The major problem addressed by this study was to investigate the relationship between characteristics of the research methods used in selected subject subfields and the growth of published research in those subfields.

The major problem addressed by this study was to investigate the relationship between characteristics of the research methods used in selected subject subfields. In order to carry out the investigation a non-experimental design was employed, and an evaluative instrument was developed for assigning a quantitative score to published research based on characteristics of the research methods utilized. Evaluative scores were thus assigned to 244 randomly selected research studies drawn from two scientific subfields manifesting different rates of growth.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T18:16:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Regiane Miranda de Oliveira Nakagawa.pdf: 2309907 bytes, checksum: e325b4db303d9158e0b9e7537426f60b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-10-24 / This study aims to establish the interaction that advertisements published on magazines have with other semiotic systems. Under this perspective, advertisement pieces are seen as cultural texts and, therefore, they have an informative function in the media environment, which does not restrict only to consume promotion. When we refer to advertisements as texts, we are giving them a very specific form of culture understanding, seen through the different modeling systems that it is made of. This point of view, developed by the Tartu-Moscow School scholars, emphasizes the possibility to observe cultural movement through a dialog between the codes and languages that distinguish the system. Based on analysis of published advertisements on nationwide distributed magazines, two analysis categories were established in this study. They are: concision and redesign. Concision is characterized by limiting elements that make up the text arrangement, whereas redesign starts from an existing original design based on some distinguishing aspects, and then new possibilities of use are presented. Redesign does not disconsider the memory of the already created space because a new configuration comes out from this project. In both cases, it is observed how a dialog with different modeling systems made the rhetoric feature, that distinguishes advertisements, undergo a deep reversion so that, instead of persuading to ratify belief in consume, the advertisements indicate the presence of rhetoric that aims, firstly, to entertain. The presence of this ludic feature, accompanied by the continuous increase of advertisement redesign sign arrangement complexity, explains how advertising may work as media, equally causing support and reviewed media redesign / Este trabalho visa delimitar a interação que os anúncios publicitários veiculados em revistas estabelecem com outros sistemas semióticos. Nessa perspectiva, as peças publicitárias são entendidas como textos culturais e, como tais, exercem uma função informativa no ambiente midiático que não se restringe à mera promoção do consumo. Quando nos referimos aos anúncios como textos, estamos aludindo a uma forma muito específica de entendimento da cultura, vista através dos diferentes sistemas modelizantes que a constituem. Esse ponto de vista, desenvolvido pelos teóricos da Escola de Tártu-Moscou, evidencia a possibilidade de observação do movimento da cultura por intermédio do diálogo estabelecido entre os códigos e as linguagens que distinguem os sistemas. Com base na análise de anúncios difundidos em revistas de grande circulação nacional, foram delineadas duas categorias de análise que direcionaram este estudo. São elas: a concisão e o redesenho. A concisão caracteriza-se pela economia dos elementos que compõem o arranjo textual. Por sua vez, o redesenho parte de um desenho já existente, original e, baseado em alguns aspectos que o distinguem, novas possibilidades de uso são apresentadas. O redesenho não abre mão da memória de um espaço já criado, pois é com base neste projeto que uma nova configuração surge. Em ambos os casos, nota-se como o diálogo com diferentes sistemas modelizantes fez com que o traço retórico que distingue os anúncios sofresse uma profunda reversão, de forma que em vez de persuadir para ratificar a crença no consumo, os anúncios indicam a presença de uma retórica que, antes de tudo, visa entreter. A presença deste traço lúdico, acompanhado pelo contínuo aumento de complexidade do arranjo sígnico do redesenho dos anúncios, explicita como a publicidade pode funcionar também como mídia, provocando igualmente o redesenho do suporte e da mídia revista

In knowledge management research domain, there is lack of research to investigate what factors influence individuals¡¦ knowledge sourcing behaviors. Most literatures focus on supply end of knowledge flow, but few literatures focus on demand end of knowledge flow. Therefore, this study developed a conceptual model to explain individual¡¦ knowledge sourcing behaviors, and we categorized individuals¡¦ knowledge sourcing behaviors into People-to-People and People-to-Published. We also adopt three main categories of antecedents to individuals¡¦ knowledge sourcing behaviors including: group¡¦s factors, individual factors, task-related factors. We adopted the quantitative research method and focus on individuals from different organization in various Industries to collect research data. Then, Structural equations model analysis was conducted to test the research model. The results revealed that: (1)The factors influenced individuals performing People-to-People knowledge sourcing behaviors including: (a)Trust from group¡¦ factors, (b)Risk-aversion from individual factors, (c)Tacit knowledge demanded, and Variety from task-related factors. (2)The factors influenced individuals performing People-to-Published knowledge sourcing behaviors including: (a)Learning orientation from individual factors, (b)Explicit knowledge demanded, Standardization, and Time pressure from task-related factors. With the results of this study, we hope to present a further understanding of the demand for knowledge within organizations and offer a theoretical framework for researchers and managers to predict individuals¡¦ knowledge sourcing behaviors, then improving the management mechanism about these behaviors.

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Yes / Firms with the assets complementary to Artificial Intelligence (AI) have actively conducted AI research and selectively published their results since AI has resurged around 2006. Focusing on the recent AI development, we investigate how and to what extent firms’ deep engagement in the publication of emerging science-related technology can influence the evolution of published knowledge. Using bibliometric analyses applied to the papers in major AI conferences and journals, we find that papers with at least one author affiliated to a firm, and particularly papers with only firm-affiliated author(s), have had higher influence on the formation of published knowledge trajectory than other papers. In addition, papers from firm and non-firm (university and public research institution) collaborations show higher novelty and conventionality than other papers. These findings deepen our understanding of the role of firms in the evolution of emerging science-related technology. / This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (2020R1A2C2005026).

The present compilation thesis investigates the use of a pattern that is commonly found in academic writing, namely the introductory it pattern (e.g. it is interesting to note the difference). The main aim is to shed further light on the formal and functional characteristics of the pattern in academic writing. When relevant, the thesis also investigates functionally related constructions. The focus is on learner use, but reference corpora of published writing and non-native-speaker student writing have also been utilized for comparison. The thesis encompasses an introductory survey (a “kappa”) and four articles. The material comes from six different corpora: ALEC, BATMAT, BAWE, LOCRA, MICUSP and VESPA. Factors such as native-speaker status, discipline, level of achievement (lower-graded vs. higher-graded texts) and level of expertise in academic writing are investigated in the articles. In more detail, Articles 1 and 2 examine the formal (syntactic) characteristics of the introductory it pattern. The pattern is studied using modified versions of two previous syntactic classifications. Articles 3 and 4 investigate the functional characteristics of the pattern. In Article 3, a functional classification is developed and used to categorize the instances. Article 4 examines the stance-marking function of the pattern in relation to functionally related constructions (e.g. stance adverbs such as possibly and stance noun + prepositional phrase combinations like the possibility of). The introductory it pattern was found to be relatively invariable in the sense that a small set of formal and functional realizations made up the bulk of the tokens. The learners, especially those whose texts received a lower grade, made particularly frequent use of high-frequency realizations of the pattern. The thesis highlights the importance of not limiting investigations of this kind to comparisons across native-speaker status, as this is only one of the several factors that can influence the distribution. By exploring the potential importance of many different factors from both a formal and a functional perspective, the thesis paints a more complete picture of the introductory it pattern in academic writing, of use in, for instance, second-language instruction.

Este trabalho teve como propósito a realização de um estudo que coloca no centro do debate a produção científica brasileira. Parte-se do princípio de que ela é um fator fundamental para um processo de desenvolvimento a partir do reconhecimento de que é por meio do conhecimento que as sociedades evoluem. Essa questão se torna ainda mais relevante quando se considera a necessidade imposta pelo modelo de produção vigente, de transformar conhecimento em riqueza. Este foi o ponto de partida para a realização de um estudo econométrico com o propósito de se formular um modelo que explicasse a produção científica brasileira no período de 1994 a 2014. O estudo mostrou que os programas de pós-graduação foram os que mais influenciaram o comportamento da publicação de artigos científicos, que é a variável que representa a produção científica. Por isso, se faz necessário o aparelhamento do sistema de pósgraduação brasileira. Ademais, como os resultados da produção científica são demorados, ou seja, no mínimo dois anos no mestrado e quatro anos no doutorado, concluiu-se que as crises econômicas ocorridas no período não interferiram diretamente no processo de geração do conhecimento no curto prazo. Outros fatores importantes que ajudaram a manter a produção científica no país foram a sólida estrutura acadêmica e o governo do período ter atuado nos momentos de crise para quebrar o ciclo econômico, diminuindo os efeitos das crises. / This work has purposed a study that placed at the core of the debate the Brazilian scientific production. It starts from the principle that scientific production is a key factor in a development process from the recognition that it is through knowledge that societies evolve. This question becomes even more relevant when considering the necessity imposed by the current production model, to transform knowledge into wealth. This was the starting point for leading an econometric study for the aim of formulating a model to explain the Brazilian scientific production from 1994 to 2014. The study shows that postgraduate programs were those that, statiscally, most influenced the behavior of the publication of Brazilian scientific articles. This last was the variable that represented the Brazilian scientific production in the econometric model. Therefore, it is necessary to equip the Brazilian postgraduate system to create the basis of a structure, which, in the near future, will produce knowledge in large scale and with high competitiveness. It was concluded that the economic crisis that occurred in the period did not directly interfere in the process of knowledge generation in the short term. Other important factors that helped maintaining scientific production in the country were the solid academic structure and the role of public policies that intervened in critical economic moments to break the economic cycle and to reduce the effects of the crisis.

Este trabalho teve como propósito a realização de um estudo que coloca no centro do debate a produção científica brasileira. Parte-se do princípio de que ela é um fator fundamental para um processo de desenvolvimento a partir do reconhecimento de que é por meio do conhecimento que as sociedades evoluem. Essa questão se torna ainda mais relevante quando se considera a necessidade imposta pelo modelo de produção vigente, de transformar conhecimento em riqueza. Este foi o ponto de partida para a realização de um estudo econométrico com o propósito de se formular um modelo que explicasse a produção científica brasileira no período de 1994 a 2014. O estudo mostrou que os programas de pós-graduação foram os que mais influenciaram o comportamento da publicação de artigos científicos, que é a variável que representa a produção científica. Por isso, se faz necessário o aparelhamento do sistema de pósgraduação brasileira. Ademais, como os resultados da produção científica são demorados, ou seja, no mínimo dois anos no mestrado e quatro anos no doutorado, concluiu-se que as crises econômicas ocorridas no período não interferiram diretamente no processo de geração do conhecimento no curto prazo. Outros fatores importantes que ajudaram a manter a produção científica no país foram a sólida estrutura acadêmica e o governo do período ter atuado nos momentos de crise para quebrar o ciclo econômico, diminuindo os efeitos das crises. / This work has purposed a study that placed at the core of the debate the Brazilian scientific production. It starts from the principle that scientific production is a key factor in a development process from the recognition that it is through knowledge that societies evolve. This question becomes even more relevant when considering the necessity imposed by the current production model, to transform knowledge into wealth. This was the starting point for leading an econometric study for the aim of formulating a model to explain the Brazilian scientific production from 1994 to 2014. The study shows that postgraduate programs were those that, statiscally, most influenced the behavior of the publication of Brazilian scientific articles. This last was the variable that represented the Brazilian scientific production in the econometric model. Therefore, it is necessary to equip the Brazilian postgraduate system to create the basis of a structure, which, in the near future, will produce knowledge in large scale and with high competitiveness. It was concluded that the economic crisis that occurred in the period did not directly interfere in the process of knowledge generation in the short term. Other important factors that helped maintaining scientific production in the country were the solid academic structure and the role of public policies that intervened in critical economic moments to break the economic cycle and to reduce the effects of the crisis.

Este trabalho teve como propósito a realização de um estudo que coloca no centro do debate a produção científica brasileira. Parte-se do princípio de que ela é um fator fundamental para um processo de desenvolvimento a partir do reconhecimento de que é por meio do conhecimento que as sociedades evoluem. Essa questão se torna ainda mais relevante quando se considera a necessidade imposta pelo modelo de produção vigente, de transformar conhecimento em riqueza. Este foi o ponto de partida para a realização de um estudo econométrico com o propósito de se formular um modelo que explicasse a produção científica brasileira no período de 1994 a 2014. O estudo mostrou que os programas de pós-graduação foram os que mais influenciaram o comportamento da publicação de artigos científicos, que é a variável que representa a produção científica. Por isso, se faz necessário o aparelhamento do sistema de pósgraduação brasileira. Ademais, como os resultados da produção científica são demorados, ou seja, no mínimo dois anos no mestrado e quatro anos no doutorado, concluiu-se que as crises econômicas ocorridas no período não interferiram diretamente no processo de geração do conhecimento no curto prazo. Outros fatores importantes que ajudaram a manter a produção científica no país foram a sólida estrutura acadêmica e o governo do período ter atuado nos momentos de crise para quebrar o ciclo econômico, diminuindo os efeitos das crises. / This work has purposed a study that placed at the core of the debate the Brazilian scientific production. It starts from the principle that scientific production is a key factor in a development process from the recognition that it is through knowledge that societies evolve. This question becomes even more relevant when considering the necessity imposed by the current production model, to transform knowledge into wealth. This was the starting point for leading an econometric study for the aim of formulating a model to explain the Brazilian scientific production from 1994 to 2014. The study shows that postgraduate programs were those that, statiscally, most influenced the behavior of the publication of Brazilian scientific articles. This last was the variable that represented the Brazilian scientific production in the econometric model. Therefore, it is necessary to equip the Brazilian postgraduate system to create the basis of a structure, which, in the near future, will produce knowledge in large scale and with high competitiveness. It was concluded that the economic crisis that occurred in the period did not directly interfere in the process of knowledge generation in the short term. Other important factors that helped maintaining scientific production in the country were the solid academic structure and the role of public policies that intervened in critical economic moments to break the economic cycle and to reduce the effects of the crisis.