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  2. Social vulnerability - Wikipedia

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    Most work conducted so far focuses on empirical observation and conceptual models. Thus, current social vulnerability research is a middle range theory and represents an attempt to understand the social conditions that transform a natural hazard (e.g. flood, earthquake, mass movements etc.) into a social disaster. The concept emphasizes two ...

  3. Belmont Report - Wikipedia

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    The Belmont Report is a 1978 report created by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research.Its full title is the Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research, Report of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research.

  4. Vulnerable adult - Wikipedia

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    Adults usually become vulnerable by cognitive impairment such as Down syndrome. Aging can cause or worsen a person's vulnerability, by physical decrepitude and/or lack of money. [3] [4] [5] Many vulnerable adults have suffered abuse, [6] the long-term effects of which may aggravate their vulnerability.

  5. Glossary of clinical research - Wikipedia

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    Examples are members of a group with a hierarchical structure, such as medical, pharmacy, dental, and nursing students, subordinate hospital and laboratory personnel, employees of the pharmaceutical industry, members of the armed forces, and persons kept in detention. Other vulnerable subjects include patients with incurable diseases, persons ...

  6. Respect for persons - Wikipedia

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    Respect for persons is the concept that all people deserve the right to fully exercise their autonomy. Showing respect for persons is a system for interaction in which one entity ensures that another has agency to be able to make a choice. This concept is usually discussed in the context of research ethics.

  7. Social protection - Wikipedia

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    Social assistance schemes comprise programs designed to help the most vulnerable individuals ( i.e., those with no other means of support such as single parent households, victims of natural disasters or civil conflict, handicapped people, or the destitute poor), households and communities to meet a social floor and improve living standards ...

  8. Menlo Report - Wikipedia

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    Appropriate application of the four principles requires that Stakeholder analysis must first be performed. Thorough stakeholder analysis is important to identify: the correct entity(s) from whom to seek informed consent; the party(s) who bear the burdens or face risks of research; the party(s) who will benefit from research activity; and, the party(s) who are critical to mitigation in the ...

  9. Vulnerability - Wikipedia

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    Vulnerability refers to "the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally." [1] The understanding of social and environmental vulnerability, as a methodological approach, involves the analysis of the risks and assets of disadvantaged groups, such as the elderly.