To stimulate productivity and cerebral thinking, he had ceiling lights installed that changed color every 15 seconds.
In light of the aging population and high standards for social services, the government sought to stimulate productivity and to encourage older citizens to work.
Research and development spending is most effective at stimulating productivity when it is funnelled through universities, according to research by two academics, Jonathan Haskel and Gavin Wallis.
Furthermore iceberg-hosted sediment was demonstrated to stimulate productivity in experiments carried out under Fe-limited conditions, such as those existing in the Southern Ocean [10].
Establishing a clear legal framework for Brazil's national territory will tend to reduce rural land conflicts significantly, while stimulating productivity and reducing social exclusion in rural areas, without putting at risk the natural resources that belong to future generations of Brazilians.
Trust causes the brain to release oxytocin, which stimulates productivity and raises motivation.
We must first find ways to stimulate productivity which means more capital investment, more spending on research and development, upgrading our infrastructure, incentives to reward entrepreneurship and - most important - investing in people.
On the other hand, changing air CO2 concentration, fertilisation by nitrogen deposition from air pollution by NO2, and forest management practices, can stimulate productivity of trees (Sander et al., 1995; Dünisch et al., 1996; Kim and Fukazawa, 1997).
A key policy document prepared for the Summit calls for support to agricultural research that serves the needs of poor farmers, noting that "high food prices represent an excellent opportunity for increased investments in agriculture by both the public and private sectors to stimulate production and productivity".
Mark Perry points to a structural shift in the economy: "The Great Recession stimulated huge productivity and efficiency gains as companies shed marginal workers and learned how to do more with less (fewer workers)." Prediction: holiday spending should be about the same as last year (thanks in part to pawn shops!).
