Sentences with phrase «global areas of focus»

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In Ontario, nurse practitioners focus on one of three areas: Adult, Paediatric, or Primary Health Care — Global Health.

The project integrated its different facets last year to create one company that focuses on the areas of art, civic engagement, inclusion, education, global networking, philosophy and gifting.

«This is a key focus for us as we have developed the other areas of our investment bank,» Christian Meissner, the head of global corporate and investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, told Business Insider.

His areas of focus include domestic and global health issues, water, tobacco, corporate governance, farmworkers» rights and food justice.

Mr. Chisholm joined Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York in 1985 and he served in a variety of progressively senior leadership roles within the organization during his 30 - year career, including as Head of the Global Financial Institutions Group in both London and New York from 2002 to 2012 where he focused on areas such as strategic advisory, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, risk and capital management and principal investing advisory for financial institutions globally.

CleanTech North is a consortium of top - tier service providers from a broad range of focus areas who come together to provide emerging and high - potential cleantech companies with the mentorship and support they require to enter — and succeed — in the global marketplace.

In the first part of the presentation the topic is «Macro Strategy» and the key areas of focus are the outlook for global growth and inflation, the impac...

We are currently focused on directional valuation opportunities in three primary areas of the global bond markets: developed - market currencies, US Treasuries and local - currency exposures in emerging markets.

The three areas that our global packaging labs focus on are physical polymer testing, barrier testing, and material identification, using a wide range of equipment to analyze performance properties and determine material type.

LDEI Atlanta provides thousands of dollars of funding and numerous volunteer hours to local organizations each year, focused on helping organizations working in the areas of: green tables / farming, global culinary initiatives, the culinary community and programs that teach cooking, nutrition or support anti-hunger work.

With the management teams many years of food service experience in areas such as global emergency response, remote oil and gas, and their roots in full - service dining, Geaux is focused on bringing quality food, nutrition and service to the men and women of the military and their families.

Population size and age, fertility, mobility, poverty, equity, and resource availability and consumption all influence the impact on the environment» «Nigeria should focus on more influence in advocacy of family planning, the need to enhance people's knowledge on the modern family planning especially in rural areas» said Fayehun According to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs as published on 21 June, 2017, global population will reach to 9.80 billion by 2050.

This is because over the last 20 years a number of countries have focused national attention on their students excelling in the areas of math and science education as a way for their country to create a highly - skilled workforce, allowing the country to compete in the increasingly competitive global economy.

This review examines three areas of study — one, the biological pathways of alcohol - linked breast cancer; two, the epidemiological risk relationship between drinking and breast cancer; and three, the global burden of breast cancer incidence and mortality that is attributable to drinking — with a focus on light drinking.

To remove this difference in magnitude and focus instead on the patterns of change, the authors scaled the vertical profiles of ocean temperature (area - weighted with respect to each vertical ocean layer) with the global surface air temperature trend of each period.

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation - driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in three main therapy areas - respiratory, inflammation, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular and metabolic disease and oncology — as well as in infection and neuroscience.

In this area, Sette's disease focus has shifted over the years from HIV, HBV and HCV to emerging diseases and diseases of potential biodefense concern to, most recently, diseases and pathogens relevant to worldwide global health, including dengue viruses, malaria, tuberculosis, and trypanosome infections.

Our current research in this area focuses on understanding the paleoenvironmental implications of a radical change in sedimentary iron biogeochemistry in the mid-Atlantic U.S. during the Paleocene - Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a severe global warming event that occurred 55 million years ago.

VCCIRCLE - July 9 - People Group founder Anupam Mittal has stepped down as CEO of online matrimonial portal Shaadi.com to focus on global expansion and new areas of business.

We continue to determine new solutions and areas of focus that reflect continuing changes in technology, the global labor market, research, and U.S. education leadership.

The Dialogue focused on the challenges and opportunities that both countries face on a wide range of bilateral, regional, and global areas of immediate and long - term economic and strategic interest.

With the creation of the Global Tire Expo — Powered by TIA and the fact that it will now unite exhibitors from all sectors of the tire industry in our own, tire - focused area, we are optimistic that it will become the premier event in the world for the tire industry,» said TIA President Wayne Croswell.

The Tire Industry Association (TIA) held a press conference in the Global Tire Expo area of the 2012 SEMA Show to highlight the current focus, goals and direction of the 90 - year - old association that represents all segments of the national and international tire industry.

An increasing number of global companies plan to sell assets in the next two years as a way to narrow strategic focus and funnel funds to stronger areas of the business.

Because of its global and local impact, reducing food waste is a special area of focus with an eye on purchasing, kitchen preparation, plate waste and spoilage.

The show investigates the emergence of the area that would become an antidote to Manhattan's commercially - focused Uptown art scene and not only that, but the crucible for a brave new way of thinking about art that helped pave the way for the city's regeneration and its emergence as a global cultural capital.»

But the rise of Latin American art is not just focussed on Los Angeles, although it does have strong links with Latin America and 48 % of the total population in the area is Latino which is one of the reasons The Getty Foundation focussed on this particular area, several other major exhibitions of Latin American influenced artists are planned or have recently been shown, including Radical Geometry: Modern Art of South America from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, while the Guggenheim UBS Map Global Art Initiative will take its Under The Same Sun: Art From Latin America exhibition to Brazil and Mexico in 2015.

Susan, Dr Masters is one of the greatest online meteorologists doing excellent live contributions, he dishes out what I call modern meteorology which encompasses huge swats of the world, as opposed to your local TV presenter focusing on a State or provincial area, the presenters are hopelessly outmatched and outclassed by recent events and need to go global, as does Masters, they should do likewise.

Her work focuses on the impacts of climate variations on animal and plant life, and change on global agriculture and urban areas.

Although one might think that the human health impacts of global warming would be among the most well studied areas of climate change, it is only in the last decade that the medical community and other health professionals have focused on this issue in depth.

PAGES» main areas of focus include: - Facilitating international research activities on past environmental changes - Promoting the synthesis of scientific knowledge and data - Strengthening the involvement of scientists from developing countries - Integrating the paleoscience and wider global environmental change communities - Disseminating important research findings and organizational information - Supporting scientific training and education - Integrating scientific evidence from observations and modeling - Ensuring public access to paleoscientific data - Enhancing the visibility and use of paleoresearch

RUAF also seeks to respond to arising global agendas (localisation of the Sustainable Development Goals — specifically SDG Goal 11 on the Development of Sustainable Cities and Communities and SDG 2 on Ending Hunger - and implementation of the New Urban Agenda) through focus areas in which it has, or can mobilise, expertise, and through networks which can grow its impact.

The World Energy Trilemma 2017: «Changing dynamics — Using distributed energy resources to meet the Trilemma challenge», published by the World Energy Council, in partnership with global consultancy Oliver Wyman, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has identified three key focus areas for policymakers and industry leaders to consider building a resilient energy system of tomorrow.

Oddly, the latent and sensible heat flux that has warmed the troposphere so nicely in 2014 has not been focused on the area of the Pacific where El Ninos occur, but has been in other regions of the planet, with record OHC on a global basis.

Much of the recent discussion of climate sensitivity in online forums and in peer - reviewed literature focuses on two areas: cutting off the so - called «long tail» of low probability \ high climate sensitivities (e.g., above 6 C or so), and reconciling the recent slowdown in observed surface warming with predictions from global climate models.

He is responsible for driving the company's environmental leadership in four major areas: the development, purchase and promotion of environmentally preferable products; waste reduction and recycling initiatives; the development of global carbon reduction and renewable energy strategies; as well as environmental education initiatives for customers and associates focused on sustainablity.

The report predicts that world demand for crops — whether for food, livestock feed or biofuels — will double in the next 50 years, while natural resources necessary to agriculture are becoming scarce or degraded due to the impacts of global climate change.According to the report, areas of focus include sub-Saharan Africa, with the report indicating that farm subsidies for commodities such as cotton and oilseeds in wealthier countries need to be changed as they force prices down for small farmers in developing nations.

«The global reach of Hogan Lovells and its IP practice, and the caliber of their client base, is a perfect fit for my areas of experience and focus,» said Zhu.

Lamm says Rives met the ABA's selection criteria in at least four key areas: He has significant management experience, including the areas of finance and budgeting; he is held in high regard by people who previously worked for him; he has a strong focus on global issues; and he has experience dealing with membership issues and delivering services.

Main areas of work Our global practice includes over 600 litigators with unmatched trial, appellate and Supreme Court experience; a preeminent securities law practice with over 130 lawyers; a regulatory practice that includes more than 110 lawyers who have held high - level government positions; an intellectual property practice enriched by the expertise of more than 170 attorneys and technology specialists who hold scientific or technical degrees; more than 200 seasoned corporate transactional lawyers and business counselors; and lawyers who focus on bankruptcy, environmental, labor and employment, private client, real estate and tax matters.

International dispute resolution funder Vannin Capital, has this week published the second report in its Funding in Focus series focused on providing insights, case studies and independent opinions on the high growth area of third party litigation funding («TPLF») in key global markets and sectors.

Her primary focus will be on the Bay Area and California markets, bringing the scope of a global platform to an already international market.

As a global law firm focusing on a wide range of practice areas, we value an open and inclusive culture.

Novozymes, a leading Denmark - based global biotechnology company, is an excellent example of how a large company with a small legal department has enabled designated employees across different business areas to become self - serving, freeing up the small legal team to focus on providing invaluable, business - related legal advice.

Law schools are tripping over themselves to show off their credentials in this area: The University of Ottawa's law school claims to offer a «particularly exceptional» program in international law, while Western says its focus on business law in the global environment is «unique among all Canadian law schools.»

«Our strategy of focusing on premium mid - to high - end products has borne fruit, with 2014 resulting in significant achievements in a number of areas including product R&D, brand awareness, channel development and growth in market share which further consolidated our number three position in the global smartphone market.

Some of the areas and industries the VeChain platform is focusing on include eliminating counterfeiting in the fashion and luxury industry, food safety tracking systems, digitizing maintenance in the car industry and many other global supply chain processes.

The Netherlands About Blog Jessica Duncan is Assistant Professor in Rural Sociology at Wageningen University.Her research areas include: food policy; food security; global governance; environmental policy; and participation.Her main research focus concerns the practices and politics of participation in food policy processes.

Professional Experience Peanuts Worldwide (New York, NY) 1996 — Present Supervisor, Product Development Department -LRB-[Insert Start Date]-- Present) • Lead and manage a five - person team in all aspects and procedures of quality assurance administration for over 50,000 new product designs on an annual basis with annual retail sales in excess of $ 1 billion • Oversee the development and maintenance on high - profile global relationships, including MetLife and the worldwide use of Snoopy to establish brand identity • Supervised product development staff on a daily basis, focusing on high - quality process execution, creative implementation, and professional customer relations • Work closely with IT department and other business areas to troubleshoot various technical issues with computers and company - wide systems both for internal and client use, along with the launch of new digital company - wide approval system

Early Childhood Development (ECD) has recently become a critical area of focus owing to the global recognition of the importance of early years.