Sentences with phrase «academic activities on»

Any academic activities on Pluto, including peer - reviews, are transparently recorded on public blockchain ledgers, and depending on the contribution made with them, researchers are compensated with their reputations.

Didik engaged in several academic activities on campus that...

The university urged students to return to their campuses for commencement of academic activities on Monday, September 18.

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These activities rely on the receipt of millions of dollars from industry, governments, and investments, and the fees charged for some academic and research services.

In an email sent to Uber's staff, Callinicos said he is grateful for ending his career in finance in Uber, but it is time that he moved on to a new career, one that involved driving his daughter to middle school every day and attending her swim meets and academic activities.

The reality of the Easter event is not established by academic scholarship performing autopsies on those Gospel narratives that bear witness to the Easter event but rather by engaging in those activities prescribed by them, that is, identifying with the hungry and the poor, obeying the teaching of Jesus, and devoting oneself to liturgy.

@Stanford shares loads of valuable media, linking to academic studies, YouTube lectures, the latest sporting updates and other activities of note on campus.

Morning classes focus on academics, and afternoon classes offer fun enrichment activities.

A preschool with a strong focus on academics can supplement your home enrichment activities.

PS 116's principal Jane Hsu told DNA Info that the school «spent over a year «analyzing studies focused on the effects of traditional homework» and decided that it was more important for the Pre-K through fifth grade students to do activities that «have been proven to have a positive impact on student academic performance and social / emotional development» such as reading at their own pace and playing.»

An adoptive family who will cheer Peter on in his academic pursuits and incorporate his interests into family activities should contact us soon.

There are also specialized camps that usually focus on more specific activities, such as academic camps that focus on science, chess or math, for example.

Happify's activities and games are based on breakthrough research from leading academic institutions.

«Students who completed more hours of homework per night were at greater risk for these negative outcomes; they were also more likely to drop activities or hobbies they enjoyed in order to focus on their academic work.»

Eligible activities will include an activity that: contributes to the development of creative skills or expertise in artistic or cultural activities; provides a substantial focus on wilderness and the natural environment; helps children develop and use particular intellectual skills; includes structured interaction among children where supervisors teach or help children develop interpersonal skills; or provides enrichment or tutoring in academic subjects.

Instead, our teachers cultivate a life - long love of learning with an academic curriculum that is developmentally - appropriate and includes appealing, hands - on activities.

Although the actual treatment programs vary depending on the facility, most include a mixture of group, individual and family therapies along with recreational activities and academics when applicable.

This intensive summer program focuses on building children's social, emotional and problem - solving skills through recreational and academic activities, and even field trips.

Capacity: The new two - story facility, with a capacity of 1,600 students (an increase of 400 from the former campus), allows for the standard middle school configuration of Grades 6 - 8 on one campus... which provides sixth - graders with greater opportunity for academic rigor, fine arts and career electives and athletic and extra-curricular activities, as well as 30 additional minutes of instructional time each day, compared to an elementary schedule.

Second, kids often hear that they aren't managing their time well because they either «waste» time on downtime activities (e.g., social media, streaming shows, music, whatever) or decrease their productivity by combining downtime with academic time (e.g., making homework take much longer than it should).

«Cognitive activities such as watching television, listening to music, using the computer, text messaging, playing video games, concentrating in the classroom, and completing academic assignments can place additional neurometabolic demand on the brain because they all require mental exertion.

According to the Governor, «I am glad that academic activities have commenced, we thank God for the successful start off of the Maritime University which will consolidate on the peace in the Niger Delta and attract sustainable development to the area.»

Kogi State University (KSU) chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dragged Governor Yahaya Bello to court over the ban on its activities within...

Summer Reading focuses on fun activities and programs to encourage school - aged children to read during the summer months in an effort to advance their academic performance.

Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) at the College of Agriculture, More Plantation, Ibadan, may soon embark on another round of industrial action over the refusal of the college provost to allow its members carry out their activities, The Nigeria Standard has learnt.

In addition to academic activities, he frequently appears on radio and television casting a sceptical eye over paranormal claims.

Non academic activities were today put on hold at the federal polytechnics Ede, in Osun State, by the authorities of the institution.

Pioneer students of the Technical University (Tech - U), Ibadan will on January 7th next year resume academic activities, DAILY POST has learnt.

Governors Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and his counterpart from Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Friday lamented the non-resumption of academic activities at the Ladoke...

«Academic activities in secondary schools will commence on Monday, 11 January 2016, while boarders are expected to return to school by 10 January 2016.

Some of these programs, which the paper describes, such as lectures, panel discussions, and workshops addressing «issues of burnout, resilience, and work — life balance,» may not stand out much from the typical activities you would expect on an academic campus.

An ongoing NSF survey of academic research piloted a question about how much is being spent on such activities, and where on campus the research takes place.

Implementation of a career development program to provide counseling, information on career opportunities, seminars with representatives from various academic and industry organizations, and participation in networking activities.

After sorting the students into «night owls,» «daytime finches» and «morning larks» — based on their activities on days they were not in class — researchers compared their class times to their academic outcomes.

Now Kuntz, who has added writing journal articles reviewing the state of GMO research to his portfolio of academic activities, talks to the press and runs a blog on the issue — which has, of course, attracted offensive commentaries.

Some of these activities focused on future academic research careers, and others focused on science - related careers outside academia.

With the exception of Finland, statistical data on liberal adult education is poorly available and the activities often lack a clear organisation, making the role of liberal adult education in educational policy and academic research less prominent than that of vocational non-formal education.

However, only a few teachers adjusted academic activities such as offering additional opportunities to review course material, or providing extensions on assignments, and only one third mentioned available counselling services.

SciLine's media activities and operations are guided by an advisory board composed of 14 members, including reporters and editors working in large and small markets on print, broadcast and digital platforms; communications professionals and academic scholars; and scientists committed to communication with reporters and the public.

Peter Gloor, Pierre Dorsaz, Hauke Fuehres and Manfred Vogel of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, in Cambridge, Massachusetts have compared the success of startup entrepreneurs and innovators with their activity on the social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook as well as email networks including swissnex Boston, which acts as a US - based science and technology outpost to connect Swiss and US entrepreneurs and academics.

Scholarly articles published by over 20 researchers in Monographs, titled «The Relation of Childhood Physical Activity to Brain Health, Cognition and Scholastic Achievement» indicate that while physical activity in schools has diminished in part because of a growing emphasis on student performance and academic testing, decreased physical activity is actually related to decreased academic perfActivity to Brain Health, Cognition and Scholastic Achievement» indicate that while physical activity in schools has diminished in part because of a growing emphasis on student performance and academic testing, decreased physical activity is actually related to decreased academic perfactivity in schools has diminished in part because of a growing emphasis on student performance and academic testing, decreased physical activity is actually related to decreased academic perfactivity is actually related to decreased academic performance.

Such offices shall engage in cooperative research, development, and demonstration projects with the academic community, State Climate Offices, Regional Climate Offices, and other users and stakeholders on climate products, technologies, models, and other tools to improve understanding and forecasting of regional and local climate variability and change and the effects on economic activities, natural resources, and water availability, and other effects on communities, to facilitate development of regional and local adaptation plans to respond to climate variability and change, and any other needed research identified by the Under Secretary or the Advisory Committee.

Its main functions are to: foster young researchers, promote international scientific cooperation, award Grants - in - Aid for Scientific Research, support scientific cooperation between the academic community and industry, and collect and distribute information on scientific research activities.

Susan Amara, USA - «Regulation of transporter function and trafficking by amphetamines, Structure - function relationships in excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs), Modulation of dopamine transporters (DAT) by GPCRs, Genetics and functional analyses of human trace amine receptors» Tom I. Bonner, USA (Past Core Member)- Genomics, G protein coupled receptors Michel Bouvier, Canada - Molecular Pharmacology of G protein - Coupled Receptors; Molecular mechanisms controlling the selectivity and efficacy of GPCR signalling Thomas Burris, USA - Nuclear Receptor Pharmacology and Drug Discovery William A. Catterall, USA (Past Core Member)- The Molecular Basis of Electrical Excitability Steven Charlton, UK - Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery Moses Chao, USA - Mechanisms of Neurotophin Receptor Signaling Mark Coles, UK - Cellular differentiation, human embryonic stem cells, stromal cells, haematopoietic stem cells, organogenesis, lymphoid microenvironments, develomental immunology Steven L. Colletti, USA Graham L Collingridge, UK Philippe Delerive, France - Metabolic Research (diabetes, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver, cardio - vascular diseases, nuclear hormone receptor, GPCRs, kinases) Sir Colin T. Dollery, UK (Founder and Past Core Member) Richard M. Eglen, UK Stephen M. Foord, UK David Gloriam, Denmark - GPCRs, databases, computational drug design, orphan recetpors Gillian Gray, UK Debbie Hay, New Zealand - G protein - coupled receptors, peptide receptors, CGRP, Amylin, Adrenomedullin, Migraine, Diabetes / obesity Allyn C. Howlett, USA Franz Hofmann, Germany - Voltage dependent calcium channels and the positive inotropic effect of beta adrenergic stimulation; cardiovascular function of cGMP protein kinase Yu Huang, Hong Kong - Endothelial and Metabolic Dysfunction, and Novel Biomarkers in Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia and Estrogen Deficiency, Endothelium - derived Contracting Factors in the Regulation of Vascular Tone, Adipose Tissue Regulation of Vascular Function in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension, Pharmacological Characterization of New Anti-diabetic and Anti-hypertensive Drugs, Hypotensive and antioxidant Actions of Biologically Active Components of Traditional Chinese Herbs and Natural Plants including Polypehnols and Ginsenosides Adriaan P. IJzerman, The Netherlands - G protein - coupled receptors; allosteric modulation; binding kinetics Michael F Jarvis, USA - Purines and Purinergic Receptors and Voltage-gated ion channel (sodium and calcium) pharmacology Pain mechanisms Research Reproducibility Bong - Kiun Kaang, Korea - G protein - coupled receptors; Glutamate receptors; Neuropsychiatric disorders Eamonn Kelly, Prof, UK - Molecular Pharmacology of G protein - coupled receptors, in particular opioid receptors, regulation of GPCRs by kinasis and arrestins Terry Kenakin, USA - Drug receptor pharmacodynamics, receptor theory Janos Kiss, Hungary - Neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease Stefan Knapp, Germany - Rational design of highly selective inhibitors (so call chemical probes) targeting protein kinases as well as protein interaction inhibitors of the bromodomain family Andrew Knight, UK Chris Langmead, Australia - Drug discovery, GPCRs, neuroscience and analytical pharmacology Vincent Laudet, France (Past Core Member)- Evolution of the Nuclear Receptor / Ligand couple Margaret R. MacLean, UK - Serotonin, endothelin, estrogen, microRNAs and pulmonary hyperten Neil Marrion, UK - Calcium - activated potassium channels, neuronal excitability Fiona Marshall, UK - GPCR molecular pharmacology, structure and drug discovery Alistair Mathie, UK - Ion channel structure, function and regulation, pain and the nervous system Ian McGrath, UK - Adrenoceptors; autonomic transmission; vascular pharmacology Graeme Milligan, UK - Structure, function and regulation of G protein - coupled receptors Richard Neubig, USA (Past Core Member)- G protein signaling; academic drug discovery Stefan Offermanns, Germany - G protein - coupled receptors, vascular / metabolic signaling Richard Olsen, USA - Structure and function of GABA - A receptors; mode of action of GABAergic drugs including general anesthetics and ethanol Jean - Philippe Pin, France (Past Core Member)- GPCR - mGLuR - GABAB - structure function relationship - pharmacology - biophysics Helgi Schiöth, Sweden David Searls, USA - Bioinformatics Graeme Semple, USA - GPCR Medicinal Chemistry Patrick M. Sexton, Australia - G protein - coupled receptors Roland Staal, USA - Microglia and neuroinflammation in neuropathic pain and neurological disorders Bart Staels, France - Nuclear receptor signaling in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases Katerina Tiligada, Greece - Immunopharmacology, histamine, histamine receptors, hypersensitivity, drug allergy, inflammation Georg Terstappen, Germany - Drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases with a focus on AD Mary Vore, USA - Activity and regulation of expression and function of the ATP - binding cassette (ABC) transporters

In the 2007 - 2008 academic year, for instance, awards supported research on topics such as the imaging of brain regions involved in the learning of words, the relation between memory and the growth of brain cells in adulthood, the neural activity behind birdsongs and the processing of sensory data in the brains of infants at risk for autism.

However, research suggests that non-academic activities, including yoga and mindfulness, are just as important as academic learning and can have a large, positive impact on the academic world (Finnan, 2015).

Other children note that hands - on activities and Academic Choice opportunities have helped them learn.

At Saturday sessions, students do some academic work, such as SAT practice, and also help teachers organize community activities, like a carnival on the athletic field and a door - to - door outreach campaign, both designed to build the school's relationship with its neighbors.

Moreover, a 2014 Public Health England report found that the amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity students engaged with at 11 years of age had an effect on academic performance across English, maths and science, including final GCSE exam results, with active students found to achieve up to 20 per cent higher results than non ‑ active students.

Delegates attending the BNF conference heard from a panel of eminent scientific experts including Professor Ashley Adamson from University of Newcastle, Dr Graham Moore from University of Cardiff, Professor John Reilly of University of Strathclyde, and Professor Jeanne Goldberg from Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA, about the role and impact of a whole school approach to nutrition; the association between breakfast consumption and education outcomes in primary schools, with particular reference to deprivation; the impact of obesity, and of physical activity, on academic attainment; and research which points to the most effective methods of communicating about nutrition with school children.