Sentences with phrase «affect policy outcomes»

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Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

This area covers the impact of policies affecting Canadians» health and long - term care choices and outcomes, for example regarding access to and quality of care, funding arrangements and incentives, pharmaceuticals policies, intergenerational equity considerations, and the impact of these choices on the public purse.

In a related statement, Fed officials said: «Given the economic outlook, and recognizing the time it takes for policy actions to affect future economic outcomes, the Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 1/4 to 1/2 percent.»

«So many Western New Yorkers have been impacted by these diseases, and now I am looking forward to getting to work with my colleagues to develop policies and identify resources to educate the public and improve outcomes for families affected by these illnesses.»

According to E.J. McMahon, research director at the Empire Center for Public Policy, the outcome of congressional races may affect New Yorkers more so than who becomes the country's next president.

«Our findings indicate the need to understand how Medicaid expansion affected access to care, out - of - pocket expenditures, and clinical outcomes among liver transplant recipients, given the changes in their insurance status occurring due to this policy.»

This work defines an element, often missing from health policy discussions, in improving outcomes for this important population and underscores the importance of social factors in affecting health outcomes both for people at risk of becoming infected with HIV and for those living with HIV or AIDS, said the researchers.

Yet at every level of development, some countries achieve scores that exceed their peer nations with similar economic circumstances, demonstrating that good governance and careful policy choices also affect outcomes, they add.

Try to think of an education policy that 1) has been shown, in dozens of studies across multiple decades, to positively affect student outcomes; 2) has the overwhelming support of parents and voters; 3) reinforces many other policies and facilitates quality research; and 4) has been used widely at the district, state, and national levels for decades or more.

Clearly, both the student population and the quality of instruction affect student outcomes, and policies should take both factors into consideration.

Economic, cultural, and demographic factors are all known to affect those outcomes, as are a panoply of educational policies besides school choice, such as curriculum, testing, staffing, discipline, etc..

These policies arose, at least in part, from the recognition that teachers affect not only student learning in the short - run, but also long - run outcomes such as college attendance and earnings as adults.

But achieving changes in standards and outcomes requires understanding how they are affected by policies, employee contracts, and regulations.

Chicago's flunking policy has increased the dropout rate of retained students, has not improved their academic outcomes, wastes some $ 100 million in scarce school funds every year, and disproportionately affects African - American students.

Rather, we hope that readers will examine policies with humility, recognizing that even though policy has its limits, it can positively affect outcomes.

School board policies and procedures must include standards for screening, hiring, and terminating instructional personnel and school administrators, as defined in s. 1012.01; standards of ethical conduct for instructional personnel and school administrators; the duties of instructional personnel and school administrators for upholding the standards; detailed procedures for reporting alleged misconduct by instructional personnel and school administrators which affects the health, safety, or welfare of a student; requirements for the reassignment of instructional personnel or school administrators pending the outcome of a misconduct investigation; and penalties for failing to comply with s. 1001.51 or s. 1012.795.

Last week I described two broad research strategies that might help us analyze our complex education system so that we could predict how education policy changes ought to affect student outcomes, and thereby select optimal policy changes.

Back to policy wonk speak — this poor configuration affects outcomes as precious time and energy is spent running sub-optimal parallel systems.

Or, in policy wonk speak, «how a service is configured affects outcomes.»

Advanced math coursework can affect college and labor market outcomes, yet discretionary placement policies can lead to differential access at key points in the college preparatory pipeline.

Just as important, policy - makers should be held accountable for how the policies they support affect fourth - grade literacy outcomes.

Shopping by APR can be confusing, since different lender fees and policies can affect the outcome.

The absence of policy coordination can affect environmental and economic outcomes.

And it is unlikely that policy makers will be basing global energy policies affecting every person in their country on the outcome of those «private» discussions.

Future studies should look at how ride - hailing services can be part of an emergency response policy and how the advent of these services affects health outcomes, Moskatel said.

Most of the time when we have a client ask us whether or not their Oxybutynin (Ditropan XL or Urotrol) prescription is going to affect the outcome of their application, it's because they've already applied for a traditional term life insurance or whole life insurance policy with a different insurance brokerage and realized that they forgot to -LSB-...] Continue Reading

Whenever we here at TermLife2Go encounter an individual that has been prescribed or is currently taking Hydroxyzine it's important not to make any immediate assumptions about how its use will or won't affect the outcome of a traditional term life insurance or whole life insurance policy.

This report seeks to answer two policy questions: whether providing subsidies to families whose incomes are just over the state's eligibility limit affects their child care and employment outcomes, and whether extending the length of time before families must reapply for subsidies affects the receipt of subsidies and related outcomes.

Outcome measures are indicators that can be affected by policy decisions.

That is because these gains are not the outcomes of government policy or legislation, they are gains deriving from the inherent right of Indigenous people to make decisions in relation to the issues that affect them including decisions over their land and their resources.

In any event, the necessity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples involvement in the making and implementation of policies that directly affect them has been unequivocally recognised by all Australian governments in the National Commitment to Improved Outcomes in the Delivery of Programs and Services for Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders [18], where it is stated that:

At present, there remains a distance to travel to ensure that the new arrangements - which ultimately affect all aspects of policy making relating to Indigenous peoples - are fair in process and outcome for Indigenous peoples.

The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood National Scientific Council on the Developing Child & National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs (2010) Discusses the impact of adverse experiences on child health, ways to promote healthy development, and strategies to improve policies and programs that affect long - term health outcomes.

In short, this report discusses the purpose of land rights and native title legislation; the existing provisions for leasing Indigenous communally owned lands under current legislation; economic factors affecting home ownership and business enterprise; and a human rights analysis of the NIC Principles.It does not advocate a position suffice to note that the full and meaningful participation of Indigenous peoples affected by any policy shift, is critical if sustainable outcomes are to be realised.

And in his third «Wonky Health» column, Dr Tim Senior examined ways transport policy can affect health, urging policy makers to consider health outcomes in the cost - benefit analysis when deciding whether to build new roads.

When you pool the talents, knowledge, and skills of your community or group, you can help determine how public policy outcomes affect the lives of foster and adoptive families.

· Better Outcomes Brighter Futures is implemented; · High quality early years care and education is accessible and affordable; · Child welfare and protection systems are effective and responsive; · Evidence - based policy is promoted and supported, and children and young people participate in decisions that affect their lives; · High standards of compliance on governance and accountability are supported and enforced; and · Performance is improved through the effective alignment of resources.

The outcome of this investigation leads to the question that if there are cross-cultural differences in how couples are affected by the transition to parenthood, based on the presence or absence of traditional roles, then what happens when traditional roles are manifested by federal policy that facilitates more opportunity for traditional roles after the birth of a child through parental leave?

Provide expert advice to the Government on how to improve outcomes for Indigenous Australians in the development and implementation of policy affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people;