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Collective bargaining will evolve in the next 20 years in response to the changes taking place in the world of work and union reaction to those changes. Job security will be a central issue, with increased emphasis on reducing work time to create more jobs. We also foresee more union mergers and increased inclusion in the labor movement of workers not traditionally a part of the union's constituency. That, in turn, will further erode the effectiveness of centralized bargaining. Moreover, unions will attempt to alter their traditional role as reactors to managements' unilateral actions and see themselves as partners with management. The role of the government and the courts may alter the collective bargaining process, but whether it will erode or strengthen that process is still an open question.

Graybeal, S. N.: Verification regimes for present and future agreements, reciprocal measures and unilateral declarations. S. 17-21. Lindsay, G.: The contribution of confidence-building measures. S. 22-29. Fraser, D. A.: Current and potential peace processes. S. 30-40. Fraser, D. A.: Roles currently played by the United Nations, other international bodies, agreements and regimes in contributing to international peace and security. S. 41-53. Lindsey, G.: Opportunities for harmonization. S. 54-63. Graybeal, S. N. ; McFate, P. B.: Opportunities for synergies. S. 64-78

Dean, J.: Europe's role in a multilateral world order. S. 1-9. Declerq, D.: CFE: status and implementation. S. 13-21. Vachon, G.: The Chemical Weapons Convention: status and negotiation. S. 23-25. Sanders, B.: The Non-Proliferation Treaty: status and research. S. 27-33. Smithson, A.E.; Krepon, M.: Strengthening the Chemical Weapons Convention through aerial inspections. S. 35-52. Fraser, D.A.: Verification and the United Nations context: a process in transition. S. 53-57. McFate, P.A.: The shape of things to come: new concepts in arms control verification. S. 65-76. Jacoby, G.: The Middle East and the peace agenda: has UNSCOM set a precedent? S. 77-81. Walker, J.R.: The UNSCOM experience: orientation. S. 89-93. Englund, D.: Lessons for disarmament from the experiences of UNSCOM. S. 95-102. Dorn, D.W.: Nuclear weapons proliferation: a case study. S. 103-109. Jansen, K.: Biological weapons proliferation. S. 111-115. Tracey, J.: Nuclear weapons and ballistic milliles (NPT): working group summary. S. 123-125. Vachon, G.: Chemical and biological weapons: working group summary. S. 127-129. Crawford, A.: Interrelationship of verification methodologies: working group summary. S. 131-134. Dean, J.: Summary of conference proceedings. S. 135-142. Scheffers, J.W.: Summary of conference proceedings: non-proliferation and related arms control issues. S. 143-144. Snider, D.: Multilateralism in the New World Order: a Canadian perspective. S. 145-149. Banner, A.V.; McMullan, A.G.: Commercial satellite imagery for UNSCOM. S. 153-171. Cheon, S.W.: Verifying a denuclearized Korean peninsula: current negotiating agenda. S. 173-186. Sourbes, I.: Overhead imagery for arms control and disarmament purposes: a European perspective. S. 187-198. Lindsey, G.R.: Extending the agenda: summary and comments. S. 199-201

Gizewski, P.: Nuclear disarmament. - S.1-12. Cameron, J.: An outsider's critique of the '93+2' Programme. - S.13-24. Keeley, J. F.: Stretching the envelope? - S.25-34. ... Fraser, D.: Operationalizing verification. - S.55-58. ... Acharya, A.; Boutin, J.D.K.: Nuclear-weapon-free zones in the New World Order. - S.117-144. Deibert, R.J.: Enclosed encounters: The politics of planetary Surveillance. - S.145-168. ... Krause, K.: Cross-cultural dimensions of multilateral non-proliferation and arms control dialogues. - S.181-206

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748617845);Scottish Labour has been the dominant political party in Scotland for over 40 years. Yet this is the first book to consider the contemporary party, analysing it in the context of Scottish politics, Scotland, and the UK, as well as drawing on international comparisons.A range of areas are coveredThe chronology of events over the life of the party.An analysis of the party, its internal structures and culture, and its role in Scottish society.Labour's role as Scotland's leading party, its institutional role, and its wider relationship with Scottish society.The role of the Labour movement. Key themes includeThe development of Scottish Labour as Scottish politics has changed with devolution.Its often difficult relationship with devolution.Home rule and the rise of the SNP.The impact of its relationship with the UK Labour party.Includes contributions from Richard Finlay, Michael Keating, Douglas Fraser, Bob McLean and Christopher Harvie.Key FeaturesThe first book to look at not only the history of the Scottish Labour Party but also the contemporary party.A mix of contributors ensure a variety of perspectives - from academics, journalists, political commentators and public policy experts.Places Scottish Labour within a national and international context."

Currently, there is strong interest within the military to better understand the effects of long-term occupational exposure to repeated low-level blast on health and performance. To gain traction on the chronic sequelae of blast, we focused on breaching—a tactical technique for gaining entry into closed/blocked spaces by placing explosives and maintaining a calculated safe distance from the detonation. Using a cross-sectional design, we compared the neuropsychological and neurocognitive profiles of breaching instructors and range staff to sex- and age-matched Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) controls. Univariate tests demonstrated that breaching was associated with greater post-concussive symptoms (Rivermead Post Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire) and lower levels of energy (RAND SF-36). In addition, breaching instructors and range staff were slower on a test that requires moving and thinking simultaneously (i.e., cognitive-motor integration). Next, using a multivariate approach, we explored the impact of other possible sources of injury, including concussion and prior war-zone deployment on the same outcomes. Concussion history was associated with higher post-concussive scores and musculoskeletal problems, whereas deployment was associated with higher post-concussive scores, but lower energy and greater PTSD symptomatology (using PCL-5). Our results indicate that although breaching, concussion, and deployment were similarly correlated with greater post-concussive symptoms, concussion history appears to be uniquely associated with altered musculoskeletal function, whereas deployment history appears to be uniquely associated with lower energy and risk of PTSD. We argue that the broader injury context must, therefore, be considered when studying the impact of repetitive low-level explosives on health and performance in military members.

Military Breachers and Range Staff (MBRS) are subjected to repeated sub-concussive blasts, and they often report symptoms that are consistent with a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Biomarkers of blast injury would potentially aid blast injury diagnosis, surveillance and avoidance. Our objective was to identify plasma metabolite biomarkers in military personnel that were exposed to repeated low-level or sub-concussive blast overpressure. A total of 37 military members were enrolled (18 MBRS and 19 controls), with MBRS having participated in 8–20 breaching courses per year, with a maximum exposure of 6 blasts per day. The two cohorts were similar except that the number of blast exposures were significantly higher in the MBRS, and the MBRS cohort suffered significantly more post-concussive symptoms and poorer health on assessment. Metabolomics profiling demonstrated significant differences between groups with 74% MBRS classification accuracy (CA). Feature reduction identified 6 metabolites that resulted in a MBRS CA of 98%, and included acetic acid (23.7%), formate (22.6%), creatine (14.8%), acetone (14.2%), methanol (12,7%), and glutamic acid (12.0%). All 6 metabolites were examined with individual receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses and demonstrated areas-under-the-curve (AUCs) of 0.82–0.91 (P ≤ 0.001) for MBRS status. Several parsimonious combinations of three metabolites increased accuracy of ROC curve analyses to AUCs of 1.00 (P < 0.001), while a combination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs; acetic acid, acetone and methanol) yielded an AUC of 0.98 (P < 0.001). Candidate biomarkers for chronic blast exposure were identified, and if validated in a larger cohort, may aid surveillance and care of military personnel. Future point-of-care screening could be developed that measures VOCs from breath, with definitive diagnoses confirmed with plasma metabolomics profiling.