Psychological research on the police

As a context for this special section, we surveyed the published research literature on the psychology of law enforcement in four specialty journals that feature law and psychology studies and two more broadly targeted scholarly outlets. The volume of research studies was scant and concentrated on two targets: clinical services to the police and eyewitness identification studies. We call for social scientists to engage in empirical study of psychological variables that affect the full spectrum of police activities.     

Determinants of research productivity in Korean Universities: the role of research funding

The Journal of Technology Transfer - University research is a vital source of innovation, and government funds are often used to support innovative research programs. As such, universities are...     

Academic spin-off activities and research performance: the mediating role of research collaboration

The Journal of Technology Transfer - Studies on the effect of entrepreneurial activities on scientists’ subsequent research performance have reported mixed findings. Given the misalignment...     

Entrepreneurship research centers around the world: research orientation,knowledge transfer and performance

This work investigates entrepreneurship research centers, and analyzes their research performance. Studies on the determinants of performance of research centers have mainly focused on science and technology, while entrepreneurship has been so far neglected. Through an analysis of 46 centers worldwide, we focus on entrepreneurship research and the role of centers, by discussing how knowledge transfer mechanisms and research orientation affect research performance. Our findings contribute to shed light on the divergence of methodologies and approaches characterizing entrepreneurship research; they also corroborate the view that centers enable a “compound Matthew-effect”, according to which knowledge transfer to external stakeholders, after controlling for research orientation of the center, does foster and enrich research performance.     

全球治理中的制度构建研究

全球治理是继国家治理之后出现的又一个新的话题。作为一个还不成熟的概念,它的出现必然伴随着许多问题和缺陷,制度问题就是其中之一。本文由此入手,对全球治理中的制度困境进行深入的研究和探析,以期能够为我们进一步认识和运用全球治理提供一些建设性的意见。     

硅藻检验方法综述

水中尸体的调查在法医学检案中占了重要的一部分。水中尸体未必就意味着其死亡原因是溺死,也可以由其他原因引起,例如死后入水。实际上,尸体现象很难证明死亡的原因。所以,关于受害者是否为"真的"溺死的问题常常不容易解决。目前,硅藻检验被认为是溺死诊断的"金标准"。通过硅藻的定性定量分析,不仅可以对死亡原因有更直接的判断,也可以指向可能的溺死地点。本文介绍国内外硅藻检验的样本采集、检验方法、结果评价的研究进展,并对硅藻检验研究进行展望。     

Independent judicial research in the Daubert age

The Supreme Court's Daubert trilogy places judges in the unenviable position of assessing the reliability of often unfamiliar and complex scientific expert testimony. Over the past decade, scholars have therefore explored various ways of helping judges with their new gatekeeping responsibilities. Unfortunately, the two dominant approaches, which focus on doctrinal tests and external assistance mechanisms, have been largely ineffective. This Article advocates for a neglected but important method for improving scientific decisionmaking--independent judicial research. It argues that judges facing unfamiliar and complex scientific admissibility decisions can and should engage in independent library research to better educate themselves about the underlying principles and methods. Independent research, however, is controversial. A survey of state appellate judges shows sharp divisions on the issue, and at the same time, the rules governing independent research are astonishingly unclear. The Article responds to the likely objections some judges have to independent research and also offers a way of interpreting the existing laws to permit the practice. Finally, the Article assesses independent research's chances for success as a method of scientific evidence reform. Based on the survey results, it concludes that a substantial number of judges will indeed take up the mantle of independent research. An equally substantial portion will likely resist, however, raising deeper issues about the importance of uniformity in judicial practice.     

20世纪汉语声调演变研究综述

20世纪汉语声调演变的研究集中于声调起源、声调的历时演变和共时演变三方面。汉语声调的起源有韵尾说和声母说。声调的历时演变集中于调类研究，中古后的演变开始着手调值研究。声调共时演变研究还不多，研究的视点是演变类型和演变条件。汉语声调演变研究存在的主要问题是历时不成线，共时不成片。     

公司转投资法律制度研究

公司转投资是公司增加市场占有份额最为有效的方法和常见的经济现象．也是公司求得生存和发展的重要途径。但是公司在加强了市场竞争力，扩大了经营规模，实现了利益最大化的同时，也面临着资本制度容易被破坏，企业治理结构失衡，债权人利益得不到保障等风险。因此，分析转投资行为的利与弊。提出可行性的完善措施具有现实意义。     

AI research and data protection: Can the same rules apply for commercial and academic research under the GDPR?

The paper examines how the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applied to the development of AI products and services, drawing attention to the differences between academic and commercial research. The GDPR aims to encourage innovation by providing several exemptions from its strict rules for scientific research. Still, the GDPR defines scientific research in a broad manner, which includes academic and commercial research. However, corporations conducting commercial research might not have in place a similar level of ethical and institutional safeguards as academic researchers. Furthermore, corporate secrecy and opaque algorithms in AI research might pose barriers to oversight. The aim of this paper is to stress the limits of the GDPR research exemption and to find the proper balance between privacy and innovation. The paper argues that commercial AI research should not benefit from the GDPR research exemption unless there is a public interest and has similar safeguards to academic research, such as review by research ethics committees. Since the GDPR provides this broad exemption, it is crucial to clarify the limits and requirements of scientific research, before the application of AI drastically transforms this field.