Illinois, for example, adopted a new smoothing technique in 2009, when its funded ratio had plunged to a frightening 33 percent; the change pumped the ratio up to 43 percent, at least on paper.
New Jersey, in contrast, has improved its funded ratio by manipulating, er, adjusting the expected return, as reported in March.
The RCDC method was implemented in 2008 by the NIH at the request of Congress to provide better consistency and transparency in the reporting of its funded research.
In its stimulus-funded study, Hsiao's team will investigate the detailed neural codes for more complex shapes, and will delve into how the perception of motion in the visual system is integrated with the perception of tactile motion.
The wrong kind means, in particular, that it is too generous in its coverage; too well-funded, with reserves explicitly set aside for repayment of losses; and run by government officials rather than by the private sector.This helps to explain why banks have been so deeply implicated in the financial crises of recent years, as the next section will explain.
Kickstarter, which just recently celebrated the 10,000th successfully funded project in its 2.5-year history, is under siege by that most ubiquitous of foes, presently at least: patent litigation.
(The claim of a surplus has frequently been challenged as OCO'88 counted only its own revenues and expenses and did not include government funded facilities in its accounting.
In terms of the ability of its intake, it ranks near the bottom of the 10 state-funded schools in its district.
In its first two years, seed-funded teams have involved 31 faculty, six postdocs, 10 Ph.D. students, and several undergraduate and professional students.
