Their aim was to place the study of IALs on a scientific basis.

Its definitive aim is to study the methods of the field in an endeavor to illuminate its promise and prospects.

Although Powell ’ s ostensible research aim was to study crocodiles, he also planned to study Mokèlé-mbèmbé.

When the object of study happens to be some type of discourse ( a speech, a poem, a joke, a newspaper article ), the aim of rhetorical analysis is not simply to describe the claims and arguments advanced within the disourse, but ( more important ) to identify the specific semiotic strategies employed by the speaker to accomplish specific persuasive goals.

Its aim is to promote the progress of the mathematical, physical and natural sciences and the study of related epistemological problems.

The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences was established by Pope John Paul II on 1 January 1994 ( AAS 86, 213 ), with the aim of promoting the study and progress of the social sciences, primarily economics, sociology, law and political science.

The primary aim of the study was to deepen the understanding of fish – whale interactions.

These patients already had LDL levels well controlled by a statin drug, and the aim of the study was to evaluate extended-release niacin ( 2000 mg per day ) to see if raising HDL levels had an additional positive effect on risk.

Evolutionary ecology is the study of living organisms in the context of their environment, with the aim of discovering how they adapt.

More generally there are other differences between the studies that need to be allowed for, but the general aim of a meta-analysis is to more powerfully estimate the true effect size as opposed to a less precise effect size derived in a single study under a given single set of assumptions and conditions.

Called the " Pavilion Lake Research Project " ( PLRP ) its aim is to study what conditions on the lakes ' bottoms are most likely to harbor life and develop a better hypothesis on how environmental factors effect microbiolite life.

It has the main aim to study the generic processes in cognition as basis for artificial systems.

* 2010, she became a supporter of The Mullany Fund, whose aim is to support UK students wishing to study medicine or physiotherapy.

* The first aim, that of giving individuals a second chance in education, continues to be achieved by admitting those with few or no formal qualifications to courses of study that can result in, or lead on to, university-level qualifications.

Practitioners within the field study the application and usage of knowledge in organizations, along with the interaction between people, organizations and any existing information systems, with the aim of creating, replacing, improving or understanding information systems.

In order to make the data collection and interpretation transparent researches creating ethnographies often attempt to be " reflexive " Reflexivity refers to the researchers aim " to explore the ways in which researcher's involvement with a particular study influences, acts upon and informs such research ".

The group's aim was to " study the causes and consequences of poverty in Britain and seek practical ideas to empower the least well-off ," and was one of several that were set up by Conservative Party leader David Cameron.

The aim of their study was to investigate how and to what degree does media effect the thin ideal internalization.

The additional penis length of 0. 5 cm average was an unexpected side effect found in approximately one third of the subjects and not an intended aim of the study.

It is used to study the formation of polymer membranes in microgravity with the aim of improving their quality and use as filters in biomedical and industrial processes.

Conservation biology is the scientific study of the nature and status of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions.

The rabbinate was the highest aim of many Jewish boys, and the study of the Talmud was the means of obtaining that coveted position, or one of many other important communal distinctions.

Today, the Centre continues to seek to promote the study of mission and world Christianity, developing strong links with mission study centres around the world and fulfilling the same aim that was stated by the founders of the Library in 1897.

Though he is also concerned with freeing dance from pedestrian modes of activity, Merce Cunningham has selected a very different method for achieving his aim.

Accordingly, it is the aim of this essay to advance a new theory of imitation ( which I shall call mimesis in order to distinguish it from earlier theories of imitation ) and a new theory of invention ( which I shall call symbol for reasons to be stated hereafter ).

For what we propose, however, a psychoanalyst is not necessary, even though one aim is to enable the reader to get beneath his own defenses -- his defenses of himself to himself.

William Wimsatt and Cleanth Brooks, it seems to me, have a penetrating insight into the way in which this control is effected: `` For if we say poetry is to talk of beauty and love ( and yet not aim at exciting erotic emotion or even an emotion of Platonic esteem ) and if it is to talk of anger and murder ( and yet not aim at arousing anger and indignation ) -- then it may be that the poetic way of dealing with these emotions will not be any kind of intensification, compounding, or magnification, or any direct assault upon the affections at all.

Nature's aim, different from ours, is to provide for the coming generation.

My aim in mentioning this factor obviously is not to give license to `` wild therapy '' but rather to encourage us to use the time-honored clinical casework skills we already possess, and to use them with greater confidence, precision, and professional pride.

The aim is to collect a very broad range of physical, chemical, morphological, and structural data for crystals on an encyclopedic scale and to seek all possible useful and revealing correlations of properties with internal structure.

Critical evaluation of all data compiled is not a primary aim of this project.

That much of what he calls folklore is the result of beliefs carefully sown among the people with the conscious aim of producing a desired mass emotional reaction to a particular situation or set of situations is irrelevant.

As a finale is appended a close-up of one of the band taking aim and firing his revolver straight at the audience.

The end or aim of the action, of course, is also important, especially where it is not alone a matter of changing community customs but of the use of deadly economic power to intimidate a person from stepping forward to claim his legal rights, e.g., against Negroes who register to vote in Fayette County, Tennessee, at the present moment.

but my primary aim is to transcribe what Englishmen themselves are saying and writing and implying about the Roman and Anglican Churches and about the present religious state of England.

The Government of Armenia's stated aim is to build a Western-style parliamentary democracy as the basis of its form of government.

* 1925 – Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.

* 1971 – The first Pacific Islands Forum ( then known as the " South Pacific Forum ") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.

In fact, Fitzmyer believes that the preface of Luke should only be “ the starting point in the discussion of the aim of Luke-Acts .” Because the author ’ s intended purpose for the Book of Acts is not that straightforward, scholars have put forth four main claims to address this.

It can assist an organization to assess any aim, realisable concept or proposal, or any alternative, to help in decision-making ; or to ascertain the degree of achievement or value in regard to the aim and objectives and results of any such action that has been undertaken.

In 1997, a European Union elm project was initiated, its aim to coordinate the conservation of all the elm genetic resources of the member states and, among other things, to assess their resistance to Dutch elm disease.

Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff and co-chairman of the Anglo-US Combined Chiefs of Staff Committee for most of the Second World War, described the art of military strategy as: " to derive from the aim a series of military objectives to be achieved: to assess these objectives as to the military requirements they create, and the pre-conditions which the achievement of each is likely to necessitate: to measure available and potential resources against the requirements and to chart from this process a coherent pattern of priorities and a rational course of action.

“ to derive from the aim a series of military objectives to be achieved: to assess these objectives as to the military requirements they create, and the pre-conditions which the achievement of each is likely to necessitate: to measure available and potential resources against the requirements and to chart from this process a coherent pattern of priorities and a rational course of action .”

Class War voted to produce a special issue of the paper, the aim being to assess its history, role and direction, with a view to disbanding the organisation.

The aim of the trial was to assess the coverage potential of the HD Radio system and to make a recommendation on the suitability of the technology for adoption.

The aim of such procedures is to force the geologist to objectively assess all different geological factors.

In addition bodywork techniques aim to assess or improve posture, promote awareness of the " mind-body connection ", or to manipulate a putative " energy field " surrounding the human body and affecting health.

The primary aim of the test was to assess the glider potential of the craft.

The aim of the study was to investigate the cause of the experience, and assess variables connected to frequency, depth, and content Another large, 30-month study, conducted at at University of Virginia Hospital in 2001, involving 1, 595 people, found that 10 percent of cardiac-arrest patients reported near-death experiences.

The aim is to develop, assess and validate new materials such as nuclear fuel, construction materials and radioisotopes to be used in nuclear applications.

The Italian report stated that because of the short span of visible road from the BP, Lozano, being in charge of both the searchlight used to warn incoming vehicles and of the machine gun, had only seconds to react, point the searchlight, warn the vehicle, assess it was not halting, man the weapon, aim, shoot warning shots, and then disabling shots.

The aim is to diagnose illness more effectively and much earlier, assess which treatments will work best for an individual and then tailor the care they receive accordingly, so that they get better more quickly.