But biotechnology touches human lives in a way that information technology does not, and that is at the heart of the debate over its benefits and risks for developing countries.
And while free trade is met with little controversy over its benefits, migration has yet to receive the same treatment.
Finally, the use of a parallel design for this study has ethical limitations: in areas with such high levels of stunting and where no group meetings or home visits are available to mothers and children, the equipoise of this study (i.e. genuine uncertainty over its benefits) can be questioned.
Even when NRT is used without support (e.g. bought over the counter), its benefit is undiminished [ 5].
California's law, like federal proposals, has stirred intense fighting over whether its benefits outweigh its costs and what those costs will actually turn out to be.
Its benefit over other capital budgeting methods like DCF analysis has been broadly identified in considering the strategic investment decision under uncertainties (Amram and Kulatilaka 1999; Luehrman 1998a, b).
Robotic assistance during laparoscopic surgery for pelvic organ prolapse rapidly disseminated across the United States without level I data to support its benefit over traditional open and laparoscopic approaches [1].
The standard second-line treatment is sunitinib, although its benefit over placebo for overall survival (OS) is relatively short and there are numerous potentially serious side-effects [ 3– 6].
These studies have confirmed that such a treatment can be delivered although its benefit over standard treatment has not been assessed.
