Sentences with phrase «leading models of future»

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Are reasoning and imagination — the twin faculties that most of us associate with innovation — enough for Ray Kurzweil to know which of the formulas that he's dreamed up based on past technological trends will lead to the best mathematical models for predicting future trends?
[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way
«24 The gospel story, modeled on the story of Jesus, does this and more — it not only provides an ordered context from the past (as do all sacred stories) but also leads from the past into the future, for the gospel story, strongly eschatalogical, is a story of hope.
Last Tuesday, leading representatives of different models of conservative American Protestantism gathered at Biola University to discuss and debate the «Future of Protestantism.»
Through innovations in production and assurance models, we shall empower individuals and communities toward holistic achievement of best practices leading to health and prosperity for current and future generations.
Bearing in mind that model has shown little sign of leading Arsenal to the level of glory they claim to crave, and that some of their rivals appear to be accelerating away, it remains to be seen if the commitment to self - sustainability will be reconsidered in the future.
Although continuity of care has been identified as a core component of a model of midwife - led care, there is wide variation in the definition and measurement of continuity of care which will require greater sophistication in future studies.
«This approach will hopefully lead to better mechanistic predictive modeling of response and future design of therapies that further take advantage of how the immune system recognizes tumors.»
Even if the near future doesn't unfold like the 2004 climate - gone - haywire film The Day After Tomorrow, scientists need to be able to produce accurate models of what abrupt change (more likely spanning hundreds or thousands or years, rather than days) would look like and why it might occur, explains Zhengyu Liu, lead author of the study and director of the University of Wisconsin — Madison's Center for Climate Research.
For the future, an outline of potential developments in hormone - receptor concepts is offered leading to the conclusion that progress may depend on improvements in bioassays and related molar modeling.
Future field experiments that can manipulate all three conditions at once will lead to better models of how long - term climate changes will affect ecosystems worldwide.
As Frank and Sullivan show, studying past extinction events and using theoretical tools to model the future evolutionary trajectory of humankind — and of still unknown but plausible alien civilizations — could inform decisions that would lead to a sustainable future.
«This study highlights the importance of confirming the validity of potential biomarkers in a relevant, large animal model and will be useful in the design of future clinical trails,» commented lead investigator Stephen J. Kolb, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology and Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
Anne Larigauderie, executive director of Paris - based Diversitas, a facilitator for biodiversity science, says that the IPBES could turn the «fragmented» field of biodiversity research into a more coordinated «common enterprise» that will lead to better models of future biodiversity changes.
The recent slowdown in global warming has brought into question the reliability of climate model projections of future temperature change and has led to a vigorous debate over whether this slowdown is the result of naturally occurring, internal variability or forcing external to Earth's climate system.
«When we modeled future shoreline change with the increased rates of sea level rise (SLR) projected under the IPCC's «business as usual» scenario, we found that increased SLR causes an average 16 - 20 feet of additional shoreline retreat by 2050, and an average of nearly 60 feet of additional retreat by 2100,» said Tiffany Anderson, lead author and post-doctoral researcher at the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
«Prior analyses have found that climate models underestimate the observed rate of tropical widening, leading to questions on possible model deficiencies, possible errors in the observations, and lack of confidence in future projections,» said Robert J. Allen, an assistant professor of climatology in UC Riverside's Department of Earth Sciences, who led the study.
«The beauty of the deep - learning model we use is that it considers emotions and linguistic clues over time to predict the future,» says computer scientist Svitlana Volkova, who led the study, which was published last December in PLOS ONE.
Founding president Richard Miller discusses the past and future of Olin College's hands - on, team - led model
«The induced pluripotent stem cells we used in this study proved to be extremely useful in disease modelling, and they could offer an excellent platform for drug discovery and testing new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease in the future,» says Early Stage Researcher Minna Oksanen, the lead author of the study.
«Given the promise shown by the research and the ever increasing computing power, numerical prediction of hailstorms and warnings issued based on the model forecasts, with a couple of hours of lead time, may indeed be realized operationally in a not - too - distant future, and the forecasts will also be accompanied by information on how certain the forecasts are.»
The improved understanding gives researchers new insight about the basic properties of silica and other materials, and could ultimately lead to improved models of planetary formation and composition and new approaches for designing future materials with improved functionality, such as strength.
Future modeling of these processes may lead to improved glacial outburst flood hazard predictions.
«We are excited to be part of such a visionary initiative from the three leading ALS foundations to build a truly groundbreaking model to underpin the future of therapeutics discovery,» said Wen Hwa Lee, Ph.D., Director of Disease Foundations at the Structural Genomics Consortium and based at the University of Oxford.
What this means for the future is difficult to predict: rainfall is projected to increase, as is temperature, both of which lead to more methane emissions, but some models predict a drying out of soils which would reduce said emissions... I guess we'll find out.
«One of the pertinent attributes about ATLAST is that it's being designed to be modular and serviceable, following the Hubble Space Telescope model,» states Julie Crooke, a lead member in the Goddard study on the future mission.
«This work was a foundational reference case for the recently released RCP4.5 model scenario, one of four scenarios that will be used by modeling groups around the globe to make realistic projections of future climate change,» said Dr. Steven J. Smith, scientist at the Joint Global Change Research Institute, a partnership between PNNL and the University of Maryland, and lead research author.
Overall, this simple technique (see figure for overview) produces therapeutically relevant cells in a safe and efficacious manner, which may be used in in vitro models for the investigation of glaucoma disease mechanisms, RGC development, drug testing, and may in the future lead to a treatment of glaucomatous neuropathy.
The results could lead to better predictive models to inform future decisions about energy production and use, and a better understanding of changes in the climate.
These differences indicate SGBS cells may help to identify mechanisms leading to browning, and inform our understanding for the use of SGBS vis - à - vis primary human subcutaneous adipocytes as a human white adipocyte model, guiding the selection of appropriate cell models in future metabolic research.
«These are two of the largest and most rapidly changing glaciers in Antarctica, so the potential for their evolution to influence each other is important to consider in modeling ice sheet behavior and projecting future sea level rise,» Dustin Schroeder, a Stanford geophysicist who led the study, told Earther.
Research by the leading education charity Future First shows some state schools don't harness the valuable talents of alumni as relatable role models for the current generation in the way that many private schools and universities have done for generations.
Every school should be a model home, a complete community actively developing future compassionate citizens capable of creating, leading and contributing to the kind of democratic communities - in which we all long to live.
Dec. 5: Schools and Communities United will lead a citywide convening to discuss the future of Milwaukee Public Schools and how to organize around the community schools model.
Yet models such as Power Hour at the high school of NASSP President Jayne Ellspermann and the Student Edcamp led by NASSP Digital Principal Glenn Robbins reveal a great deal of promise for students to build the future they will eventually lead.
«When programs improve, the big winners are of course future teachers and the children they will one day teach, but also the programs themselves... Programs who adopt an evidence - based model of teacher preparation are leading the way for others to follow.
Since future teachers can not directly affect students» current achievement, a finding that future teacher assignments are associated with those outcomes («the future predicts the past») suggests a violation of the model assumptions that could lead to confounding.
They further pledge themselves to ensure that African - American students are effectively educated in the present and are accorded priority for the future, and to lead the way through the creation of a concrete model that demonstrates the goals of academic and cultural excellence set forth so clearly in Saving the African - American Child.
To try to more easily recuperate the costs this time around, expect quattro to be available on a wider range of A1 and S1 models, maybe even leading up to a RS1 at some point in the future.
While future development of the core AMR models will be part of Aston Martin's central vehicle engineering teams, development of all AMR Pro models will be led by Q by Aston Martin Advanced Operations.
As one of the world's leading manufacturers of premium vehicles, the German carmaker BMW is presenting in addition to the latest products in its model range a number of groundbreaking concepts for individual mobility of the future.
«With the new 53 - series models we are extending our portfolio in a first step towards a hybridised future with a leading - edge combination of sporty design, performance and efficiency.
OEM items have been specifically engineered for your make and model, whereas aftermarket products hold more of a general design; these aftermarket parts may not fit properly in your vehicle and have the potential to lead to costly repairs in the future.
«With the new 53 - series models we are extending our portfolio in a first step towards a hybridised future with a leading - edge combination of sporty design, performance and efficiency,» says Tobias Moers, Chairman of the Board of Management at Mercedes - AMG GmbH.
With the design of the new model led by the brand's European design centre — located in Frankfurt — the all - new Sportage represents the future face of Kia.
No matter which of these models you choose, know that writing and selling your writing is an excellent way to make money on the Internet that can also lead to more opportunities in the future.
Nevertheless, this open model provides an incentive for programmers to move to Android development and may lead to the availability of significantly more Android apps in the future;
With your purchase of a commemorative brick, you will help build a walkway that will lead the way to a better quality of life for the animals and put us on the fast track to be the model shelter of the future.
With their quiet and unassuming presence, the models led both artist and viewer to imagine an infinity of possible scenarios, suspended between past, present and future.
The model has necessarily changed over time and Hospitalfield are currently working on the first phase of a 21st - century Future Plan, led by architects Caruso St John.
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