Sentences with phrase «national socio»

The authors would like to acknowledge the following grants and institutions: SM, KF, and KH: National Socio - Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC)-- US National Science Foundation (NSF) award DBI - 1052875; JR: The Institute of Global Environment and Society (IGES); GRA: Laboratory Directed Research and Development award by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, which is managed by the Battelle Memorial Institute for the US Department of Energy; MAC: Office of Naval Research, research grant MURI N00014 -12-1-0911; FMW: NSF award CBET - 1541642; VMY: The Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET).

Christopher Trisos, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Socio - Environmental Synthesis Center.

Sri's awards include inclusion in The Photo Review Competition Issue (2015), Broward Artists grant, Brush Creek Arts Foundation, and National Socio - Environmental Synthesis Center artists» residency.

In a new paper just out in the open - access journal Environmental Research Letters, sociologist Mary Collins of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and two colleagues from the National Socio - Environmental Synthesis Center and the University of Maryland examined what they term «hyper - polluters»: Industrial facilities that, based on EPA data, generate disproportionately large amounts of air pollution.

The paper was a result of combined efforts of the joint Working Group on Human Risk Perception and Climate Change at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the National Socio - Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) at the University of Maryland.

The latest is the National Socio - Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) in Annapolis.

National Socio - Environmental Synthesis Center.

«Our study identified critical gaps in the effectiveness and equity of marine protected areas,» said Gill, who conducted the research during a postdoctoral fellowship supported by the National Socio - Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) and the Luc Hoffmann Institute.

Previous studies by D'Odorico, who, in addition to his faculty position at U.Va., is a sabbatical fellow with the National Socio - Environmental Synthesis Center at the University of Maryland, have suggested that the coupling of population and food dynamics might be becoming increasingly unbalanced and that, because of trade dependency, exposure to food insecurity is increasing.

She is a journalist and a senior fellow at the National Socio - Environmental Synthesis Center in Annapolis, Maryland.

For example, let us say that the next national delegates congress must achieve three things; it must set a long - term agenda for national socio - economic development.

Not exact matches

ARI is a national, not - for - profit, non-partisan public opinion research foundation established to advance education by commissioning, conducting and disseminating to the public accessible and impartial statistical data, research and policy analysis on economics, political science, philanthropy, public administration, domestic and international affairs and other socio - economic issues of importance to Canada and its world.

Being ONE in Christ involves ONE across national, racial and ethnic contradictions, socio - economic (class, or caste etc.) contradictions, gender contradictions, political contradictions) powerful Vs the powerless), contradictions between the wise and the foolish and so on.

[28] See his article, «In Search of a Context for a Contextual Theology: Socio - Political Realities of «Tribal» Christians in North - East India,» in National Council of Churches Review, Vol.

«The environment that matters to kids is not so much the giant global, national, socio - economic environment.

Saying his government brought the National Social Investment Programmes targeting millions of Nigerians living from hand to mouth, Buhari added that his launch into agricultural programmes focusing on import substitution, job creation and rural development have caused socio - economic transformation.

An Ekiti - based socio - political group, the Ekiti Rebirth Organisation (ERO), has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the recently released schedule for governorship election in the state.

The presence of Chinese nationals in Africa's informal economies — displacing petty traders and artisanal gold miners at the bottom of the socio - economic ladder in places like Congo, Mozambique and Zambia — will continue to be a flashpoint for China - Africa relations, as will the volume of cheap Chinese goods moving through porous borders.

We want someone to come to office to solve our problems, not somebody who sits in office and says I am a Northern President so I am going to let them steal your SADA money, cancel your Teacher and Nursing Training Allowances, collapse the National Health Insurance Scheme and not provide any services for your socio - economic advancement; that is not the type of Northern President we want.

Addressing the people, the President who is also the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), said he used his first term to lay the foundation for socio - economic development.

Professor of International Law and Jurisprudence, University of Lagos, Akin Oyebode is set to deliver a paper on the Strategic Dialogue on Mobilizing the Citizens to Demand Anti-Corruption Reforms and an End to Impunity for Grand Corruption in Nigeria being organized by Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in collaboration with the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

While the United Nations Security Council acknowledged in its resolution 1991 of 28 June 2011 that the elections in the DR Congo are a «key condition for the consolidation of democracy, national reconciliation and restoration of a stable, peaceful and secure environment in which stabilization and socio - economic development can progress» it places the main responsibility for the elections with the Congolese government instead of ensuring the government has the necessary means available to conduct them.

«Your Excellency Sir, however, we wish to draw your attention to a nagging insecurity problem currently threatening the coherence of the Southeast region, with the potential to continue to dubiously snatch away the economic fortunes of the region; cause socio - political dislocation and spark insecurity crisis of regional and national dimension.

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio - cultural organisation, has dismissed claims that the visit of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, to its leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, was political.

A human rights group, Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has said the National Judicial Council must explain to Nigerians what it knows about the alleged attempt by a former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, to induce the embattled Justice John Okoro.

The Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Maikanti Baru, over an allegation of corruption.

Governor Samuel Ortom had thanked President Buhari for visiting and listening patiently to the representatives of socio - cultural groups, farmers, herdsmen, national and state legislators, former leaders and elder statesmen, among others, described him as «a father known for his integrity and fight for justice.»

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has agreed to meet with the Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) at the National Assembly to clarify on the alleged N29 million monthly pay, and over N3 billion a year a Nigerian Senator gets.

Dr. Issahaku is an International Development Economist with several years of experience in economic policy management and development, having worked with reputable international and local institutions including the World Bank as a Senior Public Sector Specialist; the African Development Bank as a Principal Governance Expert; the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa as a Development Management Officer; the Canadian International Development Agency as a Socio - Economic Advisor and Project Coordinator; and the National Development Planning Commission, Ghana as a Senior Planning Analyst.

The Agbekoya chief, spoke through the National Publicity Secretary of the association, Chief Olatunji Bamidele, said it was wrong for traditional leaders to disrespect themselves in the public, saying that Agbekoya, as a Yoruba socio - cultural group, would not support any traditional ruler that displayed immature attitude in public.

Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to Mr. David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, requesting him to «you use your good offices and position to urgently request the National Assembly of Nigeria, specifically the Senate, to withdraw a bill which if passed into law would undermine the internationally recognized right to freedom of expression and press freedom on the internet in the country.»

Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Professor Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights asking him to «use your good offices and position to urgently request the National Assembly of Nigeria, specifically the Senate, to withdraw amendments to the Code of Conduct Bureau and Code of Conduct Tribunal Act which if passed into law would seriously weaken the act, undermine the fight against corruption in the country, exacerbate extreme poverty and violations of internationally recognized human rights.»

He said the NDC's contribution to the socio - political stability of Ghana was due to their desire to embrace participatory governance, allowing the grassroots to have a significant say in the branches, wards, constituency, regional and national affairs.

Some prominent members of the Yoruba socio - cultural group, Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), have called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Speaker of the state House of Assembly and relevant security agencies, to bring the National Coordinator of the group, Otunba Gani Adams to book for his role in the anti-Jega rally, held in Lagos on March 16, 2015.

The National President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Socio - cultural Association, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo also known as Lamido Fulbe, has revealed that politicians are the ones instigating the...

2011 Census information on total population, population density, and the proportion of the resident population falling into different categories of gender, age, household type, housing tenure, ethnicity, country of birth, passports held, English (or Welsh in Wales) spoken as a main language, religion, National Statistics Socio - economic Classification (NS - SeC), Economic activity, industrial sector, qualifications, health, and deprivation.

«Scandals and perceived corruption in governance and the society generally, socio - economic hardships such as unstable currency, unstable power supplies — undermining both industrial and domestic ventures — executive bureaucratic delays in the public sector, especially at the ports, many industrial actions, protest demonstrations throughout the economy, sudden and high tariff increases for utilities, and ever - bloating national debt stock, have hall - marked the out - going year,» he observed.

Following the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Fulani socio - cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has called on Fulani...

The groups are; Centre for Strategy, Ethics and Value, Northern Socio - Cultural Initiative, Committee of National Patriot and Africa Initiative for Sustainable and Positive Development.

President Mahama who disclosed these in a speech read for him by a Member of the Council of State, Mr Adenze Kanga, at the 31st edition of National Farmers Day held in Bolgatanga on Friday, said government recognises the important role the agriculture sector plays in the socio - economic development of the country.

The General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Dr Mensa Otabil has urged Ghanaians to be serious with national issues, so as to bring about socio - economic development.

The GOC, who noted that the Army Division would continue to maintain operational tempo to consolidate on the gains it achieved during the exercise, reiterated the resolve to defeat «any attempt at brazen attacks on national critical infrastructure, oil and gas resources and overall strangulation of the socio - economy of law abiding citizenry by any group of militants or criminals».

The book includes five appendices: a snapshot of the socio - economic rights guaranteed by the African Charter on Human and Peoples» Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act and Chapter II of the Nigerian Constitution; a plethora of applicable national legislation that are not easily found, as well as international human rights and labour treaties to which Nigeria is a state party.

The pan-northern socio - political organisation, through its National Publicity Secretary, Muhammadu Ibrahim, argued that the bloated allowances of public officers, which he said accounted for 40 per cent of the national budget, should be converted to capital allocation to boost the National Publicity Secretary, Muhammadu Ibrahim, argued that the bloated allowances of public officers, which he said accounted for 40 per cent of the national budget, should be converted to capital allocation to boost the national budget, should be converted to capital allocation to boost the economy.

There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing the truth about alleged padding of the 2016 budget may soon have some answers, as the Federal High Court in Lagos has granted a bid by Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) «to seek an order of Mandamus to direct and compel the Federal Government to prosecute some principal officers of the National Assembly over allegations of padding and stealing of some N481bn from the 2016 budget.»

, 1968 Zick Rubin, «The Social Psychology of Romantic Love», 1969 Elliot Aronson, «Some Antecedents of Interpersonal Attraction», 1970 David C. Glass and Jerome E. Singer, «The Urban Condition: Its Stresses and Adaptations — Experimental Studies of Behavioral Consequences of Exposure to Aversive Events», 1971 Norman H. Anderson, «Information Integration Theory: A Brief Survey», 1972 Lenora Greenbaum, «Socio - Cultural Influences on Decision Making: An Illustrative Investigation of Possession - Trance in Sub-Saharan Africa», 1973 William E. McAuliffe and Robert A. Gordon, «A Test of Lindesmith's Theory of Addiction: The Frequency of Euphoria Among Long - Term Addicts», 1974 R. B. Zajonc and Gregory B. Markus, «Intellectual Environment and Intelligence», 1975 Johnathan Kelley and Herbert S. Klein, «Revolution and the Rebirth of Inequality: The Bolivian National Revolution», 1977 Murray Melbin, «Night as Frontier», 1978 Ronald S. Wilson, «Synchronies in Mental Development: An Epigenetic Perspective», 1979 Bibb Latane, Stephen G. Harkins, and Kipling D. Williams, «Many Hands Make Light the Work: The Causes and Consequences of Social Loafing», 1980 Gary Wayne Strong, «Information, Pattern, and Behavior: The Cognitive Biases of Four Japanese Groups», 1981 Richard A. Shweder and Edmund J. Bourne, «Does the Concept of the Person Vary Cross Culturally?»

With a recent renewal of funding from the National Institutes of Health, the study will soon be expanded to include socio - economic outcomes (employment, wages, and disability benefits) for analysis with state - of - the - art epidemiologic and econometric methods.

The third JAMA Psychiatry article by lead author Michael Schoenbaum of the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, examined the suicide and accident death rates in relation to basic socio - demographic and Army experience factors in the 975,057 Regular Army soldiers who served between Jan. 1, 2004 and Dec. 31, 2009, charting variations in the rates based on a variety of factors including sex, race, education level, and rank.

«But it's critical that we move beyond making these comparisons solely based on national - level data in order to consider the role of confounding factors such as socio - economic status and segregated living environments.»

The commission is working to tailor higher education programmes to national needs and socio - economic development.