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Author(s): Anna Vittoria Mattioli [sup.1], Matteo Ballerini Puviani [sup.2], Milena Nasi [sup.1], Alberto Farinetti [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) Surgical, Medical and Dental Department of Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology [...], COVID-19 is causing a global pandemic with a high number of deaths and infected people. To contain the diffusion of COVID-19 virus, Governments have enforced restrictions on outdoor activities or even collective quarantine on the population. One important consequence of quarantine is a change in lifestyle: reduced physical activity and unhealthy diet. 2019 guidelines for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease indicate that 'Adults should engage in at least 150 minute per week of accumulated moderate-intensity or 75 minute per week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity (or an equivalent combination of moderate and vigorous activity) to reduce ASCVD risk.' During quarantine, strategies to further increase home-based physical activity and to follow a healthy diet should be implemented. Quarantine carries some long-term effects on cardiovascular disease, mainly related to unhealthy lifestyle and anxiety. Following quarantine a global action supporting healthy diet and physical activity is mandatory to encourage people to return to good lifestyle.

Infectious diseases commonly spread among animal premises by different transmission pathways, including live-animal movement networks that can cause outbreaks in widespread locations or through proximity networks, leading to spatial clusters [...]

With the continually growing international trade, which facilitates the introduction and spread of pests, requirements to minimize the risk of spreading pests are becoming increasingly important and trade barriers may emerge. As a result, phytosanitary aspects are becoming increasingly important for maintaining existing trade with plants and plant products and for the opening of new markets. The mandatory framework is mainly formed by the phytosanitary import regulations of third countries, but also by international standards. If the importing country has not established phytosanitary import regulations for a specific commodity, these can be negotiated and established in the course of a market opening procedure and the conduction of an appropriate pest risk analysis. At the best, a market access can be achieved. The individual steps of a market opening procedure are described and, based on three classes of goods important for Germany (apples, cereals and potatoes), it is shown which pests are relevant for third countries and which phytosanitary measures must be taken to prevent the spread of these pests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

I. INTRODUCTION Virtual currency technology has forever changed the way we think about money. Virtual currencies, such as bitcoin, were founded on a philosophy of taking power over money away [...], The emergence of virtual currencies has revolutionized the financial industry by creating an alternative form of payment that seeks to insulate individuals from government and bank influence. Yet, federal regulation of virtual currency has remained limited. Many state legislators have rushed to fill the gap by enacting laws regulating virtual currency use and transmission. This state-by-state approach has led to significant variation between slate regulatory regimes, creating a regulatory spectrum of lenient to strict regulatory approaches. In March 2017, Alaska House Representatives Zach Fansler and Sam Kito proposed the Alaska Money Services Act to require licensing for virtual currency activity. The bill's proposed requirements lean towards the strict side of the regulatory spectrum, bringing the potential to drive virtual currency businesses away from Alaska. This Note proposes that Alaska legislators enact virtual currency legislation that adequately balances technological innovation with consumer protection through several recommendations, including: (1) enacting virtual currency-specific legislation rather than importing regulation into existing and outdated laws, (2) clearly defining the legislation's scope, (3) collaborating with stakeholders in enacting legislation, (4) including an on-ramp to ensure emerging startups are not overly burdened, (5) tailoring the level of regulation to the level of risk a virtual currency business poses to Alaska consumers by tiering requirements to transmission volume, (6) requiring only relevant information in the application, and (7) reducing agency discretion to revoke licenses.

A decades-long fight led by tobacco control advocates, including APHA, reached a crescendo in April when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a ban on menthol-flavored tobacco products. The [...]