This paper considers the role of company law in the context of financialization, with a focus on shareholder primacy. After a detailed review of the provenance of the putative shareholder primacy rationale, the study provides an analysis of relevant aspects of the Company Law Review (CLR) process in the UK. This ultimately led to the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) which determined that shareholde...

Abstract Introduction Nightmares are highly comorbid with insomnia and have been associated, yet not consistently, distinct polysomnographic (PSG) disturbances, such as reduced total sleep time (TST), efficiency slow wave well increased nocturnal awakenings wake after onset (WASO) or abnormal REM sleep. However, most prior studies relied on a single night of PSG the degree stability parameters ...

Acute variceal bleeding accounts for just over 10% of all causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding presenting to hospital, with two-thirds of these patients having a history of previous variceal bleeding [1]. It is a medical emergency associated with 10-20% mortality within 6 weeks. However, recent improvements in outcome following variceal haemorrhage have been reported and several important ...

Epstein-Barr virus is known to cause nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Although oral cavity is located close to the nasal pharynx, the pathogenetic role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in oral cancers is unclear. This molecular epidemiology study uses EBV genomic microarray (EBV-chip) to simultaneously detect the prevalent rate and viral gene expression patterns in 57 oral squamous cell carcinoma biopsies ...

Librarians need to be able to read critically published accounts of educational and training interventions (ETl) and to apply the results to their own practice. One mechanism for assisting library practitioners in doing this is the critical appraisal checklist. This article describes the process of developing such a checklist involving a literature review of existing frameworks and experience i...

Background: Recently, it has been proposed that different clinical phenotypes can be recognized in patients with chronic obstructive disease (COPD), namely predominant airway disease or parenchymal destructive changes. Objectives: The aim of this prospective multicenter study was to evaluate whether these two phenotypes may influence outcomes following a pulmonary rehabilitation program (PRP). ...

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European Journal of PhilosophyEarly View BOOK SYMPOSIUM Brentano on phenomenal and transitive consciousness, unconscious intentionality Angela Mendelovici, Corresponding Author Mendelovici [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-5496-0141 Department Philosophy, Western University, London, Canada Correspondence Ontario, Canada. Email: [email protected] for more papers by this author First publis...