Sentences with phrase «aims of the research on»

«The general aim of our research on New Caledonian crows is to determine how a «bird brain» can produce such complex tools and tool behaviour.

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The U.S. has taken a number of policy approaches aimed at increasing the country's innovation output, from boosting STEM education programs to offering tax incentives on R&D research.

The social networking giant unveiled a research project on Monday that is aimed at jump starting the development of more powerful voice - recognition software used in things like Apple's (aapl) Siri, Amazon's (amzn) Alexa, and Google's (goog) Assistant.

After all, Musk explained, he spends at least 90 % of his time on either the electric car company or SpaceX; 3 % to 5 % on Neuralink, a venture aiming to create interfaces between the human brain and machine - learning technology; 2 % on his new tunneling project called the Boring Company; and the remainder on OpenAI, a non-profit dedicated to artificial intelligence research.

«The collection of consumers» purchasing data is the prize for customer loyalty program providers,» noted Jonathan Bishop, PIAC Research Analyst, «the data is the main reason behind loyalty brand marketing which aims to both keep customers and have them spend on other products and services».

A still image taken from a video rendering shows a nanocraft which could be used on Breakthrough Starshot, a $ 100 million research and engineering program aiming to demonstrate proof of concept for light - propelled spacecrafts.

The aim of the dialogue was to exchange ideas on the topic of low - carbon city development as well as share research conducted on climate change, renewable energy, and environmental governance in both Canada and China.

They are aimed at trying to cast doubt on science with lay people, many of whom sit on boards which allot funding into this research.

Hobson is persuasive and straightforward on this point and on the goal of his research: «In the place of dream mystique,» he writes, «we aim to install dream science.

In a recent work (Hesse 1974, pp. 6 - 7) she has defended the attempt to explicate a logic of science on the grounds that its function is three-fold: Such a logic (i) provides criteria for «good science» and is thereby normative as well as descriptive; (ii) as normative, it can show the aim of methodology and the adequacy of methodologies in terms of fulfilling that aim; and (iii) it has as its principal aim understanding, not the suggestion of research techniques.

Against this background, she draws on a wide range of up - to - date research in the biological sciences, and while she aims to correct elements of the Catholic theological tradition, she is nevertheless keen to establish continuity with that tradition.

This use of words is effective when it is based on motivational research, is meant to overcome man's resistance and to arouse his desires, and is aimed at encouraging action.

New water recycling research aims to reduce the reliance on drinking water by food manufacturing and processing plants and address consumer concerns about the use of recycled water.

To address this topic, David Johnson, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)'s Regional Representative for Southeast Asia moderated a panel session on «Scaling the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP)», with an aim of identifying potential solutions to upscale the SRP in order to reach greater impact.

CSAAS aims at expanding the capabilities of the Rice Crop Manager (RCM), a web - based application available on smartphones developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), currently upscaled in the Philippines.

Present research, however, aims to replicate the formation of these soils on new sites without depleting surrounding resources and within a time frame of decades as opposed to centuries.

The present research aimed to investigate the impact of the physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) front - of - pack label on consumption, prospective consumption and liking of familiar and unfamiliar discretionary snack foods.

The Sugar Research Advisory Service (SRAS) aims to provide an evidence - based view on the role of carbohydrates, and particularly sugar, in nutrition and health.

The booklet, aimed at dads and their families, features real people, real stories and real experiences, along with up to date research on fathers» and male carers» importance in their children's lives — making it ideal for improving dads» sense of worth and for creating a more father - friendly atmosphere in your organisation.

NACPM is sponsoring her research on the barriers that women of color experience with respect to the midwifery profession, in order to optimally structure a midwifery education scholarship program aimed at women of color.

It draws on our extensive interviews with key scientists working at the front - line of microbiome and epigenetic research with the aim of presenting complex science in a way that is easy - to - understand and accessible to all.

The consistency of research findings on physical punishment and positive discipline, along with growing support for the aims of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, has had a substantial impact on the views of health care providers.

The book aims to get beneath the hood of their lives, highlighting new research on key topics such as the toxic effects of stress, the costs of parental neglect and «chronic under stimulation» and the crucial role that seemingly inconsequential parent - child interactions can play.

The Restaurant Initiative aims to reduce children's excess calorie consumption in restaurants by increasing consumer demand for healthier items on kids» menus, engaging restaurant leaders to increase the supply of these healthier items, and generating and disseminating original research to build the evidence base for healthier kids» menu options.

Maternity services should be aiming to provide parents with balanced information on both the potential pros and cons of bedsharing, including recent research on both lactation and SIDS.

The Deputy Head of Macroeconomic Research Unit, Ministry of Finance, Dr. Millicent deGraft - Johnson who spoke on the governments short to medium - term development programme said it was aimed at providing opportunities for growth and job creation through the private sector, and had developed concrete reform actions to tackle key challenges to private investment such as ensuring macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability, improving the ease of doing business and enhancing access to affordable and long - term financing and de-risking instruments.

Diabetes UK is the leading charity for over 3.5 million people in the UK with diabetes In 2011, Diabetes UK aims to spend over # 6 million on diabetes research to investigate the causes and prevention of diabetes, to improve care and treatment of diabetes and ultimately to work towards a cure.

By drawing on historical and international experiences of taxing wealth and providing new analysis of the potential fiscal and distributional impacts of reform, the IPPR research aims to provide a more balanced picture of the scope for reforming wealth taxes in the UK.

A coalition of groups including the New York Public Interest Research Group and Food & Water Watch announced Wednesday the launch of a campaign aimed at blocking a planned surcharge on utility bills that was a key component of the state's new Clean Energy Standard regulations.

A major new piece of research on disability in Britain was launched in March 2009 as part of the Government's long - term aim to achieve equality in all areas for people with disabilities.

The three year research project on which the exhibition was based has aimed to explore young people's experiences of music festivals and free parties (similar to festivals but with less or no commercial involvement) and how these experiences are affected by consumption and the presence of marketing and branding.

One of Rep. Chris Collins» first major legislative efforts took a big step forward, as the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved his bill establishing a grant program that aims to fund innovations being created at the nation's universities, research institutes and laboratories.

Convened by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in partnership with CUNY's Asian American / Asian Research Institute and Hunter College, the event aims to raise awareness about harassment of Asian and Muslim Americans, encourage students, parents and advocates to report such incidents and discuss possible solutions, federal officials said.

The funding will therefore support research in the newly emerging area of inorganic graphene analogous, with the ultimate aim to revolutionise a wide range of technologies spanning from energy conversion, energy storage, photonics, large area electronics on unconventional substrates and geometries, electronic textile, sensors and spintronics.»

Another materials research center, the newly opened National Graphene Institute (NGI), aims to capitalize on Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov's isolation of graphene from graphite in 2004, which took place at The University of Manchester and for which they won a Nobel Prize in 2010.

Creating a roadmap to finding the best methods is the aim of a 2 1/2 - day, international workshop called «Workshop on the Convergence of Materials Research and Multi-Sensory Data Science» that is being hosted by Lehigh University in partnership with The Ohio State University.

The CIRAD research team is continuing to work on the desert locust, in the aim of improving management of the pest by taking account of its many aspects and considering it as a complex adaptive system.

Dr Weinfurtner said: «This research has been particularly exciting to work on as it has bought together the expertise of physicists, engineers and technicians to achieve our common aim of simulating the conditions of a black hole and proving that superadiance exists.

On a national level, the research councils have a number of initiatives aimed at encouraging the commercialisation of research.

Dr James Windmilll, of the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering at Strathclyde, said: «Our research aims to create a hearing aid system that can reduce or control unwanted noises, focusing the hearing aid on only the sound arriving from in front of the user.

The broader aim, says Clark, is to shift the research and mitigation paradigm from using decibel level to using acoustic habitat as a measure of the impact of noise on marine mammals.

This research in Transport aims to study the impact of cycle lanes on cyclist safety in terms of passing space given by overtaking vehicles.

«These findings build on previous studies into disproportionate rates of diabetes prevalence and hold important clues for efforts aimed at preventing diabetes and better managing the disease,» said Jane Bolin, JD, PhD, BSN, co-researcher and director of the Southwest Rural Health Research Center at Texas A&M.

A current project focuses on evaluating programs that aim to change behaviors that lead to teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections; the goal of the research is to see which programs work and assess their cost - effectiveness.

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Von Behr, who has a master's degree in social research — his master's work focused on the history of technology — recently set up his own knowledge brokering consultancy, behr outcomes, aimed at the education and cultural heritage sectors.

«The most important aim of this research was to better understand the development of stable free radicals during the roasting process and the possible influence exerted by developed radicals on the well - documented coffee antioxidant properties.

But the focus of the HHMI Professors program is not on research, per se; rather, the program aims to enhance the development of the next generation of biomedical scientists by drawing them into research and related activities at an early age.

Brownson, who also is director of the university's Prevention Research Center, and his co-authors set out to determine the effectiveness of three federal policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity: afterschool physical activity programs, a one - tenth - cent per ounce sugar - sweetened beverage excise tax, and a ban on fast food television advertising to children under 12.

The first government - funded human genomics research study performed on African soil — aimed at unlocking the unique genetic character of southern African populations — has revealed a high level of genetic diversity.