1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454138503321

Autore

Greenberg Daniel S. <1931->

Titolo

Science for sale [[electronic resource] ] : the perils, rewards, and delusions of campus capitalism / / Daniel S. Greenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-95694-5

9786611956943

0-226-30626-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 p.)

Classificazione

AK 30700

Disciplina

500.71/1

Soggetti

Research - United States - Finance

Universities and colleges - United States

Research institutes - Economic aspects - United States

Science - Economic aspects - United States

Federal aid to research - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-311) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The setting and the system -- Money for science : never enough -- Elusive industrial angels -- Commercialize! It's the law -- Changing attitudes -- The price of profits -- Conflicts and interests -- A new regime -- As seen from the inside--six conversations -- Success and remorse -- A congenial partnership -- When the rules change in midstream -- Profits and principles -- Generations apart -- The journals revolt -- Fixing the system -- What's right and wrong, and how to make it better -- Epilogue : a parable for our time.

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years the news media have been awash in stories about increasingly close ties between college campuses and multimillion-dollar corporations. Our nation's universities, the story goes, reap enormous windfalls patenting products of scientific research that have been primarily funded by taxpayers. Meanwhile, hoping for new streams of revenue from their innovations, the same universities are allowing their research-and their very principles-to become compromised by quests for profit. But is that really the case? Is money



really hopelessly corrupting science? With Science for Sale, acclaimed journalist Daniel S. Greenberg reveals that campus capitalism is more complicated-and less profitable-than media reports would suggest. While universities seek out corporate funding, news stories rarely note that those industry dollars are dwarfed by government support and other funds. Also, while many universities have set up technology transfer offices to pursue profits through patents, many of those offices have been financial busts. Meanwhile, science is showing signs of providing its own solutions, as highly publicized misdeeds in pursuit of profits have provoked promising countermeasures within the field. But just because the threat is overhyped, Greenberg argues, doesn't mean that there's no danger. From research that has shifted overseas so corporations can avoid regulations to conflicts of interest in scientific publishing, the temptations of money will always be a threat, and they can only be countered through the vigilance of scientists, the press, and the public. Based on extensive, candid interviews with scientists and administrators, Science for Sale will be indispensable to anyone who cares about the future of scientific research.

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Record Nr.

UNISA996485660803316

Autore

Glizer Valery Y.

Titolo

Singular Linear-Quadratic Zero-Sum Differential Games and H∞ Control Problems [[electronic resource] ] : Regularization Approach / / by Valery Y. Glizer, Oleg Kelis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2022

ISBN

3-031-07051-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (0 pages)

Collana

Static & Dynamic Game Theory: Foundations & Applications, , 2363-8524

Disciplina

629.8312

Soggetti

Game theory

System theory

Control theory

Game Theory

Systems Theory, Control

Jocs diferencials

Teoria de jocs

Teoria de control

Llibres electrònics



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Examples of Singular Extremal Problems and Some Basic Notions -- Preliminaries -- Singular Finite-Horizon Zero-Sum Differential Game -- Singular Infinite-Horizon Zero-Sum Differential Game -- Singular Finite-Horizon $H_{\inf}$ Problem -- Singular Infinite-Horizon $H_{\inf}$ Problem.

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph is devoted to the analysis and solution of singular differential games and singular $H_{\inf}$ control problems in both finite- and infinite-horizon settings. Expanding on the authors’ previous work in this area, this novel text is the first to study the aforementioned singular problems using the regularization approach. After a brief introduction, solvability conditions are presented for the regular differential games and $H_{\inf}$ control problems. In the following chapter, the authors solve the singular finite-horizon linear-quadratic differential game using the regularization method. Next, they apply this method to the solution of an infinite-horizon type. The last two chapters are dedicated to the solution of singular finite-horizon and infinite-horizon linear-quadratic $H_{\inf}$ control problems. The authors use theoretical and real-world examples to illustrate the results and their applicability throughout the text, and have carefully organized the content to be as self-contained as possible, making it possible to study each chapter independently or in succession. Each chapter includes its own introduction, list of notations, a brief literature review on the topic, and a corresponding bibliography. For easier readability, detailed proofs are presented in separate subsections. Singular Linear-Quadratic Zero-Sum Differential Games and $H_{\inf}$ Control Problems will be of interest to researchers and engineers working in the areas of applied mathematics, dynamic games, control engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, and biology. This book can also serve as a useful reference for graduate students in these areas.