Knowing that the expectation of the reader would be more than that of the text, I chose a broad title for this editorial. But my objective here is to initiate a reflection of disquiet, rather than to defend a finished thesis on the triad originality authorship plagiarism. This is simply because we have no universal definitions or concepts, unanimously accepted in this time and space, with all t...

In this paper we argue that there is a trade-off between generativity and originality in online communities that support open collaboration. We build on foundational theoretical work in peer production to formulate and test a series of hypotheses suggesting that the generativity of creative works is associated with moderate complexity, prominent authors, and cumulativeness. We also formulate an...

We introduce a framework for network analysis based on random walks on directed acyclic graphs where the probability of passing through a given node is the key ingredient. We illustrate its use in evaluating the mutual influence of nodes and discovering seminal papers in a citation network. We further introduce a new similarity metric and test it in a simple personalized recommendation process....

Understanding how copyright law applies to software is essential to making informed decisions about how to develop and distribute code. The first step of this analysis is to consider whether the code in question is in fact copyrightable. This document discusses the requirements for software to be considered within the scope of copyright under U.S. law. Because open source and free software deve...

Es indudable el crecimiento exponencial de la investigación enfermera en los últimos años, fiel reflejo del desarrollo académico que posibilita y potencia la formación de posgrado a nivel de máster y doctorado, así como la participación de enfermeras en grupos de investigación interdisciplinares. Estas nuevas coordenadas nos sitúan en una situación privilegiada, donde tenemos la posibilidad de ...