Patents as a source of Information for innovation in competitive environments

evisión bibliográfica sobre las patentes como fuente de información para la innovación en entornos competitivos. Se describen las ventajas y limitaciones de su uso en tanto fuente de información. Se identifican y clasifican las posibles aplicaciones en los ámbitos técnico, científico, comercial y jurídico. Se alude a la labor del bibliotecario relacionada con las patentes, ya que su tratamiento requiere de conocimientos propios de la profesión. Se concluye que las patentes constituyen una fuente de información relevante para la competitividad de las organizaciones, que su uso es insuficiente y que debería difundirse. Comprende material publicado desde 1977 hasta septiembre de 2009, de Latinoamérica y España.Bibliographical review on patents as a source of information for innovation in competitive environments, as well as a description of the advantages and limitations of their use as a source of information. The possible applications in the technical, scientific, commercial and legal fields are indentified and classified. It refers to the work of the librarian related to the patents because its treatment requires knowledge of the profession. It is concluded that patents should be considered invaluable source of relevant information for competitiveness in organizations. However, their use has not been promoted accurately in developing countries like ours. This tendency should be corrected in order to make use of this resource for the development and innovation of our region. It covers the material published from 1977 until September, 2009, of Latin America and Spain.Fil: Diessler, Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (i); Argentina; Argentin

Patents as a Source of Information for Innovation in Competitive Environments

Revisión bibliográfica sobre las patentes como fuente de información para la innovación en entornos competitivos. Se describen las ventajas y limitaciones de su uso en tanto fuente de información. Se  identifican  y clasifican  las posibles aplicaciones en los ámbitos técnico, científico, comercial y jurídico. Se alude a la labor del bibliotecario relacionada con las  patentes, ya que su tratamiento requiere de conocimientos propios de la profesión. Se concluye que las patentes constituyen una  fuente de información relevante  para la  competitividad de las organizaciones, que su uso es insuficiente y que debería difundirse. Comprende material publicado desde 1977 hasta septiembre de 2009, de Latinoamérica y España.Bibliographical review on patents as a source of information for innovation in competitive environments, as well as a description of the advantages and limitations of their use as a source of information. The possible applications in the technical, scientific, commercial and legal fields are indentified and classified.  It refers to the work of the librarian related to the patents because its treatment requires knowledge of the profession. It is concluded that patents should be considered invaluable source of relevant information for competitiveness in organizations. However, their use has not been promoted accurately in developing countries like ours. This tendency should be corrected in order to make use of this resource for the development and innovation of our region.  It covers the material published from 1977 until September, 2009, of Latin America and Spain

Las publicaciones de Houssay: listado de trabajos científicos publicados

Bernardo A. Houssay escribió más de 500 trabajos científicos en revistas, libros, tesis y más de 180 escritos relacionados con la enseñanza universitaria, la investigación y el desarrollo científico. La nómina de las publicaciones científicas realizadas por Houssay en revistas científicas, libros y partes de libro integra el presente trabajo, dando cuenta de la extensa producción científica del Nobel, de sus temas de investigación y de parte de sus vínculos científicos. Para esta compilación se utilizaron fuentes de información secundarias, la fuente de información principal fue un borrador del currículum de Houssay, que resguarda el Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, donde Houssay desarrolló gran parte de su actividad científica y que continúa su intensa actividad y su legado.derivadaFil: Becu, Damasia. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Diessler, Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaTrabajos IBYMEUnidad documental simpl

Las bibliotecas del CONICET: hacia la Red Federada de Recursos de Información (ReFeRI)

The article identifies and characterizes CONICET libraries as specialized information units, which have adapted themselves in order to face new challenges. The exploratory-descriptive research was undertaken in the context of the Federated Network of Information Resources (ReFeRI), and begins with an analysis of the institution’s organizational structure and its history. It was carried out in 55 special libraries and developed in two stages: "Identification" and "Survey". Results show that 40% of the libraries from the sample provides services in line with the new challenges. The research benefited from the gathering of a great variety of data, which is hereby presented. This data include: Thematic specialization of the units of information and their distribution; related services and activities; number of members of staff, and their competencies and specific skills. We hope that these results, the first of many to come, will be useful for future research and for the design of information policies in CONICET libraries.El artículo intenta identificar y caracterizar a las bibliotecas del CONICET consideradas como unidades de información especializadas, de manera  de responder sobre su adaptación a los nuevos desafíos planteados para este tipo de bibliotecas. Partiendo de la estructura organizacional de la Institución mayor  y de los antecedentes existentes, se presenta el trabajo de  investigación de tipo  exploratorio-descriptivo emprendido por las autoras en el marco de Red Federada de Recursos de Información (ReFeRI). La investigación fue llevada  a cabo en dos etapas: “Identificación” y “Encuesta” sobre 55 bibliotecas participantes,  las cuales cumplen con las características de las bibliotecas especializadas; y de ellas al menos el 40 % presta servicios acordes a los nuevos desafíos.  La investigación permitió  recuperar una gran variedad de datos que se presentan, entre ellos: especialización  temática de las unidades de información, distribución; servicios y actividades relacionadas; cantidad,  competencias y  habilidades  específicas del personal, entre otros. Esperamos que estos resultados, los primeros en muchos años,  puedan servir como material para  futuras investigaciones y para el trazado de políticas de información hacia las bibliotecas del CONICET

Differential Spatiotemporal Patterns of Galectin Expression are a Hallmark of Endotheliochorial Placentation

Problem: Galectins influence the progress of pregnancy by regulating key processes associated with embryo-maternal cross talk, including angiogenesis and placentation. Galectin family members exert multiple roles in the context of hemochorial and epitheliochorial placentation; however, the galectin prolife in endotheliochorial placenta remains to be investigated. Method of study: Here, we used immunohistochemistry to analyze galectin (gal)-1, gal-3 and gal-9 expression during early and late endotheliochorial placentation in two different species (dogs and cats). Results: We found that during early feline gestation, all three galectin members were more strongly expressed on trophoblast and maternal vessels compared to the decidua. This was accompanied by an overall decrease of gal-1, gal-3 and gal-9 expressions in late feline gestation. In canine early pregnancy, we observed that gal-1 and gal-9 were expressed strongly in cytotrophoblast (CTB) cells compared to gal-3, and no galectin expression was observed in syncytiotrophoblast (STB) cells. Progression of canine gestation was accompanied by increased gal-1 and gal-3 expressions on STB cells, whereas gal-9 expression remained similar in CTB and STB. Conclusion: These data suggest that both the maternal and fetal compartments are characterized by a spatiotemporal regulation of galectin expression during endotheliochorial placentation. This strongly suggests the involvement of the galectin family in important developmental processes during gestation including immunemodulation, trophoblast invasion and angiogenesis. A conserved functional role for galectins during mammalian placental development emerges from these studies.Facultad de Ciencias Veterinaria

Differential Spatiotemporal Patterns of Galectin Expression are a Hallmark of Endotheliochorial Placentation

Problem: Galectins influence the progress of pregnancy by regulating key processes associated with embryo-maternal cross talk, including angiogenesis and placentation. Galectin family members exert multiple roles in the context of hemochorial and epitheliochorial placentation; however, the galectin prolife in endotheliochorial placenta remains to be investigated. Method of study: Here, we used immunohistochemistry to analyze galectin (gal)-1, gal-3 and gal-9 expression during early and late endotheliochorial placentation in two different species (dogs and cats). Results: We found that during early feline gestation, all three galectin members were more strongly expressed on trophoblast and maternal vessels compared to the decidua. This was accompanied by an overall decrease of gal-1, gal-3 and gal-9 expressions in late feline gestation. In canine early pregnancy, we observed that gal-1 and gal-9 were expressed strongly in cytotrophoblast (CTB) cells compared to gal-3, and no galectin expression was observed in syncytiotrophoblast (STB) cells. Progression of canine gestation was accompanied by increased gal-1 and gal-3 expressions on STB cells, whereas gal-9 expression remained similar in CTB and STB. Conclusion: These data suggest that both the maternal and fetal compartments are characterized by a spatiotemporal regulation of galectin expression during endotheliochorial placentation. This strongly suggests the involvement of the galectin family in important developmental processes during gestation including immunemodulation, trophoblast invasion and angiogenesis. A conserved functional role for galectins during mammalian placental development emerges from these studies.Facultad de Ciencias Veterinaria

Differential Spatiotemporal Patterns of Galectin Expression are a Hallmark of Endotheliochorial Placentation

Problem: Galectins influence the progress of pregnancy by regulating key processes associated with embryo-maternal cross talk, including angiogenesis and placentation. Galectin family members exert multiple roles in the context of hemochorial and epitheliochorial placentation; however, the galectin prolife in endotheliochorial placenta remains to be investigated. Method of study: Here, we used immunohistochemistry to analyze galectin (gal)-1, gal-3 and gal-9 expression during early and late endotheliochorial placentation in two different species (dogs and cats). Results: We found that during early feline gestation, all three galectin members were more strongly expressed on trophoblast and maternal vessels compared to the decidua. This was accompanied by an overall decrease of gal-1, gal-3 and gal-9 expressions in late feline gestation. In canine early pregnancy, we observed that gal-1 and gal-9 were expressed strongly in cytotrophoblast (CTB) cells compared to gal-3, and no galectin expression was observed in syncytiotrophoblast (STB) cells. Progression of canine gestation was accompanied by increased gal-1 and gal-3 expressions on STB cells, whereas gal-9 expression remained similar in CTB and STB. Conclusion: These data suggest that both the maternal and fetal compartments are characterized by a spatiotemporal regulation of galectin expression during endotheliochorial placentation. This strongly suggests the involvement of the galectin family in important developmental processes during gestation including immunemodulation, trophoblast invasion and angiogenesis. A conserved functional role for galectins during mammalian placental development emerges from these studies.Facultad de Ciencias Veterinaria

Las patentes como fuente de información para la innovación en entornos competitivos Patents as a Source of Information for Innovation in Competitive Environments

Revisión bibliográficasobre las patentes como fuente de información para la innovación en entornos competitivos. Se describen las ventajas y limitaciones de su uso en tanto fuente de información. Se identifican y clasifican las posibles aplicaciones en los ámbitos técnico, científico, comercial y jurídico. Se alude a la labor del bibliotecario relacionada con las patentes, ya que su tratamiento requiere de conocimientos propios de la profesión. Se concluye que las patentes constituyen una fuente de información relevante para la competitividad de las organizaciones, que su uso es insuficiente y que debería difundirse. Comprende material publicado desde 1977 hasta septiembre de 2009, de Latinoamérica y España.Bibliographical review on patents as a source of information for innovation in competitive environments, as well as a description of the advantages and limitations of their use as a source of information. The possible applications in the technical, scientific, commercial and legal fields are indentified and classified. It refers to the work of the librarian related to the patents because its treatment requires knowledge of the profession. It is concluded that patents should be considered invaluable source of relevant information for competitiveness in organizations. However, their use has not been promoted accurately in developing countries like ours. This tendency should be corrected in order to make use of this resource for the development and innovation of our region. It covers the material published from 1977 until September, 2009, of Latin America and Spain

Patents as a Source of Information for Innovation in Competitive Environments

Revisión bibliográfica sobre las patentes como fuente de información para la innovación en entornos competitivos. Se describen las ventajas y limitaciones de su uso en tanto fuente de información. Se  identifican  y clasifican  las posibles aplicaciones en los ámbitos técnico, científico, comercial y jurídico. Se alude a la labor del bibliotecario relacionada con las  patentes, ya que su tratamiento requiere de conocimientos propios de la profesión. Se concluye que las patentes constituyen una  fuente de información relevante  para la  competitividad de las organizaciones, que su uso es insuficiente y que debería difundirse. Comprende material publicado desde 1977 hasta septiembre de 2009, de Latinoamérica y España.Bibliographical review on patents as a source of information for innovation in competitive environments, as well as a description of the advantages and limitations of their use as a source of information. The possible applications in the technical, scientific, commercial and legal fields are indentified and classified.  It refers to the work of the librarian related to the patents because its treatment requires knowledge of the profession. It is concluded that patents should be considered invaluable source of relevant information for competitiveness in organizations. However, their use has not been promoted accurately in developing countries like ours. This tendency should be corrected in order to make use of this resource for the development and innovation of our region.  It covers the material published from 1977 until September, 2009, of Latin America and Spain