scholarly journals Assessing natural direct and indirect effects for a continuous exposure and a dichotomous outcome

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 574-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Bo Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Continuous Exposure ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Dichotomous Outcome

scholarly journals Direct and latent effects of ocean acidification on the transition of a sea urchin from planktonic larva to benthic juvenile

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narimane Dorey ◽  
Emanuela Butera ◽  
Nadjejda Espinel-Velasco ◽  
Sam Dupont
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Sea Urchin ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Strongylocentrotus Droebachiensis ◽  
Energetic Cost ◽  
Continuous Exposure ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Life History Stages ◽  
Latent Effects

Ongoing ocean acidification (OA) is expected to affect marine organisms and ecosystems. While sea urchins can survive a wide range of pH, this comes at a high energetic cost, and early life stages are particularly vulnerable. Information on how OA affects transitions between life-history stages is scarce. We evaluated the direct and indirect effects of pH (pHT 8.0, 7.6 and 7.2) on the development and transition between life-history stages of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, from fertilization to early juvenile. Continuous exposure to low pH negatively affected larval mortality and growth. At pH 7.2, formation of the rudiment (the primordial juvenile) was delayed by two days. Larvae raised at pH 8.0 and transferred to 7.2 after competency had mortality rates five to six times lower than those kept at 8.0, indicating that pH also has a direct effect on older, competent larvae. Latent effects were visible on the larvae raised at pH 7.6: they were more successful in settling (45%) and metamorphosing (30%) than larvae raised at 8.0 (17 and 1% respectively). These direct and indirect effects of OA on settlement and metamorphosis have important implications for population survival.

Direct and indirect effects of dynamic social impact

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana M. Binder ◽  
Martin J. Bourgeois ◽  
Christine M. Shea Adams
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects

The Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence: Challenges for the Legal System

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Willem Gravett
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Autonomous Machines ◽  
State Surveillance

The development of artificial intelligence has the potential to transform lives and work practices, raise efficiency, savings and safety levels, and provide enhanced levels of services. However, the current trend towards developing smart and autonomous machines with the capacity to be trained and make decisions independently holds not only economic advantages, but also a variety of concerns regarding their direct and indirect effects on society as a whole. This article examines some of these concerns, specifically in the areas of privacy and autonomy, state surveillance, and bias and algorithmic transparency. It concludes with an analysis of the challenges that the legal system faces in regulating the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence.

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