Why are Patients Discharged by Review Boards?

Why Do Boards Differ? Because Owners Do!

We argue that the choice and composition of the Board of Directors is determined by the constituents of the ownership types within a firm. We categorize ownership in three distinct types-individual, corporate and institutional. We hypothesize and empirically link each ownership type to a type of Board Director. The board of directors is considered to be an important component of governance of a...

Why Public Registration Boards are Required in E-Voting Systems Based on Threshold Blind Signature Protocols

In this paper, we demonstrate that e-voting protocols based on threshold blind signatures from multiple authorities allow a coalition of eligible voters to cast more than votes. This property presents a serious violation of the principles of democracy in the voting process. We analyze the applicability of this violation and provide a generic solution using a public registration board and modifi...

[Leprosy reactions in discharged patients following cure by multidrug therapy].

INTRODUCTION Reactional states are the main cause of nerve lesions and incapacities provoked by leprosy. METHODS Retrospective study aimed at verifying the frequency of leprosy reactions in discharged patients following cure by multidrug therapy (MDT). RESULTS Among patients who presented reactions during treatment, 35.5% continued after MDT; of those that did not present during treatment, ...

Continuing review of research approved by Canadian research ethics boards.

Shoulder Arthroplasty Utilization by Race - Are Black Patients Under-Represented?

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study is to analyze national and institutional trends in shoulder arthroplasty utilization by race. METHODS The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was analyzed to determine racial trends in shoulder arthroplasty utilization nationally. An institutional database was then utilized to retrospectively identify all patients undergoing shoulder arthr...