While some manufacturers still advocate seating solutions that are optimized for upright and static postures, findings from an accumulating body of research conducted since the early 1990s discredits that approach. As Professor Dr. Peter Vink at TU Delft (Delft University of Technology) in The Netherlands, states: “We know that a ‘static upright sitting’ point of view is harder to defend as the...

In the first years of the 21st century, companies know more than ever about their customers. This knowledge is gained through the collection and analysis of customer data, but it comes at a price: companies are now responsible for securing the privacy data of their customers’ personal information. Companies not only have a potential moral responsibility to protect information pertaining to cust...

Hedge funds have been the subject of media attention in the United States ("U.S.") and around the world given the pronounced growth of the hedge fund sector in recent years and the comparative dearth of regulations faced by hedge fund managers. The first part of this paper provides an overview of the potential agency problems associated with managing a hedge fund and the associated rationales f...

unwillingness of the competent state to prosecute and investigate an international crime within the jurisdiction of the international criminal court is one of the aspects of admissibility of a case in the court. unwillingness is originally a subjective concept and is capable for a vast interpretation therefore may endanger the basic goal of complementarity principle i.e. respecting states sover...

in an era of information technology, businesses, through the use of the boundless internet, can enter into international electronic contracts from anywhere in the world. the potential for cross-border disputes in electronic contracts is obviously much greater than in a paper-based environment, where a high degree of commercial contracts are domestic in nature. can the traditional rules on juris...

In order to scientifically and reasonably evaluate the safety risk of ship navigation, better solve problems poor sensitivity static evaluation insufficient ability grasp overall dynamic situation, in this paper, representative indexes for navigation are screened initial weight each index is confirmed combination with improved analytic hierarchy process (IAHP), learn changes environment acciden...

Ethical principles of assessing medical research are to the greatest extent defined by the Nuremberg Code, the Declarations of Geneva and Helsinki, and the Oviedo Convention. Pursuant to their directives various national Medical Ethics Committees (MECs) were established which assess the ethics of research according to the risk and benefit ratio of the persons involved. Following the example of ...

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1039 R I. THE PRIMARY JURISDICTION DOCTRINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1043 R II. CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS IN FEDERAL-COURT LITIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1048 R A. Article III Constraints . . . . . . ...

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 101 I. THE COMCAST ORDER’S VISION OF FCC INTERNET REGULATION ............................................................................ 106 A. A (Very) Little Communications Act Set-up ........................... 106 B. The Comcast Order ...............................................................

The relationship between jurisdiction and the internet has been the subject of wide ranging discussion ever since the boom in domestic internet usage. Without clear legislation, laws have been created on an ad hoc basis, often in response to specific cases. It is difficult to predict whether any one law will ever be sufficient to cope with the great variety of alleged crimes which take place on...