Queen's University

About: Queen's University is a education organization based out in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 41065 authors who have published 78811 publications receiving 2864794 citations. The organization is also known as: Queen's College at Kingston.

University-to-industry knowledge transfer: literature review and unanswered questions

Abstract: This paper reviews the economic literature concerning university-to-industry knowledge transfer. Papers on this topic are divided into four categories. Research in the ‘firm characteristics’ category focuses directly on company issues, such as internal organization, resource allocation, and partnerships. In contrast, research in the ‘university characteristics’ stream pays little attention to the firms that commercialize inventions, but rather focuses on issues relating to the university, such as licensing strategies, incentives for professors to patent, and policies such as taking equity in return for intellectual property. The ‘geography in terms of localized spillovers’ stream of research considers the spatial relationship between firms and universities relative to performance in terms of knowledge transfer success. Finally, the ‘channels of knowledge transfer‘ literature examines the relative importance of various transfer pathways between universities and firms, such as publications, patents, and consulting. Each of these research streams is discussed and key papers are described highlighting important methodologies and results. Finally, an outline of topics requiring further research in each of the four categories is offered.

The patient-oriented eczema measure: development and initial validation of a new tool for measuring atopic eczema severity from the patients' perspective.

Abstract: Objective To develop a simple, valid, repeatable, and readily understandable patient-oriented assessment measure for monitoring disease activity in children and adults with atopic eczema. Design Qualitative semistructured patient interviews identified a list of symptoms of atopic eczema. These symptoms were quantitatively analyzed in a larger patient population to identify which symptoms were important to patients and amenable to monitoring as part of a scoring system. Setting The outpatient Department of Dermatology at the Queen’s Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham, England, and 5 local general practices. Patients Four hundred thirty-five patients with atopic eczema. Results Seven symptoms were incorporated into the final patient-oriented eczema measure using a simple 5-point scale of frequency of occurrence during the previous week, with a maximum total score of 28. Validity testing against the Dermatology Life Quality Index, Children’s Dermatology Life Quality Index, and patients’ global severity assessments showed good correlation ( r = 0.78, r = 0.73, and r = 0.81, respectively; P Conclusion The patient-oriented eczema measure is a practical self-assessed measurement tool for monitoring aspects of atopic eczema that are important to patients in routine clinical practice or in the clinical trial setting.

International GAAP Differences - The Impact on Foreign Analysts

Abstract: This paper investigates the relation between differences in accounting standards across countries and foreign analyst following and forecast accuracy. We develop two measures of differences in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for 1,176 country-pairs. We then examine the impact of these measures of accounting differences on foreign analysts. In so doing, we utilize a unique database that identifies the location of financial analysts around the world, creating a sample that covers 6,888 foreign analysts making a total of 43,968 forecasts for 6,169 firms from 49 countries during 1998 - 2004. We find that the extent to which GAAP differs between two countries is negatively related to both foreign analyst following and forecast accuracy. Our results suggest that GAAP differences are associated with economic costs for financial analysts.

Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

Abstract: KEY POINTS Obesity is a complex chronic disease in which abnormal or excess body fat (adiposity) impairs health, increases the risk of long-term medical complications and reduces lifespan.[1][1] Epidemiologic studies define obesity using the body mass index (BMI; weight/height2), which can stratify

Estimating the transition between two intersecting straight lines

Abstract: SUMMARY For experimental data which appear to behave according to two different distinct linear relationships, a general model is proposed which allows for a smooth transition from one linear regime to the other. The transition is accomplished by a curve incorporating a transition parameter. The special case of two intersecting straight lines is included in this model. A Bayesian estimation procedure is used to determine the plausibility of different parameter values. The analysis procedure may be extended to any number of join points and for any linear intersecting functions.