDS AND REGISTRATION REVIEW Registration Review Procedures § 155.48 Data Call-In. The Agency may issue... data are needed to conduct the registration review. The provisions in FIFRA section 3(c)(1), (c)(2)(B...

  2. 77 FR 75157 - Notice of Receipt of a Request To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-19

    ... Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request by registrants to... the cancellation for the allethrins end-use products will be effective December 31, 2016, as described... and Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited to cancel all their allethrins pesticide products registered...

  3. 40 CFR 26.1602 - EPA review of completed human research.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA review of completed human research... OF HUMAN SUBJECTS Review of Proposed and Completed Human Research § 26.1602 EPA review of completed human research. (a) When considering data under FIFRA or FFDCA from research involving intentional...

  4. 40 CFR 26.1602 - EPA review of completed human research.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA review of completed human research... OF HUMAN SUBJECTS Review of Proposed and Completed Human Research § 26.1602 EPA review of completed human research. (a) When considering data under FIFRA or FFDCA from research involving intentional...

  5. 40 CFR 26.1602 - EPA review of completed human research.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA review of completed human research... OF HUMAN SUBJECTS Review of Proposed and Completed Human Research § 26.1602 EPA review of completed human research. (a) When considering data under FIFRA or FFDCA from research involving intentional...

  6. 75 FR 28005 - Notice of Intent to Suspend Certain Pesticide Registrations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-05-19

    ... 16, 2007 November 7, 2008 No data received 35935-19 Coefficient, 228-123 Shake Flask Method 35935-16... Coefficient, 228-123 Estimation by Liquid Chromatograph 35935-16 830.7840 Water Solubility: February 28, 2007...(c)(2)(B)(iv) of FIFRA provides that any hearing must be held and a determination issued within 75...

  7. 40 CFR 155.48 - Data Call-In.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Data Call-In. 155.48 Section 155.48... STANDARDS AND REGISTRATION REVIEW Registration Review Procedures § 155.48 Data Call-In. The Agency may issue a Data Call-In notice under FIFRA section 3(c)(2)(B) at any time if the Agency believes that the...

  8. 40 CFR 152.113 - Approval of registration under FIFRA sec. 3(c)(7)-Products that do not contain a new active...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... sec. 3(c)(7)-Products that do not contain a new active ingredient. 152.113 Section 152.113 Protection... FIFRA sec. 3(c)(7)—Products that do not contain a new active ingredient. (a) Except as provided in... product for a new use under FIFRA sec. 3(c)(7)(B) if: (1) The pesticide is the subject of a special review...

  9. FIFRA Project Officers Manual

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The FIFRA Project Officers Manual provides guidance to new as well as experienced project officers in the management of grants and cooperative agreements under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.

  10. 40 CFR 152.81 - Applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... State under FIFRA section 24(c). (2) An application for an experimental use permit (EUP) under FIFRA.... However, this paragraph does not apply to amendments designed to avoid cancellation or suspension...

  11. ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF GENE FLOW.

    EPA Science Inventory

    The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA, goal number four for Safe Communities), constitute the statutory authority and strategic framework respectively, for Agency research on non-target effects of pestici...

  12. A set of scientific issues being considered by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding: pesticide exposure modeling and climate change. SAP Minutes No. 2011-01. USEPA FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    The USEPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) reviewed most of its human and ecological exposure assessment models for conventional pesticides to evaluate which inputs and parameters may be affected by changing climate conditions. To illustrate the approach used for considering potential effects of c...

  13. Suspension of Registrations under FIFRA

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Under FIFRA Section 3(c)(2)(B), this generally halts further distribution and sale of the suspended pesticide product by the registrant. Find suspension listings by product name, active ingredient, registrant name, date, and contact information.

  14. 40 CFR 159.178 - Information on pesticides in or on food, feed or water.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... excess of established levels, except that information on excess residues resulting solely from studies conducted under authority of FIFRA section 5 or under other controlled research studies conducted to test a...

  15. 75 FR 63470 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Cancellation of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-15

    ... Chlorpyrifos Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic (PBPK/PD) Modeling linked to the Cumulative... November 2-5, 2010 meeting of the FIFRA SAP to consider and review the Chlorpyrifos Physiologically-Based...

  16. U.S. EPA regulation of plant-incorporated protectants: assessment of impacts of gene flow from pest-resistant plants.

    PubMed

    Wozniak, Chris A; Martinez, Jeannette C

    2011-06-08

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency licenses pesticide-expressing plants under the authority of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Transgenes and their pesticidal products represent pesticides under FIFRA and are referred to as plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs). When sexually compatible wild relatives (SCWR) are sympatric with PIP crops, there is a need to assess the potential for adverse effects to man and the environment resulting from transgene introgression in accord with FIFRA requirements. Genetic compatibility, introgression, weediness of SCWR × PIP hybrids, seed dispersal, and dormancy, among other parameters, as well as effects on other species (herbivores and beneficial insects), all need to be considered as part of the risk assessment for experimental use under Section 5 or registration under Section 3 of FIFRA. EPA is currently developing data requirements and guidance toward addressing potential gene flow impacts from PIPs.

  17. Consideration of Prions as a Pest under FIFRA

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This is the record of decision regarding prions should be considered to be a “pest” the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. It includes information about EPA regulation of pesticides based on this decision.

  18. 77 FR 8856 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-15

    ..., sources of research support. The EPA will evaluate the candidates financial disclosure form to assess... results of both in vivo and in vitro studies on chlorpyrifos have led some research groups to propose that..., there are epidemiology studies evaluating pre- and post-natal chlorpyrifos or other OP exposure in...

  19. 50 CFR 402.44 - Advance coordination for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions... Act § 402.44 Advance coordination for FIFRA actions. (a) Advance coordination. EPA may request the...

  20. 50 CFR 402.44 - Advance coordination for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions... Act § 402.44 Advance coordination for FIFRA actions. (a) Advance coordination. EPA may request the...

  1. 50 CFR 402.44 - Advance coordination for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions... Act § 402.44 Advance coordination for FIFRA actions. (a) Advance coordination. EPA may request the...

  2. 50 CFR 402.44 - Advance coordination for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions... Act § 402.44 Advance coordination for FIFRA actions. (a) Advance coordination. EPA may request the...

  3. 50 CFR 402.44 - Advance coordination for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions... Act § 402.44 Advance coordination for FIFRA actions. (a) Advance coordination. EPA may request the...

  4. Guidance on FIFRA 24(c) Registrations

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Under the authority of §24(c) of FIFRA, states may register an additional use of a federally registered pesticide product, or a new end use product to meet special local needs. Learn about the process and how EPA reviews these registrations.

  5. USING POTATOES IN PROPAGATION TESTS FOR NONTARGET PLANT EFFECTS

    EPA Science Inventory

    Current tests required for pesticide registration under the FIFRA only investigate seedling emergence and early growth. Previous research with sulfonylurea (SU) herbicides has shown that significant impacts can occur to plant reproduction with little or no visible effect on vege...

  6. 50 CFR 402.47 - Special consultation procedures for complex FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... Rodenticide Act § 402.47 Special consultation procedures for complex FIFRA actions. (a) Successive effects...

  7. 50 CFR 402.47 - Special consultation procedures for complex FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... Rodenticide Act § 402.47 Special consultation procedures for complex FIFRA actions. (a) Successive effects...

  8. 50 CFR 402.47 - Special consultation procedures for complex FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... Rodenticide Act § 402.47 Special consultation procedures for complex FIFRA actions. (a) Successive effects...

  9. 50 CFR 402.47 - Special consultation procedures for complex FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... Rodenticide Act § 402.47 Special consultation procedures for complex FIFRA actions. (a) Successive effects...

  10. 50 CFR 402.47 - Special consultation procedures for complex FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... Rodenticide Act § 402.47 Special consultation procedures for complex FIFRA actions. (a) Successive effects...

  11. Notification: Audit of FIFRA and PRIA Funds Management

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OA-FY17-0125, Jan 18, 2017.The EPA OIG plans to begin an audit of the EPA’s funds management of the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund (aka FIFRA trust fund) and the Pesticide Registration Fund (aka PRIA trust fund).

  12. Simulation Models Evaluation of Pest Resistance Development to Refuge in the Bag Concepts Related to Pioneer Submission

    EPA Science Inventory

    The USEPA, under its administration of the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), requires the registration of all pesticides and pesticidal materials. The GM crops containing pesticidal traits are subject to FIFRA registration requirements. Concerns relating ...

  13. November 6, 2017, Virtual Meeting on the Charge Questions for the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) Meeting on Endocrine Disruption

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This virtual FIFRA SAP meeting will be discus questions on Continuing Development of Alternative High-Throughput Screens to Determine Endocrine Disruption, focusing on Androgen Receptor, Steroidogenesis, and Thyroid Pathways

  14. EPA Announces FIFRA Science Advisory Panel Meeting on PBPK and Asks for Nominations for Panel Members

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    On June 6, 2017, the EPA published a Federal Register Notice (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0180) for both the meeting and seeking nominees to serve as ad hoc expert members of the FIFRA SAP on physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling.

  15. 40 CFR 168.22 - Advertising of unregistered pesticides, unregistered uses of registered pesticides and FIFRA...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Advertising of unregistered pesticides, unregistered uses of registered pesticides and FIFRA section 24(c) registrations. 168.22 Section 168.22 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS STATEMENTS OF...

  16. 40 CFR 168.22 - Advertising of unregistered pesticides, unregistered uses of registered pesticides and FIFRA...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Advertising of unregistered pesticides, unregistered uses of registered pesticides and FIFRA section 24(c) registrations. 168.22 Section 168.22 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS STATEMENTS OF...

  17. 40 CFR 168.22 - Advertising of unregistered pesticides, unregistered uses of registered pesticides and FIFRA...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Advertising of unregistered pesticides, unregistered uses of registered pesticides and FIFRA section 24(c) registrations. 168.22 Section 168.22 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS STATEMENTS OF...

  18. 40 CFR 168.22 - Advertising of unregistered pesticides, unregistered uses of registered pesticides and FIFRA...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Advertising of unregistered pesticides, unregistered uses of registered pesticides and FIFRA section 24(c) registrations. 168.22 Section 168.22 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS STATEMENTS OF...

  19. Notification: Background Investigation Services Audits of EPA’s Fiscal Year 2015 FIFRA and PRIA Financial Statements

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Projects #OA-FY16-0080 and #OA-FY16-0079, February 8, 2016. EPA OIG plan to begin audits of the EPA's fiscal year (FY) 2015 financial statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund (FIFRA) and Pesticide Registration Fund (PRIA).

  20. 40 CFR 160.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... under FIFRA sections 3, 4 or 24(c). (2) An application for an experimental use permit under FIFRA... distribution of a pesticide. Batch means a specific quantity or lot of a test, control, or reference substance... to a test system. Control substance means any chemical substance or mixture, or any other material...

  1. 40 CFR 160.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... under FIFRA sections 3, 4 or 24(c). (2) An application for an experimental use permit under FIFRA... distribution of a pesticide. Batch means a specific quantity or lot of a test, control, or reference substance... to a test system. Control substance means any chemical substance or mixture, or any other material...

  2. 40 CFR 160.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... under FIFRA sections 3, 4 or 24(c). (2) An application for an experimental use permit under FIFRA... distribution of a pesticide. Batch means a specific quantity or lot of a test, control, or reference substance... to a test system. Control substance means any chemical substance or mixture, or any other material...

  3. 40 CFR 160.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... under FIFRA sections 3, 4 or 24(c). (2) An application for an experimental use permit under FIFRA... distribution of a pesticide. Batch means a specific quantity or lot of a test, control, or reference substance... to a test system. Control substance means any chemical substance or mixture, or any other material...

  4. 40 CFR 160.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... under FIFRA sections 3, 4 or 24(c). (2) An application for an experimental use permit under FIFRA... distribution of a pesticide. Batch means a specific quantity or lot of a test, control, or reference substance... to a test system. Control substance means any chemical substance or mixture, or any other material...

  5. 29 CFR Appendix to Part 1440 - FIFRA Arbitration Rules

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... DATA DISPUTES Pt. 1440, App. Appendix to Part 1440—FIFRA Arbitration Rules Section 1 These rules shall apply as published in the Federal Register unless modified by FMCS. Sec. 2. Definitions For the purpose... Rules or filing a claim concerning joint development of data. (6) Compulsory arbitration means...

  6. 29 CFR Appendix to Part 1440 - FIFRA Arbitration Rules

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... DATA DISPUTES Pt. 1440, App. Appendix to Part 1440—FIFRA Arbitration Rules Section 1 These rules shall apply as published in the Federal Register unless modified by FMCS. Sec. 2. Definitions For the purpose... Rules or filing a claim concerning joint development of data. (6) Compulsory arbitration means...

  7. 29 CFR Appendix to Part 1440 - FIFRA Arbitration Rules

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... DATA DISPUTES Pt. 1440, App. Appendix to Part 1440—FIFRA Arbitration Rules Section 1 These rules shall apply as published in the Federal Register unless modified by FMCS. Sec. 2. Definitions For the purpose... Rules or filing a claim concerning joint development of data. (6) Compulsory arbitration means...

  8. 29 CFR Appendix to Part 1440 - FIFRA Arbitration Rules

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... DATA DISPUTES Pt. 1440, App. Appendix to Part 1440—FIFRA Arbitration Rules Section 1 These rules shall apply as published in the Federal Register unless modified by FMCS. Sec. 2. Definitions For the purpose... Rules or filing a claim concerning joint development of data. (6) Compulsory arbitration means...

  9. 40 CFR 165.65 - Registrants who distribute or sell pesticide products in refillable containers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... formula that is required under FIFRA section 3. (c) What information must I develop? For each pesticide... its confidential statement of formula that is required under FIFRA section 3. (ii) If the refilling..., metal fatigue, damaged threads or closures, or other significant defects. (iii) The container has cracks...

  10. 76 FR 71023 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-16

    ... Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review Common Effects Assessment Methodology developed in the Office of Pesticide Programs and Office of Water. DATES: The meeting will be held on January 31, 2012 to... Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact...

  11. 75 FR 10255 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-03-05

    ... this meeting is a discretionary function of the Agency. The selection of scientists to serve on FIFRA SAP is based on the function of the panel and the expertise needed to address the Agency's charge to... on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, immune system, prostate, brain, and the enzyme...

  12. 76 FR 4653 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-26

    ... Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Recordkeeping Requirements for... Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); EPA ICR No. 0143.11, OMB Control No. 2070-0028 AGENCY... Devices Under Section 8 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). ICR numbers...

  13. Consent Agreement and Final Order for AMVAC Chemical Corporation

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA has reason to believe that the pesticide Fluensulfone 480EC (a/k/a Nimitz) is misbranded as defined in section 2(q)(1)(F) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. § 136(q)(1)(F) and section 2(q)(1)(G) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. § 136(q)(1)(G).

  14. 77 FR 20392 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-04-04

    ... that relates time variable monitoring data to effects identified in a series of microcosm and mesocosm... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as... May 29, 2012, to provide FIFRA SAP the time necessary to consider and review the written comments...

  15. 76 FR 45555 - Nominations to the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Request for Comments

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-07-29

    .... Vasiliou's major research interest has been the cellular responses to oxidative stress induced by physical... to novel host plants and agricultural pesticides. This work has been applied to increase... from the University of Nebraska; PhD Plant Physiological Ecology from the University of Oklahoma. iii...

  16. Use of spectral imaging for insect resistance monitoring: EPA research on stewardship of Bt crops

    EPA Science Inventory

    A significant increase in genetically modified corn planting driven by biofuel demand is expected for future growing seasons. As demand increases, incidence of farmer non-compliance with mandated non-genetically modified refuge is likely to increase. As part of the FIFRA regist...

  17. 76 FR 69732 - Pesticide Products; Receipt of Applications To Register New Uses

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-09

    ... registered active ingredients, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the Federal Insecticide..., pursuant to section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 9, 2011... 3(c) of FIFRA, and is publishing this Notice of such applications pursuant to section 3(c)(4) of...

  18. EPA Requests Nominations for Experts to Serve on the May 8-10, 2018 FIFRA SAP on Efficacy Testing of Pesticides used for Invertebrate Pests and Fire Ants

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    FRN requesting nominations of experts to serve as ad hoc members for the May 8-10, 2018 FIFRA SAP meeting to consider and review methods for efficacy testing of pesticides used for treatments of invertebrate pests and fire ants.

  19. 78 FR 78746 - Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-27

    ... FIFRA section 18 the use of fenoxaprop-ethyl on grasses grown for seed for control of grassy weeds in... the stoichiometric equivalent of fenoxaprop-ethyl, in or on grass forage and grass hay at 0.05 ppm for... has authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of bifenazate on timothy grass for control of spider...

  20. 77 FR 1677 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-01-11

    ... serve as ad hoc members of the FIFRA SAP for this meeting. As part of a broader process for developing a... overall balance of different scientific perspectives on the panel. In order to have the collective breadth... populations dropped dramatically during the mid-20th century. The United States is one of many countries now...

  1. Specific persistence and fate of a soil active herbicide-hexazinone and implications for management

    Treesearch

    J.L. Michael

    2001-01-01

    Federal pesticide regulation began officially in 1947 with the promulgation of P.L. 80-104, also known as the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This early version was administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Responsibility for administration of FIFRA was transferred to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when it was...

  2. 76 FR 4602 - Declaration of Prion as a Pest Under FIFRA and Amendment of EPA's Regulatory Definition of Pests...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-26

    ... for protecting human health and the environment against unreasonable adverse effects and ensuring that....'' Because prions are also severely injurious to human and animal health, EPA has also concluded that a prion... rule to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The FIFRA SAP waived its review of this...

  3. 75 FR 67088 - Clean Water Act (CWA) and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Common...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-11-01

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0818; FRL-9218-6] Clean Water Act (CWA) and... solicit input on methods being evaluated by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) and the Office of Water (OW), with the support of the Office of Research and Development (ORD) to develop common...

  4. The two-dimensional exposure rainfall-runoff assessment (TERRA)watershed model and its use in the FIFRA ecological risk assessment for antimicrobial uses of copper. FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting; October 25-26.

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    The USEPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) presented preliminary risk assessments of the two antimicrobial uses of copper during a public hearing held October 25-26, 2011 in Arlington, VA to a Scientific Advisory Panel convened the by the agency. In addition presentations were made on use of the ...

  5. 78 FR 22873 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-17

    ... (fish and amphibian toxicology), comparative endocrinology, reproductive physiology, developmental... histopathology, morphometrics, quantitative ecology/biostatistics, systems biology, and Baysian statistics...

  6. 40 CFR 152.81 - Applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ...) Applications for experimental use permits under FIFRA section 5; (3) Applications for emergency exemptions..., this paragraph does not apply to amendments designed to avoid cancellation or suspension threatened...

  7. Prothioconazole Petition and Response

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    FIFRA exclusive use provisions for minor use registrations provide incentives to pesticide companies to register minor uses of pesticides. View petitions for exclusive use periods or extensions and EPA responses.

  8. Cyazofamid Petition and Response

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    FIFRA exclusive use provisions for minor use registrations provide incentives to pesticide companies to register minor uses of pesticides. View petitions for exclusive use periods or extensions and EPA responses.

  9. Saflufenacil Petition and Response

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    FIFRA exclusive use provisions for minor use registrations provide incentives to pesticide companies to register minor uses of pesticides. View petitions for exclusive use periods or extensions and EPA responses.

  10. Deltamethrin Petition and Response

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    FIFRA exclusive use provisions for minor use registrations provide incentives to pesticide companies to register minor uses of pesticides. View petitions for exclusive use periods or extensions and EPA responses.

  11. PPIS Information and Report Samples

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Technical information about the Pesticide Product Information System and its downloadable file formats, and sample reporting for Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) section 3 and section 24(c).

  12. Why We Review Pesticides

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    As required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA periodically reviews existing registered pesticides to ensure they can be used safely, without unreasonable risks to human health and the environment.

  13. 78 FR 21603 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Change of Meeting Dates

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-11

    ...., Arlington, VA 22202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, Designated Federal Official (DFO... address: jenkins[email protected] . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All other information provided in the February...

  14. Registration Review Process

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA will review each registered pesticide at least every 15 years to determine whether it continues to meet the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) standard for registration. There are currently 745 registration review cases.

  15. Cyprodinil Petition and Response 3(c)(1)(F)(vi)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    FIFRA exclusive use provisions for minor use registrations provide incentives to pesticide companies to register minor uses of pesticides. View petitions for exclusive use periods or extensions and EPA responses.

  16. 40 CFR 158.2100 - Microbial pesticides definition and applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... to which the organism has been genetically modified. (4) Pest control organisms such as insect predators, nematodes, and macroscopic parasites are exempt from the requirements of FIFRA as authorized by...

  17. 40 CFR 158.2100 - Microbial pesticides definition and applicability.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... to which the organism has been genetically modified. (4) Pest control organisms such as insect predators, nematodes, and macroscopic parasites are exempt from the requirements of FIFRA as authorized by...

  18. Pesticide Analytical Methods

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Pesticide manufacturers must develop and submit analytical methods for their pesticide products to support registration of their products under FIFRA. Learn about these methods as well as SOPs for testing of antimicrobial products against three organisms.

  19. Registration Review Schedules

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This schedule indicates plans for completion of risk assessments, proposed interim decisions and interim decisions for pesticides in the Registration Review program, EPA reviews all registered pesticides at least every 15 years as required by FIFRA.

  20. 78 FR 64211 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Cancellation

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-10-28

    ... August 9, 2013. The meeting will be rescheduled. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, DFO... address: jenkins[email protected] . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting was announced in the Federal...

  1. Consent Agreement and Consent Order

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Contains legal consent agreement and consent order for the assessment of a civil penality pursuant to Section 14(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), BioLab Inc., Conyers, GA, September 14, 1998.

  2. 78 FR 68836 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Rescheduled Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-15

    ... Technology as a Pesticide: Problem Formulation for Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment. The meeting...) (FRL-9393-3) remains unchanged. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated...

  3. Efficacy Testing of Pesticides used for Invertebrate Pests and Fire Ants

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Event page for the upcoming Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) meeting on Efficacy Testing of Pesticides used for Invertebrate Pests and Fire Ants

  4. Difenoconazole Petition and Response (Data Protection Expires December 18, 2019)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    FIFRA exclusive use provisions for minor use registrations provide incentives to pesticide companies to register minor uses of pesticides. View petitions for exclusive use periods or extensions and EPA responses.

  5. Difenoconazole Petition and Response (Data Protection Expires - October 29, 2024)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    FIFRA exclusive use provisions for minor use registrations provide incentives to pesticide companies to register minor uses of pesticides. View petitions for exclusive use periods or extensions and EPA responses.

  6. Determining If a Cleaning Product Is a Pesticide Under FIFRA

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Information that describes the Agency’s interpretation of the statutory and regulatory language applicable to products marketed as cleaning products that claim, state or imply that they mitigate a pest.

  7. PRN 84-5: Label Improvement Program for Fumigants

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This notice required registrants of fumigant products to revise the labeling of products registered under FIFRA section 3 or 24(c) to include additional precautionary statements and other statements described in the notice.

  8. 75 FR 63717 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Amendment to...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-18

    ... the Commonwealth, (2) antiperspirants and deodorants, (3) products registered under FIFRA, (4) air... outside this where the document Commonwealth. begins]. Section 130.332 Antiperspirants and 10/11/08...

  9. Pesticides Industry Sales and Usage 2008 - 2012 Market Estimates

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    These reports provide economic profile information on sectors producing and using pesticides covered by FIFRA mandated regulatory programs. The reports contain contemporary and historical data estimating values and amounts of active ingredients used here.

  10. 78 FR 68439 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Rescheduled Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-14

    ... Dr., Arlington, VA 22202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, DFO, Office of Science... 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-3327; fax number: (202) 564-8382; email address: Jenkins.fred...

  11. About the Endangered Species Protection Program

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The goal of EPA's Endangered Species Protection Program is to carry out EPA’s FIFRA responsibilities in compliance with the Endangered Species Act, without placing unnecessary burden on agriculture and other pesticide users. Read an overview of the ESPP.

  12. Pesticides Industry Sales and Usage 2006 and 2007 Market Estimates

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    These reports provide economic profile information on sectors producing and using pesticides covered by FIFRA mandated regulatory programs. The reports contain contemporary and historical data estimating values and amounts of active ingredients used here.

  13. FIFRA Peer Review: Proposed Risk Assessment Methods Process

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    From September 11-14, 2012, EPA participated in a Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) meeting on a proposed pollinator risk assessment framework for determining the potential risks of pesticides to honey bees.

  14. Pesticide Data Submitters List (PDSL)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The Pesticide Data Submitters List is a compilation of names and addresses of registrants who wish to be notified and offered compensation for use of their data. It was developed to assist pesticide applicants in fulfilling their obligation under FIFRA.

  15. 78 FR 18585 - FIFRA Pesticide Registration Review and ESA Consultation Processes; Stakeholder Input; Notice of...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-27

    ... discuss the technological and economic feasibility of reasonable and prudent alternatives (RPAs) intended... which public comments received on RPAs will be summarized and organized by EPA and provided to the...

  16. 77 FR 49792 - FIFRA Pesticide Registration Review and ESA Consultation Processes; Proposal Regarding...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-08-17

    ... economic feasibility of ``Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives'' (RPAs) intended to avoid jeopardy to... on RPAs will be summarized and organized by EPA and provided to the Services, who will prepare a...

  17. Checklists for 45/90 Preliminary Technical Screen

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    We use checklists to ensure that the application is ready for in depth review, as required by FIFRA. Applicants can use them to help ensure their applications are complete. You may submit the checklist with the application.

  18. 78 FR 8123 - Rodenticides; Notice of Intent To Cancel Registrations of, and Notice of Denial of Applications...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-05

    ... To Cancel Registrations of, and Notice of Denial of Applications for, Certain Rodenticide Bait...) of FIFRA, EPA hereby announces the denial of applications for registration of 2 products identified... 8124

  19. Pesticide Dashboard Help | ECHO | US EPA

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The dashboards found on the Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) website are specialized to track both facility and agency performance as they relate to compliance with and enforcement of environmental standards under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

  20. 75 FR 71695 - Pesticide Products; Registration Applications

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-11-24

    ...; Registration Applications AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing previously registered active ingredients... (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications...

  1. Order Denying Petition to Revoke All Tolerances for the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    In this Order, EPA denies a petition requesting that EPA revoke all tolerances for the pesticide chlorpyrifos under section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and cancel all chlorpyrifos registrations under FIFRA.

  2. PRN 87-1: Label Improvement Program for Pesticides Applied through Irrigation Systems (Chemigation)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This Notice requires registrants of pesticide products registered under FIFRA and applied through irrigation systems to revise the labeling for such products to include additional use directions and other statements described in this Notice.

  3. 50 CFR 402.40 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions by the U.S... nature and scope of a FIFRA action. (d) Listed species is a species listed as endangered or threatened...

  4. 50 CFR 402.40 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions by the U.S... nature and scope of a FIFRA action. (d) Listed species is a species listed as endangered or threatened...

  5. 50 CFR 402.40 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions by the U.S... nature and scope of a FIFRA action. (d) Listed species is a species listed as endangered or threatened...

  6. 50 CFR 402.40 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions by the U.S... nature and scope of a FIFRA action. (d) Listed species is a species listed as endangered or threatened...

  7. 50 CFR 402.40 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions by the U.S... nature and scope of a FIFRA action. (d) Listed species is a species listed as endangered or threatened...

  8. Voluntary Cancellation of a Pesticide Product or Use

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    A registrant can cancel the registration of a pesticide product or cancel a use from the product’s label at any time as stated in Section 6(f) of FIFRA. Learn how to request a voluntary cancellation or use deletion.

  9. Ubertool: Web Application for Ecological Risk Assessment of Pesticides

    EPA Science Inventory

    Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must regulate (license) pesticides before they become commercially available to ensure they will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the envi...

  10. 77 FR 66715 - Fluridone; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-07

    ..., or pesticide manufacturer. The following list of North American Industrial Classification System... for which there is reliable information.'' This includes exposure through drinking water and in... emergency conditions, EPA has not made any decisions about whether fluridone meets FIFRA's registration...

  11. 40 CFR 162.156 - General requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... thereunder: (i) Sec. 12(a)(1) (A) through (E), in accordance with: (A) Sec. 2(q)(1) (A) through (G). (B) Sec... registered by the Administrator in accordance with sec. 7 of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 167. (c) Books and records...

  12. 40 CFR 161.55 - Agricultural vs. non-agricultural pesticides.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... pesticides. 161.55 Section 161.55 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDES General Provisions § 161.55 Agricultural vs. non-agricultural pesticides. Section 25(a)(1) of FIFRA instructs the...

  13. 40 CFR 161.55 - Agricultural vs. non-agricultural pesticides.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... pesticides. 161.55 Section 161.55 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDES General Provisions § 161.55 Agricultural vs. non-agricultural pesticides. Section 25(a)(1) of FIFRA instructs the...

  14. 40 CFR 161.55 - Agricultural vs. non-agricultural pesticides.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... pesticides. 161.55 Section 161.55 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDES General Provisions § 161.55 Agricultural vs. non-agricultural pesticides. Section 25(a)(1) of FIFRA instructs the...

  15. 40 CFR 162.151 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... pesticide after reformulation or repackaging. New product means a pesticide product which is not a federally... OF PESTICIDE PRODUCTS Regulations Pertaining to State Registration of Pesticides To Meet Special... under FIFRA by the Administrator. Manufacturing-use product means any pesticide product other than a...

  16. Risk Assessment and Stewardship of Bt Crops

    EPA Science Inventory

    Registration of Bt crops as part of the FIFRA requirements involves the assessment of environmental risk associated with the new crop variety. The assessment analysis stipulates that the seed producer provide clear and unambiguous information relating to certain risk categories a...

  17. The Importance of Soil Protein Fate to PIP Crop Registration

    EPA Science Inventory

    Plant Incorporated Protectant (PIP) crops are registered under the authority of the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and as part of this registration certain environmental fate information is required to properly judge the environmental compatibility of n...

  18. 50 CFR 402.46 - Optional formal consultation procedure for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... such authority may not be delegated below the level of Assistant Director for Endangered Species (FWS...

  19. 50 CFR 402.46 - Optional formal consultation procedure for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... such authority may not be delegated below the level of Assistant Director for Endangered Species (FWS...

  20. 50 CFR 402.46 - Optional formal consultation procedure for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions... such authority may not be delegated below the level of Assistant Director for Endangered Species (FWS...

  1. 50 CFR 402.46 - Optional formal consultation procedure for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... such authority may not be delegated below the level of Assistant Director for Endangered Species (FWS...

  2. 50 CFR 402.46 - Optional formal consultation procedure for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions... such authority may not be delegated below the level of Assistant Director for Endangered Species (FWS...

  3. PRN 99-1: Import of Unregistered Pesticides Intended for Export

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This PR notice clarifies EPA's interpretation of the scope of the FIFRA Section 17 (a)(1) for import of unregistered pesticides, devices or pesticide active ingredients when the importation is solely for the purpose of formulation or packaging for export.

  4. 76 FR 28772 - Federal Plan for Certification of Applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides Within Indian Country...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-05-18

    ... authority of section 11(a)(1) of FIFRA, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of August 3, 1996, and... raised that we respect Tribal sovereignty, not require unfunded mandates, and provide adequate...

  5. PRN 2002-1: Lists of Pests of Significant Public Health Importance

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This notice identifies pests of significant public health importance. This list does not, by itself, determine whether a pesticide product might be considered a public health pesticide“ as that term is used in FIFRA. See Appendix A for the list.

  6. Back-end Science Model Integration for Ecological Risk Assessment

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) relies on a number of ecological risk assessment models that have been developed over 30-plus years of regulating pesticide exposure and risks under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Endangered Spe...

  7. Back-end Science Model Integration for Ecological Risk Assessment.

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) relies on a number of ecological risk assessment models that have been developed over 30-plus years of regulating pesticide exposure and risks under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Endangered Spe...

  8. A spatially explicit model for estimating risks of pesticide exposure on bird populations

    EPA Science Inventory

    Product Description (FY17 Key Product): Current ecological risk assessment for pesticides under FIFRA relies on risk quotients (RQs), which suffer from significant methodological shortcomings. For example, RQs do not integrate adverse effects arising from multiple demographic pr...

  9. ASSESSMENT OF CHLORPYRIFOS EXPOSURE BY PASSIVE DOSIMETRY AND BIOMONITORING IN PESTICIDE WORKERS

    EPA Science Inventory

    Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to regulate the use of pesticides to prevent unreasonable adverse human health effects associated with pesticide exposure. Accordingly, the EPA...

  10. Cheminformatics and Computational Chemistry: A Powerful Combination for the Encoding of Process Science

    EPA Science Inventory

    The registration of new chemicals under the Toxicological Substances Control Act (TSCA) and new pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires knowledge of the process science underlying the transformation of organic chemicals in natural...

  11. The effects of glyphosate and aminopyralid on an artifical plant communities

    EPA Science Inventory

    The US EPA has responsibility for registration of pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The potential adverse effects of pesticides to nontarget terrestrial plant communities are a concern that must be addressed in the pesticide regist...

  12. 75 FR 8939 - Pesticide Products; Registration Applications

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-02-26

    .... FIFRA Registration Applications On October 10, 2006, EPA received applications from Bayer CropScience... application from Bayer Environmental Science for a spirotetramat end- use product for insect control in... CropScience for another spirotetramat end-use product for agricultural use. The applications are...

  13. 78 FR 12311 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-22

    ... Screening Assays and Battery Performance. DATES: The meeting will be held on May 21-24, 2013, from... consideration to further optimize the Tier 1 screening battery. Tier 1 screening was recommended to include a... conducted as a battery. [[Page 12313

  14. Minimum Risk Pesticide: Definition and Product Confirmation

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Minimum risk pesticides pose little to no risk to human health or the environment and therefore are not subject to regulation under FIFRA. EPA does not do any pre-market review for such products or labels, but violative products are subject to enforcement.

  15. REMOTE SENSING FOR BIOENGINEERED CROPS-POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS

    EPA Science Inventory

    Crops bioengineered to contain toxins derived from Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) are under regulatory scrutiny by USEPA under the FIFRA legislation. The agency has declared these crops to be "in the public good" based on the reduced use of pesticides required for management of these...

  16. Antimicrobials Used in the Fermentation of Fuel Ethanol – Clarification of Jurisdiction

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA has determined that antimicrobials applied to processed food or feed during fermentation of organic material to produce fuel ethanol are outside the scope of EPA’s regulatory authority under FIFRA. The Food and Drug Administration has jurisdiction.

  17. 40 CFR 154.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... delegated to act for the Administrator. Confidential business information means trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information under FIFRA section 10(b) or 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3) or (4). Other... approved in conjunction with registration, including labeling, use classification, composition, and...

  18. 40 CFR 154.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... delegated to act for the Administrator. Confidential business information means trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information under FIFRA section 10(b) or 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3) or (4). Other... approved in conjunction with registration, including labeling, use classification, composition, and...

  19. 40 CFR 154.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... delegated to act for the Administrator. Confidential business information means trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information under FIFRA section 10(b) or 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3) or (4). Other... approved in conjunction with registration, including labeling, use classification, composition, and...

  20. 40 CFR 154.3 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... delegated to act for the Administrator. Confidential business information means trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information under FIFRA section 10(b) or 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3) or (4). Other... approved in conjunction with registration, including labeling, use classification, composition, and...

  1. An Integrated Web-Based Assessment Tool for Assessing Pesticide Exposure and Risks

    EPA Science Inventory

    Background/Question/Methods We have created an integrated web-based tool designed to estimate exposure doses and ecological risks under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Endangered Species Act. This involved combining a number of disparat...

  2. 75 FR 33300 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-06-11

    ... a supplementary public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in... EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification.... Bailey, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200...

  3. 75 FR 51041 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-18

    ... public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting outages, the... comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to..., Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), [[Page 51042

  4. 78 FR 48672 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-09

    ... for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as..., DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200... the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register...

  5. POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF REMOTE SENSING TO BIOENGINEERED CROPS

    EPA Science Inventory

    Crops bioengineered to contain toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are subject to regulatory scrutiny by USEPA under the FIFRA legislation. The agency has declared these crops to be "in the public good" based on the reduced use of pesticides required for management of...

  6. Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Environmental Protection Agency Special Government Employees (EPA Form 3110-48)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA uses the Confidential Financial Disclosure Form to determine whether there is a conflict of interest or the appearance of a lack of impartiality with regard to the topic under review by the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel.

  7. 40 CFR 158.1000 - Applicator exposure-general requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ...) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES Human Exposure § 158.1000 Applicator exposure—general... Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), provide adequate protection from risk under FIFRA for a particular pesticide use pattern, exposure data may not be required for that use pattern. Applicants should...

  8. 40 CFR 158.1000 - Applicator exposure-general requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ...) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES Human Exposure § 158.1000 Applicator exposure—general... Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), provide adequate protection from risk under FIFRA for a particular pesticide use pattern, exposure data may not be required for that use pattern. Applicants should...

  9. 40 CFR 158.1000 - Applicator exposure-general requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ...) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES Human Exposure § 158.1000 Applicator exposure—general... Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), provide adequate protection from risk under FIFRA for a particular pesticide use pattern, exposure data may not be required for that use pattern. Applicants should...

  10. 40 CFR 158.1000 - Applicator exposure-general requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ...) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES Human Exposure § 158.1000 Applicator exposure—general... Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), provide adequate protection from risk under FIFRA for a particular pesticide use pattern, exposure data may not be required for that use pattern. Applicants should...

  11. 40 CFR 158.1000 - Applicator exposure-general requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ...) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES Human Exposure § 158.1000 Applicator exposure—general... Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), provide adequate protection from risk under FIFRA for a particular pesticide use pattern, exposure data may not be required for that use pattern. Applicants should...

  12. 77 FR 76479 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-28

    ... Needs Assessment for Products Claiming Efficacy Against Invertebrate Pests. DATES: The meeting will be... efficacy of pesticide products used to control invertebrate pests. The SAP's recommendations will be considered as EPA develops the proposed invertebrate product performance data requirements. Once EPA codifies...

  13. REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROP CULTIVATION

    EPA Science Inventory

    Crops bioengineered to contain toxins derived from Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) are under regulatory scrutiny by USEPA under the FIFRA legislation. The agency has declared these crops to be "in the public good" based on the reduced use of pesticides required for management of these...

  14. REMOTE SENSING AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF PIP CROPS

    EPA Science Inventory

    Toxins derived from Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) have been incorporated into several crops and are subject to regulatory scrutiny by USEPA under the FIFRA legislation. EPA has declared these crops to be "in the public good" based on the reduced use of pesticides required for manage...

  15. LARGE AREA MONITORING FOR PESTICIDAL TRANSGENIC CROPS: HOW SPECTRAL IMAGING MAY PLAY A ROLE

    EPA Science Inventory

    Crops genetically engineered to contain a bacterial gene that expresses an insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis are regulated by EPA under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA has declared crops containing transgenic pesticidal traits to...

  16. EPA Administrative Law Judge Legal Documents

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This dataset contains Decisions and Orders originating from EPAs Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ), which is an independent office in the Office of the Administrator of the EPA. The Administrative Law Judges conduct hearings and render decisions in proceedings between the EPA and persons, businesses, government entities, and other organizations which are or are alleged to be regulated under environmental laws. Administrative Law Judges preside in enforcement and permit proceedings in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Most enforcement actions initiated by the EPA are for the assessment of civil penalties. The Decisions and Orders are organized into three categories: (1) alphabetical listing by the respondent involved, (2) reverse chronological listing by date, and (3) Decisions and Orders under FIFRA Section 6. This dataset includes Decisions and Orders dating back to 1989 in the Reverse Chronological list, Decisions and Orders dating back to 1997 in the Alphabetical list, and a few Decisions and Orders dating back to 1974 under FIFRA Section 6.

  17. An EPA Modeling Dashboard for Ecological Assessment of Pesticides

    EPA Science Inventory

    The EPA registers pesticides for use in the US and approves imported pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Before a pesticide can be registered, the EPA must assess whether the pesticide can be used without eing harmful to humans or pos...

  18. Cheminformatics Applications and Physicochemical Property Calculators: A Powerful Combination for the Encoding of Process Science

    EPA Science Inventory

    The registration of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and new pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires knowledge of the process science underlying the transport and transformation of organic chemicals in n...

  19. 76 FR 55381 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-07

    ... supplementary public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting... submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for.... Bailey, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200...

  20. 75 FR 76457 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-08

    ... public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting outages, the... submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for... R. Matten, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency...

  1. 78 FR 19705 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-02

    ... webcast is a supplementary public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting... FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharlene Matten, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M... information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number). 2. Follow directions. The Agency may ask...

  2. 75 FR 66089 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-27

    ... supplementary public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting... comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to..., Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave...

  3. Chapter 5. Pesticide Regulations: Exposure-dose modeling from FIFRA to FQPA

    EPA Science Inventory

    The federal laws and regulations governing the registration and use of pesticides in the United States under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act are published in the Federal Register, while state laws such as California are published in the California Food an...

  4. 77 FR 68773 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-16

    ... for physical chemical properties that cannot be easily tested in in vitro systems or stable enough for.... Quantitative structural-activity relationship (QSAR) models and estrogen receptor (ER) expert systems development. High-throughput data generation and analysis (expertise focused on how this methodology can be...

  5. Report: Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Report #16-F-0322, September 22, 2016. Due to the material weakness in internal controls noted, EPA cannot provide reasonable assurance that financial data provided for the FIFRA Fund accurately reflect the agency’s financial activities and balances.

  6. 40 CFR 152.500 - Requirements for devices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Requirements for devices. 152.500 Section 152.500 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS... and export of devices; (7) FIFRA sec. 25(c)(3), with respect to child-resistant packaging; and (8...

  7. 40 CFR 35.232 - Basis for allotment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... considered in allotment of funds for enforcement of FIFRA are: (1) The State's population, (2) The number of pesticide-producing establishments, (3) The numbers of certified private and commercial pesticide applicators, (4) The number of farms and their acreage, and (5) As appropriate, the State's potential farm...

  8. 40 CFR 35.232 - Basis for allotment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... considered in allotment of funds for enforcement of FIFRA are: (1) The State's population, (2) The number of pesticide-producing establishments, (3) The numbers of certified private and commercial pesticide applicators, (4) The number of farms and their acreage, and (5) As appropriate, the State's potential farm...

  9. 40 CFR 35.232 - Basis for allotment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... considered in allotment of funds for enforcement of FIFRA are: (1) The State's population, (2) The number of pesticide-producing establishments, (3) The numbers of certified private and commercial pesticide applicators, (4) The number of farms and their acreage, and (5) As appropriate, the State's potential farm...

  10. 40 CFR 35.232 - Basis for allotment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... considered in allotment of funds for enforcement of FIFRA are: (1) The State's population, (2) The number of pesticide-producing establishments, (3) The numbers of certified private and commercial pesticide applicators, (4) The number of farms and their acreage, and (5) As appropriate, the State's potential farm...

  11. 40 CFR 35.232 - Basis for allotment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... considered in allotment of funds for enforcement of FIFRA are: (1) The State's population, (2) The number of pesticide-producing establishments, (3) The numbers of certified private and commercial pesticide applicators, (4) The number of farms and their acreage, and (5) As appropriate, the State's potential farm...

  12. 77 FR 48899 - Flutriafol; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-08-15

    ... cotton, undelinted seed; cotton, meal; cotton, refined oil; and cotton gin byproducts. This action is in..., and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of the pesticide on cotton. This regulation establishes a maximum permissible level for residues of flutriafol in or on cotton commodities. The time-limited...

  13. 78 FR 36774 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Pesticide...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-06-19

    ... Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Pesticide Registration Fees Program AGENCY: Environmental... collection activity or ICR does this action apply to? Title: Pesticide Registration Fees Program. ICR number... under Sections 3 and 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). In...

  14. 40 CFR 172.24 - State issuance of permits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... to an EPA notice of intent to suspend or cancel registration because of human health, environmental... Section 172.24 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS... registration of a pesticide to meet special local needs under section 24(c), FIFRA. (2) To any agricultural...

  15. 40 CFR 172.24 - State issuance of permits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... to an EPA notice of intent to suspend or cancel registration because of human health, environmental... Section 172.24 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS... registration of a pesticide to meet special local needs under section 24(c), FIFRA. (2) To any agricultural...

  16. 40 CFR 172.24 - State issuance of permits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... to an EPA notice of intent to suspend or cancel registration because of human health, environmental... Section 172.24 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS... registration of a pesticide to meet special local needs under section 24(c), FIFRA. (2) To any agricultural...

  17. 40 CFR 172.24 - State issuance of permits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... to an EPA notice of intent to suspend or cancel registration because of human health, environmental... Section 172.24 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS... registration of a pesticide to meet special local needs under section 24(c), FIFRA. (2) To any agricultural...

  18. 40 CFR 172.24 - State issuance of permits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... to an EPA notice of intent to suspend or cancel registration because of human health, environmental... Section 172.24 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS... registration of a pesticide to meet special local needs under section 24(c), FIFRA. (2) To any agricultural...

  19. Report: Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Report #17-F-0314, July 10, 2017. Due to the material weakness in internal controls noted, the agency cannot provide reasonable assurance that financial data provided for the FIFRA Fund accurately reflect the agency’s financial activities and balances.

  20. Report: Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Report #17-F-0364, August 14, 2017. Due to the material weakness in internal controls noted, the agency cannot provide reasonable assurance that financial data provided for the FIFRA Fund accurately reflect the agency’s financial activities and balances.

  1. DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR RISK MANAGEMENT OF BIOENGINEERED CROPS

    EPA Science Inventory

    Crops bioengineered to contain toxins derived from Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) are under regulatory scrutiny by USEPA under the FIFRA legislation. The agency has declared these crops to be "in the public good" based on the reduced use of pesticides required for management of these...

  2. 40 CFR 158.60 - Minor use data policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Minor use data policies. 158.60... DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES General Provisions § 158.60 Minor use data policies. FIFRA sec. 2(ll... addition, EPA has established policies with respect to minor uses of pesticides, including, but not limited...

  3. 76 FR 16410 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-03-23

    ... public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting outages, the... submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for... Jenkins, Jr., PhD, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency...

  4. 76 FR 26287 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-05-06

    ... that the webcast is a supplementary public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise... submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for... Bailey, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200...

  5. 76 FR 46798 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-08-03

    ... convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned... difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic... FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, Jr., DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M...

  6. 75 FR 56101 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Rescheduled Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-09-15

    ... provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting outages, the meeting will... difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic... FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharlene Matten, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M...

  7. PRN 90-3: Announcing the Formation of an Industry-Wide Spray Drift Task Force

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    A Spray Drift Task Force has been organized pursuant to provisions of FIFRA section 3 (c)(2)(B)(ii) to share the cost of developing a generic spray drift data base capable of satisfying spray drift data requirements for pesticide product registrations.

  8. 75 FR 51036 - Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-18

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0597; FRL-8840-4] Pesticide Emergency Exemptions..., Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were...), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington...

  9. 77 FR 66834 - Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-07

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0019; FRL-9362-1] Pesticide Emergency Exemptions..., Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were...), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC...

  10. 77 FR 59561 - Sulfoxaflor; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-09-28

    ... metabolites and degradates in or on cotton, undelinted seed; cotton, gin byproducts; and cotton, hulls. This... Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of the pesticide on cotton. This... or on cotton, undelinted seed at 0.2 parts per million (ppm); cotton, gin byproducts at 6.0 ppm; and...

  11. THE ROLE OF SPECTRAL IMAGERY FOR MONITORING & MODELING TRANSGENIC CROP-PEST INTERACTIONS

    EPA Science Inventory

    Crops bioengineered to contain toxins derived from Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) are under regulatory scrutiny by USEPA under the FIFRA legislation. The agency has declared these crops to be "in the public good" based on the reduced use of pesticides required for management of these...

  12. 77 FR 29339 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-05-17

    ... Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement... nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden and costs. DATES: Additional...(a)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires an exporter of any...

  13. 77 FR 23713 - Pesticides; Final Guidance on Material Safety Data Sheets as Pesticide Labeling; Request for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-04-20

    ... pesticides registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Material... the information collection activities and related burden estimates associated with the guidance provided in PR Notice 2012-1. DATES: Comments on the Agency's information collection activities and related...

  14. 40 CFR 152.25 - Exemptions for pesticides of a character not requiring FIFRA regulation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... claims either to control or mitigate microorganisms that pose a threat to human health, including but not... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Exemptions for pesticides of a... PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES...

  15. 40 CFR 152.25 - Exemptions for pesticides of a character not requiring FIFRA regulation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... claims either to control or mitigate microorganisms that pose a threat to human health, including but not... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Exemptions for pesticides of a... PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES...

  16. 40 CFR 152.25 - Exemptions for pesticides of a character not requiring FIFRA regulation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... claims either to control or mitigate microorganisms that pose a threat to human health, including but not... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Exemptions for pesticides of a... PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES...

  17. 40 CFR 152.25 - Exemptions for pesticides of a character not requiring FIFRA regulation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... claims either to control or mitigate microorganisms that pose a threat to human health, including but not... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Exemptions for pesticides of a... PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES...

  18. 40 CFR 152.25 - Exemptions for pesticides of a character not requiring FIFRA regulation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... claims either to control or mitigate microorganisms that pose a threat to human health, including but not... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Exemptions for pesticides of a... PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) PESTICIDE PROGRAMS PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES...

  19. Socio-Economic Condition and the Risk of Zika: Risk Mapping in Brownsville, TX

    EPA Science Inventory

    EPA has a Congressional mandate to support and promote the use of IPM. Both Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) contain language directing EPA to cooperate with various partners to further the use of IPM. Congress m...

  20. 40 CFR 799.11 - Availability of test guidelines.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 31 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Availability of test guidelines. 799.11... General Provisions § 799.11 Availability of test guidelines. (a) The TSCA and FIFRA guidelines for the...-487-4650). (b) The OECD guidelines for the various study plans are available from the following...

  1. 78 FR 24195 - Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-24

    ... Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a December 19, 2012... effective December 31, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Molly Clayton, Pesticide Re-Evaluation... registrants of the products in Tables 1. and 2. of this unit, in sequence by EPA company number. This number...

  2. 76 FR 77824 - Dicofol; Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-12-14

    ... Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a June 22..., in sequence by EPA company number. Table 3--Registrants of Cancelled Products EPA company No. Company... products identified shall be allowed until October 31, 2016, and thereafter, only for the purposes of...

  3. 40 CFR 168.22 - Advertising of unregistered pesticides, unregistered uses of registered pesticides and FIFRA...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... reasonably likely to be understood by persons to whom the advertisement is addressed. For printed advertising... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Advertising of unregistered pesticides... ENFORCEMENT POLICIES AND INTERPRETATIONS Advertising § 168.22 Advertising of unregistered pesticides...

  4. 40 CFR 152.50 - Contents of application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... applicant must submit materials to demonstrate that he has complied with the FIFRA sec. 3(c)(1)(F) and... child-resistant packaging. If the product meets the criteria for child-resistant packaging, the... packaging. Refer to part 157 of this chapter for the criteria and certification requirements. (h) Request...

  5. 40 CFR 152.50 - Contents of application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... applicant must submit materials to demonstrate that he has complied with the FIFRA sec. 3(c)(1)(F) and... child-resistant packaging. If the product meets the criteria for child-resistant packaging, the... packaging. Refer to part 157 of this chapter for the criteria and certification requirements. (h) Request...

  6. Decision Support and Web-based Implementation of Algorithms for the Ecological Assessment of Pesticides

    EPA Science Inventory

    The EPA registers pesticides for use in the US and approves imported pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Before a pesticide can be registered, the EPA must assess whether the pesticide can be used without being harmful to humans or po...

  7. PRN 94-7: Label Improvement Program for the Revision of Use Directions for Commensal Rodenticides and Statement of the Agency's Policies on the Use of Rodenticide Bait Stations

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This Notice requires registrants of certain pesticide products claimed to control commensal rodents and registered under FIFRA to revise the labeling of such products to bear certain statements concerning tamper-resistant bait stations.

  8. 50 CFR 402.45 - Alternative consultation on FIFRA actions that are not likely to adversely affect listed species...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions by the U.S... that are not likely to adversely affect listed species or critical habitat. 402.45 Section 402.45...

  9. 50 CFR 402.45 - Alternative consultation on FIFRA actions that are not likely to adversely affect listed species...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions by the U.S... that are not likely to adversely affect listed species or critical habitat. 402.45 Section 402.45...

  10. 50 CFR 402.45 - Alternative consultation on FIFRA actions that are not likely to adversely affect listed species...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions by the U.S... that are not likely to adversely affect listed species or critical habitat. 402.45 Section 402.45...

  11. 50 CFR 402.45 - Alternative consultation on FIFRA actions that are not likely to adversely affect listed species...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions by the U.S... that are not likely to adversely affect listed species or critical habitat. 402.45 Section 402.45...

  12. 50 CFR 402.45 - Alternative consultation on FIFRA actions that are not likely to adversely affect listed species...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions by the U.S... that are not likely to adversely affect listed species or critical habitat. 402.45 Section 402.45...

  13. 78 FR 70942 - Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-27

    ... uses in certain pesticide registrations. FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at... withdrawal request postmarked no later than December 27, 2013. Users of these products who desire continued... FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Information Technology and Resources Management Division...

  14. 78 FR 22876 - Rodenticides; Notice of Intent To Cancel Registrations of, and Notice of Denial of Applications...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-17

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FIFRA Docket No. 661; FRL-9804-2] Rodenticides; Notice of Intent To Cancel Registrations of, and Notice of Denial of Applications for, Certain Rodenticide Bait... to the Notice of Intent to Cancel Registration of, and Notice of Denial of Application for, Certain...

  15. 77 FR 42307 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-07-18

    ...; Notice of Public Meeting AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: There... action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of... entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this...

  16. Report: EPA Needs to Comply with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and Improve Its Oversight of Exported Never-Registered Pesticides

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Report #10-P-0026, November 10, 2009. EPA is not complying with FIFRA Section 17(a) which is, in part, intended to notify the government of an importing country that a potentially hazardous pesticide was imported into that country.

  17. 78 FR 14539 - Notice of Receipt of Pesticide Products; Registration Applications To Register New Uses

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-06

    ... products containing currently registered active ingredients pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of... registered active ingredients. Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4), EPA is hereby providing..., crop subgroup 3-07B including Chinese chive (fresh leaves), chive (fresh leaves), elegans hosta...

  18. August 2007 FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Recommendations for SHEDS-Dietary and SHEDS-Residential Modules (Summarized) and EPA Responses

    EPA Science Inventory

    Over the past ten years, the Agency has requested the Panel to review several probabilistic dietary exposure software models. These have included DEEM-FCID™, Calendex-FCID, CARES™, LifeLine™, and an earlier (specialized) version of SHEDS (SHEDS-Wood) designed to assess exposure...

  19. 75 FR 54622 - Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-09-08

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0019; FRL-8843-8] Pesticide Emergency Exemptions..., Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were... Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW...

  20. 76 FR 4656 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-26

    ... Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Plant-Incorporated Protectants; CBI... collection activity. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a... requirements under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Registrants sometimes...

  1. 78 FR 3420 - Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-16

    ... human health, including exposure of residues of the pesticide to infants and children. If the emergency... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0019; FRL-9375-2] Pesticide Emergency Exemptions..., Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were...

  2. 77 FR 8860 - Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-15

    ... harm'' to human health, including exposure of residues of the pesticide to infants and children. If the... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0019; FRL-9337-4] Pesticide Emergency Exemptions..., Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were...

  3. 76 FR 68750 - Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Pesticide General Permit for Point...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-07

    ..., pesticides will not pose unreasonable risks to human health and the environment. All new pesticides must... human health and environmental effects associated with use of the product. Under FIFRA, EPA is required... health and environmental effects and exposures. The applicant for registration of the pesticide must...

  4. 40 CFR 152.6 - Substances excluded from regulation by FIFRA.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... introduced directly into the human body, either into or in contact with the bloodstream or normally sterile areas of the body. A semi-critical device is any device which contacts intact mucous membranes but which does not ordinarily penetrate the blood barrier or otherwise enter normally sterile areas of the body...

  5. 40 CFR 152.6 - Substances excluded from regulation by FIFRA.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... introduced directly into the human body, either into or in contact with the bloodstream or normally sterile areas of the body. A semi-critical device is any device which contacts intact mucous membranes but which does not ordinarily penetrate the blood barrier or otherwise enter normally sterile areas of the body...

  6. 40 CFR 152.20 - Exemptions for pesticides adequately regulated by another Federal agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Federal agency. (a) Certain biological control agents. (1) Except as provided by paragraphs (a)(3) and (a)(4) of this section, all biological control agents are exempt from FIFRA requirements. (2) If the Agency determines that an individual biological control agent or class of biological control agents is no...

  7. 40 CFR 152.20 - Exemptions for pesticides adequately regulated by another Federal agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Federal agency. (a) Certain biological control agents. (1) Except as provided by paragraphs (a)(3) and (a)(4) of this section, all biological control agents are exempt from FIFRA requirements. (2) If the Agency determines that an individual biological control agent or class of biological control agents is no...

  8. 78 FR 25438 - Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-01

    ... Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a February 20, 2013... products in Table 1 and Table 2 of this unit, in sequence by EPA company number. This number corresponds to... unit. Table 3--Registrants of Cancelled Products EPA Company number Company name and address 279 FMC...

  9. 75 FR 22779 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-30

    ... exposure factors to generate time series of exposure for simulated individuals. One-stage or two-stage...., built-in simple source-to- concentration module, user-entered time series from other models or field... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as...

  10. 40 CFR 158.60 - Minor use data policies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Minor use data policies. 158.60... DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES General Provisions § 158.60 Minor use data policies. FIFRA sec. 2(ll... to, the following: (a) A new data requirement pertinent to both an unregistered minor use and a...

  11. 29 CFR Appendix to Part 1440 - FIFRA Arbitration Rules

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... arbitrator, the Service will appoint an arbitrator in accordance with 29 CFR 1440.1 (a) and these rules... is filed within the stated time, it will be assumed that the claim is denied. Failure to file an... a hearing will be granted. Such request must be received in writing at least a day in advance of the...

  12. 75 FR 33744 - Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment; Proposed...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-06-15

    ... the likelihood of unreasonable adverse effects on human health and the environment. The container and... submitted soon. This is based on an evaluation of the resources and the time it would take for EPA to..., and the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). The SAP and the Secretary of Agriculture waived review...

  13. 75 FR 69658 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-11-15

    ... Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Experimental Use Permits (EUPs) for... activity. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of... instrument or form, if applicable. Abstract: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA...

  14. 75 FR 38958 - Declaration of Prion as a Pest under FIFRA and Amendment of EPA's Regulatory Definition of Pests...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-07

    ... Human Services with a copy of any draft proposed rule pertaining to a public health pesticide at least...; Notification to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notification to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services...

  15. 75 FR 60110 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-09-29

    ... exposure models and climate change. The purpose of the meeting is for the Agency to seek advice on models... the effects of climate change. DATES: The meeting will be held on December 7, 2010, from approximately... practices to discuss how these practices have changed or may be impacted by climate change. 2. Climate...

  16. Environmental Law Deskbook

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-10-01

    Agency FFA Federal Facilities Agreement FFCA Federal Facilities Compliance Agreement FGD Flue Gas Desulfurization FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide...carrying out response. If none, state why. EXAMPLE: Gas barriers used to control and contain vapor emissions. Runoff contained by excavating ditch...NPDES PERMITS 20-2 2006 WATER QUALITY STANDARDS 20-2 2007 POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY 20-3 2008 TECHNOLOGY VARIANCE AND MODIFICATIONS 20-4 2009

  17. 78 FR 57388 - Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-18

    ... Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a May 29, 2013 Federal... cancellation for the end use products listed in Table 2 of Unit II., will be effective December 31, 2016. FOR... products in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit, in sequence by EPA company number. This number corresponds to the...

  18. 40 CFR 152.112 - Approval of registration under FIFRA sec. 3(c)(5).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... complete and is accompanied by all materials required by the Act and this part, including, but not limited... part 156 of this chapter, and its labeling and packaging comply with the applicable requirements of the... residues of any active or inert ingredient of the product, or of any metabolite or degradation product...

  19. 40 CFR 152.112 - Approval of registration under FIFRA sec. 3(c)(5).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... complete and is accompanied by all materials required by the Act and this part, including, but not limited... part 156 of this chapter, and its labeling and packaging comply with the applicable requirements of the... residues of any active or inert ingredient of the product, or of any metabolite or degradation product...

  20. 78 FR 13501 - Declaration of Prion as a Pest Under FIFRA; Related Amendments; and Availability of Final Test...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-28

    ..., exposure and hazard, the requirements are designed to be flexible. Test notes to the data requirements... data and labeling requirements. In terms of costs, using pre-2003 costs as the baseline, the...-0060 (EPA ICR No. 0277). 3. The activities associated with the application for an experimental use...

  1. 78 FR 1855 - 1-Methyl-3,5,7-Triaza-1-Azoniatricyclodecane Chloride (Busan1024); Amendment To Terminate Uses

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-09

    ...This notice announces EPA's order for the amendment to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide, Busan 1024, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows an August 13, 2008 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request for Amendments to Delete Uses from the registrant listed in Table 2, to voluntarily amend to terminate uses of this product registration. This is the last product containing this pesticide registered for use in the United States. In the August 13, 2008 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the amendment to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of this request, or unless the registrant withdrew the request within this period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not withdraw the request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested amendment to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.

  2. 40 CFR 152.114 - Approval of registration under FIFRA sec. 3(c)(7)-Products that contain a new active ingredient.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... sec. 3(c)(7)-Products that contain a new active ingredient. 152.114 Section 152.114 Protection of...)(7)—Products that contain a new active ingredient. An application for registration of a pesticide containing an active ingredient not in any currently registered product may be conditionally approved for a...

  3. 40 CFR 152.114 - Approval of registration under FIFRA sec. 3(c)(7)-Products that contain a new active ingredient.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... sec. 3(c)(7)-Products that contain a new active ingredient. 152.114 Section 152.114 Protection of...)(7)—Products that contain a new active ingredient. An application for registration of a pesticide containing an active ingredient not in any currently registered product may be conditionally approved for a...

  4. 75 FR 6027 - Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-02-05

    ... new biochemical pesticide Prohydrojasmon (PDJ). The Agency has determined that the permit may be of... section 5 of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can allow manufacturers to field test pesticides under development... conduct experimental field tests on 10 acres or more of land or one acre or more of water. Pursuant to 40...

  5. 75 FR 767 - Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-01-06

    ... authorized under FIFRA section 18 the use of avermectin on bulb onions for control of thrips in Colorado (40... insecticide avermectin B 1 and its delta-8,9-isomer in or on bulb onions at 0.005 parts per million (ppm) for....449 [Amended] 0 5. In Sec. 180.449, in the table to paragraph (b), amend the entry for onion, bulb by...

  6. Lawn Care Pesticides. Risks Remain Uncertain While Prohibited Safety Claims Continue

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-03-23

    Trade Commission (FrC), under its own legislative authority to protect consumers against false and deceptive advertising , can take enforcement action...vides to the public about the safety of its products, federal enforcement actions taken against lawn care pesticide safety advertising claims, and...in reassessing the risks of these pesticides. FIFRA also authorizes EPA to take enforcement action against advertising claims made by pesticide

  7. Consolidated Navy-Marines Environmental Law Deskbook. Revised

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-05-01

    106 ????? 1505 (1992)) FGD Flue Gas Desulfurization FGS Final Governing Standards FICUN Federal Interagency Committee on Urban Noise FIFRA Federal...SIPs. A. SIP management. Each SIP must be approved by EPA and must contain a mix of controls and strategies sufficient to achieve and maintain the...and contain release. Identify the parties carrying out response. If none, state why. EXAMPLE: Gas barriers used to control and contain vapor emissions

  8. Environmental statutes, 1985 edition

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    1985-01-01

    All major environmental laws are incorporated into a single book. The complete text of each statute as currently amended is included with a detailed Table of Contents for your quick referral. Contents: Clean Air Act; Federal Water Pollution Control Act; National Environmental Policy Act; Noise Control Act; FIFRA; Marines Sanctuaries Act; Occupational Safety and Health Act; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act including the new Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 with the new Leaking Underground Storage Tank law; Safe Drinking Water Act; Toxic Substances Control Act; CERCLA/Superfund; and the Used Oil Recycling Act.

  9. 75 FR 79368 - Tetrahydro-3, 5-dimethyl-2H-1, 3, 4-thiadiazine-2-thione; Amendment To Terminate and or Delete...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-20

    ...This notice announces EPA's order for the amendment to terminate and/or delete certain uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of the products, listed in Table 1, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This order follows a September 10, 2010 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the registrant listed in Table 2 to voluntarily amend their tetrahydro-3, 5-dimethyl-2H-1, 3, 4-thiadiazine-2-thione (Dazomet) product registrations to terminate or delete one or more uses. The request would terminate the uses listed in Table 1 of Unit II. The request would delete the uses listed in Table 2 of Unit II. The request would not terminate the last tetrahydro-3, 5-dimethyl-2H-1, 3, 4-thiadiazine- 2-thione products registered for use in the United States and would result in retention of some registered uses for those products. In the September 10, 2010 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew their request within this period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not withdraw their request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested amendment to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.

  10. Use of butterflies as nontarget insect test species and the acute toxicity and hazard of mosquito control insecticides.

    PubMed

    Hoang, Tham C; Pryor, Rachel L; Rand, Gary M; Frakes, Robert A

    2011-04-01

    Honeybees are the standard insect test species used for toxicity testing of pesticides on nontarget insects for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Butterflies are another important insect order and a valued ecological resource in pollination. The current study conducted acute toxicity tests with naled, permethrin, and dichlorvos on fifth larval instar (caterpillars) and adults of different native Florida, USA, butterfly species to determine median lethal doses (24-h LD50), because limited acute toxicity data are available with this major insect group. Thorax- and wing-only applications of each insecticide were conducted. Based on LD50s, thorax and wing application exposures were acutely toxic to both caterpillars and adults. Permethrin was the most acutely toxic insecticide after thorax exposure to fifth instars and adult butterflies. However, no generalization on acute toxicity (sensitivity) of the insecticides could be concluded based on exposures to fifth instars versus adult butterflies or on thorax versus wing exposures of adult butterflies. A comparison of LD50s of the butterflies from this study (caterpillars and adults) with honeybee LD50s for the adult mosquito insecticides on a µg/organism or µg/g basis indicates that several butterfly species are more sensitive to these insecticides than are honeybees. A comparison of species sensitivity distributions for all three insecticides shows that permethrin had the lowest 10th percentile. Using a hazard quotient approach indicates that both permethrin and naled applications in the field may present potential acute hazards to butterflies, whereas no acute hazard of dichlorvos is apparent in butterflies. Butterflies should be considered as potential test organisms when nontarget insect testing of pesticides is suggested under FIFRA. Copyright © 2011 SETAC.

  11. RCRA, superfund and EPCRA hotline training module. Introduction to: Other laws that interface with RCRA, updated July 1996

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    NONE

    1996-07-01

    The module provides a brief overview of some of the major environmental laws that interface with RCRA: Clean Air Act (CAA); Clean Water Act (CWA); Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA); Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Pollution Prevention Act (PPA); and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). It also covers regulations administered by other agencies that interface with RCRA, such as health and safety requirements under the occupational health and safety administration, and the hazardous materials transportation requirements administered by the Department of Transportation.

  12. R6 FIFRA e-Notice of Arrival

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    This database processes approximately 3,000 Notice of Arrival (NOA) reporting forms from importers and exporters of pesticide products. This is an electronic version of the EPA Form 3540-1. The external user fills out the NOA and submits it electronically. The form is then processed by the Pesticides section and either approved or disapproved. The system then generates an Adobe PDF version of the EPA Form 3540-1 with signature or disapproval and emailed to the external user. The e-filing system eliminates the need for the Region to invest in paper, copying, storage and mailing expenses, while at the same time allowing the regulated community to conduct its business with us in a more expeditious manner.

  13. Use of mesocosm data to predict effects in aquatic ecosystems: Limits to interpretation: Chapter 16

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    La Point, Thomas W.; Fairchild, James F.; Graney, Robert L.; Kennedy, James H.; Rodgers, John H.

    1993-01-01

    Aquatic mesocosm studies are being used to refute a presumption of risk derived from laboratory toxicity tests conducted under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Mesocosm studies incorporate many biological, chemical and physical characteristics of natural ecosystems. Hence, they serve as realistic surrogates of natural ecosystems and allow tests of pesticide effect at the population, community, and ecosystem level. We discuss two factors, ecosystem trophic status and organism life history, which influence the results derived from aquatic mesocosm studies.  Trophic status influences the fat and effects of chemicals which strongly sorb or biologically degrade, yet may not be as important in the fate and effects of more water soluble chemicals.  Life history traits of organisms and the intensity, frequency, and duration of the pesticide disturbance also determine the mesocosm response pattern.

  14. Age-specific carcinogenesis: environmental exposure and susceptibility.

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    Thomas, R D

    1995-09-01

    Environmental exposures in children may occur through many routes, including diet, air, and the ingestion of various nonfood items such as medications and household materials. This article focuses on dietary exposure, but it does highlight the importance of considering other routes of exposure when assessing exposure in children. It presents many of the findings in the two recent reports, Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children and Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)/National Research Council (NRC). Diet is an important source of exposure for children to potential carcinogens. The trace quantities of chemicals present on or in foodstuffs are termed residues. In addition, there are substances that children may be exposed to in air and water that should be considered in a total exposure analysis. To minimize exposure of the general population to chemical residues in food, water, and air, the U.S. government has instituted regulatory controls. These are intended to limit exposures to residues while ensuring an abundant and nutritious food supply, and safe drinking water and air. The legislative framework for these controls was established by the Congress through various local and state laws and such federal laws as the Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), and the Clean Air Act (CAA). This article summarizes current approaches to assessing exposure and susceptibility in children.

  15. Cheminformatics and Computational Chemistry: A Powerful ...

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    The registration of new chemicals under the Toxicological Substances Control Act (TSCA) and new pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires knowledge of the process science underlying the transformation of organic chemicals in natural ecosystems. The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate how cheminformatics using chemical terms language in combination with the output of physicochemical property calculators can be employed to encode this knowledge and make it available to the appropriate decision makers. The encoded process science is realized through the execution of reaction libraries in simulators such as EPA’s Chemical Transformation Simulator (CTS). In support of the CTS, reaction libraries have or are currently being developed for a number of transformation processes including hydrolysis, abiotic reduction, photolysis and disinfection by-product formation. Examples of how the process science available in the peer-reviewed literature is being encoded will be presented. Presented at the 252nd American Chemical Society National Meeting:Aquatic Chemistry: Symposium in Honor of Professor Alan T. Stone

  16. Research Library Issues: A Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. Special Issue on Copyright. RLI 285

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    Baughman, M. Sue, Ed.

    2015-01-01

    "Research Library Issues" ("RLI") focuses on current and emerging topics that are strategically important to research libraries. The articles explore issues, share information, pose critical questions, and provide examples. This issue includes the following articles: (1) Special Issue on Copyright (Prudence S. Adler); (2) Fair…

  17. Methodological Issues and Practices in Qualitative Research.

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    Bradley, Jana

    1993-01-01

    Discusses methodological issues concerning qualitative research and describes research practices that qualitative researchers use to address these methodological issues. Topics discussed include the researcher as interpreter, the emergent nature of qualitative research, understanding the experience of others, trustworthiness in qualitative…

  18. EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): Facility Interests Dataset - Intranet

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    This web feature service consists of location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for all sites that are available in the FRS individual feature layers. The layers comprise the FRS major program databases, including:Assessment Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES) : brownfields sites ; Air Facility System (AFS) : stationary sources of air pollution ; Air Quality System (AQS) : ambient air pollution data from monitoring stations; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) : schools data on Indian land; Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) facilities; Clean Air Markets Division Business System (CAMDBS) : market-based air pollution control programs; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) : hazardous waste sites; Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) : integrated enforcement and compliance information; National Compliance Database (NCDB) : Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) module of ICIS : NPDES surface water permits; Radiation Information Database (RADINFO) : radiation and radioactivity facilities; RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse (RBLC) : best available air pollution technology requirements; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information System (RCRAInfo) : tracks generators, transporters, treaters, storers, and disposers of haz

  19. EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): Facility Interests Dataset - Intranet Download

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This downloadable data package consists of location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for all sites that are available in the FRS individual feature layers. The layers comprise the FRS major program databases, including:Assessment Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES) : brownfields sites ; Air Facility System (AFS) : stationary sources of air pollution ; Air Quality System (AQS) : ambient air pollution data from monitoring stations; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) : schools data on Indian land; Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) facilities; Clean Air Markets Division Business System (CAMDBS) : market-based air pollution control programs; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) : hazardous waste sites; Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) : integrated enforcement and compliance information; National Compliance Database (NCDB) : Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) module of ICIS : NPDES surface water permits; Radiation Information Database (RADINFO) : radiation and radioactivity facilities; RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse (RBLC) : best available air pollution technology requirements; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information System (RCRAInfo) : tracks generators, transporters, treaters, storers, and disposers

  20. Cheminformatics Applications and Physicochemical Property ...

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The registration of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and new pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires knowledge of the process science underlying the transport and transformation of organic chemicals in natural ecosystems. The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate how cheminformatics, using chemical terms language in combination with the output of physicochemical property calculators, can be employed to encode this knowledge and make it available to the appropriate decision makers. The encoded process science is realized through the execution of reaction libraries in simulators such as EPA’s Chemical Transformation Simulator (CTS). In support of the CTS, reaction libraries have, or are currently being developed for a number of transformation processes including hydrolysis, abiotic reduction, photolysis and disinfection by-product formation. Examples of how the process science in the peer-reviewed literature is being encoded will be presented. The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate how cheminformatics, using chemical terms language in combination with the output of physicochemical property calculators, can be employed to encode this knowledge and make it available to the appropriate decision makers.

  1. EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): Facility Interests Dataset Download

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This downloadable data package consists of location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for all sites that are available in the FRS individual feature layers. The layers comprise the FRS major program databases, including:Assessment Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES) : brownfields sites ; Air Facility System (AFS) : stationary sources of air pollution ; Air Quality System (AQS) : ambient air pollution data from monitoring stations; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) : schools data on Indian land; Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) facilities; Clean Air Markets Division Business System (CAMDBS) : market-based air pollution control programs; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) : hazardous waste sites; Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) : integrated enforcement and compliance information; National Compliance Database (NCDB) : Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) module of ICIS : NPDES surface water permits; Radiation Information Database (RADINFO) : radiation and radioactivity facilities; RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse (RBLC) : best available air pollution technology requirements; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information System (RCRAInfo) : tracks generators, transporters, treaters, storers, and disposers

  2. EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): Facility Interests Dataset

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This web feature service consists of location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for all sites that are available in the FRS individual feature layers. The layers comprise the FRS major program databases, including:Assessment Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES) : brownfields sites ; Air Facility System (AFS) : stationary sources of air pollution ; Air Quality System (AQS) : ambient air pollution data from monitoring stations; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) : schools data on Indian land; Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) facilities; Clean Air Markets Division Business System (CAMDBS) : market-based air pollution control programs; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) : hazardous waste sites; Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) : integrated enforcement and compliance information; National Compliance Database (NCDB) : Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) module of ICIS : NPDES surface water permits; Radiation Information Database (RADINFO) : radiation and radioactivity facilities; RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse (RBLC) : best available air pollution technology requirements; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information System (RCRAInfo) : tracks generators, transporters, treaters, storers, and disposers of haz

  3. Stem Cell Research: Unlocking the Mystery of Disease

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    ... Issue Past Issues From the Director: Stem Cell Research: Unlocking the Mystery of Disease Past Issues / Summer ... Director, described the need for expanding stem cell research. Recently, he spoke about stem cell research with ...

  4. Maori responsiveness in health and medical research: key issues for researchers (part 1).

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    Sporle, Andrew; Koea, Jonathan

    2004-08-06

    Application for contestable government-research funding and ethical approval requires researchers to outline how their intended research project contributes to Maori development or advancement. When formulating their research proposals, the key issues for researchers are research utility, defining Maori, informed consent, confidentiality, issues with human tissues and genetic material, participant remuneration and recognition (koha), intellectual property, and involvement of local Maori health or social services. The most common Maori responsiveness issues in research applications can be readily approached by researchers who address straightforward methodological concerns, by working through precedents established by peers and colleagues, as well as by working with end-users of their research.

  5. Recruitment of oncology nurses for Internet research: issues and future directions.

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    Im, Eun-Ok; Chee, Wonshik; Lim, Hyun Ju; Bender, Melinda; Tsai, Hsiu-Min; Yang, Soon-Ok; Lee, Hungsa

    2006-11-03

    To provide future directions for Internet research based on issues raised during the recruitment process of an Internet survey of oncology nurses. Throughout the research process, the research staff recorded issues as they arose and wrote memos regarding recruitment issues and possible reasons for the issues. Weekly group discussions were conducted, and written records of the discussions were kept. The written memos and records were reviewed, and the content was analyzed. The recruitment issues included flexibility required, mutual trust, changing Internet dynamics, and potential selection bias. As the issues indicated, recruiting nurses for the study only through the Internet did not work well. For future Internet research, the authors suggest using multiple Internet and real settings for recruitment, a variety of strategies, the quota sampling method, and creative motivation strategies.

  6. Research Library Issues: A Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. RLI 283

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    Baughman, M. Sue, Ed.

    2013-01-01

    "Research Library Issues" ("RLI") focuses on current and emerging topics that are strategically important to research libraries. The articles explore issues, share information, pose critical questions, and provide examples. This issue includes the following articles: (1) Special at the Core: Aligning, Integrating, and…

  7. Ethical Issues in the Research of Group Work

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    Goodrich, Kristopher M.; Luke, Melissa

    2017-01-01

    This article provides a primer for researchers exploring ethical issues in the research of group work. The article begins with an exploration of relevant ethical issues through the research process and current standards guiding its practice. Next, the authors identify resources that group work researchers can consult prior to constructing their…

  8. Uses of research evidence among US state legislators who prioritize behavioral health issues

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    Purtle, Jonathan; Dodson, Elizabeth A.; Brownson, Ross C.

    2016-01-01

    Objective Disseminating behavioral health (BH) research to legislators (i.e., elected policy makers) is widely acknowledged as a priority, but little is known about how research evidence is used and sought by this audience. The primary aim of this exploratory study was to identify the research dissemination preferences and research seeking practices of legislators who prioritize BH issues and describe the role research plays in determining their policy priorities. The secondary aim was to assess if these legislators differ from legislators who do not prioritize BH issues. Methods A telephone-based survey was conducted with 862 US state legislators (response rate 50%). A validated survey instrument was used to assess legislators’ priorities and the factors that determine them, research dissemination preferences, and research seeking practices. Bivariate analyses were conducted to characterize the study population and compare legislators who prioritized BH issues to legislators who did not. Results Legislators who prioritized BH issues were significantly more likely to identify research evidence as a factor that determined policy priorities than legislators who did not prioritize these issues (odds ratio=1.91, 95% CI=1.25–2.90, p=.002). Legislators who prioritized BH issues also attributed more importance to 10-of-12 features of disseminated research (e.g., research being unbiased [p=.014], research telling a story [p=.033]) and engaged in 8-of-11 research seeking and utilization practices (e.g., attending research presentations [p=.012]) more often. Conclusions Legislators who prioritize BH issues actively seek, have distinct preferences for, and are particularly influenced by research evidence. Testing legislator-focused BH research dissemination strategies is an area for future research. PMID:27364817

  9. ARL: A Bimonthly Report on Research Library Issues and Actions from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. Special Double Issue on New Measures. Number 230-231, October-December 2003

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    Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed.

    2003-01-01

    ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…

  10. Design Issues and Inference in Experimental L2 Research

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    Hudson, Thom; Llosa, Lorena

    2015-01-01

    Explicit attention to research design issues is essential in experimental second language (L2) research. Too often, however, such careful attention is not paid. This article examines some of the issues surrounding experimental L2 research and its relationships to causal inferences. It discusses the place of research questions and hypotheses,…

  11. Asthma Research: The NIH–NJRC Connection

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    ... Home Current Issue Past Issues Special Section Asthma Research: The NIH–NJRC Connection Past Issues / Fall 2007 ... many ways that NIH supports and promotes asthma research is through its strong relationship with National Jewish ...

  12. An Online Forum As a Qualitative Research Method: Practical Issues

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    Im, Eun-Ok; Chee, Wonshik

    2008-01-01

    Background Despite positive aspects of online forums as a qualitative research method, very little is known about practical issues involved in using online forums for data collection, especially for a qualitative research project. Objectives The purpose of this paper is to describe the practical issues that the researchers encountered in implementing an online forum as a qualitative component of a larger study on cancer pain experience. Method Throughout the study process, the research staff recorded issues ranged from minor technical problems to serious ethical dilemmas as they arose and wrote memos about them. The memos and written records of discussions were reviewed and analyzed using the content analysis suggested by Weber. Results Two practical issues related to credibility were identified: a high response and retention rate and automatic transcripts. An issue related to dependability was the participants’ easy forgetfulness. The issues related to confirmability were difficulties in theoretical saturation and unstandardized computer and Internet jargon. A security issue related to hacking attempts was noted as well. Discussion The analysis of these issues suggests several implications for future researchers who want to use online forums as a qualitative data collection method. PMID:16849979

  13. Research Library Issues: A Quarterly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. RLI 279

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    Baughman, M. Sue, Ed.

    2012-01-01

    "Research Library Issues" ("RLI") is a quarterly report from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). This issue includes the following articles: (1) Digitization of Special Collections and Archives: Legal and Contractual Issues (Peter B.…

  14. Science Teachers Taking their First Steps toward Teaching Socioscientific Issues through Collaborative Action Research

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    Lee, Hyunju; Yang, Jung-eun

    2017-06-01

    This study presents two science teachers, Catherine and Jennifer, who took their first steps toward teaching socioscientific issues through collaborative action research. The teachers participated in the collaborative action research project because they wanted to address socioscientific issues but had limited experience in teaching them. The research questions included what kinds of challenges the teachers encountered when implementing socioscientific issues and to what extent they resolved the challenging issues as participating in collaborative action research. The primary data source consisted of audiotapes of regular group meetings containing information on the process of constructing and implementing lesson plans and reflecting on their teaching of socioscientific issues. We also collected classroom videotapes of the teachers' instruction and audiotapes of students' small group discussions and their worksheets. The findings indicated that when addressing socioscientific issues in the classes, the teachers encountered several challenging issues. We categorized them into four: (1) restructuring classroom dynamics and culture, (2) scaffolding students' engagement in socioscientific issues, (3) dealing with values, and (4) finding their niche in schools. However, this study showed that collaborative action research could be a framework for helping the teachers to overcome such challenges and have successful experiences of teaching socioscientific issues. These experiences became good motivation, to gradually develop their understanding of teaching socioscientific issues and instructional strategies for integrating the knowledge and skills that they had accumulated over the years.

  15. Honoring Pioneers in Breast Cancer Research

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    ... Home Current Issue Past Issues Honoring Pioneers in Breast Cancer Research Past Issues / Spring 2007 Table of Contents ... the Distinguished Medical Service Award for their pioneering breast cancer research. Photo courtesy of Bill Branson, NIH In ...

  16. NIH's National Institute of Nursing Research Is Changing Lives

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    ... Issue Past Issues NIH's National Institute of Nursing Research Is Changing Lives Past Issues / Spring 2008 Table ... From childbirth to end-of-life care, nursing research is aimed at helping patients across the entire ...

  17. ENRICH Forum: Ethical aNd Regulatory Issues in Cancer ResearcH

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    ENRICH Forum: Ethical aNd Regulatory Issues in Cancer ResearcH, designed to stimulate dialogue on ethical and regulatory issues in cancer research and promote awareness of developing policies and best practices.

  18. A course designed for undergraduate biochemistry students to learn about cultural diversity issues.

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    Benore-Parsons, Marilee

    2006-09-01

    Biology, biochemistry, and other science students are well trained in science and familiar with how to conduct and evaluate scientific experiments. They are less aware of cultural issues or how these will impact their careers in research, education, or as professional health care workers. A course was developed for advanced undergraduate science majors to learn about diversity issues in a context that would be relevant to them, entitled "Diversity Issues in Health Care: Treatment and Research." Learning objectives included: developing awareness of current topics concerning diversity issues in health care; learning how research is carried out in health care, including pharmaceutical research, clinical trials, and social research; and learning about health care practices. Lectures and projects included readings on laboratory and clinical research, as well as literature on legal, race, gender, language, age, and income issues in health care research and clinical practice. Exams, papers, and a service learning project were used to determine the final course grade. Assessment indicated student understanding of diversity issues was improved, and the material was relevant. Copyright © 2006 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.

  19. Critical Issues in Research Design in Action Research in an SME Development Context

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    McGrath, Helen; O'Toole, Thomas

    2012-01-01

    Purpose: The main aim of this paper is to develop guidelines on the critical issues to consider in research design in an action research (AR) environment for SME network capability development. Design/methodology/approach: The issues in research design for AR studies are developed from the authors' experience in running learning sets but, in…

  20. Innovation and Integrity in Intervention Research: Conceptual Issues, Methodology, and Knowledge Translation.

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    Malti, Tina; Beelmann, Andreas; Noam, Gil G; Sommer, Simon

    2018-04-01

    In this article, we introduce the special issue entitled Innovation and Integrity in Intervention Science. Its focus is on essential problems and prospects for intervention research examining two related topics, i.e., methodological issues and research integrity, and challenges in the transfer of research knowledge into practice and policy. The main aims are to identify how to advance methodology in order to improve research quality, examine scientific integrity in the field of intervention science, and discuss future steps to enhance the transfer of knowledge about evidence-based intervention principles into sustained practice, routine activities, and policy decisions. Themes of the special issue are twofold. The first includes questions about research methodology in intervention science, both in terms of research design and methods, as well as data analyses and the reporting of findings. Second, the issue tackles questions surrounding the types of knowledge translation frameworks that might be beneficial to mobilize the transfer of research-based knowledge into practice and public policies. The issue argues that innovations in methodology and thoughtful approaches to knowledge translation can enable transparency, quality, and sustainability of intervention research.

  1. An online forum as a qualitative research method: practical issues.

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    Im, Eun-Ok; Chee, Wonshik

    2006-01-01

    Despite the positive aspects of online forums as a qualitative research method, very little is known on the practical issues involved in using online forums for data collection, especially for a qualitative research project. The aim of this study was to describe the practical issues encountered in implementing an online forum as a qualitative component of a larger study on cancer pain experience. Throughout the study process, the research staff recorded issues ranging from minor technical problems to serious ethical dilemmas as they arose and wrote memos about them. The memos and written records of the discussions were reviewed and analyzed using content analysis. Two practical issues related to credibility were identified: (a) a high response and retention rate and (b) automatic transcripts. An issue related to dependability was the participants' forgetfulness. The issues related to confirmability were difficulties in theoretical saturation and unstandardized computer and Internet jargon. A security issue related to hacking attempts was noted as well. The analysis of these issues suggests several implications for future researchers who want to use online forums as a qualitative data collection method.

  2. Mathematical Problem Solving. Issues in Research.

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    Lester, Frank K., Jr., Ed.; Garofalo, Joe, Ed.

    This set of papers was originally developed for a conference on Issues and Directions in Mathematics Problem Solving Research held at Indiana University in May 1981. The purpose is to contribute to the clear formulation of the key issues in mathematical problem-solving research by presenting the ideas of actively involved researchers. An…

  3. Research Notes, 2000.

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    Research Notes, 2000

    2000-01-01

    This document consists of the two 2000 issues of a semiannual newsletter that provides current information and research on leadership and administrative issues in early childhood education. The Fall 2000 issue discusses the use of research to promote sound policy and practice in early care and education, focusing on the implications of research in…

  4. Prison health service directors' views on research priorities and organizational issues in conducting research in prison: outcomes of a national deliberative roundtable.

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    Simpson, Paul Leslie; Guthrie, Jill; Butler, Tony

    2017-06-12

    Purpose Given that prisoners have significant health needs across most areas, the paucity of prisoner health research, and the difficulties involved in the conduct of research in this setting, there is a need to develop research priorities that align with key stakeholder groups. One such group are those responsible for health service provision in prisons - prison health service directors. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Prison health service directors in each Australian state and territory were invited to participate in a national (deliberative) roundtable where the consensus building nominal group technique was utilized. This involved the identification of research priorities and organizational issues in conducting research with prisoners, and ranking research priorities. A thematic analysis was conducted on organizational issues. Findings In total, 13 participants attended the roundtable. Participants identified 28 research priorities and 12 organizational issues. Top ranked research priorities were mental health, cognitive and intellectual disability, post-release health maintenance, ageing prisoners, chronic health conditions and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Themes identified from the organizational issues included prisoner access to research participation, health and research literacy of custodial staff, and institutional protectionism in response to research that may discover negative information about the custodial setting. Research limitations/implications These findings should inform future efforts to improve research infrastructures to undertake research to improve the health of people in Australian prisons, and help to align researchers' efforts with those of a key organizational stakeholder. Originality/value This is the first paper to determine the research priorities and organizational issues in conducting research in prisons of prison health service directors.

  5. Research Library Issues: A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC--A Special Issue on Strategies for Opening up Content. RLI 269

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    Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed.

    2010-01-01

    "Research Library Issues" ("RLI") is a bimonthly report from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). This issue includes the following articles: (1) Strategies for Opening Up Content: Laying the Groundwork for an Open…

  6. Identifying emerging issues in forestry as a tool for research planning.

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    Hans M. Gregersen; Allen L. Lundgren; Pamela J. Jakes; David N. Bengston

    1989-01-01

    A Delphi exercise is used to identify emerging issues in National Forest management and use, the relative importance of the issues, and barriers to resolving issues. USDA Forest Service managers agree on the importance of the 11 issues identified; however, researchers and National Forest managers do not always agree on the importance of issues or barriers.

  7. Ethical and Social Issues in Health Research Involving Incarcerated People.

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    Coughlin, Steven S; Lewis, Sharon R; Smith, Selina A

    2016-01-01

    The use of inmates in research in the U.S. was restricted by the recommendations of the National Commission and by federal regulations and guidelines that followed. By the 1980s, many health care officials became concerned about the exclusion of inmates from experimental treatments for human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV). These developments in ethics occurred in the context of racial/ethnic disparities in health. In this article, ethical considerations in clinical and public health research on HIV in prison and jail settings are considered. Ethical considerations in mental health research are summarized as well as issues pertaining to research involving female inmates. Issues related to oversight of research involving incarcerated people are considered along with the ethics of public health research. The ethics of research involving incarcerated people extends beyond traditional issues in human subjects ethics to include issues within the domains of bioethics and public health ethics.

  8. Ethical and Social Issues in Health Research Involving Incarcerated People

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    Coughlin, Steven S.; Lewis, Sharon R.; Smith, Selina A.

    2016-01-01

    The use of inmates in research in the U.S. was restricted by the recommendations of the National Commission and by federal regulations and guidelines that followed. By the 1980s, many health care officials became concerned about the exclusion of inmates from experimental treatments for human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV). These developments in ethics occurred in the context of racial/ethnic disparities in health. In this article, ethical considerations in clinical and public health research on HIV in prison and jail settings are considered. Ethical considerations in mental health research are summarized as well as issues pertaining to research involving female inmates. Issues related to oversight of research involving incarcerated people are considered along with the ethics of public health research. The ethics of research involving incarcerated people extends beyond traditional issues in human subjects ethics to include issues within the domains of bioethics and public health ethics. PMID:27133509

  9. Issues in protection of human subjects in internet research.

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    Im, Eun-Ok; Chee, Wonshik

    2002-01-01

    Despite the increasing use of the Internet among nurses, the use of the Internet in nursing research has been rarely discussed and critiqued in terms of issues in protection of human subjects. In this article, issues in protection of human subjects in Internet research are explored by analyzing an Internet study to propose directions for human protection in Internet research. Issues raised through the study include those related to (a) anonymity and confidentiality, (b) security, (c) self-determination and authenticity, (d) full disclosure, and (e) fair treatment. Based on discussion of the five issues, development of standardized guidelines, investigator triangulation, and information sharing are proposed as directions for protection of human subjects in Internet research.

  10. Measuring Involvement with Social Issues.

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    Nowak, Glen J.; Salmon, Charles T.

    A study applied research concepts from consumer product involvement to test a model for research on involvement with social issues. Issue involvement was defined as the state or level of perceived importance and/or interest evoked by a stimulus (issue) within a specific situation. Attitudes on four social issues--abortion, pornography, the…

  11. Security and health research databases: the stakeholders and questions to be addressed.

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    Stewart, Sara

    2006-01-01

    Health research database security issues abound. Issues include subject confidentiality, data ownership, data integrity and data accessibility. There are also various stakeholders in database security. Each of these stakeholders has a different set of concerns and responsibilities when dealing with security issues. There is an obvious need for training in security issues, so that these issues may be addressed and health research will move on without added obstacles based on misunderstanding security methods and technologies.

  12. Exploring Ethical Issues Associated with Using Online Surveys in Educational Research

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    Roberts, Lynne D.; Allen, Peter J.

    2015-01-01

    Online surveys are increasingly used in educational research, yet little attention has focused on ethical issues associated with their use in educational settings. Here, we draw on the broader literature to discuss 5 key ethical issues in the context of educational survey research: dual teacher/researcher roles; informed consent; use of…

  13. Task-Based Pronunciation Teaching and Research: Key Issues and Future Directions

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    Mora, Joan C.; Levkina, Mayya

    2017-01-01

    This article synthesizes the conclusions of the empirical studies in this special issue and outlines key questions in future research. The research reported in this volume has identified several fundamental issues in pronunciation-focused task design that are discussed in detail and on which suggestions for further research are outlined. One…

  14. Proceedings of National Avian-Wind Power Planning Meeting IV

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    2001-05-01

    OAK-B135 The purpose of the fourth meeting was to (1) share research and update research conducted on avian wind interactions (2) identify questions and issues related to the research results, (3) develop conclusions about some avian/wind power issues, and (4) identify questions and issues for future avian research.

  15. Engaging Children: Research Issues around Participation and Environmental Learning

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    Hacking, Elisabeth Barratt; Barratt, Robert; Scott, William

    2007-01-01

    In this article we explore a number of issues arising from the papers in this special issue of "Environmental Education Research." The papers focus on current examples of childhood environment research in the UK together with research reviews from the UK, the US and Australia. In order to provide a framework for considering and…

  16. American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

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  17. Research Library Issues. RLI 293

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    Baughman, M. Sue, Ed.

    2018-01-01

    This issue of "Research Library Issues" ("RLI") presents an introduction article and two companion articles, which highlight Net Neutrality. The introduction article, "Why Net Neutrality Matters and What Research Libraries Can Do about It" (Mary Lee Kennedy), explains that the fundamental intent of the open internet…

  18. Ethical issues in dementia

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    Whitehouse, Peter J.

    2000-01-01

    The growing number of individuals affected by dementia will intensify the ethical issues that emerge in clinical practice and research, issues early in disease relate to genetic testing, use of medications in mildly affected persons, and diagnostic disclosure. Research issues relate to appropriate informed consent processes, conflict of interests, and research design issues, such as the use of placebos and the use of biological tissues, in the later stages of disease concern about appropriate therapeutic goals and end-of-life care is appropriate. PMID:22033828

  19. Educational Financing in Developing Countries: Research Findings and Contemporary Issues.

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    Schiefelbein, Ernesto

    This study focuses on contemporary issues of educational financing in developing countries and on available research findings as these relate, or can be related, to these issues. The first two chapters are analytical, examining common educational finance issues and testing the conventional wisdom of certain usual proposals. Chapter 1, "Issues in…

  20. ARL: A Bimonthly Report on Research Library Issues and Actions from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. Number 257

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    Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed.

    2008-01-01

    ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…

  1. ARL: A Bimonthly Report on Research Library Issues and Actions from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. Number 241

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    Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed.

    2005-01-01

    ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…

  2. ARL: A Bimonthly Report on Research Library Issues and Actions from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. Number 244

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    Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed.

    2006-01-01

    ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…

  3. From Contagious to Resilient and Beyond: A Periodization of Four Decades of Educational Research on LGBTQ Issues

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    Kavanagh, Sarah Schneider

    2016-01-01

    This article presents a periodization of educational research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) issues between 1970 and 2010. Developed through a frame analysis of 105 educational research reports, the periodization maps ideological and chronological patterns in the conceptual frames of research on LGBTQ issues. Five…

  4. ARL: A Bimonthly Report on Research Library Issues and Actions from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. Number 233

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    Barrett, Jaia, Ed.

    2004-01-01

    ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…

  5. ARL: A Bimonthly Report on Research Library Issues and Actions from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. Number 251

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    Association of Research Libraries, 2007

    2007-01-01

    ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…

  6. Research issues in preparedness for mass casualty events, disaster, war, and terrorism.

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    Hinton Walker, Patricia; Garmon Bibb, Sandra C; Elberson, Karen L

    2005-09-01

    This article provides a perspective on the types of research questions that might be explored and strategies used in relation to disaster,terrorism, and mass casualty events. Research is addressed in the context of three areas of focus: issues related to the health care provider; issues affecting the patient, individual, family, and community; and issues related to the health care system.

  7. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sixth Annual Practice-based Research Network theme issue--They just keep getting better and better.

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    Bowman, Marjorie A; Neale, Anne Victoria

    2011-01-01

    We have quite a rich issue this month related to practice-based research networks (PBRNs)--reflections on where they have been, where they should go, how they should happen; lessons learned about recruiting physicians and patients and new research methods; and several clinical studies from existing PBRNs. We had an amazing number of manuscripts submitted this year for the PBRN issue; as a result, this is a powerful issue. Some are under revision for future issues of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, just as we have some articles from PBRNs appearing in most issues. PBRNs have deepened the family medicine research tradition. The importance of primary care research to build the evidence base of our clinical practice, plus the useful work building the methods of primary care research, distinguishes the pioneers in PBRNs. PBRNs are Health Improvement Networks and national treasures to be nurtured.

  8. Ethics issues for HIV/AIDS researchers in international settings - perspectives from the Canadian experience.

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    Gahagan, Jacqueline; Sweeney, Ellen; Worthington, Catherine; Perry, Darryl; Satzinger, Franziska; Rogers, Erin

    2008-11-01

    In recognition of the level of international HIV/AIDS research being conducted by Canadians, the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR), along with its partners, has developed a resource document to assist researchers in identifying and preparing for the unique ethics issues and challenges that may arise during international HIV/AIDS research. Between 2004 and 2007, face-to-face consultations were undertaken with community and government stakeholders, and interviews were conducted with eight prominent HIV/AIDS researchers with international experience to identify key research ethics challenges and structural, cultural, political, social, and economic factors that may impact HIV/AIDS research ethics in resource-limited settings. These challenges and factors served as the basis for the hypothetical ethics issues case scenarios developed for each of the four research tracks. Ethics issues were identified at every stage of the research process. Key contextual issues included: (1) stigma and culturally-embedded conceptualizations of HIV; (2) local and global politics and economics; (3) gender inequities, power dynamics, and sexual roles; and (4) allocation and availability of resources for research and health services. The final document resulting from the consultation process provides a framework for open dialogue on the complex and interconnected ethics issues researchers may experience in the field of international HIV/AIDS research, and contributes to the HIV/AIDS research field by reinforcing the need for high quality and ethically sound research. This document can be found at http://ethics.cahr-acrv.ca/.

  9. Biomedical research and the commercialization agenda: a review of main considerations for neuroscience.

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    Caulfield, Timothy; Ogbogu, Ubaka

    2008-01-01

    This article reviews a range of issues associated with the commercialization of biomedical research and speculates on how these issues might apply to the neuroscience context. Drawing on existing studies of the impact of research commercialization activities on various areas of biotechnology research, the authors explore normative benchmarks for assessing and resolving issues likely to arise from the commercialization of neuroscientific research, including such topics as patenting, marketing pressures, and representations of research prospects.

  10. Ethical and social dilemmas in community-based controlled trials in situations of poverty: a view from a South African project.

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    Nama, Nosisana; Swartz, Leslie

    2002-01-01

    All psychological and social research presents ethical dilemmas, many of which centre around the difficulties which flow from the power imbalances between those conducting the research and the research respondents or participants. Issues of power are magnified in research undertaken in contexts of poverty, and there is a burgeoning literature on ethical issues in research in developing countries. In this article, we augment the existing literature by focusing on the experiences of an assessor working in a controlled trial of a mother-infant intervention in a poor South African community. We consider issues of community expectations, the presentation to our project of physical health problems, the issue of HIV/AIDS, cultural beliefs which impact on the research, child protection issues, and the tensions between research assessment and ubuntu--a cultural norm which requires helpful engagement with others. We suggest that our experiences may assist with the development of further research.

  11. Piercing the veil: ethical issues in ethnographic research.

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    Schrag, Brian

    2009-06-01

    It is not unusual for researchers in ethnography (and sometimes Institutional Review Boards) to assume that research of "public" behavior is morally unproblematic. I examine an historical case of ethnographic research and the sustained moral outrage to the research expressed by the subjects of that research. I suggest that the moral outrage was legitimate and articulate some of the ethical issues underlying that outrage. I argue that morally problematic Ethnographic research of public behavior can derive from research practice that includes a tendency to collapse the distinction between harm and moral wrong, a failure to take account of recent work on ethical issues in privacy; failure to appreciate the deception involved in ethnographers' failure to reveal their role as researchers to subjects and finally a failure to appropriately weigh the moral significance of issues of invasion of privacy and inflicted insight in both the research process and subsequent publication of research.

  12. ARL: A Bimonthly Newsletter of Research Library Issues and Actions, 1996.

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    Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed.

    1996-01-01

    This document contains 6 issues (one year) of a newsletter devoted to information and reports on issues and actions of interest to research libraries. Each issue contains articles on current issues, federal relations, ARL activities, and a calendar of events, as well as columns by the Coalition for Networked Information and the Office of…

  13. California Tribal Nations Technical Water Research

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    Ben, C; Coty, J

    2005-08-15

    This research focused on identifying the key technical water issues of federally recognized California Native American tribes, the context within which these water issues arise for the tribes, and an appropriate format for potentially opening further dialogue on water research issues between the tribes and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists. At LLNL, a Water Quality and Resource Management Issues Workshop held in January of 2003 resulted in multiple recommendations, one proposing a LLNL dialogue with California tribes to further inform LLNL's prioritization of water issues based on identified needs across national sectors. The focus of this aforementioned Water Qualitymore » and Resource Management Issues Workshop was to identify national and international priority water research issues with which LLNL may align their research efforts and contribute to resolving these needs. LLNL staff researched various sectors to delineate the key water issues associated with each. This preliminary water issue research included diverse entities such as international water agencies, federal and state agencies, industry, non-governmental agencies, and private organizations. The key (identified) water issues across these sectors were presented to workshop attendees and used during workshop debates and sessions. However, the key water issues of federally recognized Native American tribes remained less understood, resulting in a workshop proposal for additional research and LLNL potentially hosting a dialog with representatives of these tribes. Federally recognized Native American tribes have a unique government-to-government relationship with the United States (U.S.) government, in contrast to other sectors researched for the workshop. Within the U.S., the number of federally recognized tribes currently stands at 562 and, in addition to this large number of tribes, much diversity across these tribes exists. For the purposes of this preliminary research and report, it was necessary to confine the analysis to a smaller geographic area, yet still represent the diversity of tribes and context within which tribal water issues arise. The state of California provides this opportunity. California has 106 federally recognized tribes. California is diverse in its geography, environment, demographics, and economic bases; California tribes demonstrate similar diversity. Additionally, no central repository of national or state tribal water issues exists and information must be aggregated, in general, tribe by tribe. This presents research challenges and, for this report, these were overcome by developing a method to essentially ''sub-sample'' the 106 federally recognized tribes in the state, while making every effort to maintain a sub-sample that broadly represents all of the 106 tribes. n an effort to develop an equitable and appropriate method with which to identify this set of representative tribes, multiple entities were contacted for guidance. Consultation with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Indian Health Services (IHS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and Tribal Environmental Directors, provided key information and recommendations to guide the research process. It is hoped that an appropriate representation of the diversity of tribes across the state has been achieved; this includes an adequate representation of similarities and differences between Californian tribes on key water research issues (and the same between regions). This research occurred over a limited time period (i.e., three months) and given a general concern that this may not be sufficient, any information and conclusions in this report should be viewed with this in mind. Finally, it is hoped that this research allows for an (enhanced) informed capacity to better propose further dialog between tribes and LLNL to continue to exchange water research perspectives and define potential research collaborations.« less

  14. Research Exchange, 2002.

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    2002-01-01

    These three issues of the "Research Exchange" focus on how better to conduct disability research and disseminate research results. The first issue examines the topic of human subject/human research participant protection, with a focus on research funded through the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). It…

  15. Research Library Issues: A Quarterly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. RLI 278

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    Baughman, M. Sue, Ed.

    2012-01-01

    "Research Library Issues" ("RLI") is a quarterly report from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). This issue includes the following articles: (1) Leading a Full Life: Reflections on Several Decades of Work, Family,…

  16. Research Library Issues: A Quarterly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. RLI 277

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    Baughman, M. Sue, Ed.

    2011-01-01

    "Research Library Issues" ("RLI") is a quarterly report from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). This issue includes the following articles: (1) Rebalancing the Investment in Collections (H. Thomas Hickerson); (2)…

  17. Interactive Features of Web Surveys

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    Conrad, Frederick G.

    2007-01-01

    Educational researchers and policy makers have come to rely on data from sample surveys. However, survey research on educational issues poses some special challenges. In many respects, the survey methodology issues in educational research are the same as those throughout the social and behavioral sciences. These issues concern obtaining the best…

  18. The Prevention Researcher, 2000.

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    Ungerleider, Steven, Ed.

    2000-01-01

    This document consists of volume 7 of "The Prevention Researcher," a service of Integrated Research Services. Each issue provides information on a specific topic. The topic of Issue Number One is adolescent dating violence. This issue includes articles on adolescents' beliefs about rape and sexual victimization, and contains a report on an…

  19. Research Library Issues: A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. RLI 269

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    Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed.

    2010-01-01

    "Research Library Issues" ("RLI") is a bimonthly report from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). This issue includes the following articles: (1) Strategies for Opening Up Content: Laying the Groundwork for an Open…

  20. Simple Gifts: Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Person-Based Composition Research.

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    Anderson, Paul V.

    1998-01-01

    Discusses ethical issues involved with person-based research. Discusses the ethical discourse embodied in the "Nuremberg Code," federal regulations, and the "Belmont Report." Discusses several specific issues in research ethics to illustrate how this discourse provides new ways of thinking about what must be done to treat…

  1. Neuroimaging Research with Children: Ethical Issues and Case Scenarios

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    Coch, Donna

    2007-01-01

    There are few available resources for learning and teaching about ethical issues in neuroimaging research with children, who constitute a special and vulnerable population. Here, a brief review of ethical issues in developmental research, situated within the emerging field of neuroethics, highlights the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of…

  2. Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1999.

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    Bainer, Deborah L., Ed.; Kramer, Gene A., Ed.; Smith, Richard M., Ed.

    1999-01-01

    Volume 12 of the Mid-Western Educational Researcher contains four issues. The first issue includes kick-off, keynote, luncheon, and presidential addresses from the annual meeting of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA), held in Chicago, Illinois, in October 1998. Issue 3 is the program for MWERA's annual meeting in Chicago,…

  3. Rural Communities and Rural Social Issues: Priorities for Research.

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    Black, Alan; Duff, John; Saggers, Sherry; Baines, Patricia

    This report recommends priorities for research into rural communities and rural social issues in Australia, based on an extensive literature review, surveys of policymaking agencies and researchers, and discussion at a national workshop in May 1999. Chapters 1-2 outline the study's background, purpose, and methodology; discuss issues in the…

  4. Identification and Characterization of Key Human Performance Issues and Research in the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)

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    Lee, Paul U.; Sheridan, Tom; Poage, james L.; Martin, Lynne Hazel; Jobe, Kimberly K.

    2010-01-01

    This report identifies key human-performance-related issues associated with Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) research in the NASA NextGen-Airspace Project. Four Research Focus Areas (RFAs) in the NextGen-Airspace Project - namely Separation Assurance (SA), Airspace Super Density Operations (ASDO), Traffic Flow Management (TFM), and Dynamic Airspace Configuration (DAC) - were examined closely. In the course of the research, it was determined that the identified human performance issues needed to be analyzed in the context of NextGen operations rather than through basic human factors research. The main gaps in human factors research in NextGen were found in the need for accurate identification of key human-systems related issues within the context of specific NextGen concepts and better design of the operational requirements for those concepts. By focusing on human-system related issues for individual concepts, key human performance issues for the four RFAs were identified and described in this report. In addition, mixed equipage airspace with components of two RFAs were characterized to illustrate potential human performance issues that arise from the integration of multiple concepts.

  5. Sustaining the land, people, and economy of the Blue Mountains: The Blue Mountains Natural Resources Institute

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    Lynn Starr; James McIver; Thomas M. Quigley

    2000-01-01

    The Blue Mountains Natural Resources Institute approaches issues by deciding if a critical issue is one of information needs or of differing values. If a values issue, we arrange local forums for discussion; if an information issue, we disseminate available information, or undertake research projects as appropriate. One issue we have researched involving both values...

  6. Issues/Higher Education/Institutional Research. NCAIR Proceedings. Fifth Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Institutional Research (Asheville, North Carolina, November 2-3, 1977).

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    Brown, Charles I., Ed.

    Proceedings from the fifth annual meeting of the North Carolina Association for Institutional Research (NCAIR) focus on issues affecting higher education and the relationship of these issues to the institutional research function. Included are general session addresses by Charles A. Lyons and Dick Robinson that discuss the implications of Judge…

  7. Organizational Issues and Human Resource Development Research Questions. A Guide for Researchers in Human Resource Development.

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    Jacobs, Ronald L., Ed.

    The nine papers in this monograph, written by members of the University Council for Research in Human Resource Development, respond to the following questions: What is the most important organizational issue of the 1990s, and what human resource development (HRD) research questions might be generated from this issue? The papers are as follows: (1)…

  8. Counseling Psychology Research on Sexual (Orientation) Minority Issues: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges and Opportunities

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    Moradi, Bonnie; Mohr, Jonathan J.; Worthington, Roger L.; Fassinger, Ruth E.

    2009-01-01

    This lead article of the special issue discusses conceptual and methodological considerations in studying sexual minority issues, particularly in research conducted by counseling psychologists (including the work represented in this special issue). First, the overarching challenge of conceptualizing and defining sexual minority populations is…

  9. Ethical and methodological issues in research with Sami experiencing disability.

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    Melbøe, Line; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Johnsen, Bjørn-Eirik; Fedreheim, Gunn Elin; Dinesen, Tone; Minde, Gunn-Tove; Rustad, Marit

    2016-01-01

    A study of disability among the indigenous Sami people in Norway presented a number of ethical and methodological challenges rarely addressed in the literature. The main study was designed to examine and understand the everyday life, transitions between life stages and democratic participation of Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability. Hence, the purpose of this article is to increase the understanding of possible ethical and methodological issues in research within this field. The article describes and discusses ethical and methodological issues that arose when conducting our study and identifies some strategies for addressing issues like these. The ethical and methodological issues addressed in the article are based on a qualitative study among indigenous Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability. The data in this study were collected through 31 semi-structured in-depth interviews with altogether 24 Sami people experiencing disability and 13 next of kin of Sami people experiencing disability (8 mothers, 2 fathers, 2 sister and 1 guardian). The researchers identified 4 main areas of ethical and methodological issues. We present these issues chronologically as they emerged in the research process: 1) concept of knowledge when designing the study, 2) gaining access, 3) data collection and 4) analysis and accountability. The knowledge generated from this study has the potential to benefit future health research, specifically of Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability, as well as health research concerning indigenous people in general, providing scientific-based insight into important ethical and methodological issues in research with indigenous people experiencing disability.

  10. Fighting Allergies with Research and Information

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  11. Some Spatial Politics of Queer-Feminist Research: Personal Reflections From the Field.

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    Misgav, Chen

    2016-01-01

    This article addresses methodological issues emerging from research conducted with Trans in the Center, an LGBT activist group in Tel Aviv, Israel. It addresses some complex issues related to the politics and ethics of applying queer and feminist methodology to qualitative research in a trans, queer, and feminist community space. The focus is on two issues: the researcher's positionality vis-à-vis the participants and selecting the appropriate methodology in relation to the characteristics of the group under study. Such issues demonstrate how queer and feminist principles are articulated and interwoven in geographical-spatial research in two different dimensions: in the research practice and methodology and in the practices and the spaces created by the activity of the researched group itself. I conclude with insights arising from the attempt to apply feminist and queer paradigms in both theory and research, and I call for their integration into geographical research.

  12. Research Library Issues: A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. RLI 270

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    Baughman, M. Sue, Ed.

    2010-01-01

    "Research Library Issues" ("RLI") is a bimonthly report from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). This issue includes the following articles: (1) Celebrating 10 Years of ARL's Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (Mark A. Puente);…

  13. Focus on Basics: Connecting Research & Practice. Volume 8, Issue D

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    Garner, Barbara, Ed.

    2007-01-01

    Learning disabilities is the theme of the latest issue of "Focus on Basics," the World Education publication that brings together research, policy, and practice in adult basic education. Starting with an update on research on neurobiology and dyslexia, this issue also examines how the adult basic education system supports students with…

  14. Taking it Personally: Using Literature To Stimulate and Sustain Research.

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    Barkley, Mary

    Literature can bring meaning to student research. When students read they develop connections to characters. They care; they empathize; they recognize the issues that face characters' lives, and they develop beliefs about those issues. Students' new feelings and beliefs motivate them to conduct research related to those issues and sustain them…

  15. Extending New Paradigm Childhood Research: Meeting the Challenges of Including Younger Children

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    Darbyshire, Philip; Schiller, Wendy; MacDougall, Colin

    2005-01-01

    This special issue of "Early Child Development and Care" focuses on the issues involved in researching the views and experiences of young children. Challenging issues need to be addressed. For example, what constitutes ethical questioning of children? What are young children's rights as research respondents? What is meaningful 'informed consent'…

  16. Collegiate Aviation Research and Education Solutions to Critical Safety Issues. UNO Aviation Monograph Series. UNOAI Report.

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    Bowen, Brent, Ed.

    This document contains four papers concerning collegiate aviation research and education solutions to critical safety issues. "Panel Proposal Titled Collegiate Aviation Research and Education Solutions to Critical Safety Issues for the Tim Forte Collegiate Aviation Safety Symposium" (Brent Bowen) presents proposals for panels on the…

  17. Research Library Issues: A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. RLI 268

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    Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed.

    2010-01-01

    "Research Library Issues" ("RLI") is a bimonthly report from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). This special issue includes the following articles: (1) Themes within the ARL Strategic Plan 2010-2012 (Charles B. Lowry); (2) ARL…

  18. Introduction to the special issue: permafrost and periglacial research from coasts to mountains

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    Schrott, Lothar; Humlum, Ole

    2017-09-01

    This special issue of Geomorphology includes eleven papers dealing with permafrost and periglacial research from coasts to mountains. The compilation represents a selection from 47 presentations (oral and posters) given at the 4th European Conference on Permafrost - IPA Regional Conference (EUCOP4, June 2014) in the session ;Periglacial Geomorphology;. Geomorphology as a leading journal for our discipline is particularly suitable to publish advances in permafrost and periglacial research with a focus on geomorphic processes. Since 1989 Geomorphology has published 121 special issues and two special issues are explicitly dedicated to permafrost and periglacial research, however, only with a focus on research in Antarctica. In this special issue we present papers from the Canadian Beaufort Sea, Alaska, Spitzbergen, central western Poland, the European Alps, the eastern Sudetes, the southern Carpathians, Nepal, and Antarctica.

  19. Research from Afar: Considerations for Conducting an Off-Site Research Project.

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    Williams, Reg Arthur; Hagerty, Bonnie M.; Hoyle, Kenneth; Yousha, Steven M.; Abdoo, Yvonne; Andersen, Curt; Engler, Dorothy

    1999-01-01

    Critical elements in the success of off-site research projects include the following: negotiation, attention to personnel issues, communication, participation of research subjects, data management, and concern for privacy issues. (SK)

  20. Fruit Flies Help Human Sleep Research

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  1. "Suspended animation," my mother's wife and cultural discernment: considerations for genetic research among immigrants.

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    Kissell, Judith Lee

    2005-01-01

    One of the most difficult contemporary issues facing the bioethics of clinical research is balancing the maintaining of a universality of ethics standards with a sensitivity to cultural issues and differences. The concept of "vulnerability" for research subjects is especially apt for investigating the ethical and cultural issues surrounding the conduct of genetic research among new immigrants to the United States, using the Sudanese Nuer and Dinka tribes, recently settled in the Midwest, as an example. Issues of cultural vulnerability arise for some immigrants, related to relationship to the earth and to kinship issues, that threaten the narrative richness of a subject's life as well as the way she situates herself in the world.

  2. ARL: A Bimonthly Newsletter of Research Library Issues and Actions, 2001.

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    Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed.

    2001-01-01

    This document consists of six issues of the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) Newsletter, covering the year 2001. Each issue of the newsletter includes some or all of the following sections: "Current Issues," reports from the Office of Scholarly Communication, Office for Management Services, and Coalition for Networked Information,…

  3. A Bimonthly Report on Research Library Issues and Actions from ARL, CNI, and SPARC, 2000.

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    Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed.

    2000-01-01

    This document consists of the five issues of the bimonthly ARL (Association of Research Libraries) newsletter which cover the year 2000. Each issue includes some or all of the following sections: "Current Issues"; reports from SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), Coalition for Networked Information, Office of…

  4. Managing the Soft Issues in E-Research: A Role for Libraries?

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    Denison, Tom; Kethers, Stefanie; McPhee, Nicholas

    2007-01-01

    Within Australia there is a growing interest in e-research and the use of cyberinfrastructure. There is also increasing recognition that the use of cyberinfrastructure is often inhibited, not by technical issues, but by so-called "soft" issues, such as those related to work practices, intellectual property issues, the nature of research…

  5. Ethical Issues in Research Involving Participants With Opioid Use Disorder.

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    Anderson, Emily; McNair, Lindsay

    2018-05-01

    In the current epidemic of opioid use disorders, there is both a scientific and ethical imperative to develop effective medical and behavioral treatments for opioid addiction. Research in subject populations with active and ongoing drug addictions bring unique ethical considerations and challenges. Sponsors, researchers, and institutional review board (IRB) members should be familiar with these unique ethical and medical issues as they design, review, and conduct research planned for this population. Issues include those of informed consent and decision-making capacity of research participants, compensation for participation and concerns about undue inducement, forces that threaten the voluntary nature of research participation including the scarcity of available drug treatment programs, and ensuring that participants are aware of and understand risks that may continue after research participation such as increased risk of overdose after research-mandated drug abstinence. This manuscript discusses the current thinking on these issues.

  6. Psychotherapy and Outcome Research in PTSD: Understanding the Challenges and Complexities in the Literature

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    Black, Timothy G.

    2004-01-01

    The author reviews the existing literature on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD, American Psychiatric Association, 2000) as it relates to outcome research and psychotherapy. An initial examination of the issues involved in outcome research includes the issue of assessment and diagnosis, followed by the issue of measurement. The article is meant…

  7. Examining American Post-Secondary Education. Research Report. ETS RR-11-22

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    Liu, Ou Lydia

    2011-01-01

    The purpose of this report is to identify the most prominent issues in U.S. higher education and to develop strategic research plans to address the issues that are most relevant to ETS's capabilities in measurement and assessment through the ETS's higher education research initiative. In the United States, issues related to higher education such…

  8. A Critical Commentary on Combined Methods Approach to Researching Educational and Social Issues

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    Nudzor, Hope Pius

    2009-01-01

    One major issue social science research is faced with concerns the methodological schism and internecine "warfare" that divides the field. This paper examines critically what is referred to as combined methods research, and the claim that this is the best methodology for addressing complex social issues. The paper discredits this claim on the…

  9. Research Library Issues: A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC. RLI 262

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    Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed.

    2009-01-01

    This issue of "Research Library Issues" includes the following articles: (1) The University's Role in the Dissemination of Research and Scholarship--A Call to Action; (2) ARL Statement to Scholarly Publishers on the Global Economic Crisis (Karla Hahn); (3) Reinventing Science Librarianship: Themes from the ARL-CNI Forum (Elisabeth Jones); and (4)…

  10. Connections 2015: Our History: Journeys in KF Research. Annual Newsletter

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    Gilmore, Melinda, Ed.; Holwerk, David, Ed.

    2015-01-01

    Each issue of this annual newsletter focuses on a particular area of Kettering's research. The 2015 issue focuses on a yearlong review of Kettering's research over time. This issue contains the following articles that address this review: (1) How Kettering Discovered Democracy (David Mathews); (2) Key Events in KF History (Collette McDonough); (3)…

  11. Patient issues in health research and quality of care: an inventory and data synthesis.

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    Teunissen, Truus; Visse, Merel; de Boer, Pim; Abma, Tineke A

    2013-12-01

    The purpose of this review is to generate an inventory of issues that matter from a patient perspective in health research and quality of care. From these issues, criteria will be elicited to support patient(s) (groups) in their role as advisor or advocate when appraising health research, health policy and quality of health care. Literature shows that patients are beginning to develop their own voice and agenda's with issues in order to be prepared for the collaboration with professionals. Yet, patient issues have not been investigated systematically. This review addresses what patients find important and help to derive patient criteria for appraising research and quality of care. METHODS/SEARCH STRATEGY: Information was gathered from Western countries with similar economic, societal and health-care situations. We searched (from January 2000 to March 2010) for primary sources, secondary sources and tertiary sources; non-scientific publications were also included. The international inventory of issues that were defined by patients is covering a large array of domains. In total, 35 issue clusters further referred to as criteria were found ranging from dignity to cost effectiveness and family involvement. Issues from a patient perspective reveal patient values and appear to be adding to professional issues. Patient issues cover a broad domain, including fundamental values, quality of life, quality of care and personal development. Quite a few issues do not find its reflection in the scientific literature in spite of their clear and obvious appearance from tertiary sources. This may indicate a gap between the scientific research community and patient networks. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

  12. Patient issues in health research and quality of care: an inventory and data synthesis

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    Teunissen, Truus; Visse, Merel; de Boer, Pim; Abma, Tineke A.

    2011-01-01

    Abstract Aim  The purpose of this review is to generate an inventory of issues that matter from a patient perspective in health research and quality of care. From these issues, criteria will be elicited to support patient(s) (groups) in their role as advisor or advocate when appraising health research, health policy and quality of health care. Background  Literature shows that patients are beginning to develop their own voice and agenda’s with issues in order to be prepared for the collaboration with professionals. Yet, patient issues have not been investigated systematically. This review addresses what patients find important and help to derive patient criteria for appraising research and quality of care. Methods/search strategy  Information was gathered from Western countries with similar economic, societal and health‐care situations. We searched (from January 2000 to March 2010) for primary sources, secondary sources and tertiary sources; non‐scientific publications were also included. Results  The international inventory of issues that were defined by patients is covering a large array of domains. In total, 35 issue clusters further referred to as criteria were found ranging from dignity to cost effectiveness and family involvement. Issues from a patient perspective reveal patient values and appear to be adding to professional issues. Conclusions  Patient issues cover a broad domain, including fundamental values, quality of life, quality of care and personal development. Quite a few issues do not find its reflection in the scientific literature in spite of their clear and obvious appearance from tertiary sources. This may indicate a gap between the scientific research community and patient networks. PMID:21771226

  13. Issues and Research in Special Education. Volume 2.

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    Gaylord-Ross, Robert, Ed.

    This compilation presents five papers on issues and research in special education. "Qualitative Research in Special Education: An Evaluative Review" (Charles A. Peck and Gail C. Furman) explicates some of the epistemological assumptions underlying qualitative research methods, reviews examples of qualitative research, evaluates the contributions…

  14. Image management research

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    Watson, Andrew B.

    1988-01-01

    Two types of research issues are involved in image management systems with space station applications: image processing research and image perception research. The image processing issues are the traditional ones of digitizing, coding, compressing, storing, analyzing, and displaying, but with a new emphasis on the constraints imposed by the human perceiver. Two image coding algorithms have been developed that may increase the efficiency of image management systems (IMS). Image perception research involves a study of the theoretical and practical aspects of visual perception of electronically displayed images. Issues include how rapidly a user can search through a library of images, how to make this search more efficient, and how to present images in terms of resolution and split screens. Other issues include optimal interface to an IMS and how to code images in a way that is optimal for the human perceiver. A test-bed within which such issues can be addressed has been designed.

  15. Ethical and methodological issues in research with Sami experiencing disability.

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    Melbøe, Line; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Johnsen, Bjørn-Eirik; Fedreheim, Gunn Elin; Dinesen, Tone; Minde, Gunn-Tove; Rustad, Marit

    2016-01-01

    Background A study of disability among the indigenous Sami people in Norway presented a number of ethical and methodological challenges rarely addressed in the literature. Objectives The main study was designed to examine and understand the everyday life, transitions between life stages and democratic participation of Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability. Hence, the purpose of this article is to increase the understanding of possible ethical and methodological issues in research within this field. The article describes and discusses ethical and methodological issues that arose when conducting our study and identifies some strategies for addressing issues like these. Methods The ethical and methodological issues addressed in the article are based on a qualitative study among indigenous Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability. The data in this study were collected through 31 semi-structured in-depth interviews with altogether 24 Sami people experiencing disability and 13 next of kin of Sami people experiencing disability (8 mothers, 2 fathers, 2 sister and 1 guardian). Findings and discussion The researchers identified 4 main areas of ethical and methodological issues. We present these issues chronologically as they emerged in the research process: 1) concept of knowledge when designing the study, 2) gaining access, 3) data collection and 4) analysis and accountability. Conclusion The knowledge generated from this study has the potential to benefit future health research, specifically of Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability, as well as health research concerning indigenous people in general, providing scientific-based insight into important ethical and methodological issues in research with indigenous people experiencing disability.

  16. Ethical and methodological issues in research with Sami experiencing disability

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    Melbøe, Line; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Johnsen, Bjørn-Eirik; Fedreheim, Gunn Elin; Dinesen, Tone; Minde, Gunn-Tove; Rustad, Marit

    2016-01-01

    Background A study of disability among the indigenous Sami people in Norway presented a number of ethical and methodological challenges rarely addressed in the literature. Objectives The main study was designed to examine and understand the everyday life, transitions between life stages and democratic participation of Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability. Hence, the purpose of this article is to increase the understanding of possible ethical and methodological issues in research within this field. The article describes and discusses ethical and methodological issues that arose when conducting our study and identifies some strategies for addressing issues like these. Methods The ethical and methodological issues addressed in the article are based on a qualitative study among indigenous Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability. The data in this study were collected through 31 semi-structured in-depth interviews with altogether 24 Sami people experiencing disability and 13 next of kin of Sami people experiencing disability (8 mothers, 2 fathers, 2 sister and 1 guardian). Findings and discussion The researchers identified 4 main areas of ethical and methodological issues. We present these issues chronologically as they emerged in the research process: 1) concept of knowledge when designing the study, 2) gaining access, 3) data collection and 4) analysis and accountability. Conclusion The knowledge generated from this study has the potential to benefit future health research, specifically of Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability, as well as health research concerning indigenous people in general, providing scientific-based insight into important ethical and methodological issues in research with indigenous people experiencing disability. PMID:27396747

  17. Path forward: emerging issues and challenges.

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    Gillen, Matt; Gittleman, Janie L

    2010-06-01

    The NIOSH Construction Program worked with industry stakeholders to develop a National Occupational Safety and Health Construction Agenda to target future research and activities. The Program and its partners are also cognizant that new developments can emerge over time and that research can play an important role in helping to understand and address these emerging issues. Examples of emerging issues relevant to construction safety and health are described. These include: (a) climate change and energy considerations; (b) green construction developments and opportunities; (c) new materials; (d) changes in industry structure and practice; (e) workforce developments and disparities; (f) injury underreporting and cost and risk shifting; and (g) increased interest in addressing root causes. Responding to emerging issues while maintaining a focus on fundamental longstanding issues represents an ongoing challenge for researchers and industry organizations. Additional research to understand the diffusion and adoption of research by the industry is also needed. Research accomplished to date provides a strong foundation for addressing future industry needs and trends. (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  18. Diabetes and end of life: ethical and methodological issues in gathering evidence to guide care.

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    Dunning, Trisha; Duggan, Nicole; Savage, Sally; Martin, Peter

    2013-03-01

    Providing palliative care for people with diabetes at the end of life is part of the chronic disease care trajectory, but end of life care is complex and the presence of diabetes further complicates management. The aim of the paper is to discuss the ethical and methodological issues encountered when undertaking research to develop guidelines for managing diabetes at the end of life and the strategies used to address the issues. The issues emerged as we developed guidelines for managing diabetes at the end of life, which included conducting individual interviews with 14 people with diabetes requiring palliative care and 10 family members. A reflexive researcher journal was maintained throughout the guideline development process. The interview transcripts and researcher's journal were analysed to determine key methodological, ethical and researcher-related issues. Key themes were vulnerability of the sampling population, methodological issues included recruiting participants and ensuring rigor, ethical issues concerned benefit and risk, justice, autonomy, privacy, professional boundaries and informed consent. Researcher-related issues were identified such as managing participant distress and their own emotional distress. People were willing to discuss end of life diabetes management preferences. Undertaking research with people at the end of life is complex because of their vulnerability and the ethical issues involved. However, the ethical principles of autonomy and justice apply and people should be given the relevant information and opportunity to decide whether to participate or not. © 2012 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences © 2012 Nordic College of Caring Science.

  19. Business Communication Consulting and Research in Multinational Companies.

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    Hildebrandt, Herbert W.

    1978-01-01

    Describes three issues involved in communication research and consulting for multinational companies, particularly those in Germany: qualifications for doing international consulting and research, problems of American scholar-researchers in those firms, and suggestions for dealing with those issues. (JMF)

  20. Research Issues in Information Access.

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    Molholt, Pat

    1989-01-01

    Discusses traditional library approaches to access to information and the possible impact of information technologies, library automation, and artificial intelligence. Access issues raised by these technologies are identified and a research agenda to explore these issues is outlined. (31 references) (CLB)

  1. Translating Research to Practice: Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Effective Off-Campus Party Intervention. Issues in Prevention

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    Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention, 2012

    2012-01-01

    This issue of "Issues in Prevention" focuses on overcoming barriers in implementing effective off-campus party intervention. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Confronting the Problems Associated With Off-Campus Parties With Evidence-Based Strategies (John D. Clapp); (2) Overview of Research on Effective Off-Campus Party…

  2. ARL: A Bimonthly Newsletter of Research Library Issues and Actions, Nos. 190-195. February-December 1997.

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    Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed.

    This document consists of six issues of the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) Newsletter, covering the year 1997. Each issue of the newsletter includes some or all of the following sections: "Current Issues," reports from the Office of Scholarly Communication, Office for Management Services, and Coalition for Networked Information,…

  3. Theme issue on e-mental health: a growing field in internet research.

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    Riper, Heleen; Andersson, Gerhard; Christensen, Helen; Cuijpers, Pim; Lange, Alfred; Eysenbach, Gunther

    2010-12-19

    This theme issue on e-mental health presents 16 articles from leading researchers working on systems and theories related to supporting and improving mental health conditions and mental health care using information and communication technologies. In this editorial, we present the background of this theme issue, and highlight the content of this issue.

  4. Instructional Strategies for Improving Students' Learning: Focus on Early Reading and Mathematics. Psychological Perspectives on Contemporary Educational Issues

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    Carlson, Jerry, Ed.; Levin, Joel R., Ed.

    2012-01-01

    The twin objectives of the series Psychological Perspectives on Contemporary Educational Issues are: (1) to identify issues in education that are relevant to professional educators and researchers; and (2) to address those issues from research and theory in educational psychology, psychology, and related disciplines. The present volume, consisting…

  5. Newspaper Coverage of the 1992 Presidential Campaign: A Content Analysis of Character/Competence/Image Issues versus Platform/Political Issues.

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    Sims, Judy R.; Giordano, Joseph

    A research study assessed the amount of front page newspaper coverage allotted to "character/competence/image" issues versus "platform/political" issues in the 1992 presidential campaign. Using textual analysis, methodology of content analysis, researchers coded the front page of the following 5 newspapers between August 1 and…

  6. Research Priorities in Networking and Communications.

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    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.

    A workshop focused on major research issues in networking and communications. This report defines the context for research priorities and initiatives and deals with issues in networking and communications. Fifteen major research priorities and four research specific initiatives were identified by participants as areas that should be pursued over…

  7. A Consideration to Two Main Ethical Issues in Educational Research, and How May These Be Addressed

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    Abed, Mohaned Ghazi

    2015-01-01

    This paper has firstly discussed the topic of Ethical Issues in Education, and has accordingly highlighted the fact that ethics are not something to deem at the commencement of a research project or fieldwork, but rather throughout the entire research process. Furthermore, two of the most important ethical issues have been given…

  8. Ethical issues in medical research in the developing world: a report on a meeting organised by Fondation Mérieux.

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    Perrey, Christophe; Wassenaar, Douglas; Gilchrist, Shawn; Ivanoff, Bernard

    2009-08-01

    This paper reports on a multidisciplinary meeting held to discuss ethical issues in medical research in the developing world. Many studies, including clinical trials, are conducted in developing countries with a high burden of disease. Conditions under which this research is conducted vary because of differences in culture, public health, political, legal and social contexts specific to these countries. Research practices, including standards of care for participants, may vary as a result. It is therefore not surprising that ethical issues emerge. This meeting sought to identify and discuss these issues from the perspectives of the many actors in such research, including community representatives, with a view to finding ethical and pragmatic solutions to these issues. Dialogue between these actors was also promoted, with a view to identifying the need to develop such dialogue in future. Drawing from the experiences of the speakers, the colloquium attempted to outline some answers to several key questions characterising the field today. Experiences related to epidemiologic research, vaccine trials, drug trials, diagnostic tests and to some fundamental ethical issues in health research. Speakers were from different countries, disciplines and professions. The meeting provided a forum for consultation and debate between different ethics actors. Both encouraging findings and challenges emerged.

  9. Current thinking in qualitative research: evidence-based practice, moral philosophies, and political struggle.

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    Papadimitriou, Christina; Magasi, Susan; Frank, Gelya

    2012-01-01

    In this introduction to the special issue on current thinking in qualitative research and occupational therapy and science, the authors focus on the importance of rigorous qualitative research to inform occupational therapy practice. The authors chosen for this special issue reflect a "second generation of qualitative researchers" who are critical, theoretically sophisticated, methodologically productive, and politically relevant to show that working with disabled clients is political work. Three themes emerged across the articles included in this special issue: (1) recognizing and addressing social justice issues; (2) learning from clients' experiences; and (3) critically reframing occupational therapy's role. These themes can inform occupational therapy practice, research, and education to reflect a more client-centered and politically engaging approach. Copyright 2012, SLACK Incorporated.

  10. Qualitative research on the attitudes toward teenage sexual behavior of Chinese British families: methodological issues.

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    Yu, Juping

    2009-04-01

    Qualitative approaches have been increasingly used to explore ethnic differences in teenage sexual behavior, and methodological issues of conducting such research often remain unaddressed. This article discusses issues related to sampling, rapport, language, and ethnical considerations arising while undertaking research on attitudes toward teenage sexual behavior held by Chinese British families. It highlights the value of using snowball sampling, the importance of establishing rapport, and some advantages of matching the ethnic background between researcher and participants. The researcher's gender and social and cultural backgrounds affect research processes and findings, and this itself merits further reflection.

  11. Ethical Issues in Radiology Journalism, Peer Review, and Research.

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    Katz, Douglas S; Gardner, James B; Hoffmann, Jason C; Patlas, Michael N; Bhargava, Puneet; Moshiri, Mariam; Remer, Erick M; Gould, Elaine S; Smith, Stacy

    2016-08-17

    Although some research and publication practices are clearly unethical, including fraud and plagiarism, other areas of research and publication, such as informed consent and conflicts of interest, fall into grayer areas. The purposes of this article are, therefore, to review a variety of relevant ethical issues in radiology-related journalism, peer review, and research; to review the radiology literature to date that has addressed these issues; and to present position statements and potential solutions to these problems.

  12. Key statistical and analytical issues for evaluating treatment effects in periodontal research.

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    Tu, Yu-Kang; Gilthorpe, Mark S

    2012-06-01

    Statistics is an indispensible tool for evaluating treatment effects in clinical research. Due to the complexities of periodontal disease progression and data collection, statistical analyses for periodontal research have been a great challenge for both clinicians and statisticians. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of several basic, but important, statistical issues related to the evaluation of treatment effects and to clarify some common statistical misconceptions. Some of these issues are general, concerning many disciplines, and some are unique to periodontal research. We first discuss several statistical concepts that have sometimes been overlooked or misunderstood by periodontal researchers. For instance, decisions about whether to use the t-test or analysis of covariance, or whether to use parametric tests such as the t-test or its non-parametric counterpart, the Mann-Whitney U-test, have perplexed many periodontal researchers. We also describe more advanced methodological issues that have sometimes been overlooked by researchers. For instance, the phenomenon of regression to the mean is a fundamental issue to be considered when evaluating treatment effects, and collinearity amongst covariates is a conundrum that must be resolved when explaining and predicting treatment effects. Quick and easy solutions to these methodological and analytical issues are not always available in the literature, and careful statistical thinking is paramount when conducting useful and meaningful research. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S.

  13. Human factors measurement for future air traffic control systems.

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    Langan-Fox, Janice; Sankey, Michael J; Canty, James M

    2009-10-01

    This article provides a critical review of research pertaining to the measurement of human factors (HF) issues in current and future air traffic control (ATC). Growing worldwide air traffic demands call for a radical departure from current ATC systems. Future systems will have a fundamental impact on the roles and responsibilities of ATC officers (ATCOs). Valid and reliable methods of assessing HF issues associated with these changes, such as a potential increase (or decrease) in workload, are of utmost importance for advancing theory and for designing systems, procedures, and training. We outline major aviation changes and how these relate to five key HF issues in ATC. Measures are outlined, compared, and evaluated and are followed by guidelines for assessing these issues in the ATC domain. Recommendations for future research are presented. A review of the literature suggests that situational awareness and workload have been widely researched and assessed using a variety of measures, but researchers have neglected the areas of trust, stress, and boredom. We make recommendations for use of particular measures and the construction of new measures. It is predicted that, given the changing role of ATCOs and profound future airspace requirements and configurations, issues of stress, trust, and boredom will become more significant. Researchers should develop and/or refine existing measures of all five key HF issues to assess their impact on ATCO performance. Furthermore, these issues should be considered in a holistic manner. The current article provides an evaluation of research and measures used in HF research on ATC that will aid research and ATC measurement.

  14. Hispanic Psychology: Critical Issues in Theory and Research.

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    Padilla, Amado M., Ed.

    This book provides students, researchers, and practitioners with access to major theoretical and empirical issues in the field of Hispanic psychology. The book is divided into six parts: acculturation and adaptation, ethnic identity and behavior, clinical research and services, health and AIDS research, gender studies research, and education and…

  15. [Reflections on qualitative research. Interview of Luisa Saiani with Luigina Mortari].

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    Mortari, Luigina; Saiani, Luisa

    2013-01-01

    Reflections on qualitative research. Interview of Luisa Saiani to Luigina Mortari. Luigina Mortari, an internationally known expert of epistemology and qualitative research, was interviewed to explore her thoughts on issues relevant for qualitative research: when a research question can be considered relevant; key methodological elements; ethical issues.

  16. Ethical Issues and Best Practice Considerations for Internet Research

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    Colvin, Jan; Lanigan, Jane

    2005-01-01

    With rapidly increasing public use of the Internet and advances in Web technologies, family and consumer sciences researchers have the opportunity to conduct Internet-based research. However, online research raises critical ethical issues concerning human subjects that have an impact on research practices. This article provides a review of the…

  17. THE "FREE SPEECH" CRISES AT BERKELEY, 1964-1965--SOME ISSUES FOR SOCIAL AND LEGAL RESEARCH.

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    LUNSFORD, TERRY F.

    AN EXAMINATION WAS MADE OF THE ISSUES AND EVENTS OF THE "FREE SPEECH" CRISES ON THE BERKELEY CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR MORE SYSTEMATIC AND DISPASSIONATE STUDY OF CERTAIN ISSUES BEHIND THE STUDENT PROTESTS, AND TO STIMULATE SOCIAL AND LEGAL RESEARCH ON THESE ISSUES. FOLLOWING AN…

  18. Safety Issues at the DOE Test and Research Reactors. A Report to the U.S. Department of Energy.

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    National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources.

    This report provides an assessment of safety issues at the Department of Energy (DOE) test and research reactors. Part A identifies six safety issues of the reactors. These issues include the safety design philosophy, the conduct of safety reviews, the performance of probabilistic risk assessments, the reliance on reactor operators, the fragmented…

  19. MORECare research methods guidance development: recommendations for ethical issues in palliative and end-of-life care research.

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    Gysels, Marjolein; Evans, Catherine J; Lewis, Penney; Speck, Peter; Benalia, Hamid; Preston, Nancy J; Grande, Gunn E; Short, Vicky; Owen-Jones, Eleanor; Todd, Chris J; Higginson, Irene J

    2013-12-01

    There is little guidance on the particular ethical concerns that research raises with a palliative care population. To present the process and outcomes of a workshop and consensus exercise on agreed best practice to accommodate ethical issues in research on palliative care. Consultation workshop using the MORECare Transparent Expert Consultation approach. Prior to workshops, participants were sent overviews of ethical issues in palliative care. Following the workshop, nominal group techniques were used to produce candidate recommendations. These were rated online by participating experts. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse agreement and consensus. Narrative comments were collated. Experts in ethical issues and palliative care research were invited to the Cicely Saunders Institute in London. They included senior researchers, service providers, commissioners, researchers, members of ethics committees and policy makers. The workshop comprised 28 participants. A total of 16 recommendations were developed. There was high agreement on the issue of research participation and high to moderate agreement on applications to research ethics committees. The recommendations on obtaining and maintaining consent from patients and families were the most contentious. Nine recommendations were refined on the basis of the comments from the online consultation. The culture surrounding palliative care research needs to change by fostering collaborative approaches between all those involved in the research process. Changes to the legal framework governing the research process are required to enhance the ethical conduct of research in palliative care. The recommendations are relevant to all areas of research involving vulnerable adults.

  20. A Student Conference on Federalism in the U.S. Constitution. Teaching Strategy.

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    Koman, Rita G.

    1995-01-01

    Presents a lesson plan on federalism that involves the class researching constitutional issues and inviting local officials to debate these issues. Students conduct a question-and-answer session afterward utilizing their research. Includes a list of proposed issues. (MJP)

  1. Strategies to use tablet computers for collection of electronic patient-reported outcomes.

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    Schick-Makaroff, Kara; Molzahn, Anita

    2015-01-22

    Mobile devices are increasingly being used for data collection in research. However, many researchers do not have experience in collecting data electronically. Hence, the purpose of this short report was to identify issues that emerged in a study that incorporated electronic capture of patient-reported outcomes in clinical settings, and strategies used to address the issues. The issues pertaining to electronic patient-reported outcome data collection were captured qualitatively during a study on use of electronic patient-reported outcomes in two home dialysis units. Fifty-six patients completed three surveys on tablet computers, including the Kidney Disease Quality of Life-36, the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale, and a satisfaction measure. Issues that arose throughout the research process were recorded during ethics reviews, implementation process, and data collection. Four core issues emerged including logistics of technology, security, institutional and financial support, and electronic design. Although use of mobile devices for data collection has many benefits, it also poses new challenges for researchers. Advance consideration of possible issues that emerge in the process, and strategies that can help address these issues, may prevent disruption and enhance validity of findings.

  2. Finally Making Good on the Promise of Qualitative Research in Special Education? A Response to the Special Issue

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    Pugach, Marleen C.; Mukhopadhyay, Ananya; Gomez-Najarro, Joyce

    2014-01-01

    In this response to the special issue, we would like to offer two additional considerations to the discourse on qualitative research and special education this issue is meant to catalyze. First, we would like to further problematize the question of why qualitative research continues to be so sparsely represented in most prominent publications of…

  3. Tribal wilderness research needs and issues in the United States and Canada

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    Dan McDonald; Tom McDonald; Leo H. McAvoy

    2000-01-01

    This paper represents a dialogue between tribal wilderness managers and researchers on the primary research needs of tribal wilderness in the United States and Canada. The authors identify a number of research priorities for tribal wildlands. The paper also discusses some major issues and challenges faced by researchers conducting research in areas that are culturally...

  4. Stem cell research ethics: consensus statement on emerging issues.

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    Caulfield, Timothy; Ogbogu, Ubaka; Nelson, Erin; Einsiedel, Edna; Knoppers, Bartha; McDonald, Michael; Brunger, Fern; Downey, Robin; Fernando, Kanchana; Galipeau, Jacques; Geransar, Rose; Griener, Glenn; Grenier, Glenn; Hyun, Insoo; Isasi, Rosario; Kardel, Melanie; Knowles, Lori; Kucic, Terrence; Lotjonen, Salla; Lyall, Drew; Magnus, David; Mathews, Debra J H; Nisbet, Matthew; Nisker, Jeffrey; Pare, Guillaume; Pattinson, Shaun; Pullman, Daryl; Rudnicki, Michael; Williams-Jones, Bryn; Zimmerman, Susan

    2007-10-01

    This article is a consensus statement by an international interdisciplinary group of academic experts and Canadian policy-makers on emerging ethical, legal and social issues in human embryonic stem cells (hESC) research in Canada. The process of researching consensus included consultations with key stakeholders in hESC research (regulations, stem cell researchers, and research ethics experts), preparation and distribution of background papers, and an international workshop held in Montreal in February 2007 to discuss the papers and debate recommendations. The recommendations provided in the consensus statement focus on issues of immediate relevance to Canadian policy-makers, including informed consent to hESC research, the use of fresh embryos in research, management of conflicts of interest, and the relevance of public opinion research to policy-making.

  5. Nursing research: can a feminist perspective make any contribution?

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    Ehlers, V

    1999-03-01

    As more than 90% of the RSA's nurses are women and as at least 50% of the health care clients are also women, nursing research can definitely benefit by incorporating feminist research approaches. Specific feminist research issues which could be relevant to nursing research include: inherent themes in feminist research feminist research methodology gender stereotypes and nursing research gender-based stereotypes of researchers potential benefits of incorporating feminist research approaches in nursing research. Most formal models of nursing, and thus also most nursing research based on these models, ignore gender issues. Thus they ignore part of the social reality of nursing and might provide distorted images of nursing. A feminist approach to nursing research could enhance the reality-based gender issues relevant to nursing specifically, and health care generally, and contribute towards rendering effective health care within a multidisciplinary health care context.

  6. Hispanic Behavioral Science Research: Recommendations for Future Research.

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    Padilla, Amado M.; Lindholm, Kathryn J.

    1984-01-01

    Presents major developments in Hispanic behavioral science research over the past decade, and provides recommendations for future research, organized into three broad categories: life span issues (childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and elderly, all including some education-related issues), delivery of mental health services, and prevention and…

  7. Accrediting Professional Education: Research and Policy Issues.

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    Koff, Robert H.; Florio, David H.

    Research and legal issues that relate to accreditation policy questions for schools, colleges, and departments of education are reviewed, and strategies for integrating empirical information and social/professional values are presented. The discussion divides into three sections: (1) information concerning a variety of contextual issues that…

  8. Research Notes, 2001.

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    Research Notes, 2001

    2001-01-01

    This document consists of the three 2001 issues of a newsletter that provides current information and research on leadership and administrative issues in early childhood education. The Summer 2001 issue examines practitioners' preferences about terminology, focusing on: (1) vocabulary used to describe the field and different program types as seen…

  9. Ethical conduct for research : a code of scientific ethics

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    Marcia Patton-Mallory; Kathleen Franzreb; Charles Carll; Richard Cline

    2000-01-01

    The USDA Forest Service recently developed and adopted a code of ethical conduct for scientific research and development. The code addresses issues related to research misconduct, such as fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research or in reporting research results, as well as issues related to professional misconduct, such...

  10. "Parents as Partners" in Research and Evaluation: Methodological and Ethical Issues and Solutions.

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    Wolfendale, Sheila

    1999-01-01

    This article investigates parents' status within educational research and examines some research paradigms that have been used. A number of inherent methodological and ethical issues are identified and several fundamental aspects are explored. It is argued that researchers should adopt a partnership model for cooperative research on parental…

  11. Scientists' perception of ethical issues in nanomedicine: a case study.

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    Silva Costa, Helena; Sethe, Sebastian; Pêgo, Ana P; Olsson, I Anna S

    2011-06-01

    Research and development in nanomedicine has been accompanied by the consideration of ethical issues; however, little is known about how researchers working in this area perceive such issues. This case-study explores scientists' attitude towards and knowledge of ethical issues. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews with 22 nanomedicine practitioners and subject to content analysis. We found that scientists reflect with ambiguity on the reputed novelty of nanomedicine and what the ethical issues and risks are in their work. Respondents see no necessity for a paradigm shift in ethical considerations, but view ethical issues in nanomedicine as overlapping with those of other areas of biomedical research. Most respondents discuss ethical issues they faced in scientific work with their colleagues, but expect benefit from additional information and training on ethics. Our findings that scientists are motivated to reflect on ethical issues in their work, can contribute to the design of new strategies, including training programs, to engage scientists in ethical discussion and stimulate their responsibility as nanomedicine practitioners.

  12. Ethical, legal, and social issues related to genomics and cancer research: the impending crisis.

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    Ellerin, Bruce E; Schneider, Robert J; Stern, Arnold; Toniolo, Paolo G; Formenti, Silvia C

    2005-11-01

    Cancer research is a multibillion-dollar enterprise validated by the clinical trial process and increasingly defined by genomics. The continued success of the endeavor depends on the smooth functioning of the clinical trial system, which in turn depends on human subject participation. Yet human subject participation can exist only in an atmosphere of trust between research participants and research sponsors, and the advent of genomics has raised a multitude of ethical, legal, and social issues that threaten this trust. The authors examine 6 of these issues: (1) informed consent; (2) privacy, confidentiality, and family disclosure dilemmas; (3) property rights in genomic discoveries; (4) individual and institutional conflicts of interest; (5) insurance and employment issues; and (6) litigation under the federal False Claims Act. The authors conclude that failure to resolve these issues may lead to a sufficient impairment of trust in genomics-based clinical trials on the part of potential research participants that the clinical trial system may implode for lack of willing participants, thus threatening the future of cancer research.

  13. Measurement of testosterone in human sexuality research: methodological considerations.

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    van Anders, Sari M; Goldey, Katherine L; Bell, Sarah N

    2014-02-01

    Testosterone (T) and other androgens are incorporated into an increasingly wide array of human sexuality research, but there are a number of issues that can affect or confound research outcomes. This review addresses various methodological issues relevant to research design in human studies with T; unaddressed, these issues may introduce unwanted noise, error, or conceptual barriers to interpreting results. Topics covered are (1) social and demographic factors (gender and sex; sexual orientations and sexual diversity; social/familial connections and processes; social location variables), (2) biological rhythms (diurnal variation; seasonality; menstrual cycles; aging and menopause), (3) sample collection, handling, and storage (saliva vs. blood; sialogogues, saliva, and tubes; sampling frequency, timing, and context; shipping samples), (4) health, medical issues, and the body (hormonal contraceptives; medications and nicotine; health conditions and stress; body composition, weight, and exercise), and (5) incorporating multiple hormones. Detailing a comprehensive set of important issues and relevant empirical evidence, this review provides a starting point for best practices in human sexuality research with T and other androgens that may be especially useful for those new to hormone research.

  14. The Management, Storage, Utilization of Astronomical Data in the 21st Century Version 1.00

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    Hanisch, Bob; Quinn, Peter; Lawrence, Andy; Hanisch, Bob

    2004-03-01

    The costs and resources associated with the development of forefront astronomical research capabilities often greatly exceed the funding capacities of individual universities, research organizations, and nations (e.g., Atacama Large Millimeter Array [ALMA], The Square Kilometre Array [SKA], and Extremely Large (optical) Telescopes in the 30m-100m class [ELTs]). Collaborative alliances of organizations and nations are therefore being formed to build new, facility-class astronomical observatories across the globe. This expansion and globalization of the astronomical research effort raises a number of major issues that need to be confronted and solved by astronomers, research funding bodies, and governments. Some of these issues are being met by other sciences and some are unique to the research diversity inherent in exploring the Universe through multiple, complementary wavelength windows. In all cases, the challenges of managing, maximally utilizing, and collaboratively sharing the huge volume of digital information flowing from these new observatories is focusing and leading the discussion of critical issues for success. This discussion paper seeks to identify a number of these major issues, to highlight a new vision for a common research infrastructure that will enable some of these issues to be addressed, and further, to identify some of the practical and policy issues associated with long term solutions and the maximal return on a global research investments.

  15. Money Matters: Recommendations for Financial Stress Research in Occupational Health Psychology.

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    Sinclair, Robert R; Cheung, Janelle H

    2016-08-01

    Money is arguably the most important resource derived from work and the most important source of stress for contemporary employees. A substantial body of research supports the relationship between access to financial resources and health and well-being, both at individual and aggregated (e.g. national) levels of analysis. Yet, surprisingly little occupational health psychology research has paid attention to financial issues experienced specifically by those in the labour force. With these issues in mind, the overarching goal of the present paper was to address conceptual and measurement issues in the study of objective and subjective aspects of financial stress and review several assessment options available to occupational health psychology researchers for both aspects of financial stress. Where appropriate, we offer guidance to researchers about choices among various financial stress measures and identify issues that require further research attention. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

  16. Ethical issues in the reuse of qualitative data: perspectives from literature, practice, and participants.

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    Yardley, Sarah J; Watts, Kate M; Pearson, Jennifer; Richardson, Jane C

    2014-01-01

    In this article, we explore ethical issues in qualitative secondary analysis through a comparison of the literature with practitioner and participant perspectives. To achieve this, we integrated critical narrative review findings with data from two discussion groups: qualitative researchers and research users/consumers. In the literature, we found that theoretical debate ran parallel to practical action rather than being integrated with it. We identified an important and novel theme of relationships that was emerging from the perspectives of researchers and users. Relationships were significant with respect to trust, sharing data, transparency and clarity, anonymity, permissions, and responsibility. We provide an example of practice development that we hope will prompt researchers to re-examine the issues in their own setting. Informing the research community of research practitioner and user perspectives on ethical issues in the reuse of qualitative data is the first step toward developing mechanisms to better integrate theoretical and empirical work.

  17. Inernational research in health care management: its need in the 21st century, methodological challenges, ethical issues, pitfalls, and practicalities.

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    Buttigieg, Sandra C; Rathert, Cheryl; D'Aunno, Thomas A; Savage, Grant T

    2015-01-01

    This commentary argues in favor of international research in the 21st century. Advances in technology, science, communication, transport, and infrastructure have transformed the world into a global village. Industries have increasingly adopted globalization strategies. Likewise, the health sector is more internationalized whereby comparisons between diverse health systems, international best practices, international benchmarking, cross-border health care, and cross-cultural issues have become important subjects in the health care literature. The focus has now turned to international, collaborative, cross-national, and cross-cultural research, which is by far more demanding than domestic studies. In this commentary, we explore the methodological challenges, ethical issues, pitfalls, and practicalities within international research and offer possible solutions to address them. The commentary synthesizes contributions from four scholars in the field of health care management, who came together during the annual meeting of the Academy of Management to discuss with members of the Health Care Management Division the challenges of international research. International research is worth pursuing; however, it calls for scholarly attention to key methodological and ethical issues for its success. This commentary addresses salient issues pertaining to international research in one comprehensive account.

  18. Quota sampling in internet research: practical issues.

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    Im, Eun-Ok; Chee, Wonshik

    2011-07-01

    Quota sampling has been suggested as a potentially good method for Internet-based research and has been used by several researchers working with Internet samples. However, very little is known about the issues or concerns in using a quota sampling method in Internet research. The purpose of this article was to present the practical issues using quota sampling in an Internet-based study. During the Internet study, the research team recorded all recruitment issues that arose and made written notes indicating the possible reasons for the problems. In addition, biweekly team discussions were conducted for which written records were kept. Overall, quota sampling was effective in ensuring that an adequate number of midlife women were recruited from the targeted ethnic groups. However, during the study process, we encountered the following practical issues using quota sampling: (1) difficulty reaching out to women in lower socioeconomic classes, (2) difficulty ensuring authenticity of participants' identities, (3) participants giving inconsistent answers for the screening questions versus the Internet survey questions, (4) potential problems with a question on socioeconomic status, (5) resentment toward the research project and/or researchers because of rejection, and (6) a longer time and more expense than anticipated.

  19. Ethics guidelines, health research and Indigenous Australians.

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    Anderson, Ian; Griew, Robert; McAullay, Daniel

    2003-02-01

    In this paper we overview the findings of a literature review that was undertaken to guide the revision of the Guidelines on Ethical Matters in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research (NH&MRC, 1991). The literature reviewed, in general, supported the development of specific research guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts. The findings of this review were analysed thematically, and a number of key issues were identified for consideration in the review process. We present a summary of these key issues. In the final section of the paper we consider in more detail two of the key issues raised in the review process (the assessment of relevance or benefit of proposed research; and the process of consultation and negotiation of collective consent) in order to critically consider how these issue should be engaged in revised guidelines. On the basis of this analysis, it is our contention that specific guidelines on key issues are limited to the extent to which they can anticipate all possible research contexts. In order to address this problem, and guide researchers, guidelines should also explicitly outline the values, from an Aboriginal and Torres Islander perspective that are foundational to an ethical research process.

  20. Issues in Rural Primary Education in Europe: A Summary of a Symposium on Issues in Rural Education at the European Conference on Educational Research (Seville, Spain, September 25-29, 1996).

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    Hargreaves, Linda M.

    This paper summarizes a symposium on issues in rural education held at the 1996 European Conference on Educational Research held in Seville, Spain. The symposium aimed to gather contextual information about rural primary schools and included presentations from researchers in Sweden, Finland, Scotland, Ireland, and Greece. Participants from the…

  1. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Symposium on "Trends in Social Science Research on Children" (Austin, Texas, September 9-13, 1979). Final Report and Recommendations.

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    Texas Univ., Austin. Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.

    The purpose of this report is to highlight common themes and issues expressed in papers presented at the International Symposium on "Trends in Social Science Research on Children." Issues fall into four general areas: children's needs, particular groups of children, child-rearing environments, and research methodology. Major issues and…

  2. Women in the US Army. An Annotated Bibliography

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    2002-05-13

    females (Mottern et al, 1997). The study focused on six issues : (1) entry-level physical condition, (2) how gender -integrated training was affecting ...research. This Special Report summarizes ARI’s research on gender issues and provides an annotated bibliography of other research and studies that have been...various issues related to women in the Army, specifically, the integration and utilization of women, gender integration of basic training, and attitudes and

  3. Periodontal Research: Basics and beyond – Part II (Ethical issues, sampling, outcome measures and bias)

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    Avula, Haritha

    2013-01-01

    A good research beginning refers to formulating a well-defined research question, developing a hypothesis and choosing an appropriate study design. The first part of the review series has discussed these issues in depth and this paper intends to throw light on other issues pertaining to the implementation of research. These include the various ethical norms and standards in human experimentation, the eligibility criteria for the participants, sampling methods and sample size calculation, various outcome measures that need to be defined and the biases that can be introduced in research. PMID:24174747

  4. Primary care research conducted in networks: getting down to business.

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    Mold, James W

    2012-01-01

    This seventh annual practice-based research theme issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine highlights primary care research conducted in practice-based research networks (PBRNs). The issue includes discussion of (1) theoretical and methodological research, (2) health care research (studies addressing primary care processes), (3) clinical research (studies addressing the impact of primary care on patients), and (4) health systems research (studies of health system issues impacting primary care including the quality improvement process). We had a noticeable increase in submissions from PBRN collaborations, that is, studies that involved multiple networks. As PBRNs cooperate to recruit larger and more diverse patient samples, greater generalizability and applicability of findings lead to improved primary care processes.

  5. Design of a Blended Learning Environment: Considerations and Implementation Issues

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    Gedik, Nuray; Kiraz, Ercan; Ozden, M. Yasar

    2013-01-01

    This study identified critical issues in the design of a blended learning environment by examining basic design considerations and implementation issues. Following a design-based research approach with the phenomenological tradition of qualitative research, the study investigated instructor experiences relating to the design, development, and…

  6. Geography Teachers' Stories of Sustainability: An Introduction to Narrative Research

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    Brooks, Clare

    2016-01-01

    Geography teacher recruitment and retention is an important issue for the future of geography education. This Special Issue of "International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education" ("IRGEE") tackles this issue head on by focusing on geography teachers' narratives about their experiences of teaching geography, and…

  7. Standard operating procedures (SOPs): reason for, types of, adequacy, approval, and deviations from and revisions to.

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    Isaman, V; Thelin, R

    1995-09-01

    Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are required in order to comply with the Good Laboratory Practice Standards (GLPS) as promulgated in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 40 CFR Part 160. Paragraph 160.81 (a) states: "A testing facility shall have standard operating procedures in writing setting forth study methods that management is satisfied are adequate to insure the quality and integrity of the data generated in the course of a study." Types of SOPs include administrative and personnel, analyses, substances, quality assurance and records, test system, equipment, and field related. All SOPs must be adequate in scope to describe the function in sufficient detail such that the study data are reproducible. All SOPs must be approved by a management level as described in a corporate organization chart. Signatures for SOP responsibility, authorship, and Quality Assurance review adds strength and accountability to the SOP. In the event a procedure or method is performed differently from what is stated in the SOP, an SOP deviation is necessary. As methods and procedures are improved, SOP revisions are necessary to maintain SOP adequacy and applicability. The replaced SOP is put into a historical SOP file and all copies of the replaced SOPs are destroyed.

  8. [Internet research methods: advantages and challenges].

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    Liu, Yi; Tien, Yueh-Hsuan

    2009-12-01

    Compared to traditional research methods, using the Internet to conduct research offers a number of advantages to the researcher, which include increased access to sensitive issues and vulnerable / hidden populations; decreased data entry time requirements; and enhanced data accuracy. However, Internet research also presents certain challenges to the researcher. In this article, the advantages and challenges of Internet research methods are discussed in four principle issue areas: (a) recruitment, (b) data quality, (c) practicality, and (d) ethics. Nursing researchers can overcome problems related to sampling bias and data truthfulness using creative methods; resolve technical problems through collaboration with other disciplines; and protect participant's privacy, confidentiality and data security by maintaining a high level of vigilance. Once such issues have been satisfactorily addressed, the Internet should open a new window for Taiwan nursing research.

  9. Society for Research in Child Development Newsletter, 2000.

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    Reid, Pamela Trotman, Ed.

    2000-01-01

    This document consists of the four 2000 issues of a newsletter disseminating information on the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) and providing a forum for important news, research, and information concerning advancements in child growth and development research. Each issue of the newsletter provides announcements and notices of…

  10. Global Pressures on Education Research: Quality, Utility, and Infrastructure

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    Herrington, Carolyn D.; Summers, Katherine P.

    2014-01-01

    This article provides an overview of issues likely to drive educational research globally over the next decade, and it examines the "Asia Pacific Education Review" ("APER")'s role in responding to these issues, shaping research agendas, and delivering high-quality research. We also look at the implications of these…

  11. Epistemological-Methodological Issues Related to Applied Organizational Research.

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    van Meel, R. M.

    Applied research is supposed to take the perspective with the highest degree of corroboration as a basis for action. The realm of organizational perspectives is characterized, however, with a multitude of competing research programs, seldom tested against each other. Epistemological and methodological issues overwhelm inquiry in applied research.…

  12. What Is (Good) Practitioner Research?

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    Heikkinen, Hannu L. T.; de Jong, Frank P. C. M.; Vanderlinde, Ruben

    2016-01-01

    This special issue recognizes EAPRIL as being a platform for practitioner and practice-based research and by organizing the 10th annual conference for practitioner research on improving learning in education and professional practice. Papers in this conference and in this special issue are rooted in practice-based research or practitioner…

  13. Society for Research in Child Development Newsletter, 2002.

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    Reid, Pamela Trotman, Ed.; Tucker, Thelma, Ed.

    2002-01-01

    This document consists of the four 2002 issues of a newsletter disseminating information on the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) and providing a forum for important news, research, and information concerning advancement in child growth and development research. Each issue of the newsletter includes announcements and notices of…

  14. Issues in Education Research: Problems and Possibilities.

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    Lagemann, Ellen Condliffe, Ed.; Shulman, Lee S., Ed.

    This volume provides an overview of the tensions, dilemmas, issues, and possibilities that characterize educational research. The contributions of more than 20 researchers examine the state of educational research, its future directions, and some of the major trends that have affected the field. The contributions are: (1) "An Auspicious Moment for…

  15. Assessment as Action Research: Bridging Academic Scholarship and Everyday Practice

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    Malenfant, Kara J.; Hinchliffe, Lisa Janicke; Gilchrist, Debra

    2016-01-01

    This introductory essay to this special issue demonstrates that action research has a vital role in evidence-informed practice in academic libraries. This special issue of "College and Research Libraries" ("C&RL") proudly features a selection of action research studies by participants of the Association of College and…

  16. Television Advertising and Children: Issues, Research and Findings.

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    Esserman, June F., Ed.

    This volume consists of 10 papers dealing with issues, research and research findings regarding the effects of television advertising on children. The first paper critically examines recent research literature which bears on policy questions related to the effects of television advertising on children. Findings from a study designed to examine…

  17. Brief history of the Office of Energy Research and Development: Federal Energy Office/Federal Energy Administration

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    Hibbard, W.R. Jr.

    A number of Important Issues in energy research and development which warrant special attention by the Energy Research and Development Office (ERDO) are identified and examined. Six matters considered to be of sufficient weight to be labeled Important Issues are: nuclear reactor siting policy: nuclear energy centers; the development of solar electric power; exploitation of western oil shale; improvements in mining technology for coal; assuring uranium fuel supplies; and automotive energy systems. The environmental issue is treated separately. Actions that ERDO can take to help resolve the issues are discussed.

  18. Utility interface issues for grid-connected photovoltaic systems

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    Chu, D.; Key, T.; Fitzer, J.

    Photovoltaic (PV) balance-of-system research and development has focused on interconnection with the utility grid as the most promising future application for photovoltaic energy production. These sysems must be compatible with the existing utility grid to be accepted. Compatibility encompasses many technical, economic and institutional issues, from lineman safety to revenue metering and power quality. This paper reviews DOE/PV sponsored research for two of the technical interconnection issues: harmonic injection, and power factor control. Explanations and rationale behind these two issues will be reviewed, and the status of current research and plans for required future work will be presented.

  19. Perspectives on learning through research on critical issues-based science center exhibitions

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    Pedretti, Erminia G.

    2004-07-01

    Recently, science centers have created issues-based exhibitions as a way of communicating socioscientific subject matter to the public. Research in the last decade has investigated how critical issues-based installations promote more robust views of science, while creating effective learning environments for teaching and learning about science. The focus of this paper is to explore research conducted over a 10-year period that informs our understanding of the nature of learning through these experiences. Two specific exhibitions - Mine Games and A Question of Truth - provide the context for discussing this research. Findings suggest that critical issues-based installations challenge visitors in different ways - intellectually and emotionally. They provide experiences beyond usual phenomenon-based exhibitions and carry the potential to enhance learning by personalizing subject matter, evoking emotion, stimulating dialogue and debate, and promoting reflexivity. Critical issues-based exhibitions serve as excellent environments in which to explore the nature of learning in these nonschool settings.

  20. Issues in Developing and Evaluating a Culturally Tailored Internet Cancer Support Group

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    Im, Eun-Ok; Ji, Xiaopeng; Zhang, Jingwen; Kim, Sangmi; Lee, Yaelim; Chee, Eunice; Chee, Wonshik; Tsai, Hsiu-Min; Nishigaki, Masakazu; Yeo, Seon Ae; Schapira, Marilyn; Mao, Jun James

    2016-01-01

    The purpose of this paper is to explore practical issues in developing and implementing a culturally tailored Internet Cancer Support Group for a group of ethnic minority cancer patients—Asian American cancer patients. Throughout the research process of the original study testing the Internet cancer support group, research team made written records of practical issues and plausible rationales for the issues. Weekly group discussion among research team members was conducted, and the discussion records were evaluated and analyzed using a content analysis (with individual words as the unit of analysis). The codes from the analysis process were categorized into idea themes, through which the issues were extracted. The issues included those in: (a) difficulties in using multiple languages; (b) collaboration with the IT department and technical challenges (c) difficulties in recruitment; (d) difficulties in retention; (e) optimal timing; and (f) characteristics of the users. Based on the findings, we suggested researchers to plan a workable translation process, check technical needs in advance, use multiple strategies to recruit and retain research participants, plan the right time for data collection, and consider characteristics of the users in the study design. PMID:27379523

  1. Bus operator safety : critical issues examination and model practices.

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    2014-01-01

    In this study, researchers at the National Center for Transit Research performed a multi-topic comprehensive : examination of bus operator-related critical safety and personal security issues. The goals of this research : effort were to: : 1. Identif...

  2. Health News You Can Use …from the world's premier research institute

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    ... Issues Health News You Can Use …from the world's premier research institute Past Issues / Summer 2007 Table ... medical experts who work for you at the world's leading medical and health research organization, the National ...

  3. Real-Life Research: Project Runway Makeover Model

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    Jaeger, Paige; Nesi, Olga M.

    2014-01-01

    Real-life research is incredibly varied. We research cars. We research lawn problems. We research child behavior problems, health issues, possible vacation destinations, and prices to stretch our budgets. No two scenarios are ever alike, and no two health issues should be assumed to be the same. That is reality, and that is a picture of what the…

  4. Facilitating and Fostering Research across the University: Staffing Issues in Research Capacity Development

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    Farquhar, Robin H.

    2005-01-01

    Presented at a 2005 Salzburg Seminar symposium on the management and support of university research, this paper examines a number of staffing issues concerning institutional capacity-building to foster research in higher education. Various categories of staff engaged in the research enterprise are identified and the diversity among them in terms…

  5. NCRVE Change Agent [1993].

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    NCRVE Change Agent, 1993

    1993-01-01

    These four issues of volume 3 (1993) contains brief reports on published research of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. In issue 1 are these two articles: "The Specifics: Integrating Vocational and Academic Education" and "A New Vision: Overhauling the Comprehensive High School." Issue 2 consists of four articles:…

  6. Research Issues in Evaluating Learning Pattern Development in Higher Education

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    Richardson, John T. E.

    2013-01-01

    This article concludes the special issue of "Studies in Educational Evaluation" concerned with "Evaluating learning pattern development in higher education" by discussing research issues that have emerged from the previous contributions. The article considers in turn: stability versus variability in learning patterns; old versus new analytic…

  7. Introduction to the special issue on personality assessment in medical settings.

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    Porcelli, Piero; McGrath, Robert E

    2007-12-01

    This special issue of the Journal of Personality Assessment brings together 3 review articles and 5 research studies on personality assessment in medical settings that should help clinicians become more familiar with the current status of this field. In 1 review article, Sirri, Fabbri, Fava, and Sonino (2007/this issue) summarize evidence of a new approach to the assessment of psychological syndromes in somatizing patients based on the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research (Fava et al., 1995). The other reviews focus on 2 personality constructs widely used in investigations with medical patients. Kupper and Denollet (2007/this issue) review the Type D personality, whereas Lumley, Neely, and Burger (2007/this issue) provide an overview of alexithymia. Of the research articles, 2 also focus on alexithymia, specifically on the factor structure of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (Bagby, Parker, & Taylor, 1994), which is the best-validated and most commonly used measure of alexithymia (Bagby, Taylor, Quilty, & Parker, 2007/this issue; Gignac, Palmer, & Stough, 2007/this issue). The other 3 research studies examine the relationship between specific personality dimensions (behavioral problems relevant to medicine, resiliency, and interpersonal sensitivity) and medical outcomes (adherence to treatment, coping with injury, and postsurgical sexual functioning) from medical samples of patients with HIV, spinal cord injury, and prostate carcinoma (Berry, Elliott, & Rivera, 2007/this issue; Cruess, Meagher, Antoni, & Millon, 2007/this issue; Siegel et al., 2007/this issue). Each article touches on the role person variables can play in the expression of medical problems.

  8. Conceptual framework for behavioral and social science in HIV vaccine clinical research

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    Lau, Chuen-Yen; Swann, Edith M.; Singh, Sagri; Kafaar, Zuhayr; Meissner, Helen I.; Stansbury, James P.

    2011-01-01

    HIV vaccine clinical research occurs within a context where biomedical science and social issues are interlinked. Previous HIV vaccine research has considered behavioral and social issues, but often treated them as independent of clinical research processes. Systematic attention to the intersection of behavioral and social issues within a defined clinical research framework is needed to address gaps, such as those related to participation in trials, completion of trials, and the overall research experience. Rigorous attention to these issues at project inception can inform trial design and conduct by matching research approaches to the context in which trials are to be conducted. Conducting behavioral and social sciences research concurrent with vaccine clinical research is important because it can help identify potential barriers to trial implementation, as well as ultimate acceptance and dissemination of trial results. We therefore propose a conceptual framework for behavioral and social science in HIV vaccine clinical research and use examples from the behavioral and social science literature to demonstrate how the model can facilitate identification of significant areas meriting additional exploration. Standardized use of the conceptual framework could improve HIV vaccine clinical research efficiency and relevance. PMID:21821083

  9. Conceptual framework for behavioral and social science in HIV vaccine clinical research.

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    Lau, Chuen-Yen; Swann, Edith M; Singh, Sagri; Kafaar, Zuhayr; Meissner, Helen I; Stansbury, James P

    2011-10-13

    HIV vaccine clinical research occurs within a context where biomedical science and social issues are interlinked. Previous HIV vaccine research has considered behavioral and social issues, but often treated them as independent of clinical research processes. Systematic attention to the intersection of behavioral and social issues within a defined clinical research framework is needed to address gaps, such as those related to participation in trials, completion of trials, and the overall research experience. Rigorous attention to these issues at project inception can inform trial design and conduct by matching research approaches to the context in which trials are to be conducted. Conducting behavioral and social sciences research concurrent with vaccine clinical research is important because it can help identify potential barriers to trial implementation, as well as ultimate acceptance and dissemination of trial results. We therefore propose a conceptual framework for behavioral and social science in HIV vaccine clinical research and use examples from the behavioral and social science literature to demonstrate how the model can facilitate identification of significant areas meriting additional exploration. Standardized use of the conceptual framework could improve HIV vaccine clinical research efficiency and relevance. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

  10. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Considerations for the Use of Wildlife in Research and Education.

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    Sikes, Robert S; Bryan, John A

    2016-01-01

    Ethical and effective oversight of the use of wildlife species in research and education requires consideration of issues and methods not relevant to work with traditional laboratory or domesticated animals, just as the effective oversight of biomedical research requires consideration of issues and methods not germane to wildlife research. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees or other institutional review committees can meet their responsibilities in these disparate types of animal activities only by using resources tailored to the animals and situations encountered. Here we review the issues and the resources that facilitate effective oversight of such activities in the wildlife research arena available to researchers, institutional review committees, regulatory bodies, and accrediting bodies. Issues covered include an understanding of the fundamental differences between wildlife research and biomedical research; the profound differences between wildlife species and traditional laboratory subjects, most of which are domesticated animals; and the unique issues presented when the research subjects are members of wild populations and communities. We review the resources available for effective oversight of wildlife projects and emphasize that competent oversight of wildlife research demands the use of appropriate resources. These resources include guidelines designed for the use of wild species (taxon-specific guidelines) and protocol forms tailored for the species and situations encountered. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

  11. Ethical Issues in mHealth Research Involving Persons Living with HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse

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    Labrique, Alain B.; Kirk, Gregory D.; Westergaard, Ryan P.; Merritt, Maria W.

    2013-01-01

    We aim to raise awareness and stimulate dialogue among investigators and research ethics committees regarding ethical issues that arise specifically in the design and conduct of mHealth research involving persons living with HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. Following a brief background discussion of mHealth research in general, we offer a case example to illustrate the characteristics of mHealth research involving people living with HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. With reference to a well-established systematic general ethical framework for biomedical research with human participants, we identify a range of ethical issues that have particular salience for the protection of participants in mHealth research on HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. PMID:24171110

  12. Scientific Productivity on Research in Ethical Issues over the Past Half Century: A JoinPoint Regression Analysis.

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    Long, Nguyen Phuoc; Huy, Nguyen Tien; Trang, Nguyen Thi Huyen; Luan, Nguyen Thien; Anh, Nguyen Hoang; Nghi, Tran Diem; Hieu, Mai Van; Hirayama, Kenji; Karbwang, Juntra

    2014-09-01

    Ethics is one of the main pillars in the development of science. We performed a JoinPoint regression analysis to analyze the trends of ethical issue research over the past half century. The question is whether ethical issues are neglected despite their importance in modern research. PubMed electronic library was used to retrieve publications of all fields and ethical issues. JoinPoint regression analysis was used to identify the significant time trends of publications of all fields and ethical issues, as well as the proportion of publications on ethical issues to all fields over the past half century. Annual percent changes (APC) were computed with their 95% confidence intervals, and a p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. We found that publications of ethical issues increased during the period of 1965-1996 but slightly fell in recent years (from 1996 to 2013). When comparing the absolute number of ethics related articles (APEI) to all publications of all fields (APAF) on PubMed, the results showed that the proportion of APEI to APAF statistically increased during the periods of 1965-1974, 1974-1986, and 1986-1993, with APCs of 11.0, 2.1, and 8.8, respectively. However, the trend has gradually dropped since 1993 and shown a marked decrease from 2002 to 2013 with an annual percent change of -7.4%. Scientific productivity in ethical issues research on over the past half century rapidly increased during the first 30-year period but has recently been in decline. Since ethics is an important aspect of scientific research, we suggest that greater attention is needed in order to emphasize the role of ethics in modern research.

  13. Ethical issues in trauma-related research: a review.

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    Newman, Elana; Risch, Elizabeth; Kassam-Adams, Nancy

    2006-09-01

    ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING ABOUT TRAUMA-RELATED STUDIES requires a flexible approach that counters assumptions and biases about victims, assures a favorable ethical cost-benefit ratio, and promotes advancement of knowledge that can benefit survivors of traumatic stress. This paper reviews several ethical issues in the field of traumatic stress: benefit and risks in trauma-related research, whether trauma-related research poses unique risks and if so what those might be, informed consent and mandatory reporting, and supervision of trauma-related research. For each topic, we review potential ethical issues, summarize the research conducted thus far to inform ethical practice, and recommend future practice, research questions and policies to advance the field so that research on trauma can continue to be a win-win situation for all stakeholders in the research enterprise.

  14. The role of consent in medical research: breaking or building walls? A call for legislative reform.

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    Dangata, Yohanna Yanshiyi

    2011-12-01

    Research has been integral to the practice of medicine for almost as long as the discipline has existed. Until fairly recently research used to be conducted on human subjects without mandatory requirement for their consent. However, over time medical research became associated with significant cruelty resulting in an outcry for regulation of research actives. This resulted in significant legislation in place for monitoring. Today it is mandatory to obtain consent from subjects before embarking on medical research, and indeed treatment. Its significant regulatory role notwithstanding, the issue of consent at times becomes a hindrance to research. This paper examines the issue of consent in relation to medical research in the context of present legislation. It lays out the background to medical research with respect to purpose, scope, standard protocol and related issues; it then addresses the issue of consent in various scenarios, highlighting problems and the need for legislative reform. It is maintained that while regulatory measures have brought a lot of sanity to medical research and the medical profession, some measures are building walls inhibitory to research activities. Research being integral to the development and growth of healthcare delivery, there is need for reformation of current medical law for balance between patient protectionism and progress in medical research for effective patient care.

  15. Community College Journal for Research and Planning, Volume 2, Number 1.

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    Carter, Edith H., Ed.

    1982-01-01

    Designed as a forum for research and discussion of issues relevant to community college researchers and planners, this journal issue begins with Kathryne Baratta-Wilders' discussion of the role of institutional research in the community college and her suggestions of ways for improving its status within an institution. Next, C. Nelson Grote…

  16. Mixed Methods Research: What Are the Key Issues to Consider?

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    Ghosh, Rajashi

    2016-01-01

    Mixed methods research (MMR) is increasingly becoming a popular methodological approach in several fields due to the promise it holds for comprehensive understanding of complex problems being researched. However, researchers interested in MMR often lack reference to a guide that can explain the key issues pertaining to the paradigm wars…

  17. Ethical Issues in the Use of Humans for Research.

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    Bashaw, W. L.

    The APA Ethical Principles, the University of Georgia policy, standard research texts, and research literature on specific methodologies, all in relation to ethical issues in human research, are discussed. The 10 APA principles state, in essence, that the investigator is responsible for what happens, that confidentiality and the protection of the…

  18. 75 FR 57469 - Guidance on Withdrawal of Subjects From Research: Data Retention and Other Related Issues

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    2010-09-21

    ... document includes more examples of social and behavioral research activities in order to emphasize that the... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Guidance on Withdrawal of Subjects From Research: Data Retention and Other Related Issues AGENCY: Office for Human Research Protections, Office of the Assistant...

  19. Critical Issues in Conducting Research with Immigrant Children

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    Kirova, Anna; Emme, Michael

    2007-01-01

    In this article, we explore critical issues in research with immigrant and refugee children. In particular, we examine the implications of various critiques of research methodologies, the ethical implications of researching children in the light of the United Nations (UN; 1989) "Convention on the Rights of the Child," and the new approach to…

  20. A New Research Agenda for Educational Leadership and Policy

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    Ball, Stephen J.

    2011-01-01

    This paper identifies some new research issues and sketches out some new research questions for education policy and leadership researchers as a response to ongoing changes in the landscape of English education policy. Three interrelated issues are considered: leadership, values and interests, and ownership. It argues for the need to ask new…

  1. Preschool and Economic Development. Employment Research. Volume 13, Number 4

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    Bartik, Timothy J.

    2006-01-01

    "Employment Research" is published quarterly by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment and Research. Issues appear in January, April, July, and October. This issue of "Employment Research" presents an article that summarizes the author's study of the effects of high-quality universal preschool education when it is treated as an economic…

  2. Ethical issues associated with the use of animal experimentation in behavioral neuroscience research.

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    Ohl, Frauke; Meijboom, Franck

    2015-01-01

    This chapter briefly explores whether there are distinct characteristics in the field of Behavioral Neuroscience that demand specific ethical reflection. We argue that although the ethical issues in animal-based Behavioral Neuroscience are not necessarily distinct from those in other research disciplines using animal experimentation, this field of endeavor makes a number of specific, ethically relevant, questions more explicit and, as a result, may expose to discussion a series of ethical issues that have relevance beyond this field of science. We suggest that innovative research, by its very definition, demands out-of-the-box thinking. At the same time, standardization of animal models and test procedures for the sake of comparability across experiments inhibits the potential and willingness to leave well-established tracks of thinking, and leaves us wondering how open minded research is and whether it is the researcher's established perspective that drives the research rather than the research that drives the researcher's perspective. The chapter finishes by introducing subsequent chapters of this book volume on Ethical Issues in Behavioral Neuroscience.

  3. Collaboration on contentious issues: research partnerships for gender equity in Nicaragua's Fair Trade coffee cooperatives.

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    Hanson, Lori; Terstappen, Vincent

    2009-01-01

    In recent years, the use of collaborative and partnership approaches in health and agricultural research has flourished. Such approaches are frequently adopted to ensure more successful research uptake and to contribute to community empowerment through participatory research practices. At the same time that interest in research partnerships has been growing, publications on methods, models, and guidelines for building these partnerships have proliferated. However, partnership development is not necessarily as straightforward or linear a process as such literature makes it appear, particularly when the research involves divisive or contentious issues. This paper explores prevailing views on research partnerships, and also questions the applicability of partnership models using an emerging research program around gender equity and health in Fair Trade coffee cooperatives in Nicaragua as an example. Moreover, the paper introduces some of the complicated issues facing the authors as they attempt to develop and expand partnerships in this research area. The paper culminates with a series of strategies that the authors plan to use that offer alternative ways of thinking about building research partnerships concerning controversial or complex issues in the field of community health and development.

  4. Ethical Issues Surrounding the Use of Modern Human Remains for Research in South Africa.

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    Briers, N; Dempers, J J

    2017-02-01

    Chapter 8 of the South African National Health Act 61 of 2003 (NHA) that deals with the donation of human tissue was promulgated in 2012. The new Act is perceived to impose restrictions on low-risk research involving human remains. This study aimed to identify the issues raised by a research ethics committee (REC) when reviewing protocols where human remains are used as data source. REC minutes from 2009 to 2014 were reviewed, and issues raised by the committee were categorized. In total, 127 protocols submitted to the committee over 6 years involved human remains. Queries relating to science (22.2%) and administration (18.9%) were the most common, whereas queries relating to legal issues constituted only 10.2%. Ethical issues centered on informed consent regarding sensitive topics such as HIV, DNA, and deceased children. The change in legislation did not change the number or type of legal issues identified by the REC.

  5. Campus Climate and Students with Disabilities. NCCSD Research Brief. Volume 1, Issue 2

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    Harbour, Wendy S.; Greenberg, Daniel

    2017-01-01

    This research brief summarizes issues related to campus climate issues and disability, to improve social and educational outcomes for students with disabilities, support faculty and staff with disabilities, and increase understanding of disability among nondisabled members of the campus community. Instead of relying on disability services offices…

  6. Is Seeing Believing? Training Users on Information Security: Evidence from Java Applets

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    Ayyagari, Ramakrishna; Figueroa, Norilyz

    2017-01-01

    Information Security issues are one of the top concerns of CEOs. Accordingly, information systems education and research have addressed security issues. One of the main areas of research is the behavioral issues in Information Security, primarily focusing on users' compliance to information security policies. We contribute to this literature by…

  7. Selected Issues Facing U.S. Graduate Education.

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    Neal, Homer A.

    Three issues are discussed that relate to (1) the need for the United States to become more technologically competitive and more daring in ways to produce, nurture and encourage high quality research and (2) the state of the talent pool that must produce the scientists, mathematicians and engineers to do this research. The first issue concerns…

  8. Researching Language and Neoliberalism

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    Shin, Hyunjung; Park, Joseph Sung-Yul

    2016-01-01

    This special issue aims to develop a research agenda that brings language to the centre of our inquiry and critique of neoliberalism. Based on empirical case studies from across diverse contexts in Europe, North America, and East Asia, contributors to this special issue address two issues: (1) What can be said about the nature of neoliberalism…

  9. Spouse Employment in the Army: Research Findings

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    1990-03-01

    Teplitzky, Thomas, & Nogami, 1988). In addition to being affected by the broader work-family issues which influence most employed wives, married women...resolve this important family issue . Procedure: A major effort of the Army Family Research Program (AFRP) has been the primary and secondary analyses...19 Spouse Earnings .......... ........................... .... 20 RELATED SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT ISSUES

  10. 36 CFR 1254.10 - For how long and where is my researcher identification card valid?

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    ... facilities in the Washington, DC, area and other NARA facilities that issue and use plastic researcher identification cards as part of their security systems, we issue a plastic card to replace the paper card issued... ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AVAILABILITY AND USE USING RECORDS AND DONATED HISTORICAL...

  11. The Role of Socioscientific Issues in Biology Teaching: From the Perspective of Teachers

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    Tidemand, Sofie; Nielsen, Jan Alexis

    2017-01-01

    Previous research has documented that students who engage with socioscientific issues can acquire some of the complex competences and skills typically related to scientific literacy. But an emerging field of research on science teachers' understanding and use of socioscientific issues, has documented that a range of challenges hinders the uptake…

  12. Organizational Issues Involved in the Development and Operation of Farm Informational Systems for Modernizing Agriculture.

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    Lionberger, Herbert F.

    The need for an information development system for farmers is discussed in this paper. Issues and alternatives are described in terms of the research-extension-teaching trinity, extension services, role combinations, specialist advisor issues, innovations, research orientation, reward structures, and information services. Information gathered in…

  13. Communicative Language Testing: Current Issues and Future Research

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    Harding, Luke

    2014-01-01

    This article discusses a range of current issues and future research possibilities in Communicative Language Testing (CLT) using, as its departure point, the key questions which emerged during the CLT symposium at the 2010 Language Testing Forum. The article begins with a summary of the 2010 symposium discussion in which three main issues related…

  14. NIH Research Addresses Aging Issues and Disparities in Oral Health | NIH MedlinePlus the Magazine

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    ... JavaScript on. Feature: Oral Health and Aging NIH Research Addresses Aging Issues and Disparities in Oral Health ... NIH Why is it important to have a research focus on older adults? One reason is that ...

  15. The Nation's Top HIV/AIDS Researcher Discusses This Continuing Health Threat

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    Skip Navigation Bar Home Current Issue Past Issues HIV / AIDS The Nation's Top HIV/AIDS Researcher Discusses This Continuing Health Threat Past ... on. For more than 30 years, the NIH's HIV/AIDS research program has been led by Dr. ...

  16. Quality in Postgraduate Education.

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    Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun, Ed.; Ryan, Yoni, Ed.

    This collection of papers discusses issues of quality, institutional research culture, and processes which encourage, achieve, sustain, and assure high quality teaching and research in universities, primarily from a British and Australian perspective. Part 1 is titled "Issues of Quality and Institutional Research Culture" and contains…

  17. Army Science Board Ad Hoc Study Group Report on Human Issues.

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    1980-03-01

    top level attention on human issues research and to formulate human issues programs to meet future needs. A concept paper was presented to the Army...the Army (Operations Research), 10 spaces were allo- cated to provide in-house research/study capability under the ADCSPER. These 10 spaces should be...combined with the present three- space study and analysis section, thus providing a 13- space group which could support the PPRC, APSC, and DCSPER. In

  18. Identifying Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Research in Selected Journals Published from 2003 to 2012: A Content Analysis of Research Topics and Issues

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    Zheng, Lanqin; Huang, Ronghuai; Yu, Junhui

    2014-01-01

    This study aims to identity the emerging research trends in the field of computed-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) so as to provide insights for researchers and educators into research topics and issues for further exploration. This paper analyzed the research topics, methods and technology adoption of CSCL from 2003 to 2012. A total of 706…

  19. Ethical Issues in Measuring Biomarkers in Children’s Environmental Health

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    Sly, Peter D.; Eskenazi, Brenda; Pronczuk, Jenny; Šrám, Radim; Diaz-Barriga, Fernando; Machin, Diego Gonzalez; Carpenter, David O.; Surdu, Simona; Meslin, Eric M.

    2009-01-01

    Background Studying the impact of environmental exposures is important in children because they are more vulnerable to adverse effects on growth, development, and health. Assessing exposure in children is difficult, and measuring biomarkers is potentially useful. Research measuring biomarkers in children raises a number of ethical issues, some of which relate to children as research subjects and some of which are specific to biomarker research. Objective As an international group with experience in pediatric research, biomarkers, and the ethics of research in children, we highlight the ethical issues of undertaking biomarker research in children in these environments. Discussion Significant issues include undertaking research in vulnerable communities, especially in developing countries; managing community expectations; obtaining appropriate consent to conduct the research; the potential conflicts of obtaining permission from an ethics review board in an economically developed country to perform research in a community that may have different cultural values; returning research results to participants and communities when the researchers are uncertain of how to interpret the results; and the conflicting ethical obligations of maintaining participant confidentiality when information about harm or illegal activities mandate reporting to authorities. Conclusion None of these challenges are insurmountable and all deserve discussion. Pediatric biomarker research is necessary for advancing child health. PMID:19672395

  20. New Issues for New Methods: Ethical and Editorial Challenges for an Experimental Philosophy.

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    Polonioli, Andrea

    2017-08-01

    This paper examines a constellation of ethical and editorial issues that have arisen since philosophers started to conduct, submit and publish empirical research. These issues encompass concerns over responsible authorship, fair treatment of human subjects, ethicality of experimental procedures, availability of data, unselective reporting and publishability of research findings. This study aims to assess whether the philosophical community has as yet successfully addressed such issues. To do so, the instructions for authors, submission process and published research papers of 29 main journals in philosophy have been considered and analyzed. In light of the evidence reported here, it is argued that the philosophical community has as yet failed to properly tackle such issues. The paper also delivers some recommendations for authors, reviewers and editors in the field.

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