Funding Organizations Research Articles

Responsibly shaping technology innovation for the energy transition: an RRI indicator system as a tool.

Efforts to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions have had limited success. For many, the hopes rest on new energy innovations to advance the energy transition process. In this paper, we develop a Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) base indicator system to steer the design of innovations in the field of energy transition innovations and, thus, improve social acceptance of these innovations. We propose a guideline for its application to assist R&D performing organizations and funding organizations in the design, selection, and communication of research proposals. The indicator system is intended to promote early integration of environmental and social aspects, support the formation of teams aware of the different responsibility aspects of innovation, and monitor progress in regard to relevant RRI dimensions.

A bibliometric analysis study on <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i>

<b>Aim: </b><i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i>, is one of the most important sexually transmitted disease (STD) pathogens on a global scale. In this study we aimed to<b> </b>analyze the publication developments with bibliometric methods on <i>C.trachomatis</i> by examining the research articles published between January 1970–December 2021.<br /> <b>Material and methods: </b>Herein, a bibliometric design was used to achieve the developments in <i>C. trachomatis </i>research. Research articles published in the Web of Science (WoS) database between January, 1970–December, 2021 were included in the study. The keywords selected for the search were ‘<i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i>,<i> Chlamydia</i>, and<i> C. trachomatis’</i>.<br /> <b>Results: </b>The search of the WoS database for <i>C. trachomatis </i>research articles from 1970 to 2021 yielded 8133 results. Of the documents, 5696 were articles. 95.769% were published in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) indexed journals. Most were published in English (94.803%). The articles were mostly from the Infectious Diseases (33.251%) research area. Most of the articles were from the USA. About 51% of the studies had funding organizations, with the United States Department of Health and Human Services provided the most financial support. Most of the articles (n=346, 6.074%) were published in the Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Although the number of publications seems to be irregular, it has not fallen below 80 articles per year, especially since 1980. The articles were cited 147,672 times (25.93 times per article) and the H-index was 133.<br /> <b>Conclusion: </b>STDs are still an important public health problem in almost all parts of the world. We have found that the number of published articles and citations to articles on C. trachomatis has increased rapidly, especially in recent years. However, although the number of publications in developed countries has increased, the number of publications in developing and underdeveloped countries is below the expected level. Since C. trachomatis is a global public health problem, countries with a lower number of publications should be supported financially.

The digital freight forwarder and the incumbent: A framework to examine disruptive potentials of digital platforms

The emergence of digital platform start-ups poses a threat to disrupt the logistics industry with new business models. Digital freight forwarders offer platforms that challenge the service offerings of the traditional incumbent logistics providers, yet it is not clear whether these digital platforms have the potential to truly ‘disrupt’ the current industry. In this paper, we debate a more comprehensive view on the notion of disruption and disruptive innovation in the context of logistics start-ups leveraging digital platforms. We propose a Digital Start-up Disruption (DSD) framework – grounded on the existing literature – that allows characterizing digital platforms and their disruptive potential using four antecedents: initial target market, ecosystem framing, value creation, and regulatory agenda. Applying the framework of the four antecedents to a case study of a digital freight forwarder reveals important insights pertaining to the dynamics of disruptive and sustaining technologies. These findings can help investors and funding organizations to identify opportunities for potential disruptive innovations.

TWENTY-TWO YEARS OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION RESEARCH: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

In recent years, the number of academic studies in the field of science communication has increased. It is important to make a general examination of the studies on science communication and to reveal their distribution according to years and countries in order to draw the framework of science communication studies. The main aim of this study was to analyze the science communication-based articles published in journals in the Web of Science (WoS) index in the last 22 years. Within the scope of the study, articles were scanned by typing keywords such as "topic", "title", "keywords" science communication from the WoS database and 322 articles were examined by bibliometric analysis method. As a result of the study, the articles published between 2000 and 2022 were examined according to years, countries, funding organizations, research area, publishing houses, country scores and citations. According to the results, most articles were published in 2022(N = 58); USA, UK, Australia, Germany ranked first with the number of articles and SAGE (N = 74) ranked first in publisher distributions. This study offers a global perspective on science communication and proposes a vision for future research. Keywords: Bibliometrics analysis, journal articles, research trends, science communication, Web of Science (WoS)

Experiences from a School–University Partnership Climate and Sustainability Education Project in England: The Value of Citizen Science and Practical STEM Approaches

Extracurricular citizen science and hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths) projects can ensure that climate and sustainability education is not just superficial but truly transformative. Through working under the guidance of academic partners, young people can develop a deep appreciation for climate science and, most importantly, become aware of the real-world sustainable solutions being developed to address the consequences of our changing climate. We present the experiences of four stakeholders from one case study involving middle school students (9–13 years) and their teachers working on a climate change and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) project with academics from Newcastle University and the Schools Engagement programme of the Royal Society. We found that all stakeholders considered it to be a successful project with significant benefits, including engaging learning in the pupils, a challenge for the teachers, and meaningful data collection for the academic team. The funding organisation thought the positive interactions that they try to encourage between students and STEM partners were evidenced in this project perfectly. Young people are future decision makers; this type of project can enable them to develop essential skills and an understanding of a range of STEM careers. Subsequent developments may include refining the way similar projects are run.

The contribution of accelerated school readiness program to learning continuity

This study was conducted to assess the contribution of accelerated school readiness programs for learning continuity in Borena and the west Guji Zone. A descriptive survey design was employed. Data were collected from teachers, directors, supervisors, and parent-teacher association members by using questionnaires, focus group discussions, and document analysis methods. The quantitative data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and t-test and whereas the qualitative data were analyzed by narration to support the quantitative findings. The result shows that accelerated school readiness program highly enhances students learning continuity for grade one. Besides, this program improved students' academic achievement in grades one and two. Accordingly, it is suggested that the funding organizations and the Ministry of Education should maintain the sustainability and institutionalization of the program particularly in the pastoralist areas since it is a better option of providing preschool education in the country.
 Keywords: Accelerated school readiness programs; learning continuity; school readiness

COVID-19 associated coagulopathy: A bibliometric investigation

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 initiates an immune-hemostatic response. While both systems are intimately connected and necessary for an efficient immune response to contain the infection, excessive coagulation activation might exceed the valuable benefits by causing thrombotic consequences and excessive inflammation. This biological response is new to clinicians and researchers, and accordingly, tremendous studies have been conducted on coagulopathy and its relationship to COVID-19 disease during this pandemic. Therefore, it takes a research insight from a bibliometric perspective to determine research hotspots and trends of COVID-19 associated coagulopathy (C19-CA). The analysis relies on the Scopus database for bibliographic content and Visualization of Similarities viewer software to map bibliometric data of C19-CA. Our study finds the most eminent authors, journals, institutions, funding organizations, and countries that publish in the C19-CA. Additionally; this research employs bibliometric analysis of co-authorship, co-citations, bibliographic coupling, and co-occurrence of keywords. A total of 2242 studies were retrieved, and the number of annual publications of C19-CA showed remarkable growth. The top-publishing authors on C19-CA are Smadja, D.M., Diehl, J.L., and Gendron, N (France). The total number of articles published in English in these three years was 1241, with the original article accounting for 99.8% and conference papers accounting for 0.2%. Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China) is the top-productive institution, with the US being the top-publishing country. Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis received the highest number of original articles. The research results were mainly published in the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology. Yuanyuan Li, who is (China), is the top-collaborating author. China and its authors have the highest number of citations. Keywords' co-occurrence analyses of the authors and all keywords revealed the following themes in C19-CA; abnormal coagulation parameters, pulmonary coagulopathy, venous and arterial thrombotic disorders, distinct features of coagulopathy, inflammation, and thrombosis in COVID-19, and anticoagulants and thrombolytic therapies. By combining bibliometric analysis with VOSviewer software, we identified C19-CA's leaders, collaborating institutions, and research hotspots, as well as give references for future research paths.

(032) Development of a Core Outcome Set for Provoked Vestibulodynia

Abstract Introduction The literature on vulvodynia treatment is heterogeneous in terms of intervention type, study quality, and outcome measures. A systematic review (SR) of vulvodynia treatments was recently published focusing on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs for provoked vestibulodynia (PVD, a vulvodynia subtype). The authors of the SR concluded that most studies had very low certainty of evidence, which limited the ability to draw conclusions about intervention efficacy. In addition, the authors noted a large degree of heterogeneity in outcome measures, which limited the ability to conduct a meta-analysis, and they recommended that future studies incorporate a core outcome set (COS, an agreed-upon standardized set of outcomes that should be assessed and reported, as a minimum, in all clinical trials in specific areas of health or healthcare) so that results from future clinical trials of PVD can be combined and evaluated. Objective To establish a COS for PVD. Methods The Project Management Team of the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU) consists of vulvodynia researchers/clinicians, a patient partner, and health technology methodologists. Since March 2022, the team has conducted a literature review and extracted all outcomes from the PVD treatment literature (as of 1990 for published studies, and no date limit for the clinical trials database). Sixty-six outcomes (e.g., pain during intercourse, sexual function) have been identified. To conduct a two round Delphi survey with multiple stakeholders, registration for participation in the study (ongoing) has been open to a variety of stakeholders: people with current or past lived experience of PVD, relatives of those with lived experience of PVD, healthcare practitioners, researchers, and others (e.g., leaders of patient or funding organizations). Participants who register will provide background information to ensure representativeness of stakeholder identification and sociodemographic status (e.g., country of residence, gender), after which they will be asked to participate in the first survey. The first survey asks participants to rate each of the outcomes on a 9-point scale (from outcome is not important to outcome is critical to include and should always be measured in treatment studies) and to list any outcomes that should be included but were missed. In the second survey, the outcomes with the highest ranks from the first survey and all new outcomes will be presented to the participants, and they will be asked to rate them. Then, a virtual consensus meeting will be held with some members from all stakeholder groups to discuss the highest ranked outcomes and to decide which ones to include in the core outcome set. Results We will report on interim progress of the COS for PVD. Conclusions The results of this study will contribute critical information to standardize outcome reporting across PVD treatment studies so that stakeholders can directly compare the effectiveness of different interventions, identify clinically relevant outcomes, and reduce the risk of reporting bias. In addition, they will allow for the generation of consistent data for meta-analyses. Disclosure No

Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life After Firearm Injury: A Preliminary Descriptive Study.

Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life After Firearm Injury: A Preliminary Descriptive Study.

Academics in Exile: Networks, Knowledge Exchange, and New Forms of Internationalization. By Vera Axyonova, Florian Kohstall, and Carola Richter

It is widely acknowledged today that the academic labour force contributes considerably to the promotion of knowledge-based economies and developing research and innovation (Jöns 2007). To compete in global knowledge economies, internationalizing higher education has therefore become a policy priority, and the mobility of academics has become integral to public discourse, for its wider implications for higher education systems and institutions’ reputations. However, there is scant research on the complex experiences of scholars involved in ‘involuntary academic mobility’, which, as this book suggests, sits in tension with assumptions about academic mobility being universally advantageous. A primary objective of this book is to unpack the paradoxes of exile and contrast the often-romanticized pictures of émigré life with the lived experiences of displaced academics. It offers useful insights on lived experiences in exile, varying mobility trajectories, and exilic professional networks and third-party funding organizations by taking into consideration the reflections and viewpoints of displaced and at-risk scholars and host country higher education institutions. The volume makes a pronounced argument that the involuntary academic mobility of displaced and at-risk scholars as part of forced internationalization can significantly impact and shape transnational knowledge production, transfer, and exchange. This encourages us to reflect more critically upon issues of academic freedom, scholars’ precarity and subjectivities, resistance, and shifting positionalities and positions.

Social responsibility in research and innovation practice and policy across global regions, institutional types, and fields: Interview data and qualitative content analysis outputs revealing the perspectives and experiences of professionals.

The European Commission-funded RRING (Responsible Research and Innovation Networked Globally) Horizon 2020 project aimed to deliver activities that promoted a global understanding of Socially Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). A necessary first step in this process was to understand how researchers (working across Global North and Global South contexts) implicitly understand and operationalise ideas relating to social responsibility within their day-to-day work. Here, we describe an empirical dataset that was gathered as part of the RRING project to investigate this topic. This Data Note explains the design and implementation of 113 structured qualitative interviews with a geographically diverse set of researchers (across 17 countries) focusing on their perspectives and experiences. Sample selection was aimed at maximising diversity. As well as spanning all five UNESCO world regions, these interview participants were drawn from a range of research fields (including energy; waste management; ICT/digital; bioeconomy) and institutional contexts (including research performing organisations; research funding organisations; industry and business; civil society organisations; policy bodies). This Data Note also indicates how and why a qualitative content analysis was implemented with this interview dataset, resulting in category counts available with the anonymised interview transcripts for public access.

Machine Learning Applications in Renewable Energy (MLARE) Research: A Publication Trend and Bibliometric Analysis Study (2012–2021)

This study examines the research climate on machine learning applications in renewable energy (MLARE). Therefore, the publication trends (PT) and bibliometric analysis (BA) on MLARE research published and indexed in the Elsevier Scopus database between 2012 and 2021 were examined. The PT was adopted to deduce the major stakeholders, top-cited publications, and funding organizations on MLARE, whereas BA elucidated critical insights into the research landscape, scientific developments, and technological growth. The PT revealed 1218 published documents comprising 46.9% articles, 39.7% conference papers, and 6.0% reviews on the topic. Subject area analysis revealed MLARE research spans the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics among others, which indicates it is a broad, multidisciplinary, and impactful research topic. The most prolific researcher, affiliations, country, and funder are Ravinesh C. Deo, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, respectively. The most prominent journals on the top are Applied Energy and Energies, which indicates that journal reputation and open access are critical considerations for the author’s choice of publication outlet. The high productivity of the major stakeholders in MLARE is due to collaborations and research funding support. The keyword co-occurrence analysis identified four (4) clusters or thematic areas on MLARE, which broadly describe the systems, technologies, tools/technologies, and socio-technical dynamics of MLARE research. Overall, the study showed that ML is critical to the prediction, operation, and optimization of renewable energy technologies (RET) along with the design and development of RE-related materials.

Underrepresentation of Women in Late-Breaking Cardiovascular Clinical Trials.

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality for women and men. Prior studies have demonstrated the underrepresentation of women in published clinical trials, but no study to date has assessed inclusion of women in late-breaking clinical trials (LBCTs) presented at national meetings. The objective is to characterize the inclusion of women participants in LBCT presented at the 2021 American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual meetings and identify trial characteristics associated with improved inclusion. Methods: LBCT presented at the 2021 ACC, AHA, and ESC meetings were identified and the inclusion of women as participants was assessed. The inclusion to prevalence ratio (IPR) was calculated by dividing the percentage of women participants by the percentage of women in the disease population. IPRs <1 indicate underenrollment of women. Of the 68 LBCT, 3 trials were excluded due to lack of subject matter relevance. Results: Inclusion of women ranged from 0% to 71%. Only 47.1% of trials reported sex-specific analyses. The average IPR was 0.76 for all trials and did not vary based on conference, trial center, geographic region, or funding source. The average IPR varied based on subspecialty, with a statistical difference between interventional cardiology and heart failure (0.65 vs. 0.88, p = 0.02). The average IPR was significantly lower for procedural studies compared with medication trials (0.61 vs. 0.78, p = 0.008), as well as for studies with mean age <65 and trial size <1500 participants. There was no difference in IPR based on female authorship. Conclusions: LBCT can impact novel drug and device approval, intervention indications, and patient management. Nonetheless, most LBCT underenroll women, particularly, procedural LBCT. In 2021, sex-based enrollment disparities persist, highlighting the need to engage key stakeholders, including funding organizations, national governing bodies, editorial board members, and medical societies, in the creation of a coordinated strategic initiative to advance gender parity. These findings warrant further investigation to increase inclusion of women in trials, including potential enrollment requirements for consideration as LBCT by meeting organizers.

The more things changed, the more they stayed the same: Trends in conservation focus 2010–2019

The conservation literature provides an important resource for conservation practice and reflects key areas of current research interest, but not necessarily those of highest priority, in the field of conservation science. In one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, this paper evaluates 4388 articles from three leading conservation journals with different impact factors (Biological Conservation, Conservation Letters, and Oryx) for the period 2010–2019. The analysis shows that previously identified trends still hold true in many instances, including a continuing taxonomic bias towards vertebrates and particularly in favour of mammals. Geographical biases also persist, favouring Europe and North America with respect to where research is undertaken, who writes about it, and how it is funded, although publication of research conducted in Africa is increasing. It is difficult to evaluate changes in author gender outside the decade studied as this topic has not been widely considered in previous studies, but parity in authorship has not yet been achieved in any of the journals examined. To overcome the biases identified, researchers, editors, and funding organisations collectively still need to do more to redirect conservation efforts where they are most urgently needed and encourage more women and more researchers from lower income countries to participate in research by helping to remove the barriers that currently limit them.

Enacting Data Feminism in Advocacy Data Work

In this paper, we present the results of a study that examines the role of data in nonprofit advocacy work. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 25 individuals who play critical roles in the data work of 18 different advocacy organizations. Our analysis reveals five key stakeholders in advocacy data work-beneficiaries, policymakers, funding and partner organizations, gatekeepers, and local publics. It also contributes a framework of four functions of data work in nonprofit organizations-data as amplifier, activator, legitimizer, and incubator. We characterize the challenges in data work that exist, particularly in widespread attempts to reappropriate data work across functions. These challenges in reappropriation are often rooted in participants' effects to enact data feminist principles from the margins of the data economy. Finally, we discuss how nonprofit institutions operate outside of the dominant data work goals known as the three Ss (surveillance, selling, and science) and propose a fourth S, social good, that is working to challenge the norms of the data economy and should be considered in research regarding the data economy moving forward.

Fully integrated downstream process to enable next-generation manufacturing.

Next-generation manufacturing (NGM) has evolved over the past decade to a point where large biopharmaceutical organizations are making large investments in the technology and considering implementation in clinical and commercial processes. There are many well-considered reasons to implement NGM. For the most part, organizations will not fund NGM unless the implementation benefits the funding organization by providing reduced costs, reduced time, or additional needed capabilities. Productivity improvements gained from continuous purification are shown in this work, which used a new system that fully integrates and automates several downstream unit operations of a biopharmaceutical process to provide flexibility and easy implementation of NGM. The equipment and automation needed to support NGM can be complicated and expensive. Biopharmaceutical Process Development considered two options as follows: (1) design its own NGM system or (2) buy a prebuilt system. PAK BioSolutions offers a turn-key automated and integrated system that can operate up to four continuous purification stages simultaneously, while maintaining a small footprint in the manufacturing plant. The system provides significant cost benefits (~10× lower) compared with the alternative-integration of many different pieces of equipment through a Distributed Control System that would require significant engineering time for design, automation, and integration. Integrated and Continuous Biomanufacturing can lead to significant reductions in facility size, reduced manufacturing costs, and enhanced product quality when compared with the traditional batch mode of operation. The system uses new automation strategies that robustly link unit operations. We present the optimized process fit, sterility and bioburden control strategy, and automation features (such as pH feedback control and in-line detergent addition), which enabled continuous operation of a 14-day end-to-end monoclonal antibody purification process at the clinical manufacturing scale.

It’s all about Priorities: Tips for Successfully Implementing Gender Equality Actions

The adoption of an inclusive Gender Equality Plan (iGEP) in Research Performing Organisations (RPO) and Research Funding Organisations (RFO) is a dynamic process that mobilises knowledge and skills, and at the same time creates challenges in each step. The Horizon 2020 CALIPER project supports seven RPOs and two RFOs across Europe in implementing iGEPs, focusing on the STEM fields. At this stage, CALIPER partners completed the first iteration phase of their iGEP implementation lasting 12 months. This work-in-progress paper presents practical examples from their GEP experience so far, focusing on the activities/steps an institution can put in place to adopt an inclusive approach to the GEP process. The “tips” are grounded in the formative evaluation reports, drafted by the CALIPER RPOs/RFOs after the end of the first implementation iteration. This action-oriented paper targets practitioners, active in Gender Equality (GE) in Research and Innovation (R&amp;I).

Calling for institutional reform by compensating early career researchers for diversity labor.

Although institutions and funding organizations in the USA are implementing measures to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), people with marginalized identities disproportionately drive those efforts without reward and recognition in their careers; thus, they are minority taxed. While minority tax reform is essential at all levels, this article focuses on compensation for early career researchers (ECRs) at the graduate and postdoctoral levels.

Climate Change and Biodiversity Synergies: A Scientometric Analysis in the Context of UNFCCC and CBD

Two major multilateral environmental agreements–the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)–were negotiated in 1992 to tackle the global crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. However, the interlinkages between these two concerns were less recognized and structured which impaired the development of streamlined policies to tackle both simultaneously. Over the last nearly 20 years, increased scientific output on their interlinkages seems to have galvanized the world towards synergistic approaches aimed at transformation instead of business-as-usual effort. The Paris Climate Agreement to the UNFCCC characterizes this synergy by recognizing the importance of conservation and biodiversity protection and ensuring the integrity of all ecosystems. To understand to what extent, scientific output helped reach such synergistic decisions, we studied the temporal distribution of publications on the interlinkages between climate and biodiversity, vis-à-vis important decisions and approaches recognized by the UNFCCC and CBD. The research is based on scientometric meta-analysis of publications, assessing the trends, geographic distribution, key authors, journals, and funding organizations from 1992 to 2021. This information is simultaneously mapped for its significance for major decisions of the two conventions. The later part of the paper sheds light on the science-policy interface by taking cues from outputs of this research and recent workshops and meetings on climate- and biodiversity-related topics.

Blockchain in the Construction Industry between 2016 and 2022: A Review, Bibliometric, and Network Analysis

In recent years, applications of Blockchain technology (BCT) have been progressing at a galloping rate in miscellaneous fields, such as finance, education, travel, healthcare, and insurance. However, BCT has gained much popularity in the construction industry, especially in developed nations worldwide, as it can solve real-world problems, including poor payments, inadequate cooperation and collaboration, inappropriate data sharing among stakeholders, and poor efficiency. The current research employs a bibliometric and systematic literature review (SLR) on utilizing BCT in the construction industry. Using co-occurrence and co-citation studies, network visualization and other methodologies concerning the Web of Science (WOS) database and the research contacts’ patterns were investigated in 482 academic papers. Notable publications, conferences, significant writers, nations, organizations, and funding organizations have been acknowledged. Our research reveals that the primary study topics are BCT in the construction industry, supply chain management, smart contracts, sustainability, building information modeling (BIM), the Internet of Things (IoT) and energy efficiency. Several possible fields for further research are mentioned, including the use of BCT in: (i) circular economy, (ii) risk management, (iii) smart villages, and (iv) infrastructure construction projects.