Sentences with phrase «funded study says»

The new government - funded study says the worst case scenario is now a one - metre (3.3 ft) rise.

Baroness Delyth Morgan, Chief Executive at Breast Cancer Now, which funded the study said: «That analysing the architecture of lymph nodes could help predict whose breast cancer is likely to spread, and ultimately help guide treatment, is a highly exciting prospect.

Not exact matches

According to the Wells Fargo / Gallup study, women business owners said their top three sources of initial funding for their business are cash or savings (85 percent), personal credit cards (37 percent) and financial gifts or support from family or friends (29 percent).

The study, published by the Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) Climate Corps program, says that solar and wind jobs have grown at rates of about 20 % annually in recent years, and sustainability now collectively represents four to four and a half million jobs in the U.S., up from 3.4 million in 2011.

In 2014, the fund okayed pay packages at nearly 80 % of the companies in its portfolio with excessively compensated CEOs, the study says.

The fact that the VC industry is so male — 89 % of partners — doesn't help, Wiedenmiller says, noting a Stanford study saying that in 2013 women entrepreneurs received only 4.2 % of VC funding.

The International Monetary Fund, in a recent financial stability study on China, said the lack of inter-agency coordination in financial supervision could breed risks in the increasingly large and complex banking system.

«Today's historic action by the EPA will finally begin the process of restricting the remaining sources of asbestos, which is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans,» said Sonya Lunder of the Environmental Working Group Action Fund, which studies toxic substances.

Joanna Cound, one of the authors of the BlackRock study, says that the time period for the calculation was 20 years, not 10 as the Times had reported — so the ding, on average, would be $ 115 per year in the global equity fund.

The fund said Greece's financing needs had risen since it completed its study in late June, with paralysis in the economy following the imposition of capital controls last weekend.

The company said in September that it would pitch in $ 50,000 to supplement $ 300,000 in Washington State funding for a study of how to link the Pacific Northwest to Vancouver via high - speed rail.

Hedge - fund managers with high testosterone underperform those with low testosterone by 5.8 percent a year, a study says.

A long gestating plan to build a rail line connecting Camden to Gloucester County to the south has a feasibility study underway, Seymour said, though no dedicated funds yet exist for the estimated $ 2.6 billion project.

At the same time, climate - denier funding from family and corporate foundations — say, Exxon's foundation — has declined, according to Robert Brulle, a sociologist at Drexel University who studies the climate change «counter-movement.»

«The reality is these proposals prop up Obamacare instead of repealing it,» said Alexei Woltornist, spokesman for the Republican Study Committee, a large bloc of House conservatives that says the plan amounts to a taxpayer - funded giveaway to private health insurers.

The Credit Suisse study, which polled 209 investors representing $ 700 billion in hedge fund allocations, said 61 percent of those respondents plan to redeem money in the last six months of 2016.

«Since the financial crisis there's been a question about whether the value - add from an intermediary fund is worth the cost,» said Ashby Monk, executive director of the Global Projects Center at Stanford University, which studies the movement of financial assets globally.

Miller said his research on global Pentecostalism, done before he knew of the Pew study, was bolstered by the 10 - nation survey funded by the John Templeton Foundation.

That is, the data used in the study suspiciously match another data set entirely; the prestigious gay - rights research institute at the grad student's university says it did not fund any survey effort as he claimed it did; the student admits to having no such funding and to not having paid survey respondents as he claimed; the private firm allegedly employed to collect survey data says it has never heard of him or his study.

In a much - quoted study, University of Arizona searcher Mark Chaves found that African - American churches are five times as likely as white churches to say they would apply for public funding if it were available.

Funded by Organic Valley, one of the largest cooperatives of organic dairy products, the study still has credibility, according to the Times, «experts not connected with the study said the findings were credible — though they noted that the role of milk in a healthy diet and the influence of fatty acids in preventing or causing cardiovascular disease are far from settled.»

Jubilee, which has studied in - depth Efic's role in funding problematic projects in Papua New Guinea, also said legislation should force the trade minister to disclose how decisions to fund risky projects in the «national interest» were assessed and the reasons for approval.

They even fund research scientists at prestigious universities to conduct studies and write policy papers that are skewed toward saying that their products don't contribute to diabetes, heart disease, obesity etc..

It is up to parents, whether it be individually or as members of a booster club, «Friends of Football,» or PTA, to raise money to (a) fund the hiring of a certified athletic trainer (who, as we always say, should be the first hire after the head football coach); (b) consider equipping players with impact sensors (whether in or on helmets, in mouth guards, skullcaps, earbuds, or chinstraps); (c) purchase concussion education videos (which a new study shows players want and which they remember better); (d) to bring in speakers, including former athletes, to speak about concussion (another effective way to impress on young athletes the dangers of concussion); and (e) to pay for instructors to teach about proper tackling and neck strengthening;

And quoting a study funded by P&G is like quoting a study funded by Marlboro that says smoking is not harmful.

«Only high - quality studies will be included in the final summary, regardless of where the authors were employed or who funded the study,» said Gray, a biologist in the reproductive toxicology division at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Park board President Steve Randich said the district, whose funding ability is limited by the tax cap, would have to study the costs before giving an answer about its participation.

The study, which is part funded by Sands, is comparing what happens before and after maternity units start to follow a specific pathway of care for responding to women who say their baby's movements have reduced.

«If the referendum [proposal] is approved, the first thing we'll do is fund a feasibility study to determine what to do with the property,» said Debbie Gallagher, assistant director of the Crystal Lake Park District.

«It might be reasonable from these industry - funded studies to consider that this would be a good additive to formula if you are forced to stop breast - feeding,» she said in an e-mail.

But if the monies were also used to part fund local authority major roads, the study says, these networks would work much more effectively.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says around one in six schools would see cuts in their funding of ten per cent or more as a result of the changes.

«We applaud Governor Cuomo for studying transportation options to Red Hook and recognizing that to solve today's mass transit crisis we must both adequately fund maintenance and repairs while aggressively pursuing ideas for expansion,» the group said in a statement.

«Without that funding — that as - of - yet - to - be-identified funding source — they will run a cash deficit next year,» Jamison Dague, the commission's director of infrastructure studies, said last week.

New York City Council Speaker Cory Johnson and Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo announced the package of 10 bills on Sunday and said the measures would be introduced this week... The proposals include: Requiring businesses with more than 15 employees to provide lactation spaces and refrigerators to store breast milk, Requiring lactation rooms in all schools, police precincts, and jails that house women or allow women visitors, Assessing the need for free and low - cost doula services in the city, Creating a report on maternal mortality, Requiring that inmates be able to choose the gender of their doctor, Requiring the city to provide diapers at shelters, subsidized child care centers and other locations, Creating a study and pilot program for on - site childcare for city employees, Allowing campaign funds to be used for certain childcare costs of candidates who are primary caregivers» http://bit.ly/2jTiAtZ

A further report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, also funded by the RAC Foundation, published in May 2012, said the economic rationale for road pricing was «compelling» and recommended a move to a widespread system of road pricing.

Democratic Suffolk district attorney candidate Timothy Sini said that if elected he would not pay staff bonuses from a seized property fund while Republican Ray Perini said he would have to study the issue further.

Albany, NY (WBEN) During his budget presentation Tuesday, Governor Cuomo says he is proposing funding for a study on legalizing recreational marijuana use.

The Niagara County Legislature was expected to pass a resolution Tuesday calling on the state to fund $ 500,000 for a study, which Syracuse also said would include funding for a construction plan.

Cuomo says the state should fund the health department's study on legalizing marijuana.

As part of a response, Cuomo said he'd continue a «shared services» panel that compels local governments to study ways to make savings and earmark $ 225 million in state funds to match homegrown proposals.

The funding for the engineering study would come from state Environmental Facilities Corporation grants and loans the county holds, he said.

«The government has a marvelous way of exempting itself from something like this,» Schramm said, since most students who work in Food Services are funded through federal work - study, he added.

Savino said she will push for additional funding to cover transition costs to launch the School of Labor Studies.

Responding to the report on behalf of the charities, Centrepoint Chief Executive, Seyi Obakin said: «The positive outcomes for the study participants are testament to the targeted support that well - funded homelessness services can provide to tackle homelessness, with long - term benefits to the taxpayer.

«With a recent government funded study showing low compliance with existing regulations in England on lead shot use, it's not surprising unacceptable numbers of wildfowl are still dying avoidable deaths from lead poisoning,» the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds» director of conservation Martin Harper said.

Senator Betty Little of Queensbury, who helped organize the forum, said the state legislature will create a task force to study tick - borne illness, and that she believes legislation should be passed to introduce more funding for disease research, and to require health insurance companies to cover treatments associated with symptoms of Lyme and other diseases.

In the past couple of years, he said, she's secured $ 162,000 in grant funds, benefiting flood analysis studies and other town projects, which include streamlining a solar application process, and finalizing a six - figure FEMA hurricane claim to pay local contractors who have been waiting four years for reimbursement, among other accomplishments.

Seleznow said employers can also use federal financial aid and federal work study to fund apprenticeship training and employment.

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said his agency will now work with the fund to study how to best protect the properties, adding that the state was «grateful» for the purchase.