A characteristic expression of such concern and inquiry is found in Joseph P. Lyford's Introduction To The Agreeable Autocracies, a recent paperback study of the institutions of modern democratic society.

The recent history of the Dominican Republic is an almost classical study of the way in which even a professedly benevolent dictatorship tends to become oppressive.

A recent study on radiation exposure by the AEC's division of biology and medicine stated: `` The question of the biological effect of ( radiation ) doses is not considered '' herein.

For example, the level of improvement noted in a recent experiment with a short course of immediate treatment for parent-child relationship problems compared favorably with the results reported by typical child guidance clinics where the hours spent in purely diagnostic study may equal or exceed the number of hours devoted to actual treatment interviews in the experimental project.

A recent study indicated that 85 per cent of the nation's largest corporations conducted educational programs involving some class meetings and examinations.

The relative scarcity of fossil evidence prevents precise dating, but the most recent molecular study, based on multilocus sequence typing, suggest a Late Carboniferous – Early Permian origin of extant amphibians.

A recent study finds that inhaled cannabis is effective in alleviating neuropathy and pain resulting from e. g. spinal injury and multiple sclerosis.

It is the subject of a recent study by German archaeologists who are digging and surveying at the site.

A recent study suggests Alioth's 5. 1-day variation may be due to a substellar object of about 14. 7 Jupiter masses in an eccentric orbit ( e = 0. 5 ) with an average separation of 0. 055 astronomical units.

A recent study suggests that there are at least two distinct genetic lineages among the blind populations, arguing that these represent a case of convergent evolution.

A recent study has showed that these nylon-3 polymers can either mimic host defense peptides or act as signals to stimulate 3T3 stem cell function.

A recent 20-year prospective study on bipolar I and II found that functioning varied over time along a spectrum from good to fair to poor.

In a recent academic study that was published in the Journal of Finance, Drexel University ’ s LeBow College of Business professors Jie Cai, Jacqueline Garner, and Ralph Walkling examined how corporate shareholders voted in nearly 2, 500 director elections in the United States.

A recent National Association of Corporate Directors study found directors averaging just 4. 3 hours a week on board work.

Research in this area has not yet reached firm conclusions, but a recent questionnaire-based study identified eleven significant factors contributing to drug-induced states of consciousness: experience of unity ; spiritual experience ; blissful state ; insightfulness ; disembodiment ; impaired control and cognition ; anxiety ; complex imagery ; elementary imagery ; audio-visual synesthesia ; and changed meaning of percepts.

However, in recent times, leaders of the church have emphasized that Latter-day Saints should not restrict their study of the standard works to the particular book being currently studied in Sunday School or other religious courses.

A recent detailed study of the Regnal List dates the arrival of the West Saxons in England to 538, and favours seven years as the most likely length of Ceawlin's reign, with dates of 581 – 588 proposed.

A recent study showed that there is a bivalent structure present in the chromatin: methylated lysine residues at location 4 and 27 on histone 3.

A recent report demonstrated that 50 mg of β-carotene every other day prevented cognitive decline in a study of over 4000 physicians at a mean treatment duration of 18 years.

A recent study examined the hand radiographs of 215 people ( aged 50 to 89 ) and compared the joints of those who regularly cracked their knuckles to those who did not.

Perhaps the best-known study of clairvoyance in recent times has been the US government-funded remote viewing project at SRI / SAIC during the 1970s through the mid-1990s ; at least those studies amongst these that did not involve " agents " visiting or being otherwise aware of the target sites.

A recent study revealed the use of such advanced tools as spears, which West African chimpanzees in Senegal sharpen with their teeth, being used to spear Senegal bushbabies out of small holes in trees .< ref >

A recent study of the Brazilian Amazon predicts that despite a lack of extinctions thus far, up to 90 percent of predicted extinctions will finally occur in the next 40 years.

A recent study that used virtual reality technology to study reported deja vu experiences supported this idea.

* The adoption of those recommendations of the recent House of Lords enquiry into Science and Heritage which have a potential impact on the future of museums.

A recent report ( 2006 ) by the NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California, indicates that the increased rat presence on Clipperton Island has led to a decline in both crab and bird populations, causing a corresponding increase in both vegetation and coconut palms on the island.

However, recent research published in Environmental Science & Technology, a publication of the American Chemical Society, suggests that many cases of feline hyperthyroidism are associated with exposure to environmental contaminants called polybrominated diphenyl ethers ( PBDEs ), which are present in flame retardants in many household products, in particular, furniture and some electronic products.

Contemporary meta-ethical research continues to debate more recent instantiations of ethical naturalism like the Science of morality.

Members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science had been complaining about the lack of a good term at recent meetings, Whewell reported in his review ; alluding to himself, he noted that " some ingenious gentleman proposed that, by analogy with artist, they might form word scientist, and added that there could be no scruple in making free with this term since we already have such words as economist, and atheist — but this was not generally palatable ".

In a more recent case an internal investigation at the National Centre for Cell Science ( NCCS ), Pune determined that there was evidence of misconduct by Dr. Gopal Kundu, but an external committee was then organised which dismissed the allegation, and the NCCS issued a memorandum exonerating the authors of all charges of misconduct.

In recent years, UCSF and UC Hastings have increased their collaboration, including the formation of the UCSF / Hastings Consortium on Law, Science, and Health Policy.

The rise of open access journals, in which the author retains the copyright but must pay a publication charge, such as the Public Library of Science family of journals, is another recent response to copyright concerns.

In recent years the university has built the Bio Science Park at the city's outskirts to accommodate the Science departments.

In a recent article on Science Daily ( Jan. 21 2009 ) a team of scientists led by a cosmologist from the U. S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has made major progress in extending the use of gravitational lensing to the study of much older and smaller structures than was previously possible by stating that weak gravitational lensing improves measurements of distant galaxies .< ref >

* recent celebrity deaths: Science fiction author Robert L. Forward dies.

Although it was long believed that Ramesses III's body showed no obvious wounds, a recent examination of the mummy by a German forensic team, televised in the documentary Rameses on the Science Channel in 2011, showed excess bandages around the neck.

* San Francisco State University ranks 1st nationwide in the number of biological sciences undergrads who go on to earn biology PhDs according to the most recent National Science Foundation report.

The most recent additions are the Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Science Center and the Douglas B. Gardner ' 83 Integrated Athletic Center ( colloquially referred to as the GIAC ).

It receives donation from Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of South Korea VANK has received monetary support from the South Korean government ; however, the amount has been decreased in recent years, from 80 million won in 2006 to 30 million won in 2008.

The Institute has four Schools: Historical Studies, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Science, with a more recent program in systems biology.

In the 3 August 2007 issue of Science an editorial was run claiming to be written by Mehitabel commenting on a recent paper about the domestication of cats.

The School of Computer Science ranked 5th in the latest Guardian University Guide and 6th in the recent Sunday Times League Table.

Other recent research highlights include studies of the effects of sleep and sleep loss on human cognitive functioning, work to advance shock compression science with contracts awarded to the WSU Institute for Shock Physics by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ) and the Department of Energy, and a program funded by the National Science Foundation that trains doctoral students to analyze evolutionary processes.

* Radio Science ( 1975 ): " Special Issue on recent advances in the physics and chemistry of the E region ", 10, ( 3 )

The more recent M. Sci degree, now offered by UK institutions, is an abbreviation for Master in Science.

Nancy Pearcey, a Center for Science and Culture fellow and Johnson associate, credits Johnson's leadership of the intelligent design movement in two of her most recent publications.

According to a recent study published in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research in 2008, PolyU ranks as the fourth most productive institution among all Asian countries in publishing research papers in the area of Operations Research and Management Science, topping other universities in Hong Kong.