In 1961, J. Edgar Hoover stressed, in a memo, the imperative to develop "live sources within the upper echelon of the organized hoodlum element".
To persist with a philosophy grounded in America's separateness, rather than its connectedness, would be devastating at a time when the country faces two wars, a financial collapse unseen since 1929, commodity inflation, a huge transfer of resources to the Middle East, and the imperative to develop new sources of energy.
Finally, the entire planet is confronting climate change, which has increased the imperative to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies.
The current method of aid distribution is like placing the cart before the horse.Dr Vladimir LazarevikSkopje, MacedoniaSelling drugsSIR – That pharmaceutical companies are ignoring the humanitarian imperative to develop drugs and vaccines for "neglected diseases" because it is unprofitable is an all too familiar criticism (Survey of pharmaceuticals, June 18th).
These trends underscore the ethical imperative to develop a framework to protect children from environmental hazards.
Through critically reflecting on their challenges, mentors developed a new appreciation of students' concerns regarding the strong imperative to develop competence for a future role as a nurse, which has been well-documented in the literature [ 41].
As the flow characteristics of slickwater in the field are difficult to simulate in the lab, it is imperative to develop a systematic evaluation method that can predict the field performance of the friction reducer to ensure a successful fracturing treatment.
When the inevitable nature of waste generation is considered detrimental to the environment, it becomes imperative to develop waste management options that do not only take care of disposal, but will ensure sustainability and environmental safety.
To date, there have been no studies on health care professionals' (HCP) perspectives regarding the barriers to achieving optimal care of patients with DM in this country and few previous studies in the Caribbean, yet such perspectives are imperative to develop strategies that reduce the global burden of this disease.
At the same time, within the UK, there is a policy imperative to develop services that are 'clinically led' particularly around commissioning [ 3].
From a practical view point, availability of pulses/wave-packets with such different characteristics from the same laser makes it imperative to develop variability-aware designs with control techniques and methods to select appropriate application-oriented regimes.
