On May 20, 2016, the Member States of the European Union will have to transpose the 2014/40/EU revised tobacco directive. The dissertation in front of you provides an understanding of the revised tobacco directive and the transposition of the directive into North Rhine-Westphalian law. The historical, …

When consumers are dissatisfied with a consumption experience, they usually respond in one of the following ways: (1) stop using an organization’s products/services and take their business to a competitor, (2) file a complaint with the organization that is responsible for the dissatisfying consumption …

Discussions around the influence of the free software philosophy on art tend to revolve around the role of the artist in a networked community, and their relationship with so-called open source practices. However, one overlooked question, that is why some artists have been quickly attracted to the legal …

Hipages.com.au is an online service that connects people in Australia with local home improvement businesses; their aim is to make it easier for people get stuff done. The problem that hipages.com.au is currently facing is the fact that some of their social media platforms need more life added to it. …

Screening for psychological distress in patients with cancer is currently being debated in the British Journal of Cancer. Screening has been recommended, as elevated levels of distress have been consistently observed and clinicians tend to overlook the need of psychological support (Carlson et al, 2012; …

Comment on Briggs et al., Health literacy and beliefs among a community cohort with and without chronic low back pain [Pain 2010;150:275–283]

It may be true (but confirmation is required) that adding delirium to a measurement such as the APACHE score is not of value. Clinicians and hospital quality officers should continue to consider early detection of delirium and ongoing delirium detection as an important prognostic tool. Despite shortcomings …

Public transgressions by group members threaten the public image of a group when outside observers perceive them as representative of the group in general. In three studies, we tested the effectiveness of rejection of a deviant group member who made a racist comment in public, and compared this to several …