BACKGROUND The rise of the internet and related technologies has significant implications for the treatment of complex health problems, including the combination of depression and alcohol/other drug (AOD) misuse. To date, no research exists to test the real world uptake of internet and computer-delivered treatment programs in clinical practice. This study is important, as it is the first to exa...

This paper investigates the relationship between reality and model, information and truth. It will argue that meaningful data need not be true in order to constitute information. Information to which truth value cannot be ascribed, partially true information or even false information can lead to an interesting outcome such as technological innovation or scientific breakthrough. In the research ...

In the context of the modern world, the term ceramics suggests a very versatile group of materials capable of being designed to have particular physical and chemical properties and to fulfil a wide range of functions, functions that traditionally have often been fulfilled by other types of material.1 While suitably designed ceramics may hold the key to overcoming many of humankind’s future tech...

We analyze the design of a high energy 11 +Wcollider based on electro-production of muons. We derive an expression for the luminosity in terms of analytic formulae for the electron-to-muon conversion efficiency and the electron beam power on the production target . On the basis of studies of self-consistent sets of collider parameters under "realistic" ("optimistic") assumptions about available...

This paper examines whether the increased openness and technological innovation in East Asia have contributed to an increased demand for skills in the region. We explore a unique firm level data set across eight countries in the East Asia and Pacific region. Our results strongly support the idea that greater openness and technological innovation have increased the demand for skills, especially ...

This article explores a role for government to provide a solution-focused, technology-based approach for addressing and setting priorities for environmental problems. It is argued that there is a need for a significant industrial transformation or displacement of those technologies and sectors that give rise to serious environmental problems, especially those that have remained stagnant for som...

A tecnologia é uma das direções importantes no desenvolvimento da sociedade do futuro, pois afeta o sistema de ensino superior como um todo, e está inserida conceito ‘S.M.A.R.T’, que se baseia em organizações educacionais tipo Smart University. O objetivo estudo apresentado artigo foi analisar uso inovações tecnológicas diversas áreas atuação Universidade Inteligente, seu impacto setor educacio...

Generic, radical technology is of interest because of its potential for value creation across a broad range of industries and applications. Advanced materials ventures are attracted by this opportunity yet face distinctive challenges in commercializing such technology. We explore an anomaly in common assumptions about the commercialization of generic technology. We build on Freeman’s concept of...

Size is one of the most controversial influencing factors in the diffusion literature. Some authors argue that large firms have several advantages over smaller firms in the adoption of an innovation (Brown 1981), while others argue that diffusion of innovation in small firms is quicker than in large firms because of the advantages associated with small size (Acs & Audretsh, 1988; Julien, 1993; ...

As a result, we are now deciding among a variety of possible futures for our nation. Will we depend on other countries for technological innovation? Or for essential technological infrastructure, such as energy? Will our children grow up to be leading innovators and scientists? Will all students have access to college in a time when, more than ever before, a college degree is required for even ...