Stanford University's John W. Gardner Center has found student perceptions to be linked to academic outcomes, and a recent synthesis of 15
years of research found that a healthy school climate — often measured through surveys — can help close the achievement gap.
Indeed, a recent study that analyzed 30
years of research found no correlation between depression and progestin - only birth control methods (like the IUD or the implant.)
Not according to
years of research findings, notably from an unprecedented set of California school finance and governance studies prompted by the student outcome urgency.
Not exact matches
The Terawatt Workshop, convened last
year by the Global Alliance
of Solar Energy
Research Institutes, recently published its
findings.
Nanos
Research, which conducts a weekly survey for Bloomberg,
found that almost a quarter
of respondents at the end
of September said their personal financial situation had worsened over the past
year, compared with about 20 per cent in early August.
According to
research by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 46.6 percent
of startups launched in the U.S. that are still in business after five
years are
founded by «user entrepreneurs.»
Indeed, a recent
research report from New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) found that the majority of methane released in the air over the last 10 years likely came from agricultural sources (cow burps) as opposed to fossil fuel pro
research report from New Zealand's National Institute
of Water and Atmospheric
Research (NIWA) found that the majority of methane released in the air over the last 10 years likely came from agricultural sources (cow burps) as opposed to fossil fuel pro
Research (NIWA)
found that the majority
of methane released in the air over the last 10
years likely came from agricultural sources (cow burps) as opposed to fossil fuel production.
Most
of the big law firms in Perth have shrunk in size over the past
year, with Ashurst experiencing the biggest drop in staff, while only a couple
of smaller firms have achieved significant growth,
research by Business News has
found.
Forum
Research found last
year that 65 percent
of Ontario respondents approve
of a C$ 15 minimum wage, mirroring the national figure
of 63 percent.
Starting off with my favorite holiday
of the
year, Halloween is one
of the most mindless holiday marketing months and I am not talking about zombies; though when I read some
of these Facebook pages it makes me wish I was one... What I mean is that it's relatively easy to
research and
find quality content that can be used to boost interest in your cause, so why not do something more ghoulish?
Mong said that HP
researches found no new mobile ransomware samples in January 2014, but by November last
year saw 183 new types
of ransomware, attacking Android devices.
Before
founding her own firm in 2005, she was a perennial leader as the head
of technical
research at Smith Barney for 25
years.
When Alexandre Pestov, a strategic consultant and
research associate at York University's Schulich School
of Business, compared buying a two - bedroom Toronto condominium to renting it over the past 25
years, he
found that the renter ended up $ 600,000 richer than the owner if he invested the spare cash in low - risk bonds.
In this in - depth
research from BI Intelligence that updates our popular July 2014 report on programmatic, we
find that the US digital - ad market will reach a programmatic «tipping - point»: For the first time this
year, programmatic transactions will be a majority (52 %)
of non-search digital - ad spend.
The
research found 26 percent more posts, photos, and videos than other parts
of the
year and 49 percent more video posts.
When the
research team used a specially designed computer program to evaluate the «brain age» of 50 meditators versus 50 non-meditators, it found «experienced meditators have brains that appear 7.5 years younger, on average, than non-meditators,» reports the British Psychological Society Research Dige
research team used a specially designed computer program to evaluate the «brain age»
of 50 meditators versus 50 non-meditators, it
found «experienced meditators have brains that appear 7.5
years younger, on average, than non-meditators,» reports the British Psychological Society
Research Dige
Research Digest blog.
A survey by investment and
research group RBC Capital last
year found that American surgeons think that within five
years, 35 %
of operations will involve robots in some form, compared with 15 % today.
Not only did the vast majority Americans» net - worth tumble during the recession, for 93 %
of households, it continued to slide during the first two
years of the recovery as well, a recent study by the Pew
Research Center
found.
Hired's
research found that women with zero - to - two
years of experience who took new jobs actually asked for 2 percent more compensation than men — and received 7 percent more.
Reviewing data on major geopolitical events in the past 100 - plus
years, Credit Suisse's former head
of research and deputy global CIO Giles Keating and his team previously
found that stocks generally bounced back after such shocks.
So, I spent a lot
of my time during junior and senior
years of high school
researching the process and trying to
find «secret» ways to get the most financial aid possible — all the strategies I assumed my peers were already taking advantage
of.
Last
year, Giles Keating, the former head
of research and deputy global CIO at Credit Suisse, and his team reviewed data on major geopolitical events in the previous 100 - plus
years and
found that stocks generally bounced back up after these shocks.
Part
of what may be contributing to this trend is the fact that public offerings in Europe are, on average, smaller than they are in the U.S. Consider that 18
of the companies to go public in the region this
year have a market cap
of less than $ 100 million, the Atomico
research found.
While Pew reports that one - third
of 25 - to 29 -
year - olds in the U.S. had completed at least a bachelor's degree in 2012 (a record number), a survey by Braun
Research for staffing firm Adecco
found that 66 percent
of hiring managers do not believe college grads are ready for the work force.
The net worth
of people who divorce starts to plunge four
years before the split, Zagorsky's
research published in 2005
found.
The
research mirrors what a team led by Giovanni Chiodini from the Italian National Institute
of Geophysics reported late last
year, when they too modelled Campi Flegrei's activity and
found that it's dangerously close to hitting a critical pressure point that could trigger another eruption.
In this all - new in - depth
research from BI Intelligence that updates our popular July 2014 report on programmatic, we
find that the US digital - ad market will reach a programmatic «tipping - point»: For the first time this
year, programmatic transactions will be a majority (52 %)
of non-search digital - ad spend.
Arran
founded MyKoolBox three
years ago, personally investing # 30,000
of his own money into the
research and development
of the idea.
Research from digital marketing agency Catalyst Canada
found the number
of apps Canadians have on their phones declined from an average
of 26 in 2014 to less than 19 last
year.
So I'll wait and see, there have been over the many
years lots
of people coming out with
research where they think they've
found the cure so I think this one is a wait and see.
They
found that «on average associate's and bachelor's degree students experience a decline in earnings after attendance, relative to their own earnings in
years prior to attendance,» according to a summary
of the report published by the National Bureau
of Economic
Research.
Regulators read the press reports
of directors serving 40
years, auditors even serving up to 100, and communicate with academics on what the empirical
research findings are.
This
year our mentee class includes an Indonesian woman whose company manufactures leather goods; an Egyptian who
founded a survey
research company; a lawyer and media personality from Ghana; and the co-founder
of an online money transfer company from Poland.
In fact,
research from StrategyMarketing.ca
found that 87 %
of women were unable to
find a financial advisor they can connect with, and 80 %
of those whose husbands pass away change their advisor within a
year.
He also said that the Nomura's
research found shipments
of non-Chinese smartphones out
of China (which are mostly iPhones) fell 9 percent
year - over-
year in the first quarter.
The second phase
of the
research, later this
year, will consist
of a wider survey
of around 300 consumers in order to refine the hypotheses, and the final round will be a general survey on a larger scale to validate the
findings.
Self - driving cars will largely be used by researchers and tech developers for the next handful
of years, but by 2021, consumers will begin to adopt autonomous car technology, according to the market -
research firm's
findings.
Interestingly, the professors»
findings correspond to
research released late last
year by Markus Fitza, a professor
of management at Texas A&M.
Bloomberg reported last
year that an international monitoring body
found traces
of chemical weapons, including sarin gas, in an inspection
of the Syrian government's Scientific Studies and
Research Center.
In 2008, a Thai
research team surveyed 2,000 office workers in 54 Bangkok workplaces and
found that fully 63 %
of them with at least one
year of experience on the job were experiencing some kind
of musculoskeletal pain.
A few
years ago, Microsoft did some
research into this problem and
found that people spend on average 5.6 hours each week in meetings, and that 71 percent
of American employees reported that these meetings «aren't very productive.»
The Institute
of International Education, a not - for - profit organization that
researches the movement
of international students,
found that 304,467 American students studied abroad during the 2013 - 2014 school
year — the most recent data available.
There's quite a bit
of research, based on historical returns, that
finds if you retire at age 65, you can withdraw 4 % a
year (plus inflation adjustments) from your nest egg with only a small risk
of outliving your money.
A paper published a
year ago in the Journal
of Psychiatric
Research found elevated levels
of c - reactive protein, a blood - based marker
of inflammation (which I wrote about two weeks ago) in survivors
of the World Trade Center attack; the more traumatic the experience, the higher the CRP.
A study
of the S&P 500 by
Research Affiliates
finds that since 2012, buybacks have modestly boosted growth in earnings per share — adding around 0.16 percentage points per
year.
A report by Anzalone
Research Group published by Fast Food Forward, the campaign behind the fast food strikes in New York,
found that
of the 500 fast food workers it surveyed in New York in April 2013, 84 % said that their employer had committed at least one form
of wage theft in the past
year.
Officials from the Organization for the Prohibition
of Chemical Weapons told the Obama administration early this
year that its inspectors had
found traces
of two banned chemical weapons during an inspection
of the Syrian government's Scientific Studies and
Research Center in the district
of Barzeh near Damascus, two administration officials told us.
Coming back to the broader issue
of data innovation, it is interesting to note that dataset merges have been behind a growing number
of important academic studies and
research findings in recent
years.
Last
year, publicly - traded companies with all - male boards lost out on a total
of $ 655 billion in potential profits across India, the UK and the US,
research by Chicago, Illinois - based accountancy firm Grant Thornton
found.
Through
years of research, Brian has
found that the most powerful shared experiences are those where you build deep trust, get to know people at a deep level, and are exposed to a diverse array
of people.