The development of adaptive policies for the management of dynamic and complex ecosystems, such as marine and coastal environments, asks for flexible and innovative tools which account for multifaceted issues, uncertainties and cope with a wide range of future conditions.
Jim Campbell, a lawyer with the Alliance Defense Fund, which defended Proposition 8, said that if a stay was not issued, "uncertainty" from any same-sex marriages would be "harmful to the public interest" while the case was under appeal.
One of the important issues in uncertainty analysis is to find an effective way for propagating uncertainty through the system.
THE continuing struggles of companies selling tours to Europe -- the economy, security issues and uncertainty in the airline business -- translate into some alluring deals for Americans this fall and winter.
Budget issues and uncertainty have plagued Nasa's plans for the future, although recent presidents have consistently urged the agency to aim high.
There is relatively less consensus on policy-related issues where uncertainty is evident.
Within the analytic-deliberative model of stakeholder involvement, the deliberation forum is the best arena to address issues of uncertainty.
Furthermore, due to the complex nature of contemporary, interdisciplinary science and technology, which always involve issues of uncertainty, its authority within society has been declining.
Due to dexterity issues, inherent uncertainty on the patient's part, and other disturbing influences, the adjustment that is provided by the user will contain noise.
The major issues of uncertainty are listed, and their duration and magnitude are illustrated in relation to the stages in the emergency response.
