Sentences with phrase «researched the contribution of»

As an astronomer who works on Spitzer data nearly everyday, I love to tell friends and family about the research contributions of different types of space telescopes, from X-ray to infrared.

In 1982, he set up «Project MRB: Art Education in Multiracial Britain», which researched the contribution of African - Asian artists to the mainstream; and lead to Araeen's curation of the seminal 1989 exhibition: «The Other Story: Afro - Asian Artists in Post-War Britain», held at the Hayward Gallery.

In contrast, the research contributions of the hydrological community have been based on more pragmatic statistical and stochastic descriptions of natural processes, which reflect a different paradigm in both understanding and modelling natural processes....

Not exact matches

I thought of some research I had done with a colleague where we asked people to write about their contributions.

«If you are using an HSA purely as a retirement savings vehicle and not taking advantage of your 401 (k), your contributions will not amount to a lot of money and are probably not going to cover health - care expenses in retirement,» said Fronstin of the Employee Benefits Research Institute.

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.

«Our research shows that if people are standing up in a meeting, they are less protective of their own ideas, which allows other people to build on, extend and modify the contributions that people are making in the group,» Knight says.

There is considerable research linking employee ownership to substantially improved corporateperformance, provided that companies make financially significant contributions to the ESOP (at least 5 % of pay per year), share corporate performance information, and get employees involved in decisions at the work level.

Research confirms that entitled employees have unjustified positive opinions about their talents and contributions, feel deserving of things they haven't earned, and even see their supervisors as abusive.

The kicker, however, is that most of your employees don't even have a good reason for not contributing: According to the 2015 Retirement Confidence Survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, nearly seven in 10 workers said that they could afford to ramp up their contributions — they're just not doing it.

In 2017, the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that nearly 73 percent of workers not currently saving for retirement would be at least somewhat likely to start if contributions were matched by their employer.

According to research from The Pew Charitable Trusts, many employers are hesitant to offer retirement plans as part of a benefits package because some believe low - wage workers would struggle to afford regular contributions.

Or, he said, significant contributions to open - source coding or other computing projects could be seen as a form of original research.

Chetney expects much of the demand for the new Morningstar service will come from independent broker - dealers such as LPL, Commonwealth Financial Network and Cambridge Investment Research, which could mandate that their advisors use a third party to assume the fiduciary responsibility for defined contribution plans.

Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, told the Atlantic, «The human contribution can be up to 30 percent or so up to the total rainfall coming out of the storm.

Womenable works with a number of organizations interested in supporting women's enterprise development to conduct primary research and secondary analysis on the characteristics, contributions and challenges facing women business owners worldwide.

The recipient of the Distinguished Fellowship will make a significant contribution to APF Canada and global development through: policy - focused research, speaking engagements and workshops, published opinion pieces, and networking among experts and specialists on Canada - Asia relations.

There are a variety of ways in which your generous, tax - deductible contribution will help the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada continue to provide timely, informative and compelling research and activities on a wide range of issues affecting Canada - Asia relations.

Kesselman, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Public Finance with the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University, co-authored the 2001 study that laid the foundation for the TFSA introduced in 2009 with a $ 5,000 annual contribution limit.

This research area covers the evaluation of the costs and benefits of capital projects of Canadian governments, such as roads, ports or public utilities, of financing modes for such projects, such as public - private partnerships, and the contribution of public infrastructure to economic growth.

After joining the Institute for Research on Public Policy in 2001, Daniel earned the Policy Research Initiative's Outstanding Research Contribution Award for his paper «A Room of Our Own: Cultural Policies and Trade Agreements,» and produced, with co-editors Thomas Courchene and Donald Savoie, a major series of papers on North America after NAFTA.

In recognition of his research contributions, he has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society and was awarded the 2007 International Free - electron Laser Prize.

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.

And the new quest has found the support of Joachim Jeremias, who perhaps more than any other is the custodian of the heritage of detailed and exacting philological, environmental research about Jesus, which is perhaps the most permanent contribution of the original quest.

It also preserves Kuhn's most distinctive contributions concerning paradigms: the importance of exemplars in the transmission of a scientific tradition, and the strategic value of commitment to a research programme.

As if to redress singlehandedly the real and perceived neglect of women's contributions to the Catholic Church, McNamara gives us an exhaustively researched, comprehensively presented, and splendidly written history, from clandestine Roman days to the present, of the women who were consecrated to the lay apostolate or the contemplative life.

Scientific research is not to be condemned because its particular contribution to the total picture is primarily in the area of truth rather than beauty or goodness.

It is in this spirit that this present work is offered, as one man's contribution to the ever - continuing task of research into the teaching of Jesus.

An assessment of Douglass's contribution both to sociological method and to the study of the local church is contained in Jeffrey K. Hadden, «H. Paul Douglass: His Perspective and His Work,» Review of Religious Research 22 (1980): 66 - 88.

The contribution of women to the early church, though a long - neglected topic of research, is now becoming a field in its own right.

From «Martyrs and Heretics: Aspects of the Contribution of Women to Early Christian Tradition,» in Prasanna Kumari, ed., Feminist Theology: Perspectives and Praxis, Gurukul Summer Institute 1998 (Chennai: Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute, 1999), pp. 135 — 153.

In early November, for instance, Francis Phillips, in her Catholic Herald blog, scored something of a bull's eye, with a post in which she pointed out that Tesco had ended its support for a major cancer research event, but instead made a large contribution to London's main annual gay prideevent.

Four motifs in Rogers» approach to counseling and therapy represent continuing contributions to the psychotherapeutic enterprise — his growth orientation; his emphasis on listening responsively and acceptingly to clients; his awareness that the emotional quality of the therapeutic relationship is the key to whether or not it nurtures growth; and his commitment to subjecting the therapeutic process and outcome to careful research.

With a shared vision of how organic principles and practices can benefit all of human society and the planet's diverse ecosystems, IFOAM — Organics International and the International Society of Organic Farming Research (ISOFAR), and their generous supporters, the government of Goesan County, Republic of Korea, held an International Organic Expo from 18 September — 11 October 2015, to imagine and plan the future of the organic sector and its contribution to ecological sustainability and societal well - being.

In 2017, the BA celebrated successes including contributions to supply chain research, excise tax reduction, the launch of the Independent Craft Brewer Seal, and more.

In the past 20 years, scores of research teams have appraised the relative contributions of industrial and organic agriculture.

They are the «lipid fraction» which contains the saturated fatty acids and the «non-lipid fraction» which has not been studied in - depth, says this award - winning Chemist who is the recipient of the Dr. C.L. de Silva Gold Medal Award - 2009 for «an outstanding research contribution done in any branch of Chemical Sciences during the last five years in Sri Lanka» offered by the Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon.

M.S. Swaminathan, IRRI's fourth director general, noted in a frontispiece to the Chandler book An Adventure in Applied Science: A History of the International Rice Research Institute that Chandler was «obviously modest when referring to his own contributions.

Recognises the contribution to food science and technology by members who publish research and technical papers in honour of Jack Kefford.

Established in 1853, The University of Melbourne is a public - spirited institution that makes distinctive contributions to society in research, learning and teaching and engagement - consistently ranked number 1 in Australia.

Acknowledges members» achievements within the food industry in the areas of science, technology, research, industry and education, and their contributions to advancing the Institute in honour of Keith Farrer.

Research on Golden Rice continues to be motivated by its potential contributions to solving the global problem of VAD that afflicts more than 200 million people, especially women and children.

This wave of innovation combined with contributions from research and disruptive forces form other sectors mean food manufacturing will look dramatically different and soon.

Philippine Senator Cynthia A. Villar made this statement today at the headquarters of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), affirming contributions made by rice scientists, in a keynote message during the Forum on Food Nutrition and Security.

Being a Crawford Fund Scholar provided a wonderful opportunity to meet and hear from a diverse group of people passionate about agriculture and food security, reminded me of the importance of collaborative research projects and reinforced my desire to make a meaningful contribution to agriculture's future.

Organic food company Cascadian Farm and parent company General Mills have announced a five - year, $ 125,000 contribution to Grain Millers, one of the world's largest conventional and organic oat millers, to support soil health research in the Upper Midwest.

However, the conference was more than I had expected as it fulfilled my aims of meeting people in my field of research and understanding Australian contributions to international research.

The contribution of these varieties to the country's food security is even more crucial because the Philippines is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to Dr. Calixto Protacio, executive director of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office has also engaged the Murray - Darling Freshwater Research Centre (MDFRC) to undertake a Basin - scale evaluation of the contribution of Commonwealth environmental water to the environmental objectives of the Basin Plan, as set out in the:

Pahonyothin Road, Bangkok — March 16, 2018 — For his significant contribution and leadership towards strengthening the Kingdom of Thailand's rice sector, the former Director General of the International Rice Research Institute Dr. Robert «Bob» Zeigler was conferred the Most Noble Order of the Crown 5th class.