The value of research funding for knowledge creation and dissemination: A study of SNSF Research Grants [PDF]
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2020 This study investigates the effect of competitive project funding on researchers’ publication outputs. Using detailed information on applicants at the Swiss National Science Foundation and their proposal evaluations, we employ a case-control design that ...
R. Heyard, Hanna Hottenrott
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Gender Disparity in the Funding of Diseases by the U.S. National Institutes of Health
Journal of Women's Health, 2020 Background: Gender bias has been an ongoing issue in health care, examples being underrepresentation of women in health studies, trivialization of women's physical complaints, and discrimination in the awarding of research grants.
A. Mirin
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Constraints on the usage of verbal negation in Brazilian portuguese– Evidence from a spoken corpus
Káñina, 2017 The verbal negation system of Brazilian Portuguese (BP) presents three forms: preverbal, double and postverbal negation, as can be seen in the following examples: *MIC: [91] mas / Michael / eunãofalonessesentido // (ii) *DOM: [101] cêsnũle ...
Luis Filipe Lima e Silva, Heliana Mello
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Innovative outreach increases adoption of sustainable winegrowing practices in Lodi region
California Agriculture, 2008 The widespread adoption of sustainable winegrowing practices depends not only on rigorous science, but also on its effective delivery to growers.
Cliff Ohmart
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After 2 years, imazethapyr residues have no effect on crops in Imperial Valley
California Agriculture, 1999 A study was conducted in the Imperial Valley to determine the effect of soil residues on subsequent rotational crops after the herbicide imazethapyr is applied to alfalfa.
Carl Bell, Brent Boutwell
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Who funds Alzheimer's disease drug development?
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 2021 Introduction Despite the increase in Alzheimer's disease (AD) cases in the United States, no new treatments have been approved in the United States since 2003.
Jeffrey Cummings +2 more
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NIH funding and the pursuit of edge science
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020 Significance Innovative research is critical to the advancement of biomedicine. The NIH plays a crucial role in fostering innovation. An empirical assessment of the success of the NIH in this role is an essential step in identifying ways to encourage ...
Mikko Packalen, Jay Bhattacharya
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Social financing and the sustainability of social enterprises in Zimbabwe [PDF]
Journal of Research and Innovation for Sustainable Society, 2023 . Social enterprises are important contributors in boosting economic growth, creating jobs, and improving the quality of life for both entrepreneurs and the communities where they operate. The challenge facing most social entrepreneurs is the access to
Thabani Dundu +2 more
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Public R&D Investments and Private-sector Patenting: Evidence from NIH Funding Rules.
The Review of Economic Studies, 2018 We quantify the impact of scientific grant funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on patenting by pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms. Our paper makes two contributions. First, we use newly constructed bibliometric data to develop a method
Pierre Azoulay +4 more
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The humanities and social sciences in Sweden: Predicaments and incentives for cross-disciplinary research [PDF]
Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU, 2013 While the challenges faced by the social sciences and humanities on a global level are similar - with regard to finding a method and theory for the adequate analysis of contemporary society, as well as the re-affirmation of values traditionally ...
Magnuson Kjell
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