Scientific research may be defined as a systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical investigation of hypothetical propositions about the presumed relations among observed phenomena. This definition contains the basic terms necessary in defining the method of scientific research, and describes a procedure that has been accepted for centuries. However, regardless of its origin, all research begins with a basic question or proposition about a specific phenomenon. For example: Why do viewers select one television program over another?
Scallops come from sandy or muddy bottoms of most seas and oceans.
The word scallop is also applied to the meat of these bivalves when it is sold as seafood. In addition the name scallop is used as part of the name of dishes based on the meat of scallops, and is even applied to some dishes not containing scallop at all but which are prepared in a similar fashion.n a sushi bar, hotategai (å¸ç«è², æµ·æ) is the traditional scallop on rice, and while kaibashira (è²æ±) may be called scallops, it is actually the adductor muscle of any kind of shellfish, e.g. , mussels, oysters, or clams. Dried scallop is known in Cantonese Chinese cuisine as conpoy (ä¹¾ç¤æ±, ä¹¾è², å¹²è²).