We start from the premise – supported by our own research, and corroborated by several authors in the debate e.g. [ 6, 8, 14- 18] – that empirical research is vital for the vast majority of normative ethical research.
Qualitative research from the USA reported that older drug users had severed links with non-drug using family and friends over the years of drug taking [ 6], a premise supported by the current research.
Furthermore, older drug users tend to associate exclusively with other drug users, having severed links with non-drug using family and friends over the years of drug taking [ 6], a premise supported by the findings of our interviews.
It appears that the most effective way to combat common severe bacterial infections in Africa is through vaccination [ 26], a premise supported by the virtual elimination of Hib disease from The Gambia [ 4].
One current hypothesis is that the development of the eggs-in-testis condition is a result of longer-term exposure, a premise supported by the apparent progressive nature of the intersex condition revealed by analysis of roach data sets gathered between 1995 and 2000 (Environment Agency 2002a).
These premises are supported by research from the domains of behavioral economics, psychology, judgment and decision making, neuroeconomics, marketing, and engineering design, and are substantiated by the authors' own experience.
She said she hoped that Texas would become the nation's 10th state to pass a law banning abortions after 20 weeks, a measure based on the premise, and supported by some researchers, that fetuses can feel pain at that gestational age.
The second premise is supported by the Chinese Room thought experiment.
While Trump at times indicated that he would not scrap it, but rather renegotiate it (a premise not supported by the other negotiating parties), his animus toward Iran has also extended outside the nuclear sphere.
This premise is supported by the observation that large step increases in stretch can cause fragmentation and subsequent disassembly of stress fibers [3].
