Training on adequate use of opioid analgesics in West and Central Africa: a neglected step on the way to access to essential medicines? by Serena Frau, Anselme Mubeneshayi Kananga, Jackie Ndona Kingolo, Ghislaine Mbelu Kanyunyu, André Katele H. Zongwe, Aaron Nshindi Tshilengi, Raffaella Ravinetto

“…Alleviating acute and chronic pain is a moral imperative for health professionals and health systems, and it requires adequate access to and use of essential opioid analgesics. …”
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Do People Get Used to Insulting Language? by Marijn E. Struiksma, Hannah N. M. De Mulder, Jos J. A. Van Berkum

“…Verbal insults go against a universal moral imperative not to inflict harm on others, and they also pose a threat to one's face or reputation. …”
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Cyfrowy komunizm by Beata Witkowska-Maksimczuk

“…The second attitude is to treat valuable information as a common good, often with a moral imperative to share it (to varying degrees Open Source and Open Acces, the idea of copyleft, DIY, P2P network, YouTube, The Pirate Bay domain etc.). …”
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The Ethical Basis for Thinking about Combating the СOVID-19 Pandemic: Albert Schweitzer’s «Reverence for Life» by S. S. Gorbunov, N. P. Pugacheva

“…Directions for further research: a deep and comprehensive analysis of the moral imperatives proposed by ethical and philosophical thought in the 20th century is planned in terms of their effectiveness and relevance in the new conditions of human existence. …”
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Challenges in Sustainable Beef Cattle Production: A Subset of Needed Advancements by Jason A. Hubbart, Nathan Blake, Ida Holásková, Domingo Mata Padrino, Matthew Walker, Matthew Wilson

“…Considering the significant quantities of resources necessary to produce this form of protein, such advancements are not just a moral imperative but critical to developing advanced beef cattle production practices and predictive models that will reduce costs and liabilities and advance industry sustainability.…”
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“We need a better system” by Caitlin Ceryes, Kathryn Heley, Danielle Edwards, Chergai Gao-Rittenberg, Leah Seifu, Saifra Khan Sohail, Roni Neff

“…In contrast to frequent donors, many of whom considered donation a moral imperative, some infrequent donors questioned the expectation that they would donate crops without compensation. …”
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Worldwide perspectives on venom allergy by Peter Korošec, Thilo Jakob, Harfi Harb, Robert Heddle, Sarah Karabus, Ricardo de Lima Zollner, Julij Selb, Bernard Yu-Hor Thong, Fares Zaitoun, David B.K. Golden, Michael Levin

“…Venom immunotherapy is the standard of care for people with severe reactions and has been proven to reduce risk of future anaphylactic events. There is a moral imperative to ensure production, supply and worldwide availability of locally relevant, registered, standardized commercial venom extracts for diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Ecological imperative in the system of social responsibility of the society by Oleksandr Shybko

“…On the basic of I. Kant`s moral imperative the author offered a definition of an ecological imperative: "No social and economic purposes can be set as society if their achievement threatens environment of dwelling of the person". …”
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Media portrayal of ethical and social issues in brain organoid research by Abigail Presley, Leigh Ann Samsa, Veljko Dubljević

“…There is a growing group of bioethicists who acknowledge the moral imperative to develop brain organoid technologies and call for caution in this research. …”
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From Colonialism to Neocolonialism: by Paul Orlowski, Michael Cottrell

“…By addressing this debt through targeted funding, the achievement gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students should lessen over time. There is a moral imperative to do so.…”
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The views of public service managers on the implementation of National Health Insurance in primary care: a case of Johannesburg Health District, Gauteng Province, Republic of South... by S D Murphy, S Moosa

“…The managers viewed NHI as a social and moral imperative but lacked clarity and insight into the NHI Bill as well as the associated implementation strategies. …”
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A Study of Clinical Justice in the Experiences of Patients, Nurses, and Nursing Students: A Qualitative Study by Homa Vejdani, hossein Mohsenipouya, faeze Azadi, Sanaz Fazeli, Arezou Bashghare, Yadollah Jannati, Akram Sanagoo, Leila Jouybari

“…Introduction: Reducing healthcare injustice is a moral imperative. People's benefits from these rights differ dramatically from one place to another. …”
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“Ain't about the money, ain't about the haircut”: Experiences of servant leadership in black-owned barbershops and beauty salons during the COVID-19 pandemic by Hunter M. Boehme, Robin M. Dawson, Tameka Williams, Lídia Gual-Gonzalez, Chloe Rodriguez-Ramos, Natalie Brown, Bryceson Hernandez, Lekendra Kidd, Melissa S. Nolan

“…This theory-guided, qualitative descriptive study explored owners' experiences in addressing their clients’ and community well-being during the first pandemic year, revealing four emergent themes: 1) “blessings” and cultural expectations informed a moral imperative to become servant leaders, 2) long-standing relationships resulted in opportunities to engage on topics of physical and mental health, 3) Barbershop/beauty salon-based COVID-19 information and resources led to individual and community empowerment, and 4) Barbershops and beauty salons were “virtue locales”, or physical manifestations of social responsibility and psychological safety during the pandemic. …”
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Impetus of US hospital leaders to invest in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): a qualitative study by Andrea L Pusic, Marilyn Heng, Danny Mou, Rachel C Sisodia, Meredith B Rosenthal, Barbara Bokhour, Christer Mjåset, Claire M Sokas, Azan Virji

“…Most hospital leaders have reservations about using PROMs in their current state as a meaningful performance metric.Conclusion These findings suggest that hospital leaders feel a strong moral imperative to collect PROMs, which is also supported by the culture of their institution. …”
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Social exchange and valuations in the market for contemporary art by Riley, James Whitcomb.

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Refocusing research ethics paradigms post Ebola: a narrative synthesis by Nicola Gailits, Elysée Nouvet

“…These authors insisted on the moral imperative to rebalance unequal transnational power relations when doing research in the global South. …”
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A Hybrid Model for Achieving Universal Safe Drinking Water in the Medium-Sized City of Bangangté (Cameroon) by Esther Laurentine Nya, Roger Feumba, Pierre René Fotsing Kwetché, Willis Gwenzi, Chicgoua Noubactep

“…Providing everyone with safe drinking water is a moral imperative. Yet, sub-Saharan Africa seems unable to achieve “safe drinking water for all” by 2030. …”
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Microbicides Development Programme: Engaging the community in the standard of care debate in a vaginal microbicide trial in Mwanza, Tanzania by Soteli Selephina, Kazimoto Johari, Nikolau Lawi, Masanja Joseph, Shapiro Katherine, Lees Shelley, Shagi Charles, Vallely Andrew, Moffat Claire, Changalucha John, McCormack Sheena, Hayes Richard J

“…Post-trial access to an effective vaginal microbicide was also felt to be a moral imperative.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Participatory methodologies enabled effective partnerships between researchers, participant representatives and community stakeholders to be developed and facilitated local dialogue and consensus on what constitutes a locally-appropriate standard of care in the context of a vaginal microbicide trial in this setting.…”
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Religious education in holistic concept of education as a possible answer to global challenges of humanity by Anđelković Petar M.

“…All of this suggests that the call of religious education teacher is determined by the narrow methodological principles of gnoseology, ethical, axiological and deontological principles, which (like Kant's moral imperative) religious educationalist must be guided in their research and human society and its educational mission of prophethood. …”
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“Struck down by cancer with no old life to fall back on” a clinical study of illness experiences among Norwegian adolescent and young adult cancer survivors investigating the ethic... by Kristine Hjulstad, Hilde Bondevik, Marit Helene Hem, Per Nortvedt

“…Conclusion The survivors'stories reveal a moral imperative that needs to be honored by medical professionals in order to improve cancer care. …”
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