Hymenoplasty: Benefit or Corruption

A cerclage method for hymenoplasty.

but is seen as an acceptable part of plastic and reconstructive surgery in many countries [1,2], especially for an intact hymen disrupted by a surgery. However, only two studies of outcomes from hymen repair have been reported to date; one did not describe the method used [3] and the other used approximation of the hymenal remnants [1]. We developed a cerclage method and compared it with the ap...

Parliamentary Immunity: Protecting Democracy or Protecting Corruption?*

ARECURRING question within contemporary democratic countries relates to whether parliamentary immunity only serves to protect the interests of representatives, rather than the interests of those they were elected to represent. With every act that is suspected of being corrupt (for example, accepting a bribe in return for asking a question or delivering a speech in parliament, failure to declare...

Congestion or Corruption? A Strategy for Efficient Wireless TCP Sessions

We present a new acknowledgment strategy to improve the performance of TCP sessions that originate or terminate in noisy wireless networks for mobile computers. This acknowledgment strategy allows the TCP source to distinguish between losses due to congestion and losses due to corruption. With this distinction, the source can reduce its sending rate when congestion occurs, and quickly retransmi...

Corruption

Exercise and knee osteoarthritis: benefit or hazard?

OBJECTIVE To determine whether physical exercise constitutes a benefit or a risk in the development and progression of knee osteoarthritis. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE MEDLINE, EMBASE, DARE, ACP Journal Club, and Cochrane databases were searched from registry inception to January 2009 using MeSH headings or text words, including osteoarthritis, arthritis and knee and exercise, physical training, and ...

Do Promotions Benefit Manufacturers, Retailers, or Both?

While there has been strong managerial and academic interest in price promotions, much of the focus has been on the impact of such promotions on category sales, brand sales and brand choice. In contrast, little is known about the long-run impact of price promotions on manufacturer and retailer revenues and margins, although both marketing researchers and practitioners consider this a priority a...