[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.
Usually, however, when a noun or pronoun precedes a gerund, that noun or pronoun takes a possessive form. This is especially true of formal, academic writing. There are exceptions to this. When the noun preceding the gerund is modified by other words, use the common form of that noun, not the possessive.