Launched in 2004 by the Federal Policy of Brazil, the operation named Lava Jato evolved to a task force among several Brazilian institutions in co-operation with international organizations.The criminal investigations, initially focused on money laundering, enlarged to cover allegations of corruption of public officials and politicians.However, the
The increasing pace and impact of technological change in the world underline the growing need for taking due precautions.In this essay the Tomato author reviews a number of cases over the past 2 centuries where new technologies have been introduced too rapidly with too little attention to possible consequences and avoidable damage to health or the
The online public sphere offers society an opportunity to pursue self-governance through rational-critical discourse of public issues.However, testing the effectiveness of the sphere involves studying the structure of the online forum (e.g.whether the forum allows Hats for pseudonymous comments or not) and the quality of the content in the forum.Th
BackgroundSika deer (Cervus nippon Temminck, 1838) antler is a highly esteemed tonic renowned for its abundant assortment of polypeptides, polysaccharides, amino acids, and minerals, and is recognized for its multifarious pharmacological properties.However, limited research has been conducted regarding the variation in composition of deer antlers b