A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge.

Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation.

To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.

To apply the mind to books or learning.

A comprehensive drawing of a subject or details of a subject that can be used for reference while painting.

Any preparation, whether in whole or part, carried out by the artist before producing the completed work.

a detailed critical inspection

preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"

Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.

To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature.

attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"

give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"

An activity, program or project that is funded through the Transportation Pooled Fund Program. The duration of a study may be fixed or indefinite.

a discrete research project on the analysis of foods

an ongoing project open to a

a research project at UC Davis with Dr

a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"

a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"

a single room, usually not huge, so one cannot be deep within

Space used primarily as study rooms, stacks, open-stack reading rooms, and library processing rooms.

a complex, standardized, carefully implemented, randomized control trial

a controlled clinical trial that will test the usefulness of antibiotic treatment of mycoplasma-positive GWI patients

an experiment , especially a clinical trial

see trial.

a first step in the long process of consensus building that may be needed before a significant amount of U

a start, but it is not a substitute for legislative solutions that I cosponsored nearly a year ago

In-depth research and information-gathering to answer questions regarding an issue or problem. The League cannot advocate or lobby regarding a public policy issue unless it has first conducted a thorough study of the issue and reached member consensus on the study objectives.

Interim work conducted by a group or committee of legislators (and, in some cases, other parties) to provide a more complete or thorough knowledge of a subject than is usually possible during the regular session. Studies may be authorized by the Legislative Council. Generally, studies result in a study report that often includes proposed legislation. (See "REPORT, STUDY.")

an investigation, based on the principles of the natural or social sciences, of a phenomenon or issue

a scholarly or scientific investigation that uses controls to prevent bias and error

See clinical investigation.

All the information collected at a single time or for a single purpose or by a single principal investigator. A study may consist of one or more datasets and one or more files . Examples: the General Social Survey; A Gallup Poll; the 1990 Census of Population and Housing STF 1A. SUB-SEARCHING

A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work.

To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one's thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition.

a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"

A representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture.

a better experiment than SBF in that the MeKA work has more chance of being reproducible

an extension of HEDS previous work for the Mellon Foundation, which looked into pricing policy within UK and other European libraries and museums

a combined effort of the VU University and the universities of Leiden and Groningen

a coordinated effort to trace family links

an example of this type of collaborative effort

a good average

a good one or not

an extra customizable page that can be purchased for three pannickles per character, and it is good for the life of that character