Essays on Regulation

1. Introduction

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2010), nearly one billion people suffered from hunger in 2010, representing nearly 16% of the population of developing countries. At the same time, the world population is growing and global warming threatens the production of crops. Profound changes are needed in the way that food production and food consumption are perceived, or the world may face mass starvation. Genetically modified (GM) technology has been found capable of feeding the world but there are concerns regarding its safety (Moseley 2002, Carpenter 2010). Consumer acceptance of GM foods in the ...

1. Introduction

1.1 Perception of GM foods in the UK According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2010), nearly one billion people suffered from hunger in 2010, representing nearly 16% of the population of developing countries. At the same time, the world population is growing and global warming threatens the production of crops. Profound changes are needed in the way that food production and food consumption are perceived, or the world may face mass starvation. Genetically modified (GM) technology has been found capable of feeding the world but there are concerns regarding its safety (Moseley 2002, ...

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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Literature review 2.1 Definition of GM products and foods. 2.2 Historical development of GM Foods. 2.2.1 Bioengineering and agriculture. 2.2.2 Biopharming. 2.3 GM food regulation and legislation

2.3.1 Production regulations

2.3.2 Import regulations

2.3.3 Labeling requirements 2.3.3.1 Article 8 Regulation (EC) 258/97. 2.3.3.2 Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003: Traceability and labeling. 2.3.3.2.1 “May contain GMO” labels. 2.3.3.2.2 “Does not contain GMO” labels 2.4 Risk assessment of GM ...

An emotion regulation refers to the ability of a person to manage constructively and cope with his or her feelings. It can also be defined as means the process by which a person influence the emotions to have, when and how to experience the emotions. Individuals respond or express emotions in three ways. These ways are behavioural, experiential or physiological. Behavioural response means outward manifestation of emotions while experiential response implies internal reaction to an emotion. On the other hand, physiological response is body reaction to an emotion. Emotion regulation can occur prior to emotional response, antecedent focussed, or after emotional ...

Psychology

- Introduction - Bilingualism has been defined variously as the ability to converse or speak and understand more than one language. In a stricter sense, bilingualism implies the ability to speak two languages though multilingual speakers, i.e. those who speak and understand more than two languages are often referred to as bilinguals. In recent years especially due to the world reaching the pinnacle of globalization where there is virtual interconnectedness of one end to the other, bilingualism has become more of a norm rather than an exception. The knowledge and expertise in more than one language has been viewed as a ...

Introduction

The West Tankers litigation, especially the decision of European Court of Justice, has raised many questions as to the issue of enforceability of arbitration agreements in EU Member States. The Court, by its decision, has extended the scope of application of the Brussels regulation to the arbitration agreements, and precluded English courts from issuing of an anti-suit injunction aimed at prevention of any judicial proceedings in other Member State when such proceeding clearly violates the arbitration agreement. In the following article, I would like to contemplate on the possible consequences of the court`s ruling as to the enforceability ...

Introduction

It’s been over two decades that the agenda of the deregulation was adopted across nations, yet till this day regulation of the telecommunications sector continues to pose challenges. Only a few countries has been able to work out viable models of regulation of this sector while many countries still have public owned telecommunication systems (Grote, 2006). What remains a challenge in bringing about effective competition is the cost and economies of scale of incumbent networks. Hence empirical evidence shows no clear trends of changes in incentives vis-à-vis changes in the regulations on the sector. The US telecommunication sector ...

ANSWER

ANWER 1.) The agents of the FDA cannot go to Kenobi’s store and arrest him. The FDA cannot also impose any fine and jail Kenobi since he did not commit any violation. The facts of the case will show that the new regulation which bans all glass coffee mugs was published in the Federal Register only October 1, 2014 and was supposed to take effect on October 20, 2014. For several years, Kenobi has been known worldwide for his famous glass coffee mugs. He was even featured on acclaimed magazines such as Glass Vogue for being the ...

Introduction

Market structures are dependent on various factors ranging from the number of firms operating in a certain market to the market power enjoyed by specific firms. In that respect, different markets require different regulations in a bid to achieve efficiency in terms of competition fairness and service to consumer as well as social interests. Thus, the structure differences call for different types of regulations including industrial and social regulations all of which have different purposes. In addition, enforcing the laws requires specific authorities which have mandates to ensure that market and social efficiency is achieved. In that consideration, this analysis seeks ...

The medical industry is acknowledged as one of the most significant sectors in every society. This is because of its main objectives that are targeted towards saving lives of individuals in the society. This task cannot be easily achieved without technology. The 21st century technological advancement has contributed immensely to progress in the medical industry. The medical industry is characterized by high level of innovation, every 18-24 months, a typical medical device is replaced by an improved version (MTAA, 2011: Smith, 1999; Tandy, 1996). In order to ensure that this technological advancement in the medical industry does not scale ...

Introduction

Financial crisis has become a global issue because it has affected many countries in the world. It is important to understand its meaning in order to know how it has affected the economy of various countries. Financial crisis is a situation in which the financial assets in a country loss value. During this period, the currency becomes unstable (Irving 2009). In this situation, the country becomes affected adversely because financial problems become unbearable for most investors. The main reason for this is that there are no foreseeable returns from the investments made in the country due to hard financial times experienced. ...

Question one

If the agents of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were to walk into Skywalker’s store and arrest him, it is our argument that the EPA can neither fine nor jail him for the alleged violation of the law. In answering this question in the negative, much consideration has been given to the wording and the text of the legal provisions creating the offence. It is my submission that there is no disclosure of an offence known to law as to attract any legal sanctions. In particular, the law stipulates that all glass top coffee tables are banned in ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

The Nature of Competitive Market Structures Market structures define the nature and characteristics of the competition that exists among the firms or sellers in a particular industry. There are generally four areas that are the foci in the study of market structures of industries: (1) firm boundaries, (2) seller concentration, (3) product differentiation, and (4) conditions of entry (Church and Ware, 2000). Firm boundaries apply to questions like why companies integrate vertically or why they outsource products and services. Seller concentration pertains to how many firms account for a greater percent of the market revenues or sales. Product differentiation refers ...

Regulations are laws, principles or rules that govern people’s conduct. The government uses regulation to influence the interaction and behavior of people and at the same time shape incentives. Regulations fall under various categories including; codes of practice, accreditation programs, principal acts, agreements and policy guidelines. In the field of health care, regulations can be imposed on the practice itself, health insurance firms, health care providers, health insurance bodies and health care professionals (Novak, Berg and Wilson, 2010).

Role of governmental regulatory agencies and its effect on the health care industry.

The role of governmental regulatory agencies in healthcare is to oversee the monitoring of both institutions and practitioners within the ...

Analysis of the legal challenge to airport regulation restricting assembly

Introduction Airport Authorities in the United States have always been engaged in legal disputes with citizens over the use of the airport facilities and the conflict such regulations pose with the rights of citizens. The analysis of the Bruce Rocker case attempts to grapple with this never ending conflict and the underlying legal issues usually at hand. The regulation by the Baltimore International Airport in this instance of restricting the assembly of more than 30 people if their business is not travel-related lays bare a number of issues that touch fundamentally on the rights of the citizens. In addition, ...

Government Tax on Fast Food

IntroductionOver the years, medical experts have been battling the fast foods health related problems. Some of these health problems include obesity and weight-related health issues such as diabetes. However, this has not been a success for the Australian government. Relying on the food industry to control diet has been unsuccessful. The food manufacturers are concerned with the acquired profit but not the public health. This can only change when another force takes things to another direction. The Australian Medical Association has been on the forefront in this noble fight to save the Australian people. The association established in 1962 after ...

Introduction

The thyroid gland is an essential gland found in various vertebrates, and has thyroid follicles (comprised of thyroid epithelia cells), which are supplied by a dense network of blood capillaries. The thyroid tissue’s main function is the biosynthesis and secretion of the thyroid hormone, which is an essential biological molecule existing in either of two forms, T3 and T4. The activity of the thyroid gland is controlled through the neuroendocrine system, which involves the hypothalamus and the secretory actions of the pituitary gland. TSH plays a key role in stimulating the thyroxin-binding globulin (TGB) and the uptake of blood iodine ...

Emotions play a key role in most, if not all, people’s lives. There are numerous studies that show empirical evidence how emotions can either positively or negatively impact one’s daily performance at work, and even things such as personality and behavior . There are just a lot of things that can be dependent on emotions. The objective of this paper is to focus on the psychology of emotion, particularly the effects of emotion regulation on concurrent attention-related performance. An individual’s attention can be perceived as one of the major determinants of performance . When it comes to the execution ...

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Regulation of Xiap Protein in Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the type of cancer that develops in the tissues of the breast. Two most commonly reported types of breast cancer are “ductal carcinoma” and “lobular carcinoma”. Ductal carcinoma is initiated in the lining of the milk ducts, which are thin tubes involved in carrying of milk from lobules of the breast to the nipple. Ductal carcinoma can be in the form of Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) as well as Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). IDC is the most commonly found type of breast cancer ...

Antecedent-focused regulation is a form of emotion regulation which occurs before an emotion is completely active. There are four types of antecedent-focused regulation. The first is the situation selection which occurs when a person chooses a situation depending on the emotions that such a situation may elicit. An example is when a student chooses to enroll in a class because he knows that the professor is very approachable and understanding. The second type of antecedent-focused regulation is the situation modification wherein the person introduces a change in the situation to obtain the emotions he wants to regulate. When a person tries to pacify his friends who are ...

Political and Legal Influences regarding Nanotechnology in Medicine

Nanotechnology can be described as the making of functional objects, systems and devices by controlling matter on the length scale of the nanometer and using new trends and properties on the length scale (Basavaraj, 2012). Nanotechnology has gained use in different medical areas like cardiovascular medicine and oncology, due to the need for the growth of new medicines, using the innate nanoscale roles of the biological elements of living cells (Basavaraj, 2012). However, use of nanotechnology in medicine faces many legal and political issues, which forms the theme of discussion, in this study.

What are some Legal and Political Issues regarding Nanotechnology in Medicine?

Fiedler & Reynolds (1994), in their summary ...

Homeschooling began as a solution for kids in rural sections where it was simply easier to be home schooled than to travel to a public school. Now there more than “1.5 Million Home Schooled Students in the United States in 2007” and it is growing at roughly nine percent per year. The reasons for homeschooling are numerous; the effects on individuals and society are great, and regulations are quickly becoming a necessity. This need for regulating homeschooling is becoming more complex because laws that govern it depend on individual state law. Without regulation, the population will eventually be affected in both academic ...

Definition of Industrial (Economic) Regulation

Economic regulation is a term which refers to a type of government regulation responsible for setting prices, terms or conditions of new firms into an industry. Therefore, economic regulation outlines clearly the conditions to be met by a new firm entering the market. On the other hand, economic regulation can also be used to mean the regulation of financial business entities. Additionally, there are other types of regulations employed by the government like the social regulation which encompasses environment and health issues.

Reason for Industrial Regulation

On the other hand, economic regulations are important in the industry since they prevent firms from setting high prices for ...

Introduction

The US department of defense has published various regulations governing the conduct and action military personnel and civilians within the US itself and other installation outside the US. One of the installation under which stringent rules have been established is the US Army in Europe, (AER). Among the regulations made are the traffic rules. The Driver and Vehicle Requirements and the Installation Traffic Code for the U.S. Forces in Germany, establishes an installation traffic code governing the registration requirements and operation of motor vehicles in Europe. It supersedes the earlier AER regulation given in the year 2009. This regulation ...

The importance of financial market regulation is obvious. Typically, unmanageable markets may not yield results, economically optimal, profitable for both participants of the market and the state. In this case, investors will not make the right decisions about optimal targeted investments and it becomes difficult to reduce the risk level in the whole economy. The danger of unregularly financial market is first of all in the false expectations and great losses for the companies. If the regulation of financial markets is maintained at the proper level then investments will be apparently stable and economic benefits will only increase. ...

PROBLEMS IN THE REGULATION AND SUPERVISION OF INTERNATIONAL BANKS AND NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

INTRODUCTION The banking and non-banking financial institutes have witnessed both growth and change in the functioning practices across the globe. Many economies have suffered severe financial crisis due to the global economic recession. It has disrupted the economic activities. The risk management teams and policy makers have focused their attention towards redefining the regulation and supervision practices of international banks and non-bank financial institutions. The objectives of these practices are to ensure stability and growth in the financial practices. This report will focus on highlighting the changes in the regulatory practices which have been implemented on both ...

Elements of the Self-Determination Theory

The Self-Determination Theory proposes that autonomous motivation is distinct from controlled motivation (Gagne and Deci, 2005) where autonomy “involves acting with a sense of volition and having the experience of choice” (Gagne and Deci, 2006, p. 333) while controlled motivation involves external regulation. It proposes that uninteresting activities require extrinsic motivation; thus, making the activity externally regulated.

External regulation is the use of external factors to initiate and maintain a behavior. However, the Self-Determination Theory names another type of extrinsic motivation where the regulation of a behavior and the value that is associated with it becomes internalized. Internalization is when people have ...

Protection of Customers’ Interests under the Terms of the Competition Act 1998

Introduction Effective competition is considered to be the crucial factor both for protection of consumers’ interests and for business sector development. Protection of consumers’ interests is the key issue for the development of effective competition policy. Maintenance of effective competition in the UK markets is important to achieve necessary balance between prices and supply of goods. The first part of this essay is devoted to the competition issues, detailed analysis of practical implications of the Competition Law 1998, protection of consumers’ interests, and analysis of the lawsuits with regard to the Act. The second part of ...

The government has the responsibility of ensuring that there is a competitive and conducive environment for all business. This will not only promote equality and optimal productivity among firms but also protect the welfare of consumers. The government should ensure that the pricing of products is checked, the product quality raised and competition among firms improved.

Industrial regulation is the government’s effort to control prices of industrial products either indirectly or directly. This is done mainly on industries producing utilities such as electricity. Industrial regulation exists to prevent price fluctuations in the industry, stabilize the prices. The government can ...

Introduction

The cardiovascular system consists of arteries, capillaries veins blood vessels and the heart. The heart delivers nutrients and oxygen to the tissues and caries waste products for elimination from the tissues (Hester & Lusha, 2012). The regulation of the cardiovascular system occurs through a complex interaction of both neural and non-neural mechanisms that aim at guaranteeing a constant internal environment (homeostasis) in organisms (Malliani 2000). The regulation of the cardiovascular system occurs through hemodynamics, through auto regulation, hormonal regulation and neural control (Khurana, 2008). The most important of the regulatory mechanisms are closed loop reflexes like baro- reflexes, chemo reflexes and ...

Need for a new mode of for regulation

The central US government does not regulate CAM matters instead individual states are mandated with the duty of regulating health and safety matters as a part of their mandate as stipulated in the constitution. As a result there are many practices adopted in different states regarding Complimentary and alternative medicine in the United States. Due to this non uniformity and the weaknesses a new regulation proposal is hereby discussed.

New Regulation

The proposal is a regulation by FDA titled ‘’draft guidance for industry on Complimentary and alternative medicine ‘’.This regulation will be instrumental in that it will help eliminate the dilemma created in the administration ...

Homeschooling is complex because regulations that govern it depend on state laws, and all states have different homeschooling regulations. However, in general terms, states are divided into no notice, low regulation, moderate regulation, and high regulation states regarding the level of home school monitoring (“State Regulations Surrounding Homeschooling”). However, recent changes in the legal system indicate that states are no longer willing to trust parents and children who resort to homeschooling. A brief analysis of the amount of children in homeschooling and the parents’ motivations for homeschooling indicate that potential issues should be solved through strict regulations. Rather than ...

Introduction

Sexually explicit materials are common despite their negative impacts on the society especially in people with psychological problems and adolescent. One of the negative impacts of sexual explicit communication is that the people who view, read, or listen to the materials become law offenders. The federal government in attempts to protect the society has set some standards to regulate explicit communication (Federal Communications Commission, 2011). The laws protect the public from extra exposure to explicit materials which may derive them of their values and morals. The standards also protect the citizens from becoming oversexed as a result of listening, viewing, ...

Book Report: “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair

Upton Sinclair’s book titled “The jungle” presents the author’s visionary ideas to the American society in 1906. Sinclair’s show of the life of struggle is evident through the characters Jurgis Rudkus and Ona. The two are a family, struggling to make ends meet in the suburbs of Chicago. The author presents the suffering which immigrants undergo, especially those who do not know much of English who are forced to take on various labor jobs that are barely enough to sustain their daily expenses. Mr. Rudkus and his family stayed lowly having found a job in the meat industry, ...

2. Outline the regulation from APRA in regards to credit risk for the large major banks and contrast to the regulations for smaller bank re credit risk. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has established an internal rating based mechanisms to be used when approaching the bank credit risks. The regulations approaches the credit risks differently when it comes to dealing with the large major banks and the considerably smaller banks in regards to capital base. The smaller banks, which are generally less complex in terms of their operations and organization, are the pioneer implementers of the more standardized ...

The prostitution legality in Europe differs from one country to another. A number of nations criminalize the act of getting involved in sexual practice for money as others permit prostitution itself although not the majority types of procuring, for instance, facilitating another person’s prostitution, running brothels, acquiring financial benefit from another person’s prostitution or even accosting. Prostitution is legitimate and regulated in eight nations in Europe including Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Switzerland, Turkey as well as Latvia. The extent of social control of the laws of anti-prostitution also differs from one nation to another, one region ...

Introduction

Economics describes markets depending on the factors that define their competitive nature. In that respect, factors like the number of firms, their market share, market power, pricing strategies as being price leaders or price searchers as well as the ease and barriers to market entry. Therefore, markets are defined into categories of monopolistic, competitive and oligopolistic and have differences in their pricing and output decisions hence different effects and implication on the national economy. In that respect, governments tend to exercise appropriate regulation on the markets in order to achieve national objectives. In this consideration, this analysis seeks to ...

Regulation can be defined as the procedure of making rules that govern behavior. The rules can be imposed by the government, self-imposed or other bodies. Majority of regulations affect businesses and are imposed by the government because of market failure. Market failures occur when markets produce too much or too little of certain products, fail to distribute and produce products or services efficiently, imperfect competition such as market dominance and monopolies. In addition, market failures can occur in instances when the prices of goods or services do not reflect the full cost to society such as pollution. Market failure ...

The recent banking crises experienced in the United States has had a profound impact on the way in which regulation and banking in the modern era has been approached. This study will examine the positive and negative aspects of the prospect of more governmental regulation on the banking industry with a focus on evaluation of the best overall applications. With the ability to look back and assess policy, this essay will produce a credible examination of the fundamental weak points in the existing system. Beginning with an overview of the regulation environment prior to the banking crisis in the United States ...

Industrialization in developed countries often has severe costs for the environment, and the quality of air is not an exception. To find a beneficial compromise between technological and industrial advancement and care for natural resources, strict and reasonable legislation is necessary. Detailed in this paper are different air quality regulations of two developed countries namely China and the United States. Although there are several similarities between the two, there are ostensible differences between them and the consequences for each country vary. Pollution has been an increasingly pressing ...

1.0 Introduction The current consumer regime in Australia came into effect on 1st January 2011. The sole aim of this thesis is to compare and contrast the present day consumer regime legislations and the pre-2011 ones. This is to ascertain whether the present day legislations are progressive or retrogressive. The Australian Consumer Law of 2011 (ACL) can be defined as “a national, state and territory law from 1 January 2011 and includes unfair contract terms legislation introduced on 1 July 2010’. Under this legislation, all consumers have the same entitlements and all businesses too have the same responsibilities and ...

Obesity is becoming an epidemic in America, with more than 30 per cent childhood diabetes cases today are of Type 2, a condition that is as a result of poor diet and unhealthy lifestyle (Zinczenko 154). The American fast food culture contributes to this level of obesity, as the combination of affordability, taste and convenience makes it easier for families and individuals of any income level to feed themselves on fast food. However, it should be the responsibility of the individual to regulate their diet intake. Given that the current statistics regarding cases of Obesity in America, self-regulation of diet is ...

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WHY IS TRUST SO IMPORTANT IN THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY?

Advertising can basically be described as one aspect of communication that is used to persuade the audience to act in a certain way with respect to commodities or even ideas. The most common use of advertisement is to make consumers purchase a particular product or service from a company organization. However such communications that contain a political or ideological message are still common in advertising. Advertisement is normally done via the media such as radio, television, newspapers, and the internet. With the emergence of new media, text messages are also used to advertise products, services, politicians or even text ...

Summary of Argument (Introduction)

Since the commencement of the 1990s consecutive Australian national governments (from both right and left of the political spectrum) have supervised a move in the guideline of employment relations from one based on centralised arbitrated awards to one of enterprise-bargaining(Gahan et.al,2000). The ostensible purpose of this policy was to facilitate the development of workplace-focussed systems of regulation, which were sensitive to the need for flexible production and employment systems in the context of the global economy. However, this policy was introduced only subject to certain conditions, which purported to guarantee the security of workers (Watson, et.al, 2003). These ...

Introduction

There is much technological advancement in the modern times that could greatly affect the daily lives of the people. One of these brilliant inventions is the Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi is a technology that could be used to connect the devices into the internet or into a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) (Katz, 2006). With this technology, changing information and data could become more mobile since people would not need cables and connectors to connect the devices into a network. Wi-Fi accelerated the technological advancement of exchanging data and accessing to the internet. It is not easy imagining life in the modern times without ...

Role or Lawyers

Arguably, lawyers have and continue to play various roles in the modern word that is marred with conflicts. The primary role of a lawyer it to litigate conflicts involving various parties. On another note, it is of the essence to note that law is closely intertwined with various aspects of the society. This calls for professional help at times when interpretation of such laws has become challenging. In fact, there are various complexities regarding the law, which call for professional assistance. It is also at such times, when lawyers become overly important in that they offer such professional help. While ...

When the issue of drug abuse is mentioned, it is hard to disassociate it with some common drugs. Some of the products that immediately come to mind include heroine, cocaine, and bhang. The later has been braded with so many names. These include weed, cannabis, and pot among others. The United States has very strict laws with regard to drug abuse. As such, they leave no stones untouched in making sure that the vice is totally controlled and eliminated from their land. While this is happening in the land, it so happens that there is some states that have ...

Bitcoin is term that was not well known in the last four years. It was a term that was only used by few people over the internet. With time it is the term that the world has come to know as the first world’s completely decentralized virtual currency (Buttyan & Hubaux, 2001). This currency has become the largest economy compared to some of the economies of the smaller worlds. Bitcoin also abbreviated as BTC reached its high note in 2013 April with a value of $260 just from pennies in the previous years. Currently, the market value of BTC is valued ...

The internet has become a sore spot for many after it has been continuously romanticized as a corner to practice freedom of speech. Many libertarians as well as communitarians have been amazed and bothered by the alluring and unstoppable combination of law barriers and the sophisticated technology that has become of the internet today. This very alluring combination ensures that millions and millions are drawn to the internet every day. Lawmakers have just the same furthered, the ‘monstrosity’ by fighting for, and passing the of the Communication Decency act that allows the providers of the internet services to allow all sorts ...

Social Regulation

Social regulation is the process by which the government imposes certain restrictions that are meant to reduce and prevent undesirable behavior in the society. Social regulation is therefore aimed at maintaining the behavioral standards of corporations. United States of America is one of the countries in which social regulation exists. One example of social regulation in this country is the control of the monopolies of the country (McConnell 2012). In this case, the government has fixed the prices above which monopolies like electrical companies should not exceed. The benefit of this is that the consumers of electric products will ...

Abstract

Shadow banks are broadly as nonbank financial institutions that engage maturity transformation (McCulley, 2007). The broad areas of shadow banking intermediation include: maturity transformation, credit risk transfer, liquidity and leverage. The shadow banking in China is composed of the following three distinct qualities. First is liquidity transformation, high leverage and credit transformation. The second outstanding feature is the limited regulation which does not spell out capital requirements, provisions for loan losses and the ratio of loan to customer deposits. The final characteristic is the existence of their interconnections with other institutions which makes them a source of systemic risks. (Yan ...

Introduction

Indonesia has established itself as one of the world’s largest producers of furniture and handicrafts not only in the Asian region but also globally. Since 2006, the country has ranked among the top 10 exporters of furniture with countries such as China, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Taiwan Vietnam and Malaysia (Trade Research & Development Agency, 2008). The country has abundant natural resources required to sustain production of furniture. It is the world’s largest producer of Rattan (a type of climbing palm used to make furniture) (Trade Research & Development Agency, 2008). There are also several varieties of wood such as teak ...

Non judicial punishment, popularly known as NPJ is a tool that is available for military leadership personnel for the purposes of maintaining law and order. NPJ is permitted under article 15 of the UMCJ and is governed by both part 5 of the manual for courts-martial and service regulations (staff, 2014). NJP is most common among the military services and as such there is a procedure for imposing it on an officer. Prior to imposing an NPJ, the offender must be notified of his crime, the supporting evidence behind the accusation and must be notifies that the commanding officer is intent ...

AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRY IN CANADA AND ITS REGULATIONS

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW: Agriculture and agri-food industry is a highly complex, modern, integrated industry in Canada. Being an internationally competitive, the industry contributes a large sum to the Canadian economy. Agricultural industry in Canada is highly adaptive to increasing globalization, innovation and technology and changing consumer demands. This industry contributes significantly to country’s economy by making large contribution to employment and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It accounts for 8% contribution in total GDP and employs around 2.1 million people in the country as according to 2013 statistics (Government of Canada, 2013). Canada is known as the sixth-largest exporter as well ...

24.05.2014 1.0 Introduction Both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations across the world experience ethical issues that must be addressed for the successful realization of the outcomes of these organizations. The ethical issues and dilemma vary from one case to the other, and often compels the organizations to take certain positions based on the ethical values embraced. This study will analyze key problems and ethical dilemma that faced the Human Society of the United States (HSUS), a not-for-profit organization; and General Mills, a for-profit organization. The article will examine the key ethical dilemmas that these two organizations faced, the positions that ...

Introduction:

Living organisms are equipped with robust machinery for executing a myriad of tasks to meet the day to day biological challenges. This machinery in turn relies on one or more interconnected pathways or networks composed of nucleic acid, proteins and other essential constituents. To say, it is the precise function of these components which determines the physiological well being organisms. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinases is one such known component that performs diverse physiological roles through its associations with the molecular machinery. mTOR is a protein that responds to metabolism and ageing, intercellular stress to growth regulation, growth factors ...

Introduction

The Murray-Darling is the longest river system in Australia, covering an area of one million square kilometers and ranked fifteenth in the world in terms of the lengths. The Murray- Darling river system has long played an important role in the Australian agricultural sector as well as in providing various ecosystem services and supporting biodiversity for a vast array of plants and animals. Changes in land use, water extractions and river management in the Murray-Darling Basin have increased pressure on the Basin's water resources, leading to significant concern over water quality and the status of ecosystem health. The regulation of ...

Abstract

The hippocampus is a part of the limbic system found in the temporal lobe. Hippocampal neurogenesis, the ability of the hippocampus to generate/produce new neurons all through to adulthood, has been linked to emotion moderation, spatial navigation, learning, memory, and cognitive function. These functions are usually impaired in depression and anxiety and hence the speculations that hippocampal neurogenesis plays a critical role in the etiology, pathophysiology and even the treatment depression and anxiety. The hippocampal neurogenesis hypothesis attempts to explain the role of hippocampal neurogenesis in the development of depression and anxiety based on findings from various studies. Findings that neurogenesis ...

Introduction

Business banking refers to any form of financial dealings with a commercial institution those grands loans business entities, credit and saving accounts, and checking accounts for companies that exclude individuals. Another term for business banking is commercial banking.

The commercial banking defines the division of a bank that only deals with businesses. In comparison, a bank that details with individuals is called retail banking. Similarly, a bank that trades in capital markets is called in an investment bank. In Australia, the Banking Act of 1959 did not provide a clear a definition of the word bank (Wentworth, 2003). The inclusion of the several institutions that ...

Negative Emotions

Nearly every parent has experienced the sudden, intense, explosive outburst of emotions that occur in toddlers and early childhood. (Gisbrect, Miller & Muller, 2010, p. 478). Research suggests that early emotional regulation may be significantly influenced by qualitative aspect of toddler-caregiver interactions and partly by the child’s temperament (Cassiday, 194; Tronic 1989). Admittedly, the manifestation of negative emotions by children is considerably influenced by their interactions with their caregivers. While it is understood that a child brings a particular set of abilities to his or her emotional life, people surrounding a child play a role in the development of their emotional competence; ...