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Patent citations have been widely used in order to study inter-technology and science-technology relations. The present work aims at: i) exploring time relations and distance between technical/innovative activities and scientific knowledge, using journal articles citations in patents as a proxy;...
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demand and innovation are the key determinants for firm profitability; second that both technology adoption and R&D concur to …
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research can provide vital findings to support research and innovation policies aimed at improving the development of this …
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze, by concentration measures, metrics of dispersion and heterogeneity, the dynamics of the production of scientific output in nanosciences and nanotechnologies across worldwide economic players. The main result is that the concentration ratio of the...
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The water-mill, though known in the Roman Empire from the second century BCE, did not come to enjoy any widespread use until the 4 th or 5 th centuries CE, and then chiefly in the West, which was then experiencing not only a rapid decline in the supply of slaves, but also widespread...
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analyze the innovation activity of new technology-based firms. The focus is on the process of knowledge creation that fuels … innovation. The analysis is based on an empirical research which regards the new technology-based firms located in Friuli … Innovation Centre of Agemont (Agency for Economic Development of Mountains), which is in Amaro (UD). …
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The innovation is a main variable of the economic growth, but the origin and diffusion of innovations are functions of … economic thought and the development of the economics of innovation. This research shows as, since 1957 the patterns of …
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The globalisation of R&D activities has continued to grow as companies are increasingly trying to capture knowledge and market opportunities internationally. The rapid evolution of national economies and the ways to conduct knowledge-intensive businesses has brought researchers and analysts to...
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This report provides an analysis of the state of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Research and Development activities in the European Union. This is the fourth report of a series which is published annually. This year’s report provides data up to 2008. The report starts with a...
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The European Union has adopted recently an ambitious strategy for developing the Bioeconomy in Europe. In this context, algae represent an emerging biological resource of great importance for its potential applications in different fields, including food and feed. Algae have been already used as...
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