University research partnerships, major

Figure 3. Major types of University research partnerships and key parameters.

The United States has become the major exporter of soybeans and soybean products in the world, and Japan continues to be one of its major trading partners. A research partnership played a role in this development. In 1958, to learn more about the needs of the Japanese food processing industry, the NCAUR invited Japanese scientists to Peoria. Dr. Tokuji Watanabi from the National Food Research Institute demonstrated the methods for traditional Japanese tofu making so that U.S. soybean varieties could be evaluated and selected for the Japanese market. Similarly, Dr. Kazuo Shibasaki from Tohoku University partnered in re-... 

As the gap between what can be achieved under optimal versus real-world conditions is increasingly acknowledged, more collaborative partnerships between university researchers and community groups will be needed in both the development and the evaluation of mental health interventions (Jensen et al., 1999). Schools already provide the majority of mental health services to children (Burns et al., 1995) and are obvious partners with whom researchers interested in child... 

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