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Assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare personnel regarding biomedical waste management: a systematic review of available tools

Biomedical waste (BMW) management is an important commitment of hospitals both in terms of the possible infectious risk and from the financial point of view. Monitoring the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of healthcare professionals on this topic represents a source of information on BMW management. The aim of this study is to perform a systematic review to identify the reliable and valid tools able to assess the KAP of professionals in healthcare centers to manage BMW.

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The chapter attempts to demonstrate that regional human rights instruments oriented to cultural relativism do not allow African and Asian States to derogate from the ‘universal’ obligations on freedom of religion enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to the extent that they are parties thereto.

La libertà religiosa nelle regioni africana e asiatica tra universalismo e relativismo culturale

The chapter attempts to demonstrate that regional human rights instruments oriented to cultural relativism do not allow African and Asian States to derogate from the ‘universal’ obligations on freedom of religion enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to the extent that they are parties thereto.

Looking «East»: women’s travel writings in early 20th-century Bengal

This article analyses accounts of travels to Asia written by Bengali women in the early
20th century, a period when there was an immense intellectual curiosity about Asia in colonial India.
Japan’s victory in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 was widely interpreted as a victory over Western
hegemony in Asia. The notion of a pan-Asian identity based on a shared history and cultural heritage
was debated and popularized in the Bengal public sphere. Together with this, there was also a

Mobility within Asia: new challenges and new trends

The book Mobility within on the Asia: new challenges and new trends is the outcome of the meetings and workshops on the migration within Asia held at Korean Studies in Department of Oriental Studies at Sapienza University of Rome. Its articles aim to con- tribute to the studies of migration within Asia and widen the view on the recent trends from multiple perspectives. Why migration within Asia?

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