An analysis of reviewers' scores for grant proposals to the National Institutes of Health showed that adjusting for uncertainties and biases among reviewers would lead to a 25% change in the pool of funded proposals.
In addition, because the Department of Medicine was funding its own group's ideas, the pool of those reviewing the proposals was constrained to the Department, thus constraining commenting.
Installation of the Sparkhill pool, to take place at a later date, was part of proposals for a new Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre approved by Birmingham City Council's cabinet on Monday.
The extra work resulting from increasing numbers of proposals does not increase the total pool of research money available to scientists but limits their ability to conduct research, as well as to teach and mentor students.
Under one proposal, a pool of new migrants employed in service jobs like those at hotels and restaurants could apply for temporary work permits with the possibility of earning permanent residency over time.
EBay said on Wednesday it will ask investors to vote on board proposals to expand the pool of options it can award employees and a rival shareholder proposal that the company expense such compensation.
White House officials said the president's proposal envisioned a pool of some two million barrels of oil drawn from existing federal oil stockpiles, to be stored at existing facilities in the Northeast so that they could be released during shortages or to deal with transportation bottlenecks.
"It's very disappointing that six weeks after the M.T.A. picked its proposal from a pool of viable competitors, a deal with Tishman Speyer could not be worked out, but our commitment to transforming the Hudson Yards into a vibrant, mixed-use district remains unchanged," he said.
Under the GOP proposal, the same pool of cash -- $50 billion -- would be established to provide "incentives to states who adopt reforms that reduce the cost of health insurance and expand coverage".
Other proposals would diversify the pool of those eligible to be hired by replacing the lowest-scoring white candidates with minority candidates who had lower scores.
