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Improving The Use Of The "best Scientific Information Available" Standard In Fisheries Management
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (FCMA), managers are required to use the “best scientific information available” in the preparation of federal fishery management plans (National Standard 2 in the FCMA). However, the Act provides no further guidance as... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
Perspectives on Essential Health Benefits
by Board on Health Care Services • Institue Of Medicine • Committee on Defining • REvising an Essential Health Benefits Package for Qualified Health PlansThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (herein known as the Affordable Care Act [ACA]) was signed into law on March 23, 2010. Several provisions of the law went into effect in 2010 (including requirements to cover children up to age 26 and to prohibit insurance companies from denying coverag... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Urban Meteorology: Forecasting, Monitoring, and Meeting Users' Needs
According to the United Nations, three out of five people will be living in cities worldwide by the year 2030. The United States continues to experience urbanization with its vast urban corridors on the east and west coasts. Although urban weather is driven by large synoptic and meso-scale feature... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012