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Introduction to the Special Issue on: Building Capacity to Develop and Use Science, Technology and innovation Indicators
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This article is published in African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development.The article was published on 2012-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 186 citations till now.read more
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Regional Innovation Systems: Theory, Empirics and Policy
TL;DR: Asheim et al. as discussed by the authors provide an appraisal and synthesis of the regional innovation systems paradigm and aim to shed light on a number of areas where theoretical, empirical and policy-based questions remain unanswered.
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Mapping ecosystem services demand: A review of current research and future perspectives
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the current conceptual understanding of ecosystem services demand, indicators to measure demand and the approaches used to quantify and map demand and identify four distinct "demand types" which relate to different ecosystem service categories.
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Empirical investigation of e-learning acceptance and assimilation: A structural equation model
TL;DR: The results indicate that TAM3 holds well in the Arabian culture and also outline valuable outcomes such as: managerial interventions and controls for better organizational e-learning management that can lead to greater acceptance and effective utilization.
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A Quarter Century of the Advocacy Coalition Framework: An Introduction to the Special Issue
Christopher M. Weible,Paul A. Sabatier,Hank C. Jenkins-Smith,Daniel Nohrstedt,Adam Douglas Henry,Peter DeLeon +5 more
TL;DR: A Quarter Century of the Advocacy Coalition Framework: An Introduction to the Special Issue as mentioned in this paper is an excellent overview of the advocacy coalition framework and its history and its role in advocacy.
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Consumer engagement: An insight from smart grid projects in Europe
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an insight into consumer engagement in smart grid projects in Europe and reveal that projects involving consumers are characterised by the pursuit of two main objectives: gaining deeper knowledge of consumer behaviour (observing and understanding the consumer) and motivating and empowering consumers to become active energy customers.
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Chemical compound classes supporting microbial methanogenesis in coal
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparison of the molecular compositions of the initial organic extracts with their biodegraded residues after incubation of the bioreactors for 24 weeks indicated that biodegradation of n-alkanes and aromatic hydrocarbons occurred concurrently, whereas hopanes proved to be far more refractory.
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The cigarette black market in Germany and in the United Kingdom
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive assessment of the cigarette black market in Germany and the UK within the framework of the study of organized crime is provided, including an asynchronicity of the developmental process and differences in modus operandi, and striking regional variations in the prevalence and character of black market activity exist within each country.
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The Greek Connection(s) The Social Organization of the Cigarette-Smuggling Business in Greece
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provided an account of the social organization of the cigarette black market in Greece and suggested that contraband cigarettes represent 8 percent of total cigarette consumption in the country and that the cigarette-smuggling business deprives the Greek state of millions in taxes.