Student perceptions of environmental management : profiling the future environmental manager

Large growth is expected in the environment industry in coming decades; especially in Australia where the government\u27s new price on carbon began in July 2012. This growth inevitably raises the question of who will fill new environmental management roles. This article presents the perceptions and expectations of students who are beginning to think about a possible career in this sector; what influences their decision-making and how do they view a career as an environmental manager? Without this information the environment sector will be under prepared for the expectations of incoming recruits and may lose valued students, graduates and employees. We found that prospective environmental managers are passionate and committed individuals who express a desire to help create a better world. They fail, however, to adequately articulate what environmental management entails, and have a poor understanding of the industry. They appear to be worried about financial security in what they see as a growing, but not yet fully mature, industry. The environment sector must therefore take the opportunity to engage these future environmental managers, and to communicate where the field will lead and how it can help this next generation achieve their aspirations to ‘save the planet’

GREEN EXERCISE AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH: QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE FROM A COMMUNITY CONSERVATION INTERVENTION IN THE UK

This paper aims to add to the fledgling body of work pertaining to the cardio-vascular benefits of self-motivated activity in naturalistic settings. Collecting results from a longitudinal study of a regional community conservation intervention in the UK, it is found that - across a wide range of age groups – simple engagement with a set of everyday horticultural tasks induces the exact levels of exercise that the medical and sport sciences define as optimal for the maintenance of everyday baseline fitness. It is further contended, in line with prior literature, that such capital-free initiatives, designed to improve a local social environment can, thereby, improve the core heath of individuals who may be averse to more conventional gym-type environments

GREEN EXERCISE AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH: QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE FROM A COMMUNITY CONSERVATION INTERVENTION IN THE UK

This paper aims to add to the fledgling body of work pertaining to the cardio-vascular benefits of self-motivated activity in naturalistic settings. Collecting results from a longitudinal study of a regional community conservation intervention in the UK, it is found that - across a wide range of age groups – simple engagement with a set of everyday horticultural tasks induces the exact levels of exercise that the medical and sport sciences define as optimal for the maintenance of everyday baseline fitness. It is further contended, in line with prior literature, that such capital-free initiatives, designed to improve a local social environment can, thereby, improve the core heath of individuals who may be averse to more conventional gym-type environments

Chronic Invasive Fungal Sinusitis due to Scedosporium Apiospermum causing Orbital Apex Syndrome

Abstract Introduction: Chronic invasive fungal sinusitis (CIFS) is defined as fungal invasion of the sinonasal submucosa for greater than 12 weeks. Common causes are dematiaceous molds followed by Aspergillus species, but can rarely be caused by other pathogens Case: A 71-year-old immunocompetent male presented with orbital apex syndrome found to be due to chronic invasive fungal sinusitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum. After surgical debridement and appropriate systemic antifungal therapy, he made a near full recovery. Discussion: Scedosporium apiospermum is an emerging pathogen and a rare cause of chronic invasive fungal sinusitis. The diagnostic and treatment dilemmas involved with this rare but emerging clinical entity will be discussed

antitrust and trade regulation bulletin FTC Releases Report on Intellectual Property and Antitrust

Last year the FTC and the Department of Justice jointly held hearings focused on the current balance of competition and patent law and policy. (See our December, 2001 Antitrust and Trade Regulation Bulletin at www.haledorr.com/antitrust.) The hearings spanned more than 24 days, involving more than 300 panelists and 100 separate written submissions. The first tangible by-product of those sessions came on October 28, 2003, with the release of a 266-page FTC report containing specific recommendations for changes in the existing patent system (the Patent Report)(http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/10/creport .htm). A second, joint report with DOJ, containing specific recommendations for antitrust, is promised for the future

Many Physical Design Problems are Sparse QCQPs

Physical design refers to mathematical optimization of a desired objective (e.g. strong light--matter interactions, or complete quantum state transfer) subject to the governing dynamical equations, such as Maxwell's or Schrodinger's differential equations. Computing an optimal design is challenging: generically, these problems are highly nonconvex and finding global optima is NP hard. Here we show that for linear-differential-equation dynamics (as in linear electromagnetism, elasticity, quantum mechanics, etc.), the physical-design optimization problem can be transformed to a sparse-matrix, quadratically constrained quadratic program (QCQP). Sparse QCQPs can be tackled with convex optimization techniques (such as semidefinite programming) that have thrived for identifying global bounds and high-performance designs in other areas of science and engineering, but seemed inapplicable to the design problems of wave physics. We apply our formulation to prototypical photonic design problems, showing the possibility to compute fundamental limits for large-area metasurfaces, as well as the identification of designs approaching global optimality. Looking forward, our approach highlights the promise of developing bespoke algorithms tailored to specific physical design problems.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, plus references and Supplementary Material

Personality disorder and intellectual disability: the impacts of horticultural therapy within a medium-secure unit

This study was designed to explore the efficacy of a horticultural therapy intervention for the enhancement of subjective health and wellbeing in male service users with a dual diagnosis of personality disorder and intellectual disability in a medium secure unit in the north of England, UK. Service users (n=7) were involved in three focus groups; one just prior to a new garden facility opening, and then again at the six and twelve month points, which explored the personal impacts upon service users’ health and wellbeing. The garden was itself an upshot of participant involvement; service users were involved in all aspects of the garden design and maintenance, and also assisted with dissemination of the research goals and findings. Service users reported numerous personal health benefits as a result of their engagement with horticultural activities, allied to personal development enhancements in respect of gardening knowledge, employability skills, personal achievements and positive changes in behaviour towards self and others. Particularly, underlying these outputs, participants identified reduced stress, and a general “feel good” factor as key to their improved life-satisfaction. The mechanisms providing for these impacts included: interaction with a natural environment; enhanced intrinsic motivation derived from participation in a variety of tasks; and opportunities to develop specific horticultural skills. Immersion in horticultural activity may thus be an effective treatment modality in promoting positive health benefits to service users

The Advantages of a Rural Resident Rotation in Otolaryngology Training: Comparing Surgical Case Volumes of a Rural Rotation with a University Rotation

Objective: Rural residency rotations have played a significant role in encouraging surgical residents to pursue a career in a rural community. This study reviews the resident caseload of an otolaryngology residency rural rotation in comparison with a traditional primary university-based urban location. Methods: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) case log system was used to review cases logged by residents during their rural rotations from July 2017 to December 2018. Case log data were compared with a matched resident of similar training experience on the university service during the same time period. Results: Rural residents reported more cases than their urban-based counterparts (1143 vs 690 cases). Junior residents had over double the number of cases in rural practice (400) compared to junior residents on the university service (168). The university service was much stronger on H&N Neck (54 vs. 28 cases), Larynx (39 vs 8) and Endoscopy (92 vs 42). In contrast, the rural rotation provided substantially more Endocrine cases (103 vs 47) and comparable Salivary cases (23 vs 21) compared to the university service. Discussion: This study defines a surgically robust rotation in rural medicine and highlights the possibility of obtaining exposure to a surgical practice unique to a rural setting. By participating in high volume surgical rural residency rotations, trainees may better understand the otolaryngologic needs of a rura

Technical Comments: Sea Level History

Bilal U. Haq and his co-workers have completed an important update of the chronology of coastal onlap and eustatic fluctuations in Mesowic and Cenowic time. Seismic stratigraphic results are augmented in the new charts by outcrop and well-log studies to document an impressive total of 119 sea level cycles since the beginning of the Triassic. In addition, the Cretaceous results have been published officially for the first time. However, apart from distinguishing between relative changes of coastal onlap and eustasy, the methodology and assumptions are much the same as those used to construct the first version of the "sea level curve" in 1977. In a recent evaluation of the seismic stratigraphic record of sea level change, we drew attention to two problems in particular. 1) All of the observed depositional cycles are assumed by Haq et al. to be eustatic. 2) The global onlap chart, which forms the basis for the smoothed eustatic curve, has little physical meaning