Sentences with phrase «background sections on»

Previously, I found extensive passages bearing «striking similarity» to a classic text by the distinguished paleoclimatologist (and «hockey stick» co-author) Raymond Bradley in the background sections on tree rings and on ice cores.

Not only did Rapp rely so extensively on Wegman in Chapter 2 (whle summarily dismissing the peer - reviewed scientifc literature on the subject), but, as seen above, he also appears to have three unattributed background sections on proxies nearly verbatim from Wegman et al..

The story really starts with my first piece on the Wegman report just over a year ago, which noted unmistakable copying of unattributed antecedent sources in background sections on tree ring proxies (taken from Bradley's text book Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary) and on social networks (identifying Wikipedia, as well as and Wasserman and Faust as obvious sources).

However, in a bizarre twist, it appears that the committee did not even consider side - by - side comparison of the Wegman Report's long and unreferenced background section on social network analysis, part of which was reused in the later CSDA article and gave rise to the plagiarism finding in the other GMU case!

Some more «striking similarities» to unattributed antecedents (Wikipedia and a couple of text books) in the Wegman Report... in the background section on PCA and statistical models, no less!

The article goes on to link to my previous discussion and analysis of the Wegman Report's background section on paleoclimatology, which indicated that passages had been apparently lifted nearly verbatim from Bradley's Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary, and then edited in a manner that introduced distortions and errors.

After a brief background section on the relevant articles of the Protocol, the paper estimates the capacity of the world's forests for carbon uptake, and projects the associated costs of doing so.

[Update, Dec. 24: Lest readers imagine that problems in the background section on proxies have no impact on Wegman's findings, here is one key finding (number 7 on p. 49):

Subsequently, the background section on social networks was found to contain material apparently drawn without attribution from a variety of sources, including Wikipedia and several text books.

Again, an important distinction that was flubbed in the Wegman Report background section on tree rings.

Not exact matches

Bar graphs represent skills and languages; a Google Analytics - style map shows his educational background, and his «Experience» section allows potential employers to click on the various positions to get more information about each of his roles.

At the end, there's a section of unpedantic and very useful notes (Johnson, in the Poundian manner, has a sharp eye and ear for apt quotations to weave into his lines) and a bit of background on the figure of the Green Man.

On the other hand, there were thousands of people killed that day, and they were a cross section of New York... people of all socio - economic classes, races, religions, and backgrounds.

On coffee - mugs, desktop screensavers with roses in the background, and paintings with a mountain, you'll see a section of this verse carved out from the whole thought: «Be still, and know that I am God.»

On page 1,967 of the 2,232 - page bill — immediately following a section about the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act and the National Criminal History Background Check and Criminal History Review Program — there is an addendum to a 1939 labor law that specifically carves out an exemption for minor league baseball.

A a discount code will appear on your registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section.

This unique crib bumper is sectioned and has alternating designs of white dots on black background and white leaves and scrolls on black background.

A discount code will appear on your registration form after you answer questions about your Sunbridge background in the Participant Profile section.

Section 1: Background and Implementation, which provides guidance on the revised processes and expansion options at the country, health facility, and community level, recognizing that the Initiative has expanded and must be mainstreamed to some extent for sustainability, and includes:

We will never have a country in which we can all rub along together and in which people of different backgrounds, different ethnicities and different religions all get along nicely if one section of our society refuses even to be looked on by anyone else.

Another section of the resolution links New York's strict gun laws to the state's low rates of gun crime, while criticizing some state senators who have voted against «common sense» gun laws like a ban on bump stocks, improved background checks and state funding for research on gun violence.

Background The Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845) provides in section 14 (1) as follows: «On the assumption of office of the person elected as President a person holding any of the offices specified in the Schedule shall cease to hold that office, and shall be paid the relevant retirement benefits and the enjoyment of facilities as provided by law.»

Furthermore, this section was purely background on the debate, and entirely unrelated to the headline conclusions of the report.

On the other hand, if Bradley didn't read the Background 2.1 section in Wegman closely, he might not realize how badly his work had been distorted.]

See the Grants & Funding section of the website to stay informed about select funding opportunities and provide background information on the key public and private agencies supporting plant biology research and education.

Based on a confocal optical system, Olympus super resolution technology enables optical sectioning to acquire clear super resolution images with reduced background.

They have a section on their website called the «Learning Centre», which includes basic information on how to get started, as well as background information on many of their products.

Completing a profile requires filling out quite a few sections on your appearance, occupation, religious views, hobbies, and other background information.

If this is you, you will definitely want to check out the rest of this section, because it will give you all the most important background information on the climate you are about to become a part of.

This sounds ok on the surface but, as pointed out on Online Personals Watch this section quoted below from the act will cause some major headaches for dating websites: «If an Internet dating service does not conduct criminal background screenings on its members, the service shall disclose, clearly and conspicuously, to all New Jersey members that the Internet dating service does not conduct criminal background screenings.

Everything feels so by - the - numbers with few real surprises, and very little story developing, only really building up in the background waiting for a larger story section a few episodes on.

After each poster quote I have included some information for the teacher to introduce the new quote to the classs, including a full grammatical Latin explanation of the quote, background information on the author and time, and a section on the meaning and interpretation of this specific quote so students know how and when they could use it in daily life.

This SOW covers 3 half terms work of work, gives background information on the art form and clear tasks, broken down into accessible sections with examples of work from students to support the task.

Background information sections are provided on the history of rockets, rocket principles, and practical rocketry.

This section suggests ways to use the Saving Steps resources in the classroom and provides teachers with background information on the production,...

This section will provide links to background information on LCFF, including how to find out how much money your district will be receiving, what must be included in each district's plan, and key steps in the process through which school district success plans and budgets will be approved by July 1.

The next section offers up background information on the company and its business model, industry and competitors.

The plaintiffs in Schwartz v. Lopez (see Legal Clips for background on suit) alleged that SB 302 violates the requirement for a uniform school system under Article 11, Section 2; and diverts public school funds contrary to Article 11, Section 2 and Section 6.

The plaintiffs in Duncan v. State of Nevada (see Legal Clips for background on suit) asserted a constitutional challenge to SB 302, alleging that it diverts public funds to private schools, many of which are religious, in violation of Article 11, Section 10 (which prohibits public funds from being used for sectarian purpose).

The new grille has three horizontal bars on the upper section, three more in the middle section with the plastic background, and one more below that.

Tyre noise was more prevalent on some sections of Norway's Fjordland roads, but there was also a whisper of wind noise and some background rumble from the drivetrain at touring speeds.

I also went through a period when I spent a year studying, on my own, mythologies from all over the world - which is one reason that, in the Prospero background, each section of the world has mythological creatures appropriate to that culture.

For example, on one two - page spread, the background of the illustration is a cross section of a plant, with [blue] roots in the ground and waves of yellow dots — sunlight — coming down into it from the sky.

Other features include previously unpublished background information on some of the author's favorite characters, an interactive map to help users navigate the sections of the site that have already been discovered, a new top and side bar with user data, and more.

Create your profile on Twitter, flesh out your about section and have a professional background that reflects your author brand.

Unlike research paper writing, term paper organization is different: you should include introduction, background information on the topic, supportive body sections, and concluding note.

This, on the other hand, is a new series, but with a weird background - not only is it not serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, but it's not really a shonen manga, nor even a print manga, hailing instead from a free webcomics bonus section on the website to one of Shueisha's seinen magazines, Weekly Young Jump.

The investor himself writes the first section below and then Angenfelt describes the background of the investor and comments on his investment philosophy.

But for the most part this section is here to remind those with a terrible memory just who's in the game, and to provide newcomers with a bit of background info on the characters so that they don't feel too lost, and it does this well as each character gets a short but well written segment.

Some nice touches — having to play on the background plane for sections of the Metallic Madness Zone for example — are surprisingly well done.