The Organization of Industrial Research as a Network Activity: Agricultural Research at Philips in the 1930s

2004 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Kees Boersma
Keyword(s):  
Interwar Period ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Industrial Research ◽  
Network Activity ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Dutch Government ◽  
Research Networks ◽  
Research Department ◽  
University Scientists

Business historians have shown the importance of industrial research in the process of innovation. Most have focused on the industrial research departments themselves. Less attention has been paid to the position of these departments within research networks outside the firm. This article explores the story of networking at the Dutch company Philips & Co. during the interwar period. Gilles Hoist, director of Philips's Research Department at the time, became involved in an agricultural research network that comprised growers, university scientists, and the Dutch government. These networks were essential for Philips's success and provided an opportunity for the company's researchers to keep in touch with scientific circles.

Growth in head and neck cancer clinical research in the NCRN and NCRI: Expanding opportunities for patients across the United Kingdom.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16007-e16007
Author(s):  
Matthew T. Seymour ◽  
Rachel Moser ◽  
Matthew Cooper ◽  
Sheila Fisher ◽  
Karen Poole ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Network Activity ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Research Networks ◽  
Incident Cases

e16007 Background: The National Institute for Health Research Cancer Research Network (NCRN) was established in 2001 to benefit patients by improving the coordination, integration and speed of cancer research. Networks were established in England (NCRN), Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, supporting recruitment to a national portfolio across the NHS. In a decade recruitment to cancer studies has increased five fold in England to 20% of new incident cases. Head and Neck cancers affect basic functions including breathing and eating; particularly devastating for patients. The NCRI Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Studies Group is one of 23 Groups funded by NCRI members with a UK wide remit to develop a national portfolio of clinical studies. All CSGs include patients and carers as members resulting in active patient involvement in trial design, patient information and strategic direction of the portfolio. Methods: The last decade has seen unprecedented growth in the Head and Neck portfolio, which now includes 43 studies from only three studies in 2003/4. By 2010/11, 95% of UK Cancer Local Research Networks (37 networks) were recruiting to Head and Neck studies from only 2 networks in 2001/2, expanding trial access for patients and developing Head and Neck research expertise in new sites and with new investigators. Results: Numbers of patients participating in Head and Neck studies has grown exponentially. Since 2006/7 UK patient recruitment has risen 15-fold from 126 to 1890, representing almost 25% new incident cases of Head and Neck cancer. Conclusions: Rapid portfolio growth and associated network activity has expanded opportunities for patients with Head and Neck cancer; providing access to new therapeutic agents and treatment modalities, including NIHR CRN-adopted commercial trials and studies in a surgical setting. Participation in studies demonstrating the effectiveness of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy in reducing xerostomia (including PARSPORT), has supported integration of this technique into cancer service.

Agricultural research reclamation in Ukraine: Professor D.O. Dzhovani (1886–1971)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Verhunov ◽  
Yu. Dovgoruk
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Reclamation ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Agricultural Science ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Active Interest ◽  
Agricultural Schools

The monograph highlights the main stages of development of agricultural research land reclamation work in Ukraine, one of the founders, creators and developers of which was Professor D.O. Dzhovani. The scientific, scientific-organizational and pedagogical activities of the well-known domestic scientist was described, who is an iconic figure for the formation of experimental reclamation work in Ukraine and abroad. The professor laid the scientific-organizational and conceptual principles, in particular the state legislative acts of development of the scientific direction of agro-amelioration in Ukraine and Russia during the 20-30's of the 20th century. He is the author of a number of scientific papers in the field of experimental land reclamation, author of the first textbook in Ukrainian for agricultural courses "Reclamation legislation: a guide for the agricultural schools"(1927). D.O. Dzhovani was personally involved in the opening of a number of reclamation stations in the research network of Ukraine. He was a member of the Scientific & Advisory Board (SAB) on the construction of Dniprelstan and the Special Commission on Dniprelstan at the Agricultural Scientific Committee of Ukraine. The scientist is one of the founders of the Ukrainian Scientific & Research Institute of Agricultural Land Reclamation. The available archival documents attest to his significant contribution to the establishment and subsequent functioning of this institution. After forced emigration to Great Britain, he continued to supplement his inventions and research in the field of agriculture, until the end of his days he did not lose active interest in the business of his life – land reclamation and swamp culture. This edition also contains bibliographic descriptions of his works, written personally and in co-authorship, reports on scientific activities, scientific & popular publications. The book is recommended for scientists, teachers, graduate students, students, specialists in agricultural science, all those who are interested in the history of agricultural research work development.

A Brief Look at Current Usda Work on Pests and Diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 176-177
Keyword(s):  
Green Manure ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Washington State ◽  
Water Filtration ◽  
White Mustard ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
Natural Substances ◽  
University Scientists ◽  
Agricultural Research Service ◽  
Research Service

If a farmer has nematode problems or has too many weeds or fungal attacks a simple solution is to spread some mustard on them. Agricultural Research Service and university scientists are experimenting with mustards as an alternative to fighting crop pests chemically. The system biofumigates pests with stands of white mustard, brown mustard, and rapeseed.. Biofumigation refers to natural substances plants release while decomposing that make surrounding soils toxic to some weeds, nematodes, and fungi. The experiments, in Washington State, dovetail with increasing grower interest in mustard crops for pest control and as "green manure" meaning it can be disked into soil to improve tilth, organic matter, aeration, and water filtration. Despite such benefits, there is still much to learn about how mustards control pests and under what conditions they work best.

scholarly journals COMMUNICATIONAL SOURCES USED BY THE AGRICULTURAL AGENT TO TRANSFER AGRICULTURAL INFROMATION FOR RICE FARMERS IN AL-ABBASSIA / NAJAF Al-ASHRAF GOVERNORATE

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. T. Hd. Al-Salhi
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Rice Crop ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Extension Agent ◽  
Research Department ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Important Extension

The research aimed to know the communicational sources used by agricultural Agent to transfer agricultural information for rice farmers in AL- Abbbassia of Najaf Al- Ashraf province and determine the most important extension means and method used by the agent in his contact with farmers. A questionnaire is designed to collect data included three scales to measure communicational sources (personal methods , collective methods, and mass media methoda ), The research community was farmers associations in AL-Abbassia cultivation section (11) association, The sample was farmers associations (36%) which were ( AL-Sadr, Iraq, Murtatha, and mohamed massage ), then another proportional random classical sample was taken (15%) of farmers of the mentioned associations (709) which was (106) farmers ,The research results showed that the communicational sources play a very important role in transfer of agricultural information to rice farmers, as well as the collective methods were most methods the used by extension agent to transfer the information, There were also some differences in the used sources which  means that all methods were important. The research recommended to take care and attention to rice crop as a strategically crops, cooperation with general corporation of the agricultural research department of rice growing development , Inaddition it can recommended to support the research extension agents and rice farmers by training courses according to their communicational need.                                            

Building Australia’s Scalable Drone Cloud

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Klump ◽  
Tim Brown ◽  
Rohan Clarke ◽  
Robert Glasgow ◽  
Steve Micklethwaite ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystem ◽  
Large Data ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Ecosystem Research ◽  
Plant Phenomics

<p>Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), commonly known as drones, provide sensing capabilities that address the critical scale-gap between ground- and satellite-based observations. Their versatility allows researchers to deliver near-real-time information for society.</p><p>Key to delivering RPA information is the capacity to enable researchers to systematically collect, process, manage and share RPA-borne sensor data. Importantly, this should allow vertical integration across scales and horizontal integration across different RPA deployments. However, as an emerging technology, the best practice and standards are still developing and the large data volumes collected during RPA missions can be challenging.</p><p>Australia’s Scalable Drone Cloud (ASDC) aims to coordinate and standardise how scientists from across earth, environmental and agricultural research manage, process and analyse data collected by RPA-borne sensors, by establishing best practices in managing 3D-geospatial data and aligned with the FAIR data principles.</p><p>The ASDC is building a cloud-native platform for research drone data management and analytics, driven by exemplar data management practices, data-processing pipelines, and search and discovery of drone data. The aim of the platform is to integrate sensing capabilities with easy-to-use storage, processing, visualisation and data analysis tools (including computer vision / deep learning techniques) to establish a national ecosystem for drone data management.</p><p>The ASDC is a partnership of the Monash Drone Discovery Platform, CSIRO and key National Collaborative Research Infrastructure (NCRIS) capabilities including the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF), Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), and AuScope.</p><p>This presentation outlines the roadmap and first proof-of-concept implementation of the ASDC.</p>

No Longer Overlooked and Undervalued? The Evolving Dynamics of Endogenous Educational Research in Sub-Saharan Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
RICHARD MACLURE
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Research Networks ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Local Research

Multilateral donors like the World Bank and bilateral agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the British Department for International Development exert a great deal of influence in international educational development — particularly in sub-Saharan Africa — both in the programs they fund and the types of research they engage in. In this article, Richard Maclure investigates educational research in Africa and juxtaposes research done by large, exogenous, Western, results-oriented organizations with research performed by smaller, endogenous, local researchers aided by local research networks. Maclure argues convincingly that research that falls into the exogenous "donor-control" paradigm far too often is irrelevant to the African educational policy context and does little to develop local research capacity. The cases of two African research networks — the Educational Research Network of West and Central Africa and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa—are presented as exemplars of organizations that promote an alternative type of research that is endogenous, relevant to policy and the process of policymaking, and controlled by Africans. Maclure concludes with a call for increased support for and development of these types of networks, and for the development of the long-term solution to educational research in Africa — the university.

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