Sentences with phrase «capacity study research»

Massachusetts Capacity Study Research Brief: Characteristics of the Current Early Education and Care Workforce Serving 3 - 5 Year - olds (2003)

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Especially at a large public research university, where the average lecture hall reaches maximum capacity at 500 students, the grueling pressure to excel, to set the curve, and to be the best, drives many students to purchase the «study drug.»

One of his research studies found that young children were better than older children at remembering playing cards that they had been instructed to forget, a fact which points to the capacity of babies for independent thought.

A number of research reviews and syntheses have been published that examined the relationship between family - centered helpgiving practices and parent, family, and child outcomes.26, 22,27,5,28,29,30,31 The studies in these reviews and syntheses used different measures of family - centered capacity - building helpgiving, many of which assessed either or both relational and participatory helpgiving practices.

Instead, research and studies have found that co-sleeping and bed - sharing give children the capacity to fully engage with others, develop problem solving skills that children who sleep alone may not possess, and that human development is too complex to link with one particular idea or notion, whether it's bed - sharing or sleeping alone.

Kelsey Dallas, a Deseret News national reporter, urged journalists to consider how Pepperberg's research, and studies like it, enhance understanding of the capacities of animals.

«It provides a unique vantage point from which to consider the intricate interface between capacities inherent in the human infant and the shaping force of experience,» said Sandra Waxman, senior author of the study, director of the Project on Child Development, faculty fellow in Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research and the Louis W. Menk Chair in Psychology at Northwestern.

Steverink's research spans the theoretical and practical: She has developed a theory of psychological well - being in older people, she studies their capacity to manage their own well - being, and she creates courses to teach elderly people self - management skills.

Parts of their existing research were published earlier this year in a study, «Determination of antioxidant capacity and phenolic content of chocolate by attenuated total reflectance - Fourier transformed - infrared spectroscopy,» in the journal Food Chemistry.

The research team confirmed in other studies that eating strawberries also protects against ultraviolet radiation, reduces the damage that alcohol can have on the gastric mucosa, strengthens erythrocytes, or red blood cells, and improves the antioxidant capacity of the blood.

«The lower capacity of floodplain forests to recover suggests that these areas can be trapped by recurrent fires in an open vegetation state more easily than the uplands,» says Milena Holmgren of Wageningen University & Research and a coauthor of the study.

Until 2001, she worked at the NationalAcademies» National Research Council over a 17 - year period, serving in several capacities — Executive Director of the Board on Sustainable Development, where she directed the Sustainability Transition Study and the Global Change Research Program; director of international organization programs for the Office of International Affairs; and Director of the Polar Research Board.

This study, which is published in the «Sensors and Actuators A» journal, is the starting point for new research the team is already involved in to develop multisensor systems that increase the capacity to differentiate complex mixtures of volatile substances.

«With increasing globalization, human movement and connectivity, the capacity for human - associated organisms to invade and proliferate is on the rise,» said Jose Loaiza, research associate at STRI and staff scientist at INDICASAT, who led the study.

The study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, examined if ongoing power transmission capacity investment in China — driven largely by concerns over air pollution — could also reduce local adverse health impacts from air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions.

[A] mounts paid or allowed to, or on behalf of, an individual to enable him to pursue studies or research are considered to be amounts received as a scholarship or fellowship grant for the purpose of section 117 if the primary purpose of the studies or research is to further the education and training of the recipient in his individual capacity and the amount provided by the grantor for such purpose does not represent compensation or payment for the services described in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph.

Most studies look at very specific endpoints: how much a gene contributes to muscle strength or maximal aerobic capacity, because those endpoints are very easy to measure from a research standpoint.

«Our society attributes the weight gain and lack of exercise at mid-life (approximately 30 - 60 years) primarily to poor lifestyle choices and lack of will power, but this study shows that there is a genetic program driven by an overactive enzyme that promotes weight gain and loss of exercise capacity at mid-life,» said lead study author Jay H. Chung, Ph.D., M.D., head of the Laboratory of Obesity and Aging Research at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of NIH.

Budapest www.nytud.mta.hu Description of the grammar of Hungarian, research into its history and that of related languages, extensive investigation of the human language capacity, explorations in the theory of grammar, study of the properties of linguistic communication, construction of comprehensive language resources, development of language technology.

Dr Graeme Fairchild: «My research is funded by the European Commission, the Medical Research Council, and the Waterloo Foundation, but none of this funding relates directly to my capacity to comment on thiresearch is funded by the European Commission, the Medical Research Council, and the Waterloo Foundation, but none of this funding relates directly to my capacity to comment on thiResearch Council, and the Waterloo Foundation, but none of this funding relates directly to my capacity to comment on this study.

«Studies using optogenetics have the capacity to make an enormous impact on translational research,» she says.

Another studying appearing in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research found that cognitive capacity was significantly reduced whenever a smartphone is within reach, even when the phone is off.

Since 2011, she has participated in several research studies concerning Leishmaniasis serving in various capacities such as physician, clinical coordinator and project manager.

Although human studies are limited, animal and test tube research have shown time and time again that cordyceps has the capacity to destroy cancer cells, help normalize low white blood cell count occurring as a result of chemotherapy, and even make certain medications more toxic to cancer cells.

This recent research by the USDA is the most comprehensive study and uses the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity test because it is the most advanced way to study the power of antioxidants in various foods and substances.

Their research study, called the Tabata Protocol, published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise in 1996 concluded that just four minutes of high intensity Tabata interval training did more to increase aerobic and anaerobic capacity than did an hour of steady state cardio exercise.

Strategies include: planning the times and spaces for study; designing research that blends with employment; identifying and planning for future needs and demands from work and home life; forming productive relationships with other students; and understanding the capacities of universities to adapt to students» needs.

On the basis of research in several disciplines, including the study of how human capacities are represented in the brain, I developed the idea that each of us has a number of relatively independent mental faculties, which can be termed our «multiple intelligences.»

Jordan M&E Partnership In this 4 - year project, 12 national education policy research studies will be implemented, including national student assessment, TIMSS and PISA studies, Teacher Observation, School over - and under - capacity Study, etc..

Lithuania Policy Research Capacity Project In this project (2001 - 2003), 3 policy research studies were carried: 1) How do school and student factors explain variation in a national standardized test; 2) Why is the national test result not correlated with international test Research Capacity Project In this project (2001 - 2003), 3 policy research studies were carried: 1) How do school and student factors explain variation in a national standardized test; 2) Why is the national test result not correlated with international test research studies were carried: 1) How do school and student factors explain variation in a national standardized test; 2) Why is the national test result not correlated with international test results?

This paper identifies six changes in the structure and norms of educational research that would enhance the field's capacity to study emerging innovations such as lesson study.

Howard Gardner: «Multiple Intelligences» Are Not «Learning Styles» The Washington Post, October 16, 2013 «On the basis of research in several disciplines, including the study of how human capacities are represented in the brain, I developed the idea that each of us has a number of relatively independent mental faculties, which can be termed our «multiple intelligences.»

There is also a research study open to participating Victorian government schools focusing on «Realising the Potential of Australia's High Capacity Teachers», which contains a substantial amount of pedagogical training on understanding and teaching self - regulated learning skills to primary and secondary schools students (Grades 5 - 8).

Well, what we've found from research and detailed studies of schools that are using this additional autonomy is that just giving schools more authority may make no difference at all if schools don't have a capacity to make good decisions in the interests of their students.

One area of research that I'm especially excited about is our new capacity to assess products with studies of actual logging data.

Their capacity to assist students in acquiring complex reasoning proficiencies and skills has been repeatedly studied and well documented through research.

His research focuses on strategies to increase the capacity of CTE programs to improve the engagement, achievement, and transition of secondary and postsecondary CTE participants, including longitudinal studies of the effects of work - based learning and CTE - based school reforms on the educational outcomes of at - risk youth.

Gardner further explains his theory: «On the basis of research in several disciplines, including the study of how human capacities are represented in the brain, I developed the idea that each of us has a number of relatively independent mental... Read more

REA has also delivered research studies on capacity building, institutional partnerships, and organizational development.

To further the organization's mission in her capacity she draws upon a wide depth and breadth of practical and theoretical knowledge and experience gained from: ten years serving the SC Department of Education Title I, Part C Education of Migratory Children / Youth program, five years as the state coordinator and five years as a state recruiter / outreach worker; working as an Spanish / English interpreter / translator for the University of SC's Center for Child and Family Studies HABLA project and an undergraduate professor in Political Philosophy and Ideology and World Politics; serving in the United State Peace Corps for three years in Mali, West Africa to improve women's financial sustainability and promotion of girls education; employment at the UN headquarters; living / studying / working / conducting research in the Philippines, Syria, Mali, France, and Spain; obtainment of a PhD in International Relations from the University of South Carolina in 2012; a MS in International Business, and a MA in Diplomacy and International Relations from Seton Hall University in 2001; and a BA in International Studies with a focus in Management, French, and Spanish from the College of Saint Elizabeth in 1999.

Dr. Stone's research has focused on strategies that improve the capacity of CTE programs to improve the engagement, achievement, and transition of secondary and postsecondary CTE participants, including longitudinal studies on the effects of work - based learning and the effect of whole - school, CTE - based school reforms on educational outcomes of youth in high - poverty communities.

His research and publications feature case studies and evaluations of government, school district and school - level efforts to develop teaching and leadership capacity to improve student learning in the United States, Canada, Africa and South Asia.

The above mentioned studies as well as further research indicates that a high fat diet increases endurance capacity and maximizes energy production in athletic dogs.

Over seven years, Dickey traveled to 15 states and interviewed 350 people as research for the book, which the Christian Science Monitor dubbed «a remarkable study of our capacities for cruelty and compassion toward dogs and other humans.»

I heard rumours of studies during the Californian electricity crisis that showed it was cheaper per watt to subsidise or give away energy efficient appliances to homeowners and businesses, than to build new generation capacity, I apologise for having nothing more concrete on this, but perhaps another commenter is aware of this or similar research.

To further support the participation of Aboriginals, the province also announced funding for community energy plans, feasibility studies, and technical research and to build capacity of Aboriginal people to develop renewable energy projects.

New research suggests plants already in operation may have to shutter early to meet Paris Agreement goals, as separate study argues UK does not need new gas power capacity

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But a recent study by U.S. - based Navigant Research, which studies new energy technologies, suggested that their combined generating capacity might now exceed 750 megawatts worldwide.

Under existing market conditions, the study found «there is no electric sector reliability deficiency through 2030, and that no additional pipeline gas capacity is needed to meet electric reliability needs,» according to a summary of the research.