In a 2008 book, David Neumark and William L. Wascher described their analysis of studies on the minimum wage, from several countries covering a period of over 50 years ( but primarily from the 1990s onward ).

According to an Environmental Working Group analysis of USDA and FDA pesticide residue tests performed from 2000 through 2008, 84 % of the 2, 216 tested potato samples contained detectable traces of at least one pesticide.

Organizations can participate in a continuing certification process to ISO 9001: 2008 to demonstrate their compliance with the standard, which includes a requirement for continual ( i. e. planned ) improvement of the QMS, as well as more foundational QMS components such as failure mode and effects analysis ( FMEA ).

The domain about. com attracted at least 448 million visitors annually by 2008, according to an estimate by Compete. com, a web traffic analysis service.

In an economic analysis, the Economic and Social Research Institute ( ESRI ) on June 24, 2008 forecast that there was a possibility the Irish economy would experience marginal negative growth in 2008.

Chris Taylor, Jupiter Research Corporation, Houston, Texas, along with a private individual Robert Hendry and the original theorist Modanese conducted an analysis of the suitability of impulse gravity generators for Earth-to-orbit, interplanetary, and interstellar applications, this was repeated again in 2008 and a United States and European patent was received.

In 2008, former editor of Newsweek Jon Meacham, a self described " fan ", criticised The Economists focus on analysis over original reporting.

According to a 2008 GRTC operations analysis report, a majority of GRTC riders utilize their services because they do not have an available alternative such as a private vehicle.

Analytically, the city was ranked 1st globally for a culture of innovation in 2007 and 2008, and 2nd globally after Boston in 2009 from 256 cities on an analysis of 162 indicators in the Innovation Cities Index on a 3-factor score covering culture, infrastructure and markets.

In agreement with the split of Falconiformes and Accipitriformes, comparative genome analysis published in 2008 suggested that falcons are more closely related to the parrots and passerines than to other birds including the Accipitridae, so that the traditional Falconiformes are paraphyletic even if the Cathartidae are excluded ..

* Arsenault, A & Castells, M. ( 2008 ) Switching power: Rupert Murdoch and the global business of media politics: A sociological analysis.

Although the amulet now resides in the Museum of Somerset, analysis by Liverpool University in 2008 using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy demonstrated that it was a hoax, as the silver within it dated to the 19th century or later.

In January 2008 the FDA cleared a home test called SpermCheck Vasectomy that allows patients to perform postvasectomy confirmation tests themselves ; however compliance for postvasectomy semen analysis in general remains low.

In 2008, the philosopher Maxine Sheets-Johnstone published The Roots of Morality ( Pennsylvania State University Press ), which contains an analysis of Rank's argument that " immortality ideologies " are an abiding human response to the painful riddle of death.

On September 17, 2008, the British evening-news analysis program Newsnight reported that Morgan Stanley was facing difficulties after a 42 % slide in its share price.

The study " Analysis of the life cycle of Cork, Aluminum and Plastic Wine Closures ," commissioned by cork manufacturer Amorim and made public in December 2008, concluded that cork is the most environmentally responsible stopper, in a one-year life cycle analysis comparison with the plastic stoppers and aluminum screw caps.

In 2008, Showtime acquired Inside the NFL, the longest-running program in the history of HBO, from that network when it had cancelled the seasonal analysis and interview program in February 2008.

Their 2008 analysis of the ' Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ' began to develop about 20 years ago as a special project of theirs working from-then outwards from-Biggs ' Pollex.

The Competitiveness Team produces a range of annual economic reports ( first published in brackets ): the Global Competitiveness Report ( 1979 ) measures competitiveness of countries and economies ; The Global Information Technology Report ( 2001 ) assesses their competitiveness based on their IT readiness ; the Global Gender Gap Report examines critical areas of inequality between men and women ; the Global Risks Report ( 2006 ) assesses key global risks ; the Global Travel and Tourism Report ( 2007 ) measures travel and tourism competitiveness and the Global Enabling Trade Report ( 2008 ) presents a cross-country analysis of the large number of measures facilitating trade between nations.

( 2011a, 2011b, 2012, in press ), O ’ Keefe ( 2001 )' s original analysis and its updates ( O ’ Keefe & Wahl ( 2003b ), O ’ Keefe ( 2004b, 2008 ), Albright et al.

Kevin McKeegan, UCLA Cosmochemistry Professor, announced on 10 March 2008 that analysis of a silicon wafer from Genesis showed that the Sun has a higher proportion of oxygen-16 than does the Earth.

He served as an anchor on the Mets pre-and post-game shows on SNY in 2007 and 2008, eventually settling into a part-time analysis role for the 2009 season.

In The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen ( 2008 ), folk and fairy tale researcher Maria Tatar offers a scholarly investigation and analysis of the story, drawing on Robbins's political and sociological analysis of the tale.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database suggested an 85 % confidence level that it is closest to the Central – Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages.

In 2008 an analysis, of basic vocabulary only, from the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database is contradictory in that while in part it suggests that Tongan and Samoan form a subgroup, the old subgroups Tongic and Nuclear Polynesian are still included in the classification search of the database itself.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database suggested at 85 % confidence level that it is closest to the Central – Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database supported the following structure, with Palawanic as the closest external branch:

Automated analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ( 2008 ) gave full support to the unity of Central Pacific, of a primary split with Bau ( East Fijian ), a secondary split with Rotuman + West Fijian, and the unity of Polynesian.

The close relationship between the languages is fully supported by an analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ( 2008 ).

Their relationship is not supported by much linguistic data: per Malcolm Ross, there is " essentially no evidence " that the Halmahera – Cenderawasih ( South Halmahera – West New Guinea ) and Oceanic families form an exclusive clade within Malayo-Polynesian, while a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database gives the proposal a confidence level of only 58 %.

The unity of the family and its two primary branches are fully supported by a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database, supports the following classification.

A reduced form of the family ( excluding the Meso-Melanesian languages ) was fully supported by a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database.

According to a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database, the interior and some of the coastal languages, such as Nahavaq, are related as a group, whereas the analysis found 70 % support for including the coastal Nese language.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database fully supported the unity of four Malekula Central languages, dividing them into two groups, Tape-Naman, and Neve ' ei-Avava.

According to a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database, the Micronesian languages group as follows:

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database supported the unity of Meso-Melanesian, adding Southeast Solomonic, at an 82 % confidence level.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database supported the unity of the Ngero – Vitiaz branch, including Numbami of the Huon Gulf branch, with 85 % confidence ; the other Huon Gulf languages were not considered.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database supported the Ngero – Vitiaz languages — including at least Numbami of the Huon Gulf languages — with 85 % confidence.

The relationship is moderately supported by linguistic data: analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database ( 2008 ) gives the proposal a confidence level of 80 %.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database included seven East Vanuatu languages.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database fully supported the unity of the Papuan Tip languages.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database removed the Northwest Solomonic and Nehan – Bougainville languages from the traditional New Ireland family, but fully supported the unity of the remainder of the languages that were considered.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database fully supported the Kairiru – Manam branch, but did not address the Siau branch.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database determined the following structure of the family.

A 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database found that Numbami fell within the Ngero – Vitiaz languages.