The Steering Group agreed the terms of reference for the review and, in consultation with the UK Human Geography community, appointed an International Panel of leading international experts, chaired by Professor David Ley, University of British Columbia, Canada The International Panel visited the UK for one week in May 2012 and met with about 150 stakeholders in UK Human Geography Prior to its UK visit, the Panel was provided with a range of background data including: Overviews
of research trends and outputs since 2000 completed by representatives of the nine Human Geography sub-disciplines Two - page assessments by Heads of UK Geography Departments of strengths, weaknesses, overall health, and future opportunities and challenges to Human Geography in the UK (15 submissions were received) A statistical profile of UK Human Geography: Briefing Document: Statistical Overview and Commentary by Paul Wakeling (2012) Bibliometric Data for the ESRC International Benchmarking Review of Human Geography by Thomson Reuters (2012) A Short Introduction to UK Research Funding Policy by David Mills (2012) Survey of Users of Human Geography Research by Steve Johnson, David Gibbs and Ian Mills (2012).
In all this we are reminded
of research trends in the 1930's in international studies when American scholars preferred to view every international movement as good, and all national efforts as bad.
Alongside
of this research trend showing exacerbation of vitamin D deficiency following higher intake of supplemental vitamin A is a second research trend showing the helpfulness of vitamin A in support of vitamin D metabolism.
As discussed earlier, we have seen the develop
of a research trend that suggests possible advantages to a meal plan in which protein represents 15 - 25 % of total calories (67 - 112 grams) instead of the 11 % level represented by 50 grams.
Not exact matches
Projecting the future, or future - casting, is the work
of combining social science,
research, technical data, economic
trends and, yes, even science fiction, to model a prediction
of the future.
A respected
research firm recently accused Facebook, for example,
of «failing marketers» because content posted there reaches barely 6 %
of its promised audience (and it's
trending downward).
Even apart from the fact that they don't know what they're talking about because they don't know what's out there, the bigger issues are that: (a) almost all
of these reports come back with a variety
of related findings that may be precisely on point; and (b) the very age
of the prior
research may be invaluable if the new questions and inquiries have to do with
trend lines, changes in attitudes or different behaviors.
She explains her
research in a recent piece in The Atlantic: «To examine long - term
trends in happiness in the U.S., my colleagues and I merged reams
of survey data from 1972 to 2014, from four nationally representative samples totaling 1.3 million Americans.
The rise
of companies like Uber and Instacart is only part
of a larger
trend in the ways Americans work, away from full - time employment and toward «contingent» freelance jobs, according to a new study by financial services company Intuit and consulting firm Emergent
Research.
The Harvard Business Review: A
research - based magazine that provides a wealth
of information about the latest
trends, business plans, and practices that the best business leaders implement.
With apps becoming the popular norm for business everywhere, plenty
of them are quick to spot the
trend, but ultimately end up releasing an app prematurely without initially focusing on proper
research.
Research firm Equilar says boards
of tech firms are diversifying, but slowly, as part
of a
trend toward more equal representation.
The idea
of trend hunting started out as an insurgency on the edge
of the staid, respectable market
research industry.
A new generation
of consumer
research uses the power
of the web to track and predict
trends.
«Today's consumers are more interested than ever in what they eat and where their food comes from, and that is reflected in our menu
trends research,» said Hudson Riehle, vice president
of research and knowledge for the association, in a statement.
We have therefore identified 5 trade
trends for 2016, based on Conference Board
of Canada
research.
Apple would have done better to focus on China's regional
trends rather than develop the payment service for a global market, says Kitty Fok, managing director
of the China group at the market
research firm International Data Corporation.
We will examine these
trends in future Conference Board
of Canada
research.
After companies from cable giant Comcast to satellite TV titan AT&T, which owns DirecTV, reported their fourth quarter results, the total number
of pay TV subscribers dropped 3.4 % from a year earlier, the highest rate
of decline since the
trend of cord cutting emerged in 2010, analysts at MoffettNathanson
Research reported on Thursday.
And according to
research firm Canalys, data - centre transformation is one
of the three key
trends driving IT growth.
New
research from Female Founders Fund confirms a
trend that first popped up about six months ago: Relative to women entrepreneurs raising money in other parts
of the country, women in New York are killing it.
You'll use your
research, sales forecasts, market
trends and competitive analysis to make well thought - out predictions
of how you see your business developing if you're able to follow a specified course.
While that will undoubtedly help students and scientists save tons
of time sifting through articles on PubMed, Meta can also help organizations decide where to direct their
research budgets by identifying
trends in certain areas
of study or finding authors who have shown promising work in the past.
The coffee chain's drop in score is part
of a wider
trend that Canada's big brands saw this year, according to the institute's
research.
Part
of what may be contributing to this
trend is the fact that public offerings in Europe are, on average, smaller than they are in the U.S. Consider that 18
of the companies to go public in the region this year have a market cap
of less than $ 100 million, the Atomico
research found.
This kind
of academic - industry partnership is becoming a
trend, as companies look for ways to move quickly through early - stage
research.
This year's list is the product
of old - fashioned reporting, boosted by data and insight supplied by a trio
of independent
research firms: Sageworks, which performs financial analyses of privately held companies; Plunkett Research, a business intelligence firm that studies trends affecting the world's most vital industries; and IBISWorld, which provides industry growth figures, five - year revenue projections, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition
research firms: Sageworks, which performs financial analyses
of privately held companies; Plunkett
Research, a business intelligence firm that studies trends affecting the world's most vital industries; and IBISWorld, which provides industry growth figures, five - year revenue projections, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition
Research, a business intelligence firm that studies
trends affecting the world's most vital industries; and IBISWorld, which provides industry growth figures, five - year revenue projections, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition ratings.
While the earliest applications
of 3 - D printing were limited to
research and development labs, today the process is pervading almost every industry and the
trend is showing no signs
of slowing.
«It might be in some ways that access to political office has been a little bit easier than navigating that corporate pipeline,» says Kim Parker, director
of social
trends research at Pew.
According to the Center for Automotive
Research, between 1998 and 2005 North America's auto industry enjoyed sales substantially above long - term
trends, made possible partly by the «widespread availability
of sub-prime credit.»
In recently commissioned
research by Ryerson's Jim Pattison Ethical Leadership program about the Ethics
of Political Leadership, some disturbing
trends about the ethical impact
of the mayor's reign
of error have been highlighted.
DeFelice, an investor in a number
of Silicon Valley tech companies, has
researched this
trend and says there are plenty
of reasons why business owners should take business to the outdoors.
«It's not a
trend, but rather a fad,» says Darren Tristano, the executive vice president
of food - industry focused
research and consulting firm Technomics.
«While there isn't one, definitive blueprint to building a technology industry, this
research can hopefully inspire communities and policymakers to work together to ensure that the spread
of high - tech entrepreneurship isn't just a
trend, but a long - term phenomenon.»
Worldwide soup consumption was flat in 2013, reports consumer
research firm Euromonitor International, continuing a
trend of declining global sales in the category over the last five years.
Those rising costs could eliminate the entire profit margin
of the pay TV industry by 2023 if current
trends continue, according to a study by Bernstein
Research analysts in April.
You want to know which banking brands are
trending among your followers, but when you use your keyword
research tool, you get a jumble
of results that are hard to interpret.
With shifting
trends in digital media, there is a ton to keep up with and an overwhelming amount
of research to be done.
«It's justifiable to spend more if there are no alternatives in the space and if the
trend makes sense,» said Todd Rosenbluth, S&P Capital IQ's director
of ETF and mutual fund
research.
This revolution in guest - room design is not due to costs but competition: According to industry statistics, the hotel industry has been experiencing steady growth for 84 months as new entrants in this sector are introducing innovative brands and designs that are the combined result
of changing consumer
trends, hospitality
research and the «Airbnb effect,» Deloitte's Langford said.
The popular design
trend may project a certain cool factor but the lack
of privacy can be hard on employees trying to get work done,
research suggests.
Based on comScore's opt - in
research panel
of approximately 40,000 Canadian Internet users, the detailed quarterly reports include web site visitation, online marketing metrics, transaction benchmarks and mobile banking data that yield critical insights into emerging
trends and consumer behavior in the Canadian online banking industry.
Recent
research from CSO shows that barely 50 %
of salespeople are meeting quota, a
trend that has been steadily deteriorating.
While our annual
research takes a broad, quantitative look at content marketing
trends, we also have our executive
research that works with a small group
of marketing leaders to explore how they are handling core content marketing challenges.
The Financial Times discusses the
trend of financial institutions using fewer analysts to do more investment
research than ever.
On hand will be several
of our Sector Leads and analysts to review and discuss S&P Global's
research related to credit pressures facing U.S. states and local governments, with a focus on pension issues and emerging risks /
trends in public finance.
However, this is not as easy as it sounds and you have to do a lot
of background
research on the two given currencies and correctly use the analysis tools to determine the general
trend in their values over recent times.
Even if you don't sell your products online yet, it's important to be conscious
of the shopping
trend that finds more shoppers heading online to
research brands and products, see what their friends are talking about, and also make purchases online.
As Head
of U.S. Economics, Neil Dutta leads RenMac's economic
research efforts, analyzing global
trends and cross market investment themes.
We also promote tax simplification; identify and fight the creep
of specialized deductions; conduct, synthesize and curate
research on the effect
of globalization and technological
trends on the US economy; and encourage growth advocates to focus more attention on cutting harmful regulations and increasing program efficiency than attempts to radically pare down social spending.