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An investigation into the legal performance of small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs), encompassing compliance levels, the impact and effectiveness of environmental legislation and improving SME environmental compliance control systems
No full textThere has been a great deal written about the difficulties faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) compared to larger businesses. SMEs face difficulties complying with environmental legislation, particularly because of the amount of complex law. This can result in the ‘environment’ being treated as less of a priority even though SMEs collectively have a significant environmental impact. Over the past few years, the UK has been focused towards achieving ‘better regulation’. In particular, Hampton highlighted the need for more strategic thinking when it comes to developing regulation. Hampton suggested that regulators should use a risk-based model similar to that used by the England and Wales Environment Agency (EA). This view is shared by Local Authorities and other environmental regulators; however, there has been criticism from some commentators who suggest that certain legislation is not successfully enforced.The increased use of risk assessment by the EA has reduced the number of inspections resulting in more ‘pressure’ being put on remaining inspections as well as there being less opportunity to identify non-compliance. In addition, those businesses not included under direct regulatory regimes are unlikely to be audited for compliance against any environmental legislation; consequently a significant portion of all businesses go un-inspected and uncontrolled. Because of the number of SMEs, there needs to be an effective system of regulation that controls activities and targets those businesses that pose a risk to the environment, without unnecessarily over-burdening SMEs. It is clear from the coalition Government’s planned austerity measures in 2011 that management of the environment will have to be done with less resource than before. This thesis draws together findings from research conducted between 2005-2011. Previous research on compliance with legislation has often been conducted in isolation with little research comparing compliance across a range of legislation, and certainly not using triangulation methods to assess SMEs’ overall legal performance.This study aimed to investigate the legal performance of UK SMEs with a range of environmental legislation. This study identifies: • the level of compliance (‘spirit’ and ‘letter’ of the law) with environmental legislation;• the impact and effectiveness of environmental legislation; and• ways of improving the environmental compliance control systems for SMEs.The study incorporated a wide range of environmental legislation, including that covering:waste management/ transfer, environmental permitting (including waste exemptions), site waste management plans, WEEE, RoHS, packaging, oil storage as well as identifying other potential environmental offences. Detailed compliance audits were conducted with 44 SMEs from 5 different sectors from the north-west of England. Interviews with SME management, site staff, regulators, Government policy officials and support organisations; in total 99 individuals were interviewed. The study indicates: • Low levels of compliance with the ‘letter’ and ‘spirit’ of the law.• Knowledge and understanding of environmental legislation was poor; no single SME, regulator or support organisation appreciated ‘environmental compliance’ as a whole.• Enforcement activity and surveillance of the SMEs audited was very low; this reflected nation enforcement figures.• The impact of environmental legislation on SMEs is overstated. The impact increased commensurate with ‘effort to comply’ and ‘enforcement action’.• There was evidence of direct and indirect environmental harm as a result of noncompliance.• Regulation can only be effective if it is complied with; measuring the link between the legislation and environmental protection must be accompanied by a clear understanding of compliance levels.This study produces an initial assessment methodology for SMEs, compliance performance indicators and recommendations to improve SME compliance controls
From the Roman Republic to the American Revolution: readings of Cicero in the political thought of James Wilson
No full textAs a classical scholar and prominent founding father, James Wilson was at once statesman, judge, and political thinker, who read Cicero as an example worthy of emulation and as a philosopher whose theory could be applied to his own age. Classical reception studies have focused on questions of liberty, civic virtue, and constitutionalism in the American founding, and historians have also noted Wilson’s importance in American history and thought. Wilson’s direct engagement with Cicero’s works, however, and their significance in the formulation of his own philosophy has been long overlooked. My thesis argues that Wilson’s viewpoint was largely based on his readings of Cicero and can only be properly understood within this context. In the first two chapters of my thesis I demonstrate that Wilson not only possessed a wide-ranging knowledge of the classics in general, but also that he borrowed from Cicero’s writings and directly engaged with the texts themselves. Building upon this foundation, chapters three and four examine Cicero’s perspective on popular sovereignty and civic virtue, situate Wilson’s interpretations within contemporary discussions of Roman politics, and analyse the main ways in which he adapts Cicero’s arguments to his own era. Wilson retains a broader faith in the common people than seen in Cicero’s opinions, and he abstracts from Cicero a doctrine of sovereignty as an indivisible principle that is absent in the text; nevertheless, Cicero’s conception of a legitimate state and his insistence on the role of the people provided the foundation for Wilson’s thought and ultimately for his legitimization of the American Revolution. At the same time, like Cicero, Wilson views the stability of the state as resting in the personal virtue of the individual. While his enlightenment philosophy imparts optimism to his conception of the good citizen, his definition of virtue closely follows that of Cicero. As the final chapter of my thesis concludes, their individual interpretations of these theories of popular consent and virtue were instrumental in forming Cicero’s and Wilson’s justifications of civil disobedience
Lithostratigraphy and clay mineralogy of Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum sediments at Wilson Lake, NJ
No full textThe Marlboro Formation is an almost exclusively fine-grained and highly kaolinitic unit deposited during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (ca. 56 Ma). It presents a unique opportunity to study an exceptionally thick carbon isotope excursion and continental shelf sedimentation during a geologically brief episode of global warming. Moreover, the dominantly clayey-silt lithology is traceable over hundreds of kilometers within the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain physiographic province and has been drilled at numerous locations. Here, I report lithologic changes within the Marlboro Formation from a corehole at Wilson Lake, NJ to ascertain the environment of deposition and its implications for the isotopic record. Using differences in bedding character, quantified clay mineral identification, fine and coarse fraction grain size analysis, and core scanning x-ray fluorescence of major elements, I show that subtle facies changes are consistent with a shoaling depocenter that is aggrading above a modern shelf clinoform rollover. Previous work has identified the continental shelf adjacent to the Amazon River as a possible analog for the sedimentary environment of the Marlboro Formation. Sedimentary processes and the morphology of the Amazon shelf may be similar to those that produced the Marlboro Formation. Enhanced physical weathering and continental runoff are inferred from the clay mineralogic changes in the PETM section, and are consistent with the PETM climate. Furthermore, the Amazon experiences high rates of deposition in excess of those hypothesized for the New Jersey shelf. Particular clay minerals are also used to demonstrate increased sedimentation rates by measuring the extent of alteration caused by seawater. Rhythmic beds that have previously been interpreted as annual layers based on the periodic cycles in stable isotopes are here interpreted as sediment gravity flow deposits caused by wave-enhanced mud suspensions (fluid mud) like those documented on mud-rich shelves worldwide. The depositional model put forward here supports the extremely rapid onset to the carbon isotope excursion that has been proposed in the shallow marine environment.M.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Christopher J. Lombard
Environmental (waste) compliance control systems for UK SMEs
No full textWhile the ‘environment’ is often perceived as a heavily regulated area of business, in reality, directly-regulated businesses represent a small proportion of the business community. This study aimed to evaluate and outline potential improvements to compliance controls for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those involved in the waste sector. Forty-four SMEs from England were interviewed/audited between April-September 2008. Using a UK-based system as a case-in-point, the Environment Agency’s (EA) Operational Risk Appraisal (‘Opra’)/Compliance Assessment Report (CAR) system was analysed. Environmental compliance performance indicators and an initial assessment methodology for SMEs were developed. The study showed:• Compliance with permitting legislation was poor in many areas.• Regulatory authorities are either unable/failing to implement their enforcement policies or unable/failing to identify non-compliances due to the infrequency or limited nature of their inspections.• Improvements are needed to the EA Opra/CAR system – control measures are not fully taken into account when calculating risk.Recommendations to improve SME compliance controls include using internationally applicable general and specific compliance and non-compliance performance indicators, re-designing the Opra system and using an initial assessment methodology based on understanding the hazardousness of SME categories, compliance levels and operator competency.<br/
Emerging technologies in face and body contouring/ [edited by] Spero J. Theodorou, Christopher T. Chia, Erez Dayan.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references and index."Emerging Technologies in Face and Body Contouring by internationally acclaimed experts Spero Theodorou, Christopher Chia, Erez Dayan and esteemed contributors, details emerging state-of-the-art technologies in minimally-invasive body contouring. This resource fills a void in the literature, providing plastic, aesthetic, and dermatologic surgeons with clinical insights on the latest proven techniques in nonsurgical fat reduction and skin tightening. The book begins with chapters on 3D imaging for emerging body contouring technologies, clinically applicable concepts of fat metabolism, and discussion of laser and ultrasound. Procedural chapters cover a diverse array of cutting-edge noninvasive body contouring and VASER techniques, including water-assisted and power-assisted liposuction. Chapters dedicated to the face and neck detail scarless face lifting, injection lipolysis, and radiofrequency skin tightening. Body-specific chapters focus on the neck, arms, abdomen, flanks and hips, gluteal region, thighs and calves, ankles and knees"--Three-dimensional Imaging for Emerging Technologies in Body Contouring / Isabel Robinson and Pierre Saadeh -- Clinically Applicable Concepts of Fat Metabolism / Rachel L. Goldstein, William G. Austen Jr., and Erez Dayan -- Noninvasive Laser Body Contouring / John W. Decorato -- Ultrasound in Noninvasive Body Shaping / Jennifer Croix and Anne Chapas -- Three-dimensional Cryolipolysis Body Contouring / Villy Rodopoulou -- Noninvasive Radiofrequency Fat Destruction for Body Contouring / Alix O'Brien and Sherrell J. Aston -- The Role of Stem Cells in Body Contouring / Aris Sterodimas -- Ethnic Considerations in Liposuction / William Lao -- Laser-Assisted Liposuction Under Local Anesthesia : Office-Based Surgery / Christopher Chia -- Radiofrequency-Assisted Liposuction for Body Contouring / Spero J. Theodorou, Christopher T. Chia, and Erez Dayan -- VASER Technology for Body Contouring / Alfredo Hoyos and Mauricio Perez -- Water-Assisted Liposuction / Pei-Hsuan Lu and Hsiang-Ya Wang -- Power-Assisted Liposuction Cannula Types and Technique / Briar L. Dent and B. Aviva Preminger -- Scarless Face Lifting with Bipolar Radiofrequency Assistance / Diane Irvine Duncan -- Injection Lipolysis-Neck / Sachin M. Shridharani -- Neck : Radiofrequency Liposuction / Keramidas Evangelos -- Neck Liposuction : The Classic Technique / Steven M. Levine -- Radiofrequency-Assisted Liposuction for Arm Contouring / Spero J. Theodorou, Christopher T. Chia, and Stelios C. Wilson -- FaceTite : Procedure Technique / P. Paolo Rovatti -- Male Gynecomastia Treatment / Alfredo Hoyos and David Guarin -- High Definition Body Contouring of the Abdomen / Alfredo Hoyos and David Guarin -- Flanks and Hips / Spero J. Theodorou -- Gluteal Augmentation with Implants / Douglas Senderoff -- Technology-Based Contouring of the Thighs / W. Jason Martin -- Calf, Ankle, and Knee Contouring / Christopher, Chia Stelios C. Wilson, and Gerald H. Pitman.1 online resourc
Barer, Julie & Wilson, Kevin : Publishing Panel; November 26th, 2018
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Behavioral Repertory of Adult Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
No full textStarr, Christopher K., Wilson, David D., Kays, Stanley J. (2018): Behavioral Repertory of Adult Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Brentidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 72 (1): 85-92, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-72.1.85, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-72.1.8
Letter dated 21 March 1968 from Robert E. Wilson to Lorenzo A. Richards
No full textLetter dated 21 March 1968 from Robert E. Wilson, Assistant Vice President of the Marketing Division of John Wiley & Sons, Publishers, in New York City, to Lorenzo A. Richards at Riverside, California; a copy of a new edition of "Soil-Plant relationships by Prof. C. B. Black was on its way to him with the author\u27s complementsJ O H N WILEY& SONS, INC., PUBLISHERS 605 THIRD AVENUE, N E W YORK, N.Y. 10016 212TN7-9800 CABLE: JON WILE March 21, 1968 Dr. L. A. Richards 4455 Fifth Street Riverside, California 92501 Dear Dr. Richards: SOIL-PLANT RELATIONSHIPS 2nd Ed. by Professor C. B. Black, has just been published and a copy is on its way to you with the author\u27s compliments and ours. We are aware of your interest in this field and feel that our book will prove useful to you. Your personal appraisal of this publication will be appreciated. An enclosed postpaid envelope is provided for your mailing convenience. Sincerely yours, f ~ 7 i " j :\ i \ri7U\~y ^ KA ^^ Robert E. Wilson Assistant Vice-President Enc. Marketing Division -t_ 8^A> A^*~ALj~p yy^^^A^^- _ ^U^> 72- / > - ^ C ^ ^pt>pAL**~r9--^--^ Ayt>~t^yy^A J£+~ ^*}*-~^ - ~ AfU*^^*-^^^-7 eyL^g7 \u27fe/*- -^^ ^ eA^y/t^Ty _ u^^. yt*£^ Ty^t^^7 T-*y /? T&ttf\u277*>*rLj~~ yt^> ~j&yy^ts-r^^ - ~~-4 ^y~*^+-~*£~ -^A-y^7c^/^stptt^* ,u- + ^ j&^+yfyJ£p?**~-*- 4U*rr^. YJ4^i> fl4*7^4Jj^L*<€yi~j7^-*^^ -&y^.^^ \u27*\u27-\u27 Robert B. Campbell 1707 Stratford Circle Florence, S. C. 29501 ® J^<M*»yAL, XCL 12-
National register nomination for the Wilson House
No full textThis project nominates the Wilson residence in Newcastle, California to the National Register of Historic Places. By establishing the historic context and determining the significance and integrity of the property, the Wilson residence is eligible under Criterion A and is associated with an event which has made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of United States history. The style, size, and grandeur of the Wilson residence has become a visible representation of the once prosperous fruit industry in Newcastle. Furthermore, fruit shipping pioneers, like William J. Wilson, Jr. of Newcastle, and the fruit shipping industry became essential to the growth and further development of Placer County and California as a state. Sources used for this project include county and state histories, historic photographs and lithographs, newspaper articles, works on architectural history, and county assessor records
Attentional interference is modulated by salience not sentience
No full textSpatial cueing of attention occurs when attention is oriented by the onset of a stimulus or by other information that creates a bias towards a particular location. The presence of a cue that orients attention can also interfere with participants’ reporting of what they see. It has been suggested that this type of interference is stronger in the presence of socially-relevant cues, such as human faces or avatars, and is therefore indicative of a specialised role for perspective calculation within the social domain. However, there is also evidence that the effect is a domain-general form of processing that is elicited equally with non-social directional cues. The current paper comprises four experiments that systematically manipulated the social factors believed necessary to elicit the effect. The results show that interference persists when all social components are removed, and that visual processes are sufficient to explain this type of interference, thus supporting a domain-general perceptual interpretation of interference
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