It's partly a scientific brief, partly a song of sex, and it's enormously enjoyable.
In its ruling, the ICJ judges upheld Australia's claim that Japan, having published just two peer-reviewed papers since 2005, had failed to fulfil its scientific brief.
The group offers to hold a scientific briefing for the commission and calls on Barroso to organize a rigorous risk-benefit analysis for "decision makers in Europe and worldwide".
Nancy Reagan, who had attended one of the scientific-briefing dinners at Fisher and Wick's house, called many Republican members of Congress and told them how important she believed embryonic-stem-cell research was.
This analysis required the collection of considerable qualitative information which was made possible by reading many programs and policy documents related to the sector (official documents, scientific articles, policy briefs, etc).
The media, which is the focus of this paper, is just one component of APHRC's approach in influencing policy and practice with research; other components include one-on-one meetings, partnerships with policymakers, participation in relevant government technical working groups, scientific publications, policy briefs, seminars and conferences.
In APHRC's case, a whole range of other communication and policy engagement strategies are used to influence policy and practice, including one-on-one meetings and dissemination workshops, scientific publications, policy briefs, participation in government technical working groups, and partnership with policy makers in designing and implementing research.
The scientific portion was brief enough to make a person feel smarter but didn't require an inordinate amount of concentration.
Hawking cannot move and communicates through a computer slowly and laboriously, but produced the scientific bestseller A Brief History of Time, which sold 10m copies.
Scientific Method in Brief by Hugh G. Gauch Jr [303 pages, Cambridge University Press, 2012; Guardian bookshop; Amazon UK paperback/kindle UK; Amazon US paperback/kindle US] Publisher's synopsis: The fundamental principles of the scientific method are essential for enhancing perspective, increasing productivity, and stimulating innovation.
