Sentences with phrase «decisions about evidence»

It was a decision about the evidence.

When a court makes a decision about evidence you give, it applies a standard of proof.

Not exact matches

«Everyone has a different opinion about what the solutions are, but we're presenting evidence that will enable the teams, ourselves and the (governing body) FIA to make the best decisions about the future of F1,» he added.

«My biggest concern is people who put serious weight into these rankings, make decisions about where to choose to apply, where to go to school, what tuition to pay when there's so little tangible, evidence - based information that lies below that ranking.»

Lacking other evidence about product quality (which is usually not available for credence goods), later customers make decisions based on the best evidence they have, without realizing it may be flawed.

Independent researchers across the U.S. have spent millions of federal dollars developing dozens of evidence - based programs shown to teach children to make wise and responsible decisions about drugs.

The message is to encourage investors to think carefully about their risk tolerance, their true investment horizon, the extent to which they experience distress if an overvalued market advances without them, the extent to which they believe that historical evidence should inform investment decisions, and the extent to which they would be able to adhere to their investment discipline in the face of what could very well be a 50 % market loss over the completion of this cycle.

Mr Armstrong said: «His decision was a blanket one based on limited and generic evidence about vulnerability generally.»

GOSH describes experimental nucleoside therapies as «unjustified» but its decision comes after two international hospitals and their researchers contacted them «as late as the last 24 hours» to say they have «fresh evidence about their proposed experimental treatment».

In cases like these, where the evidence of manuscripts, versions and early quotations is fairly straightforward, it is relatively easy to make decisions about the nature of the original, or more original, text.

Yeah but we have some pretty solid evidence that Hak doesn't care that much about players scoring (or, really, about players not scoring) when he makes his lineup decisions.

These decisions were not about being frugal, there were several economical options available then, they were evidence of an unwillingness to adapt.

The Frenchman even repeated the offence this week when he accused Eden Hazard of diving and accusing the ref of awarding a penalty against the Gunners against the evidence, and just about every article since has been about referees decisions, rather than discussing the actual football.

Washington, DC — A new committee opinion from The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) addresses the controversy of elective cesarean delivery, using it as an example of how doctors can ethically help patients make decisions about surgical treatment when there is a lack of firm evidence for or against such surgery.

As a doula, she is passionate about sharing evidence based information with their clients so they can make the best decisions for them and then supporting them every step of the way..

It's about establishing what the scientific evidence is and letting people decide for themselves how they want to incorporate it into their decision making.

Dr. Fischbein has made it his goal to teach, speak and write about the normalcy of birth choices, the ethics of respecting a woman's autonomy in decision making and reasonable, evidence supported options of selected VBAC, breech and twin vaginal birth.

Like other offerings at ParentingScience.com, these articles include full scientific references — so you can evaluate the evidence for yourself, and make an informed decision about what is best for you and your family.

Organizations committed to providing the birth research evidence to women, families, and providers, inspiring them to make more informed decisions about their care.

DONA International doulas are trained to help families connect with evidence - based resources so they can ask great questions and make informed decisions about their births.

An FDA spokesman had no immediate comment but noted that a review of existing evidence about BPA's health effects is nearly complete and that the agency will «make a decision how to proceed» by month's end.

However, shared decision - making requires taking the time and willingness to engage in evidence - based discussions with women about the pros and cons of different care options.

Existing evidence does not suggest that concerns about the impact of breastfeeding on an HIV - positive mother's health should be the basis for the infant feeding decision.

Policymakers and funders should use the available research on implementation and encourage future work to guide decisions about how to scale up evidence - based programs effectively and support them over time.

Our goal was to bring together recent evidence about the safety of sleep practices so that parents and professionals can make informed, evidence - based decisions.

More research is needed to guide decisions about adoption, adaptation and replication, and support scale - up of evidence - based home visiting programs.

Practice Update: HIV and breastfeeding - Morrison P. - Essentially MIDIRS, August 2014; 5 (7): 38 - 9, available at page 38 HIV and breastfeeding: the unfolding evidence - Morrison P and Faulkner Z - Essentially MIDIRS, Dec / Jan 2015; 5 (11): 7 - 13, Breastfeeding for HIV - Positive Mothers - Morrison P - Breastfeeding Today, 1 November 2014; 26:20 - 25 What HIV - positive women want to know about breastfeeding - Morrison P - World AIDS Day 2013 issue of Fresh Start, Trinidad & Tobago, 1 December 2013 (see pages 8 - 12) Informed choice in infant feeding decisions can be supported for HIV - infected women even in industrialized countries - Morrison P, Greiner T, Israel - Ballard K - AIDS 2011, 24 September 2011, PMID: 21811145 Letter to the Editor (2014)- Pamela Morrison & Ted Greiner - Health Care for Women International, 35:10, 1109 - 1112, DOI: 10.1080 / 07399332.2014.954705 Conquering Fear and Stigma with Knowledge: HIV - Positive Mothers and Breastfeeding, Fresh Start by Best Start - Morrison P interviewed by Dr Amanda Gabrielle Jones - HIV / AIDS Awareness supplement towards an AIDS - Free Generation, Issue 6, p 8, December 2014 Breastfeeding with HIV, is breast still best?

Research also demonstrates variation in evidence of effectiveness across home visiting models, which means that the decision about which model to implement is important.

«Birthing classes are in - depth, evidence - based and allow you to draw your own conclusions and make decisions about the kind of birth you want.

We believe you have a right to feel confident about your choices as you navigate these enormous transitions, and knowing the evidence goes a long way towards confident decision - making.

I made my decisions based on sound, scientific evidence about the risks vs. the benefits.

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.

«When parents are making a decision with their providers about place of birth, it is critical that they have access to the best possible evidence,» said Cheyney.

It is important that pregnant women and new mothers are provided with independent and evidence - based information about breastfeeding and alternatives such as formula milk, to allow them to make an informed decision in the best interests of mother and child.

Studies that score higher on the Index thus have greater potential to reliably inform the evidence base for decisions about birth place by women and health professionals.

This creates a puzzle for academics: the ambiguity about whether donations are rewards or incentives — as well as the sheer multitude of factors that affect politicians» decisions — has led to inconclusive evidence about the influence of money in debates like this.

For as much as Churchill's Secret War seems to zero in on decisions taken by the war - time prime minister and his adviser Lord Cherwell, the racism and sheer odium of both of whom is on stark display in the evidence presented by Mukerjee, this book is much more of an indictment of what colonialism was really about than the title suggests.

The Post has previously reported on Sattler's controversial decision — in the custody case of Manuel Mehos versus Lisa Mehos — to allow evidence about the woman's post divorce abortion.

Ragusa «submitted evidence showing that [he] was elected chairman of the Queens County Republican Party at a Queens County Republican Party meeting held on or about Oct. 3, 2009, and that the statewide Republican Party subsequently recognized Ragusa as chairman of the Queens County Republican Party,» the appellate judges wrote in their decision Tuesday against Berney.

Dr. Burstein noted that HOPE Buffalo is a youth and adult partnership to «ensure youth have evidence based health education and access to youth affirming healthcare to make informed decisions about their health.»

Following Paladino's response, the complainant has another 10 days to reply before the commissioner makes a decision about whether there is enough evidence to move forward with a formal hearing on his potential removal as a Buffalo School Board member.

We believe that robust and reliable scientific evidence should be at the heart of decisions about medicines because it is open to check and challenge.

SSNIT said its independent evidence gathered about Mr. Afaglo's qualifications, indicate that they were fake, and it has therefore taken a decision to relieve him of his duty.

The evidence at Percoco's trial will lay bare the murky way in which the state goes about making economic development decisions, said Susan Lerner, executive director of the good - government group Common Cause.

Godric Smith, the civil servant who gave evidence to the Hutton inquiry about his limited role in the decision to «out» the late Dr David Kelly as a suspected leaker, has been trying to leave Downing Street for much of the year.

It is yet more evidence that classic economic theory is wrong about how people make decisions.

These data are providing us with robust evidence about the location and extent of designated features such as cold - water coral habitats, which will enable us to make informed decisions about future site management.»

In this case, seeing evidence about how senior scientists have behaved and knowing that they had extremely successful careers while still navigating these complex career and personal decisions can help one think more carefully about the tradeoffs involved.»

Soon concerns about smaller machines having inferior image quality compared to devices many times larger and more expensive were outweighed by evidence that rapid diagnostic decisions could be made with portable machines.»

I look forward to working with Dr. Nemer, Canada's new Chief Science Advisor, who will provide us with the evidence we need to make decisions about what matters most to Canadians: their health and safety, their families and communities, their jobs, environment and future prosperity.»