Conventional linear models of research and extension, based on simplistic assumptions of diffusion, adoption and technology transfer, have been found wanting, particularly in complex and diverse agroecological settings, such as the grasslands of the world, where issues of sustainability and integrated resource management are central. This paper explores the relationships between different sourc...

Societal conflicts with regard to risk management are common. The public has different beliefs than many experts and administrators with regard to such issues as the citing of a repository for spent nuclear fuel or whether genetically modified organisms should be allowed to enter the human food chain. As a result, political tensions arise and there may be a skew allocation of resources for risk...

Thispaper attempts to connect two rather different fields of study by applying concepts from regulating technological risks to the field of cyberspace regulation. The concept of framing assumption is used in order to show the cyberspace regulation differences in  countries particularly between the U.S. and the Euopean system. It shows how the U.S. and Europe have adopted different assumptions r...

This study investigates a range of traditional and technological factors that contribute to credibility perceptions for three categories of online news sources. These sources include mainstream (usatoday.com, nytimes.com), independent (thedrudgereport.com, axisoflogic.com), and index-type (news.google.com, yahoo.news.com) websites. While traditional dimensions of credibility remain influential,...

We investigate the implications of technological innovation and non-diversifiable risk on entrepreneurial entry and optimal portfolio choice. In a real options model where two risk-averse individuals strategically decide on technology adoption, we show that the impact of non-diversifiable risk on the option timing decision is ambiguous and depends on the frequency of technological change. Compa...

Almost every natural disaster is accompanied by some sort of technological one. A number of studies also show a correlation between technological disasters and various global processes such as solar disturbances, geophysical field variation etc. In this study we attempted to ascertain and codify the relationship between different types of technological disasters and natural hazards. Two types o...

This paper discusses some methodological issues characterizing the development of a short-cut methodology for Na-Tech risk assessment, with particular reference to the integration between flood – and technological – related hazards. Actually, flood events can involve industrial areas increasing the level of risk for people, especially in densely populated areas where major hazard factories and ...

RESEARCH TEAM Professor DJ Mason, Nottingham Trent University Professor EM Ettorre, University of Plymouth Dr GJ Lankshear, University of Plymouth Professor KR Greene, Plymouth Postgraduate Medical Centre The research set out to study the clinical implementation of a computerised decision support tool for managing fetal well-being in labour. It aimed to assess how the system impacted upon a ran...

We use a randomized experiment in India to show that improved technology enhances agricultural productivity by crowding in modern inputs and cultivation practices. Specifically, we show that a new rice variety that reduces downside risk by providing flood tolerance has positive effects on adoption of a more labor intensive planting method, area cultivated, fertilizer usage, and credit demand. W...