Sentences with phrase «judgments about risk»

And if this were generally the case it would regularly inform people's judgments about risk.

The science of human behavior, particularly the psychology of risk perception, robustly shows that we use two systems to make judgments about risk; reason and affect, facts and feelings.

Mr. Miller's thoughtful letter rightly focuses on «probabilities and prudential judgments about risks,» although he seems to assume that we know more about recidivism than we do.

We need, rather, an empirical inquiry about probabilities and prudential judgment about risks.

Drawing on a range of extensive databases can help inform those lawyers advising businesses in dispute resolution who can then make an informed value judgment about risk and cost.

Not exact matches

Since income and risk must be estimated at current values, the process involves subjective judgments about capitalization and discount rates.

Similar to D&B, Experian captures information about your business» background, company financial information, credit score and risk factors, banking, trade, and collection history, liens judgments, bankruptcies, and your industry to create a 100 - point ranking for your business (but the data is weighted and scored differently than the PAYDEX score).

Forward - thinking companies actively develop the collective literacy and contextual intelligence of the board — cultivating, in particular, a shared set of assumptions about where their industry and markets are going so that they are prepared to make the right risk / reward judgment calls together with management.

Just like cupcakes and second hand smoke, these are moral or physical RISKS about which parents make judgments every day.

Research results are mixed about whether these foods definitely increase allergy risk, so use your best judgment.

Previous trauma (recent or in the past — abuse, accident, etc.) Feeling of anxiety when exposed to situations similar to the trauma Sensations of «being in the trauma» now Nightmares Emotional numbing / detachment psychosis (very rare) * Paranoia Delusions (about baby) Hallucinations Irrational thoughts Impulsivity Refusal to eat Poor judgment Lack decision - making Break with reality Severe insomnia Confusion Higher risk if bipolar disorder in self or family * Requires urgent care.

In addition, by arguing that capture can not be pursued when there is «undue risk» to American personnel, the U.S. is making a moral judgment about whose lives should be prioritized.

In other words, people made a risk judgment based on factors that had little to do with any knowledge about the technology itself.

What we do is whittle out the relative likelihood of each of these outcomes so we can make a value judgment about whether or not the risks are adequate to move forward.

The knowledge that a genetic variant increases the risk of spreading a sexually transmitted disease might lead to negative judgments about, and marginalization of, individuals who carry that variant.

Please remember that this information, in the absence of a visit with a health care professional, must be considered as an educational service only and is not designed to replace a physician's independent judgment about the appropriateness or risks of a procedure for a given patient.

Analyzing the nature and severity of early stressful experiences helps us make better judgments about potential interventions that reduce the risk of troubling developmental outcomes.

She credits her long tenure to training at Long Beach State, the mentorship of older teachers at her school, her colleagues» willingness to share supplies without a second thought, and the knowledge that she can talk to her principal about any issue she's having without risk of judgment.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has estimated that 50 % of public - record information about tax liens and 96 % of information about civil judgments do not include a full or redacted Social Security number and will not meet the new credit bureau requirements resulting from their settlement with the 31 states.

Although the concept of risk capacity is objective, in actual practice, it is still linked to the investor's real world subjective judgments and emotions about investment losses.

The first fork in the road that confront us (in this case, the group of us whom Andy has brought together) appears when we make our individual judgments about the extent to which the dread to risk ratio is capable of being manipulated.

The two Democratic members dissented, writing that FERC has a responsibility to make a judgment about the climate risks.

But if the science is still work in progress, we do know enough to make some judgments about what it will take to be on the safe side — to reduce the risk of exceeding two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) to an acceptable level.

It is widely accepted that risk is a function of three elements: the triggering event or hazard that could result in a potential loss, the magnitude of what stands to be lost, and judgments about the probability of the loss occurring — including the level of uncertainty bounding the probability estimate (NRC 1996).

The resulting report is called «No Child Left Alone: Moral Judgments about Parents Affect Estimates of Risk to Children.»

Generally, considering that technological applications of scientific models, developed to reduce uncertainty about real - world risks, have been widely successful for making life safer and more comfortable for an increasing fraction of the world population, why is there so little trust in the judgments of scientists who generate and test such models?

While we would have reservations about the Court's reasoning (for an excellent analysis, see Cathryn Costello's article) and might have hoped for a position closer to that adopted by AG Trstenjak, who posited that a State has a duty to take responsibility for the asylum seeker if a Dublin transfer would expose them to serious risk of violating (any) fundamental rights, its judgment represents important progress.

Instead of operating as a well - needed oversight mechanism designed, the 1st tier to ensure that «the judgment about the degree of risk is subject to review by the Commissioner, and not left solely to the holder, who may have conflicting interests.»

In her reasons for judgment, Justice Smith found that, although «persons with disabilities face prejudice and stereotyping and that there is a risk of unconscious bias about the quality of life of a person with a disability,» she was «not persuaded that the risks to persons with disabilities are such that they can not be avoided through practices of careful and well - informed capacity assessments by qualified physicians who are alert to those risks.»

American, judgments in Canada (and that risk about egregious awards has not gone away under the spawn of Morguard, so far as I know — perhaps there's an overriding public policy defence available, but if it didn't work in Beals v Saldhana, it's a pretty narrow remedy), and

Easier, perhaps, because it is stylized: everything from briefs to judgments and legislation is carefully cropped of individuality and approximated to yesterday's example — understandably, because «It's not about you, writer» and it is about avoiding risk.

The Paposhvili judgment expands the application of Article 3 in medical cases and raises interesting issues about our broader understanding of prospective risk assessments in other types of subsidiary protection / complementary protection and refugee cases.

Without an evaluation of the risk of the matter, a plan for handling it, and a budget for its likely cost, the client can not, for example, make rational judgments about whether to pursue the matter (if it is optional), whether to settle litigation, and what resources will be required to handle the matter.

The judgment accepts the evidence of experts and others who testified about the ways in which solitary confinement triggers and exacerbates mental health conditions, and increases risks of self - harm and suicide.

I'd have thought that the realization that most reasons for judgment get reported, or at leasgt that there's a very real risk of the reasons getting reported, make lawyers, at least, concerned about not giving the judge case law on point that's easily enough found and is relevant.

Furthermore, when a covered entity can not practicably obtain an individual's agreement before disclosing protected health information to a relative or to a person involved in the individual's care and is making decisions about such disclosures consistent with the exercise of professional judgment regarding the individual's best interest, covered entities must take into account whether such a disclosure is likely to put the individual at risk of serious harm.

She said: ``... questions of assumption of risk depend upon a wider range of factors and value judgments... Although the result in this case may be to bring about certainty and clarity... such an imposed limit on liability could easily be at the expense of justice in some future case.

Insurance companies and potential employers already make judgments about who they'll take on as a risk, and have already disqualified people because their gene sequence indicates they MIGHT develop a particular health problem.