1Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York, UK 2Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK 3Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK 4Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK 5Action against Medical Accidents, Croydon, UK 6Capsticks LLP, Leeds, UK 7Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Royal Infirmary, ...

This paper presents a theory, where managers can use the liquidity of securities as a choice variable to screen for “deep pocket” investors, those that have a low likelihood of facing a liquidity shock. We assume that there is information asymmetry about the quality of the manager between the existing investors and the market. The manager then faces a “lemons” problem when he has to raise funds...

7 Kenneth Ross is a partner in the Minneapolis office of Bowman and Brooke LLP, where he counsels manufacturers and product sellers on safety and liability prevention. Mr. Ross is Vice Chair of the Manufacturers’ Risk Prevention Subcommittee of the DRI Product Liability Committee. Matthew W. Adams is an engineer and recent law school graduate who plans to join the Minneapolis intellectual prope...

INTRODUCTION Variation in the proportion of individuals living in a stable HIV sero-discordant partnership (SDP), and the potential drivers of such variability across sub Saharan Africa (SSA), are still not well-understood. This study aimed to examine the spatial clustering of HIV sero-discordancy, and the impact of local variation in HIV prevalence on patterns of sero-discordancy in high HIV p...

Jonathan M. Stern is Chair of the DRI Aerospace Law Committee. He practices aerospace and insurance coverage law with Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, where he is resident in the Firm’s Washington, DC, office. Mr. Stern, who holds FAA-issued commercial pilot, control tower operator, and ground instructor certificates, was formerly an air traffic controller at Washington National Airport and...

This paper describes some of the issues related to an education partnership which has been developed over the last four years between the Royal Perth Hospital Burn Team in Australia and the Bir Hospital Burn Team in Kathmandu, Nepal. The paper provides an insight into the preparation and collaboration required from both teams and describes some practical ideas to assist those who may be conside...

Getting it Straight: Avoiding Blunders While Criticizing a Peer’s Work Steven G Achinger, Alan S Go and Juan Carlos Ayus* Department of Nephrology, Watson Clinic, LLP – Lakeland, FL, USA, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente of Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA, Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, Re...

“south caucasus” has always been part of the most challenging regions of the world and it is considered very crucial for europe to maintain its security.“eastern partnership plan” (eap), which is part of neighborhood policy of eu (european :union:) started in the country a short time after the war between georgia and russia in 2008, in fact, it was interpreted as the europe’s response to russia...