Background Germany has the highest density of cigarette vending machines globally, and the recent proliferation of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) vending machines raises growing public health ...

An Undeclared National Emergency Wildfires in the United States are no longer seasonal events; they have become a year-round ...

Materials stocks are essential to the metabolism of society because this sector is responsible for producing the raw materials used by all other sectors of the stock market. That's why it's important ...

Welcome to the ME 270 course website for the Fall 2025 term. The material on this site is a complement to the lecture book for the course. And, all material here is accessible without the need to log ...

A person with an addiction uses a substance, or engages in a behavior, for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeat the activity, despite detrimental consequences.

Capitalism is often thought of as an economic system in which private actors own and control property in accord with their interests, and demand and supply freely set prices in markets in a way that ...