Sentences with phrase «research effort gives»

«International research effort gives neuroscientists better feeling about sense of touch.»

This active research effort gives us the confidence to remain so inactive in our portfolio management, and, therefore, to fully exploit our time horizon edge.

(c) California is poised to be a world leader in this research effort given the prominent role of scientists and industry leaders throughout the state.

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.

Sending a message without doing your research gives off the impression that you didn't care enough to put in the extra effort.

Given how long it takes to see the fruits of any significant research effort (Apple's latest iPhone chip was eight years in the making), the risk to research and innovation from activists who force deep cuts to drive up the share price and then sell out before the pipeline dries up is obvious.

(4) Churchmen should give active support to legislative efforts designed to provide increased mental health education, research, and treatment.

«Most of the scientific research and legislation efforts have focused on graywater's health risks, while less attention has been given to its environmental outcomes, including its effect on soil properties,» says Prof. Amit Gross, head of the Department of Environmental Hydrology and Microbiology in the Zuckerberg Institute.

Given developing efforts to mine deep - sea hydrothermal vent fields for precious metals, the scientists involved in this research suggest that conservationists and management agencies need to consider a broader range of factors in their efforts to predict the environmental impacts and the resiliency of affected communities.

The efforts paid off: Under the revised legislation, scientists will have access to any data derived from patients and study subjects who give blanket consent for research.

Although the judge ruled on procedural grounds rather than the merits of the law, the decision gives hope to union organizers such as Andrea Jokisaari, a Ph.D. student in materials science and engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, who has been active in the years - long effort to organize the campus's research assistants, The Chronicle» s Vimal Patel notes in another article.

For example, invest some time and effort to improve your communication skills (by giving presentations at internal group meetings or conferences); your teamwork (by developing good working relationships with your research group, supporting undergraduate students, or through external activities); and your project management skills (have a system for planning your research and time).

The award is given annually to recognize an individual who either has worked to put in place policies grounded in educational research or has spearheaded efforts to increase the recognition and support of educational research.

The research team then developed a document that lists food safety risks, gives specific instructions on how to limit those risks, and explains how the risk mitigation efforts work.

«They are going strong,» says biologist Jef Boeke of New York University, who helped lead the research as part of the Synthetic Yeast 2.0 project — an effort to build a synthetic genome for yeast that would give scientists nearly complete control of it.

No news yet on the body's name or spending power, but it has long been argued that a single body managing the U.K. space effort would bring more coherence to research efforts and give the United Kingdom more clout in negotiations with international partners.

Their results will help to shape the way the University contributes to the global effort of understanding climate change and gives geography students at Sheffield access to the latest innovations in climate change research.

During the last several years, research efforts with human cell lines revealed that the genomic loci encoding tRNAs give rise to shorter tRNA fragments («tRFs»).

Clearly, more research is necessary, but this new study adds to the growing and substantial effort to understand how the gene variants that contribute to the development of schizophrenia give rise to the cognitive disability commonly associated with it.

Goddard said other research suggests teachers who feel efficacious put forth more effort, are more creative problem solvers, and are less likely to give in to negative thoughts when things go wrong.

But the U.K. Met Office (national weather service), the U.S.'s National Center for Atmospheric Research and other partners around the globe aim to change that in the future by developing regular assessments — much like present evaluations of global average temperatures along with building from the U.K. flooding risk modeling efforts — to determine how much a given season's extreme weather could be attributed to human influence.

Given the high projected cost of creating a burning physics experiment and given that the U.S. now funds only about one sixth of the world research effort, a strategy based on international collaboration on fusion energy research and development can be highly cost effecGiven the high projected cost of creating a burning physics experiment and given that the U.S. now funds only about one sixth of the world research effort, a strategy based on international collaboration on fusion energy research and development can be highly cost effecgiven that the U.S. now funds only about one sixth of the world research effort, a strategy based on international collaboration on fusion energy research and development can be highly cost effective.

The plan calls for giving the existing Council for Science and Technology Policy a stronger hand so that it can better coordinate research efforts across ministries.

Kastner is the first president of the Science Philanthropy Alliance, a new effort by six foundations to boost private giving to basic science research, which is largely conducted at universities.

Despite ongoing research effort and improved knowledge about the disease, there is currently no effective preventive or curative treatment for AD, which could result in a public health crisis given the continuous aging of populations worldwide.

Lawmakers rejected the Administration's effort to strip Congressionally - directed projects from ARS's budget, but did give it the green light to close 12 of USDA's 100 + research centers, some of which began life as Congressional earmarks.

Given the large number of affected individuals, you might think there is a large - scale, federally coordinated research effort under way, fostering techniques to rehabilitate the damaged brain.

The commission gave current understanding of spill impacts and restoration efforts a C. Boesch commends the research carried out since the Deepwater Horizon spill.

Jonathan Wai, a Duke University Talent Identification Program research scientist and co-author of the study, said a narrowing of gender gaps makes sense given increased efforts to promote gender diversity in science and engineering.

Housed in Switch's Las Vegas SUPERNAP data center and available to UNLV researchers through SUPERNAP's unique connectivity network, «Cherry Creek» received upgrades in 2015, giving UNLV and its research partners access to world - class computing power and acting as a catalyst for scientific discovery, the modernization of applications, and regional economic development efforts.

Cornerstone Evaluation Associates LLC is the external research firm charged with carrying out the evaluation activities necessary to determine the effectiveness and impact of MAVEN's Education and Public Outreach (E / PO) effort and its success in achieving its overall goal to «engage multiple audiences in the quest to understand Mars» long - term atmospheric losses, giving insight into the history of Mars» atmosphere and climate, liquid water, and planetary habitability.»

Tipton acknowledged the many service men and women who have given and who presently give their time, talent and efforts toward Southern Research's mission.

«This is a great start to the fall giving season and we look forward to more fundraising efforts to support our mission of transforming the way the world researches and treats age - related diseases.»

Housed in Switch's Las Vegas SUPERNAP data center and available to UNLV researchers through SUPERNAP's unique connectivity network, the «Cherry Creek» supercomputer gives the university and its research partners access to world - class computing power and will act as a catalyst for scientific discovery, the modernization of applications, and regional economic development efforts.

Research at government centers generally has more of the flavor of group efforts; individual stars at government research centers usually are associated with group efforts, and these successful scientists often can be given leadership positions at their lResearch at government centers generally has more of the flavor of group efforts; individual stars at government research centers usually are associated with group efforts, and these successful scientists often can be given leadership positions at their lresearch centers usually are associated with group efforts, and these successful scientists often can be given leadership positions at their location.

He proposes that vitamin D's toxic effect is primarily the result of higher levels leading to a deficiency of vitamin K and postulates that patients can be given higher doses of vitamin D, potentially offering greater therapeutic value, by administering vitamins A, D and K simultaneously.41 It is hoped that future studies will evaluate their interactions, in order to better treat patients, and support public health efforts, as recently proposed by the Weston A. Price Foundation to the National Institutes of Health43 as the agency considers the Strategic Nutrition Research Agenda.

I continue to support this type of work and research, but I'm disappointed in the lack of effort in giving better options to those who have to make a choice on this due to cost or possible job constraints.

For that amount of effort, you might be better served by giving the low - FODMAP diet a try - a diet that has significant clinical research to back up its effectiveness for IBS.

The Washington - based research organization, which supports deregulation and market - driven school improvement efforts, gives the United States as a whole a D - plus in its report, «The Quest for Better Teachers: Grading the States.»

Using novel techniques that have been validated in previous research, they measure the extent to which students skip answers (or say «don't know») as well as the extent to which students give careless answers as proxies for their effort.

The House Education and Labor Committee last week approved by voice vote legislation to reauthorize — and reorganize — the Education Department's research branch, after rejecting a Republican effort to give the President authority to appoint the members of a new board that would set research policy.

IES is also sponsoring a national effort (the What Works Clearinghouse) to survey the research literature and summarize the evidence on multiple education - related topics, giving the greatest weight to rigorous studies based on randomized trials.

«While we applaud the Department for Health's effort to get children eating more fruit and vegetables, our research shows that the produce they are being given is generally worse than on the supermarket shelves.»

The award, given by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASTEL), recognizes the efforts of outstanding contributors in advancing social emotional learning research and expanding evidence - based social emotional learning practice.

Across the world, students, teachers, and communities are working together to identify and record species in their areas to contribute to the database, which in turn gives scientists a tool for research and conservation efforts.

Guest lecturing in a packed Sanders Theatre this fall, Fryer gave students in an economics class an intellectual tour of the dire nature of the problem, and of his efforts to build a scaffold of evidence - based research to try to help fix it.

Thanks to Carol Dweck's research on mindsets, many teachers have started to give more importance to students» efforts rather than their «innate» ability.

Given the popularity and cost of the programs, there is a need for research to determine the size of the benefits of Promise - style efforts, or indeed, whether there are any discernible benefits.

In launching an unprecedented effort to improve school achievement and other youth outcomes by «scaling up» evidence - based programs, the Obama administration has given education a golden opportunity on the research front.

For our analysis of the relationship between district improvement efforts and state influences (see also section 3.3), we focused mainly on the small - to medium - sized districts, given that more than 90 % of school districts in the United States serve less than 25,000 students, and given our impression that much research on the district role in educational reform is concentrated on the experiences of large, urban districts.