impact

(noun)

A significant or strong influence; an effect.

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Examples of impact in the following topics:

  • Economic and Social Impacts of Imperialism in India

  • Contributing Factors to the Impact of the Visual Image

  • CMC and Education

    • What impact does CMC have?
    • Does communication via a network impact how people interact with each other?

  • Impacts of Financial Leverage

    • The use of financial leverage can positively - or negatively - impact a company's return on equity as a consequence of the increased level of risk.
    • From a company's perspective, the use of financial leverage can positively - or sometimes negatively - impact its return on equity as a consequence of the increased level of risk.

  • Externalities and Impacts on Resource Allocation

    • The needs and wants of society as well as industries impact what is produced.
    • In the long run, externalities directly impact resource allocation.
    • Many negative externalities impact natural resources negatively because of the environmental consequences of production and use.
    • Likewise, water pollution has a negative impact of plants and animals.
    • Examine externalities and how they the impact resource allocation of natural resources.

  • How Stress Impacts our Health

    • One of the most serious ways that stress can impact psychological well-being is in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
    • Stress not only impacts our psychological well-being, but can contribute to physical ill-health as well, such as digestive disorders, sleep disturbances, and general lack of energy.
    • Identify the impact of both chronic and acute stress on an individual's physical and mental health.

  • Impact of Inflation on Financial Statement Analysis

    • The impact of price changes on monetary assets and liabilities is not clear.

  • Glancing Collisions

    • The magnitude of the velocity difference at impact is called the closing speed.
    • Line of impact - It is the line which is common normal for surfaces are closest or in contact during impact.
    • This is the line along which internal force of collision acts during impact and Newton's coefficient of restitution is defined only along this line.
    • A "perfectly-inelastic" collision (also called a "perfectly-plastic" collision) is a limiting case of inelastic collision in which the two bodies stick together after impact.

  • Government Activity

    • Government activity and policies have a direct impact on long-run growth.
    • Government activity and policies have a direct impact on long-run growth.
    • Fiscal Policy: Choices in tax structure, government spending, and economic regulation can all impact long-run growth by affecting the choices that businesses and individuals make.
    • Government activity impacts long-run growth.

  • Externality Impacts on Efficiency

    • Externalities are either positive or negative depending on the nature of the impact on the third party.
    • Manufacturing plants emit pollution which impacts individuals living in the surrounding areas.
    • Third parties who are not involved in any aspect of the manufacturing plant are impacted negatively by the pollution.
    • Positive and negative externalities both impact economic efficiency.
    • Externalities directly impact efficiency because the production of goods is not efficient when costs are incurred due to damages.