There is also scant research on the relative effectiveness of different teaching and learning methods, according to Dr Greg Brooks, of Sheffield university, who co-authored the new report.

Aside from antipsychotics, there is scant reliable research about the effectiveness or safety of drug treatments for adolescents and adults with ASD.

"There is scant research on this [subject]," said Cagle.

Despite being highly regarded in his own country, Moncayo has been the subject of scant academic research, restricted to some program notes; magazine, newspaper and journal articles; and short paragraphs in music dictionaries and encyclopedias.

There has been scant research done on her and presently the most notable source for information on her life comes from the writings of Vusa'mazulu Credo Mutwa.

Since halfway houses are such a marginal topic in criminal justice, there is scant research on the subject.

Another medical condition that has historically been claimed to arise from spider bites is Tarantism, although there is very scant research supporting this supposed condition.

Despite the 30 years of tests on human cadavers and dummies in varying sizes, car makers have done scant systematic research on the effect of automobile accidents on pregnant women and their unborn children.

Calculating Costly Mistakes ALTHOUGH experts believe medical mistakes happen with alarming frequency, there is scant research to document them.