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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington D.C., Dec. 21, 2020 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that S.P. Kothari, Chief Economist and Director of the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, will conclude his tenure by the end of January. Since joining the SEC in March 2019, Dr. Kothari led the Division’s cadre of economists, data scientists, and other professionals in advancing the Commission’s mission of protecting investors; maintaining fair, o...

 E-Mail Over the course of its virtual Annual Meeting, the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) awarded six prestigious scholarly and service awards and named seven new Fellows. These awards recognize 14 individuals for their outstanding contributions to the society and to the science of risk analysis. The recipients were nominated by their peers, selected by a committee of SRA members and approved by the SRA Council. This years awardees include: 2020 SRA Chauncey Starr Distinguished Young Analyst...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On December 2, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an order blocking all imports of cotton and cotton products from Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), a Chinese state-owned company operating in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. The impact of the order, intended to combat the alleged use of forced labor of ethnic Uighur Muslims, is potentially sweeping — as, by some estimates, XPCC produces 7% o...

Managed Security Services Market Witness the Growth of $46.4 Billion by 2025 To provide detailed information about the major factors (drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges) influencing the growth of the market. This press release was orginally distributed by SBWire Northbrook, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/17/2020 -- According to a research report "Managed Security Services Market by Type (Managed IAM, Antivirus/Antimalware, SIEM, and UTM), Deployment Mode, Organization Size, Vertical (BFS...

 E-Mail Human error is a causal factor in up to 80 percent of workplace accidents. A new study measuring the eye movements and cognitive processes for at-risk workers, sheds new light on the potential to avert accidents and possibly prevent workplace injuries. The study "Measuring attention, working memory, and visual perception to reduce risk of injuries in the construction industry," by Behzad Esmaeili, Ph.D., George Mason University challenges the conventional, reactionary paradigm of safet...

Thursday, December 17, 2020 On December 2, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an order blocking all imports of cotton and cotton products from Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), a Chinese state-owned company operating in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. The impact of the order, intended to combat the alleged use of forced labor of ethnic Uighur Muslims, is potentially sweeping — as, by some estimates, XPCC produces 7% of the world’s cotton....

Managed Security Services Market Witness the Growth of $46.4 Billion by 2025 To provide detailed information about the major factors (drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges) influencing the growth of the market.   Northbrook, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/17/2020 -- According to a research report "Managed Security Services Market by Type (Managed IAM, Antivirus/Antimalware, SIEM, and UTM), Deployment Mode, Organization Size, Vertical (BFSI, Government, Retail, Healthcare, Telecom, Utilitie...

Statement At Open Meeting On Disclosure Of Payments By Resource Extraction Issuers, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Dec. 16, 2020 Date 16/12/2020 Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Betsy [Murphy], Elliott [Staffin], and S.P. [Kothari].  Resource extraction rulemaking is somewhat of a holiday tradition at the SEC; the Commission voted on its first proposal ten years ago almost to the day on December 15, 2010.[1]  Last December, I likened our experience with this rulemaking to the ...

A recent study in 2020 by Northeastern University confirms the popularity of Python, Java, and C/C++. The study notes that Python is widely regarded as a programming language that’s easy to learn, due to its simple syntax, a large library of standards and toolkits, and integration with other popular programming languages such as C and C++. Python is the first language that students learn in the Northeastern University Align program, a course of study specifically designed for students who wan...

Print 3D printers may be producing emissions that are toxic to humans, with children under nine years old being at even greater risk.    Three studies presented at this weeks Exposure and Risk Assessment of 3D Printing and Emerging Materials virtual event held by the Society for Risk Analysis are raising questions about the safety of 3D printing.   One of those studies - conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - evaluated the potential toxicity of ABS emission...