Many states require the plaintiffs show that the risk could have been mitigated by adopting an alternative design that was economically feasible and in harmony with the product’s intended purpose. For example, could the defendant still make a toy train without lead paint in a way that would ...
A similar scenario in the United States could erode the dollar's purchasing power and increase import prices, contributing to inflation. However, this risk is mitigated by the credibility of U.S. monetary authorities and the dollar's status as the primary global reserve currency. Instabil...
Construction with self-healing materials can also be more expensive, especially if an additional coating is required for protection [1]. However, these costs might be mitigated in the long run. Self-healing materials are expected to be less expensive to use over time because they will require ...
When it comes to processed meat, the science is also not significant. Your overall risk of getting colon cancer is 5.6% and eating 5 slices of bacon every single day for your whole life would raise your risk to 6.6%. This is not statistically significant. However, the media reports this ...
researchers spread fertilizer made from human and industrial waste on the lawns of several homes in East Baltimore. While Hopkins claimed that the fertilizer successfully mitigated lead and that the community had been informed, many activists and lawmakers questioned whether ...
and diagnostic difficulties in the unaffected breast can have psychological impacts on breast cancer patients, but characterizing them as “psychological factors” implies that they exist in patients’ heads as phenomena whose effects on decision making can be easily mitigated with the right information....
This is the equivalent of drinking straight Vodka all night vs. mixing 6 different types of alcohol. With the first option, you will still get a buzz, but the negative effects (like hugging a toilet and losing a whole day to a hangover) are mitigated. ...
On the other hand, the ratios of good origins are not weighted. This means that an origin that has relatively little traffic, but sufficient to be included in the dataset, is counted equally to a very popular, high-traffic origin. This aspect of the computation can be mitigated by ...
We investigate how these conflicting objectives can be mitigated or resolved. In our view, it is necessary to provide operators in the waste management sector with considerably more information on the composition of used products than before; this should include not only hazardous substances but also...
Do it right and business runs efficiently with risks understood, mitigated, and rewarded. Do it wrong and catastrophe looms. To understand business risk effectively, you must have visibility into the access approved, access granted (which may be different than what was approved), the resources ...