Innovation in China: the rise of Chinese inventors in the production of knowledge

In 2010 China was the world's fourth largest filer of patent applications. This followed a decade of unprecedented increases in investment in skills and Research and Development. If current trends continue China could rank first in the very near future. We provide evidence that the growth in Chinese patenting activity has been accompanied by a growth in Chinese inventors creating technologies that are near to the science base. Part of the success of China has been to attract the investment of foreign multinationals. This is also true for a number of other Emerging Economies. Europe's largest multinational firms increasingly file patent applications that are based on inventor activities located in emerging economies, often working alongside inventors from the firm's home country.China; innovation; offshoring; patents.

Using aircraft location data to estimate current economic activity

Aviation is a key sector of the economy, contributing at least 3% to gross domestic product (GDP) in the UK and the US. Currently, airline performance statistics are published with a three month delay. However, aircraft now broadcast their location in real-time using the Automated Dependent Surveillance Broadcast system (ADS-B). In this paper, we analyse a global dataset of flights since July 2016. We first show that it is possible to accurately estimate airline flight volumes using ADS-B data, which is available immediately. Next, we demonstrate that real-time knowledge of flight volumes can be a leading indicator for aviation’s direct contribution to GDP in both the UK and the US. Using ADS-B data could therefore help move us towards real-time estimates of GDP, which would equip policymakers with the information to respond to shocks more quickly

Efficient separation of small microparticles at high flowrates using spiral channels: Application to waterborne pathogens

Detecting waterborne pathogens is a challenging task because of their low concentration in water and their wide diversity. In order to ease this detection process, the potential of microfluidics is investigated in this paper. Spiral channels are designed for separating particles, in a single device and without any external forces or additional buffer, depending on their size at high flowrates. This paper focuses first on the impact of the channel length, flowrate, particle concentration and size on the separation efficiency of polystyrene beads of relevant sizes . The system is then tested with viable and non-viable pathogens (Cryptosporidium parvum  ) with an average size around

An analysis of imagery in listening to orchestral music in grades six and seven

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Whose outcomes are they anyway? Report of the pilot evaluation of a joint service\ud

Health and social care partnership working is often predicated on the notion that it improves outcomes for service users. Yet there is a lack of evidence linking partnerships to changes in outcomes. Against this background, the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham designed the Partnership Outcomes Evaluation Toolkit (POET) specifically to evaluate health and social care partnerships in terms of service user outcomes. This paper reports on the field testing of POET with Sandwell Integrated Support Service. This research provided a number of interesting insights into this service, and indicated some dissonance between staff and service user and carer expectations

Inside and outside the walls: music therapy supervision in a forensic setting

In this chapter in the book Forensic Music Therapy, Helen Odell-Miller explores the domain of forensic music therapy supervision and looks in detail at the role of the external supervisor workoing across the system boundary with the in-patient music therapist. She explores the multi-layered 'context based' music therapy supervision setting. She uses vignettes and related literature from music therapy and forensic fields to illustrate theory and to explore such phenomena as difficulties in mentalisation; the elusiveness of risk and awareness of danger in certain circumstances; the different sorts of brick wall that can spring up along the border between outside and inside; and the ways in which supervision can parallel the index offense and related areas

The location of innovative activity in Europe

In this paper we use new data to describe how firms from 15 European countries organise their innovative activities. The data matches firm level accounting data with information on the patents that those firms and their subsidiaries have applied for at the European Patents Office. We describe the data in detail.International investment and multinational firms; technological change and research and development; fiscal policies and behaviour of economic agents