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Analysing Scientific Collaborations of New Zealand Institutions using Scopus Bibliometric Data
Scientific collaborations are among the main enablers of development in small
national science systems. Although analysing scientific collaborations is a
well-established subject in scientometrics, evaluations of scientific
collaborations within a country remain speculative with studies based on a
limited number of fields or using data too inadequate to be representative of
collaborations at a national level. This study represents a unique view on the
collaborative aspect of scientific activities in New Zealand. We perform a
quantitative study based on all Scopus publications in all subjects for more
than 1500 New Zealand institutions over a period of 6 years to generate an
extensive mapping of scientific collaboration at a national level. The
comparative results reveal the level of collaboration between New Zealand
institutions and business enterprises, government institutions, higher
education providers, and private not for profit organisations in 2010-2015.
Constructing a collaboration network of institutions, we observe a power-law
distribution indicating that a small number of New Zealand institutions account
for a large proportion of national collaborations. Network centrality concepts
are deployed to identify the most central institutions of the country in terms
of collaboration. We also provide comparative results on 15 universities and
Crown research institutes based on 27 subject classifications.Comment: 10 pages, 15 figures, accepted author copy with link to research
data, Analysing Scientific Collaborations of New Zealand Institutions using
Scopus Bibliometric Data. In Proceedings of ACSW 2018: Australasian Computer
Science Week 2018, January 29-February 2, 2018, Brisbane, QLD, Australi
RFID Technology in Intelligent Tracking Systems in Construction Waste Logistics Using Optimisation Techniques
Construction waste disposal is an urgent issue
for protecting our environment. This paper proposes a
waste management system and illustrates the work
process using plasterboard waste as an example, which
creates a hazardous gas when land filled with household
waste, and for which the recycling rate is less than 10%
in the UK. The proposed system integrates RFID
technology, Rule-Based Reasoning, Ant Colony
optimization and knowledge technology for auditing
and tracking plasterboard waste, guiding the operation
staff, arranging vehicles, schedule planning, and also
provides evidence to verify its disposal. It h relies on
RFID equipment for collecting logistical data and uses
digital imaging equipment to give further evidence; the
reasoning core in the third layer is responsible for
generating schedules and route plans and guidance, and
the last layer delivers the result to inform users. The
paper firstly introduces the current plasterboard
disposal situation and addresses the logistical problem
that is now the main barrier to a higher recycling rate,
followed by discussion of the proposed system in terms
of both system level structure and process structure.
And finally, an example scenario will be given to
illustrate the system’s utilization
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East-West Technology Transfer: Basic Knowledge and Reflections
This report was commissioned by the International Council for New Initiatives in East West Cooperation (the "Vienna Council"). The rapid economic transition in many East West European countries has brought into sharp focus the need to modernize services, methods, management and specialized skills as well as products and processes in the manufacturing sector.
In spite of the recent expansion of economic cooperation between eastern and western enterprises the economic and technical importance of these joint ventures are of little strategic importance to real economic reform. They are mostly small low-investment and mostly in the low sophistication services sector.
The relevance of the technology to be transferred is of obvious importance in any joint venture or cooperative business arrangement. However, the major reasons for slow progress is rooted in other factors, such as management skills, existence of services and maintenance infrastructure, availability of supplies, availability of transport and logistics, to name a few. It was to provide some background in these non-technological aspects of technological transfer that prompted this Working Paper. It is in that context that this Working Paper should be viewed
The e-revolution and post-compulsory education: using e-business models to deliver quality education
The best practices of e-business are revolutionising not just technology itself but the whole process through which services are provided; and from which important lessons can be learnt by post-compulsory educational institutions. This book aims to move debates about ICT and higher education beyond a simple focus on e-learning by considering the provision of post-compulsory education as a whole. It considers what we mean by e-business, why e-business approaches are relevant to universities and colleges and the key issues this raises for post-secondary education
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