The most controversial example of this gap between
policy and research relates to the current fight to change the methods used to evaluate teachers» classroom performance.
Australian Child and Adolescent, Trauma, Loss and Grief Network focuses on providing knowledge, information and resources to a range of stakeholders, supporting local and national networking and linkages between people responsible for, or working with, children, adolescents and their families, and bringing together stakeholders in the areas of practice,
policy and research related to children and adolescents with experiences of trauma, loss and grief.
Not exact matches
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.
Scientists uniformly agree that whole - lake
research offers the best evidence to guide
policy, Blais wrote, while «small - scale experiments are inadequate to address issues
related to ecosystem services, food web structure, land - water interactions, air - water interactions, shoreline communities,
and migratory species.»
They
research political ideas
and analyze governments,
policies, political trends,
and related issues.
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government is a public
policy research institute that conducts studies
and related projects on state
and local government
and finance, American federalism, public management,
and New York State issues.
Investment professionals who have long relied on Bloomberg for its suite of financial data
and analytics now have access to
research from Glass Lewis on matters not well covered by traditional investment
research: accounting
policies, financial statement transparency, corporate governance, litigation
and regulatory developments,
related - party transactions, executive compensation
and board of director independence
and quality, among others.
According to the Environment America
Research and Policy Center, more than 15 million Americans live in counties that have averaged one or more weather -
related disasters per year since the beginning of 2006.
As a resource for information about alcohol regulation
and policy, NABCA offers the following resources
and documents for
research relating to beverage alcohol
and public health.
It provides
research and resources
related to alcohol beverage regulation
and policies and assists members with alcohol awareness, public health
and policy issues.
His
research focuses on two major themes: (a) clinical
research in cardiovascular disease
and diabetes
and (b)
research related to food
policy and the dietary determinants of ill health.
The latest news about
research,
policy and practice
relating to work with young fathers, including resources to support work with young dads by professionals
and practitioners across a range of disciplines.
International Review of Leave
Policies and Related Research 2013.
We also helped develop the Men's Coalition — a partnership launched in November 2007 by a group of agencies (Men's Health Forum, Respect, Fatherhood Institute, Men's Advice Line,
Relate, the
Research Unit on Men
and Masculinities at Bradford University, NCH
and the White Ribbon Campaign) to ensure public
policies take full account of the specific needs
and experiences of men
and boys (eg across health, parenting
and caring, relationships, education, employment, crime
and violence).
«Finding ways to decrease the incidence
and severity of sports -
related injuries is critical to keeping kids playing sports long - term
and reaping the benefits that organized athletics provides,» said Dawn Comstock, PhD, a co-author of the study
and assistant professor at the Center for Injury
Research and Policy at The
Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Resources,
policies,
research, recommendations, frequently asked questions
and more
related to breastfeeding.
«SIDS
and Other Sleep -
Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment,» draws on new
research and serves as the first update to Academy
policy since 2011.
A recently published study by researchers in the Center for Injury
Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital is the first to compare
and describe the occurrence
and distribution patterns of basketball -
related injuries treated in emergency departments
and the high school athletic training setting among adolescents
and teens.
NHERI conducts homeschooling
research, is a clearinghouse of
research for the public, researchers, homeschoolers, the media,
and policy makers,
and educates the public concerning the findings of all
related research.
For more than 14 years API has expressed its concerns about the direction of
research related to basic infant sleep safety information
and data collection, the media's response,
and resulting guidelines
and policy.
The JHL is a quarterly, peer - reviewed journal publishing original
research, insights in practice
and policy, commentaries,
and case reports
relating to
research and practice in human lactation
and breastfeeding.
In this chapter, we focus on recent
research related to home visitation programs» identification
and response to maternal depression, identify gaps in this existing
research,
and provide recommendations for the practice
and policy community on addressing maternal depression within home visitation.
Jamie Chriqui, Ph.D., Bridging the Gap, discussed findings from
research on the effect of state laws
and district
policies related to competitive foods.
(5) to ensure that
research on infant
and young - child feeding, which may forms the basis for public
policies, always contains a declaration
relating to conflicts of interest
and is subject to independent peer review;
The political science
research shows us that levels of income inequality vary considerably across capitalist countries,
and that these differences are
related to differences in social
and economic
policies which, in turn, are
related to differences in who governs.
As part of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Public Interest in Poverty Issues programme, the Fabian Society is currently conducting
research exploring attitudes to inequality,
and related policy responses.
Commenting on the report, Jon Foster, Senior
Research and Policy Officer at IAS said: «Even modest reductions in bar opening times would take the pressure off hard pressed A&E departments, who would undoubtedly welcome a 25 % reduction in alcohol -
related admissions, as happened in Australia.
Science Diplomacy for France The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Directorate - General of Global Affairs, Development
and Partnerships - Mobility
and Attractiveness
Policy Directorate), April 2013 This report discusses ways that France can enhance its
research contribution to global science
and how that
relates to support for international strategies.
«I think that what needs to be done is more
research on changing marijuana
policies and youth behavior
and outcomes specifically
related to treatment.
The subject, however, must be
related to the field chosen
and connected with
research policy at European
and international levels.
Ken Zweibel is director of the George Washington University Solar Institute, a
research facility focused on economic
and policy issues
related to solar technology.
The project will examine such areas as how these registries are organized, their potential contributions to medical
research,
and related ethical
and policy issues.
«With the rise of new
and unproven stem cell treatments, the NFL faces a daunting task of trying to better understand
and regulate the use of these therapies in order to protect the health of its players,» said Kirstin Matthews, the Baker Institute fellow in science
and technology
policy and an expert on ethical
and policy issues
related to biomedical
research and development.
Its major thrusts are
related to energy, environment,
policy research,
and regulatory issues.
► Scientists using nonhuman primates in your
research, take note: «[I] n response to a congressional mandate, [the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-RSB- will convene a workshop this summer to review the ethical
policies and procedures surrounding work on monkeys, baboons,
and related animals,» David Grimm reported on Monday.
Dr. Frankel is currently directing or co-directing projects
related to the ethical
and policy implications of human germ - line interventions, the responsible use of animals in biomedical
and behavioral
research, improving patient safety
and reducing errors in health care, the ethical dimensions of the Human Genome Diversity Project, the uses of anonymity on the Internet,
and intellectual property
and ethical standards for electronic publishing in science.
With an undergraduate degree in nursing
and a master's in health promotion, completed in 1995, from TMDU, Moriguchi first worked at a health
policy think tank in Tokyo
and then in August 1999 joined the University of Tokyo's
Research Center for Advanced Science
and Technology where he worked on
policy issues
related to drug evaluation
and medical economics.
On the R&D front, the commission says that it «will consider the possibility to support»
research related to the European Union's Common Security
and Defence
Policy, a cooperation system that allows the union to run peacekeeping
and security operations in troubled regions.
A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury
Research and Policy of The
Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined data
relating to children age 3 years
and younger who were treated in U.S. emergency departments from 2003 through 2010 for high chair -
related injuries.
In this way, we seek to avoid the two - sided performer - user pitfall that we have observed in earlier
and related federal agency endeavors to promote
research / knowledge utilization: on the one hand, requiring or inducing academic grantees to torque or overstate their
research findings in order to connect to immediate
policy issues; on the other hand, creating unrealistic or premature expectations on the part of users that early stage fundamental
research will be directly relevant to their immediate needs, leading them to be disappointed or disenchanted when well conceived
and implemented academic studies fail to produce such information.
«Sustaining
and growing support for
research and development under the kinds of constraints that we have experienced in the federal budget» is one of the top S&T -
related challenges — along with others involving climate change, NASA funding,
and STEM education — facing the Obama administration in its last year
and a half, said Holdren who is the director of the White House Office of Science
and Technology
Policy and assistant to the president for science
and technology.
'' [R] emoval of the current barriers to firearm -
related research,
policy formation, evaluation
and enforcement efforts.»
A new study conducted by researchers in the Center for Injury
Research and Policy of the
Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital investigated sports -
and recreation -
related eye injuries during a 23 - year period
and found a slight decrease in eye injuries overall; however, the rate of eye injury associated with non-powder guns (including BB, pellet
and paintball guns) increased by almost 170 %.
This foundation funds a variety of projects, including those that gather
and monitor health -
related statistics, training
and fellowship programs,
policy analysis,
and health services
research.
Therefore,
research proposals may focus on infectious
and noncommunicable diseases as well as health service or
policy -
related issues — lab or field based.
«My goal as chief is to position NHGRI's
policy shop as the top resource on genomics
research and related policy issues for both
policy makers
and grantees.»
The branch also serves as an informational resource
and liaison for parties interested in
policy matters
related to human genetics
and genomics
research.
Dr. Miller, who is a past member of the APS governing Council
and who has held leadership positions for six scientific journals
and provides peer review for the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation,
and other health -
related research organization, closes the editorial with a call for other scientific journals to adopt similar
policies.
The NHGRI PSC is staffed by protocol navigators with knowledge of the protocol review cycle
and expertise in Institute
and NIH
policies and procedures, as well as Federal regulations
and policies related to human subjects
research.
Our vision, mission
and approach for this
research takes into account the complexity of climate science
and the need for key advances that will help decision makers as they face
policy challenges
related to the environment.