Sentences with phrase «researching key challenges»

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But when asked about Fed staff research that challenged a key Republican premise that corporate tax cuts generate jobs, Powell kept his distance.

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.

I have studied the challenges that managers face when delivering bad news and here are some of the key insights and best practices from this research.

Fairview's latest research examines the trends driving the sharing economy, keys to success, potential challenges and venture capital activity in the space.

Secondly, the World Bank's Trade and Competitiveness group also just published a policy note entitled, Supporting Growth - Oriented Women Entrepreneurs: A Review of Evidence and Key Challenges, which draws upon and synthesizes existing research from within and outside the Bank.

Top interview tip: Take time to prepare by researching the organization, reviewing your resume, and thinking about examples of challenges and key accomplishments you had with previous employers.

When consumers donated $ 100 million for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis during this summer's Ice Bucket challenge, Facebook's auto - play video ads were a key factor.

A recent paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research studied what happens to scientific subfields when star researchers die suddenly and at the peak of their abilities, and finds that while there is considerable evidence that young researchers are reluctant to challenge scientific superstars, a sudden and unexpected death does not significantly improve the situation, particularly when «key collaborators of the star are in a position to channel resources (such as editorial goodwill or funding) to insiders.»

The Organic Center, in collaboration with USDA Economic Research Service and eOrganic will bring farmers, scientists, extension agents, industry members and key policy influencers together this spring for what will be the third annual Organic Confluences Summit to address the challenges facing organic agriculture and to share knowledge and research fResearch Service and eOrganic will bring farmers, scientists, extension agents, industry members and key policy influencers together this spring for what will be the third annual Organic Confluences Summit to address the challenges facing organic agriculture and to share knowledge and research fresearch findings.

Late maturity alpha - amylase (LMA) and preharvest sprouting (PHS) are considered two key challenges in the Australian wheat industry, however, recent research suggests there is more to the amylase story.

Yogyakarta, Indonesia — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD), Department of Agriculture brought together key stakeholders in a 3 - day conference to tackle solutions toward addressing hybrid rice adoption challenges in Southeast Asia amid climate change threats.

06 February 2018, Los Baños, Philippines — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is targeting more public - private support to address key challenges in the successful and wider adoption of Direct - Seeded Rice (DSR) systems in South and Southeast Asia.

The final challenge is to scale up what is working well, strengthen the missing links to facilitate the spread and viability of non-certified organic agriculture, and create the key consumer / farmer networks for local market expansion and the types of partnerships and alliances that provide the appropriate research - extension services needed to improve the productivity of non-certified organic agriculture.

The key difference I think is when people understand the difference between the research on ABUSE, and how that differs from research on normal developmental stages and challenges.

«We started with preliminary research — interviews, as well as a survey of school food managers and other key stakeholders in Montana — to get their perspectives on the challenges of using whole, fresh foods,» explained Lacy.

The Deputy Head of Macroeconomic Research Unit, Ministry of Finance, Dr. Millicent deGraft - Johnson who spoke on the governments short to medium - term development programme said it was aimed at providing opportunities for growth and job creation through the private sector, and had developed concrete reform actions to tackle key challenges to private investment such as ensuring macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability, improving the ease of doing business and enhancing access to affordable and long - term financing and de-risking instruments.

Speakers, including myself, gave an overview of key challenges and the students could then choose an issue on which to carry out their own research.

«So it's an ideal challenge for interdisciplinary research» that addresses all three of the key systems at work (natural, built, social) and their interactions across different types of hazards.

Professor Peter Horton FRS, Chief Research Advisor to the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures at the University of Sheffield and corresponding author of the paper, said: «Our findings bring into focus a key part of the food security challenge — resolving the major conflicts embedded in the agri - food system, whose primary purpose is to make money not to provide sustainable global food security.

The pharmaceutical industry, the National Institutes of Health, the FDA, academia, clinical research organizations and other key stakeholders will have the opportunity to focus on these disparities and identify the barriers and challenges in educating, recruiting and designing clinical trials.

Bingaman called for the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy to be judged on three key challenges: hiring good people, supporting good science, and getting the private sector involved in investing in energy rResearch Projects Agency - Energy to be judged on three key challenges: hiring good people, supporting good science, and getting the private sector involved in investing in energy researchresearch.

Connections are key to obtaining a challenging research experience.

One of the key challenges of the research was ensuring that the silicon nitride did not crack during the manufacture of the waveguides.

Bringing the global research community together to solve challenges related to realizing this goal is a key step in that direction.»

This first report of the Task Force has identified the following key challenges that will need to be addressed in any roadmap for open research data infrastructure.

Laboratory R&D professionals across the globe face numerous challenges while striving to play a key role in significant advancements in research that improve our nation.

06 February 2018, Los Baños, Philippines — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is targeting more public - private support to address key challenges in the successful and wider adoption of Direct - Seeded Rice (DSR) systems in South and Southeast Asia.

However, a key challenge of using AAVs for neuroscience research is the lack of a method for genetically manipulating neurons throughout the whole brain.

The Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) ERA is a key programme within Midlands Innovation — a consortium of research intensive universities (universities of Aston, Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Warwick), and the British Geological Survey (BGS), which has the overall aim of harnessing the Midlands» combined research excellence and industry expertise to play a critical role in tackling some of the biggest challenges facingResearch Accelerator (ERA) ERA is a key programme within Midlands Innovation — a consortium of research intensive universities (universities of Aston, Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Warwick), and the British Geological Survey (BGS), which has the overall aim of harnessing the Midlands» combined research excellence and industry expertise to play a critical role in tackling some of the biggest challenges facingresearch intensive universities (universities of Aston, Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Warwick), and the British Geological Survey (BGS), which has the overall aim of harnessing the Midlands» combined research excellence and industry expertise to play a critical role in tackling some of the biggest challenges facingresearch excellence and industry expertise to play a critical role in tackling some of the biggest challenges facing the UK.

deCODE has identified key variations in the sequence of the genome conferring increased risk of major public health challenges from cardiovascular disease to cancer, and employs its gene discovery engine to develop DNA - based tests to assess individual risk of common diseases; to license its tests and intellectual property to partners; and to provide comprehensive, leading - edge contract services to companies and research institutions around the globe.

Our vision, mission and approach for this research takes into account the complexity of climate science and the need for key advances that will help decision makers as they face policy challenges related to the environment.

An ASU initiative to leverage key university research strengths against complex global challenges is expanding its scope and leadership to more tightly integrate the natural sciences and technology with social sciences and the humanities.....

Using Big Data effectively will allow us to answer key questions for cancer research and treatment, but there are challenges, says Dr. Eva Sharpe, writing for The Insitute of Cancer Rresearch and treatment, but there are challenges, says Dr. Eva Sharpe, writing for The Insitute of Cancer ResearchResearch.

Collection and harmonization of disparate clinical, molecular, patient research and biospecimen data is key to effective research, but presents challenges in terms of access, organization, security and compliance.

Part of the Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer (JDACS4C), a DOE and National Cancer Institute (NCI) collaboration, CANDLE will address three key cancer challenges to accelerate research at the molecular, cellular and population levels.

Each work group was then tasked with designing a research program for a specific case study using a genomic solution to address a key environmental challenge, culminating with a presentation of their work to a panel representing potential funding sources (industry, government, and philanthropy).

The Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey, led by Dr Philip Riley from the Australian Catholic University, is a key piece of research informing the wider community about the challenges and struggles facing Australian school leaders.

Based on extensive research with schools, academies and MATs across the UK, Bett Academies has been designed to address key challenges and considerations relating to academisation.

New research into those educational journeys shows that relationships, at times aided by technology, are a key difference - maker for refugee children, helping them to persist in the face of overwhelming challenges.

A key challenge for this research is to account for the subtle differences between students who choose to attend charters and otherwise similar children who attend traditional public schools.

Some of the key challenges cited in the research include a lack of work - life balance, managing their workload and responsibilities, and difficulties finding the time needed for planning and collaboration.

According to research from BESA, 57 per cent of primary and 61 per cent of secondary teachers have said training teachers in all areas of ICT is their key challenge over the next 12 months

EdSource is a nonprofit, non-partisan reporting and research organization whose mission is to inform policymakers and the public on key education challenges.

Early Childhood Teacher Education Policies: Research Review and State Trends reviews key findings from a recent policy report by the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes which reviews published research on early childhood (ECE) workforce education and credentials as well as on the current status of ECE wages, recruitment and retention challenges, and promising prResearch Review and State Trends reviews key findings from a recent policy report by the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes which reviews published research on early childhood (ECE) workforce education and credentials as well as on the current status of ECE wages, recruitment and retention challenges, and promising prresearch on early childhood (ECE) workforce education and credentials as well as on the current status of ECE wages, recruitment and retention challenges, and promising practices.

Research behind VAL - ED (the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education tool to assess principal performance, developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University) suggests that there are six key steps - or «processes» - that the effective principal takes when carrying out his or her most important leadership responsibilities: planning, implementing, supporting, advocating, communicating and monitoring.40 The school leader pressing for high academic standards would, for example, map out rigorous targets for improvements in learning (planning), get the faculty on board to do what's necessary to meet those targets (implementing), encourage students and teachers in meeting the goals (supporting), challenge low expectations and low district funding for students with special needs (advocating), make sure families are aware of the learning goals (communicating), and keep on top of test results (monitoring).41

Spotlight topics take a closer look at key education issues, using research and case studies to help cities address the fundamental challenges to improving student outcomes.

«Research to date shows the key reasons for a school's success in challenging, as well as all other, locations are a strong head and management team, good support for staff, robust training, and dedicated staff.

Specifically, this study underscores the importance of key components for ensuring quality tutoring for the America Reads Challenge: (a) the use of research - based instructional elements to produce significant progress in reading achievement; (b) the need for a well - structured lesson plan in which the content and delivery of instruction are carefully planned; (c) the need for intensive, ongoing training and supervision of tutoring under the guidance of a knowledgeable reading specialist; (d) the need for frequent and regular tutoring sessions; and (e) the need for careful evaluation, assessment, monitoring and reinforcement of progress.

Thus, the key is surfacing the underlying assumptions, challenging them with reason and research, and replace them with better ones.

A key challenge for the incoming Administration, from my limited perspective as a physical scientist and my involvement with the Office of the US Global Change Research Program from 1993 - 2002, is figuring out how to build up the needed social science capabilities and community.