The IRB structure and medical research reform by Julie Babyar

“…Abstract Optimal Independent Review Board (IRB) structure encompasses ongoing process improvement, ethics policies and continuous relationship building, all sound in evidence. …”
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Ethics review and freedom of information requests in qualitative research by Kevin Walby, Alex Luscombe

“…University ethical review boards (ERBs) in Canada have not typically subjected researchers’ FOI requests to independent review, although this may be changing in the United Kingdom and Australia, reflective of what Haggerty calls ‘ethics creep’. …”
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The government consultation on employment classification and control: a response by Wood, A, Graham, M

“…The current consultation follows a suggestion by the government’s independent review of modern working practices that greater emphasis should be placed on control when determining worker status (Taylor et al. 2017).…”

Multiphase flow metering / by Falcone, Gioia, Hewitt, G. F., Alimonti, Claudio

“…The book provides a critical and independent review of the current status and future trends of MFM, supported by the authors' strong background on multiphase flow and by practical examples. …”

Experiments in Autonomous Art Education in the UK, 2010-Present by Richard Hudson-Miles

“…This paper critically surveys and contextualises the recent wave of autonomous art schools established in the UK since the Independent Review of Higher Education Funding & Student Finance, or Browne Review. …”
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Experiments in Autonomous Art Education in the UK, 2010-Present by Richard Hudson-Miles

“…This paper critically surveys and contextualises the recent wave of autonomous art schools established in the UK since the Independent Review of Higher Education Funding & Student Finance, or Browne Review. …”
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Interventions for treating persistent and intractable hiccups in adults. by Moretto, E, Wee, B, Wiffen, P, Murchison, A

“…DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two independent review authors assessed each abstract and title for relevance. …”

FOURTH REVIEW OF TESTS PUBLISHED IN SPAIN: FORM AND CONTENT by Paula Elosua, Kurt. F. Geisinger

“…Assessing tests provides users with an independent review, which follows clearly defined procedures and criteria. …”
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Balancing autonomy and beneficence at the time of psychiatric discharge by Abhishek Jain, Paul S. Appelbaum

“…Part of that process in Israel involved taking decisions about prolonged involuntary hospitalization out of the hands of treating psychiatrists and turning them over to independent review panels. Argo and colleagues examined outcomes of discharge decisions made by these panels compared with treating psychiatrists. …”
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Metrics and Assessment by Todd Carpenter, James Wilsdon

“…James Wilsdon is professor of science and democracy in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex and is chair of the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council in England (HEFCE). …”
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Informed consent in clinical research by Saurabh R Shrivastava, Prateek Shrivastava, Jegadeesh Ramasamy

“…In biomedical research, two pillars have been identified - informed consent and independent review by an Ethics Committee. Informed consent is a consent given by a competent individual, who is willing to participate in a specific study after being informed about the study, and having made the decision without being subjected to force, undue influence or intimidation. …”
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Excipients to the year 2025 - and beyond. by Chris Moreton

“…It is hoped that progress can be made in the development of an independent review of new chemical excipients to ease their introduction. …”
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Prioritization and sequential exclusion of articles in systematic reviews by K. M. Saif‐Ur‐Rahman, Md. Hasan, Shahed Hossain, Iqbal Anwar, Yoshihisa Hirakawa, Hiroshi Yatsuya

“…Abstract It is difficult to match the causes of exclusion among two independent review authors after screening the title and abstract or full texts in systematic reviews. …”
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Guest Editorial Foreword to the Special Issue of IHC 2018 by Raquel O. Prates, Heloísa Candello

“…It is worth noting that the extended versions contain original content or new contributions when compared to their original IHC 2018 version, and they were submitted to a new and independent review process. IHC 2018 highlighted the influence and importance of cultural issues in the design of computer systems, as well as the need to be creative and innovative in designing new forms of interaction, design, and system evaluations with its theme “Interaction, Culture, and Creativity”. …”
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Establishing quality in colorectal surgery. by Almoudaris, A, Clark, S, Vincent, C, Faiz, O

“…The search terms used included the Medical Subject Heading terms and Boolean characters: 'colon' OR 'colorectal', OR 'rectal' OR 'rectum' AND 'Quality Indicators', OR 'Quality Assurance', OR 'Quality of healthcare', OR 'Reference Standards', OR 'Quality' plus a variable floating term. A two-person independent review was undertaken from resulting citations and their consequent reference lists. …”

Public perception on active aging after COVID-19: an unsupervised machine learning analysis of 44,343 posts by Peipei Chen, Yuwei Jin, Xinfang Ma, Yan Lin

“…A qualitative thematic analysis and an independent review of the theme labels were conducted by the researchers.ResultsThe findings indicate that public perceptions revolved around four themes: (1) health prevention and protection, (2) convenient living environments, (3) cognitive health and social integration, and (4) protecting the rights and interests of the older adult.DiscussionOur study found that although the Plan aligns with most of these themes, it lacks clear planning for financial security and marital life.…”
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Obstetric accidents: the patient's perspective. by Vincent, C, Martin, T, Ennis, M

“…In 41 cases there was both a detailed letter from the parents and an independent review by a senior obstetrician. The reviewer's main criticisms were of inadequate fetal heart monitoring, lack of involvement of senior staff and inadequate records. …”

What Can We Learn From the Grenfell Tower Disaster?: Priorities for Sustainable Change by Hywel Davies

“…As well as the police and public inquiries, which are ongoing, it led to an independent review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, led by Dame Judith Hackitt, a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. …”
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Towards an efficient science architecture for integrated disaster risk research by Tom Beer, Janos J. Bogardi, Zenda Ofir

“…Based on the findings of an independent Review of the ICSU11 ICSU and ISSC has merged after the mid-term review process of IRDR to form ISC (International Science Council). …”
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Ethics of Responsibility and Politics of Religion in the University; Analysis of the Document of the Islamic University by M.J. Emaeili

“…However, this requires another independent review as to whether the document is based on “Ethics of Belief” or not.…”
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