This support is often swayed by the immediate needs as perceived at that time. In this way the direction of scientific effort is shaped by society at large.

但这种支持会因社会问题的轻重缓急而有所变化，所以从这种意义上来说，在通常情况下，社会需求决定着科研工作的方向。

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Many were inspired to take up the challenge, some even changing the entire direction of their scientific careers.

他们中的许多人接受了挑战，一些人甚至因此改变了整个科学生涯的走向。

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Because of lack of both the profound personality background and the direction of the technological philosophy and the scientific esthetics, modern arts relapse into a mess made by itself.

由于缺乏深厚的人文背景以及科技哲学和科技美学的指导，现代科学和技术越来越陷入自设的困境。

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Scientific data: Yet another direction comes from SciDB, a database project aimed at the largest scientific applications (particularly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope).

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The new paradigm changes the way scientists look at the world, as well as the direction of future scientific research in the field.

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But it is scientific evidence that can at least reliably predict the general direction of influence of Frovenge and the general magnitude of influence on survival.

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