The Transatlantic Climate Divide

The transatlantic divide over brain death determination and the debate.

In 1976, the Royal College of Physicians published neurological criteria of death. The memorandum stated that-after preconditions and exclusion criteria were met-the absence of brainstem function, including apnoea testing, would suffice. In the USA, many experts felt that brain death could be only determined by demonstrating death of the entire brain. In the history of further refinement of UK ...

The Transatlantic Divide over Democracy Promotion - SPRING 2006

Transatlantic flight times and climate change

Aircraft do not fly through a vacuum, but through an atmosphere whosemeteorological characteristics are changing because of global warming. The impacts of aviation on climate change have long been recognised, but the impacts of climate change on aviation have only recently begun to emerge. These impacts include intensified turbulence and increased take-off weight restrictions. Here we investiga...

Transatlantic divide in publication of content relevant to developing countries.

argue that democracy may be the best protection against the harmful effects of globalisation. This view is supported by, for example, the tobacco industry's exploitation of the situation in countries with widespread corruption and a lack of functioning democratic systems, 11 contrasted with the industry's growing record of failure when faced by democratic governments. So does the experience of ...

Transatlantic flight times and climate change

Aircraft do not fly through a vacuum, but through an atmosphere whosemeteorological characteristics are changing because of global warming. The impacts of aviation on climate change have long been recognised, but the impacts of climate change on aviation have only recently begun to emerge. These impacts include intensified turbulence and increased take-off weight restrictions. Here we investiga...