Sentences with phrase «countries researching issues»

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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.

«We're at a really critical moment in the country when everybody's paying attention to this issue,» Iqvia Research Director Michael Kleinrock told the Associated Press.

December 2002 (769 kb PDF file): Research summaries on IMF conditionality and country ownership of reforms and on public policies and the Millennium Development Goals; country / area study: Hong Kong SAR; summaries of conferences on challenges to central banking from globalized financial systems and on globalization in historical perspective; agenda of Third Annual IMF Research Conference; summary of September 2002 World Economic Outlook; visiting scholars at the IMF; contents of latest issue of IMF Staff Papers, other IMF research publiResearch summaries on IMF conditionality and country ownership of reforms and on public policies and the Millennium Development Goals; country / area study: Hong Kong SAR; summaries of conferences on challenges to central banking from globalized financial systems and on globalization in historical perspective; agenda of Third Annual IMF Research Conference; summary of September 2002 World Economic Outlook; visiting scholars at the IMF; contents of latest issue of IMF Staff Papers, other IMF research publiResearch Conference; summary of September 2002 World Economic Outlook; visiting scholars at the IMF; contents of latest issue of IMF Staff Papers, other IMF research publiresearch publications.

December 2001 (576 kb PDF file): Articles reviewing IMF research on capital controls, currency unions, and environmental issues; country study: United States; summary of October 2001 World Economic Outlook; list of IMF working papers; visiting scholars at the IMF.

September 2003 (188 kb PDF file): Research summaries on sovereign bonds and public debt management and on international trade; country study: Sweden; summaries of new study on deflation and recent book: Sweden's Welfare State; contents of latest issue of IMF Staff Papers; visiting scholars at the IMF; titles of recent IMF working papers; list of external publications by IMF staff.

This research area covers rules governing trade between Canada and other countries or among Canadian provinces, the impact of trade restrictions or of their removal, and policy issues affecting the ability of Canadians to compete in world markets, including questions of international economic cooperation.

Between January 28 and February 4, bookings issued by those countries fell 80 percent compared to the same period in 2016, according to travel research firm ForwardKeys.

Suggesting that the November 2007 paper describing the induction of pluripotency in adult cells represents an endpoint in the stem - cell debate demonstrates a misreading of both the fundamental issue in the debate as well as where stem - cell research, at least in this country, is heading.

First, according to the Pew Research, among countries currently debating national identity issues, there is a significant age gap between those who view religious affiliation as essential to national identity.

The International Journal of Wine Business Research (IJWBR) is the only journal that provides complete and full coverage across business disciplines, continents and countries, on all issues related to managing wine - related businesses, and its perspective is inclusive of other alcoholic beverages, such as beer, craft beer, and spirits.

IRRI has been working with partners and networks to address the overarching issue of poverty in the country through rice research.

In conclusion, the conference was very informative and I was able to gain more knowledge on food security issues in some developing countries and the role that international agriculture research plays in developing a food secure world.

ESS, whose fieldwork in the UK has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), has collected data from more than 250,000 interviews in 30 countries over the last decade on a wide range of topics that tap into key issues facing contemporary Europe.

A group calling itself, Volta Coalition for Research and Advocacy (VoCRA), is raising issue with attempts to split the Volta Region, saying it poses threat to the security of the good people of the region, as well as the country.

Understanding just what's going on in these failed middle income countries is an important question in contemporary political economy, and it's something that I'll be researching more closely with a colleague over this summer; look out for a new paper on these issues later in the year...

There were a number of complex issues that had to be researched and resolved, and experts from across the country were included in the process of creating an acceptable bill.

Therefore, I urge the sub-committees, Security, Investigation, Survey studies, and research, Conduct of Border Control Operation and Diplomacy and Justice to carefully deliberate on all issues and proffer constructive recommendations for the mutual benefits of both countries» the NSA said.

Mr. Bright Awuye, Head of Research and Trade Education, WTC, said the mission to Russia was crucial because both countries signed a protocol in 2016 on national interest issues, urging Ghanaian companies to give a detailed outline about the company and what they could do better than other companies.

He has also worked on housing and regeneration issues, analysing the direct and indirect impacts and drivers of city housing markets across the country, and led research evaluating how cities can foster relations between universities and high growth firms, and capitalise on opportunities in the low carbon economy.

Head of Research at the Kofi Annan Peace Keeping Training Center, Dr. Kwesi Anning, speaking on the issue on the same program said: «there is absolutely no basis for registering any politically affiliated vigilante group in the country.»

Officially, the company's website boasts of doing in - depth research to uncover the issues driving voters in the country.

This program offers a unique opportunity for outstanding, mid-career U.S. professionalsÑacademics, government officials, clinical leaders, decision makers in managed care and other private health care organizations, and journalistsÑto spend up to 10 months in Australia conducting research and working with Australian health policy experts on issues relevant to both countries.

His research focuses on the changes in diet and activity in the U.S., China, Brazil, the Philippines and other countries and his article appears in the special September issue of Scientific American magazine, which is called feast and famine, all about diet, health and food.

ORI conducts workshops across the country on scientific integrity and provides grant support for research on integrity issues.

To that end, James Clovis, president of the Industrial Research Institute, an organization representing 231 leading companies that together carry out approximately 70 % of the industrial research effort in the United States, said that the country lacked a strategic plan to address the critical issues facing its S&E woResearch Institute, an organization representing 231 leading companies that together carry out approximately 70 % of the industrial research effort in the United States, said that the country lacked a strategic plan to address the critical issues facing its S&E woresearch effort in the United States, said that the country lacked a strategic plan to address the critical issues facing its S&E workforce.

Previous research has mainly focused on the economic issues that can affect ART usage, such as a country's wealth and health insurance costs.

The research was undertaken by the University College London Energy & Development group, a group of researchers and academics at UCL who work on issues related to energy in low and middle - income countries.

«Informing citizens about the health of the nation and discussing pivotal science and policy issues such as mental health, chronic and emerging diseases and other public health threats, and vaccine research are important to not only advance the national dialogue but also improve the country's overall well - being.»

In that spirit, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued a report last June calling for the integration of military and civilian medical trauma education, training and research, with the goal of completely eliminating all preventable trauma deaths across the country.

The French Republic is the 20th largest country in the world by demography, but the fifth biggest scientific power with over 210,000 public and private researchers and, in total, almost 800,000 engineers and scientists nationwide, according to a report issued by its Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

Last week the committee released a survey done by a private advocacy group that found that many of the country's leading research labs do not follow voluntary guidelines for the humane treatment of animals issued in 1992 by the Indian National Science Academy.»

This is an important public health issue even in the wealthiest of countries and more research is required into better treatments, better implementation of the tools we already have, and ongoing surveillance of the problem.

I take on this complicated run for re-election because I am deeply concerned about the future of our country and I believe I have a significant contribution to make on many of the key issues of the day, especially medical research.

In response to a query from Science, Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, which Yamanaka directs, issued a statement that reads in part: «Our university filed the world's first patent application associated with iPS [cell] technology and is now trying to acquire patent rights in many countries, including the U.S..

Dr Bachmann originally became involved in this area of research through his role as Rule of Law Subject Matter expert for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) study on hybrid threats facing Europe — diverse issues such as terrorism, organized crime, failed states and how a mass influx of migrants might lead to political instability in certain countries.

The immigration cap in many countries (e.g., in the US after 9/11 and recently in Switzerland as a result of referendum 2014 against mass immigration) and the issues associated with international mobility of research funds (e.g., corrupt bureaucracy in collaborating countries) affect science and research.

«It's very important to take into account research integrity issues from the outset» of any project involving people from different countries, Kent says.

Because science is global — i.e., global issues are truly global — there should be a flexible funding system in which co-PIs of different countries can share money, at least for research that has immediate social impact.

In contrast to the countries hardest hit in the Ebola epidemic, Brazil's research infrastructure is able to do Zika gene sequencing and other analyses in - country, a WHO spokesperson says, meaning that sharing samples is a less critical issue.

«I am persuaded that one must accept the likelihood that permitting the human fetal research at issue will increase the incidence of abortion across the country,» Sullivan wrote to the acting director of the NIH.

But in 1976, the U.S. National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research — the country's first bioethics policy effort — issued a report that effectively brought human challenge experiments in prisons to a halt.

«The survey shows that sequestration is already eroding America's research capabilities at universities across the country,» according to a statement issued by the two organizations and by The Science Coalition, which lobbies for academic research.

Some 6000 transgenic mosquitoes developed to help fight dengue were released in Malaysia on 21 December, according to a statement issued by the country's Institute for Medical Research (IMR) in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Glada Lahn, a senior research fellow at thinktank Chatham House, says the water issues often affect more than one country at a time, making international cooperation even more important:

To date, WAB has conducted training for up to 5,000 biomedical researchers in Nigeria and other West African countries in order to increase their awareness of bioethics and informed consent issues in research.

The biggest patrons by far of stem cell research are the citizens of California — who have, over the years, led the country on health care issues from pollution standards to anti-tobacco legislation to bicycle helmets.

As she traveled across the country researching information, and spoke with women all over the globe, she found that there were common challenges women with Hashimoto's faced: issues of self - rejection, guilt, perfectionism, and control — as well as common relationship patterns and common past experiences.

Issued by the UNICEF Office of Research — Innocenti, Building the Future: Children and the Sustainable Development Goals in Rich Countries, this is the first report to assess the status of children in 41 high - income countries of the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmenCountries, this is the first report to assess the status of children in 41 high - income countries of the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Developmencountries of the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

On the issue of institutional responsiveness, it was felt that IEA was «soft» and unable to effectively manage the many country members (often represented not by the ministry of education but by a university or research institute).

As a new presidential administration nears the close of its first year in office and educators across the country grapple with the challenges and opportunities in implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act, the nation's educational performance earns a grade of C from Quality Counts 2018, the 22nd annual report card issued by the Education Week Research Center.