What touched me the most about Dr. Jensen's video is the fact that he has connected brain
based research with students of poverty.
After a series of exercises where we calculated the extent of our own working memory and learned what it feels like to be in cognitive overload, Kris went on to share academic and action -
based research with us about how to teach maths in a way that reduces cognitive load as far as possible.
Well, I will only be sharing evidence -
based research with you all.
The focus should always be on sharing good science -
based research with respect for those you are aiming to help.
They are tasked to provide fact -
based research with sound analysis.
Not exact matches
With that in mind, here are 10 best bets for 2016,
based in part on
research from Renaissance Capital, the IPO adviser, which examines public offering deal pipelines.
Instead, he says the ideal mix is developing a hypothesis through a hands - on,
research -
based Small Data approach, and then validating it quantitatively
with Big Data.
«This isn't just a misconception, it's a concrete problem,» said Lilia Xie, a
research associate with Boston - based Lux R
research associate
with Boston -
based Lux
ResearchResearch.
He will advise the group, currently
based out of the University of Toronto, and also collaborate
with RBC's second AI
research lab, which will be in Edmonton.
Trend Hunter, he explains, is more than a website: It's a market
research firm for the digital age,
with a data - driven model that contrasts
with more traditional «cool gurus,» who identify trends and dispense insightful pronouncements
based solely on observation and «gut instinct.»
With data provided by the Economic
Research Institute (ERI), Randstad US broke down what people are earning
based on their position and region.
«People are more apt to buy products where they have a clear understanding of what it is and what it stands for and products that connect
with them,» says Allen Schiffenbauer, chief
research officer for the Brand Consultancy, a firm
based in Washington, D.C., whose clients include Staples, Holiday Inn, and the NFL.
WA Business News needs to present balanced views of discussions
with objective critiques
based on sound
research instead of such biased articles masquerading as objective reporting.
Recently, Equilar, a
research firm that focuses on board recruitment, put together a Gender Diversity Index and predicts that the board of directors on the Russell 3000 list — the 3000 largest companies
based in the United States — will achieve parity,
with a membership made up of 50 percent women and 50 percent men, by the fourth quarter of 2055.
«By shifting to a more collaborative work environment, the knowledge industry has opened a veritable Pandora's box, full of countless interruptions, distractions and other evils,» wrote Jonathan B. Spira, an analyst
with Basex, a New York —
based research firm.
The company hired California -
based marketing experts Lexicon Branding, the same team that helped
Research In Motion become BlackBerry, and came up
with the names Swiffer and Febreze.
One such company, Midea, closed a $ 4 billion deal earlier this year to acquire Germany -
based Kuka AG, a leading, global robotics supplier for plant and automotive robots
with a
research and development center in Austin, Texas.
Opinion differs on whether
Research In Motion,
based in Waterloo, Ont., can buffer its bottom line by establishing a significant beachhead in the increasingly lucrative tablet market to go along
with its ever - growing smartphone sales, or whether it should close up shop and get out of the game while it still can.
Based on personal testing and
research, the Skip Hop Duo Signature is the best diaper bag for most parents,
with a reasonable price tag, loads of pockets, several stylish patterns, and easy - to - wipe fabric that can take a beating.
«Even China Mobile was disappointed
with the sales numbers for iPhone since its launch in January 2014,» says Bryan Wang, an analyst for Forrester
Research who is
based in Beijing.
About to publish a brand new guidebook and this customer has been
researching that very issue,
based on interactions
with company's blogs, webinars and white papers?
There is a growing amount of
research showing that using phones during our leisure time interferes
with our ability to psychologically disconnect from work and recover from the stress and demands we face on a daily
basis.
«People are going to be watching this one move through the pipeline,» Matt Therian, an analyst
with Renaissance Capital, a Connecticut -
based IPO
research firm, told Reuters.
Daryl Jones, an analyst
with Research Edge,
based in New Haven, Conn., agrees U.S. liabilities are going to get a lot worse in the years ahead.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and
research and development spending, including in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection
with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely
basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection
with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated
with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated
with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
tweeted Howard Penney, managing director at Hedgeye Risk Management, a Connecticut -
based research investment firm who recently shared his advice for McDonald's
with Fortune.
In collaboration
with nine international industrial partners, which include Greece -
based INASCO, Belgium's Nanocyl and Chinese - owned Volvo Cars, the
research team is in the midst of a three - year, $ 5 - million materials - development project.
But to every rule there is an exception, and glad I was to be called out (and called up) by the founder and CEO of one mobile - health company whose entire premise is
based on scientific
research with repeatable results — the exact study, in fact, I had used as my example of what works better than a health app.
«Amazon is one of the few companies that sees significant e-commerce dollars,» notes Greg Sterling, an Internet and mobile analyst
with San Francisco -
based Internet2Go — an Opus
Research advisory service.
The New Heartland Group, a Nashville -
based marketing firm, is behind the study, which was conducted
with Prince Market
Research.
Back in February, I shared
with you
research from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which predicts that by 2050, China and India will become the world's number one and number two largest economies
based on purchasing power parity (PPP).
Autodesk
research explores this idea
with Duet, a gesture -
based system to control the interaction between a smartphone and smartwatch.
That's what the folks at FindTheBest, an online -
research engine, found when they used recent census data to rank the 34 American cities
with populations of 500,000 or more
based on their percentages of wealthy households (defined as those
with an annual income of $ 150,000 or above).
The Taoyuan City -
based firm has been attempting to refocus its growth prospects on the high - end VR business,
with shipments of the Vive headset totalling more than 190,000 units in the first quarter, according to
research firm IDC.
According to a new study for the Labor Department conducted by Sanat Monica, California -
based nonprofit
research firm the RAND Corporation, nearly half of U.S. employers
with a minimum of 50 workers offered workplace wellness programs in 2012, while 90 percent of companies
with greater than 50,000 workers offered the programs over the same period.
The move comes as the Hong Kong -
based trader aims to rebuild investor confidence after a brutal commodities downturn coincided
with a questioning of its accounts in early 2015 by Iceberg
Research, sparking a collapse in its share price and ratings credit agency downgrades.
The Belgian group specialises in the
research of novel drugs
based on nano - bodies found in the immune systems of llamas and alpacas, for which it partners
with several of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies.
«Canada has a tremendous amount of reputational capital, but it's not taking advantage of it,» says Rob Jekielek, a principal at New York —
based Reputation Institute, a
research and consulting company that last fall named Canada the country
with the best reputation in the world.
FactSet
Research Systems 100 Best Companies rank: 89 The financial services company
based in Norwalk, Conn. has an employee stock purchase plan that provides its workers
with a 15 % discount.
The money will go to «initiatives
with proven leadership and results that are poised to scale even further» and will be awarded
based on more than a year's worth of due diligence and field
research.
Before you come up
with a figure, make some calculations
based on objective
research.
Untapped markets: Scott Shepard, a
research analyst with Boulder, Colorado - based Navigant Research, will be watching for mention of untapped markets such as Sout
research analyst
with Boulder, Colorado -
based Navigant
Research, will be watching for mention of untapped markets such as Sout
Research, will be watching for mention of untapped markets such as South Korea.
The new
research center, which will work closely
with the University of Alberta, is the United Kingdom -
based DeepMind's first international AI
research lab.
«They've done a very impressive job,» says R.J. Hottovy, senior retail and restaurant analyst at Chicago -
based investment
research firm Morningstar (
with which Inc. shares an owner).
The Russian -
based investment bank Renaissance Capital said in a
research note, «
with Russians again returning, the hope had been for a tourism recovery in 2017.
Gigaom, which closed in March, was in business for eight years and built up a sizeable audience for its technology and business news, along
with an events business and a subscription -
based research product.
To
research the possibilities, Fisher - Price recently partnered
with Continuum, the global innovation design consultancy
based in Boston.
With more retirees around the world responsible for their own financial security, the countries that ranked the best had policies in place to ensure access to individual or work -
based savings programs, according to David Goodsell, who directs investor
research for Natixis.
Do you have an interesting story that comes
with the name,
based on the
research you've done?
Dubai -
based startup Wrappup has been acquired by the California - headquartered Voicera for an undisclosed sum,
with the former's team joining the latter to work on platform growth, as well as cutting edge AI
research and development.