<def-root>A <fen>Researcher</fen> (an individual a group or institution) attempts to answer a <fen>Question</fen> by means of consulting literature, observation, or conducting experiments in a particular <fen>Field</fen> pertinent to the <fen>Question</fen>. The <fen>Question</fen> may be underspecified in the form of a <fen>Topic</fen>.
<ex> <fex name="res">Simmons and Nadel</fex> did <t>research</t> <fex name="top">pertaining to Ardea purpurea and Egretta garzetta</fex> <fex name="tim">in 1998</fex></ex></def-root>
<def-root>The people engaged in a research endeavor.
<ex>Before he became an astronaut, <fex name="res">Grunsfeld</fex> <m>did</m> <t>research</t> in physics. </ex></def-root>
<def-root>An area of inquiry.
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<def-root>A significant unanswered open proposition which the <fen>Researcher</fen> is attempting to resolve.
<ex>When we have <t>researched</t> <fex name="que">why Brazilian mothers have stopped breastfeeding</fex>, principal reasons given are 'poor milk' and 'insufficient milk' .</ex></def-root>
<def-root>A phenomenon or idea involved in a <fen>Question</fen>.
<ex>Would you take part in <t>research</t> <fex name="top">on the best place to have a baby</fex>? </ex></def-root>
<def-root>The time when the research is carried out.
<ex><fex name="tim">During summer of 1999</fex>, I did <t>research</t> using a technique called "Path Integral Monte
Carlo", to simulate quantum particles.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The experimentations, observations, or other procedures performed by the <fen>Researcher</fen> in order to find an answer to the <fen>Question</fen>.
<ex>The workgroup has <t>researched</t> this issue <fex name="mea">by reviewing the basin plans of other regions and other various sources</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>A group of entities that are studied by the <fen>Researcher</fen> to answer the <fen>Question</fen>. The studied group need not be the only kind of entity that provides evidence for answering the research <fen>Question</fen>.
<ex>Prior researchers have <t>investigated</t> senile dementia <fex name="pop">in relatively small populations</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>Any description of the event (or state) which is not covered by more specific FEs, including epistemic modification (probably, presumably, mysteriously), general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may indicate salient characteristics of the Researcher that also affect the action (deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
<ex>The West Chicago Park District <fex name="man">carefully</fex> <t>researched</t> how much of an increase was
needed to accomplish all of our goals.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Purpose</fen> indicates an action that the <fen>Researcher</fen> intends to accomplish by performing research.
<ex>We <t>research</t> this fungus <fex name="pur">to fight ailments in tobacco and tomato fields</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Duration_of_state</fen> is the period of time over which the research takes place.
<ex>That particular think tank <t>researched</t> population change <fex name="dur">for over three decades</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The physical place where the research is carried out.
<ex>Johnson and Randall's <t>research</t> <fex name="pla">in Africa</fex> has proven extremely valuable.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The <fen>Type</fen>, or subclass of research.
<ex>His lab conducts a lot of <fex name="typ">mainstream</fex> <t>research</t>.</ex>
<ex>Several institutes exist only for <fex name="typ">theoretical</fex> <t>research</t>.</ex></def-root>
Scrutiny
Trying_out
Cogitation
COD: carry out research into
COD: the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
COD: carry out research into (a subject).