Sentences with phrase «best available scientific evidence»

The eight meta - analyses, representing the best available scientific evidence on psychodynamic therapy, all showed substantial treatment benefits, according to Shedler.

«Our role, as scientists is to provide decision - makers with the best available scientific evidence and understanding, so that they may decide how to effectively address society's most pressing needs,» Caldeira said.

And unfortunately, some high - profile scientists have been content to go along with this deception — with the best of intentions, no doubt, but at the expense of democratic debate that draws on the best available scientific evidence.

Are you trying to identify the best available scientific evidence, or are you trying to prove me wrong to maintain your existing belief system?

The bottom line from the new report from the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) is that the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) knew, but didn't highlight, the fact that the best available scientific evidence suggests that the earth's climate is much less sensitive to atmospheric carbon dioxide input than the climate models they relied upon to forecast future global warming portray.

Reasonable limits based on the best available scientific evidence, or limits based on scaremongering and superstition?

As such, the bill could block the EPA from using the best available scientific evidence to set pollution limits or develop ambient air quality standards.

The best available scientific evidence suggests that changes in the climate observed over the past few decades are likely to accelerate, with implications for the health and welfare of every community around the world and the performance of every sector of the economy.

Because their elders refused to acknowledge the best available scientific evidence of human population dynamics and, therewith, adequately «diagnose» the distinctly human - induced global predicament all of us face now, the children will not know what hit them, why it is happening, and what is required of them so as not to commit the same mistakes made by the elders.

And I really liked your post on «best available scientific evidence», last week, too... But, of course, I would say that, wouldn't I?

Then there's the one that people «believe in» in order to do things — like being a farmer — that depend on the best available scientific evidence.

From my point of view, the book by James Wilson and John DiIulio is like many others in that the book fails to take account of the best available scientific evidence and, instead, embraces an outdated, unscientific perspective for the sake of political convenience, economic expediency and the maintenance of the social status quo.

That's the most important factor determining how readily they will recognize the best available scientific evidence relevant to all manner of decisions they make in their capacity as consumers, parents, citizens — you name it.

Iceland claims its whaling is sustainable when the best available scientific evidence reveals that its fin whale quota is more than three times greater than the level considered sustainable....

According to TWS, the «workshop [was] designed to train biologists and conservation activists to advocate for wildlife in the decision making process by providing the best available scientific evidence in an effective manner.»

Indeed, it's safe to say there will be precious little time devoted to the «best available scientific evidence.»

This workshop is designed to train biologists and conservation activists to advocate for wildlife in the decision making process by providing the best available scientific evidence in an effective manner.

They fail to represent the best available scientific evidence and are a disservice to the American public.»

The best available scientific evidence, both epidemiological and laboratory research, was weighed up by the US National Academy of Sciences in a 2006 report.

«Given the neglect, distrust, denial and manipulation of evidence today, it is more important than ever that reporters have the best available scientific evidence — provided with clarity and context — to inform the public about issues so very relevant to their lives,» said Rush Holt, chief executive officer at AAAS.

52 % of Americans say scientists» research on childhood vaccines is influenced by the best available scientific evidence most of the time, and 55 % say such research is influenced by scientists» concern for the best interests of children's health most of the time.

This year's theme — Serving Society Through Science Policy — focused on how to inform policies with the best available scientific evidence.

Information given will be based on the best available scientific evidence and data sources.»

NHMRC recognises the need for dietary advice to be based on the best available scientific evidence.

Not exact matches

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

«HHS will continue to use the best scientific evidence available to improve the health of all Americans.

Authority Nutrition helps people make informed decisions about their health based on the best scientific evidence available.

Not on the basis of the best scientific evidence available.

There is no reputable scientific evidence that raw foods are better for your pet - but we do know that cooking can make available more food energy from the meat protein your pet eats.

«Whittling down guesses or extrapolations from limited observations by a factor of 10 or even 100 does not make these estimates any more credible, and the fact that they are the best available data is not sufficient to justify their use when the consequence may be extermination for cats... What I find inconsistent in an otherwise scientific debate about biodiversity is how indictment of cats has been pursued almost in spite of the evidence, and without regard to the differential effects of cats in carefully selected, managed colonies, versus that of free - roaming pets, owned farm cats, or truly feral animals.

«Alternative scientific views» must take the evidence into account and be able to explain the observed direction, magnitude, and pattern of trends (or potentially be able to do so as more data becomes available) at least as well as the prevailing hypothesis to be considered true alternative explanations.

The idea of evidence - based medicine has grown out of the need to apply the best available scientific data to patient treatment.

Title XIV: Miscellaneous - Subtitle A: General Provisions -(Sec. 1401) Expresses the sense of Congress that federal agencies assessing risks to human health and the environment from energy technology, production, transport, transmission, distribution, storage, use, or conservation activities shall: (1) use sound and objective scientific practices in assessing such risks; (2) consider the best available science (including peer reviewed studies); and (3) describe the weight of the scientific evidence concerning such risks.

Assuming that the aggregated scientific opinion is strongly dependent on the strength and direction of the available evidence (i.e. having trust in the scientific process), this should give a pretty good picture of the robustness of scientific knowledge.

I am betting you can't do it, because the best scientific evidence available is that the lag exists.

I am operating based on the best scientific evidence available.

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