Abstract We give an overview of multi-winner voting with approval ballots, its applications, main themes, advantages and disadvantages. discuss the structure book necessary prerequisites. Furthermore, we provide a pointer to Python library supplementing this book.

DESCRIPTION Tripedia®, Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed (DTaP), for intramuscular use, is a sterile preparation of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids adsorbed, with acellular pertussis vaccine in an isotonic sodium chloride solution containing sodium phosphate to control pH. After shaking, the vaccine is a homogeneous white suspension. Tripedia vaccine is dist...

We study the design of approval rules when experimentation must be delegated to an agent with misaligned preferences with an application to FDA decision rules. Consider a dynamic learning relationship in which an agent experiments on a project, submitting the outcomes without concealment or distortion to a principal who must decide to approve or reject the project. The agent bears the cost of e...

In hypothetical scenarios involving two groups (nations or groups of workers), subjects voted on three proposals: one helped group A (their group), one helped B, and one helped both groups, more than the average of the first two but less than their maximum. When subjects voted for one proposal, most voted for the one that helped group A. This result is “parochial” because it helps the voter’s o...

Several obstacles hamper the clinical application of basic medical scientific research. Of reports published in 6 major basic science journals between 1979 and 1983, only 27 were translated into published randomized trials within 10 years of their initial publication. To evaluate changes in frequencies and time required for the clinical application of basic medical science research over a 10-ye...

The choice of glucose-lowering therapy (GLT) has expanded to include 11 different classes in addition to insulin. Since the 2008 Food and Drug Administration guidance for industry and mandate of demonstrating cardiovascular (CV) safety prior to any new drug approval, there were several trials primarily conducted to establish that goal. Some had neutral effects, while there were positively benef...

BACKGROUND Clinical trials leading to drug approval (registration trials) play a central role in the drug development process, and attention has recently been paid to providing trial results to participants. In the present study, we examined the preferences of participants of registration trials for the provision of trial-related information. METHODS We used questionnaires to survey the prefe...