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1. In respect of the appeal by Luckless Limited (‘the appellant’) against the fine of £140,000 imposed upon it by HHJ Stern QC, following the 2 guilty pleas entered by the appellant in respect of a single count under s.85 Water Resources Act 1991 (‘WRA’); and a single count under s.33(1)(c) Environmental Protection Act 1990 (‘EPA’), the Crown has been asked to make submissions on the following ...

Bernd Terhalle,1,2,3 Anton S. Desyatnikov,1,* Dragomir N. Neshev,1 Wieslaw Krolikowski,2 Cornelia Denz,3 and Yuri S. Kivshar1 1Nonlinear Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia 2Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia 3...

The financial frauds of recent past have created a lot of attention to financial audits and corporate governance. That attention includes the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This Act has led to numerous changes in corporate governance. But will the changes affect financial fraud? This research attempts to gather empirical evidence about audit committees, S-OX, and whether the guidelines of S-OX hav...

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common chronic diseases of the central nervous system. This disease can deeply affect patient’s occupational and social activities. The goal of this psychological intervention is to help these people cope up correctly and efficiently with the challenges posed by this disease. Objectives: This paper aims to investigate the effectivene...

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.

Reaction of readily available 2-formyl -1-methyl-5-nitroimidazole (1) with 4-substituted-2-hydrazinothiazoles (2) afforded 2-formyl-l-methyl-5- nitroimidazole 4-substituted -2- thiazolylhydrazones (3). Reaction of thiochromitn-4-one (4) with thiosemicarbazide gave thiochroman-4- one thiosemicarbazone (5). Reaction of compound 5 with clc- haloaldehyde or ketones y ielded thiochroman--#-one ...

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents have an important role to differentiate healthy and diseased tissues. Access and design new contrast agents for the optimal use of MRI are necessary. This study aims to evaluate iron oxide–4A nanocomposite ability to act as a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent.Materials and Methods: Iron oxide–4A nanocomposite (F4A) was syn...