Sentences with phrase «research in a number of areas»

First, WSU has a well - respected chemistry department with a faculty that conducts cutting - edge research in a number of areas.

In the vanguard of biosciences research in a number of areas in a worldwide arena, the LSUHSC research enterprise generates jobs and enormous economic impact.

All three papers in this series call for more research in a number of areas related to mental health and Aboriginal peoples.

Not exact matches

One study showed that narcissism is the number one predictor of success among West Point cadets, for example, while another meta - analysis of research in the area showed that being a touch narcissistic was a great way to climb the career ladder.

For example: a significant number of survey - defined areas included 200 - 400 households, and subsequent research shows that the number of households in a given agent's area is closer to 100.

This award goes to the AD who has increased the number of offices in his coverage area; worked diligently with his owners to drive revenue increases; received positive feedback on the Franchise Research Institute's annual FranSurvey; and increased the revenue of his or her franchise unit by at least 75 percent.

Research in this area finds that the Wonderlic does not predict future NFL performance, selection decisions during the draft, or the number of games started (Lyons, Hoffman, & Michel, 2009).

Research in this area has a number of serious limitations (SCIE, 2005b).

Findings also showed it as an empirically and conceptually innovative, diverse, vibrant discipline that in many areas sets the intellectual agenda The UK publishes more than its share of major disciplinary journals; bibliometric indicators reveal international primacy both in volume and citation impact; and a large number of the seminal publications (books as well as articles) continue to have a UK origin UK human geography is radically interdisciplinary and with the spatial turn in the humanities and social sciences has become an exporter of ideas and faculty to other disciplines There was confidence that research in human geography had substantial impact on policy and practice and would successfully meet the challenges of the current impact agenda

Today, a growing number of billionaires are likewise investing in scientific research as their personal philanthropy, choosing areas that reflect their deeply held passions.

«Students interested in this area could enter into any number of fields in addition to immunology research, including public health, epidemiology, and health economics,» she says.

Using their star power and connections, the foursome have pushed their ideas on conspicuous occasions, a number of which they created themselves: a session at the National Academy of Sciences» annual meeting that Varmus described as «heated;» a briefing by Krischner, Tilghman, and Varmus at the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; a meeting at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute that «brought together some senior... influencers to talk about the problem;» a new paper about that meeting that will soon appear in PNAS; and a presentation by Kirschner at the Future of Research symposium organized by Boston - area postdocs in October.

Now new research shows that these eruptions on the sun's surface not only send bursts of energetic particles into Earth's atmosphere causing disturbances in the magnetic field, but they may also significantly decrease the number of free electrons over large areas in the polar region of the ionosphere — the ionized part of the upper atmosphere.

It leads to a number of grey areas, many of which Dr Mendis has tackled in her recent research for the UK Intellectual Property Office, in collaboration with Econolyst, the leading 3D printing and additive manufacturing company in the UK.

Bjornlie, for instance, collected specific data on the number of bison in one research area and on their distribution, movement and activity through direct observation in the field.

A study published in Ecological Applications led by Professor John Swaddle, visiting Research Associate at the University of Exeter, found that filling a controlled area with acoustic noise around an airfield, where the majority of collisions tend to take place, can reduce the number of birds in the area by 80 per cent.

Since that time it has sprawled into a number of different research areas: At MIT, Jerison is exploring the broader mathematical implications of the function; in France, Filoche is using a scanning tunneling microscope to experimentally assess the function's predictions, and a separate research team (led by Patrick Sebbah of the Langevin Institute) is directly measuring localizations in vibrating plates; and in California, Weisbuch is designing new LEDs.

During the study of a number of aardvarks by researchers of the Brain Function Research Group at the University of the Witwatersrand, all but one of the study animals — as well as other aardvarks in the area — died because of a severe drought, with air temperatures much higher than normal and very dry soil in the area.

The EPSRC Energy Programme will build on the large amount of research already being conducted through a number of consortia and research programs at various institutions working in areas such as biomass and bioenergy, marine energy, and extending the lifetime of conventional power plants through the Supergen programme.

Raydiance's technology has attracted the attention of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which in July 2007 signed the company to a two - year cooperative research and development agreement that has allowed the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) to evaluate the use, safety and effectiveness of Raydiance's USP laser system in a number of areas, including the ablation of corneal tissues in refractive surgery and corneal repair; the administration of light therapy for treating cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes; and the removal of plaque on teeth without damaging the enamel.

«This innovative gas separation platform provides large surface areas while eliminating a number of operational issues, including corrosion, evaporative losses, and fouling,» said Ah - Hyung (Alissa) Park, the chair in applied climate science and associate professor of Earth and environmental engineering at Columbia University, who was not involved in the research.

Although the statistics on the failure rate of human fertilization are not entirely robust, given the biological and ethical delicacy of conducting research in this area, the numbers consistently suggest that, at minimum, two - thirds of all human eggs fertilized during normal conception either fail to implant at the end of the first week or later spontaneously abort.

If we just focus conservation activities on this area, this research shows we will be missing a large number of butterflies born elsewhere in North America.»

Eye - tracking technology has already proved itself in a number of research areas.

«While science can teach us a lot about gun policy, research in this area is generally far behind where it is for most other causes of death that claim similar numbers of lives in the U.S. each year,» Morral said.

One area of the site is devoted to the Division of Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE), a NIGMS initiative to increase the number of underrepresented minority scientists by disseminating information about a variety of biomedical research training pResearch (MORE), a NIGMS initiative to increase the number of underrepresented minority scientists by disseminating information about a variety of biomedical research training presearch training programs.

In academic research we are a «significant player in the European Space Agency science programme,» with a key role in a large number of areas, including earth observation, planetary exploration, and studies of the suIn academic research we are a «significant player in the European Space Agency science programme,» with a key role in a large number of areas, including earth observation, planetary exploration, and studies of the suin the European Space Agency science programme,» with a key role in a large number of areas, including earth observation, planetary exploration, and studies of the suin a large number of areas, including earth observation, planetary exploration, and studies of the sun.

The research uses factors such as the area of a city, the number of taxi trips made, and the average traffic speed, to determine what proportion of rides are shareable, given some modest assumptions about the flexibility passengers might have in terms of waiting for a ride.

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The use of electron - volt neutron spectroscopy in materials research is a growing area of neutron science, capitalizing upon the unique insights provided by epithermal neutrons on the behaviour and properties of an increasing number of complex materials.

While much recent research has not been published in this area, there is actually a long history of studies that show: (1) there is a significant number of antigens shared between tumors and embryonic tissues (called «oncofetal antigens») and, consequently, antibodies made against tumors can also recognize embryonic tissues, and vice versa; (2) pregnancy confers some immunity against cancer (accompanied by antibody production against oncofetal antigens), not only against its occurrence but also against its growth; (3) similar to pregnancy, an immune response against cancer can be generated by vaccinating animals with embryonic tissues.

The Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Vienna has gathered an exceptional number of renowned experts over the past years with complementary research areas in microbial ecology, functional genomics and aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem research.

Raman spectroscopy and confocal Raman microscopy have already proved to be essential characterization tools in many areas of advanced research, with a number of these applications extending into industry.

The objective of the fellowship is to provide an in - depth clinical research training experience at a premier medical center with expertise and significant clinical volume in the area of biochemical genetics, including lysosomal storage diseases, as well as in therapeutics and clinical trials involving patients with these and other metabolic diseases and, thereby, to increase the number of medical geneticists with interest, knowledge, and expertise in this area.

Jeremy has directed, co-directed or participated in a large number of national evaluation and research projects on curriculum change in the UK, with research council and governmental reports, journal articles, papers and books in this area.

DR. CORSON: That is a little bit outside of my focus area, since we focus on the wet form of the disease, but I know there are some very exciting research projects coming out of a number of different centers in terms of understanding the underlying biology of the dry form of the disease, which has been a little bit harder to figure out than with the wet form.

I love dogs, and by doing a little research I found a number of shelters in my area that were looking for people to help them out.

Nonetheless, given the relatively limited number of studies that have been carried out to evaluate the relation of glycemic index and / or load with CVD risk, further research is needed in this area.

Stacy, you have been conducting research in this area for a number of years.

The verdict: a decade of research and evaluation studies confirms that children and youth who participate in afterschool programs can reap a host of positive benefits in a number of interrelated outcome areas — academic, social - emotional, prevention, and health and wellness.

BESA director Caroline Wright gives an update on schools» budgets and spending patterns, with research showing an increase in expenditure in a number of key areas

Whilst the survey can not be directly compared against the last PE and School Sport Survey (2009/10), due to the use of different research approaches, the data does suggest that there may be levels of decline in certain areas including the average minutes of PE offered to pupils per week and the average number of club links.

«Our research has uncovered a number of things rural areas can learn from the successes of charters in urban and suburban areas as well as shined a light on issues particular to rural America that make chartering difficult and how we might help overcome them.»

However, states and the U.S. Department of Education must together confront substantial implementation problems in this area, because the new requirements are fraught with technical complications, will lead to dramatic increases in the number of schools identified as failing, set improvement targets that many see as unrealistic, and are no more grounded in research or experience than the standards set by most states under the old law.

The study's researchers, Marty Lueken of the free - market Friedman Foundation, WILL's education research director Will Flanders and WILL's vice president of policy CJ Szafir, said Act 10 did not have a «significant» impact in those areas except in the number of administrators per student, which increased.

Some studies have found that outcomes for all students are better in areas with a greater number of free schools, while other research suggests that the presence of free schools has no positive long - term effects for students.

Research shows many academies are not taking in a proportionate number of children from disadvantaged backgrounds, BME children and children with SEND, in relation to their catchment area.

The articles that follow provide concrete, detailed lessons from research and best practice about how to make afterschool and summer programming more effective in a number of key areas that help young people to be more successful in school and to graduate from high school — the first rung in the ladder leading to full participation in 21st century economic and civic life.

The paucity of research in the area of reading teacher education is disturbing given the large numbers of reading researchers who spend a good portion of their daily lives immersed in teacher preparation.

They had some very clear directives and goals, such as developing an expansive set of data and making something new and creative in the area of researching the numbers with an online tool set.»