Sentences with phrase «many regional studies»

June 2008 (264 kb PDF file): IMF research summaries on Latin America's external linkages (by Shaun Roache) and on reaping the benefits of structural reforms (by Stephen Tokarick); regional study on the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (by Paul Cashin and Evridiki Tsounta); listing of visiting scholars at the IMF during March — April 2008; listing of contents of Vol.

offers ongoing formation for priests in its annual Symposium and regional study days.

Many regional studies, especially in the United States, have shown agricultural pollution to be a prime source of fine - particulate precursors, but the new study is one of the first to look at the phenomenon worldwide and to project future trends.

The findings showed that 19.5 percent reported at least one diagnosed concussion in their lifetime, which was consistent with regional studies and with emergency department reports stating contact sports are a leading cause of concussion among teens.

The research results build on previous regional studies of genetic diversity and will help scientists to better understand how humpback whale populations evolve over time and how to best advise international management authorities.

CARVE is a pioneering regional study of methane and carbon dioxide emissions across Alaska.

«It has been an issue in many local and regional studies and its effects on farm level have been well demonstrated, but on the global level it has been somewhat neglected.

Scientists are involved in the evaluation of global - scale climate models, regional studies of the coupled atmosphere / ocean / ice systems, regional severe weather detection and prediction, measuring the local and global impact of the aerosols and pollutants, detecting lightning from space and the general development of remotely - sensed data bases.

Based on regional studies, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimated that 20 — 30 % of the world's species are likely to be at increasingly high risk of extinction from climate change impacts within this century if global mean temperatures exceed 2 — 3 °C above pre-industrial levels [6], while Thomas et al. [5] predicted that 15 — 37 % of species could be «committed to extinction» due to climate change by 2050.

More regional studies such as an examination of downward longwave radiation over the central Alps find that downward longwave radiation is increasing due to an enhanced greenhouse effect (Philipona 2004).

Alongside of the four nutrient - rich greens listed above, this regional study also examined the antioxidant contributions of purple hull peas, rutabagas, eggplant, purslane, butter beans, butter peas, and green onions.

e. states that «schools should involve school children in local and regional studies on environmental health» and that along with various UN branches, non-governmental organizations should help implement and support this education («Chapter 36», 1992).

According to recent regional studies, the highest growth rate is in Asia at 17.3 %, followed by Eastern Europe, Africa, and Latin America at 16.9 %, 15.2 %, and 14.6 %, respectively.

Boston — The overall quality of New England's colleges and universities is slipping because of «a fundamental weakening» of public schools that has resulted in students who can not «think critically,» according to a regional study conducted by the New England Board of Higher Education.

For the past two years, E3 Alliance has completed the most comprehensive, multi-domain regional study of Kindergarten Readiness in the -LSB-...]

A number of national, state and regional studies have shown that a student's chance for success — «in school as well as later on, in life,» Cook said — is almost entirely dependent on their success in the early years of elementary school.

Partners: In conjunction with the E3 Alliance annual regional study of school readiness, Education Service Center Region XIII is providing training and online tools to support pre-K teachers in districts across the region.

Atlantic Book Award for Scholarly Writing The Atlantic Book Award for Scholarly Writing was established to recognize and promote literary achievement in the Social Sciences and Humanities fields — including, but not limited to, history, philosophy, religion, anthropology, regional studies,...

University of Arkansas Press poetry, history, civil rights, Middle East studies, regional studies

In early November 2004 the results of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) were published, a uniquely detailed regional study compiled by 300 scientists over 3 years.

The study area is fairly small, and it'd be interesting to see if a broader regional study would still produce a discernable signal.

A regional study over the central Alps found that downward infrared radiation is increasing due to the enhanced greenhouse effect.

The Metro East coast regional study that was done as part of the US National Assessment brought to light the expected tidal surge height for NY City in the event of a category 3 hurricane at high tide — and it is over 20 feet — without sea level rise.

Outside of North America, regional studies have addressed both range shifts and potential levels of extinction in the face of climate change.

A regional study over the central Alps found that downward infrared radiation is INCREASING due to the enhanced greenhouse effect..

More regional studies such as an examination of downward longwave radiation over the central Alps find that downward longwave radiation is increasing due to an enhanced greenhouse effect (Philipona 2004).

No isolated study, no regional study can address the chasm between Ross» view and Jones view.

However, it also has significant limitations that have been revealed by recent research on forcing agents that are not conventionally considered and by regional studies.

Mr. Woolf has reviewed and critiqued utility energy efficiency programs and policies in more than a dozen states and Canadian provinces — including Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Nova Scotia, Rhode Island, Québec, and Vermont — and has led several national and regional studies addressing energy efficiency program and policy issues.

In addition to the comprehensive study of Craig Loehle, which cites several peer - reviewed studies on the MWP and concludes that the temperature then was slightly warmer than today, there have been many other regional studies.

The spread is 3 K In a recent regional study I was doing the projected temperatures for chicago (2040) were 137F.

A new regional study shows that land - use policies in Peru have been key to tempering rain forest degradation and destruction in that country.

This is the first long - term regional study to confirm observations that mineral aerosols in both low and high clouds can act as kernels for precipitation to form around.

The lower bound reported in the TAR resulted from local and regional studies; local and regional rates may differ from the global mean, as discussed below (see Section 5.5.2.5).

Not exact matches

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty first commissioned his own study, authored by University of Calgary tax - policy expert Jack Mintz, then in March initiated a public consultation process, by which time talk of a government - run supplemental pension plan, whether regional or national, began to fade.

In the last federal budget, Natural Resources Canada was allocated $ 2.5 million over the next two years to study regional clean energy cooperation, with the aim of identifying «the most promising electricity infrastructure projects with the potential to achieve significant greenhouse gas reductions.»

And although it's a small dollar investment, the $ 2.5 million allocated to Natural Resources Canada to study regional electricity cooperation offers real promise: there is huge potential in connecting clean energy provinces to neighbours that still depend on fossil power.

Small dollars, big potential: Natural Resources Canada gets $ 2.5 million over the next two years to study regional clean energy cooperation.

«The impact from potential floods are a major risk identified in our study,» said Pitcairn, «and we welcome the collaborative approach announced by the Fraser Basin Council today, to implement an integrated regional flood management strategy.»

Our hope is that this study will lead to a regional economic strategy, which will make our economy even stronger, more diverse, and more resilient to economic upheaval in other parts of the world.

«Credit unions continue to provide the best deals, offering over 10 times more interest on checking accounts than regional banks, as well as 573 % higher rates on savings accounts than national banks,» WalletHub says in an emailed summary of the study.

In the 2013 JD Power & Associates Auto Insurance Study, Nationwide ranked «Average» at best in the regional categories, and even below average in the state of New York.

The regional oversamples were then weighted using the same targets from the Survey of Consumer Finances as used to weight the national study.

Cheryl and I were featured on regional and national TV for our contribution to a study about the effects of tango dancing on Parkinson's patients.

Some books have appeared in regional languages; Paul Chirakkarodu, M. Sathyaprakasham, Abraham Ayrookuzhi, Dalit Kavithakal: Oru Padanam (Dalit Poems: A Study).

«More so than for any other religious tradition, a person can become UU because of what he already believes rather than believing what he does because of becoming a UU,» said James Casebolt, coauthor of two papers on the regional survey read at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion annual meeting in October.

We need to study patterns of collaborative activity within groups and institutions and the regional economic collaboratives emerging throughout the world.

And according to the study by Floatingsheep.org, Americans tweet more about church than beer, and there is a distinct regional divide between the tweets.

In reality, these specialists or those historians of religions engaged in the study of regional cultures or specific religions need informed criticisms both from, say, Buddhologists or Indologists, and from generalists in the field.

He said the evidence gathered from these studies would inform the design of the regional project on the development of the food packaging sector in sub-Saharan Africa.