Sentences with phrase «held for scientific purposes»

Whale sharks are listed in appendix 2 of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), which stipulates that they can only be held for scientific purposes provided that it does not harm the survival of the species.

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Whitehead did hold in his writings in the philosophy of natural science that Euclidean geometry provided the simplest analysis for the purposes of scientific inquiry:
There are exactly parallel views of scientific models that have been held by many contemporary philosophers of science, namely, that models are purely subjective, psychological, and adopted by individuals for private heuristic purposes.
'' «Creationism», for the purposes of clauses 2.43 and 2.44 of the funding agreement and clause 23E above, is any doctrine or theory which holds that natural biological processes can not account for the history, diversity, and complexity of life on earth and therefore rejects the scientific theory of evolution.
23F) «Creationism», for the purposes of clauses 2.43 and 2.44 of the Funding Agreement and clause 23E above, is any doctrine or theory which holds that natural biological processes can not account for the history, diversity, and complexity of life on earth and therefore rejects the scientific theory of evolution.
The purposes of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science are to encourage research in all branches of science, pure and applied, to diffuse knowledge, and to foster the scientific spirit among the people, by Division meetings held within the Pacific Coast region, and by such other means as the Executive Committee of the Division may adopt.
The purposes of the Southwestern Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science are to encourage research in all branches of science, pure and applied, to diffuse knowledge, and to foster the scientific spirit among the people, by Division meetings held within the Southwestern region, and by such other means as the Executive Committee of the Division may adopt.
-- Purpose After the highly successful 2015 World Science Forum held in Budapest, Hungary, the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan will host the 2017 biennial event themed «Science for Peace».
Occasionally you pay in to earn the feeling that you got a little bit closer you really haven't, as you ultimately find another paywall, and then another, and then another... As a enthusiast in actual Game Theory (the scientific theory as applied in everything from chess to politics) these freemium titles I find are actually not «games» but rather «toys»... I guess it works for some but I refuse to play games that feel intentionally hamstringed with the sole purpose of holding back content behind timers and paywalls to manipulate the player.
The picture above shows Steven Amstrup holding polar bear cubs against their will — not for any scientific purpose, just for a photo that shows he can.
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