Sentences with phrase «societal implications for»

Her work has led to advances in understanding the ethical aspects of physical and mental illness research, societal implications for genetic innovation, the role of stigma in health disparities, the impact of medical student and physician health issues and optimal approaches to fostering professionalism in medicine.

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Giving AI actual decision - making authority has huge implications for our economic systems and societal norms, he said.

The normalization of exclusive pumping could have major societal implications: It may erode societal support for breastfeeding, for example.

Given the implications of adequate physical and intellectual development for both individual and societal productivity and growth, this topic is of immense public - health significance.

Though it has proved impossible to pin down any single unifying cause for this undercurrent of societal disquiet, there is a strong implication that in the absence of concrete policy proposals to mitigate the riots» causes and effects similar events are likely to take place again — possibly even in the near future.

The research has direct implications for galvanizing public support and action in relation to environmental issues but it also sheds light on promoting public engagement in societal issues, more broadly.

The potential societal and economic implications of this increase highlight the urgent need for new and more effective treatment options for the condition.

We suggest these observations will have therapeutic implications for skeletal myopathies and systemic diseases such as diabetes and obesity and for the aged population, in which reduced endurance impacts mortality and activities of daily living (57); as well as societal implications in terms of altering athletic performance.

It provides an overview of current practices; research findings; societal issues; potential environment, health, and safety implications; and possible future directions for nanoremediation.

The consequences of this overall process, known as «ocean acidification», are raising concerns for the biological, ecological, and biogeochemical health of the world's oceans, as well as for the potential societal implications.

«As human genetics continues to grow as a science, its clinical and societal implications are expanding,» said Michael Dougherty, PhD, Director of Education for ASHG.

We find his replies to the questions very helpful — not only for his general conclusions, but for his approach to answering them, which we think reporters, scientists, and others should find interesting and useful, particularly in thinking about how to present scientific findings and their societal implications to nonspecialists.

Second, the study provides a pointed reminder of the fact that a negative emissions strategy would likely necessitate a multi-generational societal commitment, with all of the implications that this would hold for governance, ethics and practical logistics.

Increased temperatures and changing precipitation patterns will alter soil moisture, which is important for agriculture and ecosystems and has many societal implications.

The counterbalance to the subjective declarations about whose scientific «expertise» is sufficient to make public statements on issues with large societal implications lies, IMO, in bringing in the scientific method to clarify and make explicit the working criteria for evaluating expertise, and to control for biasing influences.

She argues that overt images of death and decay along with the deeper implications of societal decline and collapse are powerful triggers for denial of mortality.

Ironically, and even though I have vast sympathy for the victims of Jerry Sandusky, Penn State's phony «exoneration» of Michael Mann has far more vast societal implications, and is massively more destructive.

And that narrow reasoning itself ignores the bigger Supreme Court reasoning concerning the «ethics» of ignoring or honoring the potential Mother's own wishes, and the subsequent implications for her ability to properly raise the potential child, itself having major (negative) societal consequences....

Early Childhood Australia (ECA) paper recommends an increased focus on early childhood learning and care in the Integrated Quality Standards System (IQSS) must reflect the evidence both about high quality effective early childhood services and about broader societal issues that have implications for children's wellbeing.

Although the overall societal and financial implications of mass incarceration have prompted calls for reform from policymakers, advocates and activists, the needs of children who face increased risks and significant obstacles in life are usually overlooked.

Willingness to pay for a quality - adjusted life year: implications for societal health care resource allocation