[Internet]. 4th Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Policy and Practice [cited 30 March 2012]. Implementation science is the study of methods to promote the integration of research findings and evidence into healthcare policy and practice.
Definition. A gerund is a verbal that ends in-ing and functions as a noun. Adjective: gerundial or gerundival. The term gerund is used in traditional grammar. Many contemporary linguists prefer instead to use the term-ing form.
A gerund functions as a subject, object, or complement of the predicate. A participle functions as a modifier that expresses source, process, or function of the (head) noun. Beginning a movie requires a click of the start button. The student was in a beginning film-making class.