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All the papers that flouted ethical standards should be “retracted without any exception,” Molimard says.

"The three-month outcomes are encouraging, but the six- and 12-month outcomes will be vital in understanding whether, with the exception of battery life, the reprocessed pacemakers can function like new ones."

Comcast is creating a new company, comprising nearly all of NBCUniversal’s current cable networks with the exception of Bravo, home of the ‘Real Housewives.’

The commission must approve exception appointments at the most senior grade, but below this level departments have a free hand to recruit.

In its summary, the commission said it was "largely satisfied with processes in place within departments to apply, consider and approve exception requests".