Sentences with phrase «other directed research»

The study's authors encourage other directed research programs using citizen science to dedicate their efforts to photo - identification sampling at times and locations separate to regular tourism activities to encourage consistency and avoid data gaps.

Not exact matches

For example, in some places, including Canada, tax breaks are effective at encouraging more spending on research and development; in other countries, direct subsidies appear to be a better approach.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

«The worst type of perfectionists are those who expect others to match their own impossibly high standards,» notes PsyBlog in its write - up of Flett's research, so be particularly worried if your perfectionist tendencies are often directed at others, not just yourself.

While Canada has emphasized unbridled academic research, some other countries have adopted more «applied» research programs in direct support of strategic industrial initiatives.

Through the course of carrying out our research, my co-researcher and I enhanced our knowledge of innovation policy directed towards MSME development in our own country and others.

The indefatigable Gallup, who directs the important work of Princeton Religion Research Center, reports that other indices are fairly steady.

The rest work with one of three other organizing «networks»: the Pacific Institute for Community Organization (PICO), the Gamaliel Foundation, and Direct Action and Research Training (DART).

Maine statute directed the committee to develop this model policy based on the current research and best practice guidelines from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other states» concussion management documents.

a review of 20 years of research on fatherhood, by Charlie Lewis, Professor of Psychology at Lancaster University and published in June 2001 by Fathers Direct, NFPI and other parenting charities: · Involvement of dads with children aged 7 - 11 predicts success in exams at 16 · Where dads are involved before the age of 11, children are less likely to have a criminal record by the age of 21 · Pre-schoolers who spend more time playing with their dads are often more sociable when they enter nursery school · Nine out of ten dads attend the birth

Given research ** showing that British fathers today provide more childcare than any other individual apart from the mother, such poor knowledge is a major handicap for families and a challenge to those services supporting them, argue the NCT and Fathers Direct.

Dr. Caporino established and directs a training clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, where she conducts research on selective mutism and other anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.

Increasing amounts of research have shown that infants and toddlers have a critical need for direct interactions with parents and other regular caregivers for healthy brain growth.82, — , 84 In addition, the results of 7 studies have shown that infants younger than 18 months who are exposed to TV may suffer from a delay in language development, and 1 study revealed that infant videos may delay language development.85, — , 91 No studies have documented a benefit of early viewing.92

If you are not already familiar with RDA, it trains and supports grassroots advocates in leading local Real Diaper Circles, compiles and distributes research on cloth diapering and leading cloth diaper advocacy, it works with media and other businesses and organizations to increase awareness about cloth diapers, and provides direct, reliable and unbiased support for consumers.

Among other things, Silver directed state money to cancer research from a discretionary pot that he controlled.

While the super PAC does not spend on advertising or mailers, it does look to share opposition research through news accounts and an online presence, which others can pick up on for their direct voter outreach efforts.

He allegedly schemed with prominent Manhattan doctor Robert Taub to push patients to the firm in exchange for $ 500,000 in research money and other favors, such as a job for a relative at a non-profit where Silver had directed millions of dollars of taxpayer money.

«I had demonstrated through the ERC grant that although I was relatively young, I now had quite a bit of experience in directing [and] getting a whole team of other people to produce good research,» she says.

Appropriators also directed VA to emphasize or expand research on prosthetics for female veterans, respiratory disease, and exoskeleton technology for rehabilitation, among other items.

Some sponsors will also have significant input into the development of your project if they hope it will produce results they can use, whereas others (such as the Research Councils) will not have a direct interest in the topic.

The survey also revealed a wide range of graduate curricula: programs within astronomy, physics - astronomy, and physics departments; direct - entry Ph.D. programs, and programs which required, and valued, the MSc; programs with extensive and compulsory course requirements, and others which replace courses with minicourses, self - study courses, or extra research projects; programs in which coursework (if any) was purely astronomy, and others which included physics or other subjects; programs with comprehensive exams, and others without or with an exam which was basically a defence of the Ph.D. proposal.

«The undersides of glaciers in deeper valleys are exposed to warm, salty Atlantic water, while the others are perched on sills, protected from direct exposure to warmer ocean water,» said Romain Millan, lead author of the study, available online in the American Geophysical Union journal Geophysical Research Letters.

A practicing community pharmacist, her other research and policy interests include health literacy, parents» use of children's medicines, direct - to - consumer advertising of medications, and improving access to medicines by extending prescribing rights.

He says more research is required to determine whether a direct connection exists between biologic treatment and the improvement of cardiovascular symptoms, and to evaluate how biologics compare to other psoriasis treatments in reducing cardiovascular diseases.

Private funders such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in Seattle, Washington, and the Tata Trusts, a Mumbai - based charity, have spent tens of millions on gene - drive research, but this funding has been directed to specific projects or institutions; other government funders have not yet made large contributions to the field.

Research and development (R&D) spending is mostly concentrated in six major spending bills that encompass programs in nine federal departments and at least nine other agencies, and includes both discretionary accounts — spending that Congress adjusts and allocates annually — and mandatory accounts — direct spending that has dedicated funding streams established by law.

Since 2006, Shah has directed the agricultural development program for the foundation, which has given away several hundred million dollars for research and other approaches.

But with this new research, marketers could now direct advertising to a dedicated segment of the population whose tastes are significantly different than others.

Stipend and paid direct postdocs, whose costs are supposed to come out of the research allowance that accompanies the fellowship or the salary provided by the funder, must arrange for what UC terms «sharing of premium costs» between their research allowances and other funding sources, since research allowances are often insufficient to pay for insurance.

Others will be there not because they have a direct technical connection to the research, but because the hiring manager has asked a few important voices in the company to attend and provide feedback.

The study, in the current issue of Research in Nursing & Health, revealed that while physical environment had no direct influence on job satisfaction, it did have a significant indirect influence because the environment affected whether nurses could complete tasks without interruptions, communicate easily with other nurses and physicians, and / or do their jobs efficiently.

However, direct application of glutamate to astrocytes did not induce Nrf2 activity, which indicates that glutamate release is «necessary, but not sufficient» for Nrf2 regulation, and that future research may reveal other factors are at work at the synapse, Margeta said.

A recent study published in Scientific Reports, led by researchers of the University of Barcelona in collaboration with several other research institutions, shows that the direct effect of climate change in regulating fuel moisture (droughts leading to larger fires) is expected to be dominant, regarding the indirect effect of antecedent climate on fuel load and structure - that is, warmer / drier conditions that determine fuel availability.

Jeff Smith, a first - year postdoc at OISB who studies cell signaling using proteomics, notes that with no specific categories for systems biology on research - grant applications, he has no choice but to place himself in direct competition with biochemists and biologists in other fields.

Based on other research that examined the economic burden of dengue on low - and middle - income countries elsewhere in the world, the study researchers determined that the direct medical costs of the disease represent only 49 percent of the disease's overall costs.

Further analysis suggested that the direct cost to the NIH is higher for retracted papers published in high - impact journals — those with articles that are the most cited in other research papers within two years of publication.

Getting to attend the Lindau conference will not only give me the opportunity to be up to date with the ongoing advancements in research, but will also direct my vision to various other possibilities through which I can add new dimensions to my research.

Action potentials, also known as nerve impulses, are electrical messages sent from our brains to other organs and muscles; for instance, nerves in the brain transmit action potentials through neural networks to direct our arm muscles to contract in order to call into action our hands to lift or hold an item, a primary research focus at the Columbia Motor Neuron Center, to which both the Zhang and Wichterle labs are affiliated.

The president issued a memorandum directing the CDC and other public - health agencies to conduct or sponsor research into the causes of gun violence and the ways to prevent it, doing an end - run around congressional moves for several years to muzzle such efforts

Hancock plans to direct future research into how expressions of positive and negative emotions influence levels of engagement in other online activities, such as liking and commenting on posts.

Should humpback whales be removed from the threatened species list, a direct consequence for conservation biology could be the redirection of research and management funding to enhance the survival of other species and ecosystems that are in greater risk of extinction.

Last year, NIH paid $ 6.4 billion in overhead costs on top of the $ 16.9 billion in extramural funds to support the direct costs of research projects and other awards (or 27 % of the total).

Other Gladstone colleagues who are also members of the AAP include Gladstone President, R. Sanders Williams, MD; Senior Investigator and President Emeritus Robert W. Mahley, MD, PhD; Senior Investigator Lennart Mucke, MD, who directs neurological research at Gladstone, and Senior Investigator Eric Verdin involved in virology and immunology research.

A recent report by the Center for American Progress found that over the past decade, five of the world's top 10 oil companies — ExxonMobil Corp., Chevron Corp., BP PLC, Royal Dutch Shell Group, and ConocoPhillips Co. — and other large traditional energy companies with a direct commercial stake in future energy markets have forged dozens of multi-year, multi-million-dollar alliances with top U.S. universities and scientists to carry out energy - related research.

'' I am very interested in creative research environments and have been involved in SciLifeLab's activities, both through directing the work at BioVis, and by using other facilities in my own research.

Research interests include analytical applications of bioluminescence and chemiluminescence, DNA probe assays, analytical microchips for genetic and other types of testing, analytical applications of nanotechnology, analytical interferences caused by heterophile antibodies and direct to consumer testing.

Decades of research in developmental biology have provided clues to how genes in a developing embryo direct different proteins and other chemical factors to create all manner of specialized cells.

«Ultimately, it may also help direct future research addressing important questions about the evolution of cancer transmissibility and what causes remission and reoccurrence in cancer and other diseases.»

Investigators do research full - time allowing the training to come primarily from the direct conduct of research in collaboration with other investigators.

«We've shown that the direct - drive method, is on par with other work being done in advancing nuclear fusion research,» said Bose.