But the reviewers, called independent experts, in fact are often competitors of the authors of the papers they scrutinize, raising potential conflicts of interest.
Wimbledon tickets, iPads and Montblanc pens worth £300 were among hundreds of gifts handed to senior civil servants by corporations over a three-year period, raising potential conflicts of interest, the government's spending watchdog has disclosed.
While this arrangement raises potential conflict-of-interest issues, the knowledge gained would benefit patients and doctors.
Both age-related decline in step-over ability, and more importantly, overestimation or decreased underestimation of this ability may raise potential risk of falls.
At Standard & Poor's, we recognize the business model we use may raise potential conflicts of interest.
Corporate governance experts, however, said appointing the chairman's brother as chief executive raises potential conflicts of interest.
Tillerson's critics say he is too close to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and that his appointment could raise potential conflicts of interest.
Mr. Wilmers, who is the chairman and chief executive of M&T Bank Corporation, will remain in that position, said Errol Cockfield, a spokesman for the Paterson administration, a move that could raise potential conflicts of interest.
" In our scoping comments, we raised potential conflict of interest issues if Island Conservation were to prepare the impact assessment and also carry out the eradication project.
This clearly raises potential conflicts of interest with the commercial companies who develop and market treatments for ADHD.
Some are also environmentally persistent, which raises potential issues of long-term contamination, particularly to local soil and water.
