Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) since 1995, annually ranking countries by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.. The CPI generally defines corruption as the misuse of public power for private benefit..
The Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) is but the latest such incarnation of a very old theme - but with a deadly, sometime mass destructive force. The DHS defines this as a potential weapon of mass destruction.
Volume of distribution (Vd) (definition) The volume necessary to hold all of the drug in the body at the same concentration which it is at in the blood/plasma. Not a real, physiological volume. High Vd indicates that the drug is widely distributed to extravascular tissues. Low Vd indicates that the drug is retained in the vascular compartment.