However, one problem has been that some of the research has struggled to identify whether the findings were related to the fact that mothers from more affluent backgrounds were more likely to breastfeed and it was factors related to the family circumstances that was really influencing intelligence.
But Dr Graham Hubler, of the United States Naval Research Laboratory, who has taken a keen interest in lightning balls, says the research has much promise.
When she asks for something, she has all the research to back it up.
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He has expanded the research to other rivers, including the Yakima, a major Columbia tributary.
The growth in public money for academic research has speeded the process: federal research grants rose fourfold between 1960 and 1990, but faculty teaching hours fell by half as research took its toll.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has listed the Family Research Council as a hate group since 2010, pointing to what it describes as its anti-gay propaganda and legislative agenda.
There are no such requirements in Britain, but the harsh light that has been shone on equity research has dented the demand for analysts.
Apple, the computer and music company, has already done the research for me.
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Dr Marita Pohlschmidt, of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, which has funded the Newcastle research, was confident it would lead to a badly needed breakthrough in treatment.
To date, pre-IPO research has not taken hold, but the relaxation on sell-side research after the IPO has resulted in earlier and more regular analyst commentary on companies in the public market.
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The method of engagement research by Brand Keys has been validated by the Advertising Research Foundation.
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The company has a research and development centre in the nearby town of Ugine.
The European Union has detected a similar trend in several European countries, as has CyclOpe, the research institute.
The charity Action Research, which has funded research into the benefits of folic acid, said the FSA decision was surprising.
The research has other implications for understanding the composition of ancient oceans.
The group has published many research papers along the way, and some are pretty specialised.
The University of Rochester has turned research about predicting the spread of diseases with social media into a web application called Germ Tracker.
This is the first study to highlight the effects on mortality of alcohol minimum pricing, although the Scottish government has used previous research from the University of Sheffield to claim consumption of alcohol would be reduced if prices rose.
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Among the many examples of what shear touch could do, the research duo has raised the possibility of skipping through music by pushing left and right, or scrolling more slowly through your favorite website with a forceful dragging motion.
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Instead, in 2004 she founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, which in the ensuing eight years has become the leader in research on gender depiction in the media.
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But the research group has been criticized for agreeing to a number of constraints on the research that other universities refused to accept.
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The National Rifle Association has stymied such research in the past, arguing that it was a step toward gun control.
One of the world's leading scientists has told BBC Scotland the research underway in Scotland demonstrates that reducing the effects of climate change will provide important opportunities for forward-thinking businesses.
My colleague James Gallagher has reported on the research and you can read his copy here.
The cybersecurity research community has discussed the concept of active defense for nearly a decade.
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"This technology has been in the research lab way, way, way too long, " says Helen Greiner , chief executive of Cambridge, Mass.
The financial research provider has made the cut for 15 straight years.
The MoJ has also commissioned some research into the financial cost of FOI for public authorities, but this is not expected to be completed until the new year.
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