The research was funded by the chief scientist office of the scottish government health directorates and the medical research council .

这项研究由苏格兰政府健康管理局和药物研究会的首席科学家办公室进行。

It is the second major move by the two companies to eradicate high-level connections between them , after the federal trade commission said it would investigate whether the so-called " interlocking directorates " had broken the law .

在美国联邦贸易委员会（federaltradecommission）表示将会调查所谓的“连锁董事”是否违法之后，这是两家公司采取的第二个重大措施，以消除公司高层之间的联系。

The early stage investigation is believed to focus on whether the " interlocking " directorates allow the two companies to collude against other rivals , or whether the relationship results in customers and shareholders being treated unfairly .

早期调查集中于联合董事会是否让两家公司串通竞争抑或者他们的幕后关系会否导致顾客和股东受到不公平的待遇。

Interlocking directorates ; complex networks ; corporate governance ; small world properties ; scale free properties ; group decision-making ; .

连锁董事,复杂网络,公司治理,小世界特性,无标度。