The legal nature of promises state bodies has not become a subject discussion in the theory and philosophy Soviet Post-Soviet Law. Issues related to promise/assurance an administrative act its consequences are studied more detail doctrine German law. Moreover, positive provisions on promise exist Germany. results studying this article will be presented deductive methodology (from general specif...

There are a number of factors and driving forces that have converged to create a new era of emerging and re-emerging diseases. This era is likely to continue for some time with profound implications for both human and animal health. Because approximately 75% of the new emerging human diseases over the last several decades are zoonotic, this era is also characterized by a greater convergence of ...

In November 2007, New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) officials notified CDC of potential exposures to attenuated vaccine strain Brucella abortus RB51 (RB51) in multiple clinical laboratories that participated in a Laboratory Preparedness Survey (LPS) proficiency test. NYSDOH conducted a survey of participating laboratories and identified 17 laboratories that reported handling the RB51...

Geographic factors make mountain communities around the world vulnerable to the direct effects of climate change, and reliance on recreation and tourism can increase vulnerability to the secondary economic impacts.The goal of this research was to investigate the current state of community adaptation planning in the Southern Rocky Mountain region of North America. Using original survey data this...

BACKGROUND Twitter is a social network where users read, send, and share snippets of text ("tweets"). Tweets can be disseminated through multiple means; on desktop computers, laptops, and mobile devices, over ethernet, Wi-Fi or cellular networks. This redundancy positions Twitter as a useful tool for disseminating information to the public during emergencies or disasters. Previous research on d...

To the Editor—The recent position statement from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) regarding current trends towards regulated mandates for control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is well thought and articulated. The call to develop more encompassing and comprehensive ...

To the Editor—The recent position statement from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) regarding current trends towards regulated mandates for control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is well thought and articulated. The call to develop more encompassing and comprehensive ...