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ECOLOGY AND WILDLIFE: Pharmed Fish

Pharmed Fish Results from a recent pilot study of the uptake of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) by fish in U.S. rivers have garnered considerable attention since they were pub­ lished online 25 March 2009 ahead of print in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. The study, led by Baylor University chemistry pro­ fessor C. Kevin Chambliss and environmental science professor Br...

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Contingency Fees, Settlement Delay and Low-Quality Litigation: Empirical Evidence from Two Datasets

Although flat fees are common for divorces, wills and trusts and probate, lawyers in personal injury cases generally are paid by contingency fee or at an hourly rate. Arguments have been made that contingency fees increase low-quality, "frivolous" litigation but counter-arguments suggest that contingency fees actually limit such litigation and instead it is hourly-fees that increase low-quality...

Economic Crisis and Audit Fees

Economic crisis generally increases firms’ bankruptcy and consequently audit risk. Hence, auditors are more likely to respond to this increased risk through increasing audit fees. However, in the lack of adequate empirical and theoretical evidence, the role of this macro-economic variable, economic crisis, is not clearly demonstrated on audit fees. Therefore, this study investigates the role of...

Drug Shortages Delay Cancer Clinical Trials.

T he mean survival time for people older than 60 years with acute myeloid leukemia (AmL) is about 7 months. only 15% survive 5 years or longer, and that percentage hasn't changed in decades. the poor prognosis for these patients is due in part to the fact that many cannot tolerate the toxic chemotherapy used as first-line treatment, a combination of cytarabine and daunorubicin. Both are generic...