China agreed to "actively study" joining the control regime that limits the spread of missiles of more than short range.

CNN: Did The Summit Matter?

As a first step, the Study Group recommends that ICSU actively promote cooperation between traditional knowledge and science at the United Nations World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg (South Africa) in August 2002.

UNESCO: Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Two-fifths of employees, according to a 2010 study by BVA, a polling firm, actively dislike their firm's top managers.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter

Instead of brainstorming blanket regulations behind closed doors, federal regulators should actively be encouraging engineers and entities at the state level to study and consider means for ensuring best industry practices.

FORBES: Regulatory Grinches Threaten Obama's Natural Gas Christmas Wish

And according to a recent study in the online journal First Monday, some parents are actively lying to help underage kids join Facebook and other networks, unwittingly exposing them to online bullying.

CNN: Why parents should educate their kids about tech

According to one eye-opening study, fewer than a third of all employees can be classified as actively engaged at work.

MSN: How to get your employees to stop job hunting

Unless space debris is actively tackled, some satellite orbits will become extremely hazardous over the next 200 years, a new study suggests.

BBC: Space debris collisions expected to rise

Unfortunately, according to a study by the Vanguard Group, only 1 in 20 investors will be able to pick three actively managed funds that will outperform index funds over the next 20 years.

FORBES: 1 in 20 Fund Investors Beat the Odds

And even if you're trying to get yourself out of unemployment, the job search itself brings significant stress: Research suggests that unemployed workers who actively engage in job-search activities are more likely to have worse mental health, according to a 2005 study.

CNN: Unemployment takes tough mental toll