... KLAUSNER 343 11 The Legal Control ofDirectorsConflictsofInterestintheUnited Kingdom: Non- ExecutiveDirectorsFollowingtheHiggsReport RICHARD C NOLAN 367 Part IV: Reforming EU Company ... where the use of independent non- executivedirectors has been a central part ofthe governance of listed companies since the introduction ofthe Cadbury Code in 1992, following scandals inthe ... confidence in stock markets Inthe main, it sought to restore the integrity ofthe audit process by strengthening oversight ofthe accounting profession However, the Act also put in place a number of...
... conflict ofinterestin mind 21 Relevant information for assessing potential conflict ofinterest includes the identification ofthe sponsor, determination of whether an independent team reviewed the ... component of their document creation processes They vary, however, in their mechanisms for ascertaining reviewers’ conflictsof interest, and inthe limits they set as a consequence oftheconflictsof ... Two of these areas – conflict ofinterestin evidence sources, and conflict ofinterestinthe process of making study data available – lie beyond the control ofthe compendia publishers The...
... between professions and conflict ofinterestIn "Comparing Conflict ofInterest Across the Professions," Andrew Stark, co-editor of this volume, offers a general theory ofthe relation between the ... Pritchard in limiting "interest" to ends in view, we should have to find a new word for "interest" in our analysis, leaving everything else the same and making the term "conflict of interest" ... actual conflictsof interests are, out of politeness or timidity, misdescribed as "apparent conflictsof interest" or "merely apparent conflictsof interest. " The term "apparent conflict of interest" ...
... adults (39 ) The renewed interestin examining the indications for BCG vaccination intheUnited States included consideration ofthe wide range of vaccine efficacies determined by clinical trials ... explore the sources ofthe heterogeneity inthe efficacy ofthe BCG vaccine reported inthe individual studies Using a model that included the geographic latitude ofthe study site and the data ... efficacy of BCG vaccine in HCWs or b) the effects on efficacy ofthe vaccine strain administered Vol 45 / No RR-4 MMWR and the vaccinee’s age at the time of vaccination The protective efficacy of BCG...
... greater of induration • Are immunosuppressed, regardless ofthe size of induration ofthe TST (even if the TST measures mm) This includes those who are: o HIV infected o Receiving the equivalent of ... should the civil surgeon follow for the non- TB portions ofthe medical examination? The civil surgeon should follow the 1991 Technical Instructions for Medical Examination of Aliens intheUnited ... history of recent arrival (within the last years) intheUnited States from a high-prevalence country And • No evidence of active TB disease OR • A TST reaction of mm or more of induration if the...
... balance The Institute of Medicine was chartered in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to enlist distinguished members ofthe appropriate professions inthe examination of policy matters pertaining ... implementation of screening along with other prenatal testing, and the availability of therapy to improve the outcomes of both mothers and infants inthe face of HIV infection, all have led the committee ... an increase inthe South inthe early 1990s Changes inthe regional demographics of drug use can also lead to changes inthe distribution of HIV infection in pregnant women Given the uncertainty...
... interestin pursuing a career inthe area, while the interested ones, despite pointing out high interestinthe other constructs, have little interestin moving to this area in their professional ... base for the analysis The fifth and final dimension involved an assessment ofthe ‘perception ofthe necessity’ including the area of Business Administration course curricula The evaluation of this ... level of personal interestofthe student inthe area is positively influenced by the perception ofthe necessity ofthe area inthe courses curricula, was confirmed (ß=0.266, p
... Immigrant Integration intheUnited States,” in Prioritizing Integration, eds Bertelsman Stiftung and Migration Policy The Economic Integration of Immigrants intheUnited States 13 MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE ... and, inthe absence of explicit policies aimed at integrating newcomers, the workplace has arguably been one ofthe country’s most powerful immigrant-integrating institutions In contrast to other ... mobility intheUnited States compared to other advanced industrial countries (in contrast to widespread perception otherwise).12 This report examines immigrants’ economic integration inthe United...
... care, and others provide the remaining care Some people with arthritis also need help with instrumental activities of daily living, or IADLs These include preparing meals, shopping, using the telephone, ... with financial situation 31% 20% ABOUT THE DATA Unless otherwise noted, the data presented in this Profile are from four national surveys ofthe community-dwelling population living within theUnited ... women In every age group the proportion of women who have arthritis is substantially higher than the proportion of men with the condition ADLs, such as bathing, dressing, using the toilet, eating,...
... factors as the date of measurement, representativeness ofthe sample, and scope of measurement Differences in findings may be due to a confluence of factors inthe design ofthe studies, rather than ... receipt of disability income For men inthe NLSY, being obese raises the probability of receiving disability income by 6.92 percentage points, which is equivalent to losing 15.9 years of education ... in utility under the optimal solution in each model is then measured to find welfare loss After calibrating the model using data from the MEPS, the authors find that there is in fact a welfare...
... visible inthe course of researching gender in archaeology” (italics in original) Gendered perspectives in archaeology enrich knowledge about the lives of people inthe past and their interactions ... analytically meaningful ways and to communicate with one another about them Archaeologists nevertheless are interested inthe experiences of people and not solely the history of different kinds of material ... suspect The biases inthe old criteria and inthe past use of grave goods to determine sex reaffirm the androcentric history of archaeology Developing Suitable Techniques The twin challenges of assigning...
... from a tunnel inthe south wall ofthe canyon splitting rail traffic over the river; one leg heads north to meet with the Burlington Northern Railroad and the other is the main line heading east toward ... Era ofthe Signature Bridge With the energetic vision ofthe great Interstate Era virtually complete, and the ensuing rush ofthe Seismic Retrofit Age winding down, bridge engineers turned their ... determining stresses in truss members and were thereby able to determine their appropriate sizes Each worked independently ofthe other, inthe mid-19th century, using ancient knowledge of mathematics,...
... than inthe first PSA inthe direct comparison of olanzapine to risperidone Inthe second PSA, olanzapine was reported to be cost-saving in 50% ofthe cohorts and had an ICER of $50,000 or less in ... $38 [71] These results remain robust despite the fact that they are assumed to occur inthe first quarter of treatment initiation, rather than weighing the increase inthe rates over the quarterly ... cost saving (dominant) in 59% ofthe 1,000 cohorts simulated Further, the results ofthe first PSA found that olanzapine compared to risperidone had an ICER of $50,000 or less in 84% ofthe cohorts...
... Hypothesis In view ofthe complicated nature ofthe interrelationships between the three indispensables, the focus of this work is to study the intervention of plants intheconflicts between buildings ... plants within architectural sites can be easily found inthe process of making a Garden City in Singapore The idea of making Singapore a Garden City originated with the launching ofthe Garden ... protect the buildings from the solar gain Enhancing the image of Garden City is still the purpose ofthe local landscaping at the moment 11 CHAPTER INTRODUCTION 1.2 Plants versus buildings According...
... place inthe past decades Knowledge of these aspects will help in interpreting and put into context the results ofthe analysis of subsequent chapters The next section describes the purpose ofthe ... to intensify inthe 1980s As opposed to the violence ofthe 1970s, which was mainly committed by individuals acting alone, the increased acts of violence inthe 1980s were mostly the results of ... to install an abortion reporting system analogous to the one used for the collection of other vital statistics In 1978, NCHS introduced a standard form for the reporting of induced abortion - the...
... these values, could be contained The emotional intensity ofthe backlash against the intrusions of these subaltern groups suggests the importance of reading these developments in ways which interfuse ... reproducing the myth ofthe selfdetermining subject.31 Having stressed the ongoing centrality of Enlightenment thought inthe 1790s, I want to insist that I am not interested in rethinking our critical ... advances inthe print industry.22 In Letters on Education (1790), Catherine Macaulay argued that the ‘advantages of printing, by rendering easy the communication of ideas, giving an universality to their...
... to 4.4% of men and 1.8% of women over the age of 65 [4] A two-fold increase in incidence of gout has been reported inthe USA and New Zealand over the past 30 years, while the prevalence of gout ... attacks inthe first metatarsophalangeal joint he was unaware that gout could occur in his wrist Typical presentation includes sudden onset of intense pain, redness and swelling ofthe joint Examination ... are not seen as frequently as they have been inthe past due to better control ofthe disease Competing interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions...
... Treatment against Cirrhosis), is a multicenter study ofthe potential benefit of prolonged peginterferon therapy in mitigating the progression of fibrotic liver disease [8] In this study, 391 ofthe 1045 ... disease Chronic HCV infection is the leading indication for liver transplantation (LT) intheUnited States and Europe Given the accelerated progression of HCV following LT, the observation than ... transplant outcome, and the difficulties in treatment ofthe infection following LT [12], it is reasonable to emphasize the importance of pretransplant treatment of HCV The International Liver Transplantation...