Significance: The most significant barriers to implementation of universal newborn hearing screening programs have been financial, and this study compares the most common protocols currently in use.
"Exclusive contracts have been one of the most significant barriers to competition," Kevin J. Martin, chairman of the commission, said in an interview.
The selection panel praised the way KPMG targets young people facing some of the most significant barriers to unlocking their potential.
"We take the view that clinical negligence litigation is one of the most significant barriers to open reporting and therefore to learning.
We agree that jobseeker's allowance claimants facing the most significant barriers to work should be referred to the aforementioned newly created welfare-to-work programme immediately, not after 12 months as is currently the case.
"Such extreme inequality should concern us all, not only because it is a moral outrage, but because it is undermining growth and creating one of the most significant barriers to ending poverty.
One of the most significant barriers to academic advancement is the conflict between work and family demands, Dr. Catherine De Angelis, editor of The Journal of the American Medical Association, wrote in an accompanying editorial.
Poor countries have "extremely limited" access to mental healthcare professionals and services, added Saxena, who said the shortage of mental health workers in low-income countries is "one of the most significant barriers against provision of care for the majority of people".
Governmental institutions and policies are among the most significant barriers to land use change.
One of the most significant barriers to adoption is security, followed by issues regarding compliance, privacy and legal matters [8].
One of the most significant barriers to achieving deep building energy efficiency is a lack of knowledge about the factors determining energy use.
