Sentences with phrase «research issues for»

Kathleen Conlee, vice president for animal research issues for the Humane Society of the United States in Washington, D.C., praised the report.

Only 36 of 451 Syracuse police officers live inside city limits, according to City Auditor Marty Masterpole, who researched the issue for councilors.

In fact, there's little regulation or enforcement, and over-breeding, genetic defects and deplorable conditions are rife, said Lohman, who was asked to research the issue for the council.

Not exact matches

«What this has done is really allowed for more pools of money to be available to entrepreneurs, so that's the really big news about all of this,» says Geri Stengel, founder and president of Ventureneer, a digital media and market research company that, among other issues, specializes in crowdfunding.

Even accounting for several one - time issues, the growth caught investors» attention, analyst Michael Nathanson of MoffettNathanson Research noted.

«This is an extremely generous benefit, and while it's fantastic for the women who work there, I don't know how feasible it is going to be for the majority of industries to do something to this extent,» said Alina Salganicoff, vice-president and director of women's health policy for Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-profit that researches health care issues.

«This is a pro-business issue,» says Dean Baker, co-director of the nonpartisan Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. «You have a lot of firms that lose workers; making child care accessible and affordable can increase the labor pool.»

Microsoft has issued a mea culpa for an artificial intelligence research project that went awry earlier this week.

While Bitcoin is often criticized because it's not backed by a physical commodity, that's not an issue for Michael Lee, an economist in the New York Fed's Research and Statistics Group, who says that neither is the dollar and most modern currencies.

«Proving that a device is durable is essential to convince people to pay more for a phone,» said Francisco Jeronimo, senior research director for European mobile devices at IDC, which in 2016 surveyed phone makers, retailers and repair centers around the world about smartphone issues.

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.

MY research for last week's editorial on petrol prices gave me reason to call the RAC for comment on the issue.

«The hardware creates an issue for police departments in a sense that you're creating hours and hours of raw data,» said Steve Dyer, senior research analyst for Craig - Hallum Capital Group.

Research shows that financial issues are one of the most contentious topics for couples.

There are statistics that make the issue of mental health first aid even more pressing for bosses — research shows that a full third of us would hide a mental health problem at work.

«This is an important issue to study because mental health problems and social isolation are at epidemic levels among young adults,» lead author Brian Primack, M.D., Ph.D., director of Pitt's Center for Research on media, technology and health said in a statement.

And now that the time for revisionist history has arrived, and strategists no longer have to serve a political agenda and scare investors and traders into voting with their wallets, the research reports calling for precisely the outcome that we expected are coming in fast and furious, starting with none other than Goldman, whose chief strategist David Kostin issued a note overnight in which he says that «the equity market response to the election result will be limited» and adds that «our year - end 2016 price target for the S&P 500 remains 2100, roughly 2 % below the current level of 2140.»

@Acroyear: «Researchers however, can access other sources of research, or do their own, targeted research for whatever it is they need, using grants from the government, which I have no issue with.»

There are a number of «fight moves» that people can develop to deal with these issues, and I think many women are really hungry for that kind of advice, especially when it is backed up with academic research.

«Given the recent sell - off in Qualcomm and NXP shares amid the US and China trade war issues, we believe the market has started to anticipate a lower probability that China will approve Qualcomm's bid for NXP,» wrote Canaccord Genuity Analyst Mike Walkley in a research note.

The Media Insight Project is a collaboration of the American Press Institute and the AP ‑ NORC Center for Public Affairs Research with the objective of conducting high ‑ quality, innovative research meant to inform the news industry and the public about various important issues facing journalism and the news bResearch with the objective of conducting high ‑ quality, innovative research meant to inform the news industry and the public about various important issues facing journalism and the news bresearch meant to inform the news industry and the public about various important issues facing journalism and the news business.

A document recently published by the US Patent and Trademark Office reveals Intel's vision for a system that would issue digital assets to miners who apply their computer processing power to DNA and RNA research.

Coming of Age in the Asian Century: The Need for a National Conversation By Sarah Eaton, Post ‐ Graduate Research Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Political pundits tell us this federal election will be fought not over big ideas but along a narrow set of economic wedge issues.

The committee, organized by the Social Science Research Council, will then announce a call for papers and issue grants to fund the rResearch Council, will then announce a call for papers and issue grants to fund the researchresearch.

The Bank of Korea's research report «Present Status and Key Issues of Distributed Ledger Technology» will serve as a reference manual for long - term strategy and research on distributed ledger technology.

Smart contracts for trading should be designed to address this issue, which is going to require significant research into the conditions for each of the states» exemptions and finding a way to assure that the conditions are met.

Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Ms. Lasdon served as Deputy Director of Research for People for the American Way Foundation, where she published research on civil rights and civil libertiesResearch for People for the American Way Foundation, where she published research on civil rights and civil libertiesresearch on civil rights and civil liberties issues.

6 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Brookfield Asset Management's stock.

In my research, the mindset, «My boss would judge me poorly if I had to ask for help instead of solving an issue on my own,» is especially prevalent among midlevel and high - level bankers.

An expert in corporate social responsibility, Loren's research interests focus on examining ethical and social responsibility issues in companies, and exploring the relationships between companies and not - for - profit organizations.

Zach Moller is a Senior Policy Analyst for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, where he researches economic, revenue, and budgetary issues.

The letter said that Fusion GPS had already been conducting the research «for one or more other clients during the Republican primary contest,» and urged the earlier clients to waive their confidentiality «given the interest in this issue.»

In February 2016, GBVOT issued a research paper entitled Innovative Transportation Options for Metro Vancouver in conjunction with its Regional Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

He recently returned from Sri Lanka, where he was working on reconciliation issues as a Research Associate at the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies in Colombo.

A few months later, Jim Euchner, the CIO of Goodyear, interviewed me for the Research - Technology Management journal and I summarized some key excerpts from the discussion here: Corporate Innovation Management: A Methodology Discussion For those of you thinking about corporate innovation, I've recently covered the issues that most frequently come up and the lessons we have learned based on our experience working with various organizatiofor the Research - Technology Management journal and I summarized some key excerpts from the discussion here: Corporate Innovation Management: A Methodology Discussion For those of you thinking about corporate innovation, I've recently covered the issues that most frequently come up and the lessons we have learned based on our experience working with various organizatioFor those of you thinking about corporate innovation, I've recently covered the issues that most frequently come up and the lessons we have learned based on our experience working with various organizations:

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In view of Glass Lewis» tight deadlines for issuing its proxy research reports, issuers have a maximum of 48 hours to respond to their IDR.

The stark difference between research coverage issued prior to (by non-underwriters) and subsequent to (by underwriters) the actual IPO speaks for itself.

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Written by NCEO founder Corey Rosen, this issue brief discusses as of mid-2016 the extent and growth of employee ownership; survey data on ESOPs and corporate governance as well as ESOPs and executive compensation; research on the effect of ESOPs on corporate performance; the 2012 shared capitalism study of Great Place to Work applicants; data on employee ownership and employee financial well - being; the NCEO's analysis of data on ESOPs and default rates; trends in broad - based equity compensation plans; equity compensation and corporate performance; the impact of ESOPs and other broad - based plans on unemployment; legislative and regulatory issues for employee ownership; and international developments in broad - based plans.

The agency — known among economists for its high - quality and extensive research, generous data sharing and, among reporters, for its quick and helpful feedback to media inquiries — appeared uncharacteristically defensive on this issue.

More than half of Millennials (56 %) agreed that a quality benefits package influences their choice of employers, and 63 % say that benefits are an important reason in staying with an employer.W6 While managers believe Millennials put the highest priority on salary, W17 research indicates salary has become a threshold issue for this generation of workers.

Company spokeswoman Jeannice Hall issued a brief statement that the company «funds a broad range of research on a number of topics that have potentially significant public policy implications for our business.»

Maintainers of the Ethereum network have issued an update for the network's underlying codebase that fixes flaws described in a research paper released this week.

Supported by over 800 businesses and organizations, Catalyst has an impressive record as an advocate for women's workplace issues, research, training, mentoring, and recognition of women leaders and businesses that support them.

TORONTO, March 30, 2017 - While home ownership costs remained historically elevated in Canada, they levelled out in the fourth quarter of 2016 after climbing steadily for a year and a half, according to the latest Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC Economics Research.

2016.12.21 No relief for home owners as Canadian housing affordability continues to slip: RBC Economics Despite cooling home resale activity overall, housing affordability deteriorated further across all markets in Canada in the third quarter of 2016, according to the Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC Economics Research...

2017.03.30 Housing affordability trends in Toronto and Vancouver diverge: RBC Economics While home ownership costs remained historically elevated in Canada, they levelled out in the fourth quarter of 2016 after climbing steadily for a year and a half, according to the latest Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC Economics Research...

For Professor Shi Yong, deputy director of the Research Center on Fictitious Economy and Data Science in Beijing, this is a moral issue, not just a question of governance.

Economists also work for international organizations, research firms, and think tanks, where they study and analyze a variety of economic issues.