Sentences with phrase «significant research contributions»

The instructors have made significant research contributions and published much of the available literature in canine physical rehabilitation.

Not exact matches

Still, McKinsey's research chops make its contribution to the debate significant.

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.

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.

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

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.

«Our research shows there has been a shift from sugar - sweetened towards non-sugar sweetened drinks over 15 years leading to a significant drop in the sugar contribution from water - based beverages, especially soft drinks.

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.

About Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center: The world's oldest and largest private cancer center, Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has devoted more than a century to patient care as well as to innovative research, making significant contributions to new and better therapies for the treatment of cancer.

These new centres, together with the Administrative Data Research Network (ADRN), will make a significant contribution to ensuring the future sustainability of UK research competitiveness; supporting the UK in maximising its innovation potential and driving economicResearch Network (ADRN), will make a significant contribution to ensuring the future sustainability of UK research competitiveness; supporting the UK in maximising its innovation potential and driving economicresearch competitiveness; supporting the UK in maximising its innovation potential and driving economic growth.

We look forward to the significant contribution that the new centre will make to third sector research.

Examples of areas in which nominees may have made significant contributions are research; teaching; technology; services to professional societies; administration in academe, industry, and government; and communicating and interpreting science to the public.

As associate professor and first - author Johan Bollen writes in an e-mail to Science Careers, they wanted their new system to «enable scientists to set their own priorities, fund scientists... not projects, avoid proposal writing and reviewing, avoid administrative burdens, encourage all scientists to participate collectively in the definition of scientific priorities, encourage innovation, reward scientists that make significant contributions to data, software, methods, and systems, avoid funding death spirals (no funding - > no research - > no funding) but still reward high levels of productivity, create the proper incentives for scholarly communication (publishing to communicate, not to improve bibliometrics), enable funding of daring and risky research, and so on.»

And students who made significant contributions to ORNL projects — and who also match the needs and research interest of a lab at ORNL — are welcomed to return the following summer as student researchers.

The Dawn framing cameras were developed and built under the leadership of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Gottingen, Germany, with significant contributions by German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, and in coordination with the Institute of Computer and Communication Network Engineering, Braunschweig.

Research on holography has now grown to such dimensions that we have not been able to mention each of the numerous authors who have made significant contributions to it.

By sequencing the genome of a Bactrian camel, researchers at the Vetmeduni Vienna have made a significant contribution to population genetic research on camels.

I take on this complicated run for re-election because I am deeply concerned about the future of our country and I believe I have a significant contribution to make on many of the key issues of the day, especially medical research.

The research team did not find a significant contribution from neonicotinoid pesticides.

The framing cameras were provided by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Gottingen, Germany, with significant contributions by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, and in coordination with the Institute of Computer and Communication Network Engineering, Braunschweig.

Dr. McNutt was awarded the Macelwane Medal by AGU in 1988 for research accomplishments by a young scientist and the Maurice Ewing Medal in 2007 for her significant contributions to deep - sea exploration.

Dr. Wherry has received numerous honors for his consistent and significant contributions to infectious disease and cancer research.

Last year, The Policy Research Initiative (an arm of the federal government) gave out their first prizes for people in the Canadian community who have made significant contributions to policy development.

The framing cameras were provided by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Gottingen, Germany, with significant contributions by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Planetary Research in Berlin, and in coordination with the Institute of Computer and Communication Network Engineering in Braunschweig.

At the end of the research a seven - member committee of academics, usually including the three supervising academics, confirms that the project is original and makes a significant contribution to the science.

The work was selected for Facebook's second ever Internet Defense Prize award, which recognizes superior quality research that combines a working prototype with significant contributions to the security of the Internet — particularly in the areas of protection and defense.

The research is a «significant» contribution to understanding how iron uptake moderates the spread of bacterial infection, says microbiologist Shelley Payne of the University of Texas, Austin.

He has previously served on the faculty of McGill University in Montreal as a Tier I Canada Research Chair and the Salk Institute in San Diego, and has made significant contributions to the field of integrative proteomics and pharmacogenomics through the use of innovative mass spectrometry and biochemical techniques.

A new research group that combines these international scientists with their Chinese colleagues is already making significant contributions to the field of visual computing, he adds.

Joanna Fowler has made significant contributions to brain research and the understanding of diseases such as addiction, which she studies using positron emission tomography (PET), an imaging technique that measures the concentration and movement of a positron - emitting radioisotope in living tissue.

APS Fellows are elected by their peers for «exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise; e.g., outstanding physics research, important applications of physics, leadership in or service to physics, or significant contributions to physics education.»

This annual award recognizes the contributions of individuals, corporations, and foundations that have made a significant impact on medical research, patient care, or public education in the fields of cancer immunology and immunotherapy.

He already had made significant contributions to the weapons program and has the potential to be a Laboratory leader in the coming years, especially if given the opportunity to pursue his varied research interests.

Referring to Professor Bradley as «one of the pioneers of plastic electronics», Professor Cheah Kok Wai, Head and Chair Professor of the Department of Physics at HKBU, said «the invention of conjugated polymer LEDs launched the field of plastic electronics research and if one looks back along its subsequent path, one can see the many significant contributions to the science and application of molecular electronic materials and devices that Professor Bradley has made, leading to him becoming one of the most highly cited materials researchers in the world».

September 17, 2009 The Maria and Sam Miller Professional Excellence Awards presented to Dr. Eng for scientific achievement in clinical research This award is presented to a scientist or physician who has made significant contributions to clinical science by conducting human subject research that directly affects the outcome of patient care and brings basic science to the bedside.

Additionally, in partnership with UCSF, students and faculty receive training and mentoring to make significant contributions to biomedical research by asking innovative questions that are relevant to local communities.

Ronai is being recognized for his significant contributions to melanoma research that are advancing understanding of this deadly form of skin cancer and could lead to new treatments.

This award, presented by the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Medicine, recognizes alumni who have brought honor and distinction to the Division of Biological Sciences / Pritzker School of Medicine and to the University of Chicago by demonstrating outstanding leadership in and making significant contributions to the biological sciences or medicine through research, clinical care, health service administration, public and professional service, or civic duties.

The award recognises an early - career professional for innovative contributions to biological and medical sciences, and for significant contributions to developing local research capabilities and promoting interactions between African and British scientists.

Ross's research has also made significant contributions to the field in terms of what forensic investigators can learn from the skulls of children.

We believe in fostering the development of outstanding scientists and to help them expand their potential to make significant contributions in their field of research.

Financial support for the Advanced LIGO project was led by the NSFwith Germany (Max Planck Society), the U.K. (Science and Technology Facilities Council) and Australia (Australian Research Council) making significant commitments and contributions to the project.

«It will add to what is already being done by other scientists on the Roi Baudouin Ice Shelf, will bring a new data set for models and will make a significant additional contribution to research activities at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station».

Special awards are available for young investigators at the beginning of their careers and for experienced researchers who are making significant contributions to lupus research.

Robarts Research Institute awards the annual J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine to an individual or individuals who have made significant contributions to a field of basic or clinical research in one of the Institute's principal areas of rResearch Institute awards the annual J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine to an individual or individuals who have made significant contributions to a field of basic or clinical research in one of the Institute's principal areas of rresearch in one of the Institute's principal areas of researchresearch.

In its first funding period, which commenced in 2009 and was completed in 2013, TRANSVAC made a significant contribution to the support of individual European scientific groups through the provision of state - of - the - art vaccine experimental services, technical training, and innovative vaccine research and development (R&D).

In addition to having connected research communities, Hieter and his lab have made many significant contributions to our understanding of chromosome biology, including the dissection of yeast centromeres and the identification of genes involved in genome stability.

The recent birth of a female Grevy's zebra foal at the Saint Louis Zoo marks another milestone in a long - running Washington University in St. Louis research partnership that is making significant contributions to the preservation of Grevy's zebra and the equally endangered African wild ass.

The Research Fellow program recognizes scientists who make significant contributions to EMSL and its user program outside of individual research Research Fellow program recognizes scientists who make significant contributions to EMSL and its user program outside of individual research research efforts.

This fellowship is reserved for leading researchers making significant contributions to the development of EMSL beyond their individual research efforts.