The complexity of the winner determination problem has been studied for almost all common voting rules. A notable exception, possibly caused by some confusion regarding its exact definition, is method ranked pairs. original version method, due to Tideman, yields a social preference function that irresolute and neutral. variant introduced subsequently uses an exogenously given tie-breaking rule ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Our goal is to review the recent year's novel and relevant literature on the practice of sedation/anesthesia in the nonoperating room setting. Risk factors and outcomes were evaluated related to locations, providers, and anesthetic regimens. RECENT FINDINGS Administration of sedation/anesthesia for patients undergoing uncomfortable or painful interventions outside the operat...

Ebola virus disease (EVD) has mostly affected economically deprived countries as limited resources adversely affect a country's infrastructure and administration. Probing into the factors that led to the widespread outbreak, setting forth plans to counter EVD cases in developing countries, and devising definitive measures to limit the spread of the disease are essential steps that must be immed...

This thesis studies axiomatic and computational aspects of set-valued solution concepts in social choice and game theory. It is divided into two parts. The first part focusses on solution concepts for normal-form games that are based on varying notions of dominance. These concepts are intuitively appealing and admit unique minimal solutions in important subclasses of games. Examples include Sha...