SOLUTIONS' direct contribution to the WFD implementation in an international river basin is also a good example of practical application of science-policy interface allowing researchers to communicate scientific findings to policy-makers.
Technologists seek to advance practical applications of science while scientists seek to advance knowledge which may or may not have a practical application.
Real-time air quality forecasting (RT-AQF), a new discipline of the atmospheric sciences, represents one of the most far-reaching development and practical applications of science and engineering, poses unprecedented scientific, technical, and computational challenges, and generates significant opportunities for science dissemination and community participations.
This not only includes participation in traditional lab experiments but also exposure to the many practical applications of science, including horticulture and animal science.
"Girls need both the theory provided in school and the practical application of math, science and technology that only business can provide," notes UNICEF South Africa Senior Programme Officer Julianna Lindsey.
Collaborative engineering is the practical application of collaboration sciences to the engineering domain.
The counter-suggestion would be that technological thinking is merely the practical application of modern mathematical science, and that the latter is therefore the primary phenomenon.
The multitude of international field experiments, analysis and re-analysis of observations, Earth system models, climate prediction and projection projects, and scientific synthesis and assessments need to be coordinated and integrated with other relevant information to enable practical application of fundamental climate science of direct relevance, benefit and value to society.
In addition, there are around 40 universities of applied science (the Dutch word is hogescholen) that offer four-year programmes focusing on the practical application of arts and sciences.
