Sentences with phrase «regional studies»

16 academic studies have been published on charter school performance since 2010, including four national studies and 12 regional studies from throughout the country.

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.

A review of regional studies conducted by research scientist Kathleen Wolf at the University of Washington in Seattle found that mature trees on the property could boost a home's selling price by up to 15 percent.

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.

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

What's next: PNNL scientists are using the AMT as part of their Department of Energy Atmospheric System Research and Earth System Modeling research, and they are collaborating with university scientists to apply the AMT in regional studies.

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

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.

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

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.

to build greater readiness across all competencies for pre-K and Kindergarten students, and E3 Alliance has completed the most comprehensive regional study of school readiness ever undertaken in Texas.

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.

This is especially important for regional studies of agriculture and water resources (Barlage et al., 2002; Klöcking et al., 2003), forestry (Bhadwal and Singh, 2002), and ecosystems (Bennett et al., 2003; Dirnbock et al., 2003; Zebisch et al., 2004; Cumming et al., 2005), but also has a large influence on regional patterns of demography and economic activity (Geurs and van Eck, 2003) and associated problems of environmental degradation (Yang et al., 2003) and pollution (Bathurst et al., 2005).

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.

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.

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).

Europe's JUICE spacecraft will provide us with a detailed regional study of this icy moon of Jupiter.

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

Rudorff found that CO2 concentrations in large Amazon lakes vary widely by location, that seasonal changes in mixing patterns affect gas production and emission from the lakes, and, perhaps most importantly, that rates of CO2 release from the lake he studied are at least two to four times the estimates provided by previous regional studies.

The new study is not the first to flag agricultural pollution; many regional studies, especially in the United States, have shown it as a prime source of fine - particulate precursors.

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.

«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.

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.

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.

This article misidentifies the U.S. Department of Education program that supports the development of foreign - language and geographic - regional study.

Earlier this year, UNESCO's Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education published a regional study on «Learning to Live Together», that explores this question by looking at all levels of education systems — national policy frameworks, curricula, teacher policies and strategies, and assessment.

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.

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.

As a result, numerous national and regional studies have consistently shown that Catholic schools outperform public schools in student achievement, especially in the inner city.

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,...

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

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.