scholarly journals Are firms withdrawing from basic research? An analysis of firm-level publication behaviour in Germany

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bastian Krieger ◽  
Maikel Pellens ◽  
Knut Blind ◽  
Sonia Gruber ◽  
Torben Schubert
Keyword(s):  
Applied Research ◽  
German Economy ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Research Engagement ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Publication Behaviour

AbstractPrevious research has expressed concerns about firms engaging less in basic research. We contribute to this debate by studying trends in the scientific publishing activities of firms located in Germany. Our results indicate that the firms’ aggregate volume of scientific publications stayed constant between 2008 and 2016. However, the number and share of publishing firms declined, and publication activities became more concentrated among publishing firms. Beyond that, we observe positive trends in publishing in basic research journals compared to journals focused on applied research, and publishing in collaboration with academic partners compared to publishing alone. Thus, our results paint an ambiguous picture. While they do not confirm a decrease in firms’ basic research engagement in the aggregate, the figures document a concentration of publishing activities on fewer firms. We argue that this concentration of basic research activities in firms may pose a threat to the longer-term innovativeness of the German economy.

scholarly journals Ex-post analysis of national programmes KONTAKT, INGO, EUREKA and COST

Ergo ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Vladislav Čadil ◽  
Tomáš Vondrák
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
National Programmes ◽  
Innovative Capabilities ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Ex Post Analysis

Abstract This article summarises main findings of an ex-post analysis of national programmes fostering international collaboration in research and development - KONTAKT, INGO, EUREKA and COST. The analysis was based on descriptive analyses of data from the publicly accessible part of the Information system of research, development and innovation, and a questionnaire survey. It analyses information on projects and their results as well as their general impacts on research institutions. As for disciplines, the programmes mostly supported Physics and Mathematics, Technical sciences, Bio sciences and Chemistry. The most frequent types of activities were basic and applied research. In the last decade, the programmes KONTAKT, INGO and COST showed a common trend of an increase of basic research activities, which became the dominant type. The main types of results were articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings. The evaluation also revealed that such papers were the most frequent result of applied research projects. In general, the results of the programmes were used for further research activities. Beside research activities and international collaboration, the programmes had positive impacts especially on human resources development and innovative capabilities of supported companies.

scholarly journals The Evolution of Scientific Publishing and the JHEP Model

2003 ◽  
Vol 02 (04) ◽  
pp. F03
Author(s):  
Loriano Bonora
Keyword(s):  
Human Genome Project ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Genome Project ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Scientific Results ◽  
The Human Genome Project

Some recent events have brought to the attention of the general public the issue of free access to scientific information. On many occasions basic scientific information has been said to be constantly available to scientists. In truth, a group of scientists (those who live in the developing countries) have long remained on the fringes of the international research community and in part still are, mainly because of the existing difficulties in accessing scientific publications. However, this fact has never been as blatant as it was with the Human Genome Project. Indeed, the project saw an attempt to conceal and privatize the results of advanced basic research. On that occasion, the fear of a private exploitation of scientific results became a real threat.

scholarly journals Knowledge production and translation of science between Academia and Industry: assessing the impact of R&D in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishal Rao ◽  
Naga Durga Ram Jenu ◽  
Gururaj Arakeri ◽  
Ravi C Nayar ◽  
Jitendra Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Real World Applications ◽  
The Impact

India is at the 3rd position worldwide in terms of publication of scientific literature. However, in terms of productivity, it has been consistently failing to transform the research knowledge into industrial output. This study compares India with the leading countries to understand its lacuna in terms of R&D policy and outputs. Although scientific publications are regarded as the output of basic research, patent applications serve as a better indicator of the applied research. This paper assesses the important determinants for patent filings of a nation. It also focuses on the role of academia and industry collaboration in R&D and the productivity of a nation. We found that the higher the GERD (total Gross Domestic Expenditure of R&D) and the R&D personnel in a nation, the higher the patent filings of the nation. Moreover, we show that academia-industrial collaboration plays a key role in transforming basic research into real-world applications, as we illustrate the government's role in making necessary policies to make the collaboration successful. This paper highlights the significance of investing in R&D to improve the productivity of a nation, as also the need to design policies to strengthen the applied research environment by fostering solution-centric collaborations between academia and industry.

Evolution of Rutherford’s ion beam science to applied research activities at GNS Science

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
John V. Kennedy ◽  
William Joseph Trompetter ◽  
Peter P. Murmu ◽  
Jerome Leveneur ◽  
Prasanth Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Applied Research ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Research Activities

The Aquaponic Ecosystem Study as a Base of Applied Research in Bioinformatics

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Lubov A. Belyanina
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Educational Organization ◽  
Plant Family ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Fish Plant

This article is an enhancement of the authors chapter "Critical Review about Aquaponics is non-boring sciences, as a base of competence" about conceptual platform for the work of a network of regional experimental sites that work out various aspects of the implementation of design and research activities in the study of aquaponics.The chapter contains a description of the experience of creating a new component of the regional education system "Aquaponics in Education", the construction of the content of education in the educational organization, taking into account the new component; Designing a unified network of interaction between educational organizations of various types for the implementation of the author's experimental program "The Academy of non – boring Sciences. Aquaponics ". Methodical recommendations on the inclusion of innovative equipment Fish Plant Family Unit and Fish Plant Production in the educational system, the direction of design and research activities of students in the field of aquaponics are proposed.

Basic and Applied Research in Education: Definitions, Distinctions, and Implications

1968 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Research In Education ◽  
Basic And Applied Research

The author draws on the natural and social sciences to illustrate differences and interactions between applied and basic research in education. From this discussion he concludes that there is ample justification for further financial and intellectual support of the basic research component in education, and calls for a better balance in the support of basic and applied educational research.

scholarly journals Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation as Drivers for Early Engagement in Research by Medical Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yassar Alamri ◽  
Erik Monasterio ◽  
Lutz Beckert ◽  
Tim J Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Research Engagement ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Research Involvement ◽  
Key Factor

Abstract BackgroundA student’s motivation is a key factor in their success in undertaking an education endeavour. However, how this relates to involvement in research by medical students is unclear.MethodsAn electronic questionnaire was sent to all medical students at our institution. To ascertain students’ motivation to undertake research, they were asked an open-ended question to describe the single major factor that would encourage them to get involved in research as a medical student. A framework of self-determination theory was used to deductively code the responses as intrinsic motivation (‘IM’; e.g., interest/passion) or extrinsic motivation (‘EM’; e.g. improving CV). The two groups were then contrasted in relation to their research engagement.ResultsA total of 348 students were included in the survey, of whom 204 were coded as IM responses, and 144 were coded as EM responses. Students who engaged in extra-curricular research activities were more likely to report an underlying EM (48% vs. 36%, p = 0.03). They were also older (23.7 ± 3.5 vs. 21.9 ± 3.7, p = 0.005), and more likely to have completed a prior research degree (15% vs. 3%, p = 0.01).ConclusionIn this study, EM was a bigger influencer on research involvement by medical students than IM. Future studies should explore promoters of IM, and include longitudinal data in order to assess whether EM students continue to be involved in research long-term.

scholarly journals Child Witness Expressions of Certainty are Informative

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Winsor ◽  
Heather D Flowe ◽  
Travis Morgan Seale-Carlisle ◽  
Isabella Killeen ◽  
Danielle Hett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Applied Research ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Implicit Measure ◽  
Detection Model ◽  
List Learning ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Basic And Applied Research ◽  
Witness Literature ◽  
Police Lineup ◽  
Accuracy Relationship

Children are frequently witnesses of crime. In the witness literature and legal systems, children are often deemed to have unreliable memories. Yet, in the basic developmental literature, young children can monitor their memory. To address these contradictory conclusions, we reanalysed the confidence-accuracy relationship in basic and applied research. Confidence provided considerable information about memory accuracy, from at least age 8, but possibly younger. We also conducted an experiment where children in young- (4–6 years), middle- (7–9 years), and late- (10–17 years) childhood (N=2,205) watched a person in a video, and then identified that person from a police lineup. Children provided a confidence rating (an explicit judgement), and used an interactive lineup—in which the lineup faces can be rotated—and we analyzed children’s viewing behavior (an implicit measure of metacognition). A strong confidence-accuracy relationship was observed from age 10, and an emerging relationship from age 7. A constant likelihood ratio signal-detection model can be used to understand these findings. Moreover, in all ages, interactive viewing behavior differed in children who made correct versus incorrect suspect identifications. Our research reconciles the apparent divide between applied and basic research findings and suggests that the fundamental architecture of metacognition that has previously been evidenced in basic list-learning paradigms also underlies performance on complex applied tasks. Contrary to what is believed by legal practitioners, but similar to what has been found in the basic literature, identifications made by children can be reliable when appropriate metacognitive measures are used to estimate accuracy.

scholarly journals The Burden of a Remote Trial in a Nursing Home Setting: Qualitative Study (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susie Donnelly ◽  
Brenda Reginatto ◽  
Oisin Kearns ◽  
Marie Mc Carthy ◽  
Bill Byrom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Personal Space ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Home Setting ◽  
Research Engagement ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Nursing Home Setting

BACKGROUND Despite an aging population, older adults are typically underrecruited in clinical trials, often because of the perceived burden associated with participation, particularly travel associated with clinic visits. Conducting a clinical trial remotely presents an opportunity to leverage mobile and wearable technologies to bring the research to the patient. However, the burden associated with shifting clinical research to a remote site requires exploration. While a remote trial may reduce patient burden, the extent to which this shifts burden on the other stakeholders needs to be investigated. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the burden associated with a remote trial in a nursing home setting on both staff and residents. METHODS Using results from a grounded analysis of qualitative data, this study explored and characterized the burden associated with a remote trial conducted in a nursing home in Dublin, Ireland. A total of 11 residents were recruited to participate in this trial (mean age: 80 years; age range: 67-93 years). To support research activities, we also recruited 10 nursing home staff members, including health care assistants, an activities co-ordinator, and senior nurses. This study captured the lived experience of this remote trial among staff and residents and explored the burden associated with participation. At the end of the trial, a total of 6 residents and 8 members of staff participated in semistructured interviews (n=14). They reviewed clinical data generated by mobile and wearable devices and reflected upon their trial-related experiences. RESULTS Staff reported extensive burden in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities to support activities of the trial. Among staff, we found eight key characteristics of burden: (1) comprehension, (2) time, (3) communication, (4) emotional load, (5) cognitive load, (6) research engagement, (7) logistical burden, and (8) product accountability. Residents reported comparatively less burden. Among residents, we found only four key characteristics of burden: (1) comprehension, (2) adherence, (3) emotional load, and (4) personal space. CONCLUSIONS A remote trial in a nursing home setting can minimize the burden on residents and enable inclusive participation. However, it arguably creates additional burden on staff, particularly where they have a role to play in locally supporting and maintaining technology as part of data collection. Future research should examine how to measure and minimize the burden associated with data collection in remote trials.

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