India’s Biological Diversity Act 2002: An act for the new millenium

Health coverage tax credits under the Trade Act of 2002.

Evolutionarily Significant Units and the Conservation of Biological Diversity under the Endangered' Species Act

Absrract.-The U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) considers "distinct" populations of vertebrates to be "species" (and hence eligible for legal protection) but does not explain how distinctness should be evaluated. A review of the legislative and legal history of the ESA indicates that in implementing the ESA with respect to vertebrate populations, the Fish and Wildlife Senice and the National Ma...

Presentation of an ACT-SMART Educational Planning Pattern for Violence in the Overriding Division

Background & Aim: Studies have shown that more than 25% of nurses have not obtained professional competence in the field of violence and aggression. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of educational curriculum on nurses in dealing with violence in the OER. Material & Method: In this interventional study, 90 nurses working in the selected educational hospitals of Khorram...

Act II of the Sunshine Act

To coincide with the introduction in the United States of the Sunshine Act, Genevieve Pham-Kanter discusses what we need to look for to fight hidden bias and deliberate or unconscious corruption. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

Effects of the USA PATRIOT Act and the 2002 Bioterrorism Preparedness Act on select agent research in the United States.

A bibliometric analysis of the Bacillus anthracis and Ebola virus archival literature was conducted to determine whether negative consequences of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism" (USA PATRIOT) Act and the 2002 Bioterrorism Preparedness Act on US select agent research could be discerned. Indicators of the health of...