An important case in point is a recent
consensus statements by a panel of 10 distinguished researchers on what can be concluded from research on large scale pre-K programs:
In 2001,
the consensus statement by the Growth Hormone Research Society noted that the data demonstrate that the concern for increasing the risk of cancer with the use of growth hormone is unfounded:
(05/27/2013) A new
consensus statement by 520 scientists from around the world warns that global environmental harm is putting at risk the happiness and well - being of this and future generations.
Not exact matches
Second, market
consensus, as judged
by commentary just prior to the Fed
statements, had already arrived at the same conclusion - specifically, if economic events transpired as projected, Fed «tapering» would begin sometime in the autumn or early winter of 2013.
In its earning
statement Monday, the video - on - demand company reported that second - quarter revenue came in at $ 2.79 billion versus $ 2.76 billion expected
by a Thomson Reuters
consensus estimate.
If you were a Hillary Clinton supporter, every
statement by Donald Trump fortified your faith that he would lose the election, and you took the
consensus of polls as proof she would win.
According to the
statement, there is no
consensus on justification through the word of God and «
by faith alone,» no
consensus on the certitude of faith concerning our salvation, no
consensus on the continuing sinfulness of the justified, nor on the importance of good works for our salvation, nor on the function of the doctrine of justification as criterion of the entire life and doctrine of the church.
The ACSM
consensus statement appears to reject earlier guidelines (Colorado and AAN) that focused heavily on loss of consciousness and retrograde amnesia (RGA) and to endorse the retrospective approach of the Cantu revised and Prague guidelines in viewing an approach to the return - to - play decision that considered «RGA, PTA, as well as the number and duration of additional signs and symptoms» as «more accurate in predicting severity and outcome ¡ -[and hence] more useful,» and
by endorsing an individualized RTP decision, not one «based on a rigid timeline» [like the Colorado, AAN and Cantu Revised Guidelines)
Yet, this
statement, supported
by so many organizations, from such a diversity of standpoints, demonstrates that there is a
consensus for a new approach to this issue.»
The Zurich
consensus statement says» [n] europsychologists are in the best position to interpret NP tests
by virtue of their background and training,» while the Centers for Disease Control's FAQs about Baseline Testing
The «simple» versus «complex» concussion classification was abandoned under the 3rd international
consensus statement on concussion in sport, replaced
by list of «modifying» factors, which have carried through to the 4th
consensus statement issued in March 2013.
«District Attorney Rice is exactly what we need in government today: tough, progressive, thoughtful and able to build
consensus across the state in order to solve everyday problems,» Bishop said in a
statement released
by Rice's campaign.
«As the IDC has long believed, the best way to govern is
by building
consensus, working across the aisle, and advancing common sense proposals that move New York forward,» Klein said in a
statement.
«Instead of reaching out to union leaders to gain
consensus on an affordable housing program that ensures middle - class wages for workers, (de Blasio) coordinated with a lobbying group — led
by billionaire developers — to run an anti-union campaign that would lead to unsafe job sites and a low - wage workforce,» The Greater New York Laborers - Employers Cooperation and Education Trust and the New York City and Vicinity Carpenters Labor Management Corporation said in a joint
statement.
But the Green party broke the Westminster
consensus by backing the Palistinian side in a strongly - worded
statement criticising the Israeli action.
A
statement issued Tuesday
by the school said a lack of
consensus by members of the school's Students Representative Council (SRC) on a decision to invite the NPP vice presidential candidate to speak at a forum forced management of the school to advise against bringing him.
The conclusions in this
statement reflect the scientific
consensus represented
by, for example, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the joint National Academies»
statement.
The latest
consensus statement aims to address such issues
by embedding oral health into the wider culture of sports healthcare and health promotion.
Recognizing the impact of this potentially serious injury, the world's biggest sport bodies have helped support the
consensus process and the
statement created
by scientists studying the current literature.
In the
consensus statement endorsed
by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published in the December Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Nutrition in Clinical Practice, the two organizations say: «The universal use of a single set of diagnostic parameters will expedite the recognition of pediatric undernutrition, lead to the development of more accurate estimates of its prevalence and incidence, direct interventions and promote improved outcomes.»
Tension is the theme running through the new
consensus statement issued
by the Hinxton Group, an international working group on stem cell research and regulation.
It is time to utilize the
consensus statements developed at the Home Birth Summit (Fall 2011)
by a multidisciplinary team representing a cross-section of the maternity care system, including obstetricians, pediatricians and family practice physicians.
Several recent
consensus statements have suggested that a protein intake between 1.0 and 1.5 g / (kg ⋅ d) may confer health benefits beyond those afforded
by simply meeting the current RDA (4, 26, 27).
This lecture covers the work - up and therapeutic approaches of patients with glomerular disease as outlined
by the
consensus statements published
by ACVIM.
In a recent
consensus statement, the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine proposed that the traditional classification of heart failure (I, II, III, IV) based on the New York Heart Association classification could be complemented
by a new one staging the progression of MVD in A, B, C and D. Then, group A was represented
by those dogs that have hereditary predisposition but no signs of MVD and group B were those with MVD but no signs of CHF.
And the Canadian Academy of Sciences reportedly endorsed a «
consensus» global warming
statement that was never even approved
by its governing board.
(CNN)» (No cite; what
consensus statement,
by what group or organization, where published and when?)
Climate
consensus or group think: Andrew Dessler has posted a followup on Grist's blog re-examining whether
statements issued
by professional scientific organizations have value as a barometer of their memberships» views on matters like climate.
Or is Paul defending against the charge
by making a numbers argument — the scientists in question are on the same side as the
consensus, so to challenge any aspect of global warming science or politics is to make a
statement about «the majority of scientists» (many of whom are in fact social scientists)?
Oppenheimer et al. sense this in their
statement about the IPCC: «The establishment of
consensus by the IPCC is no longer as important to governments as a full exploration of uncertainty.»
In 2004 the secretariat was warned
by the SBI on its role as an impartial actor (after the Executive Director attended an international energy conference to endorse renewable energy) when it formally «took note of the concern expressed that officials of the secretariat should take care in their public
statements to reflect the views of parties held
by consensus, and not to appear to support only one side or another on contentious issues.»
Likewise, only about a dozen members of the governing board voted on the «
consensus statement» on climate change
by the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
So is John Mashey's analysis of the attempts
by a tiny minority of APS members to persuade the society to reverse its 2007
statement supporting the scientific
consensus on AGW.
Given that a great deal of weight has already been placed on the supposed legitimacy of
consensus in this affair, though, I have to say I'm not swayed one iota one way or the other
by the retraction of
statements made
by people I placed no credibility in * anyway *.
The
consensus statements made jointly
by the various science academies are not a scientific
consensus, but a political
consensus among science academies.
-- should be giving any kind of publicity to those sort of views... But it is effectively BBC policy, enthusiastically carried out
by the BBC environment correspondents, that those views should not be heard — witness the BBC
statement last year that «BBC News currently takes the view that their reporting needs to be calibrated to take into account the scientific
consensus that global warming is man - made.»
Sadly, I suspect that these various pseudo-scientific networking organizations are actually meeting their fiduciary obligations
by putting out these
consensus supporting
statements.
Thus, we can recognize scientific
consensus by position
statements by prestigious scientific organizations, such as this
statement from 18 associations on climate change, or the result of meta - analysis studies (evaluations of a series of other prominent studies) that come to a clear determination, such as this study on the relationship of vaccines and autism.
Just a point of contention, I think that (maybe) Monckton was attempting to show that the warmists are NOT being true to their «Religion» (the
consensus)
by failing to «appreciate why it matters» with Chesterton's
statement.
Data correlating «ordinary science intelligence» (as measured
by a standard nine - question test), political ideology, and tendency to agree with the
statement «there is «solid evidence» of recent global warming due «mostly» to «human activity such as burning fossil fuels»» suggests that conservative Republicans become less likely to agree with the scientific
consensus on climate change the more educated they are.
I stand
by my original
statement as an accurate reflection of current IPCC
consensus forecasts for expected global warming through 2100, though obviously I remain open to contradiction
by relevant facts of which I am currently unaware.
But the idea of a rigid, unequivocal, unimpeachable
consensus needs to be sustained, as does the ideas that the scientific
consensus reduces to a simple and robust
statement, and that the
consensus is contradicted in its entirety
by «deniers».
There have been many
statements about the scientific
consensus that global warming exists and is caused
by the CO2 emissions released
by the burning of fossil fuels.
As Edward Maibach, director of the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University, says, people are influenced largely «
by what their friends and family members think about climate change,
by news media coverage of climate science, (for example, the recent release of the third National Climate Assessment),
by their understanding of the scientific
consensus about human - caused climate change,
by statements made
by the political leaders they trust, and
by their own «personal experiences» with climate change.»
«In considering any claim to scientific
consensus, it seems appropriate to note the following
statement by Dr Benjamin Santer, author of the 2007 IPCC report chapter on the detection of greenhouse warming — who is not a sceptic (to my knowledge): «It's unfortunate that many people read the media hype before they read the chapter on the detection of greenhouse warming.
And the
consensus is also endorsed
by a Joint
statement by the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC).
The
statements relating to pre-industrial age are
by a
consensus within the scientific community to shut down any debate on the veracity of claims and also stopping other scientists from doing real research, or just toss in the towel and say we were wrong?
Two
statements of scientific
consensus forthcoming in 2013 will provide an opportunity to set the record straight: the National Climate Assessment, which lays out observed and anticipated trends in the U.S., and the Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a global evaluation of the peer - reviewed literature conducted
by thousands of researchers.
But it is effectively BBC policy, enthusiastically carried out
by the BBC environment correspondents, that those views should not be heard — witness the BBC
statement last year that «BBC News currently takes the view that their reporting needs to be calibrated to take into account the scientific
consensus that global warming is man - made».
Official
statements were laboriously drafted and published
by many leading scientific societies such as the American Physical Society and the American Geophysical Union, and
by the world's chief academies of sciences from the United States to China — all endorsing the IPCC
consensus.