Mac Donald has been a chief proponent of the so-called "Ferguson effect," a hotly contested theory holding that recent increases in crime are due to increased scrutiny of law enforcement following the fatal 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
"Investigative journalism will suffer severe limitations due to its scrutiny of power".
Cerf's comments have gotten pickup due to increased scrutiny of Google's ad targeting policies and Glass project.
However, Wanjuki, like others, worries the fallout may make interactions between reporters and survivors more difficult due to increased scrutiny of sexual assault accounts.
Despite efforts to ensure participant retention in the FGDs and diary components, attrition was high, likely due to heightened scrutiny of the sex sector during the WC period.
DPP-4 inhibitor (Gliptin) naïve diabetic patients were subjected to scrutiny due to the success of DPP-4 inhibitors in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus that leads to improved glycemic control by stimulating insulin secretion and biosynthesis, B-cell proliferation and by inhibiting glucagon release and B-cell apoptosis.
Although long-term use of COX-2 inhibitors has come recently under scrutiny due to the documentation of increased risk of serious cardiovascular events in patients treated with celecoxib at 400-800 mg/day, the hazard ratio for death from cardiovascular causes, has been reported to be 2.3 in the low dose group [ 23].
The MYC proto-oncogene family has been the subject of intense scrutiny due to the involvement of deregulated MYC genes in a wide range of cancers [ 48].
After Rhee left, the improved student test scores came under fresh scrutiny due to allegations of widespread cheating.
For example, the use of circulating miRNAs as biomarkers of cancer have come under increased scrutiny, due to lack of standardised miRNA isolation methods and the possibility of contamination of RBC, lymphoid and myeloid-derived miRNAs.
