Terms. 1  mesencephalon A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion). 2  substantia nigra Brain structure located in the midbrain that plays an important role in reward and movement.
De novo review refers to the appellate court's authority to review the trial court's conclusions on questions of the application, interpretation, and construction of law. Generally, the proper standard of review for employee benefit decisions, such as the denial of benefit claims, is de novo.
What is the peer-review system? Peer-review, or refereeing, is a process that permits the selection of scientific articles to be published in high-standard journals. During this process, the article is sent to reviewers, also called referees, who are expert scientists in the research field treated in the article. The reviewers receive the work, read it and evaluate it.