Medicine has shed many of its privileges. Some remain and are unlikely to disappear. Knowing which of our colleagues to consult when illness strikes is priceless, if only because we can avoid a colleague who we know poses a risk to patients. This sacred knowledge is guarded by hushed whispers and nods and winks. Medical students know the repute of their teachers; junior doctors share horror sto...

SUMMARY In this study, we examine the structure of state auditor or equivalent function to determine relationship with federal corruption convictions. Specifically, explore whether differences in responsibilities for (1) financial statement audits local governments (i.e., audit versus private-sector auditor) and (2) fraud investigations through whistleblower programs within states are associate...

SYNOPSIS We investigate the effects of incentive type (i.e., cash versus. tangible) in motivating whistleblower behavior. While prior research indicates that rewards are an effective means for reporting, has yet to examine relative effectiveness tangible incentives (e.g., gift cards, travel, and merchandise) promoting these prosocial behaviors. Motivated by mental accounting theory, our study e...

Este artigo propõe a aplicação do instituto whistleblowing ao caso médico chinês “Li Wenliang” por considerá-lo whistleblower, devido aos alertas emitidos em relação à pandemia de COVID-19. Em decorrência da ausência proteção e silêncio que lhe fora imposto, indagou-se: “Quais condições jurídicas expressam o direito relatou voluntariamente riscos específicos saúde pública?” Infere-se denunciant...

Witness encryption (WE) is a recent powerful encryption paradigm. It greatly extends the scope of encryption as it allows to encrypt a message using the description of a hard problem (a word in some language) and someone who knows a solution to this problem (a witness) is able to decrypt. Recent work thereby focuses on constructing WE for NP-complete languages (and thus obtaining WE for any lan...

Abstract Section 159 of the South African Companies Act 71 2008 regulates corporate whistleblowing in companies registered under act. This article critically evaluates section to ascertain whether it adequately protects and encourages whistleblowers. It compares this with whistleblower provisions Australian Corporations 2001, which have strongly influenced were recently reformed, argues that li...

The aerothermic process is a pilot scale heating and ventilation system equipped with a heater grid and a centrifugal blower. The interaction between its main variables is considered as challenging for mono-variable controllers. A change in the ventilator speed affects the temperature behavior which represents a factor that must be managed for energy saving and the human welfare. This paper pre...

While levels of public confidence in the police have declined internationally, Republic Ireland appears to bucked this trend with that remain “strikingly and stubbornly high.” This situation all more puzzling given wave scandals hit force recent decades, ranging from corruption Donegal late 1990s a whistleblower scandal has resulted resignation slew Ministers high-ranking officials. Such develo...