Sentences with phrase «focused study of»

Historically, instead of attempting to address the overall question of the effectiveness of mock trial simulations, psychologists have focused their study of mock trials on what information can be gleaned from the mock trial process.

A focused study of the effects of persistent high oil prices.

The exhibition reunites the two masterpieces — never before seen together in Washington — and invites deep, focused study of the similarities and differences between them, revealing some surprising facts about van Gogh's process and motivation.

This exhibition provides a focused study of de Kooning's working process over a nearly fifteen - year period from the mid-sixties to the early - eighties.

We are extremely excited to present a focused study of Llyn Foulkes paintings revolving around the presence of the rock imagery spanning from 1963 to 1991.

Published to accompany the premiere of the exhibition at the Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, which was curated by Vivien Greene and will travel to the Guggenheim Museum, New York in the summer of 2007, this focused study of 40 key Divisionist works is the first of its kind to appear in the United States.

Addressing concepts deeper than aesthetics — these four artists are influenced by the light they experience, the color they derive from their environment, and the focused study of nature through geometric abstraction.

Field - Focused Study of the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program (2003) presents findings from the Field - Focused Study (FFS), one of several components in the National Evaluation of the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration (CSRD) Program.

Published monthly, each issue of Natural Herbal Living Magazine gives its readers a focused study of a single herb for the month through the hearts and minds of a diverse group of herbalists.

Distinguishing nPTLS and CFS permits more focused study of each condition, and can lead to novel diagnostics and therapeutic interventions.

We need focused study of the actual state of our planetary resources, how they are used, what substitutions are possible, what the cost of these technical changes will be, where we will hit real limits, and so forth.

By engaging people in the effort to understand God by focusing study of various subject matters within the horizon of questions about Christian congregations, a theological school may help them cultivate capacities both for what Charles Wood [2] calls «vision,» that is, formulating comprehensive, synoptic accounts of the Christian thing as a whole, and what he calls «discernment,» that is, insight into the meaning, faithfulness, and truth of particular acts in the practice of worship (in the broad sense of worship that we have adopted for this discussion).

The proposal that has been partially elaborated in this chapter is that a theological school is a community of persons trying to understand God more truly by focusing its study of various subject matters within the horizon of questions about Christian congregations.

«Focus study of all of the above through the lens of questions about Christian congregations in all their diversity and often appalling ambiguity.»

Our proposal is that what makes a theological school theological is that it seeks to understand God more truly by focusing study of these matters through questions about Christian congregations.

«Focused studies of single factors that prove unrepeatable in different backgrounds are not general results,» Rand said.

«We studied the parasites of some fish, for instance, worms of tilapia, eroding their skin and ending up killing them; in particular, we focus the study of Gyrodactylus, which had three generations of bugs in a single organism.

Focused studies of Jupiter's atmosphere and magnetosphere and their interaction with the Galilean satellites will further enhance our understanding of the evolution and dynamics of the Jovian system.

Marriage becomes an emotional battleground in these tightly focused studies of domestic discord.

The colors and textures of this landscape are reflected both in sketches of folding hills and in more focused studies of tangled brambles seen from the studio window.

An introductory essay by Leah Dickerman, Curator in the Museum's Department of Painting and Sculpture, is followed by focused studies of key groups of works, events and critical issues in abstraction's early history by renowned scholars from a variety of fields.

Not exact matches

A recent study from the Wake Forest School of Medicine and the University of North Carolina found that listening to music can help people focus their attention, but — and here's the catch — only if it's music they like.

A recent study from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School found such «intertemporal markers» help motivate us in two ways: offering an opportunity to separate ourselves from past «misbehaviour» and disrupting our attention from day - to - day details to focus on the big picture.

Though for many of us, studying for a big test or completing a grade - determining project can lead some to lose focus.

Depending on what you plan to market and your budget, you can use formal focus groups (or simply host roundtable discussions with members of the target audience), employ online research or mall intercept studies, or distribute your product to a select group of users for testing.

She is a graduate of the London School of Economics - Peking University double MSc in International Affairs, where she studied history and political economy with a focus on US - China trade disputes.

The study followed the mentions of the candidate across the web, and his traction, focusing on social channels, blogs, articles, and websites.

The master's of arts in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on social entrepreneurship combines classroom instruction, a consulting project with a local social enterprise and a lean startup exercise.

When you're deciding where to study, keep in mind that the role of nurse practitioners differs somewhat depending on the region — for instance, Quebec nurse practitioners tend to focus more on acute care than those in Ontario.

But if that's not enough to convince you that soft and fuzzy abilities are as important as concrete competencies, then a new study out of Germany might just change the mind of even the most bottom - line focused business person.

Some small studies have suggested that synbiotics could provide benefits to a range of other conditions influenced by the gut microbiome as well, including obesity, diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, but larger - scale clinical trials focusing on each of those conditions are needed.

Steve studied politics at the University of London, with a focus on world economic development, IMF, World Bank and WTO; and journalism at the National Council for Training Journalists.

A 2016 study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity showed that hourly five - minute walking breaks boosted energy levels, sharpened focus, and «improved mood throughout the day and reduced feelings of fatigue in the late afternoon.»

Term Sheet typically focuses on one very specific kind of entrepreneurial success study: The kind where startup founders raise giant piles of venture capital to fuel hypergrowth, and then ride said hypergrowth to an IPO or sale.

What's more, there was a contagion effect — not only did those divulging find themselves leaving discussions worse off, but their partners were also adversely effected,» says Quartz of studies focused on adolescent girls (though apparently the same thing has been observed in other contexts, too).

«Though we will continue to prosecute the campaign against terrorists that we're engaged in today, the great power competition, not terrorism, is now the primary focus of US national security,» Mattis said in his opening statements at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

With no time to convene focus groups, Perkins and Selbert relied on Connolly's sense of the market, which he had gleaned — over a two - month period — through industry contacts and by reading various magazine studies.

Findings from a Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) study suggest companies» focus on employee retention fell in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

In another study conducted by psychologists Jane Vignovic and Lori Foster Thompson that focused solely on electronic communication, writers of the message were found to «be less conscientious, intelligent and trustworthy when the message contained many grammatical errors.»

As a young undergraduate, he focuses on his studies, but also educates himself on the complex politics brewing in colonial New York City on the eve of the American Revolution.

Levy reported that in a 2004 study of suburban rail commuters taking the train from New Jersey to Manhattan, «Wener and his coauthor Gary Evans found that the longer their test subjects» journey was, the higher the levels of cortisol (the primary stress hormone) in their saliva, and the more difficult they found to focus on the task of proofreading assigned them at the end of their commute.»

A 2012 study of debt - payoff strategies from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management found that consumers paying off small balances first were more likely to have eliminated their entire debt than those focusing on other strategies.

«While no decisions have been made about Department of Defense activities on the islands based on the study, DOD continues to focus on ensuring its installations and infrastructure are resilient to a wide range of threats.

The study found that those who have taken part in mindfulness training were able to remain focused for longer periods of time on visual and listening tasks.

When the researchers ran a study on the process of bidding, they discovered that when the participants were solely focused on the process, uncertainty increased their investment.

In follow - up studies, they found that motivation boost from uncertainty only occurred when participants were focused on the process of pursuing a reward and not the outcome.

A 2010 study conducted by Cone Communications, a public relations and marketing agency focused on social causes, reported that 80 percent of consumers are more likely to purchase a product that supports a cause during the holiday season.

«It's baked into their DNA to be focused on the long term, as their focus is to maintain the family business and wealth,» says Matt Fullbrook, manager of the Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness (CCBE) at the University of Toronto, which has been studying the underlying reasons for the curious strength of family firms.

Hall's coral studies focus on the effects of heat, acidification, and disease, which help scientists find and breed particularly resilient candidates for replanting on reefs.

A University of California, Davis study suggests focusing on the present may actually lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.