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A Patinformatics perspective of tomato flu and coxsackie viruses

Tomato flu or tomato fever has been reported to be a viral disease by 'The Lancet Respiratory Medicine' journal, detailing about the first instance of this unexplained sickness which occurred on 6 May 2022. This has spread to few regions of India and viral sequencing in 2022 showed its homology with Coxsackie A16 virus. Tomato flu seemed to be a manifestation of Hand-foot-and-mouth-disease (HFMD) caused by Coxsackie viruses. Patent documents are rich source of technological information in a particular area and patents related to diseases are an important area which when extensively explored may give valid scientific clues. Thus, in the present study, we explored the patent landscape of coxsackie viruses, the causal agent of the tomato flu outbreak, to have far sighted effects in future.

Analysis of Scintillation Materials for Nuclear Medicine on the Basis of Patent Analytics

Introduction. It is known that the object of intellectual property is an important source of technological information that can be used for assessing the industry development and the prospects for further study of scintillation materials, finding competitors, etc.Problem Statement. Today, nuclear medicine is very popular all over the world. Scintillation crystals are one of the main materials used in modern diagnostic devices. Therefore, the development of highly efficient scintillation materials for medical imaging systems is a relevant task.Purpose. The patent activity analysis for nuclear medicine is purposed to find out the dynamics of patenting scintillation materials used in this field for the period 1992—2022 as well as to determine the most priority and important research directions.Material and Methods. The patent search has been made with the help of special search programs: information database Lens.org and specialized database Inventions (Utility models) in Ukraine. While doing the research, we used the methods of analysis, systematization, and comparison.Results. Assessing the development of scintillation materials for nuclear medicine based on patent analysis allows us to analyse the available scintillation materials for this industry, to find new materials for it, and to identify more promising directions for its development.Conclusions. American companies have the largest number of patents on scintillation materials used in nuclear medicine, but in the Ukrainian market, there are similar patents. The main scintillators for nuclear medicine are BGO, CdWO4, ZnWO4, LSO, LYSO, GSO, NaI, CsI, BaF2, LaBr3, LuAP, LuAG, GGAG, LGSO, CaF2: Eu, ZnSe : Te, Gd2O2S : Tb or mixed scintillators such as NaBaLaBr6, Cs2NaLaCl6, etc. in the design of pixels. They are used as bulk crystals, ceramics, films and others. There appear patents on new materials, such as MAPbBr3, CeBr3+x, Tl2LiLaBr6, the properties and prospects for application of which have been currently being studied.

Policy on development of science and technology information sources for scientific research and innovation in the context of digital transformation in Vietnam

Science and technology (S&T) information is one of the important S&T resources of each country, especially in the information society and knowledge economy. From the systems approach and some other specialized approaches, the research has analyzed in depth the trends of S&T information in the context of digital transformation in Vietnam, in which the trend of virtualization and open access has been emphasized. and is becoming an important factor in disseminating information and knowledge of science and technology to the community. Research also shows that, in Vietnam, there is a policy to develop science and technology information sources, but this policy is not suitable with the requirements and trend of digital transformation and has not associated with the development of scientific information and technology as an attempt to disseminate knowledge to the community. The article proposes solutions to develop S&T resources with the following philosophy: intellectual freedom and digital transformation, along with a basic foundation: standardization, linkage and big data; and at the same time proposes a physical legal framework for policy institutionalization based on 03 fundamental issues: standardization of processes and methods of developing scientific and technological information, building a mechanism to resolve conflicts on copyright protection issues in the environment with the right to access S&T information and establishing a legal mechanism for the development of open data, especially S&T information sources generated from or using the State budget the state budget.

Assessment of Use of Improved Production Technologies among Goat Farmers in Abia State Nigeria

The study provided an empirical evidence on the use of improved goat production technologies among rural farmers in Abia State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to describe the socioeconomic characteristics of the respondent, ascertain the extent of use of improved goat production technologies, determine factors influencing use of improved goat production technologies and identify the constraint to access and use of improved goat production technologies in the study area. A multi-stage random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the sample size 120 respondents. Data for the study were collected through the use of questionnaire. The data collected for the study were analysed with both descriptive and inferential statistics. The result of the socioeconomic characteristics revealed the mean age of the respondents was 43 years, majority 69.16% of the respondents were married, about 45% had secondary education, a mean household size of 6 persons, majority 66.67% were farmers, mean years of arming experience at 5.7 years, mean income of #102,000, mean farm size of 11 goats and majority (78.33%) of respondents were non- members of cooperative societies. The result on extent of use of improved goat production technologies, revealed that the respondents highly used most of improved goat production technologies as affirmed with the grand mean of = 3.20. On constraint to use of improved goat production technologies, all the respondents 100% agreed that lack of access to credit was a constraint to use, 100% agrees on lack of credibility from source of technological information, 99.2% agreed that they were afraid of taking risk, 93.3% agreed on difficulty in technology application among others. The OLS regression estimates of the influence of socioeconomic characteristics the respondents on the use of improved goat production technologies in the study area, revealed that age at 10%, education at 1%, household size at 1%, farming experience at 1%, farm size at 1%, income at 1% and access to credit at 5% were the determinants of use of improved goat production technologies in the study area and the null hypotheses rejected. In conclusion, greater use of available improved technologies will promote productivity, and therefore there is need for proper sensitization and awareness by relevant agencies. The study recommended that credit should be made available to farmers by relevant governmental and non- governmental agencies to increase the level of use of available improved technologies.

Use of Improved Production Technologies Among Goat Farmers in Abia State Nigeria

The study provided an empirical evidence on the use of improved goat production technologies among rural farmers in Abia State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were, ascertain the extent of use of improved goat production technologies, determine factors influencing use of improved goat production technologies and identify constraints to access and use of improved goat production technologies. A multi-stage random sampling procedure was adopted in selecting 120 respondents. Data were collected through the use of questionnaire and analysed with frequency, percentage, mean and regression model. Respondents were aware of dipping (100%),deworming (99.2%) fostering of kids (93.3%) and colostrum feeding (71.7%), among others. On extent of use of improved goat production technologies, respondents highly used most of improved goat production technologies [grand mean = X̄ = 3.20]. All the respondents [100%] agreed that lack of access to credit was a constraint to use, 100% agreed on lack of credibility from source of technological information, 99.2% agreed that they were afraid of taking risk, 93.3% agreed on difficulty in technology application, among others. Age education, household size, farming experience, farm size, income and access to credit were the determinants of use of improved goat production technologies at 5% level of probability Greater use of available improved technologies will promote productivity, and therefore there is need for proper sensitization and awareness by relevant agencies. Again, credit should be made available to farmers by relevant governmental and nongovernmental agencies to increase the level of use of available improved technologies.
 Keywords: improved goat production technologies and farmers

Prospecção tecnológica: um estudo das tecnologias aplicada ao beneficiamento e derivados do cacau

Esse estudo tem como objetivo monitorar fontes de informações tecnológicas acessíveis em base de patentes. Posteriormente, este estudo realiza uma prospecção tecnológica em banco de patentes, a fim de identificar: (i) os principais depositantes de patentes; (ii) o perfil do depositante; (iii) a quantidade de registros de depósitos de patentes em cada país; e a (iv) distribuição por temas. O estudo utilizou a base de dados nacional do Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial – INPI, e o software ORBIT® para construção deste mapeamento. Como pesquisa exploratória, a metodologia utilizada neste estudo processou-se mediante o levantamento em fontes bibliográficas, busca de dados, tratamento e análise das informações tecnológicas acessíveis em base de patentes, foram investigadas patentes relacionadas às tecnologias aplicadas ao beneficiamento e derivados do cacau. O mapeamento tecnológico mostrou indícios de rotas tecnológicas relacionadas ao processo de fermentação e secagem de cacau, que por sua vez está associado a qualidade das amêndoas, o que pode agregar valor aos produtos do cacau, e possibilitará abertura para novos mercados. Assim sendo, as discussões deste estudo torna-se uma relevante fonte de consulta, e pode ainda auxiliar numa melhor compreensão do modo como os avanços tecnológicos estão sendo direcionados, e, poderá ainda, apontar possíveis rotas tecnológicas, dando subsídios para alocação de recurso e direcionamento de pesquisas que tenham propensão de gerar valor econômico, ambiental e social para Território Litoral Sul da Bahia.

Proposed Policy Frame for Development for Technology and Science Information System in Vietnam Maritime Field

The paper will study on the reality of the policies for development for technology and science information system in the world, the necessary discussion before the development of S&T. The author had in-depth assessment of the macroeconomic policy-oriented goals for the development of S&T information in the maritime sector and the development of Vietnamese science and technology information sources. A number of typical policies have been analyzed in the direction of practical application in the situation that Vietnam has been actively integrating with the world. Orientations for development of science and technology, maritime training and coaching to 2025 and a vision to 2030 with the case study of Vietnam Maritime University.
 The article conducted researches, surveys, and interviews on the demand trend of S&T information use of information users and managers in the maritime field in the near future through the questionnaire system. From that, the paper proposed a policy framework to develop the S&T information system in Vietnam's maritime sector and analyze the advantages and disadvantages compared to the current policies. The author conducted a SWOT analysis to assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges of the Maritime Science and Technology Information System. Proposal to supplement new policies and complete amendments to existing ones and assess the possible impacts when applying policies in practice. The article confirms the important role of the proposed policies in the context and the practical situation contributing to the successful implementation of the national maritime strategy.

Strategy for the development of agricultural machinery: importance of patent analysis

During the product development, patents help identify new project opportunities and, if well analyzed, can reveal technical strategies in terms of how countries, companies, and universities link patents and product development. In the context of the agricultural machinery sector there is a complexity in the integration of data from patents with the stages of development conceptions. In this context, the article aims to present how the information obtained from a patent bank can be used for the development of agricultural machinery. As a methodology, the Systematic Bibliographic Review was selected to identify and relate strategies that add value throughout the agricultural machinery project. As a result, research has shown that the use of patent information can assist in the development of agricultural machinery from technical data. In addition, patents are characterized as a valuable source of technological information, as it is inexpensive and capable of feeding a company in its own research activity and in the development of new products. It is concluded that the information from patents, suggested as strategies in the model of agricultural machinery development, allows for managerial and technical decisions aimed at improving products. Finally, the research contributed to fill the information gap between patents and the development of agricultural machinery, a diffusion of data that, if well connected, can promote a competitive differential in companies.

Leveraging Patent Information to Improve ICT Innovations in Tanzania

Patent information is an essential ingredient for fostering innovations. Although most of developed countries have been using patent information as a source of technological information to assist R&D companies and organizations, Tanzania is lagging behind. Recognizing the critical role of patent information in nurturing innovations, Tanzania has recently engaged in conducting awareness training on patent information to researchers and innovators. Despite the effort, ICT Innovators in Tanzania are not keen in using patent information. The authors' preliminary study indicated that 47% of respondents had knowledge of patent databases and 61% of them believe that the information can improve their innovative ideas. In contrary, 77% of the respondents had never access the databases. These revelations led us to conduct a study to determine factors that hinder ICT Innovators in Tanzania from using patent information to improve their innovative ideas. The study was conducted at BUNI Innovation Hub and DTBi Incubator in Dar es Salaam where 70 ICT Innovators and 3 Innovation Managers were involved. The study employed self-administered questionnaires and interview for collecting data. The study revealed that lack of patent search skills, language used in patent documents, subscription fees, unreliable electricity supply and limited access to the Internet are among the factors.

TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION REGARDING PREBIOTICS AND PROBIOTICS NUTRITION VERSUS THE PATENT REGISTERS: WHAT IS NEW?

ABSTRACTIntroduction: Food is a key factor both in prevention and in promoting human health. Among the functional food are highlighted probiotics and prebiotics. Patent databases are the main source of technological information about innovation worldwide, providing extensive library for research sector. Objective: Perform mapping in the main patent databases about pre and probiotics, seeking relevant information regarding the use of biotechnology, nanotechnology and genetic engineering in the production of these foods. Method: Electronic consultation was conducted (online) in the main public databases of patents in Brazil (INPI), United States (USPTO) and the European Patent Bank (EPO). The research involved the period from January 2014 to July 2015, being used in the title fields and summary of patents, the following descriptors in INPI "prebiotic", "prebiotic" "probiotics", "probiotic" and the USPTO and EPO: "prebiotic", "prebiotics", "probiotic", "probiotics". Results: This search haven't found any deposit at the brazilian patents website (INPI) in this period; US Patent &Trademark Office had registered 60 titles in patents and the European Patent Office (EPO) showed 10 documents on the issue. Conclusion: Information technology offered by genetic engineering, biotechnology and nanotechnology deposited in the form of titles and abstracts of patents in relation to early nutritional intervention as functional foods, has increasingly required to decrease the risks and control the progression of health problems. But, the existing summaries, although attractive and promising in this sense, are still incipient to recommend them safely as a therapeutic tool. Therefore, they should be seen more as diet elements and healthy lifestyles.

The scientific information provided through patents and its limited use in scientific research at universities

AbstractThis study aimed to evaluate the importance of protecting the knowledge generated by the university through patents, and assess the use of information available in patent database as a source of scientific and technological information. To this end, the doctoral theses defended in 2010 to 2012 year at the Basic and Applied Immunology FMRP/USP Post Graduation Program, were evaluated considering patent applications by the authors involved, as well as by other national/international unrelated research groups. The data showed that only 8% of the thesis (two) had its results added to a patent filing. Moreover, no other student was found to held a patent resulting in other researches, and also, a few supervisors are researchers who held authored/co-authored of patent filling. When we assessed if theses’ results and applications had been patented by other groups not related to the thesis group, it was noted that there was no record of patent filling in 46% of theses, and in this group, it was included researches with strong potential for patentability, but the authors didn’t applied for a patent deposit. The remaining 54%, representing 14 theses, had part or the whole knowledge disclosed in patents documents, five of these were specific about the topic and the results of the thesis, presuming that there was a likely duplicity in the development of the research. We can conclude that the study was once repeated since no searching for information in patents databases were properly performed as reference source in the development phase of their research projects. The results of this research indicates that the use of patents database, as a source of technological information by the universities is an urgent requirement, since represent a rich scientific information bank that should be aggregated with the information available in papers to conduct innovative research.

The influence of company size on the management of external sources of technological information

The present study sought to evaluate the influence of company size on the management of external sources of technological information. We conducted an empirical survey of innovative Brazilian companies in the industrial sector. Analysis of management and performance characteristics found significant differences between large companies and smaller organisations, particularly regarding management structure, technology access opportunities, external sources of technology information, and performance indicators. Our analyses highlight cooperation and external relationships as ways to maximise innovative activity, regardless of company size.

Estudo de caso utilizando mapeamento de prospecção tecnológica como principal ferramenta de busca científica

Este trabalho apresenta conceitos e metodologias para a realização de estudos de prospecção, utilizando o documento de patente, com fonte de informação tecnológica, para verificar o estado da arte de sistemas denominados "Túnel de diluição", para estudos de emissões veiculares. Este estudo visa a demonstrar, dentre outras, a importância da gestão da informação, como mecanismo de apoio ao monitoramento tecnológico para tomada de decisão, tendo como vetor principal a análise de informação tecnológica em documentos de patentes e o papel do profissional da informação, utilizando as metodologias de estratégias de busca em bancos e bases de dados, como matéria-prima para a realização dos estudos de prospecção. Os métodos de prospecção tecnológica utilizados foram feitos, inicialmente, através de buscas de anterioridade e similaridade em bancos de dados de patentes, nacionais e internacionais, com estratégias de buscas adequadas aos recursos disponíveis em cada base de dados. Assim, este trabalho apresenta a fase da inteligência competitiva, na qual são identificadas, mapeadas, coletadas, tratadas e analisadas as informações extraídas de bases de patentes para geração de mapas de conhecimento, como subsídio ao pensar estratégico, objetivando facilitar e apoiar a tomada de decisão na direção do desenvolvimento do setor industrial. Com os resultados alcançados, foi possível identificar o percentual de documentos de patentes depositados pela área acadêmica, empresas, instituições de pesquisa e pessoas físicas, além de identificar as rotas tecnológicas e empresas detentoras da referida tecnologias no mundo.

특허정보에 의한 제올라이트 분리막 연구동향 고찰

특허권은 강력한 자산이다. 삼성과 애플의 특허 소송이 대표적인 사례이다. 따라서 각국에서 지식재산권이 강화되고 특허가 강조되고 있다. 특허분석의 기본은 특허정보를 활용하는 것이다. 특허정보는 새로운 기술을 제공하고 국제코드인 국제특허분류에 의해 구분되어 있다는 것이다. 논문에서는 국제특허분류코드를 이용하여 제올라이트 기술 분석에 대한 국내외 특허를 분석하였다. 1992년부터 2011년까지의 한국, 미국, 일본, 중국 및 유럽에서 출원된 특허에 대하여 출원국별, 출원인별, 연도별, 세부기술 분야로 분류하여 비교함으로써 기술개발 현황을 분석하였다. Patents is a strong asset. Samsung and Apple's patent lawsuit is a prime example. So many countries reinforce the intellectual property and they lay the emphasis on the patent. Utilizing the patent information efficiently is basic to the patent analysis. Patent information will provide for new science and technology information sources, international code is classified according to the international patent system IPC, being easily accessible. In this paper, analysis of foreign and domestic patents for zeolite technologies analysis using IPC. The current of technology development in such countries as Korea, USA, Japan, China and EU was analyzed by classifying the patents for 1992 through 2011 according to registration country, assignee, calendar year and technology area.

FONTES EXTERNAS DE TECNOLOGIA: O CASO DE UMA INDÚSTRIA DE CERÂMICA VERMELHA <br><strong>DOI:10.7444/fsrj.v4i1.75</strong>

Competitiveness is one of the main issues in business nowadays. The entrepreneur’s economic environment requires the ability to leverage the productive resources available. This paper aims to study the stage of identifying external sources of technological information in a red ceramic industry. Initially, we made a comprehensive review of the literature about strategy, management and sources of technology. In addition, we made a contextualization of the ceramic sector in Brazil. Then, we applied a case study in a red ceramic industry in the state of Piaui through an interview with one of the directors of the company and the quality manager. The study of this case can be classified as exploratory because it increased the understanding on the phenomenon studied. The literature review indicated the existence of low technology content in the ceramic industry in Brazil. The sector of red ceramic industry is

FONTES EXTERNAS DE TECNOLOGIA: O CASO DE UMA INDÚSTRIA DE CERÂMICA VERMELHA

Competitiveness is one of the main issues in business nowadays. The entrepreneur’s economic environment requires the ability to leverage the productive resources available. This paper aims to study the stage of identifying external sources of technological information in a red ceramic industry. Initially, we made a comprehensive review of the literature about strategy, management and sources of technology. In addition, we made a contextualization of the ceramic sector in Brazil. Then, we applied a case study in a red ceramic industry in the state of Piaui through an interview with one of the directors of the company and the quality manager. The study of this case can be classified as exploratory because it increased the understanding on the phenomenon studied. The literature review indicated the existence of low technology content in the ceramic industry in Brazil. The sector of red ceramic industry is not very dynamic with regard to the development of new products. However, the company studied seeks to improve the quality of the PROFUTURO: PROGRAMA DE ESTUDOS DO FUTURO Editor cientifico: James Terence Coulter Wright Avaliacao: Double Blind Review pelo SEER/OJS Revisao: Gramatical, normativa e de formatacao Future Studies Research Journal ISSN 2175-5825 Sao Paulo, v. 4, n. 1, pp. 03 – 30, jan./jun. 2012 5 products offered and develop new processes, not only through incremental changes, but also through innovative projects. In order to be successful, the company systematizes the management of external sources of technological information.

THE INFLUENCE OF THE MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SOURCES ON THE INNOVATION PERFORMANCE OF LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES

This paper is part of a broader empirical research study about Brazilian industrial firms with innovative characteristics. The study involved more than 70 enterprises in the sample. Its aim was to provide inferences on the relationships between the management of sources of technological information and the innovation performance of the firms studied. In this paper, an analysis compares larger and smaller enterprise and identifies what the differences are between them. The analysis of the data suggests there are associations between many of the indicators of the management of sources of technological information, and the indicators of innovation performance studied. Approximately 100 significant relationships were found and many of them differ between larger and smaller enterprises.

Gestão das fontes externas de informação: uma análise dos fatores que influenciam o desempenho inovador

O estudo propõe-se a compreender o processo de gestão de fontes externas de informação tecnológica, focalizando as práticas adotadas pelas empresas, visando construir um referencial teórico-prático para o desenvolvimento de um processo de inovação tecnológica sustentável. A gestão de fontes de informação não ajuda somente a organização a combinar as fontes de informação internas e externas a serem consideradas, mas também a ampliar as suas atividades de inovação. As empresas estão incrementando as alianças para o uso de fontes externas de informação para inovação, porém ainda carecem de uma estratégia explícita de gestão. A pesquisa survey foi realizada em empresas industriais brasileiras com características inovadoras visando contribuir para as inferências sobre a relação da gestão de fontes externas de informação tecnológica e o desempenho inovador das empresas. A hipótese formulada buscou verificar a existência de associação entre a gestão de fontes externas de informação tecnológica e o desempenho inovador. Para a comprovação da hipótese, foram realizadas análises bivariadas e univariadas por meio da utilização das técnicas estatísticas de análise fatorial, correlação de Spearman e regressão logística. As análises bivariadas e multivariadas das variáveis independentes e dependentes sugerem a existência de associação entre a gestão de fontes externas de informação tecnológica e o desempenho inovador destacando-se a influência do tipo de fonte de informação nos indicadores relativos à inovação em produtos e do tipo de modalidade de acesso à tecnologia nos indicadores relacionados à inovação em processos.

Patent Documents as a Source of Technological Information in Brazil: a user study of the Program of Automatic Supply of Technological Information (PROFINT)

PROFINT is a program of the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) which sends technological information contained in patent documents to companies registered in the program. This paper presents the results of a survey of users of PROFINT, identifying: a) the profile of these users; 2) their use of the patent system; and c) the results obtained from using technological information from patent documents. The work was based on documentary research and the application of questionnaires. The research showed that patent documents are being used as instruments of competitive intelligence, providing strategic information to assist managers of technology and innovation to generate and improve products and processes. Although the users of PROFINT also make use of other sources of information, the importance attributed to technological information obtained from patent documents was considered high.

Company Size Effect in Innovative Performance

The study presents the result of a research that had the objective of evaluate the influence of the size of the company in the practices of management of external sources of technological information and the correspondent impacts of these practices in the innovation performance of the enterprise.. The survey was carried based on data collected from a set of Brazilian industrial companies that are considered innovative The analysis of the relation between the management of external sources of technological information and the performance, according to the size of the companies disclosed that although being limited to a smal number there are some significant differences in aspects related to the access to technology and the types of external sources of technological information used by the firms. Some significant differences between small and larger firms on how these managerial practices affect the innovative performance were also detected