This article analyzes the entrepreneurial cooperation between Cuba and Brazil in health biotechnology. It looks at the strategies applied and the main impacts. The respective government/political wills and the corresponding South-South collaboration policies are discussed, as well as the steps taken to materialize collaboration programs, including joint production of a meningitis vaccine for Af...

will include mechanisms for swift and clear communication between the members, joint training activities, collaborative research projects, and mutual assistance on a wide variety of public health issues such as surveillance and outbreak investigation. In an increasingly globalized world, international collaboration between NPHIs is vital for success in any country and for global public health. ...

The purpose of this paper is to report on a continuing research effort aimed at the design and development of large-scale international computer network connecting schools in at least ten countries throughout Latin America. Toward this end, the University of West Florida and IBM Latin America have initiated a joint partnership called “Quorum: Collaboration without Boundaries.” The project is la...

This paper provides lessons learned and some unexpected transformations in the learning process when advanced collaboration technology was used to overcome limitations of a popular, existing collaboration technology. The activities pursued in these advanced undergraduate and graduate computer and information sciences courses replicate many of the activities in collaborative knowledge work in or...

background: the jefferson scale of attitude toward physician-nurse collaboration (jsapnc) has been used to measure the attitude regarding collaboration between nurses and physicians. the aim of this preliminary study was to test the reliability and validity of an arabic version of the questionnaire and adapt it for use in palestine. methods: forward-backward translation of guidelines provided i...

New warfighting concepts are currently under development to improve the ability of future Joint Force Commanders to rapidly and decisively conduct particularly challenging and important operational missions as they transition to the fighting force described in Joint Vision 2020. This paper describes one element that is part of these new concepts: knowledge management and collaboration as conduc...

The purpose of this paper is to report on a continuing research effort aimed at the design and development of large-scale international computer network connecting schools in at least ten countries throughout Latin America. Toward this end, the University of West Florida and IBM Latin America have initiated a joint partnership called “Quorum: Collaboration without Boundaries.” The project is la...

This paper outlines the recently completed five-year collaboration between NTT and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that started in July 1998. Its objectives are described from the viewpoint of R&D in NTT, and the joint research projects and project management system are explained. Review of NTT-MIT Research Collaboration † NTT Communication Science Laboratories Soraku-gun, Kyoto...

Rheumatic disturbances are possibly one of the most common reasons for visiting the doctor and sometimes also the dental office. The most common articular disorders are: degenerative arthritis or osteoarthritis (as a less or noninflammatory degenerative disease), rheumatoid arthritis (with inflammatory synovial joint reactions), metabolic rheumatic diseases, traumatic arthritis, and psoriatic a...

Abstract Successful interdisciplinary collaboration between artists and scientists is not about discovering “common ground,” but deliberately creating new spaces for collaboration. These include physical, virtual intellectual elements brought together through constructive friction creation honest use of a shared language. Communication shapes the collaboration, leads to joint work engenders way...