State contract data shows the first award was for «asbestos research from 9/11» and the second for «
research expenses on mesothelioma.»
Not exact matches
Philips Lighting, the world's largest maker of lights, reported better - than - expected core fourth - quarter earnings
on Friday, underpinned by cost - cutting and lower
research and development
expenses.
Leveraging the right tools could have a significant impact
on everything from
expense management to operational efficiency, so care and
research are necessary qualities in the search for any BI tools.
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.
Under the Bonus Plan, our compensation committee, in its sole discretion, determines the performance goals applicable to awards, which goals may include, without limitation: attainment of
research and development milestones, sales bookings, business divestitures and acquisitions, cash flow, cash position, earnings (which may include any calculation of earnings, including but not limited to earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and net earnings), earnings per share, net income, net profit, net sales, operating cash flow, operating
expenses, operating income, operating margin, overhead or other
expense reduction, product defect measures, product release timelines, productivity, profit, return
on assets, return
on capital, return
on equity, return
on investment, return
on sales, revenue, revenue growth, sales results, sales growth, stock price, time to market, total stockholder return, working capital, and individual objectives such as MBOs, peer reviews, or other subjective or objective criteria.
If we can not proportionately decrease our cost structure (apart from
research and development
expenses)
on a timely basis in response to competitive price pressures, our gross margin and, therefore, our profitability could be adversely affected.
Based
on measuring the asset - weighted
expense ratio of the entire mutual fund and ETF industry, our
research found that an investor could save from 0.35 % to 0.46 % annually by moving to low - cost funds.
«
Research shows that ESOPs are an exceptional vehicle for distributing wealth more fairly among those who help to create it, and for helping workers prepare for retirement — frequently with no out - of - pocket
expense on their part.»
If you are starting the home buying process, especially if you're a first - time buyer, take the time to do some
research on these hidden or often - unconsidered
expenses.
Yes, we retain 5 percent to manage all of the
expenses CDP will incur as a nonprofit organization, including forming an advisory committee of subject matter experts,
researching other donors and nonprofits, conducting due diligence
on prospective grant recipients, awarding grants and following up to make sure contributions are well spent.
Speaking at the Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture, following an introduction from Harlem Congressman Charles Rangel, Ms. Clinton derided Mr. Sanders as too narrowly focused
on Wall Street at the
expense of other concerns.
About twelve of them said yes, and the European
Research Group was founded under the chairmanship of Michael Spicer, who would go
on to chair the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, before stepping down as an MP in 2010 after being caught in the 2009
expenses scandal paying for maintenance of his helipad with public money.
Expenses are treated as salary, and little attempt is made to explain that the bulk of expenses actually go on secretarial and researc
Expenses are treated as salary, and little attempt is made to explain that the bulk of
expenses actually go on secretarial and researc
expenses actually go
on secretarial and
research staff.
The New York Public Interest
Research Group says the tobacco industry spent as much
on lobbying
expenses and political donations in New York in the first half of 2013 ($ 3.6 million) as it spent in the entire 24 months of 2011 ($ 1.8 million) and 2012 ($ 1.7 million) combined.
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget recently issued new regulations saying that scientists presenting their
research at conferences can claim related child care
expenses on their federal grants.
William said the primary goal of this
research is to facilitate communication between scientists, policymakers, developers and the general public about the financial risk and environmental benefit of taking
on such an
expense.
Because nearly all the must - have journals still charge subscription fees, the rise of the author - pays model actually imposes an extra
expense on research funders, he says.
«Low - cost, high - volume services make up big portion of spending
on unneeded health care:
Research suggests a reduction in «low - value» services can safely cut
expenses.»
Part of his current
research, he notes, concerns returns
on spending in areas other than emergency care, to see if higher
expenses produce better outcomes regarding, say, chronic conditions.
For heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, stroke and breast cancer, Brown's review of the
research literature revealed that returns
on Medicare
expenses ranged from $ 1.10 to $ 4.80 per dollar spent.
The funding includes a personal grant (the amount varies depending
on the host country; see the academy's reference guide for term fees and other similar fixed payments, travel
expenses, and other
expenses incurred in the course of the
research.
Under the terms of the award, she is free to spend the funds
on anything she needs to conduct her
research — including equipment, travel
expenses, her own living
expenses, and hiring her own Ph.D. students or postdocs — which is a huge deal, Reich says, because young investigators in Germany generally don't have the right to supervise people.
Republicans in the House of Representatives have repeatedly pushed NOAA to focus
on weather at the
expense of
research on climate and oceans, driven in part by their scepticism of human - driven climate change.
Bauman's
research focused
on behavior such as
expense report manipulation and inventory theft, which are by far the most common type of fraud within organizations.
The
research suggests that the improvement in health may be linked to greater access to and use of health services by children whose families received Medicaid, and a decreased economic burden
on families from medical
expenses and debt.
The critics greatest worry, though, is that Diamandis's mechanism for bringing in new players excludes the old ones —
research institutes that depend
on government grants and contracts to pay their operating
expenses.
Although collaborative efforts benefit from as many voices as possible, Llewellyn Smith said that it was important for those running such projects, such as the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change and the Consultative Group
on International Agricultural
Research, to strike a balance between a desire to include everyone and an overemphasis
on doing so at the
expense of quality science.
The 1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling allows taking whales for
research purposes and allows the meat to be sold
on the market; Japan uses the proceeds to defray
research expenses.
ELFI, the only online database in Germany that provides nationwide information
on opportunities for
research and training funding, is threatened with shutdown by the end of this year unless the universities and the government can agree
on how ELFI's
expenses can be fairly distributed between the universities and the government.
On a practical point of view, ELyT Global gathers researchers from Japan and France that work on collaborative research projects, supports some travel expenses between both countries, and organizes scientific workshops for exchanging ideas and fostering new collaboration
On a practical point of view, ELyT Global gathers researchers from Japan and France that work
on collaborative research projects, supports some travel expenses between both countries, and organizes scientific workshops for exchanging ideas and fostering new collaboration
on collaborative
research projects, supports some travel
expenses between both countries, and organizes scientific workshops for exchanging ideas and fostering new collaborations.
It told Mainebiz in an article last October that its economic impact in Maine is substantial: in 2015 it employed 1,441 people, generated $ 202 million in operating revenue, shipped 3 million
research mice worldwide, paid more than $ 105 million in salary and benefits and spent about $ 20 million
on non-operating
expenses, much of which went to the lab's 683 Maine vendors based in 106 communities across the state.
The amount spent
on medical
expenses associated with the treatment and prevention of obesity in individuals should spur interest in increasing funding for
research into new prevention options for childhood obesity.
When I'm being asked to present my expertise related to science communication and social media from a professional standpoint, I typically turn down requests that don't involve travel
expenses and honorariums, except when I'm presenting
on my own
research.
On the surface, all
expenses for any grant - supported project are officially scored as fully justified; in practice, many expenditures either are not spent for actually doing
research, or are duplicated, excessive, and unnecessary (see: «Wastage of Research Grant Money in Modern University Science&
research, or are duplicated, excessive, and unnecessary (see: «Wastage of
Research Grant Money in Modern University Science&
Research Grant Money in Modern University Science»).
Several conclusions now can be drawn: (1)
research grants are used to pay for indirect
expenses by all science faculty
researching in a laboratory, (2) many scholarly investigations by faculty not needing to work in a
research laboratory have their indirect
expenses paid by some internal budget at the same institutions, (3)
research grant awards for indirect
expenses at some institutions exceed the amount given for direct
expenses, and, (4) direct experience with paying for indirect
expenses leads many Principal Investigators to have questions and suspicions that some type of hidden purpose or scam might be going
on with the current system for using
research grant funds to pay for indirect
expenses.
When my baby was born last year I knew I had to trim some
expenses and
research How to Save Money
on Healthy Foods.
Therefore at no
expense to you I have taken it upon myself to go «
researching» you know looking
on line and putting stuff in your basket.
There is
research that shows that schools with high poverty are more likely to focus
on reading and math in order to meet AYP at the
expense of quality hours studying science.
When MATs are compared to SATs and Local Authorities (LAs) in terms of financial efficiencies,
research has shown that LA schools spend slightly more per pupil
on running
expenses than both SATs and MATs, but MAT schools spend more
on teaching staff, supply staff and support staff.
On the eve of a potentially catastrophic Board of Education vote to turnaround ten more Chicago schools, the school reform
research group Designs for Change has released a report showing that school turnarounds are not worth the extra
expense, and that the unheralded reforms brought about under the authority of parent - led, democratically - elected local school councils have been far more effective.
In January the Education
Research Alliance for New Orleans released a study showing that charter schools spent 1,358 more per pupil
on operating
expenses than traditional schools during the 2013 - 14 school year.
Research has shown that local authority schools spend slightly more per pupil
on running
expenses than either SATs or MATs, but that MAT schools spend more
on teaching staff, supply staff and support staff.
This is the company, elsevier, with spectacular profit rates, whch gets its material (papers, books) which have mostly been produced at public
expense (university salaries, public
research grants), do very little actual editorial work (one usually has to supply papers charts etc «print ready»), get academic reviewers to review the books and papers free of charge (well, paid for by universities or they do it in free time), depend
on journal editors whose time is paid for by (generally publicly funded) universities, then sells the journals to the same universities, sometimes for subscription prices in the thousands of dollars.
I'm not saying that you might not benefit from those services, if you were willing to pay for them — but I really doubt that Malatesta can tell you anything you couldn't learn or
research on your own, at far less
expense.
That means, if you're working
on a long - lived book project (such as the biography of a U.S. President), you are allowed to deduct the
expenses related to that book (say, travel for
research) in the year the
expense is incurred rather than in the year you receive the income.
Besides the possibility of our applying a similar process to the bituminous coal and tars made therefrom, in this country, the
research on hydrogenation has been extended by one of the great oil companies of the United States which at great
expense has learned how the method can be so modified as to apply to petroleum hydrocarbons.
This is my «
research» — real data which I can use to come to my own conclusions for e.g.
expense ratios and effect
on returns, turnover and effect
on returns.
On covering a child's living
expenses while at college, teaching kids about money and
researching a financial planner
Money given for services rendered, such as teaching or
research, is taxable if it is spent
on living
expenses.
When
researching a bond fund, after checking out the
expense ratio and asset allocation, I check two things (again, both
on the «portfolio» tab) to get an idea of the risk - level of the fund: