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Descriptor in English: Research
Descriptor in Spanish: Investigación
Descriptor in Portuguese: Pesquisa
Descriptor in French: Recherche
Entry term(s): Activities, Research
Activity, Research
Development and Research
Laboratory Research
Priorities, Research
Priority, Research
Research Activities
Research Activity
Research Priorities
Research Priority
Research and Development
Research, Laboratory
Tree number(s): H01.770.644
Scope note: Critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation, having for its aim the discovery of new facts and their correct interpretation, the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the practical application of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws. (Webster, 3d ed)
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; research as a field or the progress or status of research in a particular field; do not add routinely for specific studies involving "research"
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
See also the descriptors: Ethics, Research MeSH
Information Services MeSH
Laboratory Experiment DeCS
Laboratory Test DeCS
Project Reports DeCS
Systems Analysis MeSH
DeCS UI: 12527
Descriptor UI: D012106
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Research - Preferred
Concept UI M0018827
Scope note Critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation, having for its aim the discovery of new facts and their correct interpretation, the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the practical application of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws. (Webster, 3d ed)
Preferred term Research
Research Activities - Narrower
Concept UI M0018834
Preferred term Research Activities
Entry term(s) Activities, Research
Activity, Research
Research Activity
Research Priorities - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0018840
Preferred term Research Priorities
Entry term(s) Priorities, Research
Priority, Research
Research Priority
Research and Development - Broader
Concept UI M0018828
Preferred term Research and Development
Entry term(s) Development and Research
Laboratory Research - Narrower
Concept UI M0018826
Preferred term Laboratory Research
Entry term(s) Research, Laboratory



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