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Recommendations for Strengthening the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\u27s Management of Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Informed by a Comparative Assessment of the Management of Non-Hazardous Solid Waste in the United Arab Emirates
Get PDFDespite significant changes in the category and volume of waste, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) still manages refuse the same way it did decades ago. Before 1975, waste generators were responsible for collecting and disposing of nonhazardous solid waste (NSW). The KSA later set up the Ministry of Municipalities and Rural Affairs (MOMRA) in 1975 as a result of the oil boom. One of the initial tasks of MOMRA was to manage and develop NSW system. In addition to management, MOMRA also distributed waste bins throughout the KSA and hired waste haulers to be responsible for NSW. As I will explain in greater detail later, the NSW has not undergone any changes or improvements in the last forty-seven years.
This paper’s analysis identifies significant deficiencies in the KSA’s NSW law, underscoring the urgent need for the KSA to adopt advanced waste management solutions, and look to the UAE as a source of ideas for improving the KSA waste management system. As grounds for this analysis, the paper begins with a general overview of NSW waste management approaches and explains how comparative legal analysis informs the paper’s recommendations
Social Justice Reads mini zine
Get PDFThis zine was created to accompany the event Social Justice Reads, held at both the NYC and PLV campus libraries on October 28, 2022.
This zine has information about: issues of social justice related to information literacy & access definitions & descriptions of the issues, as well as links to resources to learn more
A 180 on Section 230: State Efforts to Erode Social Media Immunity
Get PDFThe turmoil of the 2020 presidential election renewed controversy surrounding 47 U.S.C § 230. The law, adopted as part of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA), shields Interactive Computer Services (ICS) from civil liability for third-party material posted on their Platforms--no matter how heinous and regardless of whether the material enjoys constitutional protection. Consequently, any ICS, which is broadly defined to include Internet service providers (ISPs) and social media platforms (Platforms), can police its own postings but remains free from government intervention or retribution.
In 2022, members of the Texas and Florida legislatures passed laws aiming to limit the scope of platform immunity. Although substantively different, the Texas and Florida laws are theoretically the same; they both seek to punish Platforms that regulate forms of conservative content that the legislatures argue liberal Platform\u27s silence, regardless of whether the posted content violates the Platform\u27s published standards.
Shortly after each law\u27s adoption, two tech advocacy groups filed suits in federal district courts challenging the laws as violative of the First Amendment. This essay highlights the two laws and the cases that have considered the constitutionality of these laws. The Circuit court decisions have led to a split leading to a likely Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of 47 U.S.C. § 230, with the potential to disrupt the freedom from government intrusion that Platforms currently enjoy
A Single-Center Observational Study of Nurses’ Assessment of Pain in Older Adults with Dementia/Cognitive Impairment in the Acute Care Setting
No full textPain assessment is the first step in ensuring that patients’ pain is adequately managed. Nurses’ assessment of pain in older adults with dementia/cognitive impairment has proved challenging, and studies have indicated gaps in nurses’ pain assessment practices and knowledge. A review of the literature demonstrated a lack of studies done regarding pain assessment of persons with dementia in acute care settings, and in particular, in the United States.This study employed a quantitative comparative descriptive design utilizing a retrospective chart review to explore how nurses assess pain in older adults with dementia/cognitive impairment in acute care settings. The results demonstrated that nurses utilize numerous pain scales when assessing pain in patients with dementia/cognitive impairment, and the type of pain assessment scale utilized by nurses varied significantly across clinical areas and with level of cognitive impairment. In addition, the observational pain scales utilized by nurses may not have always been appropriate for the patient. The average daily number of pain assessments varied significantly based on individual clinical unit, type of clinical unit, and level of cognitive impairment, but did not vary significantly when comparing hospital and Magnet designation. More research is needed on how nurses choose an observational pain scale for patients with dementia/cognitive impairment, and whether issues surrounding the use of appropriate scales are related to lack of knowledge about an appropriate scale, or utility of the scales themselves
Exploring The Transmedia Landscape and Its Potential In Children\u27s , Middle Grade, and Young Adult Literature.
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Movement Lawyering in the Time of the Climate Crisis
Get PDFWhile climate litigation has emerged as a tool to tackle rising emissions and its devastating consequences, climate litigation as a strategy and movement has yet to be thoroughly analyzed through the lens of movement lawyering. Thus, this paper seeks to draw from existing literature on movement lawyering to explore the relationship between climate litigation and movement lawyering principles, addressing separate yet related questions: What does it mean to be a movement lawyer working on climate change? How do principles of climate justice shape movement lawyering and thus, climate litigation? How do lawyers think about accountability to their clients and the broader climate movement? What, if any, are the implications of having climate change litigation that is not grounded on a movement lawyering model
The Effects of Online Learning on School Connectedness and School Belonging and Its Relationship to At-Risk Adolescent Subjective Well-Being During COVID-19
No full textThis study examines the impact of instructional modality and the relationship between school connectedness, school belonging and adolescent subjective well-being in an alternative high school setting. We seek to determine if instructional modality in a high school environment has a negative or positive effect on school connectedness and school belonging and how that mediates subjective well-being. The importance of assessing the effects of instructional modality on subjective well-being from the perspective of the at-risk adolescents and tailoring suitable programs, supports and interventions to address mental health will be addressed