Microbial bioprospecting is the study and classification of microorganisms with industrial value. Different researches word wide are focusing on natural molecules that can be used for medicine, agriculture environment, among others. In Colombia, marine has become highly relevant. Also, different universities institutes working biodiversity its applications. The aim this review was to compilate ...

This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate. There has been widespread adoption of new laws to support new...

Youth in state custody, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, have federal and state constitutional and statutory rights. These rights guarantee a young person safety in their placement as well as freedom from deprivation of their liberty interest. Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth have these rights violated on a regular basis. Many cases in both the...

Law and science combine in the estimation of risks from endocrine disruptors (EDs) and actions for their regulation. For both, dose–response models are the causal link between exposure and probability (or percentage change) of adverse response. The evidence that leads to either regulations or judicial decrees is affected by uncertainty and limited knowledge, raising difficult policy issues that...

I have been invited to speak to you on mental hospitals and what they contribute to the Mental Health Service. I suppose the most natural and immediate reaction of any member of the laity, on being invited to address a gathering of chaplains, is to reflect on any possible spiritual aspects of his theme. I confess to having experienced some considerable dismay on being told I was to talk to you ...

Knowledge Propagation is the challenge. Better society requires best knowledge management practices and use of latest tools and technologies. KM is dealing with the problem of different languages in big countries. Also Knowledge is present in different forms. It may be knowledge encoded in laws, decrees, standards, policies, rules, regulations and orders. All these forms of knowledge must be co...

There is a growing concern of governments and regulators in assessing the impact laws, decrees other regulations. Researchers, government international organizations have been discussing use Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) Cost Benefit (BCA). This article proposes an approach for analysis regulation, derived from event study methodology with adjustments to circumvent problem contemporaneous co...

This research presents an industry level gap analysis for Chinese offshore wind, which serves as a way to illuminate how China may fast track industry evolution. The research findings provide insight into how the Chinese government strongly and systematically decrees state-owned Chinese firms to expand into overseas markets to speed up learning efforts. Insights are offered regarding the nation...

The Italian white certificates scheme took effect in January 2005. The command and control component of the scheme, i.e., the energy efficiency obligation, was introduced with the implementation of the first European directives on the liberalization of the electricity and natural gas market (Ministero dell’Industria, del commercio e dell’artigianato. Legislative Decree of 16th March 1999, n.79,...