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The “Green Patent Paradox” And Fair Use: The Intellectual Property Solution To Fight Climate Change, Samuel Cayton

Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental, & Innovation Law

As the climate crisis consistently worsens, the United States’ response to the crisis has proven inconsistent. Even with the United States likely to recommit to the Paris Climate Agreement, political tensions will likely further delay a climate response. The polarized characterization of the Green New Deal, the inaction of scientifically misguided conservatives, and the incessant proposal for middle ground approaches lacking the urgency needed to change course all contribute to this delay. While swift action from the federal government is needed, looking to the private sector to transition to sustainability is equally important. Specifically, patent protection is a strong intellectual …

In Re: Estate Of Scheide, Jr., 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 84 (Dec. 31, 2020), Holly Parr

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

After a father died, his will went missing. His son believed that his father’s estate should go to him, while St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital believed that the estate should go to it. The father executed a will in June, leaving his estate to St. Jude. Then in October, the father executed a new will, with the only change from the June will being a change in the executor. After the father died, the October will went missing. However, an accurate copy of the October will existed. St. Jude attempted to probate the missing October will by presenting the copy …

Kelly Laws, An Individual, Petitioner Below And Appellant And Cross Appellee On Appeal, Vs. Willie Grayeyes, An Individual. : Opening Brief Of Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2000–2020)

OPENING BRIEF OF APPELLEE/CROSS-APPELLANT, WILLIE GRAYEYES

Kelly Laws, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, V. Willie Grayeyes, Appellee/Cross-Appellant. : Reply Brief Of Appellant/Cross-Appelle Kelly Laws, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2000–2020)

REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEEKELLY LAWS

Appeal from a Final Judgment of the Honorable Don M. Torgerson, Seventh Judicial District Court, State of Utah

Kelly Laws, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, V. Willie Grayeyes, Appellee/Cross-Appellant. : Brief Of Appellant/Cross-Appellee Kelly Laws, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2000–2020)

< p>Appeal from a Final Judgment of the Honorable Don M. Torgerson, Seventh Judicial District Court, State of Utah

Jacob M. Scott, Plaintiff/ Appellant, V. Wingate Wilderness Therapy, Llc, Defendant/ Appellee. : Reply Brief Of Appellant, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2000–2020)

Reply Brief of Appellant

Review of a Certified Question from the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Apeals, Case No. 19-4052

Effect Of Plastic Film And Straw Mulch On Wheat Yield, Water Use Efficiency And Soil Properties In Punjab, Pakistan, Atif Javed, Muhammad Iqbal, Ruqia Shehzadi

Journal of Bioresource Management

A two years (2014-15 and 2015-16) field experiment was performed to find out the effect of plastic film and straw mulching on yield, water use efficiency (WUE) of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and selected soil properties. There were three treatments i.e. control, plastic film and straw mulch. No mulch was added in control. Rice straw was applied on the surface at a rate of 5 Mg ha^-1. Soil samples in 0-15 cm and 15-30 cm depths were taken and analyzed. Soil water contents at 20 cm interval every 7 days were determined in 0-160 cm soil depth …

Authoritarianism In The Halal Product Guarantee Act Of Indonesia: A Contribution To An Ongoing Debate, Siti Rohmah

Indonesia Law Review

This study aims to examine the discourse on authoritarianism in the Halal Product Guarantee Act of Indonesia. The issue raised concerns opinions on or accusations of the Halal Product Guarantee Act of Indonesia reflecting authoritarianism and threatening human rights, specifically, religious beliefs. Furthermore, the discourse on authoritarianism in the Halal Product Guarantee Act of Indonesia states efforts to impose a single interpretation of the provisions in Islamic law. In this study, we investigate the validity of these allegations using a statute and conceptual approach. In this research, we determine that the claim of authoritarianism in the Halal Product Guarantee Law …

Native Fish Loss In A Transition-Zone Stream Following Century-Long Habitat Alterations And Nonnative Species Introductions, Matthew R. Haworth, Kevin R. Bestgen, Edward R. Kluender, William H. Keeley, Donald R. D'Amico, F. Boyd Wright

Western North American Naturalist

Habitat destruction, hydrologic alteration, and nonnative species introductions have greatly altered the composition of North American stream fish assemblages. In the western United States, intermediate-elevation transition-zone stream reaches––those located between higher-elevation mountain and lower-elevation plains areas––historically supported native fish assemblages that included sensitive species and peripheral or isolated populations of more widespread taxa. We compiled historical records and conducted sampling to examine changes to the fish assemblage in the transition-zone reach of South Boulder Creek, Colorado, USA. Because human development of transition zones altered stream and riparian ecosystems prior to sampling, we developed a historical timeline of human activities to …

It’S Not The Facebook Access, But The Partisan Bias Which Predict Belief In Misinformation: The Case Of 2019 Indonesia Presidential Election, Rizka Halida

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

This study aims to understand the role of Facebook access and partisan bias on the belief in misinformation in the political context of the 2019 Presidential Election. Frequent use of Facebook and partisan bias for presidential candidates were predicted to influence belief in misinformation about illegal migrant workers from China in Indonesia. Using a structured questionnaire, a total of 1,818 participants who were representative of the Indonesian voter population were interviewed using a structured questionnaire asking about their frequency of Facebook use, political support, awareness, and belief in misinformation about thousands of illegal migrant workers from China, as well as …

“Why Can Other People Live Normally While I Cannot?”: An Application Of Telecounseling Due To Covid-19, Kusumasari Kartika Hima Darmayanti, Efan Yudha Winata, Erlina Anggraini

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

In Nusa Tenggara Barat province, on May 04, 2020, there were 275 cases out of 11,587 total cases in Indonesia. COVID19 not only has an impact on physical health issues, but it also impacts on psychological issues. One of the psychological issues is how society experiences negative emotion (e.g., depression) during the spread of COVID-19. This study aimed to explore the telecounseling process on the individual who had experienced negative emotion especially in the case of depressive disorder in the COVID-19 Nusa Tenggara Barat province. This study used a single-case research design approach, and the collected data were analyzed qualitatively. …

Kosor, Jr. V. Olympia Co.’S Llc, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 83 (Dec. 31, 2020), Jorge "Coco" Padilla

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

This case focuses on Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statutes’ public forum component as it relates to defamation. Michael Kosor, a homeowner in the Southern Highlands community, criticized the developer/managers of the community, Olympia Companies, LLC and its president, Garry V. Goett, during homeowner association board meetings, in written materials distributed to the community, and online. Olympia sued Kosor for defamation, which Kosor unsuccessfully moved to dismiss under Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statute in the district court. This Court concluded that Kosor met his burden to prove that all his statements were made in a public forum on an issue of public interest pursuant to …

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dep’T V. Las Vegas Review-Journal, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 86 (December 31, 2020), Jessica Phipps

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

In an opinion drafted by Justice Stiglich, the Nevada Supreme Court considered the scope of its recent opinion in Clark County School District (CCSD) and whether that scope applies to more than investigative reports. The Court ruled that courts should apply the test adopted in CCSD when the government asserts any nontrivial privacy interest. The Court reversed and remanded the case for consideration as to whether disclosure of a unit assignment is likely to advance a significant public interest under CCSD and for the district court to balance that interest against the government’s nontrivial privacy interest.

Pengembangan Model Pelukan Hots Bagi Guru Sekolah Dasar, Hana Septina Kristanti, Yari Dwikurnaningsih, Wasitohadi Wasitohadi

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aims to describe the existing HOTS learning training, its strengths and weaknesses, and to develop a HOTS learning inductive training model for elementary school teachers. This research method is R&D. The research results reveal: (1) teacher training on HOTS so far has only focused on preparing HOTS questions, (2) training so far has not answered the needs of elementary school teachers both in terms of material and self-development. Strengths all primary schools, both public and private, have teacher representatives who have received training on HOTS topics, and (3) creation of HOTS Hugging Model for Elementary School Teachers who …

The Professional Competences Of Native English Speaking Teacher As Viewed By Students, Ruqoyah Yulia Hasanah Dhomiri, Ekaning Dewanti Laksmi, Nur Mukminatien

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Millennium development requires schools to prepare their students to have proper English skills. It makes some schools hire native speaker as the expert of English. However, it is known that not all native speaker can teach English. They may be an expert in using English, yet not the expert of teaching English because the lack of professional competences. In this case, it is needed to investigate the native teacher professional competences based on the students’ view, since the students were the people who experienced to be taught by the native teacher. In this study, it was found that the native …

Teachers Reflection On The Factors Contributing Their Success In Conducting Action Research, Esa Maulisakina Wilma Ariyani, Moh. Adnan Latief

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aimed to explore the experiences of public junior high school English teachers in Malang in conducting classroom action research in terms of the factors that contribute to their success in conducting action research. The main data of this study were collected through individual semi-structured interviews administered to 3 public junior high school English teachers in Malang, Indonesia. The findings suggest that teachers’ eagerness in helping their students learning better as well as improving themselves to be better teacher may be the ‘it’ factor contributing to their success in conducting action research. On the basis of aforementioned findings implications …

The Fossil Fuel Industry’S Push To Target Climate Protesters In The U.S., Grace Nosek

Pace Environmental Law Review

At the very moment when the United Nations has called for profound shifts in social and economic systems to avert climate catastrophe, state and non-state actors in the United States (U.S.) are using a series of tactics to target and stifle climate protesters. Although the move to stifle climate protesters is often framed as a government effort, this Article argues it is critical to draw out the role of the fossil fuel industry in initiating, amplifying, and supporting such tactics.

This Article highlights the role the fossil fuel industry has played in supporting the targeting and restricting of climate protesters …

Are We Reversing The Trend In Waste Generation: Panel Data Analyses Of Municipal Waste Generation In Regard To The Socio-Economic Factors In European Countries, Predrag Korica, Andreja Cirman, Andreja Žgajnar Gotvajn

Economic and Business Review

The purpose of this research is to investigate whether there is a decline in the amounts of generated municipal waste that is influenced by the changes which cannot be attributed to the changes in the socio-economic variables and can therefore be ascribed to a changing behaviour and the effectiveness of the policies implemented with the aim of preventing generation of waste. The analyses in this paper cover the data of 30 European countries in the period 2002–2015. The method applied is the panel data analysis of the data on seven socio-economic variables by using both the fixed-effect and the random-effects …

Knowledge Management In Social Work: Management Support, Incentives, Knowledge Implementation, And Employee Empowerment, Simon Colnar, Vlado Dimovski

Economic and Business Review

In this article, we build on the current research about knowledge management in social work settings to demonstrate that knowledge management has the potential to enable social work organizations to influence public policies and improve the quality of their services. By increasing awareness and information about knowledge management in the field of social work, our goal is to examine a direct positive relationship between management support and incentives and knowledge implementation. In addition, as we wanted to explore the moderating effect of employee empowerment on knowledge implementation, we define and test several hypotheses in order to discover how management support, …

Revisiting The Cooperation Matrix For Classifying Cases Of Port Cooperation — Case Study: Northern Adriatic Ports, Kristijan Stamatović, Peter De Langen, Aleš Groznik

Economic and Business Review

The maritime industry has witnessed transformational changes due to the structural developments in the competitive landscape among maritime stakeholders. These trends lead to cooperation between ports, particularly those sharing common hinterland. This paper extends the existing frameworks for analysing cases of port cooperation among adjacent ports by exploring the relevance of the presence or absence of a national border, thus proposing an upgraded version of the matrix for classifying cases of port cooperation. We operationalize our theoretical findings with a case study of the North Adriatic (NAPA) ports. We conduct in-depth, semi-structured expert interviews with relevant port stakeholders in order …

Usklajevanje Poklicnega In Zasebnega Življenja Podjetnikov V Sloveniji: Empirična Preverba, Renata Adlešič, Anja Svetina Nabergoj, Miha Cimperman

Economic and Business Review

Due to the nature of work-life balance, entrepreneurs cope greater challenges – the boundary between the two areas is heavily blurred in terms of time and responsibility. Understanding the mechanisms of balancing all entrepreneurial roles (at work and in the family) and the factors that influence the success of balancing is crucial for entrepreneurs and all those who think about the entrepreneurial path, as well as for those who form public policies to support and promote entrepreneurship. The main aim of the paper is to investigate the impact of the variables identified in the theoretical verification on satisfaction with work-life …

Pomen Notranje Komunikacije Za Učinkovitost Delavskega Soupravljanja, Valentina Franca, Ana Arzenšek

Economic and Business Review

The article focuses on worker representative cooperation in management bodies and works councils in selected Slovenian companies, their mutual communication and degree of management inclusion activity in such processes. Using a qualitative research approach and semi-structured interviews in 19 selected companies with CEO or board members, worker representatives in the supervisory boards and works council members, we identified stakeholder internal communication best practice and found that well-considered, comprehensive, timely and accurate internal communication in line with company culture is not only essential for ensuring sufficient information but also for maintaining and improving constructive relationships for the efficient implementation of worker …

Kako Hierarhije Deležnikov Oblikujejo Strateške Cilje In Strategije Športnih Klubov?, Igor Ivašković

Economic and Business Review

The paper addresses the problem of identifying stakeholders’ hierarchies in sport clubs and, on the case of basketball clubs, reveals how they reflect on the hierarchies of goals and on actual strategic decisions of observed organizations. The study is based on data obtained in 73 basketball clubs from four countries of South-Eastern Europe. The results show that private sponsors are the most influential stakeholders in top-quality clubs that pursue top-sports achievements and financial results more than the goals aimed at meeting the needs of local communities. In contrast, the low-quality clubs, where the greatest influence have volunteers, the local community …

Dinamični Turistični Sektor: Pregled In Obeti Za Prihodnost, Daša Farčnik, Kir Kuščer

Economic and Business Review

This article focuses on the dynamics of entries and exits in the tourism industry from 2006 to 2018. More specifically, it compares the entry and exit rates in each subsector of the tourism industry. Compared to other sectors of the economy, the tourism industry was much more dynamic in terms of both entry and exit rates. During and after the COVID-19 crisis, when the demand for tourism services decreased, we can expect lower entry rates of new firms and on the other hand increased exit rates. Among the sub-sectors, the most dynamic activity was observed for food and beverage service …

Covid-19 – Pospeševalnik Uveljavljanja Nadzora Nad Neposrednimi Tujimi Naložbami, Miha Juhart

Economic and Business Review

Until recently, no special measures were foreseen for the control of foreign direct investment. Free movement of capital is one of the pillars of economic systems and legal regulations, but it also allows some exemptions for the reason of public order and national security. However, the COVID 19 epidemic has shown that it can be very important that state is in position to execute efficient control on foreign direct investments to prevent some vital interests. The Republic of Slovenia also adopted some measures to control foreign direct investment in the Act Determining the Intervention Measures to Mitigate and Remedy the …

Analysis Of Performance Characteristics Predicted From Several Experimental Data And Conversion Methods For Pumps As Turbine Application Using Statistical Techniques, Ombeni J. Mdee

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

Different performance characteristics have been indicated when running centrifugal pumps in the reverse direction. The water flows from the discharge side of the pump to the suction side to run in the reverse direction and generate the mechanical rotational energy for the micro-hydropower plant. The current study evaluates the extent of variation of performance characteristics predicted by several experimental data from different pump-specific speeds and conversion methods. The performance characteristics discussed include the head, flow rate, efficiency and specific speed. The flow rate and head of a pump operating in pump mode divided with the characteristic of the pump operating …

Potential For Increased Rural Electrification Rate In Sub-Saharan Africa Using Swer Power Distribution Networks, Aviti Thadei Mushi

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

Rural electrification rate (RER) in Africa is still low to date. Several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have tried to address this problem using conventional single phase two-wire or three-phase three-wire systems, however at large costs due to the nature of dispersed rural load centres, low load demand, and low population density. Another solution of off-grid generation creates associated health problems. Therefore, this paper undertakes a review of a single wire earth return (SWER) network as a RER improvement solution. The paper undertakes intensive literature review to elucidate challenges and solutions to the implementation of SWER technology. Advantages of SWER technology …

Hospitalized Adult Patient Characteristics Associated With Participation In A Volunteer-Assisted Mobility Program: A Feasibility Study, Gordana Dermody, Tamara Odom-Maryon, Jennifer Zimmerman, Courtney Glass

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Background: Physical inactivity during hospitalization commonly results in functional decline. Structured multidisciplinary programs/approaches may be useful to promote mobility in hospitalized adults.

Purpose: The purpose was to determine whether a volunteer-assisted mobility program was feasible to improve the ambulation of hospitalized patients, and examine the characteristics of patients associated with willingness to participate in the program.

Methods: A prospective descriptive correlation study was conducted in 2 acute care units. A volunteer-staffed program was implemented with the aim of improving the ambulation of hospitalized patients.

Results: Hospitalized patients (N = 490) were approached, with 39.2% (n = 192) agreeing to ambulate …

Blockchain Futures In Cryptocurrencies, Trade And Finance: A Preliminary Assessment, Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Behar Sadriu, Humeyra Topuz

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

The study explores whether blockchain technology can change the paradigm of the current financial structure and the balance of power in the international financial system. Accordingly, this study reviews the development of blockchain technology by analyzing China and Venezuela, both of which struggle to harness their technological advancement and to enhance their power in the international realm. We found that Venezuela invests in blockchain technology to create an alternative payment structure for survivability, while China’s desire is to become a global leader in global blockchain technology.

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