Depending on the number of active projects at any time, up to several thousand data collection and processing staff work at Westat's survey processing facilities, at the Telephone Research Center facilities, and at data collection sites throughout the nation.

NIDA dated Westat's report as " delivered " in June 2006.

The Small Business Administration ( SBA ) provides guidance and advice on sources of technical information relating to small business management and research and development of products.

conduct engineering research and technical development work to determine, by laboratory and pilot plant testing, the results of the research and studies aforesaid in order to develop processes and plant designs to the point where they can be demonstrated on a large and practical scale ; ;

The American firearms and ammunition manufacturers through diligent research and technical development have replaced the muzzle loader and slow-firing single-shot arms with modern fast firing auto-loaders, extremely accurate bolt, lever, and slide action firearms.

This music is characterized by a large technical research and focuses mainly on twelve long Noubate " series ", its main instruments are the mandolin, violin, lute, guitar, zither, flute and piano.

There are a number of research organizations and publications who focus upon the activities of community college, junior college, and technical college institutions.

This research at Philips established the technical standard for digital optical recording systems.

A series of 2008 research shows that CRM systems, among others, need to be more open to flexibility of technical writers, allowing these professionals to become content builders.

A 2004 case study concluded that the proper use of screenshots can significantly support a user ’ s “ developing a mental model of the program ” and help in “ identifying and locating window elements and objects .” This research concluded that screen shots allowed users to “ learn more, make fewer mistakes, and learn in a shorter time frame ,” which can certainly assist in increasing the time frame for full implementation of a CRM system with limited technical or human support.

Some realistic references to ARPA in fiction are in Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X ( DARPA consults on a technical threat ), in episodes of television program The West Wing ( the ARPA-DARPA distinction ), the television program Numb3rs ( DARPA research into creating the first self-aware computer ), and in the motion picture Executive Decision ( use of a one-of-a-kind experimental prototype in an emergency ).

The published research resulted in a Technical Performance Management ( TPM ) methodology and software application that is still used by many DoD agencies in informing EVM estimates with technical achievement.

* Scientific and technical research directed to the improvement of these forecasts

Although Coppola insisted that this was purely coincidental, for not only was the script for The Conversation completed in the mid-1960s ( before the election of Richard Nixon ) but the spying equipment used in the film was discovered through research and the use of technical advisers and not, as many believed, by revelatory newspaper stories about the Watergate break-in.

Geneva established the Center for Technology Development in 1986 for providing research, prototyping and technical support to local industries and entrepreneurs.

" Its primary functions in this area, according to Article III, are to encourage research and development, to secure or provide materials, services, equipment and facilities for Member States, to foster exchange of scientific and technical information and training.

* By supporting the participation of qualified scientists and technical personnel from developing countries in marine scientific research programmes and activities.

Application guidelines have been prepared for potential recipients to participate in marine scientific research programmes or other scientific co-operation activity, to enroll in training programmes, and to qualify for technical assistance.

Examples range from the discovery that the presence of humans tends to sexually arouse ostriches, to the statement that black holes fulfill all the technical requirements to be the location of Hell, to research on the " five-second rule ", a tongue-in-cheek belief that food dropped on the floor will not become contaminated if it is picked up within five seconds.

Information may be compromised via unsolicited requests for information, marketing surveys or use of technical support, research or software facilities.

Several perspectives or branches of such academic dictionary research have been distinguished: ' dictionary criticism ' ( or evaluating the quality of one or more dictionaries, e. g. by means of reviews ( see Nielsen 2009 )), ' dictionary history ' ( or tracing the traditions of a type of dictionary or of lexicography in a particular country or language ), ' dictionary typology ' ( or classifying the various genres of reference works, such as dictionary versus encyclopedia, monolingual versus bilingual dictionary, general versus technical or pedagogical dictionary ), ' dictionary structure ' ( or formatting the various ways in which the information is presented in a dictionary ), ' dictionary use ' ( or observing the reference acts and skills of dictionary users ), and ' dictionary IT ' ( or applying computer aids to the process of dictionary compilation ).

Equally important, the location of the economists in the Federal Reserve has had a significant influence on the kind of research they do, biasing that research toward noncontroversial technical papers on method as opposed to substantive papers on policy and results.

The specific topics that form the main foci of research change over time, driven by an ever-expanding base of knowledge and the availability of increasingly sophisticated technical methods.

NIST also established a research and development program to provide the technical basis for improved building and fire codes, standards, and practices, and a dissemination and technical assistance program to engage leaders of the construction and building community in implementing proposed changes to practices, standards, and codes.

To provide the continuous flow of information basic to administrative decisions, a number of institutions have established offices of institutional research.

Full-time professors are expected to teach classes, conduct research, advise students, and perform administrative work such as serving on committees.

Washington praised Carver's abilities in teaching and original research but said about his administrative skills:

While faculty committees assert substantial control over many areas of MIT's curriculum, research, student life, and administrative affairs, the chair of each of MIT's 32 academic departments reports to the dean of that department's school, who in turn reports to the Provost under the President.

Organization within the Board is composed of separate sub-offices for highway safety, maritime safety, aviation safety, railroad, pipeline, and hazardous materials investigations, research and engineering, communications, and administrative law judges.

* Administrative Services Building – accommodates the university's executive team as well as other administrative functions such as accounting, research services, pension and payroll.

The remaining buildings contain laboratories, administrative and service offices, residences, or are the property of research agencies.

* Promotion of research on the legal, administrative and other problems common to these international associations, especially in their contacts with governmental bodies.

Volunteers may attend in staff reception areas and gift shops ; file and retrieve documents ; provide administrative backup ; assist with research ; help visitors ; visit with patients ; or transport various small items like flowers, medical records, lab specimens, and drugs from unit to unit.

As such, they often have diverse responsibilities that may include training pathology residents, teaching medical students, conducting basic, clinical, or translational research, and / or performing administrative duties, all in addition to the practice of diagnostic anatomical pathology.

The university's Doctoral College provides academic, administrative and practical support for the university's community of postgraduate research students.

The Senate has approximately 150 members, including the Deputy Vice-Chancellors / Pro Vice-Chancellors, the Deans and Associate Deans of the Faculties, the Heads of the academic Schools and Research Centres, representatives from the academic staff in each School, representatives of the research staff and those administrative groups most closely associated with educational activities, and representatives of the Students ' Union.

UMass Boston's graduate student employees ( teaching assistants, research assistants, and administrative assistants ) are represented by the Graduate Employee Organization / UAW Local 1596 — UMass Boston Chapter.

Over 5, 000 full-time staff work in its 76 schools, 69 research centres, six institutes, four teaching hospitals, eight residential colleges and many administrative departments.

The mandatory first year courses in Canadian law schools outside Quebec include public law ( i. e. state law, constitutional law, and administrative law ), property law, tort law, contract law, criminal law, and legal research and writing.

There are a number of full-time postgraduate research students based on the 48 hectare university campus where they use the OU facilities for research, as well as more than 1000 members of academic and research staff and over 2500 administrative, operational and support staff.

Hiranuma declared: " We should research the ancient rites in detail and consider their application in administrative affairs in general and the common life of the nation ".

In 2008, La Trobe was operating with a $ 1. 46 million dollar surplus but has highlighted that by 2010 it will " review, and where appropriate, restructure all academic, administrative and committee structures " to deal with diminished student intakes, falling entrance marks, below-par scores on student satisfaction surveys and a decreasing proportion of national research funding.

Applying to the study of the French Revolution the rules of historical criticism which had produced such rich results in the study of ancient and medieval history, he devoted himself to profound research in the archives, and to the publication of numerous important contributions to the political, administrative and moral history of that period.

# Assistant Director of Research: Serves as an administrative assistant to the director and supervises some of the other marketing research staff members.

The Leeds General Infirmary ( pictured ) and St James's University Hospital, Leeds | St James's University Hospital incorporate the Leeds School of Medicine The University of Leeds's medical school is one of the largest in Europe with over 250 medical students being trained in each of the clinical years and over 1, 000 teaching, research, technical and administrative staff.

The University of Birmingham Medical School | Medical School and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham | Queen Elizabeth Hospital The University of Birmingham's medical school is one of the largest in Europe with well over 450 medical students being trained in each of the clinical years and over 1, 000 teaching, research, technical and administrative staff.

The regional councils are governed and headed by the National Council of Notaries ( Conseil supérieur du notariat ) which conducts surprise inspections, provides research, outlook, and public relations services, and acts as the profession's administrative head.