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Cristofoletti, Evandro Coggo, and Milena Pavan Serafim. "The university-industry relationship under diferent approaches: the entrepreneurial university to academic capitalism." Educação 40, no. 1 (2017): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2017.1.22838.
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The economic and political changes in the world, from the 1970s, changed the political education of the Public Institutions of Higher Education in the world. The direction of these changes was clear: the university approachedthe market and the company and created interaction mechanisms that did not exist. The article therefore reviews the academic literature that interprets the relationship between university and market/company from two perspectives: approaches that positively position of interactions, exposing their motivations, interests and forms of interaction, especially the notions on Knowledge Economy and Entrepreneurial University; approaches that observe this interaction critically and reflectively, exposing the problems of interaction, its negative aspects and the reflection of the true role of the public university from the perspective of Academic Capitalism.
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Laage-Hellman, Jens, Frida Lind, Christina Öberg, and Tommy Shih. "Interactions between university spin-offs and academia: a dynamic perspective." Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 35, no. 12 (2020): 1941–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-08-2019-0380.
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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the nature and dynamics of the interaction between university spin-offs (USOs) and academia. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical framework is grounded in an interactive view based on the industrial marketing and purchasing literature on USOs and their development. The concepts of activity links, resource ties and actor bonds are used as a starting point for capturing the content and dynamics of the interaction. The empirical part of the paper consists of four case studies captured through interviews as the main data source and analysed to conclude how the interaction between the USO and academia developed over time. Findings The study identifies a multi-faceted and dynamic content of the interaction. The paper discerns and discusses research and development links, knowledge and equipment ties and social, legal, financial and organizational bonds with inventors, other academic partners and innovation support organizations. The dynamics are manifested both through changes within individual relationships and by adding/ending relationships. One main conclusion regards the existence of wave-like patterns of interaction with academic partners driven by the USOs’ needs and the establishment of customer relationships. Originality/value Most of the previous research has described a linear process in which the USO leaves academia once the idea has been transferred to a company. This paper contrasts this view by developing and using an analytical framework to capture the dynamic and continuous interaction between USO and academia.
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Cairns, D. S., M. Mohaghegh, V. A. Cundy, and K. Johnson. "A Model for an Industry/University Strategic Alliance in the Classroom." International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education 28, no. 2 (2000): 95–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.7227/ijmee.28.2.1.
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Modern engineering corporations build much of their engineering workforce from a few key engineering schools. Corporate support and interaction is focused on these key engineering schools, which provide engineers who perform particularly well in a given company. The authors explore the above strategies, and provide a model for a university/industry alliance in the classroom to enhance the future engineering workforce. This model is based on a collaboration between Montana State University and The Boeing Company in Seattle for the development of a course entitled ‘Aircraft Structures Design and Analysis’. The important elements for success are given, along with lessons learned from this experience. Similar industry/university collaborations are encouraged, based on the results.
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Parshina, Valentina, and Elena Kuznetsova. "Interaction between industry higher educational institutions and the customer of educational services." E3S Web of Conferences 135 (2019): 04001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201913504001.
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The purpose of the article is to develop a model for interaction between industry higher educational institutions and the customer of educational services in order to increase the human potential in the industry. The article deals with the specifics of relations between the transport higher educational institutions and the company. To assess the quality of relations, the resource exchange model is suggested for use. The article formulates principles of interaction between the parties and indicators that can be used to assess the quality of the resources exchange. A model for interaction between the company’s bus iness units and higher educational institutions was proposed. The relations between the horizontal-structured corporation and educational institutions were modeled; the mathematical apparatus was selected to describe the contacts, indicators of satisfaction with the resources and the resultant indicator (satisfaction with the interaction) were proposed. The model will help to determine quantitative characteristics of the achieved contacts. Their introduction will make it possible to assess the original state of the contacts and proceed to functional design. Introduction of the concept of satisfaction with the resources and interaction in its individual lines will allow identifying the reserves to build on in order to optimize the contacts. The purpose of the modeling is to expand contacts between the higher educational institution and enterprises in the industry, to involve employees in innovation activities, to improve skills of the higher educational institution graduates in response to the needs of the industry. This article only looks at the interaction between industry higher educational institutions and business units of RZD OJSC, whereas recent years brought contacts between the university and many transport organizations that have specifics of market interactions described in the stakeholder theory.
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Karakozov, S. D., M. V. Khudzhina, S. B. Borisov, and E. Yu Butko. "Organization of interaction between the university and employers in teaching students the development and implementation of IT projects." Informatics and education, no. 9 (December 19, 2019): 20–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.32517/0234-0453-2019-34-9-20-28.
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The authors conceptualize the need to use the project approach as the main one for professional activity in the IT sphere in the development and modernization of the main professional educational programs of the relevant areas of training at the university in the conditions of implementation of the Federal State Educational Standards of Higher Education (FSES HE 3++). The article analyzes the role of employers in the processes related to the modernization of the bachelor’s degree programs of IT training implemented by the regional university. It is proved that practice-oriented training in the basics of project activity in the IT sphere in accordance with the industry-standardized stages of IT project implementation is of particular importance for the formation of professional competencies of graduates of IT training areas that meet the requirements of employers. From the positions of key employers the characteristic of stages of the IT project is presented, and correspondence between its stages and components of labor functions of the professional standard “Programmer” is established. Presents the experience of teaching students at a regional university in the implementation stages of an IT project within the framework of formation of professional competences of graduates of the bachelor’s direction “Informatics and computer engineering”, “Informational systems and technologies” with participation of basic chairs, lecturers are representatives of large IT company.
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Chais, Cassiane, Paula Patrícia Ganzer, and Pelayo Munhoz Olea. "Technology transfer between universities and companies." Innovation & Management Review 15, no. 1 (2018): 20–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/inmr-02-2018-002.
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Purpose This paper aims to research how technology transfer occurs, based on the Schumpeterian approach to innovation trilogy focusing on the interaction between the university and the company. Design/methodology/approach The methodology used for this study was the analysis of two cases with an exploratory and qualitative approach. The case study subjects were two Brazilian universities: University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS). Semi-structured interviews were used as the data collection technique, whereas content analysis was used as the analysis technique. Findings The main results showed the need of companies and universities to understand that working in collaborative technology research contributes to the transformation of applied research into technological innovations that can transform society. Research limitations/implications The research’s limitations were the unfeasibility of studying the government helix, the lack of clear and established processes within universities so that a comparison between the cases would be possible and the lack of access to technology contracts, as they are considered confidential. In addition, the use of two cases is considered a limitation, as it is not possible to generalize the conclusions pointed out by the study. Originality/value With this research, the authors were able to conclude that the university–industry interaction process has been improving, but it still needs to advance in organizational aspects. Some of the aspects to be considered are the adjustments for the institutions’ internal policies, the existing negotiations, the researchers’ behavior regarding the dissemination of the innovation culture and the performance of the technological innovation centers, which gradually are being trained to work in the market as well as in the university. It is necessary that primarily companies and universities understand that they must join efforts in collaborative technological research, so that the financial resources invested are not only accepted as published articles in qualified journals but also turn into technological innovations accepted by the market. All this investment must return as new products, services and technologies that generate local, regional, national and even international impact, implementing new types of businesses and new markets and yielding an economic impact in the country, thus generating innovation and social well-being.
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Ilyashenko, Lubov K., Zhanna V. Smirnova, Olga I. Vaganova, Svetlana N. Kaznacheeva, and Natalia V. Bystrova. "In-house training for service company employees using information technology." Religación. Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades 5, no. 23 (2020): 105–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.46652/rgn.v5i23.603.
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The article reveals the structure of the content of in-house training and retraining of employees, reflects the principles on which training is based and the functions that are performed by in-house professional training. Throughout the world and in Russia in particular, the subject of increased attention is the introduction of information technology. Therefore, the authors consider the in-house training of employees of the service company using the designated technologies. The agency Registration Agency, a limited liability company, was considered in the article. In 2018, among its employees, a survey was conducted that revealed the desire of employees to improve their skills through electronic courses provided by Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University. It was attended by 30 respondents. After the meeting, employees were asked to undergo training on the organization of personal effectiveness. The training was conducted successfully and, based on the data obtained, we concluded that there is a need for further closer cooperation between organizations, therefore, we presented a plan of interaction between Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University named after Kozma Minin and the Registration Agency limited liability company, the result of which in the future should be the achievement of benefits for both parties, that is, an increase in the intensification of the organization’s activities "and The effectiveness of the training of future graduates of the “Service” field of study.
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Purnomo, Herry, Philippe Guizol, and Guillermo A. Mendoza. "Exploring Partnerships between Local Communities and Timber Companies: An Experiment Using the Role-Playing Games Approach." International Journal of Forestry Research 2009 (2009): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/451362.
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Cooperation among stakeholders is widely accepted as an effective management strategy. This paper describes an experimental study that explores this cooperation using role-playing games, which is formulated within a multiagent simulation framework. This framework enables participants to take active roles in mimicking the collaborative decision environment and the behaviors and attitudes of the different stakeholders. The paper examines a forest plantation company in South Sumatra, Indonesia, which has cooperated with local communities since 2000. The experimental pilot study described in this paper explored the role of communication in partnership relationships between the company and the local communities living within and around the surroundings of the company's plantation. These partnerships were explored and analyzed using the gaming approach involving university students taking the role of forest stakeholders, from both the timber company and the local communities. Lessons learned from the game provided the rationale for the establishment of a communication institution called “Forum Sebahu Sejalan.” This formal forum was constituted after a facilitated ex-postinteraction between representatives from the timber company and local communities. Results and observations drawn from the interactions show the potentials of the RPG approach and the formal forum in crafting resilient partnerships among stakeholders.
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Khoruzha, Liudmyla, and Olena Tadeush. "EDUCATION AND BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP: IN SEARCH OF NEW FORMS OF INTERACTION." Continuing Professional Education: Theory and Practice, no. 1 (2020): 7–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.28925/1609-8595.2020.1.1.
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The article analyzes modern approaches to the partnership interaction between education and business, characterizes the specific features and modern forms of partnership interaction between higher educational institutions and business corporations. The authors have established that the partnership between higher education and business is a very specific type of cooperation and involves a wide range of activities, multifaceted goals and multifunctional opportunities. The researchers emphasize that establishing a productive mechanism for cooperation between universities and business will increase the efficiency of educational activities and develop ways of technology transfer to production, because this partnership is mutually beneficial, since the university receives additional financial resources and practical focus of its activities and the company gets qualified professionals and advanced technologies. The authors have described the Master’s Educational and Professional Program «Corporate Education and Staff Development» in Specialty 011 «Educational, Pedagogical Sciences». The purpose of the educational program is to provide theoretical and practical training for the specialists capable of creating and operating alternative education systems in corporations and enterprises that provide training, advanced studies and continuous development of the staff in accordance with the strategic goals and objectives of these institutions. The authors have presented the content of the educational program, competencies and program outputs, a selective block of educational disciplines and prospects for employment of graduates.
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Pushkareva, Lyudmila, and Mikhail Pushkarev. "Experience economy in the system of culture and education." E3S Web of Conferences 135 (2019): 04070. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201913504070.
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The economy of impressions in which the new level of interaction is formed between brands and target audiences gaining particular importance in new market reality. The company in a service sector, including higher education institutions, becomes the provider of “impressions” under these conditions. Impression economy includes art collaboration methods and tools in which different brands take an active part. Currently, cooperation between educational institutions and the art and cultural industries is becoming one of the effective mechanisms for promoting educational brands, increasing consumer loyalty, creating competitive market superiority. The article considers cooperation in the context of the Virtual Museum project between brands such as the Russian State Hydrometeorological University (RSHU) and the Russian Museum.
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Tysiachniouk, Maria, and Irina Olimpieva. "Caught between Traditional Ways of Life and Economic Development: Interactions between Indigenous Peoples and an Oil Company in Numto Nature Park." Arctic Review on Law and Politics 10 (2019): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v10.1207.
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The paper examines the conflict between indigenous people living in Numto Nature Park in the Khanty-Mansy region of Russia and the oil company Surgutneftegaz, which is trying to expand to new areas of the Park for industrial development. We analyse this conflict by looking at different perceptions concerning the threats and benefits underpinning the conflicting parties’ arguments. We show that the oil company, whose approach is based on the principles of benefit sharing, seeks to provide economic benefits as well as infrastructure to ensure development in the indigenous community. In contrast, the indigenous people in Numto prioritise environmental safety and the possibility of maintaining their traditional ways of life, which means eliminating the negative impacts of oil development on fisheries, reindeer herding and the general state of the environment. The study indicates that focusing on indigenous peoples’ and oil companies’ differences concerning perceptions of threats and benefits provides a better understanding of desirable benefit-sharing arrangements between oil companies and indigenous peoples in areas that have so far only been marginally affected by industrialisation and modernisation. This insight suggests that the introduction of community-centred perspectives emphasising cultural and environmental security in benefit-sharing policies in oil companies could improve practices.1 The analysis draws on interviews with members of the indigenous Nenets and Khanty peoples of Numto Park as well as representatives of Surgutneftegaz, NGOs, the regional administration and the Numto Park administration. Responsible Editor: Noor Johnson, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder, USA
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Ahmad, Nurizzah. "Factors Influencing Purchasing Intention of Smartphone Brand: A Study on Female Students in University Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP)." International Journal of Business and Management 4, no. 5 (2020): 11–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.26666/rmp.ijbm.2020.5.2.
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that influence the purchase intention of smartphone among female university students in University Malaysia Perlis. Mobile communication has made an impact towards interaction between people while conducting business either locally or internationally. The expansion of mobile communication technology such as wireless internet, mobile phone and Global Positioning System (GPS) are constantly evolving and upgrading and it will affect the result of consumers’ changing needs and preferences. As a result, this research has carried out to identify the factors influencing purchasing intention of smartphone among female students in University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). This study investigates the relationship between brand image, price, product features, peer group and purchase intention towards smartphone brands. This survey was conducted by distributing questionnaires and the data was run using SPSS. The result shows that there is a positive and significant relationship among all the independent variables and all hypothesis is accepted. Based on these results, it seems that the smartphone company needs to enhance their product with affordable price and develop marketing strategy to attract consumer especially female consumers as they play an important role in purchasing power and increase purchase intention.
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Crewe, Emma, and Nicholas Sarra. "Chairing UK Select Committees: Walking Between Friends and Foes." Parliamentary Affairs 72, no. 4 (2019): 841–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsz036.
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Abstract In this article, we aim to look at the political, social and emotional world created by the UK’s House of Commons select committees and the part played by their chairs. Drawing upon the theoretical traditions of political anthropology (Spencer (2004, Anthropology, Politics and the State: Democracy and Violence in South Asia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press)), group analytical theory (Foulkes (1948, Group Analytic Psychotherapy: Method and Principles, London, William Heinemann Medical Books)) and pragmatic philosophy (Dewey (1922, Human Nature and Conduct: An Introduction to Social Psychology, New York, NY, Henry Holt and Company)), we view the experience of individuals as relational, created in their interaction with other individuals and groups. The context is that select committees aspire to consider evidence impartially and work cohesively to hold government to account. Our focus is on the political work of the chairs of Commons’ select committees. Committee chairs, members and staff are constrained by the architecture, rules and rituals in their bid to achieve plausibility, but at the same time find the room to express individuality in the ways that they manage emotions and communicate with others through words, silence, bodily movements or facial expressions. By embodying the committee, and mediating between those involved, the work of chair involves walking between friends and enemies—forming alliances, dealing with disagreements and disciplining the unruly—to create the impression that select committees are above party politics.
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Della Volpe, Maddalena, and Francesca Esposito. "The Re-designing of Business Education through Web Tools: From Universities Web-radio to On-line Magazines." International Business Research 10, no. 10 (2017): 94. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v10n10p94.
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Traditional teaching methods should be redesigned and renewed by consulting all those involved in the learning process: students, teachers, institutions, companies, in order to create a network whose aim is to exchange and transfer knowledge. The criteria used to choose a distance learning course program, should also be applied to building the right network to reach pre-determined goals. In both cases, we have a classroom- real or virtual- and it is only when we step outside the usual learning environment, that we can increase learning opportunities, by stimulating and motivating learners in a new way. Stepping out from a traditional classroom environment results in an open mind regarding the world of work , especially in the field of Business Education. New ,innovative and creative web 2.0 tools, such as university web-radios and on-line magazines could offer this opportunity by modifying teaching methods as could being part of the above-mentioned network . Moreover, both tools are user-friendly, cheap and quite simple to put into practice and manage. As there was little data available regarding Italian university web-radios and national academic magazines, we decided to carry out our own research. Little research had been previously carried out in this area.In this paper, we refer to WayOut a pilot project aimed at developing an entrepreneurial mindset by, engaging students in an interesting learning environment in order to make them capable of managing their life project, of reaching specific goals and subsequently of being able to take advantage of opportunities, which arise. Our aim is to encourage interaction between universities and businesses by removing the barriers between the internal and the external environment, thus making reciprocal knowledge transfer easier: from the company to the university and from university to the company.
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Arcuri, Maria Cristina, Elisa Bocchialini, and Gino Gandolfi. "From Local Academic Spin-Off to International Firm: The Case of VisLab." International Business Research 13, no. 6 (2020): 100. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v13n6p100.
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Universities play an important role in developing and transferring technology. In Italy, much innovation takes place where universities are located outside large towns, as in the case of VisLab. 
 
 VisLab, the Vision and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, founded by Prof. Alberto Broggi of Parma University, is a pioneer in perception systems and autonomous vehicle research. It is also the spin-off of the University of Parma acquired by Silicon Valley company Ambarella Inc., in July 2015 for $30 million. After the deal, VisLab remained in Italy and all the staff, about thirty researchers, were hired by VisLab for the Parma location. 
 
 This paper examines the university-industry interaction and, in particular, academic spin-off, as a source of economic growth, pointing out the importance of the context. The study describes the main characteristics of the VisLab case, including the possible alternative strategies, the structure of the final M&A deal and the advantages deriving from Parma and surrounding area.
 
 Despite, or perhaps because of its originality, the VisLab case seems to confirm the rule. It suggests that universities can play a key role in technology transfer: universities provide knowledge and trained personnel to firms, facilitating interaction between research and industry. Thus, policy makers should promote the commercialisation of research outcomes.
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Kim, Sojung, Sejung Marina Choi, and Lucy Atkinson. "Congruence Effects of Corporate Associations and Crisis Issue on Crisis Communication Strategies." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 45, no. 7 (2017): 1085–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.6090.
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We investigated how consumers' perception of fit between corporate associations (i.e., corporate ability) and the crisis issue (i.e., ethical violation or product failure) moderated the effects of type of crisis communication strategy (i.e., apology or excuse). Undergraduates (N = 133) at a university in the United States took part in a 2 (perceived fit: congruence vs. incongruence) × 2 (type of strategy: excuse vs. apology) web-based experiment. The results showed a significant moderating role of perceived fit in determining the effectiveness of the strategies. We found that it was more effective for the company to apologize than it was to make an excuse when the crisis involved an issue that was a violation of the company's key corporate associations, whereas making an excuse was the more effective strategy when the crisis involved an issue that was not relevant to the company's corporate associations. The results further suggested that consumers' feelings of betrayal mediated the interaction effect of their perception of fit and type of crisis communication strategy on their attitudes toward the company.
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Polyakova, Marina, and Konstantin Polyakov. "The Role of Financial Factors Interactions in the Capital Structure Determination." Journal of Corporate Finance Research / Корпоративные Финансы | ISSN: 2073-0438 10, no. 1 (2016): 102–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.17323/j.jcfr.2073-0438.10.1.2016.102-118.
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Marina V. Polyakova - National Research University "Higher School of Economics". 
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 Konstantin Lvovich Polyakov - National Research University "Higher School of Economics."
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 This article is devoted to the exploration of the mechanism of making decision about the company’s financing structure. It is shown that the interaction between various financial characteristics of company plays statistically significant role in the capital structure determination. Namely their possible values space may be split into several areas in which different, but might intersected, sets of financial indicators impact statistically significant on the capital structure. Moreover, the same indicator in different areas may have a differential impact on the capital structure. Also there were formulated several hypothesis about the potential direction of influence of various financial indicators on the capital structure assuming the truth of pecking order or trade off hypotheses. And one of the accompanying results of research was the getting facts in favor of the packing order theory for the companies in the chosen branch. Regression trees in combination with linear regression models were used to build the corresponding model of statistical relationship between the measure of capital structure and the set of company’s financial indicators. Model training and testing of the set of hypothesis were done using data about annual Russian companies reporting in the branch of automobile retail.
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Galikhanov, M. F., S. V. Barabanova, and A. A. Kaibiyainen. "Core Trends in Engineering Education: Five Years of the “Synergy” International Conference." Vysshee Obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia 30, no. 1 (2021): 101–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.31992/0869-3617-2021-30-1-101-114.
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This article discusses the topical issues of engineering education, which have become the discussion point at the international network scientific and practical conference titled “Synergy” that has been held since 2016. The organizational basis of the conference is provided by the leading technical universities in Russia under the support of the international societies for engineering education and the largest Russian energy company Gazprom. The article outlines the broad issues of the conference, related to interdisciplinarity, new standards and technologies for engineering education, digital educational environment and online technologies, interaction between engineering education and high-tech business and industry, the models of digital competencies and mechanisms to independently certify them, training of highly qualified personnel, professional education within the school-university-enterprise system, and many other relevant aspects of contemporary engineering education.
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Wany, Eva, Sarah Yuliarini, and Pratiwi Dwi Karjati. "Determinant of love of money and organization ethics environment implication to earnings management behavioural perceives." HOLISTICA – Journal of Business and Public Administration 9, no. 3 (2018): 27–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/hjbpa-2018-0020.
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Abstract This study which aims to test the effects of love of money and the ethical environment of the organization on perception of earnings management behavior with 2x2 factorial experimental research with quasi experiment design. Data collection techniques that used in this study was questionnaire and distributed to participants in university. The result showed that, there are differences among individuals in who has a high levels of love of money and a low levels of love of money in perception of earnings management behavior; and there are differences between a company’s condition that has a high internal control elements (organizational ethical environment) and in company condition where there is no internal control elements (organizational ethical environment) is low in perception of earnings management behavior; and there are interaction between love of money and ethical environment of the organization on perception of earnings management behavior.
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Blundell, Tom L. "Protein crystallography and drug discovery: recollections of knowledge exchange between academia and industry." IUCrJ 4, no. 4 (2017): 308–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/s2052252517009241.
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The development of structure-guided drug discovery is a story of knowledge exchange where new ideas originate from all parts of the research ecosystem. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin obtained insulin from Boots Pure Drug Company in the 1930s and insulin crystallization was optimized in the company Novo in the 1950s, allowing the structure to be determined at Oxford University. The structure of renin was developed in academia, on this occasion in London, in response to a need to develop antihypertensives in pharma. The idea of a dimeric aspartic protease came from an international academic team and was discovered in HIV; it eventually led to new HIV antivirals being developed in industry. Structure-guided fragment-based discovery was developed in large pharma and biotechs, but has been exploited in academia for the development of new inhibitors targeting protein–protein interactions and also antimicrobials to combat mycobacterial infections such as tuberculosis. These observations provide a strong argument against the so-called `linear model', where ideas flow only in one direction from academic institutions to industry. Structure-guided drug discovery is a story of applications of protein crystallography and knowledge exhange between academia and industry that has led to new drug approvals for cancer and other common medical conditions by the Food and Drug Administration in the USA, as well as hope for the treatment of rare genetic diseases and infectious diseases that are a particular challenge in the developing world.
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Лобачев, Михаил Викторович, Светлана Григорьевна Антощук та Вячеслав Сергеевич Харченко. "СТРАТЕГИЯ 3WIN УСТОЙЧИВОЙ КООПЕРАЦИИ ИТ-ИНДУСТРИИ И УНИВЕРСИТЕТОВ: R&D СТАРТ-АП ШКОЛЫ". RADIOELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS, № 1 (23 лютого 2018): 71–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.32620/reks.2018.1.09.
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A 3Win strategy for establishing a sustainable model of collaboration between the industry and universities is developed. Primary objectives of the work are outlined and are focused on the establishment of a model of sustainable collaboration between the industry, academic and research societies and student teams. This allows us to resolve the issue of preparing well qualified IT specialists in the necessary fields in collaboration with foreign partners and teams. This also presents the opportunity of development and research, targeted at the end consumer, by creating working prototypes or products. The sustainability of such a collaboration model supplements and is maintained by the long-term integration of mutual interests of the parties participating in the process. The analysis of the viability of this model is carried out on the basis of operation of R&D Start-up School. The definition of the 3Win strategy is established, as an interaction model, based on which each of the participating parties (the university, the company and the student body) receives their own personal benefits and achieves their own goals. In addition, this is a synergic model – where the cooperation of the participants results in a much more effective outcome, than individual efforts of each of the participants separately. The model, which is described as the 3Win strategy, in a way can be classified as a synthetic model, that incorporates the benefits of a number of other models developed previously. A1 – a department within the university as an incubator for developers, A2 – a department within the university as a center for certification support, Model B – a department within the university acting as a center for collaborative research and development and finally Model C – a department within the university as a business incubator. Simultaneously, this is a new class within the models of higher calibre, due to the fact that it facilitates a high degree of stability for the collaboration. The implementation of the model within the scope of international multi-university collaboration is described, along with its benefits. Examples of interaction between various components of the models based on existing cases are provided and the approaches for the 3Win strategy between the industry, universities and student body are described. The road-maps for further development of the aforementioned approaches are established
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Митрофанова, Елена, Elena Mitrofanova, Г. Дудкина, G. Dudkina, А. Дудкин, and A. Dudkin. "The Role of the University in Human Resource Management in the Regional Labor Market: Challenges, Practice." Management of the Personnel and Intellectual Resources in Russia 7, no. 6 (2018): 49–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/article_5c17718a950096.84665583.
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Human resources are the main competitive advantage of the company in a market economy. The variety of forms of institutions and organizations becomes a factor of structuring and development of the regional economy. Special attention of scientists and practitioners in the fields of not only Economics, but also politics, law, sociology, psychology attracts collaboration as a poorly studied, but rapidly developing and effective form of relations between economic entities in order to increase competitiveness. The purpose of the article: to determine the features of collaborative interaction of the University in the management of human resources in the regional labor market. On the basis of the analysis of works of domestic and foreign scientists the essence and content of collaboration as process of joint labor, production or economic activity of two and more economic subjects for achievement of the General purposes is defined. It is revealed that the collaborative interaction is based on the principles of consent and trust, i.e. there is a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge, training of participants to improve their competencies, the production of innovative products with a significant intellectual component to promote to the market and achieve effects in the development of competitiveness of the regional economy. In the course of the pilot study, the cycle and a number of features of the formation of students ‘ competitiveness as a human resource of the regional market are highlighted. In this article, the collaboration is considered from the position of technology to increase the competitiveness of human resources. As a result, the features and effects of collaboration between the University and representatives of the regional market of Krasnoyarsk region are highlighted. The author’s position in the definition of collaboration for companies and the University from the position of the strategy of coordination of interests in the regional labor market is based on the results of a pilot study and has practical significance in the development of the efficiency of human resources management in the region.
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Novosartova, A. P. "Development of graduate programs in organizations and the role of the University in this process." E-Management 4, no. 2 (2021): 58–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.26425/2658-3445-2021-4-2-58-64.
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The article studies the issue of the development of graduate programs in modern organizations, as well as the role of higher education institutions in this process. The subject of the research is various programs of work with young professionals in companies. The aim of the study is to study the degree of development of such programs and to determine the role of educational institutions in their implementation. The author carries out a qualitative study of existing programs for the development of young specialists in companies. The article uses the methods of observation, scientific classification, scientific generalization, comparative and system analysis. The author analyses the main approaches and formats of interaction between companies and young professionals. The research topic is especially relevant during the period of shortage of young specialists due to the demographic pit in Russia. The research can be used by specialists in personnel management in companies, experts in working with young specialists in order to increase the brand awareness of the company among the youth audience. The article contains practical examples of the implementation of internship programs of various formats, as well as the stages of the implementation of such programs that can be applied in modern organizations.
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Goreva, O. V., and S. M. Kutsenko. "Formation of corporate competencies of Russian Railways in the context of lifelong education." Transport Technician: Education and Practice 2, no. 1 (2021): 8–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.46684/2687-1033.2021.1.8-16.
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The key results of the program of interaction between JSC “Russian Railways” and railway transport university complexes until 2025 include the following: approval of selection criteria and assessment procedures for candidates for targeted training from among applicants; assessment of competencies and tests of abilities according to the methods approved by JSC “Russian Railways” for all university graduates and students under contracts for targeted training of the company. To achieve these results, the task of designing a map of the development of Russian Railways corporate competencies at various levels of education is relevant.Using the methods of system analysis of Russian Railways regulatory documents and Federal state educational standards, this article presents a model of educational programs succession by education levels in order to design educational trajectories in accordance with the request for Russian Railways corporate competencies.The proposed model of developing Russian Railways corporate competencies in the context of lifelong learning will be useful for educational organizations in designing educational routes for students, forming criteria for competencies assessing at various education levels, adjusting the content of additional and basic educational programs in order to train highly qualified personnel for JSC “Russian Railways”.
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Chursina, Anna V. "Personnel training for high-tech industries in the system of lifelong education." Izvestia of Saratov University. New Series. Series: Sociology. Politology 21, no. 3 (2021): 263–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.18500/1818-9601-2021-21-3-263-268.
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At present the higher education system does not meet the employer’s requests. Therefore, the concept of lifelong education is becoming more and more relevant. One of the aspects of such education is a corporate university which not only provides the necessary knowledge to work for a particular company, but also improves general cultural skills. On the basis of expert interviews (N = 100) conducted in 2017–2019. it was considered as high-tech industries are ready to participate in personnel training in order to have well-trained employees and receive economic profit. Attention is also drawn to the current state of the professional education system. The experts’ opinion on the corporate education, as well as on the basic university departments as one of the forms of such education is pondered upon. The interview is also focused on the effectiveness of continuing education courses. Attention is paid to the problems of insufficient level of professional competencies facing the employers and the possibilities of overcoming them. The experts expressed their opinion on the changes that they would like to see in the professional education system. Possible options for the development of professional training for lifelong education were considered. The article focuses on the interaction between lifelong education institutions and high-tech industries which will help bridge the gap between the education system and real production.
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Gao, Teng, Ryan Ptashkin, Kelly L. Bolton, et al. "Interplay between Chromosomal Alterations and Gene Mutations Shapes the Evolutionary Trajectory of Clonal Hematopoiesis." Blood 136, Supplement 1 (2020): 29–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2020-141882.
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Background Stably acquired mutations in hematopoietic cells represent substrates of selection that may lead to clonal hematopoiesis (CH), a common state in cancer patients that is associated with a heightened risk of leukemia development. Owing to technical and sample size limitations most CH studies have characterized gene mutations or mosaic chromosomal alterations (mCAs) individually. The relationship between acquired gene mutations and mCAs in CH and their joint roles in leukemia development have not been systematically investigated. Methods We developed a method to reliably map mCAs at low cell fractions from deep targeted sequencing data. We applied this method in a cohort of 32,442 solid tumor patients who have undergone prospective clinical sequencing (MSK-IMPACT). We characterized gene mutations in our patient cohort using an established variant calling procedure from our previous studies. Results We jointly characterized 383 mCA events (median aberrant cell fraction 32%, range 10%-90%) and 14,789 mutations across 457 genes. mCA was significantly associated with age (OR=1.8, P<0.001), male gender (OR=1.4, P=0.012), white race (OR=1.5, P=0.033) and prior receipt of external beam radiation therapy (OR=1.7, P=0.022). 217 (63%) mCAs co-occurred with at least one gene mutation, while 129 (37%) did not (OR=3.9, P<0.001). mCA was especially enriched in CH cases with high mutation number and VAF, detectable in 5.8% of subjects with ≥3 gene mutations and 4.8% of those with mutations at >20% VAF, compared to 1% of the general cohort. We identify co-mutational patterns characteristic of diverse mechanisms of clonal selection. We observe that mutations in DNMT3A, TET2, JAK2, MPL, EZH2, TP53 and ATM form recurrent double-hits with deletions or CNLOHs, resulting in either oncogene mutant dosage adjustment or inactivation of tumor suppressors. Notably, certain mCA events were highly directed events acting on previously acquired gene mutations in the corresponding loci. Of six events of 7qCNLOH, all six co-localized with an EZH2 (7q36.1) mutation (q<0.001). Of 12 cases with 9pCNLOH, 11 (92%, q <0.001) co-localized with a JAK2 V617F mutation. 4 out of 9 (44%, q <0.001) 1pCNLOH events co-localized with a MPL (1p34.2) mutation. In addition, we observe recurrent composite genotypes (4q24-/SRSF2, 7qCNLOH/ASXL1, 20q-/U2AF1) indicative of co-operating or epistatic interactions as well as loss of gatekeeper function (i.e. TP53) presenting with multiple chromosomal aneuploidies (5-, 7-, 3+). In total, these recurrent composite genotypes resembling known genetic interactions in leukemia genomes underlie 23% of all detected autosomal mCAs. During patient follow-up, the 3-year cumulative incidence of leukemias was significantly higher in patients with composite CH genotypes (14.6%, CI: 7-22%) as compared to patients with either mCA, gene mutation alone or no CH, of which all had a 3-year cumulative incidence of <1% (Figure 1). We performed a multivariable cause-specific Cox regression model and showed that mCA was independently predictive of subsequent leukemia diagnosis (HR=14, 95% CI: 6-33, P=1.2e-09) after adjusting for number of gene mutations and VAF in putative drivers. Conclusions Our joint characterization of gene mutations and mCAs in a large prospective sequencing cohort reveals a previously unrecognized layer of complexity in the evolutionary dynamics of clonal hematopoiesis that converges towards characteristic genotypes associated with distinct leukemia subtypes. This puts mCAs in the context of the continuous evolutionary process of oncogenesis that can often span years and sheds new lights on its patterns of acquisition and progression. We demonstrate that the integration of chromosomal aberrations provides additional resolution to risk stratification as well as interpretation of clinical phenotypes and that mCAs should be screened in conjunction with gene mutations to improve existing CH surveillance programs in cancer patients. Disclosures Bolton: GRAIL: Research Funding. Medina:Isabl: Current equity holder in private company, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Mantha:MJH Associates: Honoraria; Physicians Education Resource: Honoraria. Solit:Pfizer: Honoraria; Loxo Oncology: Honoraria; Lilly Oncology: Honoraria; Illumina: Honoraria; Vivideon Therapeutics: Honoraria. Diaz:Neophore: Consultancy, Current equity holder in private company; Merck: Consultancy; Johns Hopkins University: Patents & Royalties; Jounce Therapeutics: Current equity holder in private company; Thrive Earlier Detection: Current equity holder in private company; Personal Genome Diagnostics: Consultancy, Current equity holder in private company, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Berger:Illumina: Research Funding; Roche: Consultancy; Grail: Research Funding. Levine:Lilly: Consultancy, Honoraria; Janssen: Consultancy; Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Loxo: Current equity holder in private company, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Imago: Current equity holder in private company, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; C4 Therapeutics: Current equity holder in private company, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Isoplexis: Current equity holder in private company, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Prelude Therapeutics: Research Funding; Gilead: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; Morphosys: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy; Astellas: Consultancy; Qiagen: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Zehir:Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Current Employment; Illumina: Honoraria. Papaemmanuil:Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Prime Oncology: Consultancy, Honoraria; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria; Illumina: Consultancy, Honoraria; Kyowa Hakko Kirin: Consultancy, Honoraria; Isabl: Current equity holder in private company, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; MSKCC: Patents & Royalties.
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Canonico, Paolo, Ernesto De Nito, Vincenza Esposito, Mario Pezzillo Iacono, and Gianluigi Mangia. "Understanding knowledge translation in university–industry research projects: a case analysis in the automotive sector." Management Decision 58, no. 9 (2020): 1863–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-10-2019-1515.
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PurposeIn this paper, we depart from extant conceptualisations of knowledge translation mechanisms to examine projects as a way to achieve effective knowledge transfer. Our empirical analysis focused on a university–industry research project in the automotive industry.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical analysis was based on a qualitative investigation. We analysed material collected within a research project involving a partnership between two universities and Fiat-Chrysler Automotive (FCA), a multi-brand auto manufacturer with a product range covering several different market segments. We used three data collection techniques: internal document analysis, participant observation and semi-structured interviews.FindingsOur findings show that, in a U-I research project, goals represent a key dimension to support knowledge translation. Defining the goal implies an ongoing negotiation process, where researchers and company employees work together, in order to converge towards a shared meaning of the goal. In this sense, goal orientation and goal-based interaction have significant implications for knowledge translation processes.Originality/valueStudies to date have focussed on the concept of knowledge translation as a way to contextualise the transfer from the source of knowledge to the receiver and to interpret the knowledge to be exchanged. This study expands the understanding of knowledge translation mechanisms in university–industry research settings. It investigates the concept of projects as powerful knowledge translation mechanism in a dynamic and longitudinal perspective. Our contribution provides insight, reflecting on how the use of projects may represent a way to facilitate knowledge transfer and build up new ideas and solutions.
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Snickars, Folke Valfrid, and Ulf Karlsson. "Research infrastructure, networks of science and regional development - the case of Oskarshamn." REGION 4, no. 3 (2017): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.18335/region.v4i3.143.
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Final deposit of nuclear waste is a a global engineering challenge. The Swedish nuclear industry has spent more than thirty years in investigating the best sites and technologies for the final storage of nuclear waste. Universities have been involved as experts in this massive R&D activity. The result has been a well-documented body of knowledge for decision support. At the same time global research infrastructure networks have been developed. More than 140 PhD theses have been produced as one of the outputs. Eleven of these PhD holders are now full professors. Based on earlier work on research infrastructures Lund, Hamburg, and Kiruna, see for instance Snickars and Falck (2015), we have addressed the question of the role of a technical research infrastructure for the development of fields of engineering and natural science at the same time generating regional development. It has provided an opportunity to empirically study the use of research infrastructure in a specialized technology field. At the same time the study investigates a municipality’s efforts to specialize in research without a university in the vicinity. Do networks of cooperation differ between research groups and research infrastructures? Can a region build its smart specialization on research infrastructure? Can research equipment once belonging to a company be transformed to a public research infrastructure asset? Our results indicate that research infrastructures as the ones in Oskarshamn are powerful creators of international research networks. It is possible although somewhat difficult in view of scattered systems for data provision to assess their academic and societal impacts. Engineering research has its own networks of university-industry and industry-university interaction where value is cogenerated dynamically. In the study we have come some way towards empirically analyzing the networks of research cooperation between industry and university using methods of infrastructure theory and network analysis.
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Pérez, Víctor M. Guillén, and Yamileth Pittí Pinzón. "Determinantes de la Innovación en el Sector Productivo de Panamá." KnE Engineering 3, no. 1 (2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/keg.v3i1.1407.
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There is consensus on the positive relationship between research and development, innovation and productivity, however there are other variables related to the topic that are important to identify. At the national level, studies on innovation are scarce, so it is necessary to go deeper into it. This research focused on identifying the factors that determine innovation in the productive sectors of Panama. An extensive bibliography on innovation in the productive sectors was reviewed at global and national levels. The food industry database of the Agro-industrial Production and Research Center was analyzed and case studies were carried out in national companies. The study found that the main factors that drive innovation in companies are: workforce skills, investment in R & D, market orientation, use of ICTs, links between public and private players, company size, networking, university-government-business interaction, and innovation subsidies. In the case studies conducted in Panama, the key factors that explain innovation in agro-industries are the following: investment in machinery and equipment links with supplier companies, customers and competitors, and demand or market orientation.Keywords: Innovation, research and development, productive sector
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Tsomaeva, I. V., A. A. Kiseleva, and V. A. Bazhanov. "STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY: SOLUTIONS." Economics Profession Business, no. 2 (June 10, 2020): 109–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.14258/epb201979.
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The example of the experience of a specific defense enterprise shows the possible ways to solve the strategic problems facing the country’s defense industry in the coming decade (until 2030). Implementation of previous state defense industry development programs allowed the company to accumulate useful experience in improving and diversifying the production of defense products. The main idea of the development strategy until 2020 was the use of the concept of “key competencies’ of the enterprise of K. Prahalad and G. Hemel. In the methodological plan, when focusing the strategy on key competencies, the strategic matrix of B. Chakrovarti and P. Laurent was used in terms of the “leverage” strategy, which was the core product of the enterprise — that basic product in which the parameters of the key competencies of the enterprise materialize.
 The article also discusses the problem of staffing a defense enterprise for solving the strategic tasks of the development of the defense industry. The experience of interaction between an enterprise and a technical university in the framework of a specially created department is described.
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Mahdad, Maral, Thai Thi Minh, Marcel L. A. M. Bogers, and Andrea Piccaluga. "Joint university-industry laboratories through the lens of proximity dimensions: moving beyond geographical proximity." International Journal of Innovation Science 12, no. 4 (2020): 433–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijis-10-2019-0096.
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Purpose There is little known about investigating the importance of all proximity dimensions simultaneously as a result of geographical proximity on university-industry collaborative innovation. This paper aims to answer the question of how geographically proximate university and industry influence cognitive, social, organizational, institutional and cultural proximity within university-industry joint laboratories and finally, what is the outcome of these interplays on collaborative innovation. Design/methodology/approach The study uses an exploratory multiple-case study approach. The results are derived from 53 in-depth, semistructured interviews with laboratory directors and representatives from both the company and the university within 8 joint laboratories of Telecom Italia (TIM). The data collection was carried out in 2014 and 2015. The analysis follows a multi-grounded theory approach and relies on a mix of deductive and inductive reasoning with the final goal of theoretical elaboration. Findings This study finds the role of social and cultural proximity at the individual level as a result of geographical proximity as an enabler of collaborative innovation by triggering mutual learning, trust formation and frequent interactions. Cognitive proximity at the interface level could systematically influence collaborative innovation, while organizational and institutional proximity has marginal roles in facilitating collaborative innovation. The qualitative analysis offers a conceptual framework for proximity dimensions and collaborative innovation within university-industry joint laboratories. Practical implications The framework not only advances state-of-the-art university-industry collaboration and proximity dimension but also offers guidance for managers in designing collaborative innovation settings between university and industry. Originality/value With this study, the paper advances the understanding beyond solely the relationship between proximity and collaboration and shed light on the interplay between geographical proximity and other proximity dimensions in this context, which has received limited scholarly attention.
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Gerali, Francesco, and Jenny Gregory. "Understanding and finding oil over the centuries: The case of the Wallachian Petroleum Company in Romania." Earth Sciences History 36, no. 1 (2017): 41–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.17704/1944-6178-36.1.41.
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About four centuries passed between the first appearance of pamphlets in which the medical uses of petroleum were discussed (for example, the Tegernsee (southern Bavaria, 1430), Geneva (Swiss Confederacy, 1480), Nurnberg (northern Bavaria, 1500), and the Antwerp (Duchy of Brabant, today Flanders, 1540–1550) pamphlets), and Michael Faraday's discovery in 1825 of the chemical composition of benzene derived from bituminous oil as a compound of carbon and hydrogen. During this long time span, studies of oil, carried out between alchemy and chemistry, benefited from rapid advances and brilliant insights, much as they had moments of stagnation, and disappointing regressions. In 1855 the chemist Benjamin Silliman Jr., of Yale University, proved that crude oil could be decomposed through a process of fractional distillation into a range of fuels and lubricants cheaper than the oils, greases and waxes rendered by animal fats and vegetal matter (Silliman 1855; Forbes 1948 Forbes 1958). In the course of the early 1860s, oil became the main source of illumination first in North America, then in Europe and Australia. This transformation of oil from a substance of limited use into a commodity of mass consumption radically changed the pattern of oil finding and production. Crude was no longer collected just from natural springs or draining seepages, but was pumped out of the ground from wells drilled by machines using steam power. This was the first step toward the modern oil industry, and a breakthrough in the history of energy: the beginning of an oil society. The first part of this article provides an introduction to the early uses and production of petroleum in Europe, and advances in understanding the nature, the physical properties, and the composition of hydrocarbons. It provides a brief analysis of the interaction between technology, society and the environmental context in northwestern Pennsylvania, where, between 1858 and 1859, a new successful pattern developed to produce oil in commercial quantity. From 1861, that innovative process put the United States in the position to gain increasing shares in the young European mineral oil markets and, subsequently, to jeopardize the position of local oil (vegetal, animal and mineral) producers. The second part, using a national case study approach, explores the history of a British oil company operating in Romania since 1863, the Wallachian Oil Company. This venture by London stockholders—short, difficult, and abortive—is a mirror of the nature of the business implemented by emerging oil companies, not only from Europe, and therefore exemplifies the challenges of setting the modern oil sector in motion in the nineteenth century.
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Storvang, Pia, and Bang Nguyen. "The next frontier: using space as management strategy - an exploratory study." Bottom Line 33, no. 3 (2020): 217–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bl-01-2020-0009.
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Purpose More and more companies use physical space as a way to enhance creativity, create change and stimulate interaction. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how space affects this interrelationship and explores how space can support organizational strategy. Design/methodology/approach Using a qualitative approach, this study explores three cases from an educational, a cultural and an industrial setting to illustrate how space can be used to support an organization’s policy and help its strategic intentions. Findings The findings demonstrate how space can be used to enhance organizational strategy and demonstrate how closely the creation of space can be related to the development of that strategy. Specifically, the study finds that the “’space-organizational strategy’ link has three uses: “Space as an organizational meeting place” in the University campus, (2) “Space as a network organization” in the culture and production center and (3) “Space as a cell organization” in the private manufacturing company. Originality/value The study will show that the design and operationalization of spaces can influence management and organizational strategy because space influences relations between people and that organizations can use space to support their strategic intentions seems to have been overlooked in the literature.
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Johnson, James R. "PSXII-41 Evaluation of grain sorghum hybrids reveals potential for improving ruminal fermentation." Journal of Animal Science 97, Supplement_3 (2019): 431. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz258.854.
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Abstract In vitro incubations were used to compare fermentation characteristics of corn (uncharacterized hybrid) to 25 sorghum parental lines and hybrids (Clemson University; Richardson Seed Inc., Lubbock, TX; Scott Seed Company, Hereford, TX). Two experiments were conducted as randomized complete block designs using ruminal contents from two ruminally-fistulated steers (blocks). Grains were ground by a 1-mm screen and used as substrates (2 g, dry matter basis) in laboratory fermenters containing strained ruminal contents and bicarbonate buffer. Fermenters were equipped with pressure monitoring devices (ANKOM Technology, Macedon, NY) to quantify gas production as an indicator of microbial digestion. Cultures were incubated for 24 (experiment 1) to 30 hours (experiment 2), and gas production was recorded at 15-minute intervals. Dry matter disappearance was determined, and organic acid concentrations in the spent culture media were analyzed by gas chromatography. Experiment 1 compared corn to 24 sorghum cultivars, and experiment 2 compared corn to six sorghum cultivars, five of which were represented in experiment 1, plus one waxy hybrid. Data were analyzed using mixed models with cultivar as a fixed effect and block as a random effect. For gas production data, time and the interaction between time and cultivar also were used as fixed effects. For both experiments, there was an interaction between cultivar and time (P < 0.0001) for gas production, revealing large differences among cultivars with respect to their relative susceptibility to microbial fermentation. Similarly, dry matter disappearance; production of acetate, propionate, and butyrate; and acetate:propionate varied substantially among cultivars (P < 0.01), and in many cases exceeding measurements obtained with control corn. Sorghum cultivars used in these experiments varied widely in their susceptibility to digestion by ruminal microorganisms, revealing potential for development of hybrids that can compete with corn as energy sources while contributing to improved sustainability of feedlot production.
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Gusberti, Tomoe Daniela Hamanaka, and Arthur Chafim Bretas. "Diagnosis of the market for ideas and the role of industrial associations as intermediaries in the Brazilian context." Industry and Higher Education 32, no. 1 (2017): 9–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0950422217733087.
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Markets for technologies and ideas depend on the flow of knowledge and technology from one company to another or from universities and research institutes to industry. These markets are driven by the process known as open innovation. In recent years, the literature has emphasized the need to analyse the market for ideas through its constituent parts. The concept of technology and knowledge intermediaries is relatively new and has not yet been well defined. This article focuses on specific types of intermediaries in an attempt to enrich the conceptual framework of this knowledge domain and to identify the influences of variables at various contextual levels. The article focuses on the role of industrial associations as intermediaries connecting companies with other innovation system agents. By assessing the content of their respective websites, the authors compare the approaches of selected industrial associations in Brazil with counterparts in other countries. In doing so, they find differences between the two groups in mindset and attitudes to university–industry interaction. On the basis of their analysis, they diagnose shortcomings in the Brazilian context that need to be addressed if the country is to be competitive at the global level in terms of innovation and the effective exploitation of research.
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Hansen, Jørgen. "Practical Elements in Danish Engineering Programmes, Including the European Project Semester." Industry and Higher Education 26, no. 4 (2012): 329–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/ihe.2012.0108.
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In Denmark, all engineering programmes in HE have practical elements; for instance, at Bachelor's level, an internship is an integrated part of the programme. Furthermore, Denmark has a long-established tradition of problem-based and project-organized learning, and a large part of students' projects, including their final projects, is done in cooperation with industry. This interaction with industry is important because students learn about the culture of the companies with which they are involved and they usually find it very motivating to discover that the companies can benefit from their work. Given the difference between theoretical teaching at a university and practical work done in a company, internships help students to combine practice and theory. Many large projects involve teams and this offers students good learning opportunities and enables them to improve their interpersonal skills. In addition, students learn to learn, an increasingly important requirement since knowledge can rapidly become outdated. Engineers must now be able to work in an international context and to address this need a ‘European Project Semester’ (EPS) was introduced in 1995. EPS is based on experience from problem-based learning in an international context, with exchange students working in international teams. The focus is on international teamwork and intercultural communication and students not only acquire technical skills but also improve their communication skills and their international competences.
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Harris, John Rogers. "White People Do Not Know How to Behave at Entertainments Designed for Ladies and Gentlemen of Colour: William Brown's African and African American Theater. By Marvin McAllister. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2003; pp. 256. $18.95 paper." Theatre Survey 46, no. 1 (2005): 130–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0040557405230090.
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An unruly audience, comprising mostly working-class whites, attended a performance of William Shakespeare's Othello by the African Theatre on 10 August 1822. Instead of enjoying a thoughtful interpretation of Shakespeare, the crowd attacked the performers, stripping them of their clothing and dignity. The causes of riots included a growing presence of free blacks in public spaces, political debates surrounding franchise rights of propertied blacks, and the increasing social interactions between black and poor European Americans. The production of Othello was evidence of the African American contribution to evolving notions of national identities, while the Anglo-American's collective mob thinking reflected a consciousness that would become institutionalized by century's end. The riot marked another incident in the slow, painful demise of a theatre company, but the birth of theatre by African Americans.
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Hoecker, Douglas G., and Glenn S. Elias. "User Evaluation of the Lisp Intelligent Tutoring System." Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting 30, no. 2 (1986): 182–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193128603000218.
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In a cooperative arrangement between Westinghouse and Carnegie-Mellon University, a test version of CMU's LISP Intelligent Tutoring System (LISPITS) was installed on a Westinghouse VAX 11/785 that could be accessed by engineering personnel from company sites anywhere in the country. The object of this research was to evaluate LISPITS's performance in a more industrial environment than heretofore attempted. More specific research questions concerned (a) dialog structure, (b) computer resource requirements for large numbers of students, (c) rule–base applicability to students of different backgrounds, and (d) LISPITS's effectiveness as measured by student performance. Four classes of data were collected: (1) computer usage (accounting data) (2) 34–item questionnaires, (3) mid–term and final exams, (4) computer–readable files of activity in both the exercise and coding windows. Results suggest (a) overall, this group's experience with LISPITS was a positive one, and that basically this technology works in an industrial environment; (b) dialog management, while adequate, could be further optimized on the current 80–column x 24–line display; (c) dialog could be improved even more greatly with a more advanced display (e.g., more and larger windows, high resolution, bit-napped text and highlights) (d) two aspects of the interaction appear to have salient impact on learning and user acceptance for students with professional engineering experience: (1) the tutor's flexibility in dealing with potentially–valid student solutions, and (2) the level of analysis that governs error detection, diagnosis, and intervention strategies.
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Yulandari, Anisa, Wing Wahyu Winarno, and Asro Nasiri. "Evaluasi Kualitas Layanan Website Alumni Menggunakan Metode Webqual 4.0." Creative Information Technology Journal 5, no. 2 (2019): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.24076/citec.2018v5i2.173.
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Website Portal Alumni Amikom Yogyakarta yang dapat diakses pada alamat domain alumni.amikom.ac.id merupakan bagian dari Universitas Amikom Yogyakarta yang berfungsi sebagai sarana berbagi informasi sekaligus bertindak sebagai penghubung antara perusahaan pencari tenaga kerja dan para pencari kerja khususnya alumni Universitas Amikom Yogyakarta. Selama ini website alumni sudah berjalan belum dilakukan evaluasi terhadap kualitas layanan website yang didasarkan pada persepsi pengguna akhir sebagai umpan balik kepada pengelola website sehingga pengelola dapat mengetahui sejauh mana kepuasan pengguna dan kualitas layanan yang sudah diberikan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui kualitas layanan website alumni menggunakan tiga dimensi yang ada pada metode Webqual 4.0. Tiga dimensi itu sendiri terdiri dari Kegunaan, Kualitas Informasi, dan Kualitas Interaksi Layanan. Pendistribusian kuisioner dilakukan terhadap 200 sampel responden. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah adanya pengaruh ketiga dimensi Webqual 4.0 terhadap kepuasan pengguna. Dimensi yang paling berpengaruh yaitu Kualitas Informasi dan Kualitas Interaksi Layanan. Hal ini berarti peningkatan dapat dilakukan pada indicator yang memiliki nilai rata-rata terendah. Peningkatan pada dimensi Kualitas Informasi dapat dilakukan perbaruan secara berkala sehingga informasi yang disajikan menjadi lebih relevan. Sedangkan untuk dimensi Kualitas Interaksi Layanan dapat dilakukan dengan meningkatkan pelayanan terhadap keluhan seputar website alumni.Kata Kunci — Kualitas Layanan, Website Alumni, Webqual 4.0The Alumni Amikom Yogyakarta Website which can be accessed at the domain address alumni.amikom.ac.id is part of the Amikom University of Yogyakarta which serves as a means of sharing information while acting as a liaison between the company and job seekers, especially alumni of Yogyakarta Amikom University. So far, the alumni website has been running, yet an evaluation of the quality of website services has been carried out based on the perception of the end user as feedback to the website manager so that the manager can find out how far the user satisfaction is and the quality of the service provided. The purpose of this study is to determine the quality of the alumni website service using three dimensions that exist in the method of Webqual 4.0, there are Usability, Information Quality, and Service Interaction Quality. The conclusion of this study is the influence of the three dimensions of Webqual 4.0 on user satisfaction. The most influential dimensions are Information Quality and Service Interaction Quality. This means that an increase can be made on an indicator that has the lowest average valueKeywords— Quality of Service, Alumni Website, Webqual 4.0
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Alonso-Conde, Ana Belén, Javier Rojo-Suárez, and Sandra Rentas. "Do Business Administration degrees encourage entrepreneurship and strengthen connection with business incubators?" On the Horizon 28, no. 4 (2020): 153–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oth-05-2020-0019.
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Purpose First, this paper aims to study the extent to which students in business administration degrees are aware of the characteristics of the business ecosystem. Second, the degree of knowledge of the benefits resulting from the interaction between the university-based business incubators and the universities are studied. Design/methodology/approach To focus the discussion, a survey is conducted, asking students their preferences as future professionals, as well as their knowledge about specific sources of financing, namely, venture capital and crowdfunding and other networks useful to foster the creation of companies such as business incubators. Findings Results reveal that the students under study mostly prefer to work as employees in a company. Additionally, these results suggest a poor knowledge from students regarding specific aspects related to entrepreneurship and, more specifically, business incubators. These empirical results underline the need to shift the focus of subject programmes towards a greater focus on entrepreneurship. Additionally, the results also draw attention to the need of fostering the relationship between business incubators and universities, so that students become aware of the support that these networks can provide to entrepreneurs in the early stages of business projects. Research limitations/implications The data analysis for this study is built based on a survey of students attending specific finance courses at a Spanish public university. It is worth noting that in this study we have based on the supply side whereby future research might focus on the point of view given by the firm’s recruitment of business administration students. In addition, to strengthen the conclusions drawn from this study, further research should increase the sample period and the outcomes achieved at other universities in different regions. Practical implications In terms of policy implications, the empirical findings highlight the relevance of understanding the effectiveness of entrepreneurship programmes, given the budgetary expenditure involved in entrepreneurship education. Originality/value The relevance of the issue has been highlighted through a literature review of the past 10 years. In terms of policy implications, the empirical findings highlight the relevance of understanding the effectiveness of entrepreneurship programmes, given the budgetary expenditure involved in entrepreneurship education.
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Weng, Qingxiong, Kashmala Latif, Abdul Karim Khan, et al. "Loaded with knowledge, yet green with envy: leader–member exchange comparison and coworkers-directed knowledge hiding behavior." Journal of Knowledge Management 24, no. 7 (2020): 1653–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jkm-10-2019-0534.
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Purpose This study aims to explore an interpersonal predictor of coworkers-directed knowledge hiding behavior – the leader–member exchange social comparison (LMXSC). This study integrates leader–member exchange literature with social comparison theory to hypothesize that an individual’s upward LMXSC is positively correlated with coworkers-directed knowledge hiding and that an individual’s feelings of envy are mediated by the relationship between upward LMXSC and coworkers-directed knowledge hiding behavior. Also, this study proposes two-way and three-way interaction patterns of goal interdependence, which can influence LMXSC–envy relationships. Design/methodology/approach Two independent studies are conducted to test the hypothesized relationships. In Study 1, the authors collected multi-wave data from a large public sector university in China (N = 1,131). The authors then replicated the Study 1 findings by collecting multi-source and multi-wave data from a telecom company based in China (n = 379). Findings The authors found support across both studies for the idea that upward LMXSC is a possible interpersonal predictor of coworkers-directed knowledge hiding behavior. More specifically, it was found that feelings of envy ensue from upward LMXSC, resulting in further coworkers-directed knowledge hiding behavior. Further, this study shows that the influence of upward LMXSC on knowledge hiding behavior via feelings of envy was weaker (stronger) when employees have high (low) cooperative goal interdependence with coworkers, respectively, and when employees have low (high) competitive goal interdependence with the coworkers, respectively. Originality/value This study extends current knowledge management literature by introducing LMXSC as an interpersonal predictor of coworkers-directed knowledge hiding behavior. This will help practitioners to curb such counterproductive behavior.
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Halford, G. R., T. G. Meyer, R. S. Nelson, D. M. Nissley, and G. A. Swanson. "Fatigue Life Prediction Modeling for Turbine Hot Section Materials." Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 111, no. 2 (1989): 279–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.3240249.
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This paper presents a summary of the life prediction methods developed under the NASA Lewis Research Center’s Hot Section Technology (HOST) program. A major objective of the fatigue and fracture efforts under the HOST program was to significantly improve the analytic life prediction tools used by the aeronautical gas turbine engine industry. This has been achieved in the areas of high-temperature thermal and mechanical fatigue of bare and coated high-temperature superalloys. Such technical improvements will eventually reduce life cycle costs. The cyclic crack initiation and propagation resistance of nominally isotropic polycrystalline alloys and highly anisotropic single crystal alloys have been addressed. A sizeable data base has been generated for three alloys [cast PWA 1455 (B–1900 + Hf), wrought Inconel 718, and cast single-crystal PWA 1480] in bare and coated conditions. Two coating systems, diffusion aluminide (PWA 273) and plasma-sprayed MCrAlY overlay (PWA 286), were employed. Life prediction modeling efforts were devoted to creep-fatigue interaction, oxidation, coatings interactions, multiaxially of stress-strain states, mean stress effects, cumulative damage, and thermomechanical fatigue. The fatigue crack initiation life models developed to date include the Cyclic Damage Accumulation (CDA) Model of Pratt & Whitney and the Total Strain Version of Strainrange Partitioning (TS-SRP) of NASA Lewis for nominally isotropic materials, and the Tensile Hysteretic Energy Model of Pratt & Whitney for anisotropic superalloys. The fatigue model being developed by the General Electric Company is based upon the concepts of Path-Independent Integrals (PII) for describing cyclic crack growth under complex non-linear response at the crack tip due to thermomechanical loading conditions. A micromechanistic oxidation crack extension model has been derived by researchers at Syracuse University. The models are described and discussed in the paper. Only limited verification has been achieved to date as several of the technical programs are still in progress and the verification tasks are scheduled, quite naturally, near the conclusion of the program. To date, efforts have concentrated on developement of independent models for cyclic constitutive behavior, cyclic crack initiation, and cyclic crack propagation. The transition between crack initiation and crack propagation has not been thoroughly researched as yet, and the integration of these models into a unified life prediction method has not been addressed.
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Stevens, Jeroen. "Theatre City: On Design in the Interplay of Social and Material Space (Teatro Oficina, Bixiga, São Paulo)." Culture and Local Governance 5, no. 1-2 (2015): 45–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.18192/clg-cgl.v5i1-2.1457.
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Cultural mapping reflects a spatial turn broadly taken in related areas of urban studies, all of which, in different ways, care about the interaction between social and material space. This article will contribute to this emerging interdisciplinary field by exploring applications of cultural mapping as tools for more inclusive forms of urbanism. The main argument holds that particular forms of cultural mapping can help bridge certain constraints of ethnographic methodologies of social sciences, on one hand, and spatial analysis and design methodologies, on the other hand, as they can operate in the same interstices of social and material space. This article is the result of a three-year and ongoing collaboration between the Research Group on Urbanism and Architecture of the University of Leuven and theatre company Teatro Oficina, located on a highly contested urban site in São Paulo’s central neighbourhood of Bixiga, which for thirty years has been part and parcel of a Lute Urbaine (‘urban battle’) between the cultural group and a major real estate development firm. Both the theatre building and the surrounding terrain present themselves as pars-pro-toto for a theatrical city paradigm, offering insights on the dialectic vicissitudes of socio-cultural actions vis-à-vis the material transformation of the city.Keywords: urban activism, participatory urban design, modernism, urban stage, theatre cultureRésumé: La cartographie culturelle reflète un tournant spatial dans le champ des études urbaines et disciplines associées qui sont à tout le moins toutes concernées par les interactions entre les espaces sociaux et les espaces matériels. Cet article tente d’apporter une contribution à ce débat interdisciplinaire en explorant les applications de la cartographie culturelle dans le cadre des projets d’urbanisme participatif, voire d’urbanisme plus socialement inclusif. Certaines formes de cartographie culturelle peuvent permettre de répondre à certaines contraintes émanant des méthodologies ethnographiques en sciences sociales et ce, en comblant les lacunes découlant de la rencontre des espaces sociaux et matériels. Les résultats de cet article découlent de trois années de collaboration entre le Research Group on Urbanism and Architecture de l’Université de Leuven et le Teatro Oficina, situé dans un espace contesté du quartier Bixiga, au coeur de São Paulo. Ce quartier en question a été au coeur de plusieurs luttes urbaines (Lute Urbaine) entre groups sociaux culturels et promotteurs immobiliers. L’immeuble du théâtre et ses environs se présent en tant que pars-pro-toto pour le paradigme de la ville théâtrale, offrant des points des perspectives sur la dialectique de l’action culturelle vis-à-vis la transformation matérielle de la ville.Mots clé: l’activisme urbain, dessin urbain participative, modernism, scène urbaine, culture théâtrale
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Burger, Jan A., Tadeusz Robak, Fatih Demirkan, et al. "Outcomes of First-Line Ibrutinib in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL) and High-Risk Genomic Features with up to 6.5 Years Follow-up: Integrated Analysis of Two Phase 3 Studies (RESONATE-2 and iLLUMINATE)." Blood 136, Supplement 1 (2020): 25–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2020-134437.
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Background Genomic abnormalities such as del(17p)/TP53 mutation, del(11q), and unmutated IGHV are risk factors that predict inferior outcomes with chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) in patients (pts) with CLL/SLL (Byrd J Clin Oncol 2006). Mutations in BIRC3, NOTCH1, SF3B1, and XPO1 have also been associated with poor outcomes with CIT in pts with CLL (Foa Haematologica 2013; Jain Am J Hematol 2016). Ibrutinib (ibr) is the only once-daily Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor with significant progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) benefit shown in multiple randomized phase 3 studies versus established therapies in pts with previously untreated or relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL. Superior outcomes were demonstrated with ibr-based therapy versus comparators in the overall population, and in pts with high-risk disease features, such as TP53 aberrations, del(11q), and/or unmutated IGHV in the RESONATE-2 study of first-line single-agent ibr (Burger Leukemia 2020) and in the iLLUMINATE study of first-line ibr-obinutuzumab (Moreno Lancet Oncol 2019). In pts with relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL who were treated with ibr, mutations in BIRC3, NOTCH1, SF3B1, or XPO1 had no significant impact on the PFS benefit conferred by ibr (Byrd Blood 2019). To better understand outcomes in pts with previously untreated CLL with various high-risk genomic features, including integrated FISH cytogenetics and single gene mutations, we performed a pooled analysis of two phase 3 studies of ibr-based therapy in the first-line treatment of CLL/SLL (RESONATE-2 and iLLUMINATE). Methods In RESONATE-2 (NCT01722487), pts aged ≥65 years without del(17p) were randomized to single-agent ibr or chlorambucil (clb). In iLLUMINATE (NCT02264574), pts aged ≥65 years, or <65 years with coexisting conditions or del(17p)/TP53 mutation, were randomized to ibr-obinutuzumab or clb-obinutuzumab. A central lab performed FISH or targeted next generation sequencing, respectively, to examine for del(17p) and del(11q), or mutations in IGHV, TP53,BIRC3, SF3B1, NOTCH1, or XPO1. Clinical outcomes (PFS and overall response rate [ORR]) were determined for subsets defined by FISH cytogenetics or single gene mutations alone or in combination (Dohner N Engl J Med 2000; Rossi Blood 2013). PFS (reported as 42-mo Kaplan-Meier estimates and hazard ratios [HRs]), ORR (with rate ratios), and safety were compared between (1) ibr- versus clb-based therapies and (2) ibr-treated pts with vs without high-risk genomic CLL features. Results The pooled analysis included 498 pts treated with first-line ibr-based or clb-based therapy (n=249 each) with median follow-up of 49.1 mos (range, 0.1-78.7). Ibr-based therapy significantly improved ORR and PFS vs comparator (clb-based) therapy. At 42 mo, PFS rates were significantly higher across high-risk genomic subgroups in ibr-treated pts (63-82%) compared with clb-treated pts (6-34%), and consistent PFS benefit with ibr was observed across all high-risk genomic subgroups (Figure). When comparing ibr-treated pts with specified high-risk genomic features vs those without, PFS and ORR were comparable in the different subgroups, including pts with unmutated vs mutated IGHV (PFS HR, 1.79, 95% CI 0.99-3.24) or mutated vs not mutated NOTCH1 (PFS HR, 1.05, 95% CI 0.65-1.69) (Table). Improved outcome was also noted for pts with del(17p)/TP53 mutated/BIRC3 mutated, the highest risk category per Rossi 2013 (HR 1.05, 95% CI 0.54-2.04). At a median duration of ibr treatment of 35.7-43.8 mo across these high-risk subgroups, there were no meaningful differences in the rates of treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) of any grade or grade ≥3 AEs compared to those of the overall population. Conclusions This integrated analysis of pts undergoing first-line ibr-based treatment, with up to 79 mo follow up, demonstrated similar PFS and ORR for ibr-treated pts with or without high-risk genomic features, and confirmed significant PFS and ORR benefits with ibr-based therapy versus clb (± obinutuzumab). This analysis across two phase 3 studies demonstrated the efficacy of first-line ibr-based treatment irrespective of cytogenetic and mutational risk features, including those with unmutated IGHV, NOTCH1 mutation, and those with the highest risk classification of del(17p)/TP53 mutation/BIRC3 mutation. Disclosures Burger: Gilead, Janssen, Novartis, TG Therapeutics, and Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Other: Travel/accomodations/expenses, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; BeiGene, Gilead, TG Therapeutics, and Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Research Funding. Robak:BioGene: Honoraria, Research Funding; UCB: Honoraria, Research Funding; UTX-TGR: Research Funding; Bristol Meyers Squibb: Research Funding; Momenta: Consultancy; Medical University of Lodz: Current Employment; Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Honoraria, Research Funding; AstraZeneca: Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria, Research Funding; AbbVie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATIONS, EXPENSES (paid by any for-profit health care company), Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy; Sandoz: Consultancy, Honoraria; Octapharma: Honoraria; Pfizer: Research Funding; GSK: Research Funding; Roche: Consultancy, Other: TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATIONS, EXPENSES (paid by any for-profit health care company), Research Funding; Acerta: Research Funding; Morphosys: Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATIONS, EXPENSES (paid by any for-profit health care company), Research Funding. Demirkan:AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, and Roche: Consultancy; AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Janssen, and Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Research Funding; AbbVie, Amgen, and Janssen: Speakers Bureau; AbbVie, Amgen, Janssen, and Pfizer: Other: Travel/accommodations/expenses. Bairey:AbbVie: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding. Moreno:Janssen: Speakers Bureau; AbbVie and Janssen: Research Funding; Janssen, AbbVie, Sunesis, and AstraZeneca: Consultancy. Simpson:BeiGene: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company; AbbVie and Janssen: Honoraria, Other: Travel/accommodations/expenses; AbbVie, Acerta, Amgen, BeiGene, Celgene, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Roche, Sanofi, and Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Research Funding. Munir:F. Hoffmann-La Roche: Consultancy, Other: Medical writing support, furnished by Scott Battle, PhD, of Health Interactions, was funded by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; Alexion: Honoraria. Stevens:Amgen, MorphoSys: Consultancy. Dai:Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Current Employment; AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Exelixis, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, and Revance: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Cheung:Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Current Employment, Patents & Royalties: and other intellectual property; AbbVie and Eli Lilly: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Kwei:Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Current Employment; AbbVie and Gilead: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Lal:Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Current Employment; The Permanente Medical Group (spouse): Current Employment; AbbVie, Clovis, Gilead Sciences, Infinity, Reviva Pharmaceuticals, and The Permanente Medical Group: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Hsu:Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Current Employment; AbbVie: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Kipps:AbbVie, Genentech-Roche, Oncternal, and Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Research Funding; AbbVie, Celgene, Genentech-Roche, Gilead, and Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Consultancy. Tedeschi:AstraZeneca: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen spa: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Department of Hematology Niguarda Hospital Milano: Current Employment; Sunesis: Consultancy; AbbVie: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; BeiGene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.
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Al-Sawalha, Ayman, and Takialddin Al Smadi. "Engineering Technologies Microstrip Patch Antenna Radiation Variation of Quality Factors and Bandwidth of a Conically Depressed." Journal of advanced Sciences and Engineering Technologies 1, no. 1 (2018): 7–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.32441/jaset.v1i1.53.
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In connection with the development of radio communication systems, microwave, millimeter range, one of the most important is the problem of creating compact solid-state radiation sources. The antenna is the effective interaction between electronic circuits and the outside world is an important component of any wireless connection trend toward line the use of high frequencies in modern communications. Solutions, space technology, about (30 Ghz), Local Multipoint Distribution (LMDS) at 28Ghz) antenna technologies to meet the new requirements of the card actively participated in the elaboration of the various subsystems for such active monolithic Phased Array Antenna. This document is primarily.This paper mainly studies the effect of plasma wave on the radiation properties of a conically depressed microstrip patch antenna. Using linearized hydrodynamic theory and potential function technique, the total directive gain and quality factor are calculated for different values of plasma to source frequency and different half-cone angles. It is observed that the directive gain and quality factor are changes considerably by changing the half-cone angle as well as a plasma to source frequency values.
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 Ayman Al-Sawalha
 Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Jerash University, Jerash , Jordan
 Takialddin Al Smadi 
 Department of Communications and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, Jerash University, Jordan.
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Harrop, Stephe. "Greek Tragedy, Agonistic Space, and Contemporary Performance." New Theatre Quarterly 34, no. 2 (2018): 99–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266464x18000027.
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In this article Stephe Harrop combines theatre history and performance analysis with contemporary agonistic theory to re-conceptualize Greek tragedy's contested spaces as key to the political potentials of the form. She focuses on Athenian tragedy's competitive and conflictual negotiation of performance space, understood in relation to the cultural trope of the agon. Drawing on David Wiles's structuralist analysis of Greek drama, which envisages tragedy's spatial confrontations as a theatrical correlative of democratic politics, performed tragedy is here re-framed as a site of embodied contest and struggle – as agonistic spatial practice. This historical model is then applied to a recent case study, Aeschylus’ The Suppliant Women as co-produced by Actors Touring Company and the Lyceum, Edinburgh, in 2016–17, proposing that the frictious effects, encounters, and confrontations generated by this production (re-staged and re-articulated across multiple venues and contexts) exemplify some of the potentials of agonistic spatial practice in contemporary re-performance of Greek tragedy. It is contended that re-imagining tragic theatre, both ancient and modern, as (in Chantal Mouffe's terms) ‘agonistic public space’ represents an important new approach to interpreting and creatively re-imagining, interactions between Athenian tragedy and democratic politics. Stephe Harrop is a Lecturer in Drama at Liverpool Hope University, where her research focuses primarily on performances and texts adapted from, or responding to, ancient tragedy and epic. She is co-author of Greek Tragedy and the Contemporary Actor (Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming).
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Castro-Vázquez, Genaro. "A Healthy, Chubby Japanese Man (genki na debu chan)." American Journal of Men's Health 12, no. 4 (2018): 1138–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988318763674.
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In light of official reports indicating a still prevalent tendency to masculinized obesity and overweight in Japan (Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare, 2015), this article explores the experiences of 28 Japanese men grappling with bodyweight control. Aged between 24 and 67, 3 of the men were postgraduate or undergraduate students, 7 self-employed, 17 company workers and 1 retired. Fourteen hold a university degree, 1 completed senior high school and 10 finished 3-year junior college. Twelve were married and 16 were single. Ten of the participants have been requested to lose weight because of being at risk of developing metabolic diseases, the rest have been called “chubby” ( debu) and all of them have unsuccessfully tried to lose weight. A set of two, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant in Tokyo and Osaka in June and July 2015, 2016, and 2017. Grounded in symbolic interactionism, the interview analysis allows for a reading of the participants’ embodied subjectivity in line with three axes: autodidact self, gendered self, and emotional self. The article highlights how the feminization of care has an effect on the participant’s daily interactions. In conclusion, the article underscores the salience of “emotional attachment” to food (Lupton, 1998, p. 158), the “emotionalization” of food consumption and the emotionalization of the “fat body” in understanding their experiences dealing with corpulence in a country where slimness appears to be “ethnicized.”
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Harkison, Tracy. "Acccommodating co-creation in a hotel experience." Hospitality Insights 1, no. 1 (2017): 3–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/hi.v1i1.5.
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The co-creation process within the New Zealand luxury accommodation sector has, until recently, been under researched. However, in 2016, a doctoral thesis was completed [1] with the key question, ‘how is the luxury accommodation experience created?’ Following an interpretivist paradigm, data were collected that included 81 interviews (of 27 guests, 27 employees and 27 managers) within six luxury properties (three luxury hotels and three luxury lodges) which were selected via purposive sampling.
 Drawing from the findings of the thesis, this article aims to show that co-creation is a valuable tool for hoteliers. Co-creation is about customers creating value for themselves through an interactive relationship with a company. The hospitality industry is a complete veteran at this; for example, the use of à-la-carte menus, whereby a customer has the ability to compose a meal that has value specifically for them. The possible scope of the co-creation process, beyond à-la-carte menus, is now being recognised by the luxury accommodation sector.
 Co-creation can be described as a joint process that involves a customer and an organisation resulting in an output of value [2]. Co-creation permits and indeed encourages a more active involvement from the customer [1], and is important to organisations as it can ensure that any personal interaction that their customers have adds value to their experience [3]. If co-creation is used to its full potential, it can give an organisation a competitive advantage due to increased customer satisfaction resulting in a positive impact on customer loyalty [4]. Co-creation can also provide continual feedback for improving existing services, presenting a business with constant opportunities to increase their revenue and success [5].
 In summary, the main finding of the doctoral research was the consensus among guests, employees and managers that the luxury accommodation experience is materialised through a process of co-creation, involving the many different forms of interaction happening between guests, employees and managers, as well as with external contributors outside of the properties [1].
 The practical implications of co-creation cannot be determined without luxury properties first identifying what makes their accommodation a luxury experience. When this has been defined, more interaction between guests, employees and managers should be encouraged to ensure that this particular brand of luxury accommodation experience is created. This could include having staff members dedicated to interacting with guests, and having certain ‘touch points’ throughout the guests’ stay that ensure the type and the amount of engagement that is required happens. External co-creation should also be encouraged; for example, staff visiting the local producers of food and wine, which in turn would enable them to talk more informatively to guests about these products when they are interacting with them during their stay. Another example would be to build relationships with external agents who offer activities to the guests, to enable the continuation of the experience when guests are away from the property.
 Luxury properties also need to apply co-creation strategies that would enable guests to innovate new products and services. One such strategy is in the form of a digital customer relationship management tool; an example of this being HGRM – Happy Guest Relationship Management, although this technology is still quite innovative. Hotels and lodges need to make sure that they are using Web 2.0 applications such as videos, blogs, fora, wiki, podcasts, chat rooms, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook to encourage communication and social interaction, which is the customer engagement that enables co-creation.
 For any business that is involved in customer experience, especially hospitality, there is every good reason to go down the route of co-creation, especially when it can give that business a competitive advantage.
 If you would like to read the PhD thesis this research is based on you can access it here: http://aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10292/9925/HarkisonT.pdf?sequence=3
 Corresponding author
 Tracy is a Senior Lecturer in Hospitality at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Her research passions are hospitality education and the co-creation of luxury accommodation experiences. This has resulted in the completion of her PhD thesis on how the luxury accommodation experience is created.
 Tracy Harkison can be contacted at: tracy.harkison@aut.ac.nz
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Silva Santos, Patrícia, and Maria Teresa Patrício. "Academic Culture in Doctoral Education: Are Companies Making a Difference in the Experiences and Practices of Doctoral Students in Portugal?" International Journal of Doctoral Studies 15 (2020): 685–704. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/4665.
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Aim/Purpose: This article examines the experience and practice of doctoral students by focusing on different dimensions of the PhD socialization process. It addresses the question of whether university collaborations with businesses influence the experience and practice of PhD students. Background: The study explores the academic culture in the PhD process through the analysis of the experiences and practices of doctoral students in two groups – those without business collaborations (academic trajectories) and those with business collaborations (hybrid trajectories). Academic trajectories are seen as traditional academic disciplinary based doctoral education, while hybrid trajectories cross boundaries collaborating with companies in the production of new knowledge. Methodology: The article uses a qualitative methodology based on extensive interviews and analysis of the curriculum vitae of fourteen Portuguese PhD students in three scientific domains (engineering and technology sciences, exact sciences, and social sciences). The doctoral program profiles were defined according to a survey applied to the directors of all doctoral programs in Portugal. Contribution: The study contributes to the reflection on the effects of collaboration with companies, in particular on the trajectories and experiences of doctoral students. It contributes to the understanding of the challenges associated with business collaborations. Findings: Some differences were found between academic and hybrid trajectories of doctoral students. Traditional products such as scientific articles are the main objective of the PhD student, but scientific productivity is influenced by trajectory and ultimately by career prospects. The business culture influences the trajectories of doctoral students with regard to outputs such as publishing that may act as a barrier to academic culture. PhD students with academic trajectories seem to value international experiences and mobility. Minor differences were found in the choice of topic and type of research activity, revealing that these dimensions are indicative of the scientific domain. Both hybrid and academic students indicate that perceptions of basic and applied research are changing with borders increasingly blurred. Recommendations for Practitioners: It is important for universities, department chairs, and PhD coordinators to be concerned with the organisation, structure, and success of doctoral programs. Therefore, it is useful to consider the experiences and trajectories of PhD students involved with the business sector and to monitor the relevance and results of such exchange. Key points of contact include identifying academic and business interests, cultures, and practices. A student-centred focus in university-business collaboration also can improve students’ well-being in this process. Recommendation for Researchers: Researchers should consider the processes of interaction and negotiation between academic and business sectors and actors. It is important to understand and analyse the trajectories and experiences of PhD students in doctoral programs and in university-company collaborations, since they are the central actors. Impact on Society: This analysis is relevant to societies where policy incentives encourage doctoral programs to collaborate with companies. The PhD is an important period of socialization and identity formation for researchers, and in this sense the experiences of students in the context of collaboration with companies should be analyzed, including its implications for the professional identity of researchers and, consequently, for the future of science inside and outside universities. Future Research: More empirical studies need to explore these processes and relationships, including different national contexts and different scientific fields. Other aspects of the academic and business trajectory should be studied, such as the decision to pursue a PhD or the focus on perceptions about the future career. Another point that deserves to be studied is whether a broader set of experiences increases the recognition and appreciation of the doctoral degree by employers inside and outside the academy.
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Corazza, Francesco, Deborah Snijders, Marta Arpone, et al. "Development and Usability of a Novel Interactive Tablet App (PediAppRREST) to Support the Management of Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Pilot High-Fidelity Simulation-Based Study." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 8, no. 10 (2020): e19070. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/19070.
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Background Pediatric cardiac arrest (PCA), although rare, is associated with high mortality. Deviations from international management guidelines are frequent and associated with poorer outcomes. Different strategies/devices have been developed to improve the management of cardiac arrest, including cognitive aids. However, there is very limited experience on the usefulness of interactive cognitive aids in the format of an app in PCA. No app has so far been tested for its usability and effectiveness in guiding the management of PCA. Objective To develop a new audiovisual interactive app for tablets, named PediAppRREST, to support the management of PCA and to test its usability in a high-fidelity simulation-based setting. Methods A research team at the University of Padova (Italy) and human–machine interface designers, as well as app developers, from an Italian company (RE:Lab S.r.l.) developed the app between March and October 2019, by applying an iterative design approach (ie, design–prototyping–evaluation iterative loops). In October–November 2019, a single-center nonrandomized controlled simulation–based pilot study was conducted including 48 pediatric residents divided into teams of 3. The same nonshockable PCA scenario was managed by 11 teams with and 5 without the app. The app user’s experience and interaction patterns were documented through video recording of scenarios, debriefing sessions, and questionnaires. App usability was evaluated with the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) (scores range from –3 to +3 for each scale) and open-ended questions, whereas participants’ workload was measured using the NASA Raw-Task Load Index (NASA RTLX). Results Users’ difficulties in interacting with the app during the simulations were identified using a structured framework. The app usability, in terms of mean UEQ scores, was as follows: attractiveness 1.71 (SD 1.43), perspicuity 1.75 (SD 0.88), efficiency 1.93 (SD 0.93), dependability 1.57 (SD 1.10), stimulation 1.60 (SD 1.33), and novelty 2.21 (SD 0.74). Team leaders’ perceived workload was comparable (P=.57) between the 2 groups; median NASA RTLX score was 67.5 (interquartile range [IQR] 65.0-81.7) for the control group and 66.7 (IQR 54.2-76.7) for the intervention group. A preliminary evaluation of the effectiveness of the app in reducing deviations from guidelines showed that median time to epinephrine administration was significantly longer in the group that used the app compared with the control group (254 seconds versus 165 seconds; P=.015). Conclusions The PediAppRREST app received a good usability evaluation and did not appear to increase team leaders’ workload. Based on the feedback collected from the participants and the preliminary results of the evaluation of its effects on the management of the simulated scenario, the app has been further refined. The effectiveness of the new version of the app in reducing deviations from guidelines recommendations in the management of PCA and its impact on time to critical actions will be evaluated in an upcoming multicenter simulation-based randomized controlled trial.