National Science Foundation

American

noun

U.S. Government.

an independent agency of the executive branch, created in 1950, that promotes and supports research and education in the sciences. NSF

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The research received support from several organizations, including the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss Cancer League.

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The study, titled "Biomechanics of the mandibular middle ear of the cynodont Thrinaxodon and the evolution of mammal hearing," was supported by UChicago, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.

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The work was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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The research was supported by the National Science Foundation and carried out using facilities at Florida State University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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This success attracted major support from NASA, the National Science Foundation, and private donors, and placed the observatory at the forefront of exoplanet science.

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