The concept of the "efficacy-effectiveness gap" (EEG) has started to challenge confidence in decisions made for drugs when based on randomized controlled trials alone.
I followed behind, challenging their confidence in each path they chose, as if their desired heading were analogous to declaring a college major.
In the face of challenge, confidence in that assumption has to be maintained for the sake of a stable and functional society.
Chronically ill, treatment-resistant patients can challenge the confidence of therapists themselves, who may be reluctant to question their treatment; it's easier — and less painful — to view the patient as intentionally or unconsciously resistant.
However, due to delays in recruitment, nurses had to resolve many of the technological issues themselves which challenged their confidence: "I am not technological.
"As China seeks to make sovereign land out of sandcastles and redraw maritime boundaries, it is eroding regional trust, undermining investor confidence and challenging the energy security upon which all of us depend," Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a speech Wednesday in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Gaining confidence was challenging for Williams, who had to deal with outfielder Mel Hall calling him Bambi because of his soft-spoken ways.
But Jews began challenging the restrictions, their confidence bolstered by the presence of such prominent Jewish residents as Aaron Copland, E.L. Doctorow, Jan Peerce, Robert Merrill and Roberta Peters and by their growing political prominence.
Despite signs of growing confidence in challenging such actions – last year, gay men faced down police conducting a sweep of a Guangzhou park – most opt for a non-confrontational approach.
Of course, they didn't have the confusion of having to deal with a team playing with confidence and challenging for honours.
Among other things, I said 'you are problem solvers, no matter how challenging the questions, have confidence, forge ahead, make progress toward solutions".
