Academics are also critical of allegedly objective ratings of the " quality " of research output, often determined by looking at the " impact factor " of journals in which they publish ( the ' impact factor ' is the ratio of papers cited from a journal to papers published in that journal )-considered an inappropriate measure of research quality, as the impact factor of a journal is not necessarily related to the relevance of that journal to a given field.

Academics tend to either focus on new applications and discoveries or on new methods of analysis.

Academics working on various aspects of Emiratisation include Paul Dyer and Natasha Ridge from Dubai School of Government, Ingo Forstenlechner from United Arab Emirates University, Kasim Randaree from the British University of Dubai and Paul Knoglinger from the FHWien.

Academics in Japan have also viewed the series as inspiration, with the International Gundam Society being the first academic institution based on an animated TV series.

Likewise we find mention of monographs of Theophrastus on the early Greek philosophers Anaximenes, Anaxagoras, Empedocles, Archelaus, Diogenes of Apollonia, Democritus, which were made use of by Simplicius ; and also on Xenocrates, against the Academics, and a sketch of the political doctrine of Plato.

* Striker, Gisela, " On the difference between the Pyrrhonists and the Academics " in G. Striker, Essays on Hellenistic Epistemology and Ethics ( Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996 ): 135-149.

Academics include Lotfi A. Zadeh the inventor of fuzzy logic, Ali Javan who invented the gas laser and is ranked number 12 on the list of the top 100 living geniuses, intellectual and former Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan and biophysicist Mohammad-Nabi Sarbolouki.

Academics include Pepper Schwartz, Helen Fisher ( anthropologist ), Neil Clark Warren, Hugo Schmale, or Claus Wedekind ( matchmaking based on genetics ).

Academics have said that the Commentaries were crucial in changing English Law from a system based on actions to a system of substantive law.

Academics have also noted the early reliance of the Supreme Court on the Commentaries, probably due to a lack of US legal tradition at that time.

Academics and therapists say cheating is probably more prevalent on the road than close to home.

Academics of the campus are centered on a variety of undergraduate studies in the disciplines of management, arts and sciences, whilst also hosting limited postgraduate research programs.

Academics critique the claims, stating, as Michael Messner puts it, that the poorer health outcomes are the heavy costs paid by men " for conformity with the narrow definitions of masculinity that promise to bring them status and privilege " and that these costs fall disproportionately on men who are marginalized socially and economically.

Academics criticize the research cited by activists, and while acknowledging that men are victims of domestic violence, dispute their claims that such violence is gender symmetrical, arguing that the focus on women's violence stems from a political agenda to minimize the issue of men's violence against women, and to undermine services to abused women.

Academics and comic industry professionals annually hold the Comics Arts Conference at Comic-Con, presenting scholarly studies on comics as a medium.

Academics focus on industrial fields, such as applied chemistry and system automation.

Academics disagree on how the Commons were brought around, but an eventual set of bills introduced in 1535 was passed by both the Lords and Commons in 1536.

He is also President / CEO of the National Consortium for Academics and Sport ( NCAS ), a school outreach program which focuses on teaching youth how to improve race relations, and develop conflict resolution skills.

* Lewis C. Cassidy School / Academics Plus School, 6523 Lansdowne Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19151, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

He has served terms on the Advisory Committee on Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure, the Academics Priorities Committee, the Faculty Compensation Committee, and has chaired the President's Advisory Committee on Resources.

Westbrook is well known for its Academics and Athletics, with some of the highest marks on the Provincial Achievement Tests.

Academics had to play catch up with practitioners in this matter.

Academics since the 1970s have questioned the existence of blitzkrieg as a coherent military doctrine or strategy.

Academics Dennis Bos and Marjolein t ' Hart have asserted it was the most effective of all Solidarity's factions in bringing about the movement's success.

Academics have often complained about the difficulty of classifying Russia's political system.

Academics have offered many possible readings of American Beauty ; film critics are similarly divided, not so much about the quality of the film as their interpretations of it.

Academics have pointed out that the claims of success of the targeting are statistically flawed.

Academics who have analysed Bank's universe in comparison with real-world political thought have remarked that the decision of the Culture to go to war was a moral choice, rather than one of necessity, as the Culture could have easily avoided war.

* Alpha males forsake the trophy wife, article in the Sunday Times, stating that " Academics say they have found the first evidence that successful British males increasingly prefer a spouse with a high-powered job to one who stays at home with the children.

Academics have interpreted Samson as a demi-god ( such as Hercules or Enkidu ) enfolded into Jewish religious lore, or as an archetypical folklore hero, among others.

Academics have argued that Coke's work in Bonham's Case forms the basis of judicial review and the declaration of legislation as unconstitutional in the United States ; another calls this " one of the most enduring myths of American constitutional law and theory, to say nothing of history ", pointing out that at no point during the Constitutional Convention was Bonham's Case referenced.

Academics have engaged in several debates around soft power.

Academics have noted how the Dominion War plotlines have explored the human psyche as much as outer space.

Academics, for example at MIT Media Lab and NYU, have struggled to find data that show reliably the concentration of media ownership.

Academics like John R. Cole, Garrett G. Fagan and Kenneth L. Feder have argued that pseudoarchaeological intepretations of the past were based upon sensationalism, self-contradiction, fallacious logic, manufactured or misinterpreted evidence, quotes taken out of context and incorrect information.

Academics have disputed how the term " ease " should be defined and measured.

Academics and scholars in the Western tradition have long taken a jaundiced view of hadith ( see hadith and sunnah, historiography of early Islam ), believing that many of the " traditions " are later inventions.

Academics such as Sheppard Frere have argued that it may have been Vortigern who, adopting elements of Roman statecraft, moved the Votadini south, just as he invited Saxon settlers to protect other parts of the island.

He attended Howard School of Academics and Technology may have contributed to his death.

Academics have since noted that the government could potentially reinstate the abortion law only if it could overcome the " manifest unfairness " created by the administrative procedure.

Other changes were the decrease of length of the festival down to thirteen days, reducing the number of selected films thus ; also, until that point the Jury was composed by Film Academics, and Jacob started to introduce celebrities and professionals from the film industry.

See also: Category: Academics of the University of East Anglia

Spelling bee participants in the United States also use other reference books, notably the Hexco Academics series of spelling books, which feature strategies, methods and lists to further develop spelling skills.

Many parts of the township carry names inspired by the village's name, including the three high schools of Thornton Township District 205: Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois ; Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois ; Thornridge High School in Dolton, Illinois ; Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing, Illinois ; Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City, Illinois and Thornton Fractional Center for Academics and Technology also in Calumet City, Illinois.

DeVry University and DeVry Institute of Technology are divisions of DeVry Inc, a private, for-profit higher education organization that is also the parent organization for Keller Graduate School of Management, Ross University, American University of the Caribbean, Apollo College, Western Career College, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Becker Professional Review, and Advanced Academics, Inc.

Academics and practitioners may also be categorized by the definitions of terrorism that they use.

: See also:: Category: Academics by university in the United Kingdom

The Clinton School also releases a biannual publication called Frank: Academics for the Real World.

: See also:: Category: Academics by university in the United Kingdom

The school also takes part in a Miami-Dade County Public Schools program in which students are able to participate in a Dual Enrollment program with Florida International University called the Academy for Advanced Academics.