Since a large body of evidence links pollution with poor health, and health is an important part of human capital, efforts to reduce pollution could plausibly be viewed as an investment in human capital and thus a tool for promoting economic growth...
We find robust evidence that ozone levels well below federal air quality standards have a significant impact on productivity: a 10 ppb decrease in ozone concentrations increases worker productivity by 4.2 percent.
We find robust evidence that ozone levels well below federal air quality standards have a significant impact on productivity.
The new study builds on earlier research by Hornig and collaborators that
found robust evidence of distinct stages of ME / CFS, pre and post 3 - years of diagnosis, by cytokine and chemokine levels.
Finding the robust evidence and persuasive speech helps to support the position.
Not exact matches
A more recent survey of the empirical research by Reed College's Kimberly Clausing
found «very little
robust evidence linking corporate tax rates and wages.»
A
robust evidence base
finds that greater participation in household chores is connected with couple relationship stability.
If there is trauma involved, families should
find great comfort in the
robust evidence that in time and with
evidence based support, mothers and infants can, and do, heal and go on to thrive in their relationships.
The Home Office's own report from 2011
found there was «a general lack of
robust evidence on the link between khat use and social harms».
As discussed above, we currently
find little
robust evidence that attitudes towards the SNP and expectations about a hung parliament resulted in gains for the Conservatives from Ukip or in vote losses for Labour from former Lib Dems.
Evidence includes: «moderate genetic influences demonstrated in well - sampled twin studies; the cross-culturally
robust fraternal - birth - order effect on male sexual orientation; and the
finding that when infant boys are surgically and socially «changed» into girls, their eventual sexual orientation is unchanged (i.e., they remain sexually attracted to females).
In conclusion he said that
findings from the study «are
robust, globally applicable and provide
evidence to inform nutrition policies.
The researchers believe their
findings provide
robust contemporary
evidence that raising salaries at the lower end of the wage spectrum leads to higher productivity by incentivising workers to work harder, smarter and more cohesively.
Bringing the theory to life While the genetic
evidence found in 2007 was «pretty
robust,» according to O'Rourke, many scientists disregarded the theory due to a lack of archaeological
evidence, most of which would have presumably disappeared underwater after sea levels rose.
Our
finding is the most
robust evidence yet that Behavioural Activation is just as effective as CBT, meaning an effective workforce could be trained much more easily and cheaply without any compromise on the high level of quality.
The
findings show that the harms outweigh any benefits, and no
robust evidence exists to confirm it actually prevents deaths.
The study
found no
robust Australian
evidence and data on early teacher career attrition.
We
find significant and
robust evidence that this reform markedly reduced school effectiveness in Wales relative to England.
The
evidence base on learning mindsets programs is not
robust enough for policymakers to pursue implementation without first exploring the reliability, validity, and scalability of these
findings.
Kevin Courtney, deputy general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), said the
findings were not supported by the
evidence, and claimed that the sample size of schools used in the analysis were too small to be «statistically
robust».
By marshaling research
evidence,
finding outside partners, and nailing grants, Dennis Creedon has kept a
robust arts program alive in his financially strapped school system.
Dame Alison Peacock, the chief executive of the Chartered College of Teaching, which this week signed a pledge to support
evidence - based practice, said the difference between the EEF
findings and the earlier work in the US «emphasise the importance of carrying out
robust evaluation, in context, before simply jumping on a bandwagon».
We present scientific
evidence that any effect which reduces the slope of the vertical temperature profile within a stably stratified surface boundary layer will introduce a warm bias, while any process that increases the magnitude of the slope of the vertical temperature profile in a stably stratified surface boundary layer will introduce a cool bias, remains a
robust finding based on boundary layer dynamics.»
«
evidence evaluation view» • Comparative evaluations of research results • Tools: Scientific consensus building; multi disciplinary expert panels • focus on
robust findings
... In light of their recent
findings, Davies et al. say there is «little support for the existence of a «permanent El Niño»... that there was
robust ENSO variability in past «greenhouse» episodes and that future warming will be unlikely to promote a permanent El Niño state,» which point they also emphasize in the final sentence of their abstract, where they say that their
evidence for
robust Late Cretaceous ENSO variability «does not support the theory of a «permanent El Niño,»» [Andrew Davies, Alan E.S. Kemp, Graham P. Weedon, John A. Barron 2012: Geology]
Consistent with the original study, we
find robust and replicated
evidence that communicating the scientific consensus on human - caused climate change leads to significant and substantial changes in perceived scientific agreement among conservatives, moderates, and liberals alike.
Imperial College Business School Centre for Climate Finance and Investment director Charles Donovan said: «The
findings have displayed a
robust evidence about the risk - return profile of clean - energy investing, with yieldcos in the UK performing better than conventional energy.»
[77] Nonetheless, to make a
finding of causation based on a
robust and pragmatic approach, in my view, it was incumbent on the trial judge to consider and make
findings about the
evidence relevant to the medical issues.
However, when stratified by quality of studies, the Cochrane review
found no statistically significant
evidence in methodologically
robust RCTs that exercise was more effective than psychological or pharmacological therapies.46 Nevertheless, we still
found that depressive symptoms are associated with lower PA levels in individuals at high risk of CVD, which highlights the importance of screening and optimising conventional depression management48 to reduce depressive symptoms, which could help lower CVD risk.3 4