Occasionally, his sources appeared to exaggerate their knowledge or influence.
While he admits he knowingly used family and friends as conduits, he said that PMA lobbyists were highly paid and often made contributions that were outside his knowledge or influence.
For example, more educated husbands may have the knowledge or influence to improve the nutritional status of their pregnant wives.
Yet, little is known how social knowledge is adapted to, or influenced by, a species' social organization.
Factors such as being male, having children, and having average or poor medication knowledge significantly influenced self-medication, as protection factors.
Withholding or restricting foods for children but not mothers or other adults [ 50, 51] may be due to a number of factors, including, parenting styles, education or income, maternal weight and cultural beliefs and knowledge, or the influence of family members, which can affect how frequent, how much, and what kinds of food are fed to children [ 33, 46, 50, 52].
Even in this situation, though, the A.M.A. forbids dating a former patient "if the physician uses or exploits trust, knowledge, emotions or influence derived from the previous professional relationship".
As he awaits the decision, Mr. Obama has no more knowledge of or influence on it than any of the other lawyers handicapping the odds in Washington bars and boardrooms.
"Sexual or romantic relationships with former patients are unethical if the physician uses or exploits trust, knowledge, emotions, or influence derived from the previous professional relationship," the AMA says.
When formulating the so-called plan, Chinese officials acknowledged that, compared to other countries, it had little knowledge of, or influence over, policy decisions made in Congress, which had a sizeable pro-Taiwan faction under the influence of a more established "China Lobby" run by the Kuomintang.
