Thus, it is important to identify and characterise new molecular markers and gene targets to improve the accuracy of prognosis and develop more targeted treatment strategies to improve the clinical management of lung cancer.
Beijing has tried to enforce ambitious — though so far unmet — targets to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
The college also has a strong focus on personal coaching, setting individual targets to improve academic performance.
Mr Hirai laid out aggressive targets to improve performance, though he offered few concrete ideas on how to achieve them.
Nowhere has it displayed these characteristics more than in its obsession with targets to improve the public services.
Dominic Haslam, director of policy at Sightsavers, applauded the goals for including specific targets to improve access to employment, education and transport for people with disabilities.
PlantBottle is helping the company meet its 2012 targets to improve packaging efficiency by 25% and recycle 50% of its bottles and cans.
The new operator will also have to meet tough targets to improve punctuality, reducing delays by around a fifth, and to improve cleanliness.
On Monday universities will hear whether a quango has approved their targets to improve their mix of low-income and other students from under-represented groups.
It's tough, which is why planning is so important, prioritising issues, laying out targets to improve and measuring progress, whilst having a broad vision of a sustainable end point for your business.
In 2008, UK drinks giant Diageo outlined a number of targets to improve its environmental impacts – addressing water use, waste and carbon emissions – and is currently building a £65m bioenergy plant at its Cameronbridge Distillery.
