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Dot Idea (.IDEA): A New Concept for an Incubation Program and Open Innovation Based on User Needs

  • Maldaner, Luis Felipe;Simon, Luisa;Aranha, Carlos Eduardo de Souza
    • World Technopolis Review
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.82-96
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    • 2018
  • This paper discussed the application process of the Dot Idea program. The Dot Idea program is an incubation and open innovation program co-created by Unitec, an incubator at Tecnosinos Tech Park, and an SAP innovation team. The main objective of this study was to cover an existing gap in the literature regarding the practical application of an open innovation methodology. Many companies seek interaction with external parties to enable advancement toward identified innovation opportunities. Technology clusters, parks, and incubators have played an important role in promoting connections and interaction. Consequently, the Dot Idea program emerged as a result of a joint effort to create a program using a design science research methodology aiming to foster new businesses and strengthen Brazil and Latin America as a hub to develop new solutions for traditional organizations. In regards to lessons learned, the Dot.health trial had some success but also experienced difficulties; these related to the relationships between startups and a hospital's internal teams, and startups' needs to be funded from the beginning in order to be fully dedicated to a project.

Book review: State of Entrepreneurship Support through Incubators in India

  • Loganathan, Muralidharan
    • Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.155-158
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    • 2021
  • Entrepreneurial ecosystem is a very active area of research both conceptually and empirically, yet most literature that emerged over the last two decades predominantly pertain to developed economies. At the same time, transitioning and emerging economies have continued to grow rapidly, making a strong case to study entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging economies (Bruton et al., 2018). Ecosystems are broad constructs and the constitutive elements of an ecosystem are themselves complex (Stam, 2015). Hence exploring key elements of the ecosystem in depth to understand the mechanisms of how entrepreneurship is supported through intermediary organizations like incubators is a fruitful exercise. In this context, we review the book "Technology Business Incubators in India Structure, Role and Performance" which is a timely synthesis for academic researchers and practitioners, looking to explore the topic as it pertains to emerging economies. The book is part of the De Gruyter Studies in Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems series, that covers pertinent ecosystems issues around universities, and sustainability by leading authors.

Evaluation and Method of In Vitro Digestibility in Monogastric Animal Model (단위동물 모델에서 In vitro 소화율 측정과 평가)

  • Kang, Lyeongin;Kim, Jin Seon;Lee, Sung Sill;Chu, Gyo-Moon;Kim, Jin Wook
    • Journal of agriculture & life science
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    • v.53 no.2
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    • pp.15-26
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    • 2019
  • An in vitro digestibility methods have been developed to mimic an in vivo system in the past decades. Because the in vivo techniques cause high cost, intensive labor, longer research periods and ethnical problems. In this review, the digestive systems from stomach to large intestine of pig as a monogastric animal were addressed to understand an in vivo digestion. The innovative in vitro technique using the Daisy II incubator was performed and the in vitro ileal and fecal dry matter (DM) digestibility of corn, rice, wheat and barley was determined.

Selection of Biofilter Support for Removing MEK (MEK 제거를 위한 바이오필터용 담체의 선택)

  • Jeong Gwi-Taek;Lee Gwang-Yeon;Lee Kyoung-Min;Sunwoo Chang-Shin;Lee Woo-Tae;Jung Seong-Ho;Cha Jin-Myoung;Jang Young-Seon;Park Don-Hee
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.21 no.1 s.96
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    • pp.34-41
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    • 2006
  • The aim of this study is the development of biological removal process of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) in odor gas, which is generated from the waste food recycling process. To develop the removal process of odor gas, MEK, the selection of proper biofilter support was carried out. When the biofilter equipment was passed by synthetic odor gas composed of 250 ppm of MEK, the maximum removal was achieved to $586.6g-MEK/m^3\;hr$ for polypropylene fibril as support. Under the same experimental conditions, the maximum removal in polyurethane support was obtained to $359.7 g-MEK/m^3\;hr$. Finally, the maximum removal in volcanic stone support was $56.2g-MEK/m^3\;hr$.

Evaluation of Reliability about Short TAT (Turn-Around Time) of Domestic Automation Equipment (Gamma Pro) (국산 자동화 장비(Gamma Pro)의 결과보고시간 단축에 대한 유용성 평가)

  • Oh, Yun-Jeong;Kim, Ji-Young;Seok, Jae-Dong
    • The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.197-202
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: Recently, many hospitals have been tried to increase the satisfaction of the outpatients through blood-gathering, exam, result notice and process in a day. Each laboratory has been used the automatic equipment for the rapid requests of the result notice and the increase of the reliability and efficiency. Current automatic equipments that have been limited short TAT(Turn-Around Time)because of the restricted batch lists and 1 tip-5 detectors. The Gamma Pro which is made in Korea to improve the shortcomings of existing automation equipment, complemented with capacity to perform a wide range of domestic automation equipment. In this study, we evaluated the usefulness and reliability of short TAT by comparing Gamma Pro with current automatic equipment. Materials and Methods: We studied the correlation between Gamma Pro and RIA-mat 280 using the respective 100 specimens of low or high density to the patients who were requested the thyroid hormone test (Total T3, TSH and Free T4) in Samsung Medical Center Sep. 2009. To evaluate the split-level Gamma Pro, First, we measured accuracy and carry over on the tips. Second, the condition of optimal incubation was measured by the RPM (Revolution Per Minute) and revolution axis diameter on the incubator. For the analysis for the speed of the specimen-processing, TAT was investigated with the results in a certain time. Result: The correlation coefficients (R2) between the Gamma Pro and RIA-mat 280 showed a good correlation as T3 (0.98), TSH (0.99), FT4 (0.92). The coefficient of variation (C.V) and accuracy was 0.38 % and 98.3 % at tip 1 and 0.39 % and 98.6 % at tip 2. Carry over showed 0.80 % and 1.04% at tip 1 and tip 2, respectively. These results indicate that tips had no effect on carry over contamination. At the incubator condition, we found that the optimal condition was 1.0mm of diameter at 600RPM in 1.0mm and 1.5mm of at 500RPM or 1.0mm and 1.5 mm of diameter at 600 RPM. the Gamma Pro showed that the number of exam times were increased as maximum 20 times/day comparing to 6 times/day by current automatic equipment. These results also led to the short TAT from 4.20 hour to 2.19 hours in whole processing. Conclusion: The correlation of between the Gamma Pro and RIA-mat 280 was good and has not carry over contamination in tips. The domestic automation equipment (Gamma Pro) decreases the TAT in whole test comparing to RIA-280. These results demonstrate that Gamma Pro has a good efficiency, reliability and practical usefulness, which may contribute to the excellent skill to process the large scale specimens.

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Development of a Wireless Telemetry Measurement Algorithm Using Smart Phones and Digital Image Correlation (스마트 폰과 이미지 상관법을 이용한 무선 원격 계측 알고리즘 개발)

  • Choi, In Young;Kang, Young June;Hong, Kyung Min;Kim, Seong Jong;Lee, Hae Gyu
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.434-440
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    • 2015
  • A smart phone is a multimedia device that is a necessity for modern people. It includes a wireless networking system to share information and pictures. However, numerous smart phones are discarded every year, since they have a very fast technology development cycle. This paper presents the development of a telemetry algorithm to measure displacement and strain with a discarded smart phone and digital image correlation methods. To implement the measurement algorithm, the LabVIEW 2010 program development platform was used. In order to verify reliability, an open hole tension test was conducted using a smart phone and a universal test machine. In addition, the measurement results from the smart phone were compared with FEM analysis results.

Solution-Derived Hafnium Lanthanum Oxide Films Prepared Using Ion-Beam Irradiation and Their Applications as Alignment Layers for Twisted-Nematic Liquid Crystal Displays

  • Oh, Byeong-Yun
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.355-358
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    • 2016
  • We present the alignment characteristics of LC (liquid crystal) molecules on solution-derived HLO (hafnium lanthanum oxide) films fabricated using IB (ion-beam) irradiation. We then demonstrated that LC molecules can be homogeneously and uniformly aligned on the HLO film irradiated at an IB incident energy of 1.2 keV. Physicochemical analysis methods such as atomic force microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to verify the LC alignment mechanism on the IB-irradiated HLO film. In addition, the electro-optical performance of a TN (twisted-nematic) cell fabricated using the IB-irradiated HLO film exhibited characteristics superior to those of the conventional TN cell fabricated using a rubbed polyimide layer.

Pattern recognition of multiplication environment of lactic acid bacteria in curd yogurt prepared by household fermentation system (가정용 호상 요구르트 발효기를 이용한 유산균 증식환경의 패턴 인식)

  • Shin, Seung-Hun;Choi, Sie-Young;Lee, Eun-Ju;Kwak, Bong-Soon;Kim, Jong-Boo
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.151-155
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    • 2008
  • In this paper, it was investigated that the pattern recognition of multiplication environment of lactic acid bacteria in the process of curd yogurt preparation using household fermentation system, which was manufactured by combining incubator with sensor module, data processing circuit and computer. It will be sufficiently applicable to determine the maximum ratio of the amount of air to mixed milk for preparation of high quality yogurt.

Solution-Derived Amorphous Yttrium Gallium Oxide Thin Films for Liquid Crystal Alignment Layers

  • Oh, Byeong-Yun
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.109-112
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    • 2016
  • We demonstrated an alternative electrically controlled birefringence liquid crystal (ECB-LC) system with ion beam (IB)-irradiated yttrium gallium oxide (YGaO) alignment films using a sol-gel process. The surface roughness of the films was dependent on the annealing temperature; aggregated particles on surface were observed at lower annealing temperatures, whereas a smooth surface could be obtained with higher annealing temperatures. Higher transmittance in the visible region was observed at higher annealing temperatures. The film had an amorphous crystallographic state irrespective of the annealing temperature. Furthermore, ECB-LC cell with our IB-irradiated YGaO film yielded faster response time when compared to ECB-LC cell with rubbed polyimide. Considering the fast response time and high transmittance, the IB-irradiated YGaO-base LC system is a powerful alternative application for the liquid crystal display industry.

An Effective Strategy to Improve Business Incubator in Korea University of Technology and Education (한기대 창업보육센터 현황과 발전전략)

  • 허용정
    • Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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    • 2001.11a
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    • pp.183-185
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    • 2001
  • 한국기술교육대학교(이하 한기대)는 미래의 첨단산업 기술현장을 책임지고 나아갈 이론과 실기를 겸비한 실천적 공학자와 능력개발 전문가를 양성하기 위해 전액 정부출연에 의해 설립된 대학이다. 현재, 한기대는 국내에서 서울대, 한양대와 함께 일본학술진흥회와 한국과학재단이 지원하는 거점대학(core university)사업을 유치하여 한ㆍ일간 과학자 교류도 활발히 수행하고 있으며 대학교가 보유한 첨단시설과 우수한 인력과 부속기관, 국제교류사업 등 주어진 좋은 여건을 충분히 활용할 경우 우수한 창업보육센타로의 비약적 발전이 기대된다. 본 논문에서는 한기대의 설립목적, 특성에 따른 창업보육센터의 현황과 발전방향에 대해 논의하고자 한다.