According to Living Goods, clients may also be reluctant to buy drugs from other private providers because of the risk of getting a counterfeit medicine.63 Living Goods sent us a study conducted at the midline of its RCT that claims that both availability of counterfeit drugs and drug prices decreased at private retailers in areas where CHPs worked.64 According to the study, about 37 % of private drug shops in the areas it studied sold fake ACT drugs, 65 and availabilty of fake ACTs was about 50 % lower among non-Living Goods sellers in the areas where Living Goods worked.66 Additional results
on these potential effects will be made available when the full RCT is published.
New research provides insights
on the potential effects of weight on the health of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
That's one reason why the Indian health ministry has initiated a 5 - year study to gather more scientific evidence
on the potential effects of electromagnetic radiation.
I've heard that there is quite a bit of research
on the potential effects of all these unnecessary chemicals and additives in beauty products.
Now, putting aside whether these sweeteners have health benefits or detriments (that's a different subject), let's focus
on the potential effect of these sweetened foods on your sugar cravings.
However, focus should also be
on the potential effects of students evaluating the entirety of the learning experience and education system.
In this video Paul Singer discusses his thoughts
on the potential effects of the unwinding of Quantitative Easing...
In written comments to the Congressional investigators, however, Dr. Mahoney defended the program, saying government climate reports would include information
on the potential effects on humans and nature.
Justin Gillis is taking reader questions
on the potential effects of climate change on the global food supply and will respond this week on the Green blog.
It's really pretty hard to put a positive spin on what's happening down in the Gulf of Mexico, or really even see a good outcome, but in an interesting interview
on the potential effects of the spill over at OnEarth fisheries expert Daniel Pauly from the University of British Columbia points out one small thing that may make cleaning up this spill easier than the iconic Exxon Valdez: WATCH VIDEO: Planet 100 - How to Clean An Oil Spill?
This Hub is part of a larger series devoted to Mark Lynas's 2008 classic
on the potential effects of climate change, Six Degrees.
Compiling data from multiple sources results in a better grasp
on the potential effects of climate change.
Employment Partner, Alexandra Carn comments in a Reuters article
on the potential effects for Barclays staff following the fining of their CEO, in the first case brought under the new Senior Managers Regime (SMR), a measure aimed at making top staff directly accountable for their actions.
Eugene Meehan, Q.C., along with four other lawyers from the legal community, weigh in
on the potential effect the TWU matter could have on other graduates from religiously affiliated universities in Canada and abroad.
The courts tend to look at child support and custody as separate issues, and they will certainly not decide the custody situation based
on its potential effect on child support.
Thus, the predictive accuracy of a one time screen imposes a disadvantage
on the potential effect of early intervention programmes to prevent antisocial behaviour in children and adolescents.
During a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, held on Tuesday, December 11 and continued on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, the presentation focused
on the potential effects on the U.S. economy, based in part on simulations of a staff macroeconomic model, and for the Federal Reserve's balance sheet and income of continuing to buy MBS and longer - term Treasury securities over various time frames.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the
potential for additional forward losses
on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the
effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the
effect of global economic conditions
on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the
effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact
on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact
on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns
on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes
on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco
on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the
effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the
effect of changes in tax law, such as the
effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted
on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the
effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence
on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments
on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest
on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to
potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
There's no question that content is important (although getting less so, due to information saturation), so if you're going to provide content, you must ensure that it's strategic and has the right
effect on your current and
potential customer base.
The federal agency is seeking public comments until Feb. 2
on the project and its
potential effects on the environment.
Though the committee didn't offer details
on how the banking industry might incorporate bitcoin into its business, it was optimistic about the currency's
potential effect on the economy:
The practical
effect of this new rule is to put the heat
on companies and corporate boards to reexamine how concerns come forward and how workplace investigations of
potential wrongdoing are conducted — and that is a welcome development.
Another example of the
potential negative
effect of the curse of knowledge
on the entrepreneur and her startup is the negotiations for an investment from a venture capitalist (VC).
But, as the Columbia researchers note, as cannabis use balloons across society, it's important to keep tabs
on who's using it — and
on potential health
effects we don't currently know about.
The security staff members have been replaced with military personnel until their test results are available, and Lee assured a news conference that the
potential outbreak would have no
effect on security at the Games.
The other
potential outcome — again, unknowable, really — was that the House would pass the Senate's Skinny as written, shoving Obamacare off the mountainside without a viable replacement plan and without the slightest hint of its
effects on the health of a nation.
«But the
potential for trade wars would be the main issue for me going forward, that's the clear and present danger and what
effect it may have
on oil prices,» he added.
In fact, I would liken the
potential effects of sweetener
on obesity to that of adding oil to a forest fire.
PageFair also notes that its report was mostly about the impact desktop ad - blocking, although it did discuss the
potential effects of iOS 9
on mobile ad blocking (which it said might be «a game changer»).
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required
on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and
potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the
effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact
on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
The Federal Aviation Administration's new ruling for how companies can operate drones came in
effect on Monday, ushering in a
potential wave of businesses using flying robots to perform tasks like monitoring crops during daylight and capturing panoramic pictures.
In developing the National OCS Program, which has also been known as a Five Year Program, the Secretary is required to achieve an appropriate balance among the
potential for environmental impacts, for discovery of oil and gas, and for adverse
effects on the coastal zone.
But none of globalization's
effects on inflation, not even the
potential reduction in inflationary bias, diminish the importance of the principal objective of central banks: setting policy to achieve low and stable rates of inflation over time.
But beyond these
effects, monetary policy has little influence
on the economy's
potential growth rate.
These include the
potential adverse
effects on European economic activity,
on the perceived health of the global banking system, and
on broader financial market conditions.
Muse is generally upbeat about the semiconductor sector and thinks concerns about a
potential trade war's
effect on the industry are «overblown.»
I'll focus my attention
on the
potential size of the change in households» cash flows as well as the
effect on the household sector's consumption.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify
potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the
potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger;
potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger;
effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report
on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports
on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available
on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as
on Express Scripts» most recent report
on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports
on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available
on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
Learn about the conditions behind a possible financial crisis in China, and the
potential effects on three mutual funds that invest heavily in the country.
In - depth analyses of elite and public opinion survey data from the United States and China
on a wide range of security issues provide nuanced and far - reaching insights into the
potential effects of these attitudes
on the U.S. - China relationship.
Similarly, respondents are nearly as divided
on whether the B.C. government's tactic of calling for more time to study the
potential effects of a spill
on its coast is appropriate, although the majority tilt slightly the other way:
A select few, including Johnson & Johnson, FedEx, Time Warner Inc and IBM, do disclose that they strip out the
potential effect of buybacks
on performance metrics.
More importantly, though, is the
effect of a
potential ban
on Venezuelan crude by the U.S. government.
This is not to deny the continuing importance of the major industrial economies, or the
potential feedback
effects of slower growth in the major economies
on commodity prices.
Get an update from Aberdeen Standard
on China» s economy, growth
potential and the possible
effects of the U.S. tariff talks.
With the economy expected to resume above -
potential growth in the near term, our expectation is that inflation will converge
on 2 per cent as the output gap closes and the temporary
effects of low oil prices and past exchange rate depreciation dissipate.
To get the most out of the new technologies, we will need to work together to proactively mitigate the more harmful side
effects that I have mentioned: the transition period and the
potential effects on the distribution of income.
For example, people with lower incomes are likely to be sensitive to interest rate changes because of the
potential effects on their employment income and their debt - service costs.
We do not expect restrictions or
potential taxes
on repatriation of amounts held outside of the United States to have a material
effect on HP's overall liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.
The latest issue of StraightTalk ® looks at four scenarios of how the current growth improvement may evolve in the next few months and what the
effects may be
on the global economy's
potential in the medium - term Our latest survey of C - Suite executives» challenges reveal their responses to the current business environment.