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The New Research Paradigm
The global recession has led research-related institutions and funding agencies to do some soul-searching about whether they are conducting research in the most effective and efficient way.

The world is becoming more interconnected and innovation and discovery are no longer the preserve of one country or a small group of countries. Instead, the new "flat" world is characterized by multiple centers of innovation dispersed among different countries.

The challenge for national research enterprises has shifted to new models for innovation and research, at vastly reduced cost, given the current economic climate. It is clear that this next step will involve the Web, specifically, Web 2.0.

Virtual Research Infrastructures are a major method for unlocking the additional synergies that global research collaboration affords. The whole as we know, becomes much more than the sum of its parts. Knowledge in one country can build on knowledge in another to yield even more valuable sets of knowledge and discovery.

MyNetResearch is excited to be in the vanguard of this new movement towards global research collaborations, moving away from "collaborations of convenience (or proximity)" to synergistic collaborations where time and geographical barriers are torn down. We hope you are as excited as we are and encourage you to write and tell us your experiences with our portal and community.

Help us continue rapid growth across the world by telling your colleagues, Deans and Research Managers about us, and spreading the word. Let others know about the #1 research community!

Stepping Towards the Next 10,000 Members!!
Grow the MyNetResearch community and be eligible for a drawing of a free Dell Laptop at each step as we climb to 20,000.

The steps are easy.

1. Recommend a friend to MyNetResearch
2. That friend joins MyNetResearch and tells us you recommended him or her by emailing us at ma@mynetresearch.com
3. You are then entered in a drawing to win a Laptop when we hit 12,500 Members. We will also award you one (1) month's Free Premium Membership.

We'll do it again at 15,000, 17,500, and 20,000 Members. Remember that the more people you invite, the more chances you have to win.

Featured Researcher - Dr. Gordian Ndubizu
Gordian A. Ndubizu is a Professor of Accounting and Distinguished Research Fellow at the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University, and obtained his Ph.D. from Temple University in 1985. His research interests are in international accounting, earnings management and cross-border transactions.

He has published extensively in top academic journals, such as: The Accounting Review; The Journal of International Business Studies; Journal of Accountancy, Auditing and Finance; Journal of Accounting and Public Policy; Review of Quantities Finance and Accounting; Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting; The International Journal of Accounting; The International Journal of Finance; The International Journal of Information Management; Journal of Accounting and Business Research; The Review of Accounting and Finance; and Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives.

He was ranked second most prolific author and third most referenced author in the International Journal of Accounting. He was an associate editor of Journal of International Accounting Research and International Journal of Finance and served on the editorial boards of over a dozen academic journals.

He served on the Advisory boards of the American Accounting Association International Section, U.S. Post Office, trustee of West-Windor-Plainsboro Education Foundation, Health Care Pharmacy, Inc., Chairman, Ndubizu Foundation for Orphans and Poor Widows and Patron of the Catholic Diocese of Trenton.

Dr. Ndubizu is also a Charter Member of the MyNetResearch Editorial Board.

MyNetResearch Videos are here!
We are pleased to announce the launch of MNR's Research Videos - a searchable database of research-related videos on areas as diverse as research methods and political debates. The videos have been selected by our MNR editors and several are uploaded daily to the database. View our videos right from our front page (www.mynetresearch.com)- whether you are logged in or not, and then tell us what you think about this exciting new feature.

Send us embed codes and URLs to your favorite research videos for inclusion to the database.  If we use it, you’ll receive a free month of Premium Membership.

Latest Discussion Threads from the MNR Forum (Click to visit)

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Sustainability Innovation: Harnessing Creative Destruction

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Do you want to see your Testimonial and photograph on MNR?
We are seeking 2-3 line testimonials on the ways MNR has helped you in your research projects.  Email us at admin@mynetresearch.com.

MNR Tips – Retrieving Old Versions of Papers
Have you ever wanted to retrieve an old version of a paper before you made the latest set of edits?  This can be very frustrating and a common problem for researchers. 

Did you know this feature was built into MyNetResearch?  Go to any Project where you have documents saved, in either the Public or Private Files section. If you have saved a new version, the version # will be 2.0.  Click on the version # (in this case, 2.0) and it shows you Version 1.0 and 2.0.  Click 1.0 to download the last version.  Clever, yes?

Not only clever, but very crucial for lab researchers and others who need a date-stamped record of document origin or need to see previous versions of documents.        

Grants and More Grants
For those faculty interested in grants, take a look at these two interesting grant proposals:

(1) Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a Grant Competition - From the RFP:

"This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, solicits applications from domestic (United States) institutions/organizations proposing to support the development, expansion, or reconfiguration of infrastructures needed to facilitate collaboration between academic health centers and community-based organizations for health science research. Such collaboration should transform the way in which health science research is conducted in communities, and accelerate the pace, productivity, dissemination, and implementation of health research; applications that build upon extant collaborative infrastructures supported by other Federal agencies are strongly encouraged."

$30 million will fund 30 grants. The two important dates are:

Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): November 12, 2009
Application Due Date(s): December 11, 2009

Full URL here: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-010.html

We urge those in the Health Sciences to take this opportunity. If you would to include MyNetResearch for the research infrastructure component, please contact us at admin@mynetresearch.com.

(2) Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Solicitation (2) FY-2010 (SBIR)

The National Science Foundation (NSF), has issued an RFP for Phase I proposals in its FY 2010 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program competition. NSF will support high quality projects on important scientific, engineering, or science and engineering education problems and opportunities that could lead to significant commercial and public benefit if the research is successful.

Topics under this Call are:

* Biotech and Chemical Technologies (BC)
* Education Applications (EA)
* Information and Communication Technologies (IC)
* Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, and Manufacturing (NM)

Successful proposers will conduct Research and Development (R&D) on projects that:

1. Provide evidence of a commercially viable product, process, device, or system, and/or
2. Meet an important social or economic need.

Projects should have the following:

• High potential commercial payback, and
• High-risk efforts.

$45 million will fund 200-300 grants. The important date is:

Application Due Date(s): December 3, 2009

Full URL here: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09609/nsf09609.htm

We urge US based researchers and their global research partners to take advantage of this opportunity. If you would like to work with MyNetResearch for the EA or IC components, please contact us at admin@mynetresearch.com.

Put MyNetResearch on Your Web Site!
Please help to grow the community by putting a link to MyNetResearch on your web page. It would look like this:

I do my research at:


Simply copy this HTML code into your web page:

That's all there is to it. Thanks in advance.

Post your Photo on MNR and Receive 1 month of Free Premium membership!
Posting your photo on MNR is a great way to personalize your user profile and give your collaborators a better knowledge of who they are working with. So for the month of October, we're inviting members to post their photos on MNR.

Once you post your photo, send us an email at admin@mynetresearch.com, and we'll credit you a month's Free Premium membership. So go ahead and post your photo today.

Ask a US Immigration Lawyer
We have created a new forum to answer our members' questions about US Immigration. We are grateful to our friends and partners, Baumann, DeSeve, and Landau, one of the leading Immigration firms in the United States, for their willingness to share their knowledge and answer questions about US Immigration. We highly recommend them to you for all your US Immigration needs.

Baumann, DeSeve & Landau are located in Philadelphia, PA. They are among the oldest law firms in the United States with a practice limited to immigration law. The firm was established in 1980 and has come to be recognized as a leading firm in the field. Baumann, DeSeve & Landau’s reputation has been built through the successful representation of thousands of clients in all aspects of immigration proceedings.

Ask your questions in our forums at this link.

MNR Announcements
If you have a contact Administrator who would like to chat with us about MyNetResearch and a free trial site license, pass on their information to us and we will be happy to call them. They can also apply online for a 1-month free Institutional License by going to the MNR website.

Best Regards from the MyNetResearch Team!!