But scientific information can be difficult to understand and even more difficult to explain to others.
They also need effective methods to interpret this scientific information in order to make informed decisions.
Wherever possible, scientific information and analysis of the possible biodiversity impacts of a project should be made public.
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What is agreed right now is that there's very little scientific information about large-scale production of jatropha oil.
He covers everything from the history of dogs and canine intelligence to scientific information on learning and the senses.
The campaign's head of scientific information, Dr Lesley Walker, said the outlook for those developing the disease was improving all the time.
Reliable scientific information and data must inform decision-making processes so as to develop sound policies for the sustainable management of our ocean.
The meeting will also serve as a platform for initiating dialogue and collaboration for improving access to scientific information in developing countries.
The purpose of the kit is to help teachers transmit scientific information and environmental knowledge to their pupils in an entertaining and appealing way.
Museum of Natural History, would serve to enhance the accessibility of scientific information and knowledge for the visitors, especially for young boys and girls.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, however, says it knows of no legitimate scientific information supporting the idea that a fetus experiences pain.
By transferring and sharing scientific information, providing scientific expertise and networking researchers, the HVP shares most of the main objectives of the International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP).
You need to act quickly in order to protect the public, but you don't have enough scientific information to make sure that you're not needlessly depriving somebody of their liberty.
Dr Lesley Walker, head of scientific information for the Cancer Research Campaign, said a pan-European collaboration would be welcome, but warned it would be difficult to apply guidance across the contintent.
Ensuring affordable high-speed Internet connections and equally affordable access to electronic scientific information and data for all the world's universities and research institutions has become indispensable for informed decision-making and knowledge production.
The allegation made at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting is that there has been unprecedented interference by the Canadian government in the free flow of scientific information.
Many doctors believe parents' fears about vaccines -- brought on by the Wakefield article and other non-scientific information -- has lead to a resurgence of diseases like measles and Pertussis or Whooping Cough.
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Calculated by an independent body, the Institute for Scientific Information, the impact of a journal is the number of times an average paper in that journal is cited elsewhere in a given year.
The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) draws on this knowledge to promote environmental science, help build scientific capacity in developing countries, improve access to scientific information globally and encourage gender equity in science.
The strategy aims to ensure the responsible development of nanotechnology by providing guidance to the Federal agencies that produce the scientific information for risk management, regulatory decision-making, product use, research planning, and public outreach.
Dr Sekhon notes that, thanks to Karl Rove, the mastermind of George Bush's election victories in 2000 and 2004, the Republicans have been far more effective at exploiting new scientific information about voting and elections.
Through its unique programmes and networks, UNESCO provides platforms to bridge the gap between policy-makers, managers and other stakeholders, along with policy-relevant, timely and reliable scientific information, data and statistics in such fields as the ocean, freshwater, biodiversity and ecosystems, science and technology.
Based on a thorough review of the available scientific information, FDA has created a strategy for the judicious use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals that states their use should be limited to situations where the drugs are necessary for ensuring animal health, and done so under veterinary guidance.
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Dr. S. Robert Lichter is Professor of Communications at George Mason University, where he also directs the Center for Media and Public Affairs, which conducts scientific studies of the news and entertainment media, and the Statistical Assessment Service (STATS), which works to improve the quality of statistical and scientific information in the news.
Projects: SURFshare: aims to develop an infrastructure that will facilitate access to research information and make it possible for researchers to share scientific and scholarly information using latest ICT technology.
"Most developing countries have so far been unable to take full advantage of the advances offered by new information and communication technologies in terms of access to scientific and technological information and learning opportunities, " Mr Matsuura said, calling for international frameworks to help Member States formulate national policies that facilitate access for all to essential information.
Shire says it has presented some data from its Sanfilippo studies at scientific conferences and will eventually publish the information in scientific journals.
Nidae Al-Ryadh of Free Access to Scientific and Technical Information was the first Arabic declaration in support of OA by the participants in the Second Gulf-Maghreb Scientific Congress (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 25-26, 2006), which calls for free access to all scientific literature on the internet.
Several institutions are partners in the Miftaah project, in particular the Mohammedia School of Engineering, Morocco, and the Research Centre on Scientific and Technical Information (CERIST), Algeria.
It is also in conformity with UNESCO's objectives of promoting and disseminating development oriented content material in local languages, as well as the popularisation of scientific and technical information in pursuit of the MDGs.
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