Author: VPInstitute
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Knowledge flows and bases in emerging economy innovation systems: Brazilian research 2005–2009
This article considers the role of domestic knowledge capabilities for developing countries and emerging economies, and in particular in the build-up of their national systems of innovation.
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Collaborative networks and technology clusters — The case of nanowire
Patenting activities and technology diffusion in high-tech sectors are being increasingly driven by collaborative, international and technology-based new entrants. In the realm of nanotechnology, one of the most mature structures is nanowire. This paper is concerned with the technology transfer process in the nanowire field; in particular it examines how patent collaborations occur and how…
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Alzheimer’s disease research in the future: bibliometric analysis of cholinesterase inhibitors from 1993 to 2012
In this study, the bibliometric study of cholinesterase inhibitors was used to find the trend of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research and the order of drugs which was most tolerated or more effective in AD treatment. 4,982 articles and reviews from the Science Citation Index Expanded during 1993–2012 were analyzed.
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Combining tech-mining and semantic-TRIZ for a faster and better technology analysis: a case in energy storage systems
Understanding and anticipating the evolution of technologies is an increasingly complex task attributable to the interdisciplinarity of the technology and the explosion of information about the research and patent activity. By combining the capabilities of tech-mining in identifying and in highlighting trends, weak signals, with those of semantic-TRIZ (Teoriya Resheniya Izobreatatelskikh Zadatch – Theory of…