AIM The present study investigates the evolution of illicit drug use among Romanian university students from 1999 to 2011. METHODS The study was performed in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in three phases: in 1999 (T1), in 2003 (T2) and in 2011 (T3). The study was carried out by means of anonymous questionnaires among university students aged 19-24. RESULTS The results show that among girls the life...

For decades, the Swartzentruber sect of Amish have, for religious reasons, rejected state-level mandates for horse-drawn buggies to display the S.M.V. (slow-moving vehicle) emblem. Court cases in several states have suggested: (1) confusion over what the emblem is supposed to accomplish, and (2) questions about the emblem's superiority to alternatives. Synthesizing evidence presented in several...

This article examined J.P. Morgan Chase and Company (J.P. Morgan) and its recruitment practices in China pursuant to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Certain key elements of the statute were explicated and illustrated in the context of the bank’s hiring in China. The article found that J.P. Morgan has an arguable defense to legal liability based on the lack of evidence that the ba...

Using a nationally representative, longitudinal sample of Asian American late adolescents/young adults (ages 18-26), this article investigates the link between peer effects, school climate, on the one hand, and substance use, which includes tobacco, alcohol, and other illicit mood altering substance. The sample (N = 1585) is drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Waves...

AbstractPurpose – Financial technology lending or digital services arguably has the potentials to play an important role in economic recovery during pandemic time. However, a number of irresponsible people have illegally exploited service for their selfish gain. This resulted many whose rights been jeopardized by services. study seeks find out which three aspects, namely literacy, regulation, a...

The period since 2000 has been marked by numerous scandals in the corporate and political worlds. Dubious accounting practices and the illicit claiming of expenses by British MPs have become daily stories. At the same time, there has been growing scholarly interest in work practices at the other end of the business world, as in studies of various forms of worker 'resistance' (Ackroyd and Thomps...

the debate over the discriminatory contracts is one of the highly contentious subjects of the competition law in various legal systems. in these contracts the contracting firm, in similar circumstances, unduly discriminates between other contracting parties with respect to the price or the contractual conditions and charge different prices and conditions for the same products. one of the most c...

Euthanasia is a term that often sparks heated debate, regardless of whether people are “for” or “against”. It is one of the most-debated ethical issues in recent decades as revealed by the considerable number of scientific publications, media coverage of specific cases, but also proposed bills in many countries. Despite it's popularity and the fact that public opinion polls indicate increasing ...