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Protea madiensis Oliv leaf extract promotes wound healing |
| Nigerian scientists have found that the extract of Protea madiensis Oliv - a flowering shrub which grows in south eastern Nigeria - significantly enhanced wound contraction, epithelialisation, fibroblast proliferation and collagen deposition thus authenticating the claim of its efficacy in traditional wound healing and care. |
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New test to improve HIV diagnosis in poor countries |
| Scientists have come up with a test for the virus that causes AIDS that is ten times more sensitive and a fraction of the cost of existing methods, offering the promise of better diagnosis and treatment in the developing world |
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QATAR: First research strategy launched |
| Qatar has launched its first National Research Strategy (QNRS) with the vision of making the country an international centre for research and development (R&D) excellence and innovation while marking a key milestone in achieving Qatar National Vision 2030 |
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The World Intellectual Property Report 2011- The Changing Face of Innovation |
| It describes key trends in the innovation landscape - including the increasingly open, international and collaborative character of the innovation process; the causes of the increased demand for IP rights; and the rising importance of technology markets. Against this background, the Report explores the ways in which economists' views of the IP system have evolved. Finally, it takes a closer look at collaborative innovation models, analyzing how best to balance private collaboration and competition, and how best to harness public research for innovation. |
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Does Intellectual Property Right Reform Spur Industrial Development? |
| An extensive theoretical literature generates ambiguous predictions concerning the effects of intellectual property right (IPR) reform on industrial development. The impact depends on whether multinational enterprises (MNEs) expand production in reforming countries and the extent of decline in imitative activity. |
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Lessons on Virtual Business Incubation Services |
| This report provides insight into the potential of virtual incubation services and tools and to improve the cost-effectiveness and outreach of business incubation services. These lessons can be used by new business incubators (including virtual ones), as well as existing conventional and/or virtual business incubators. |
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