Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) provides consultation and support services to the University community on matters related to environmental and occupational health and safety as well as environmental protection. The services include monitoring compliance to legislative requirements, training, incident investigations and developing health and safety related policies and programs. EHS provid...

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) provides consultation and support services to the University community on matters related to environmental and occupational health and safety as well as environmental protection. The services include monitoring compliance to legislative requirements, training, incident investigations and developing health and safety related policies and programs. EHS provid...

Introduction Power systems have undergone a great deal of change in the past decade. The United States electric power grid was deregulated in the late 1990’s. As a result, it is increasingly operated with smaller generation reserves and more transmission congestion. If deregulation continues, it seems likely that power flows will be larger and will fluctuate to a greater extent in future years....

Suicide and alcohol use disorders are significant Alaska Native health disparities, yet there is limited understanding of protection and no studies of social network factors in protection in this or other populations. The Qungasvik intervention enhances protective factors from suicide and alcohol use disorders through activities grounded in Yup'ik cultural practices and values. Identification o...

the proposition that natural areas need protection from the destructive actions of people iswidely accepted. this paper examines iran’s e-society attitudes and capital towards biodiversity conservationand evaluates economically iran’s national parks (nps). 2,121 respondents answered an online questionnaire conducted in summer 2012. the majority of respondents had visited one of iran’s nps. almo...

This study aims to help the refugees within international law, legal protection for refugees, aspects, scope of protection, and identify incompetence. As asylum is one most discussed topics as it considered a burden on community, effects has hosted countries, economic, social, security studying analyzing provisions related in conventions, especially Four Geneva conventions first second Addition...

The phrase “a jury of one’s peers” brings to mind an image of a jury that perfectly mirrors its community in terms of demographic and attitudinal characteristics. In an ideal world, a perfectly representative jury would be best able to fulfill its role as the conscience of the community in judicial decision-making. As a practical matter, however, the legal requirements governing the composition...

This article reviews the recent literature documenting changes that have taken place in the management and treatment of insanity defense acquittees with the development of conditional release and monitored community treatment. The review demonstrates that conditional release is particularly important as a means of balancing the protection of society with the treatment of insanity defense acquit...

BACKGROUND Protected learning time (PLT) has spread quickly to primary healthcare teams in Scotland. Previous research has shown that PLT is generally well received, but that different professional and occupational groups have differing perceptions and experiences of PLT. Community nurses have low rates of attendance at practice-based PLT in NHS Ayrshire and Arran. It is not known why. AIMS T...

Habitat loss and fragmentation are leading causes of species extinctions in terrestrial, aquatic and marine systems. Along coastlines, natural habitats support high biodiversity and valuable ecosystem services but are often replaced with engineered structures for coastal protection or erosion control. We coupled high-resolution shoreline condition data with an eleven-year time series of fish co...