Most policymaking attention with respect to intellectual property barriers toCOVID-19 prevention, treatment and containment has been focused on patents.This focus is reflected in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Decisionon TRIPS Agreement, adopted 17 June 2022, which provides a limited waiverof rules compulsory licences for production of COVID-19 vaccines. Theoriginal WTO proposal...

Communicat ion among agents collaborating on a task often involves complex ut terances about multiple actions. In this paper, we analyze two part icular multiaction constructions, ut terances with means clauses and utterances with rationale clauses. We present the distinctive features of these constructions, describe their logical form, and define interpretation rules for deriving their meaning...

This article examines the special processing characteristics of head-final relative clauses. As head-final relative clauses superficially resemble other prenominal modifiers such as adjectivals, stative verbs, and adjunctive/complement clauses, their status as a distinct kind has constantly been challenged. We present existing processing evidence to show that head-final relative clauses should ...

CAPABLE is a multi-component intervention tested through CMMI Innovation funds to improve self-identified functional goals of low-income older adults. CAPABLE components include fixing the home environment and providing up to 10 home visits by occupational therapists and nurses to address functional challenges to self-management. Linking environment and function to health are not traditional ho...