Sentences with phrase «science in a small country»

In Big Science in a Small Country, correspondent Andrew Fazekas examines how Canadian astronomers are conducting frontline research within strict budget constraints.

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Only a small minority (5 %) of the national academy of sciences believes in a personal prayer answering god — the «Born Again» Christian world view is an antiquated backward way of thinking that only serves to hold back the progress of this country and the world.

[BOX 8] Committee on Science in Secondary Schools - Education Council Study, 1963 Council Study / Committee on Natural Areas as Research Facilities, 1962 - 1977 AAAS Meetings, 1965 - 1977 Graduate Science Education and Standards, 1960 - 1963 Administrative of Science Work, 1960 - 1963 Ethics and Responsibilities of Scientists files I, 1966 - 1975 Ethics and Responsibilities of Scientists files II, 1965 - 1966 Production of PhDs in the Sciences, 1965 - 1966 Natural Areas as Research Facilities (book) Council Study / Committee on Research in Small Colleges, 1960 - 1964 Population Explosion and Birth Control, 1965 - 1968 AAAS Cooperation with Developing Countries, 1965 - 1967 International Scientific Communication, 1960 - 1962 Air Conservation Commission, 1962 - 1964 Race (proposed Commission on), 1962 - 1963 Committee on Environmental Alterations (Ad Hoc - DuBos), 1967 Committee on Environmental Alerations Files (See also: Herbicide Assessment Commission): I, 1968 - 1976 Committee on Environmental Alerations Files (See also: Herbicide Assessment Commission): II, 1968 - 1976 Herbicides Files: Vietnam (Council; Board; Defense Dept., Midwest Research Institute; Report, etc.) I, 1965 - 1969 Herbicides Files: (Council; Board; Defense Dept., Midwest Research Institute; Report, etc.) II, 1967 - 1968 Herbicide Assessment Commission (older), 1969 - 1970 Herbicide Assessment Commission (See also: Herbicides - Vietnam; See also: Committee on Environmental Alterations), 1970 - 1979 Committee on Cooperation Among Scientists, 1959 - 1957 Committee on Fallout, 1955 Cooperative Committee on the Teaching of Science and Mathematics Files: I, 1964 - 1970 Cooperative Committee on the Teaching of Science and Mathematics Files: II, 1951 - 1963 Evaluation of Scientific Merit, Committee on, 1950 - 1952 Membership Development Committee, 1954 - 1957 Metric Education, Ad Hoc Committee on, 1974 - 1975 Metric Committee, 1957 - 1958

Writing in the journal Science, researchers note that helping developing countries» small farmers find ways to make better use of marginal land and cope with overfarmed fields is key to feeding the world's poorest people.

Like other universities in the Netherlands, Leiden is facing a smaller annual budget after science minister Ronald Plasterk's decision last year to shift $ 100 million in research funding to the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, the main grant - giving institution in the country.

In a paper in the February 12th issue of the journal Science, researchers warn that unless the focus is on helping small farmers in developing countries, the efforts to feed all the world's people will most likely faiIn a paper in the February 12th issue of the journal Science, researchers warn that unless the focus is on helping small farmers in developing countries, the efforts to feed all the world's people will most likely faiin the February 12th issue of the journal Science, researchers warn that unless the focus is on helping small farmers in developing countries, the efforts to feed all the world's people will most likely faiin developing countries, the efforts to feed all the world's people will most likely fail.

The tendency of the current administration [is] to undermine science in a variety of ways that range from the fiscal to the regulatory and the political, and the session that was sponsored last week was a combination of people providing ideas for relatively small changes and [in] the way we see science — for example, funding more National Science Foundation studentships, to changes in the pattern system — and then five of us were asked to speak fairly broadly about how we can improve science and technology in the cscience in a variety of ways that range from the fiscal to the regulatory and the political, and the session that was sponsored last week was a combination of people providing ideas for relatively small changes and [in] the way we see science — for example, funding more National Science Foundation studentships, to changes in the pattern system — and then five of us were asked to speak fairly broadly about how we can improve science and technology in the cscience — for example, funding more National Science Foundation studentships, to changes in the pattern system — and then five of us were asked to speak fairly broadly about how we can improve science and technology in the cScience Foundation studentships, to changes in the pattern system — and then five of us were asked to speak fairly broadly about how we can improve science and technology in the cscience and technology in the country.

The researchers note that countries scoring high in United Nations rankings of economic development tend to have smaller executive cabinets — Iceland, number one in development, has a cabinet of 12; the U.S., in 12th position, boasts a cabinet of 17 — although there are glaring exceptions: Australia, Canada and New Zealand score high on development and cabinet size, according to Science News.

I recently returned to my home country (a small European country known mostly as a holiday destination and not for its science) after an excellent postdoc in a top - tier U.S. institution, preceded by Ph.D. training in the United Kingdom.

This elite and visible unanimity, however, belied the tangle of issues revealed earlier in the day during the smaller, nontelevised meeting where scholars from economics, political science, law, and public policy examined the likely difficulties of devising immigration policies that help the economy without harming immigrants or people who are already in the country.

Even the smallest cities in America will have some kind of museum and spending an afternoon learning and appreciating history, science, culture, and / or art together makes for one of the best country - wide US date ideas.

A 2010 study by Richard Freeman and colleagues shows that countries that perform best on TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) not only have a higher average score, but also have 1) less variation in performance and 2) smaller achievement gaps between different demographic groups.

All things being equal, students in countries with centralized exams scored 16 points higher in math and 11 points higher in science, although the science finding is not statistically significant due to the small number of countries in the sample (see Figure 3 for results).

Average scores in science followed a similar pattern: New Jersey ranked No. 14 in the study, which compared all 50 states, 38 countries and nine smaller systems abroad, such as several provinces in Canada.

And second, even though only a small portion of U.S. students hit the most advanced level on the science test, the country is large enough that it still produces 300,000 high - performing 15 - year olds in the subject.

Outside the Gallery she designs and makes book - editions that explore the links between science and art, which she exhibits regularly at fairs around the country, including the Oxford Fine Press Book Fair and the Small Publishers Book Fair in London.

Look at what students do for science fairs in small town country high schools.

In its narrowest sense it applies to intensive and highly productive agroecology, where it is often described as a mesh of traditional / organic farming methods, the science of ecology, and efficient design, and in this sense it has shown great results on small - scale holdings and in Third World and developing countrieIn its narrowest sense it applies to intensive and highly productive agroecology, where it is often described as a mesh of traditional / organic farming methods, the science of ecology, and efficient design, and in this sense it has shown great results on small - scale holdings and in Third World and developing countriein this sense it has shown great results on small - scale holdings and in Third World and developing countriein Third World and developing countries.