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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"scientific consensus"”.
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Epistemic Implications of Scientific Consensus and Dissent
Consensus and dissent play important roles in science. Both scientific consensus and dissent are said to be epistemically beneficial: consensus is often taken as a mark of knowledge and as a basis for informing decision-making and policy, whereas dissent is often taken as being necessary for …
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Scientific consensus on manmade global warming: think tank influence on public opinion through news media
… amounts of context concerning the global warming scientific consensus. The data were tabulated using Microsoft Excel. Experimental research was also conducted using 103 undergraduate Rowan University public relations and public relations and advertising majors to determine if articles with less …
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Social origins of scientific deviance.
Scientific communities enjoy nearly unchallenged authority on matters related to the natural world; however, there are instances where significant portions of the population hold beliefs contrary to the scientific consensus. These beliefs have generally been studied as the product of scientific …
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Consensus Messaging Using Scholarly Literature: Impacts on Students' Conceptions of Global Climate Change
<p>Despite near-unanimous consensus among climate scientists, the misconception of substantial scientific disagreement over the reality of human-induced global climate change persists among members of the general public. Within the research literature on climate science, there exists robust work …
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California and Texas Secondary Science Teachers' Perceptions about climate change
… about this topic can be problematic since scientifically inaccurate ideas may be transferred to their students. Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate climate change perceptions of secondary science teachers in California and Texas, including their knowledge, teaching approaches, …
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The utilization of carbon dioxide by the microalgal species Scenedesmus
… warming, is a major concern for humanity. The scientific consensus is that the rise of greenhouse gases, such as CO2, in the atmosphere has contributed to global warming. The increase in atmospheric CO2 is due to the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. In South Africa, 77% of our primary …
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COAL, GLOBAL WARMING, AND THE CLEAN AIR ACT
… 1990s many scientists claimed that there was a scientific consensus that the anthropogenic production of greenhouse gases was causing global warming. Carbon dioxide is produced in far greater quantities than other greenhouse gases. Over 80 percent of the carbon dioxide produced in the United …
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It's a Conspiracy: Motivated Reasoning and Conspiracy Ideation in the Rejection of Climate Change
… human-caused climate change and the prevailing consensus of actively publishing scientists. Previous research has examined both political and economic motivated reasoning, media influence in print and television, conspiracy ideation as a predictor of science rejection, and the role of the social …
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Prediction and prevention of fetal growth restriction and compromise of fetal wellbeing: systematic reviews and meta-analyses with model based economic evaluation.
… and childhood disability. There is a lack of scientific consensus about the best strategies for predicting these conditions before birth and thus there is uncertainty about the best management of pregnant women who might have a growth-restricted baby. This health technology assessment thesis …
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Climate change in the newsroom : journalists' evolving standards of objectivity when covering global warming
… Journalists have been accused of distorting the scientific consensus by applying "false balance" to those who say anthropogenic climate change is happening and those who say it isn't. This study interviewed 11 experienced environmental reporters for mainstream print or online publications about …
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Cross-species comparisons of the retrosplenial cortex in primates: Through time and neuropil space
… of episodic-like memory, yet there exists no scientific consensus on the extent of memory abilities, including complex future thinking or planning, among non-human species. The retrosplenial cortex (Brodmann’s areas 29 and 30) plays a critical role in episodic memory, which is vital for MTT. …
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Regulation or Litigation: Using the American Legal System to Address Climate Change
While a growing scientific consensus recognizes that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are contributing to the global phenomenon known as climate change, little progress has been made to pass comprehensive legislation addressing climate change. Many concerned with the effects of climate change …
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Regulation or Litigation: Using the American Legal System to Address Climate Change
While a growing scientific consensus recognizes that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are contributing to the global phenomenon known as climate change, little progress has been made to pass comprehensive legislation addressing climate change. Many concerned with the effects of climate change …
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Anisotropic dewetting in ultra-thin single-crystal silicon-on-insulator films
… of the next generation of MOSFET devices. The scientific community has misinterpreted the mechanism behind SOI dewetting, attributing it to a stress-driven instability. In this work, we characterize and measure the kinetics and geometry of thermally-activated dewetting in ultra-thin SOI films …
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Representing science education in UK newspapers : a case study on the controversy surrounding teaching the theory of evolution and creationism in science classes
… enhance the credibility of those supporting the scientific consensus. Further analysis shows that some experts formed heterogeneousc oalitions of experts calling for action. Collaborative networks of experts appeared as efforts to enhance credibility and gain access to the media. The evidence …
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Defeating Cap-and-Trade: Contrarian Access, Organised Disinformation, and the Influence of Fossil Fuel Money in Congress
… invited to testify, distorting the scientific consensus within the legislative record. Their presence was significantly and positively correlated with lobbying expenditures and campaign contributions, suggesting that financial resources and organised disinformation were closely …
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Pharmacological Intervention Reduces Hippocampal Hyperactivity in a Mouse Model of Psychosis
… with face validity to psychosis. The current scientific consensus in respect to psychosis and hippocampus is briefly introduced in Chapters 1 and 2. In Chapter 3, I have delineated pharmacology used in these studies. The drugs used were haloperidol - a classic antipsychotic, and levetiracetam …
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Lifelong Personalization for Social Robot Learning Companions: Interactive Student Modeling Across Tasks and Over Time
… later academic success. Motivated by a growing scientific consensus that language learning requires engaging students cognitively, affectively, and socially, this thesis advances work to develop “social robot learning companions" that engage with and adapt to students across different …
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Evaluating the prevalence and effectiveness of breed-specific legislation
… terminology, an established prevalence, or a scientific consensus on its effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to propose standardized terminology for BSL, establish the prevalence of each type of BSL in the USA, and conduct a systematic review of the effectiveness of BSL.</p> <p>After …
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How do politicians understand and respond to climate change?
The scientific consensus on climate change is strong, and evidence points to the need to take action to drastically reduce emissions of greenhouses gases. At the Paris summit in 2015, 195 world leaders set a clear goal to limit climate change. Yet the means to achieve this goal remain firmly at the …
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