Today, the EU is no longer a mere union of states, but more and more a union of citizens. Nevertheless, European decisions are still taken almost exclusively by the states. The role of the elected European Parliament as a source of direct legitimation is underdeveloped. This role has to be further strengthened if we are to overcome the democratic deficit of the Union-through more decision-makin...

Worker involvement in decision-making about the workplace can improve safety, health, productivity and the quality of organizational outputs. Australian work health and safety (WHS) legislation mandates worker involvement and gives elected Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) specific powers, but there has been limited research about the impact of that regulatory framework on the nature, qu...

We developed a bacteria-based AND logic gate using a Pseudomonas aeruginosa lasI/rhlI double mutant with two quorum-sensing signaling molecules as the input signals. We showed a distinct electrical output signal, despite the complexity and continuous regulation of metabolic reactions of living cells.

Aiming at solving multi-criteria decision problems in power quality, a new decision-making method based on grey correlation degree and TOPSIS is proposed. On the basis of introducing the concept of grey correlation degree into traditional TOPSIS, a new relative similarity degree is established to decide power quality by combining Euclidean distance with grey correlation degree. Error originated...

It is nonsense to describe Circle Health as a “John Lewis style social enterprise.”As theObserver has described in some detail, it is a loss making private business with financial arrangements that are far more complex than this article portrays. Staff shares amount to only 49% of the total number of shares, and the staff’s decision making powers are far less than even this suggests. It would h...

Ethics is central to leadership because of the impact leaders have on establishing organizational values and engaging followers to accomplish mutual goals. The ethical concerns of leaders may influence ethical decisionmaking of their followers. This paper attempts to investigate the relationship between leaders and followers on moral judgment, and make a comparison between China and Taiwan on t...

Electricity industries around the world have significantly restructured in order to improve their economic efficiency, reliability of power systems and accountability. Accurate prediction of day-ahead electricity nodal price has now become an important activity to address the system operations and price volatility in the restructured electricity market. This will facilitate the market participa...