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Transforming research excellence.

"Modern-day science is under great pressure. A potent mix of increasing expectations, limited resources, tensions between competition and cooperation, and the need for evidence-based funding is creating major change in how science is conducted and perceived. Amidst this 'perfect storm'...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico Software eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cape Town : African Minds, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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