Intellectual capital is said to be a source of competitive advantage and there is evidence that business success can be partly explained by its intellectual capital. It is argued that the main dimensions of social capital of relevance to intellectual capital are structural, cognitive, and relational capitals because these, among other things, foster the exchange of knowledge and resources among...

Educational robots offer tremendous potential for providing exciting, dynamic learning experiences in K-12 Education. The constructionist notions of Piaget, Papert and others underpin the use of this technology. A problem exists in ensuring successful lessons using these paradigms. The root of that problem is the imagination, curiosity and creativity of students. How can that be given free reig...

The phases of getting a software ready and introducing it into a target-market are seldom emphasised on traditional software engineering process models. Nevertheless, these phases are of the utmost importance in the production process of many commercial applications. Within a number of activities carried out on these phases, protection of intellectual property is a key issue that must be tackle...

We explore innovation, openness, and the duration of intellectual property protection in markets characterized by platforms and their ecosystems of complementary applications. We find that competition among application developers can reduce innovation while competition among platforms can increase innovation. Developers can be better off submitting to platform control as opposed to producing fo...

[A revised and updated version of “Brain Development: Neuro-Behavioral Perspectives in Developmental Disabilities” by Jay Rao, was published in October 2012. This revised version is reprinted with permission of www.intellectualdisability.info whose ethos is “An understanding of the nature of intellectual disability is essential for health care professionals, who are required to support equal ac...

BACKGROUND Communication styles and communication difficulties may impact on the ability of general practitioners to provide best possible health care, particularly for patients with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. OBJECTIVE To highlight potential difficulties GPs may face in consultations with adult patients with an intellectual disability and to raise awareness among GPs ...