It could be argued that this is a moment of great change in business education, not unlike that which led to the Gordon-Howell report, as the research-practical application debate, the emphasis on ethics and the demand for MBAs provoked by the financial crisis come together.
Goodfellow now concedes that while the breakthrough had practical implications for cancer research, the intellectual pursuit was what inspired him.
So they are striking out to discredit Professor Moniz, his views, and the additional large body of academic research and practical experience proving the efficacy and safety of fracking.
We should reject the sometimes implied disdain for applied, practical research relative to basic in in advancing basic knowledge.
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Myron Atkin, professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, says scientists like Hawkins pushed teaching toward basic research, and away from the practical orientation that they felt was holding science education back.
Although it doesn't quite have the wow factor of Cornell's invisibility project, the thermal research may prove to be more practical because it also can be used to manage heat and improve cooling in components such as computer chips.
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Yet the GMO industry has a practical advantage beyond the battling message points or the purported refutation of one scientific study by research leading to diametrically opposed conclusions.
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However, such research with important practical implications unfortunately is the exception rather than the rule.
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Applied research solves practical problems, such as improving the energy efficiency of vehicles.
Furthermore, the participants of seminar gave practical suggestions for improvement of scientific-research and educational potential of investigation and usage of underground water with an adoption of information and communication technologies, including geographical information system and present-day simulation methods and forecasting approach.
Simon Rippon is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford's Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.
"We believe that scientific research and decades of practical experience have shown that translocation is the humane and ethical solution to this problem, " said Ross Minett from Uist Hedgehog Rescue, which intends to stay involved with the translocation programme.
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In those instances when such research leads to a novel technology, it is the role of the NIH and recipients of NIH funds to disseminate the research findings and, as appropriate, pursue further development to bring technologies to practical application to benefit the public.
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Supporters of the Board, which was created under ACA to control the growth of Medicare, have failed to grasp the greatest looming practical consequence: under IPAB, venture capital funding for new medical technologies and research could be drastically reduced, suffocating the innovation that has led to continued breakthroughs in the healthcare and life sciences fields.
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