INSTITUTIONAL STASIS

Exploring the utility of institutional theory in analysing international health agency stasis and change.

Of recent interest is the capacity of international health agencies to adapt to changes in the global health environment and country needs. Yet, little is known about the potential benefits of using social science institutional theory, such as path dependency and institutional change theory, to explain why some international agencies, such as the WHO and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculo...

Repetition & Stasis

Faecal stasis in proctocolitis.

Six cases of faecal stasis in active proctocolitis are reported. In each case the left colon was severely diseased but the right colon was unaffected. X-ray studies showed retention of barium in the right colon for as long as five weeks. In two patients subacute intestinal obstruction developed and in three patients constipation was a major symptom during the active phase of colitis.

Progression, Regression, or Stasis?

How optimistic sHould we be about the profession of software engineering and our current ability to credibly deliver quality systems within expected cost and schedule? In this issue, you’ll find a selection of articles that cover recent research on software quality assurance, all of which go beyond the “traditional” verification and validation (V&V) toolkit to look at recent advances focused sq...

Neoplastic autovagotomy causing gastric stasis.

Neoplastic autovagotomy causing atonic gastric stasis is extremely rare. Two cases are reported in which marked gastric stasis was complicated by a bezoar and a gastric volvulus respectively. Both cases were associated with a left hilar bronchial carcinoma, and malignant invasion of the vagus nerve may have been the underlying cause.