Climate change-related shifts in long-term weather patterns predicted for the state include warmer winters, longer growing seasons, higher dew point temperatures, higher annual stream flow, and more frequent extreme weather events (Iowa Climate Change Impacts Committee [ICCIC], 2011).
Higher-impact committees have more prestige but arguably more exposure: search committees for the recruitment of new faculty members, personnel committees for tenure and promotion, or institutional review boards (IRBs) for the enforcement of regulations and the approval of plans for human-subjects and animal research.
The impact of committees on legislation overall has however been described as 'rather limited', particularly as the committees that review bills are controlled by a government majority.
The poll, however, will have no impact on the committee's decisions.
If they find no significant impact, the advisory committee would begin work on financing and implementing the plan.
Chase Adams, a spokesman for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, declined to comment on the possible impact of the committee's recommendations on the beef industry.
Mr Bernanke insisted that the changing leadership at the Fed had no impact in the committee's decision.
It is important that anyone assessing the quality of work by an individual researcher or research institution considers the value of the published articles themselves, rather than relying on impact factor," said committee chair Andrew Miller.
Weights, scores and impact obtained from committee members were entered into Excel software.
When describing pilot results for business plans and for documenting laboratory impact for interdisciplinary committees, planning for scientific rigor will prove to be very valuable.
The kinds of impacts the NRC committee discusses may sound familiar from the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
