Sentences with phrase «develop hypotheses on»

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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.

Solanezumab, a drug developed by Eli Lilly that also acts on the amyloid hypothesis, failed some key clinical trials, though the company is still testing it in the pre-clinical stages of the disease.

As Matthew and Luke also contains other material on common that is not found in Mark, a hypothesis was also developed that there was another source, either form oral tradition or from other source documents.

We could then suppose that when Whitehead developed the idea of the consequent nature in the narrow sense, he created the «primordial nature» as a contrasting term This hypothesis would make sense of the present text of PR without supposing that Whitehead began working on the Gifford Lectures only with a noninteractive God little different from the abstract principle of concretion of SMW» (PS 15: 200).

Science now simply develops hypotheses about the readings on meters when certain actions are taken.

I read through the book again today, and am developing a hypothesis about the nature of the book, but will need to think on it for quite some time, and read through the book several more times to test it.

We have four philosopher - scientists in the Dialogues: Margaret Masterman, developing a new theory of language; Christopher Clarke, a mathematical physicist working out a theory of space; Rupert Sheldrake, who has a hypothesis of «formative causation» as supplementing energetic causation; and Jonathan Westphal, who is working on the philosophical psychology of colour perception.

This hypothesis holds that success is primarily dependent on intelligence, which must be developed as early as possible.

The workshop was grounded in a recognition that many research ethics issues are relevant to the practice and application of science, from developing hypotheses and designing a protocol, to data management and analysis, to reporting findings and advising others on the uses of the work, and that integrating ethics instruction in the context of performing those various stages of research can be an effective strategy for educating future researchers.

Lovelock was revered in the green movement for developing the Gaia hypothesis, which links everything on earth to a dynamic, organic whole.

A major focus of my research is on developing new technologies, based on hypothesis - driven, targeted mass spectrometry, for relieving this bottleneck to testing potential new blood - based diagnostics for detection of cancer.

First author Professor Martin Hrabe de Angelis, Director of Institute of Experimental Genetics at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, who invented the mouse clinic concept, said: «Our findings with regard to the genes examined are now available to the scientific community as a valid data set, which can be downloaded free of charge from the IMPC (International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium) website, and form an excellent basis on which we and other research groups can develop and test new hypotheses.»

Based on experimentally derived estimates of body mass from the Ileret hominin tracks, the researchers have also inferred the sexes of the multiple individuals who walked across footprint surfaces and, for the two most expansive excavated surfaces, developed hypotheses regarding the structure of these H. erectus groups.

From that analysis, the researchers were able to develop four hypotheses on language and cognitive development:

In Yellowstone, ecologist William Ripple developed his predation risk hypothesis while sitting on a high terrace in the Lamar Valley, where he noticed patchy willow growth.

They test their hypotheses about the universe by developing mathematical models that describe the underlying complex physical processes and run them on high - performance computers trying to reproduce the evolution of the Universe over billions of years.

Researchers typically develop hypotheses and work on their own ideas independently of peers in their group.

This has developed into a new hypothesis called The «Old Friends Mechanism» which links the tendency to develop allergy to an individual's microbiome (collection of microorganisms living in and on an person's body).

The prize committee noted his radial unit hypothesis, which stated that in the developing cerebral cortex the cells are created at the base of each column, each new cell migrates past its predecessors, and the related «protomap» hypothesis on external signals determining cell function as it grows and forms complex connections.

One hypothesis we are exploring is that in utero HIV - 1 exposure alters the TCR repertoire in infants and leaved a durable imprint on the developing immune system.

The scientists developed a method to visualize the repair process based on genomic sequencing, and with it found good evidence for their hypothesis: In the cells that lacked GreA, less DNA degradation surrounded the sites of DNA breaks.

Their hypothesis states that a series of chance events or situations, such as living in the habitable zone of the sun, having a Jupiter - type planet to clear away comet and asteroid debris and having few mass extinctions, has allowed life to develop on Earth and would be unlikely to happen elsewhere.

To mimic the in vitro hypoxic response in vivo, we developed a xenograft model based on the hypothesis that with increasing xenograft sizes, there will be a parallel increase in hypoxia due to rapid cell proliferation and restricted blood supply to the xenograft cells.

FASTER data on fatty acid oxidation rate The Crossover Point: The Crossover Point Hypothesis was developed and studied by George Brooks et.al.

In fact, the hygiene hypothesis, embraced by many scientists, purports that the reason that autoimmune diseases and atopic disorders (eczema, allergies, asthma) are epidemic in the Western world while virtually absent from developing nations is the hyper - sanitized, antibiotic - ridden society in which we live, which has decimated our gut microflora and thus obliterated their beneficial effects on our immune systems (after all, 70 % of our immune system resides within our gut)(Vighi et al., 2008).

My hypothesis is that cities with similar degrees of choice - friendly policies and politics can have different outcomes, depending on the civil society organizations that have developed to support the school choice sector.

To study these hypotheses, we plan to develop EcoMOBILE (Ecosystems Mobile Outdoor Blended Immersive Learning Environment): a complementary set of learning experiences based on using MBDs to infuse virtual information and simulated experiences into real world ecosystems.

The hypotheses may not be very original or earth - shaking to social scientists themselves — for example, that one can find circumstances in which some phenomenon that has plugged along suddenly undergoes a rapid change (The Tipping Point), or that an idea or plan that comes in a flash may be as good as something developed with a great deal of research and much thought (Blink), or that success may be based more on special opportunities and hard work than on native gifts (the current Outliers).

Develop hypothesis statements based on an analysis of data related to Early Warning Indicators, behavior outcomes, and reading and behavior fidelity data.

Silver, Dewing, and Perini have recently collaborated on Inference: Teaching Students to Develop Hypotheses, Evaluate Evidence, and Draw Logical Conclusions (A Strategic Teacher PLC Guide).

They also enable the teacher to assess student learning along multiple dimensions, including the ability to frame a problem, develop hypotheses, reflect on outcomes and make reasoned and effective changes, demonstrate scientific understanding, use scientific terminology and facts, persist in problems solving, and organize information, as well as develop sound concepts regarding the scientific principles in use.

Additional data from interviews and observations over the course of the class might have yielded a more robust understanding of how these enhancements impacted the ways in which teachers worked in the course and made it possible to begin to develop hypotheses about ways in which teachers develop content knowledge on geology in online classes and how course design can best support it.

Drawing on The Wallace Foundation's extensive experience working on school leadership in states and districts, this Wallace Perspective suggests a working hypothesis for how to develop principals who can improve teaching and learning.

On the other hand, to assert that personality has a greater effect on achievement than does intelligence develops a cause and effect hypothesis that refutes - that is, argues against - a common assumptioOn the other hand, to assert that personality has a greater effect on achievement than does intelligence develops a cause and effect hypothesis that refutes - that is, argues against - a common assumptioon achievement than does intelligence develops a cause and effect hypothesis that refutes - that is, argues against - a common assumption.

I think some his earlier stuff was nearly in a blue - sky vein and has now been disproved (and his more recent work on clouds seems to be in the process of suffering the same fate), but at least he has made a fair effort to fully develop his alternative hypotheses so that others have something to critique.

Fred, I go by what I read: to invite you to develop a reasoned and lightly referenced argument for and against the proposition highlighted in the extract below — «the null hypothesis should now be reversed, thereby placing the burden of proof on showing that there is no human influence»... Both essays would be written «blind» — i.e., without seeing the others» essay — They do not state what the null hypothesis is.

Eventually, building on that 1988 performance, other climate experts developed a hypothesis that CO2 acted as the proverbial control - knob thermostat for the global temperature.

It was while working at NASA on the programme to establish whether there was life on Mars that Lovelock developed the Gaia Hypothesis, which postulates that the biosphere is a self - regulating entity with the capacity to keep healthy by controlling the chemical and physical environment.

We are in 2013 and have solid data to develop theories and laws of the climate and we should not settle for a hypothesis, particularly on a subject that can greatly affect our llivelihood.

a) start off by making a hypothesis concerning the color of crows and how this impacts their habits b) based on the hypothesis, create model scenarios to simulate the color and behavior of crows c) investigate fossil remains of pre-historic Archaeopteryx d) declare that the paleo - avain findings check closely with the model e) validate the model scenarios by comparing them with one another f) declare that the hypothesis has been confirmed by the model simulations g) project that (if unabated by exorbitantly costly measures involving major payments to dictatorships in the developing world) black crows will destroy all other species plus our planet by 2100 h) ensure that «crow disaster scenario» is conveyed to public by a doomsday - hungry» media

That may be your take on the substantial statistical evidence, but most of the mainstream climatologists promoting AGW are busy developing explanations for the «pause»; such as a dramatic switch (with no substantiated mechanism but several hypotheses, obviously ad hoc) at about 1998 whereby the atmospheric CO2 started to warm the deep ocean instead of the troposphere and surface.

Since a basic North American continental experiment was already successfully executed on the few post 911 clear sky days, I posit that simple solar L1 irradiance modification experiments could be designed to test the hypothesis without any serious side effects (certainly without moving an asteroid) to successfully obtain the desired data to enable more permanent temporary solutions, and in order to give us more time to develop the necessary carbon dioxide removal and sequestration schemes — aka carbon containing products).

Based on the comments received and the fact finding we conducted with the research community, we concluded that documentation of IRB or privacy board approval could halt the development of research hypotheses that require access to protected health information before a formal protocol can be developed and brought to an IRB or privacy board for approval.

Recent theoretical work suggests that bullying might arise out of early cognitive deficits — including language problems, imperfect causal understanding, and poor inhibitory control — that lead to decreased competence with peers, which over time develops into bullying.14, 15 A small number of studies provide circumstantial evidence that such a hypothesis might have merit7: 1 study found a link between poor early cognitive stimulation and (broadly defined) inappropriate school behavior, 16 and another found cognitive stimulation at age 3 years to be protective against symptoms of attention - deficit disorder at age 7 years.17 A study of Greek children found that academic self - efficacy and deficits in social cognition were related to bullying behavior.18 A large US national survey found that those who perceive themselves as having average or below - average academic achievement (as opposed to very good achievement) are 50 % to 80 % more likely to be bullies.8 Yet these studies are based on cross-sectional surveys, with the variables all measured at a single point in time.

For example, one could test the hypothesis that those with higher quality relationships or more shared activities would be less likely to develop diabetes or some other chronic condition than those with poorer quality relationships or fewer shared activities, or that the unpartnered would do worse later in life than those with a partner, or that an individual's welfare might depend on the characteristics of the partner or might differ by race or ethnicity.

The two hypotheses developed based on symbolic interaction theory are: 1) mothers» perceptions of unfulfilled division of childcare expectations are related to negative change in their relationship satisfaction; and 2) mothers» perceptions of unfulfilled division of household labor expectations are related to negative change in their relationship satisfaction.

However, in order for such hypotheses to be evaluated, new measures capturing the various processes by which parents monitor chronically ill youth must first be developed and must include items evaluating domains such as direct supervision, surveillance of the youth through checking medical device and supply use, checking with the youth and other family members regarding adherence behavior or health status, gathering information from other adults and so on.