Porcupines : the animal answer guide / / Uldis Roze

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461978903321
• Autore: Roze Uldis <1938->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-4214-0759-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 pages)
• Collana: The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist
• Disciplina: 599.35/97
• Soggetti: Porcupines; Zoology; Health & Biological Sciences; Vertebrates; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Introducing Porcupines; What is a porcupine?; How many kinds of porcupines are there?; Who's who among the Old World porcupines?; Who's who among the New World porcupines?; Why are porcupines important?; Why should people care about porcupines?; What is the current classification of porcupines?; What characterizes the major groups of porcupines?; When did porcupines evolve?; Why is the North American porcupine successful?; 2 Form and Function of Porcupines; What are the largest and smallest living porcupines?; Can porcupines see color?; Can porcupines swim?Can porcupines burrow?; What senses are best developed in porcupines?; How do porcupines use their tails?; How many quills does a porcupine have?; Do quills provide good winter insulation?; Does a porcupine throw its quills?; What happens when a quill strikes a predator?; How does a porcupine minimize self-quilling?; How long does it take to replace a lost quill?; How did porcupine quills evolve?; Why are a porcupine's front teeth orange?; Do porcupines have scent glands?; How long does it take for a porcupine to digest a meal?; Do porcupines suffer from old-age diseases?; 3 Porcupine ColorsWhat color are porcupine quills?; Is there a reason for coat color patterns in porcupines?; Do porcupine colors change with ; age?; How does fur color indicate that a female porcupine is lactating?; Are albino porcupines found in nature?; Why do porcupines glow under a black light?; 4 Porcupine Behavior; Are porcupines social?; Do porcupines fight?; Do porcupines bite?; Do porcupines play?; How smart are porcupines?; How do porcupines communicate?; Do porcupines hibernate?; How fast can porcupines run?; How do porcupines climb trees?; Do porcupines fall out of trees?; How can I tell whether a tree is being used as food source by a porcupine?5 Porcupine Ecology; Which geographic regions have the most porcupine species?; Do porcupines migrate?; Can several porcupine species live together in the same area?; Are there porcupines in the desert?; How do porcupines survive the winter?; Do porcupines get sick?; How can you tell if a porcupine is sick?; Are porcupines good for the environment?; What are the important porcupine predators?; What possible mutualists live with porcupines?; Do porcupines compete for food with other vertebrate herbivores?; Do porcupines undergo population cycles?6 Reproduction and Development; How do porcupines reproduce?; Do porcupines always reproduce in the same season?; How is a male porcupine distinguished from a female?; How long are porcupines pregnant?; How is a baby porcupine born?; How many babies do porcupines have?; What is a baby porcupine called?; Do porcupines care for their young?; How long do female porcupines nurse their young?; How fast do porcupines grow?; How can you tell the age of a porcupine?; At what age do porcupines start breeding?; Do female porcupines go through menopause?; How long do porcupines live?

Effective Technology Transfer Offices : A Business Model Framework / / by James A. Cunningham, Brian Harney, Ciara Fitzgerald

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910409676203321
• Autore: Cunningham James A.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020
• ISBN: 3-030-41946-0
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2020.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (96 pages)
• Collana: SpringerBriefs in Business, , 2191-5490
• Disciplina: 338.926
• Soggetti: Economic development; Technological innovations; Entrepreneurship; New business enterprises; Industrial organization; Economic Development, Innovation and Growth; Innovation and Technology Management; Industrial Organization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1: Technology transfer offices: roles, activities and responsibilities -- Chapter 2: University research commercialisation: contextual factors -- Chapter 3: Business model framework: strategic considerations -- Chapter 4: Business model framework: operational considerations.
• Sommario/riassunto: Combining best practices, empirical studies and the authors’ own research on technology transfer offices (TTOs), technology transfer, ecosystems and scientists in the principal investigator role, this book presents a business model framework for TTOs. From a practitioner’s perspective the business model framework captures key elements of TTOs’ strategic and operational activities that are needed for effective management and leadership. Moreover, the frameworkaddresses central issues including strategy, organisational structure, staff and resources, activities, mechanisms, policy and procedures, and evaluation and outcomes, while also consideringcontextual factors that ; directly and indirectly affectTTOs, namely thecommercialisation culture and ethos,as well as researchers’ commitment, awareness and motivation. For each element of the framework, the book outlines the key success factors and facilitating factors that enable effectivetechnology transfer.