Taiwan food scandals prompt new, stricter laws

Taiwan food scandals prompt new, stricter laws.

Can Stricter Bankruptcy Laws Discipline Capital Investment? Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry

Models of capital investment in industrial organization typically treat bankruptcy as an involuntary and final outcome, yet firms that file under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code typically do so voluntarily and with the expectation that they will eventually emerge. Moreover, Chapter 11 permits cancellation or renegotiation of longterm contracts for labor and capital, effectively providing...

The burden of firearm violence in the United States: stricter laws result in safer states

BACKGROUND Increasing firearm violence has resulted in a strong drive for stricter firearm legislations. Aim of this study was to determine the relationship between firearm legislations and firearm-related injuries across states in the United States. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients with trauma related hospitalization using the 2011 Nationwide Inpatient Sample dat...

Ancient asexual scandals.

Asexual organisms that are descended from ancient asexual lineages defy current thinking on the evolution of sexual reproduction; theoreticians have been anxious to explain away their existence. However, a number of groups of organisms, from ferns to rotifers, have been suggested to be anciently asexual, and favourable evidence is being accumulated. Furthermore, new techniques for assessing cla...

Students oppose stricter security in stadium

“ It’s an outrage,” commented senior Paul Cromwick. “ Roemer knows so little about student psychology and co llege p re s ­ su res .” • “ This is something that will anger people,” Cromwick warned. Senior Michael Duffy cited an example of alcohol-related abuse at the Georgia Tech game. “ The last game, someone with sloe gin started throwing the liquor around in the stands. He drenched several g...