Regulation of Wetlands in Western Washington Under the Growth Management Act

Wetlands protection has long been an important issue in the central Puget Sound. With the passage of the Growth Management Act (GMA), all counties and cities within the state are now required to adopt regulations protecting critical areas, including wetlands. This requirement furthers the GMA\u27s environmental goal to [p]rotect the environment and enhance the state\u27s high quality of life, including air and water quality, and the availability of water. This Article will explore these and related issues arising under the wetlands regulatory scheme in Washington following the adoption of the GMA. It will show how this complex, multi-layered regulation scheme is sometimes duplicative and inconsistent and, ironically, may not always result in the most effective protection of wetlands. Accordingly, Section II will discuss the GMA\u27s requirements regarding wetland regulations. Section III will address the Department of Ecology (DOE) Model Wetlands Protection Ordinance (Model Ordinance) and the problems the Model Ordinance presents for wetlands regulation under the GMA. And finally, Section IV will suggest a framework for local governments to consider in reevaluating their wetlands regulations for consistency with their comprehensive plans

Regulation of Wetlands in Western Washington Under the Growth Management Act

Wetlands protection has long been an important issue in the central Puget Sound. With the passage of the Growth Management Act (GMA), all counties and cities within the state are now required to adopt regulations protecting critical areas, including wetlands. This requirement furthers the GMA\u27s environmental goal to [p]rotect the environment and enhance the state\u27s high quality of life, including air and water quality, and the availability of water. This Article will explore these and related issues arising under the wetlands regulatory scheme in Washington following the adoption of the GMA. It will show how this complex, multi-layered regulation scheme is sometimes duplicative and inconsistent and, ironically, may not always result in the most effective protection of wetlands. Accordingly, Section II will discuss the GMA\u27s requirements regarding wetland regulations. Section III will address the Department of Ecology (DOE) Model Wetlands Protection Ordinance (Model Ordinance) and the problems the Model Ordinance presents for wetlands regulation under the GMA. And finally, Section IV will suggest a framework for local governments to consider in reevaluating their wetlands regulations for consistency with their comprehensive plans

Enhancing and Linking Ethnocultural Organizations and Communities in Rural Manitoba: A Focus on Brandon and Steinbach

Developing strong, resourceful ethnocultural organizations that can meet newcomers and members’ needs impacts the successful settlement and retention of immigrants in communities. Ethnocultural organizations must be encouraged to build capacity as they have an important role to play in ensuring welcoming communities, community economic development, and immigrant service provision. The objective of this research is to increase understandings of ethnocultural organizations in rural centres. This project will take recommendations from a CED report on ethnocultural social enterprises and build linkages between ethnocultural communities and social enterprises while also generating ideas and opportunities for ethnocultural organizations to build capacity to address the key issues and needs of its members

Advantages of the no-scalpel vasectomy technique

The no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV) technique should be used instead of the standard incisional method. (Strength of Recommendation: A, based on systematic reviews, mixed-quality randomized controlled trials [RCTs], cohort studies, and case-control series.) The NSV technique is associated with fewer complications, produces less perioperative and postoperative pain, results in quicker recovery, takes less time to perform, and is as effective as standard incisional vasectomy

Input-output signal processing plasticity of vagal motor neurons in response to cardiac ischemic injury.

Vagal stimulation is emerging as the next frontier in bioelectronic medicine to modulate peripheral organ health and treat disease. The neuronal molecular phenotypes in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) remain largely unexplored, limiting the potential for harnessing the DMV plasticity for therapeutic interventions. We developed a mesoscale single-cell transcriptomics data from hundreds of DMV neurons under homeostasis and following physiological perturbations. Our results revealed that homeostatic DMV neuronal states can be organized into distinguishable input-output signal processing units. Remote ischemic preconditioning induced a distinctive shift in the neuronal states toward diminishing the role of inhibitory inputs, with concomitant changes in regulatory microRNAs miR-218a and miR-495. Chronic cardiac ischemic injury resulted in a dramatic shift in DMV neuronal states suggestive of enhanced neurosecretory function. We propose a DMV molecular network mechanism that integrates combinatorial neurotransmitter inputs from multiple brain regions and humoral signals to modulate cardiac health

Investigating Scottish Long COVID community rehabilitation service models from the perspectives of people living with Long COVID and healthcare professionals:a qualitative descriptive study

Objectives:This study aimed to explore the perceptions and experiences of barriers and facilitators to accessing Long COVID community rehabilitation.Design:We used a qualitative descriptive design over two rounds of data collection with three participant groups: (1) people with experience of rehabilitation for Long COVID (PwLC); (2) National Health Service (NHS) staff delivering and/or managing community rehabilitation services (allied health professionals (AHPs)); and (3) NHS staff involved in strategic planning around Long COVID in their health board (Long COVID leads).Setting:Four NHS Scotland territorial health boards.Participants:51 interviews: eight Long COVID leads (11 interviews); 15 AHPs (25 interviews) and 15 PwLC (15 interviews).Results:Three key themes were identified: (1) accessing care for PwLC, (2) understanding Long COVID and its management, and (3) strengths and limitations of existing Long COVID rehabilitation services.Conclusions:Organisational delivery of Long COVID community rehabilitation is complex and presents multiple challenges. In addition, access to Long COVID community rehabilitation can be challenging. When accessed, these services are valued by PwLC but require adequate planning, publicity, and resource. The findings presented here can be used by those developing and delivering services for people with Long COVID.<br/