We adopted a broad definition of impact that includes consequences of, but also reactions to, a disease.
More generally, the AMO has been recognized to have ecosystem impacts that include shifts in species habitat and variability in primary productivity across the North Atlantic8.
Climate change poses a significant challenge for the future of Northern Ireland's coast due to impacts that include, inter alia, mean sea level rise of between 13 cm and 74 cm by 2050.
Acid sulfate soil materials, if disturbed or influenced by lowering of water levels, can have serious environmental impacts, that include harm to ecosystems and leaching of acidity and metals into water bodies.
The Earth is speeding through a profound transformation with impacts that include global climate change, rapid loss and redistribution of biodiversity, the spread of vector-borne diseases, deforestation, over-exploitation of natural resources, alteration of biogeochemical cycles, and the rapid evolution of organisms.
Impacts that can be more clearly attributed include economic impacts such as patents, technology changes, and drug development, as well as health and social impacts that include guidelines and practice changes.
A planful approach (ie, need to identify the KT goal that is being addressed by the toolkit strategy) including evidence-based KT strategies, tailored and planful implementation support, active engagement, and evaluation of KT impacts that include implementation outcomes should be considered for achieving intended KT goals with the targeted audience.
However, patients also reported financial impacts that included reliance on savings and being forced to reduce their discretionary spending to compensate for the reduced income.
Both of these studies utilised comprehensive mixed methods to assess impacts that included semi-structured interviews with both investigators and end-users, bibliometric analysis, document review, verification processes, and case studies.
This involves (1) desk research of the biology and ecology of the intended introduction; (2) preparation of detailed analysis of potential environmental impacts that includes socio-economic studies; (3) examination of the biology, ecology, and disease problems in its home range; (4) the submission of the results of such an evaluation to a competent authority for evaluation and decision.
