Science,technology and regional economic development     

N.G. Clark 《Research Policy》1972

In recent years it has become clear that a firm's competitive position is significantly influenced by its capacity to innovate. This paper explores the hypothesis that if there are factors operating at the regional level which inhibit this capacity, then firms located in particular regions may suffer. One such factor might be a lack of centralized scientific services. Regions under-represented in terms of a viable scientific infrastructure may find difficulty in attrating new science-based firms, and firms already in the region may find themselves at a comparative disavantage compared with firms located elsewhere. Social forces of this kind might be playing an important part in enhancing the social and economic problems of underdeveloped regions.  相似文献   

Japanese Conceptions of Privacy: An Intercultural Perspective     

Makoto?NakadaEmail author  Takanori?Tamura 《Ethics and Information Technology》2005,7(1):27-36

This paper deals with intercultural aspects of privacy, particularly with regard to important differences between Japanese and the Western views. This paper is based on our discussions with Rafael Capurro – a dialogue now represented by two separate but closely interrelated articles. The companion paper is broadly focused on the cultural and historical backgrounds of the concepts of privacy and individualism in “Western” worlds; our main theme focuses on different concepts of privacy in Japan and their sources in related aspects of Japanese culture. The interrelationship between our two papers is apparent in our taking up identical or similar topics in each paper. Reading our two papers in conjunction with each other will bring about deeper and broader insights into the diverse values and worldviews of Japan and Western cultures that underlie concepts of privacy that at a surface level appear to be similar  相似文献   

论知识管理和信息构建   总被引：37，自引：1，他引：37  

张新民  梁战平 《情报理论与实践》2003,26(5):400-405

The paper outlines the concept and implementation process of knowledge management, introduces a new domain of study in information science, that is, the concept, composition and process of information architecture, and explores the relationship between knowledge aumagement and information architecture.  相似文献   

Leveraging Sunken Investments in Communications Infrastructure: A Policy Perspective From the United States     

Anthony G. Wilhelm 《The Information Society》2003,19(4):279-286

Bridging the digital divide between information and technology haves and have-nots has waned from the top of the national policy agenda in the United States during a time in which the sunken investments of the 1990s need to be leveraged. A national information network now exists yet this infrastructure--largely hardware--needs to be continually modernized and parlayed with commitments to building human capacity, developing relevant content, and scaling socially beneficial technology applications, such as telemedicine, in order to optimize these initial multi-billion-dollar outlays. This article makes the case that sidestepping public-private initiatives aimed at accelerating digital opportunity is imprudent, given the mounting empirical evidence highlighting the payoffs of information and communications technologies, when properly integrated and applied, especially in enhancing the life chances of underserved Americans. Policy next steps should advance the goals of expanding universal service initiatives, including hastening broadband deployment to homes and learning institutions, and deepening programs which leverage the utility of the existing infrastructure, such as expanding human-capital development, producing relevant content, and innovating socially beneficial technology applications.  相似文献   

The state and technological competition in France or colbertism in the 20th century     

P. Papon 《Research Policy》1975,4(3):214-244

As in many western industrialized countries, the French State began to support technological research heavily after 1945. Public funds were mainly invested in high technologies (Nuclear, Aerospace, Computers) but as soon as awareness of technological backwardness of French industry made progress in the sixties, the French government decided to extend its financial support to other industrial sectors. A survey of the policies which have been worked out reveals that the French State has played the role of a bright entrepreneur without a technological and idustrial strategy, which explains why some of these policies are now at a dead end.  相似文献   

DNA, Inference, and Information     

Stegmann  Ulrich E. 《The British journal for the philosophy of science》2009,60(1):1-17

This paper assesses Sarkar's ([2003]) deflationary account ofgenetic information. On Sarkar's account, genes carry informationabout proteins because protein synthesis exemplifies what Sarkarcalls a ‘formal information system’. Furthermore,genes are informationally privileged over non-genetic factorsof development because only genes enter into arbitrary relationsto their products (in virtue of the alleged arbitrariness ofthe genetic code). I argue that the deflationary theory doesnot capture four essential features of the ordinary conceptof genetic information: intentionality, exclusiveness, asymmetry,and causal relevance. It is therefore further removed from whatis customarily meant by genetic information than Sarkar admits.Moreover, I argue that it is questionable whether the accountsucceeds in demonstrating that information is theoreticallyuseful in molecular genetics.

1. Introduction
2. Sarkar's InformationSystem
3. The Pre-theoretic Features of Genetic Information

   3.1Intentionality

   3.2 Exclusiveness

   3.3 Asymmetry

   3.4 Causalrelevance

4. Theoretical Usefulness
5. Conclusion

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Serum super oxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in urinary disorders     

J. Baxi  Kavita Sharma  Rajbala  Asha Mehta  A. K. Pendse  P. P. Singh 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》1994,9(1):47-49

Evaluation of serum SOD and MDA level was done in 21 first episode renal stone formers, 9 recurrent stone formers, 20 patients with obstructive uropathy other than urolithiasis and 12 patients with urinary infection. Twenty-two healthy volunteers were taken as controls. The level of SOD in respective groups was 2.12±0.84, 2.78±0.85, 1.42±0.31, 1.98±0.70 and 2.32±0.62 units/ml and of MDA was 2.61±1.07, 2.69±1.15, 1.65±0.33, 1.33±0.34 and 1.55±0.48 n mol/ml respectively. The results indicate increased peroxidative stressin nephrolithiasis only. Since SOD level was normal in all groups, this increased peroxidative stress in nephrolithiasis should be due to factors other than this one.  相似文献   

Holographic perspective     

Julian D.C. Jones  Sidney John Rogers 《Endeavour》1984,8(2):52-57

Although the principle of holography was conceived as long ago as 1947, interest was limited until the advent of the laser in 1960 made possible the off-axis holography widely used today. Since then holography has found many applications and become so well known outside the laboratory as to be a recognized art form. Within the last few years considerable progress has also been made in acoustic holography.  相似文献   

Feedback factorizing control of ₃-D transfer functions via a canonical state-space model     

S.G. Tzafestas  N.J. Theodorou 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》1983,316(6):419-433

The problem factorizing (separating) the transfer function of a given SISO 3-D discrete system, ie of a system depending on three independent variables, is considered. The 3-D system is assumed to be available in its transfer function representation, which is converted to a canonical state-space model by a simple inspection procedure. Then applying state-feedback to this canonical model we choose the feedback matrix gain (under certain conditions) such that the transfer function of the closed-loop system has the desireed factorized form, ie a product of three 1-D transfer functions each one being dependent on a single variable. The method is illustrated by a nontrivial numerical example.  相似文献   

基于高校竞争力评价的知识产权保护研究   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

邱均平  余以胜 《情报理论与实践》2006,29(4):390-392

从高校竞争力和高校知识产权出发，论述了二者之间的关系，并从高校竞争力评价的角度。分析了高校知识产权保护和管理中的问题，提出了相应的对策。  相似文献