The choice of the determined potential contaminants – phthalate esters and metals (lead, cadmium, manganese, zinc, iron and calcium) – was informed by the nature of wastes in the site.
For the multivariate analyses, the choice of estimation approach was informed by the nature of the dependent variable, i.e. utility decrement.
The use of discrete choice model is informed by the nature of our dependent variable, which was measured as a binary factor.
For the multivariate analyses, the choice of estimation approach was informed by the nature of the dependent variable under consideration in each model.
Thus one of the strengths of the work is that we collaborated with the DH to ensure that our work was informed by the nature of the potential decisions faced in this area.
3 Policy in the United Kingdom and elsewhere now advocates that participation should reflect "informed choice," which can be defined as individual choices informed by the nature and frequency of individual benefits and harms of screening and actions consistent with participants' values.
While these findings are relevant for other jurisdictions and other unproven interventions, the experiences of these patients are highly informed by the public nature of the Canadian health system and the gatekeeper role played by family physicians and neurological specialists in that system, elements not shared by other health systems.
Prior to the emergence of environmental ethics as an academic field, conservationists such as John Muir and Aldo Leopold argued that the natural world has an intrinsic value, an approach informed by aesthetic appreciation of nature's beauty, as well as an ethical rejection of a purely exploitative valuation of the natural world.
Folkbiology is often informed by rich experiences with nature and can be influenced by one's culture, location and prior knowledge (Atran 1999, Coley et al. 1999, Diamond and Bishop 1999, Hatano and Ingaki 1999, Ross et al. 2003, Medin and Atran 2004).
