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Currently, innovation is a major challenge in emerging economies such as Tunisia. Although the influence of leadership seems evident in the implementation of innovations, few studies have investigated this impact; especially for SMEs in the ICT sector. For this purpose, we propose to highlight the impact of leadership on the implementation of innovations in SMEs through exploratory qualitative study of five small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the high-tech sector in Tunisia, to understand the management styles of the chief executive officers (CEOs) and their motivations towards innovative activities. The results of this investigation show that the style of leadership in the ICT sector is both participative and transformational. Only organizational innovation has been detected. Collaborative work and group cohesion are the major cultural aspects of innovation. Items from this exploration allows us to clarify aspects of three basic concepts that make up our conceptual model (leadership, culture of innovation, and innovations) for testing later under a quantitative study by the method of structural equation modeling.

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JAPAN – Japan joins Gates's Grand Challenge on tropical diseases.

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SINGAPORE – Infant gut microbiota linked with gestation duration, delivery method and healthy weight gain.

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THE PHILIPPINES – New biotech hub aims to nurture more rice researchers.

AFRICA – NAU researcher works to understand forces of abrupt climate change.

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EUROPE – Europe's first fully remote diabetes trial approved.

UNITED STATES – Scientists identify genetic variations leading to hearing loss in young cancer patients.

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SINGAPORE – Singapore eHealth Innovations Summit Announces the First EMRAM Stage 7 Hospital in Singapore and Emphasized Technology as Transformative Agent in Specialty Functions.

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UNITED STATES – Scientists Reveal How Signals from Pathogenic Bacteria Reach Danger Sensors of Cells.

UNITED STATES – Scientists Find New Path in Brain to Ease Depression.

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CANADA – Review Suggests Eating Oats Can Lower Cholesterol as Measured by a Variety of Markers.

SOUTH KOREA – CSA Group Opens Highly Advanced Electro - Medical Laboratory in Seoul.

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INDIA – Essilor Launches ‘Love to See Change’ Campaign to Educate People about Need to Preserve Visual Health.

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Finding PALE GREEN1, a Missing Piece of the Vitamin B1 Biosynthesis Pathway.

Death by Medical Errors: How Evidence-based Information Can Save Lives (Interview with Dr Ujjwal Rao, Clinical Specialist at Elsevier).

Palm-Sized PCR Device for Rapid Real-Time Detection of Viruses.

Scientists Uncover New Mechanism for Diabetic Neuropathy.

Chi Med Initiates a Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Novel FGFR Inhibitor HMPL 453 in China.

Database Boosts Shanghai’s Technology Aim.

Experts Emphasize Scientific and Technological Innovations in Agriculture.

China Enlists AI to Diagnose Breast Cancer.

Study Offers Clue to Memory Formation in the Brain.

China Signed Science Cooperation Agreement with Bolivia.

Biotechnology in China Hits 4 Trillion RMB in 2016.

A Novel Pathway: Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis Linked to Depression Caused by Inflammation.

BGI Genomics Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering.

100 years after the Spanish Flu.

Finding the cure in the mind.

For the purpose of statistical characterization of the spatio-temporal correlation structure of brain functioning from high-dimensional fMRI time series, we introduce an innovation approach. This is based on whitening the data by the Nearest-Neighbors AutoRegressive model with external inputs (NN-ARx). Correlations between the resulting innovations are an extension of the usual correlations, in which mean-correction is carried out by the dynamic NN-ARx model instead of the static, standard linear model for fMRI time series. Measures of dependencies between regions are defined by summarizing correlations among innovations at several time lags over pairs of voxels. Such summarization does not involve averaging the data over each region, which prevents loss of information in case of non-homogeneous regions. Statistical tests based on these measures are elaborated, which allow for assessing the correlation structure in search of connectivity. Results of application of the NN-ARx approach to fMRI data recorded in visual stimuli experiments are shown. Finally, a number of issues related with its potential and limitations are commented.

This paper analyses the direct and indirect effects of social capital (SC), human capital (HC) and customer capital (CC) on the different types of innovations via organisational capital (OC) in the service sector. The study gathered data from 198 managers in the Egyptian banks (54% response rate). The research findings indicate that product, process and organisational innovations are positively associated with OC, SC and HC have direct and indirect positive effects on both product and organisational innovation via OC. It seems that SC and HC do not have a direct influence on process innovation because OC fully mediates the relationship between SC, HC and process innovation. This study explored the direct and indirect positive effects of CC on three types of innovation through OC. Additionally, all organisational, process and product innovations are found to be inter-correlated. The most significant influence of intellectual capital (IC) is on product innovation, followed by organisational innovation, whereas the least significant influence is on process innovation.

Evaluations of “radicality” of innovations are mostly related to final products and services, however, examination of innovative ideas earlier on has an important implications for future innovations. Organisational members make decisions on whether or not to propose innovative ideas to the agenda. These decisions are often based on their personal judgements and perceptions. In this paper, a categorisation of innovative ideas by low, medium and high degree of radicality is proposed. The objective is to, on one hand, demonstrate the correctness of the categorisation proposed and, on the other hand, retrieve insights on how the level of radicality of products is conceived by practitioners. The results of a quasi-experimental investigation report that radicality of innovation relates to a degree of change in products. Based on perceptions of practitioners, with an increase in degree of radicality of innovative ideas, the value for rewards enhances.

In this article, the current state of the level of production of a social product in the regions of the Russian Federation has been assessed based on the methods of descriptive statistics. The grouping method made it possible to classify the regions of the Russian Federation and characterize them according to the selected system of indicators, link various indicators into a logically structured analysis, and build a research scheme. An analytical grouping of regions was carried out according to the value of the gross regional product per capita, which characterizes the achieved level of economic growth and contains the potential for a region’s socio-economic development. The complete set for building the group included 76 regions of all federal districts of the Russian Federation. The established proportions, tendencies, patterns of socio-economic development in spatial, and dynamic aspects are revealed. The applied value of the research lies in the presentation of a practical methodology for describing the processes occurring in the regions, which can serve as the basis for the application of research methods for relationships, structural changes, and time series.

Green entrepreneurs are now recognized as major driving forces in the move toward a greener economy. Developing a “green” economy is becoming increasingly popular as a way to balance economic growth with environmental protection. As a result, entrepreneurs in the green economy are swapping varying degrees of rigidity between their company activity, environmental philosophy, and larger settings. The findings of this investigation have a number of practical and theoretical ramifications. Instead of promoting and legitimizing green entrepreneurship, political action should concentrate on actively modifying the socio-technological environment of the economy and institutions in a way that expedites and maintains the discursive hegemony of green entrepreneurship over economic development. Environmental entrepreneurs — especially “visionary champions,” “innovative opportunists,” and “bioneers” — need to be used to their fullest extent to achieve environmental sustainability.

There has been a growing interest in identifying the elements that influence economic success in the wake of impact of a recession. One of the most important goals for policymakers is to ensure that the economy grows steadily, increasing employment and ensuring social welfare. Our research significantly contributes to the field by testing the link between social entrepreneurship and sustainable development from an economic growth viewpoint. The research considers several kinds of entrepreneurship (social and traditional). It also provides a model that examines the contribution of social entrepreneurship to sustainable development using two primary dimensions: embryonic and operational social entrepreneurial activity and operational social entrepreneurial activity that contributes to the achievement of social goals. To achieve the goal of sustainable development, this research incorporates latent factors such as social entrepreneurship, innovation, and institutional features. The findings of this research show that it is critical to build methods that encourage long-term sustainability. In this context, identifying the most critical indicators that directly impact long-term growth will be beneficial. Since sustainable development has become one of the most important goals to satisfy current demands without compromising the value of other goals, the decision-makers should concentrate on inspiring sustainable development.