Researcher (other)
A researcher is a person engaged in conducting research. It may also refer to: * Researcher (horse), a racehorse * NOAAS Researcher (R 103), an American oceanographic research vessel See also * Research (other) Research is systematic work to create new knowledge or devise new applications of knowledge. However, colloquially it could also refer more specifically to studying currently available knowledge to increase one's own stock of knowledge. Research m ...

Researcher
Research is " creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to controlling sources of bias and error. These activities are characterized by accounting and controlling for biases. A research project may be an expansion on past work in the field. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole. The primary purposes of basic research (as opposed to applied research) are documentation, discovery, interpretation, and the research and development (R&D) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. Approaches to research depend on epistemologies, which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences. There are several forms of research: scientific, humanities, artistic, econom ...
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Researcher (horse)
Researcher (foaled May 5, 2004, in Virginia) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed mostly in the United States. He was bred by the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. A horse from the most humble beginning Researcher was bought by Rutledge Farm (Mr. Hermen Greenberg), in 2005, as a $5,000 charitable donatioto the Virginia Tech Foundation's M.A.R.E Center, in Middleburg, Virginia. One year after winning the 1st Charles Town Classic, and only a few days before winning the 2nd Charles Town Classic, April 16, 2010, Mr. Zohar Ben-Dov (Kinross Farm) bought Researcher from Mr. Greenberg's estate, for an undisclosed sum.Mr. Greenberg diedFebruary 28, 2010.) A rare combination of stamina and speed, "Researcher is every horseman's dream..."—a "push button" hors known for his adaptability. Millionaire Status Researcher became a "millionaire" on April 17, 2010, when he earned $600,000 for winning the 2nd Annual $1 Million Charles Town Classic. (He had previously earned $800,129.) As of ...
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NOAAS Researcher (R 103)
NOAAS ''Researcher'' (R 103), was an American oceanographic research vessel in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 1996. She had been delivered to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1970 as USC&GS ''Researcher'' (OSS 03), but did not enter commission until after her transfer to NOAA later that year. In 1988, ''Researcher'' was renamed NOAAS ''Malcolm Baldrige'' (R 103). After her United States Government career came to an end, ''Malcolm Baldrige'' became the cruise ship MV ''Ushuaia'', operating between Argentina and Antarctica. Construction and commissioning Designed by the Maritime Administration, ''Researcher'' was built of welded steel with an ice-strengthened hull as an "ocean survey ship" (OSS) for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey by the American Shipbuilding Company at Toledo, Ohio.
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