RESEARCH DESIGN

In Chapter 2, the literature review exposed aspects of risk management under REACH that will depend on national policy, rules and practices. Therefore, in addition to tracking developments with the REACH legislative text, the methodology had to contend with changes to policy and practice at national and EU levels. A framework for EU decision-making that does not account for such variables would be rejected by Member States or the European Commission. 

Interviews were the primary method for data collection. In the four subject Member States, key regulatory officials and stakeholder organisation representatives were asked questions on national chemical risk management and their views of EU regulation1. When analysing national policy and practice, interview data needed to be supplemented and validated by incorporating literature references relating to (Section 2.3.3)  

Compared with questionnaires, interviews avoided the need for respondents to commit significant time to providing answers in written form. Questionnaires were also not deemed appropriate because specific responses may require clearance from administrative hierarchies within organisations. Within the context of this PhD research project, compared with interviews, questionnaires would create particular uncertainty in terms of interviewee response rate and time. 

One drawback of interviews resulted from the time and travel necessary to meet participants. Even within a single country the relevant 

1 A pilot study conducted between January and March 2004 confirmed that interviews could generate sufficient data to characterise the national approaches and relevant EU decision-making processes. 

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In the search for an adhesive system, the researcher designs a polymeric network and formulation and builds in adhesive and cohesive strength. A combined... 

Control laboratories in the canned food industry are usually divorced from the research organization to a lesser degree than is the case in the chemical and allied industries. For this reason, a closer relationship exists between the problems of the control laboratory and the research laboratory. Although from a research standpoint this condition is often considered undesirable, it has considerable merit in the case of the canned food industry, in which production may be seasonal and often of rather short duration. The collection of control data in many instances may also serve for research purposes—for example, in the case of soil analyses, which may be correlated with agricultural research designed to improve crop yields. Because the variables which affect the quality of canned foods must usually be investigated rather extensively, and often over a period of more than one year, the application of statistical methods to data collected for control purposes can conceivably make a substantial contribution to a research program. 

Mission. To perform research, design development, engineering, integrated logistic support, maintenance support, procurement, fabrication, and product assurance of assigned materiel Major Functions. 

Our research design, shown in Fig. 13.1, followed the typical action research cycle as proposed by Ferrance (2000) which involves the following five phases (1) Identification of problem area, (2) Collection and organisation of data, (3) Interpretation of data, (4) Action based on data and (5) Refiection and evaluation of results. Finally, the results are used in a new cycle of research. 

Section 104(i)(5) of CERCLA, as amended, directs the Administrator of ATSDR (in consultation with the Administrator of EPA and agencies and programs of the Public Health Service) to assess whether adequate information on the health effects of methyl parathion is available. Where adequate information is not available, ATSDR, in conjunction with the National Toxicology Program (NTP), is required to assure the initiation of a program of research designed to determine the health effects (and techniques for developing methods to determine such health effects) of methyl parathion. 

Selection criteria (see characteristics above) should be evaluated on-site, during the appropriate season, 1 year before research is to be performed. This timing also allows some time to develop partnerships with landowners, who must cooperate if research designs are to be successful. This is not a simple matter when conducting research with high-value crops such as fruits. ... 

Michael Story is retired from Thermo Electron Corporation. He was involved in the research, design, and commercialization of mass spectrometers for 37 years, and is a cofounder of the Finnigan Corporation. He was a member of previous NRC committees on commercial aviation security (1988-1993) and chaired the Panel on Test Protocol and Performance Criteria. 

NTP), is required to assure the initiation of a program of research designed to determine the health effects (and techniques for developing methods to determine such health effects) of diisopropyl methylphosphonate. 

Problems of the metal-air batteries and air electrode are considered. Results of research, design work and development of the air - Zn primary and air-Al mechanically rechargeable batteries, as well as electrically rechargeable electrodes are presented. 

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