Sentences with phrase «colleagues focused their research»

To mimic these conditions in an animal study, Skaar and his colleagues focused their research on mice exposed to C. diff while being given antibiotics.

Qian and colleagues focused their research on the Tibetan Plateau, a giant outcropping of land between China and India that's nicknamed the «Roof of the World», according to a Pacific Lab statement.

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While Holoubek focused on building her colleagues» capacity to function without her, and Downey thrived playing it by ear, Danah Boyd of Microsoft Research took a slightly different tack, actively looping collaborators into the planning process.

Research that I am conducting with colleagues Jeffrey Gandz, Mary Crossan, Carol Stephenson, Stephen Sapp and Daina Mazutis focuses on what went wrong with leadership that contributed to the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis and the devastation to people, organizations and national economies that followed it.

«As they struggled to figure out what made a team successful, Rozovsky and her colleagues kept coming across research by psychologists and sociologists that focused on what are known as «group norms» - the traditions, behavioral standards, and unwritten rules that govern how teams function when they gather... Norms can be unspoken or openly acknowledged, but their influence is often profound.»

My colleagues at the McKinsey Global Institute, our firm's business and economics research arm, have analyzed previous downturns and found that when individuals and governments focus on paying down debt, these efforts curb economic growth for three to five years.

When asked to describe her former colleague, SNA past president Shirley Watkins had the following to say: «Kathleen brought this focus on research to the table in the 1980s, and having that kind of foresight and vision at that time was incredible — she was so far advanced to make that happen.»

Dr. Ng and colleagues hope their standardized testing method «will allow for more focused research on applying mesopic vision function findings to patient care.»

With much more research, she said, perhaps she and colleagues can develop a treatment that is as local and focused as the disease itself.

Hence, young scholars should seek evidence that administrators and senior colleagues who will be evaluating them for tenure — especially those with a more disciplinary focus — are supportive of interdisciplinary research and aware of the challenges of evaluating interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary science.

You have a research focus that you enjoy and colleagues in your laboratory that are «kind, respectful, and very helpful.»

Other research by C. Nathan DeWall and his colleagues used linguistic analysis to show that popular song lyrics became more self - focused and antisocial (i.e., violent, more profanity) between 1980 and 2007, a psychological shift that may have translated into changes for musical elements of songs.

Kim and his colleagues are planning to continue their studies of pancreatic and islet - cell development as part of a Stanford focus on diabetes and metabolism research.

Eom and colleagues were prompted to investigate the links between culture, environmental concern, and environmental action after noticing that both public discussion and academic research on environmental behavior typically focus on people from Western countries.

Focusing on Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Marion East of the Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin and her colleagues analyzed brain and saliva samples collected from resident carnivores.

The question of how resistance to various antibiotics develops is the focus of research being carried out by Ludwig - Maximilians - Universitaet (LMU) in Munich biochemist Daniel Wilson and his colleagues.

Such scenarios are the focus of a recent review paper by Grandey and her colleagues that goes over decades of research examining the benefits and costs of emotional labor practices.

Tippett and his Columbia colleagues John Allen and Adam Sobel took part and focused their research into how the cyclical climate patterns known as El Niño and La Niña influence the larger atmospheric environment that sets the stage for tornado activity.

Major and her colleagues believe future research should focus on understanding the conditions that contribute to negative emotional responses and on bolstering women's resilience.

This research — by co-author Frank Longo and colleagues — was focused on the neural bases of breathing, the role of BDNF on its proper development and the consequences of Mecp2 deletion.

Warinner and colleague, Cecil M. Lewis, Jr., co-direct OU's Laboratories of Molecular Anthropology and Microbiome Research and the research focused on reconstructing the ancestral human oral and gut microbiome, addressing questions concerning how the relationship between humans and microbes has changed through time and how our microbiomes influence health and disease in diverse populations, both today and in tResearch and the research focused on reconstructing the ancestral human oral and gut microbiome, addressing questions concerning how the relationship between humans and microbes has changed through time and how our microbiomes influence health and disease in diverse populations, both today and in tresearch focused on reconstructing the ancestral human oral and gut microbiome, addressing questions concerning how the relationship between humans and microbes has changed through time and how our microbiomes influence health and disease in diverse populations, both today and in the past.

The majority of my colleagues are indifferent or bemused, focused on their own problems and getting their next research dollar.

«My clinical colleagues are attuned to asking patients about their family history and letting patients know that we have an active research program investigating the inherited form of this disease,» said Dr. Garcia, whose lab focuses on defining the genetic underpinnings of adult - onset lung disease.

The research, performed by Lore Thaler of Durham University, U.K., Galen Reich and Michael Antoniou of Birmingham University, U.K., and colleagues, focuses on three blind adults who have been expertly trained in echolocation.

Working together with colleagues in Spain, Japan and Australia, researchers led by Luis Serrano, ICREA research professor and leader of the Design of Biological Systems laboratory at the Centre for Genomic Regulation, focused their attention on the organisation of DNA within an organism with an extremely small genome — the pneumonia pathogen Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

In research published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience, University at Buffalo scientists and colleagues focused on a particular protein, called a transcription factor, that regulates gene activity necessary for the development of one type of retinal neuron, the horizontal cells.

In this research, Lawler and his colleagues focused on a member of the cuprate class of superconductors called bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide (BSCCO).

Together with research colleagues at the Karolinska Institute, Uppsala University, and in the U.S., Associate Professor Hans O. Richter at Gävle University College has recently shown that when the tone is reduced in the focusing muscle of the eye, nerve impulses to the neck and shoulders are also affected.

It appears to be a short report from the recent European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna, focussing on a contribution to that conference by Markus Rex, an atmospheric scientist of the Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine Research in Potsdam, Germany, and his colleagues.

Research on sleep problems such as insomnia has tended to focus on the individual who is directly affected, Troxel and her colleagues note.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

Since arriving at PZ in 2003, James has worked with Howard Gardner and colleagues on the Good Project and co-directed several multi-year initiatives, including The Good Play Project, (a MacArthur Foundation - Funded initiative focused on youth, ethics, and new digital media) and the Good Participation Project (a study of MacArthur's Youth and Participatory Politics Research Network focused on civic participation and civic education in the digital age and).

While there is more emphasis on academics at all grade levels today and evidence that the middle school burden can be overcome (Williams and colleagues showed in a major 2010 study, called «Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better,» that an intense focus on academics can work), it is odd that Walcott would favor reforming middle schools instead of doing what the research suggests is better and easier — creating smaller, «elemiddle» (K — 8) schools — and what the trends are showing is happening all over the country — as David Hough, managing editor of the Middle Grades Research Journal, told me, «the trend is definitely away from stand - alone middle schoolsresearch suggests is better and easier — creating smaller, «elemiddle» (K — 8) schools — and what the trends are showing is happening all over the country — as David Hough, managing editor of the Middle Grades Research Journal, told me, «the trend is definitely away from stand - alone middle schoolsResearch Journal, told me, «the trend is definitely away from stand - alone middle schools.»

Here, along with colleagues from HGSE, HBS, and HKS, she is engaged in research and teaching that focus on helping entrepreneurial teams both within and outside of traditional district structures scale their work for even greater social impact.

In research closely related to the Science IDEAS model, Guthrie and his colleagues (Guthrie & Oztgungor, 2002; Guthrie, Wigfield, Barbosa, & Others, 2004; Guthrie, Wigfield, & Perencevich, 2004) have conducted series of studies showing consistent improvement in student reading comprehension and motivation - to - learn resulting from embedding science - focused instructional modules into traditional reading programs using their CORI model.

Focusing on both principal performance standards and research - based, high - yield strategies, Dr. Jan Rozelle (2012) and her colleagues developed several teacher observation and feedback tools to give principals the opportunity to assess the variety of research - based teacher behaviors exhibited during an observation, as well as make anecdotal comments.

Teachers decided the district needs a cabinet - level position to focus on this issue after engaging in desk and field research, surveying hundreds of colleagues and speaking with decision makers teachers decided a climate - focused cabinet position would be the best solution.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Facilitates the collection, analysis, and use of classroom - and school - based data to identify opportunities to improve curriculum, instruction, assessment, school organization, and school culture; b) Engages in reflective dialog with colleagues based on observation of instruction, student work, and assessment data and helps make connections to research - based effective practices; c) Supports colleagues» individual and collective reflection and professional growth by serving in roles such as mentor, coach, and content facilitator; d) Serves as a team leader to harness the skills, expertise, and knowledge of colleagues to address curricular expectations and student learning needs; e) Uses knowledge of existing and emerging technologies to guide colleagues in helping students skillfully and appropriately navigate the universe of knowledge available on the Internet, use social media to promote collaborative learning, and connect with people and resources around the globe; and f) Promotes instructional strategies that address issues of diversity and equity in the classroom and ensures that individual student learning needs remain the central focus of instruction.

It appears to be a short report from the recent European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna, focussing on a contribution to that conference by Markus Rex, an atmospheric scientist of the Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine Research in Potsdam, Germany, and his colleagues.

The hubs, enthusiastically endorsed by my colleague Tom Friedman, are centers where leading scientists and engineers can drop long - term work and focus intensively, with five years or more in funding, in theory, on specific areas of research that could lead to substantial breakthroughs.

I see problems with: * you have to be an active promoter of yourself to get articles read * the review process (mainly there is no ability to assess why rejected articles are rejected and the time wasting because of pedantic comments) * project - based funding and treating research like consulting (if I can tell you how much a project will cost, then by definition it is not research) * since academia seems to be drifting towards consulting, researchers start to become underpaid compared to peers in consulting * the focus on the number of publications weighted by the rank of the journal * status is based on if you publish in a high - rank journal, «selected» to be a lead author, and so on, and not whether you do good and creative research, good collaborator, good colleague to peers, etc..

My colleague Sean Reardon, for example, focused on the educational impact, demonstrating that «the difference in average academic skills between high and low - income students is now 30 — 40 percent larger than it was 30 years ago» (while providing links to his research paper).

The Role: The role of a Trainee Recruitment Consultant: * Heavily focused on sourcing relevant candidates through job boards, social media and networking * Ensuring correct data - entry onto our CRM System and the consistent maintenance of this tool * Delivering a first - class service — you will be the first point of contact for many ATA candidates and will therefore be expected to represent our brand accordingly * Researching live vacancies and working with your Recruitment Consultant colleagues to prioritise focus and ensure coverage of key accounts * Working alongside our marketing department to ensure our external content is geared towards attracting top candidates within our sector The Candidate: The successful Trainee Recruitment Consultant will be: * Ambitious, with a strong desire to succeed * Confident, with excellent communication skills * Able to work autonomously and effectively * Extremely conscientious, with a specific focus on attention to detail * Comfortable and able to thrive within a fast - paced and target - driven environment * Motivated to always provide a first - class service The Benefits: The successful Trainee Recruitment Consultant can expect: * Consistent first - class training programme, delivered by established, successful Recruitment professionals on an ongoing basis * A structured progression plan with clearly defined routes to promotion, with the option to become a full - fledged Recruitment Consultant within 12 months dependant on performance * The opportunity to play a key part in helping the region hit a 3 - year goal to double our profit ATA Recruitment, (part of the RTC Group PLC, # 68m turnover 2016) are the UK's leading provider of candidates into the lucrative technical and engineering sector on both a contract and permanent basis.

Financial Advisor / Consultant • Identified and developed leads of prospective clients of financial planning and investment services, focusing on generating sales to potential and existing clients as well as maintaining high - quality customer service, growing client base organically • Developed investment policy statements and strategy guidelines for individuals and corporations, utilizing portfolio theory and asset allocation techniques to manage risk and drive efficient return • Performed needs - based assessments to derive appropriate solutions for individual and corporate clients, generating genuine rapport and establishing productive relationships with clients, colleagues, and staff • Promote high - quality client service with extensive research and the quality presentation and communication of complicated market - and investment - related data • Utilized tools in estate planning, tax planning, investments, retirement, and asset protection to create financial plans and develop investment allocation strategies for high net worth clients

In addition, I ask you to please notice those colleagues around you who are working to engage others, who are writing, mentoring, teaching and researching multicultural issues in group work and making contributions to group psychology practice, with a focus on promoting understanding and respect for diversity.

In a new paper, my colleagues (Amy Moors and Sena Koleva) and I wanted to figure out some of the reasons why people think that some relationship betrayals are bad.1 Our research focused on moral judgment, which is what happens when you think that a person's actions are wrong, and moral reasons, which are the things that explain moral judgment.

Meanwhile, The Australian reported (paywall) on a proposal by Professor Paul Glasziou and colleagues to set up a centre focused on tackling chronic waste in medical research in essence a centre focused on researching research.

My colleagues and I have focused our research program on parent support of vulnerable groups and have found, through the use of randomized control trials, that systematic interventions directed at parenting behaviours improve parental contingency in low - income parents and in adolescent mothers.12, 13 Similarly, we have found that systematic intervention on family problem - solving behaviour, what Trivette and Dunst call participatory help - giving practice, also improves contingency of parent - child interactions.14

Hilliard and colleagues (2012) outlined a diabetes resilience theoretical model based on much of this body of literature, but they suggest that most of resilience intervention research conducted thus far has focused on minimizing the influence of risk factors (i.e., supporting protective factors) for poor diabetes outcomes.