"... the impact on convergence on industry and regulatory structures is a continuing focus of research interest by the Institute ..."

...my first thought...

oder "study question"

Develop at least three survey questions which relate to this information and shed light on the opinions/perspectives of Americans today. ...
jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/examples/montford/declofindtask.htm

Three survey questions were asked in two forms in a split-ballot experiment: question on most frequently visited Slovenian and foreign Web sites, ...
www.websm.org/index.php?fl=2&lact=1&bid=821&avtor=10&parent...

My position is that I believe that the three survey questions so often used to measure customer loyalty – overall satisfaction, intent to repurchase/renew, ...
www.sdr-consulting.com/article5.html

"Frage" - "quest", as in search for answer(s)

The Relationship Between the Research Question, Hypotheses, Specific Aims, and Long-Term Goals of the Project
Before you begin writing a grant proposal, take some time to map out your research strategy. A good first step is to formulate a research question.

A Research Question is a statement that identifies the phenomenon to be studied. For example, “What resources are helpful to new and minority drug abuse researchers?”

To develop a strong research question from your ideas, you should ask yourself these things:

* Do I know the field and its literature well?
* What are the important research questions in my field?
* What areas need further exploration?
* Could my study fill a gap? Lead to greater understanding?
* Has a great deal of research already been conducted in this topic area?
* Has this study been done before? If so, is there room for improvement?
* Is the timing right for this question to be answered? Is it a hot topic, or is it becoming obsolete?
* Would funding sources be interested?
* If you are proposing a service program, is the target community interested?
* Most importantly, will my study have a significant impact on the field?
http://www.theresearchassistant.com/tutorial/2-1.asp



Research questions
* This is a list of research questions in need of researchers.
http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Research_questions



Research requires a question for which no ready answer is available....
Research questions are open-ended and require a variety of accumulated data to develop an answer. ("Could liberalization of drug laws reduce crime in the U.S.?")
http://www.lib.washington.edu/uwill/research101/topic03.htm



Research Questions: Persuasion
This is a list of topics to consider for research of a two-sided persuasive issue.
http://valencia.cc.fl.us/lrcwest/Kaysmith.html

yet another

I have googled this and found this to be a reasonable translation

Four or five good hits for the phrase "research focus is threefold".

e.g.

vivo.cornell.edu/individual/vivo/individual8605

www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03048/nsf03048_8.pdf