What is the impact of conflict of interest, in the absence of precise rules? We consider the case of Italy, which does not require a prime minister to divest business holdings. Indeed, since 1994, Berlusconi has been three times prime minister while remaining in control of the major private television networks. Firms who want to curry favor may hence shifts their advertising from the public cha...

In this paper, we introduce a general framework of language embedding in OO host languages. Unlike other approaches, which embed object language programs as nested calls to functions or data constructors, our framework embeds object language programs as a chain of method invocations. Our framework allows embedding a wider range of object language grammars into an OO host language, while still a...

18 Impact of Facebook Ads for Sexual Health Promotion Via an Educational Web App: A Case Study; Elia Gabarron, Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway & Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway Luis Fernandez Luque, Salumedia Tecnologias, Dos Hermanas, Spain & NORUT, Northern ...

Studies of mechanotransduction mediated by stress-sensitive ion channels generally focus on the site of force application to the cell. Here we show that global, cell-wide changes in cytoskeletal structure and mechanics can regulate mechanotransduction previously shown to be triggered by activation of the mechanosensitive calcium channel, polycystin-2, in the apical primary cilium of renal epith...

Despite a marked increase in the prescription of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) in the community (Department of Health, 1991-7), there is still uncertainty about the value of their use in patients with different diseases. To answer questions about the effects on ONS on body weight and structure, spontaneous food intake and body function, a critical systematic review was undertaken (Stratton...

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