existing research
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexistingandresearch
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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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research
noun[U]
uk/rɪˈsɜːtʃ/us/ˈriː.sɝːtʃ/
a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a ...
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Existingresearchpaints an incomplete and conflicting picture of the resource requirements of diet.
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Existingresearchshows that discretion and political controversy are linked, but that the nature of this linkage varies.
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Existingresearchhas yielded equivocal findings on the point.
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The second possible mechanism for migration control, whichexistingresearchhas largely neglected, is to adopt selective policies in relation to individual migratory groups.
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We believe the area would benefit if interested colleagues evaluatedexistingresearchand guided future research through their commentaries.
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Next, we explore the literature on social isolation and professional practice and identify some important gaps in theexistingresearchdata.
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Much of theexistingresearchhas serious design flaws, which devalue their findings.
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This will then help in accelerating policy decisions to fund necessary changes toexistingresearchand extension systems, away from top-down to more participatory approaches.
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Set in the context of summaries ofexistingresearch, this could be valuable reading for specialists in dementia care, whether academic or practitioner.
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However, more controlled studies with larger patient populations are necessary to replicate the results ofexistingresearch.
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Important links toexistingresearchin social psychology and sociology can be made here.
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This review ofexistingresearchprovides a brief overview of some of the studies that have been carried out within the vast distributed design context.
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The results are also interesting when viewed in the light ofexistingresearch.
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However, it is not clear fromexistingresearchthat the third assumption is necessarily correct.
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Existingresearchon two-level games has not only explored the impact of domestic constraints on international relations, but also the impact of domestic factors on bargaining power in world politics.
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Most of theexistingresearchon discretionary accounting choices, in areas other than pensions and post-retirement benefits, centers on managing financial statement line items.
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It is possible to point to the dearth ofexistingresearchon the kind of housing people want.
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In addition, theexistingresearchreveals that there are a number of pathways through which the early neurodevelopmental abnormalities may eventuate in schizophrenia.
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The gaps in theexistingresearchprompted this new study.
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Based on theexistingresearchresults in robot force control, it may be envisaged that more work is needed in the following areas.
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